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| May 22, 2013 |
Mazer and Watson Win Spots to Hawaii Ironman!!
LifeSport athletes Sam Mazer and Bev Watson finished on the podium this past weekend at Ironman Texas to qualify for the prestigious Ironman Hawaii World Championships. Mazer, coached by LifeSport Coach Paul Regensburg, was extremely pleased – especially given the incredible... |
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Swimming Aha! Moment
The 1st Time was Not a Charm... |
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| Apr 24, 2012 |
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We asked our March Newsletter readers to share stories of their best "Aha!" moments that led to a breakthrough in open water swimming. The winning submission was sent to us by LifeSport athlete Paul Barton. Please read Paul's story.
"I've always been comfortable with swimming, in a pool that is as I was a lifeguard during my high school years. After a 20 year absence from the pool, I joined a masters swim group in preparation for my first triathlon race, which was July 1995. In the months leading up to the race, I built up the endurance to be able to comfortably complete the 1 km swim course.
The day of the race arrived and I anxiously stood on the beach with 150 other triathletes. I sensed something was different because I was one of the few without a wet suit. Suddenly, the starting gun went off and the once calm water was instantly turned into a big washing machine with water, arms, and legs thrashing about. The one thing nobody told me about a triathlon swim start was how challenging it can be to try to find open water when 150 other swimmers are trying to do the same. I played fairly competitive hockey for many years and I don't recall getting hit and banged as much as that first triathlon swim start!!
After only 100 meters of swimming, if you could call it that, I had to stop and do an easy breast stroke to let the pack get ahead of me. Once the pack went ahead I was able to calm down and complete the swim, then went on to finish that first triathlon. Talking to other participants after the race I quickly learned that the congestion at the swim start is normal, and since then, I've never been worried about getting banged around in the swim start, in fact I expect it. If anything, this forced me to work hard on the swim so I can try to get ahead of the pack at the start to minimize some of the congestion."
Congratulations Paul and thank you all who entered!!!
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