Author: LifeSwim

Beginning yesterday, we started a 9+ week push to our New Year's Day swim, which will include 10,000-yards this year! The goal was 6000 yards yesterday so we wrote a little more on the board and the 6300 yard work out looked like this: Similar to a marathon run training, we're gonna build up two … Continue reading 9+ week Push to New Year’s Day 10,000-yard Challenge →

Join local celebrity and swimming guru Steve Bradshaw at Southern Appalachian Brewing Saturday October 25 to celebrate the Aquatic Arts and how building pools locally gets done! 🐬🌞 There will be music by a local band! There will be delicious beverages and food available! And always good cheer and camaraderie.

Just a record of where you’ve been and what you swam in the last four coached workouts… it’s always great to have new local folks join us, guest from out of town and old friends… 

Looking for local area swims? Please click here for the Dixie Zone event calendar for southeastern location Open Water and Pool Swimming events! Also, please note this upcoming race weekend June 1-2, 2018: 12th Annual Chattanooga Rat Race is the Dixie Zone Open Water Championship Meet Several events: a 4.5 mile downstream open water swim, … Continue reading 2018 Open Water and Pool Events →

Congratulations to Jimbo Cottam and Steve Bradshaw as they raced in the North Carolina Masters SCY (short course yards) Championships last weekend in Cary, North Carolina. Strong swims for both aging men with Steve crushing an age-group state record in the 100-yard Back, 55:67 and crushing his hand with a furious finish in his 100 … Continue reading Swim Records, Events & Daily Grind Stuff! →

The buoys are IN at Biltmore Lake on Enka Lake!  A gorgeous day to set them, too. 77F air, sunny/ breezy with 58F water, Bill B. looked  long and smooth as he swam about 4 loops of 400 yards each, and I stood on the paddle board  as we set the weights and buoys at each … Continue reading Buoys are IN at Biltmore / Enka Lake! →