When you first start out and as you advance in swimming, you often are told by Master Swim instructors to use swim gear for the pool. But, why do you need swim gear for the pool? What is all of this stuff for anyway? What kind of swim gear do...
Swimming Drills… Who Needs Them?
I love swimming, but I hate swimming drills. Why do we do them? And, who needs them anyway? Recently, I asked Shawn Tannenbaum of Total Master Swimming on Long Island what he thought. Here's what he said: "Efficient swimming needs two key elements to ensure success. Proper technique and improved swim...
How to Swim Faster in Open Water and in the Pool
TRAINER ALERT -- Here's a video to watch while on the trainer! Here is a webinar that was done this past summer with Shawn Tannenbaum of Total Master Swimming. He just completed a six mile ocean swim and the Atlantic City AquaBike. Shawn is an expert and offers his advice...
Swimming in Tobay Beach – Bay Side
There are groups of people who go out to Tobay Beach on the Bay side nearly every day during the summer. When the sun rises, most go out at 5:30 am, but as the sun comes up later, 6:30 am is our time to swim. If you've never seen swimmers...
Swimming at the Freeport Recreation Center
I swam at the Freeport Recreation Center in the past. I found it to be very pleasant. However, this time I swam there, I was horrified by the conditions. It was late summer and the Aquatic Center in Eisenhower Park was closed. I can also swim at Hofstra, since I'm...
Swimming with the Fish in Ft Lauderdale
After completing the Open Water Swim Long Island Fire Island Swim, I found myself in Pompano Beach, Florida. The blazing 101-degree heat had me craving a refreshing dip in the ocean. Naturally, I brought my ROKA wetsuit, Sable goggles, nose plugs, and custom earplugs down to the beach, ready for an open-water...
Pt. Lookout Ocean Swim Review
Pt. Lookout Ocean Swim Review After leaving the Bronx when my mom was a young girl, my grandparents built a house in Long Beach across from Lindell School. My mother and her brother went to High School there and after my mother got married to my father, we grew up...
2018 Fire Island Swim Race Review
Ever since I learned to swim almost four years ago, the Fire Island Swim, hosted by Open Water Swim Long Island (OWSLI), had been on my bucket list. But year after year, I doubted myself. “You’re ready,” Bryan Krut, race director and owner of OWSLI, reassured me. Despite his confidence, I couldn’t...
Swimming in the Tyrrhenian Sea
Swimming in the Tyrrhenian Sea I went on a 10-day cruise around the Italian peninsular and then finished off the trip by going to Sorrento, near the Amalfi Coast. I was on a mission to get some open water swimming in, so I brought my long sleeve ROKA suit, my...
How to Improve Your Swim Stroke
How to Improve Your Swim Stroke Barbara Cronin-Stagnati is an exceptional swimmer and often podiums at most events. Here she teaches us how to improve our stroke and become stronger swimmers. It's a must watch!