This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen in swimming.
Showing posts with label motivation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label motivation. Show all posts
Never Stop Exercising People......Never Stop
While not swimming related, this is more proof that "There is no such thing as Old"
More proof that our Team motto is accurate!
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| Ted Erikson |
I just read an article in Discovery News about Joe Locke, who is attempting to swim across the Red Triangle. While I found this article to be really interesting, as I love reading about people pushing their limits, what really caught my attention was this paragraph:
"Locke crossed the English Channel last year, but plenty of people have done that. If he succeeds on this challenge, he'll become the second person ever to solo-swim the Red Triangle route. The last time someone pulled and kicked across the whole thing was in 1967, when swimmer Ted Erikson finished with a time of 14 hours and 38 minutes."
It immediately reminded me about my Big Shoulders swim in 2007. It was my first(and only) time I have swam that event and while I was reviewing the race results, I was shocked!! to see who placed 4 places AHEAD of me. I finished 64th overall, but a man by the name of Ted Erikson finished at 60th overall. Why is that shocking you may be asking yourself?? Well at the time, Ted Erikson was 79 years old. Yes you read that correctly! I was in the best swimming shape I have been in in over 15 years and a 79 year old man beat me. So I started researching and discovered that Ted Erikson is one of the greatest open water swimmers ever. You should take the time to read about the accomplishments of Ted and his dog, Umbra. They are absolutely amazing!
No Fear! You can do anything you set your mind to!
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| source: http://www.mirror.co.uk |
"Until a few weeks ago, Mr Akinwolere was unable to swim a length and was terrified of open water."
"It's an absolute triumph to have completed this swim, after having had just over 10 weeks of swimming training I still cannot believe how far I've come"
Read what happened here.
The importance of exercise
"Exercise is the closest thing we have to a fountain of youth," says Marie Bernard, deputy director of the National Institute of Aging.
Read More Here
What's the best exercise?
What's the Best Exercise?
Burpee's
Squats
Butterfly
All done at a high intensity?!
Sounds like a deep end work out to me!
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