Author: LifeSwim

Alexandra will be coaching this Friday, June 30th and next Wednesday and Friday, July 5th & 7th. No lake swim this weekend, but regular session on Sunday at 7 AM at JCC. Kathleen will be there to open up. Monday July 3 will be regular time but with no coach. Have a great weekend and … Continue reading The last three workout sessions… →

The buoys are set! We had a handful of delightful folks enjoying perfect conditions...79F water, clear skies... just look! Thank you to Nancy C. and Craik D. for their help with setting the buoys with their SUP's! JCC's new pool will not be ready till Labor Day. Please begin discussions amongst yourself about how we … Continue reading Gorgeous Biltmore Lake! →

Saturday at 7 AM, I will be setting the three orange swim buoys at Biltmore Lake. If you would like to come join me for our first open water swim of the summer, please do. If you have a friend with a paddleboard, have them come, too. Please make sure you sign in with an … Continue reading Saturday at Biltmore Lake, Sunday at JCC! →

Recent UNC-Asheville graduate Alexandra van Dorsten gave the swim crowd what it needed today, and we are so glad to have you with us this summer!  Thank you for agreeing to help us out! Here is her first workout. 

Here are some links to fins that might be comfortable, all with a heel strap, NOT the traditional shoe-style. DaFins, haven't swum with them yet, but these'll be my next pair... I've used the Voit Duck Feet for 35 years (3 separate pair), and they start stiff, but loosen up over the years. I'd recommend … Continue reading Fins and last 3 swims… →

Since we are usually outside everyday this time of year we've not had to make these adjustments with club teams, but Thursday we'll need to exit Asheville School at 7am, as Asheville Swim Club will have their entire group there then. We are glad to do this to share the space.🐠🐬🐙😀 Today we had 20 … Continue reading Wednesday with 20! Thursday out at 7am →

Here are three recent workouts from the past week...

Nutrition specialist and world class swimmer & coach Claire Maust McDaniel came by to coach today😊🐬🌴🐠We had 19 in the water!  Gene K. (r, with friends) won the old guys age group 2.5 miler at Lowcountry Splash Charleston...Congratulations! This was the workout on Sunday at the JCC!  Beautiful water temperature, 76° and sunny. Delightful. 

As you awoke today, we had training peers gathering for open water races across the southeast! We hope they've done well and had fun! Pictures when I get them... Gene K. is swimming at the 2.5mile Lowcountry Splash in Charleston, SC in Chattanooga, TN, the USMS National Championships are being contested in the 2.4 mile swim … Continue reading Open Water Races, Workouts, JCC and Claire… →