It is possible to sweat in a pool. Tonight. The punishing heat in the day warmed up the pool so much that it felt like a sauna. No kidding. I had a headache throughout the day, no doubt from the heat and (overpassionate) Passion Run. I thought I would go to class and chill out in the water. Not a chance..... When Coach said jump in and warm up, we literally got that. Jumped in, and warmed up, by the water no less! Swimming felt like there was a sheet of something wrapped around us, clinging on. How does one feel humidity underwater?? Sitting on the ledge outside the water was actually cooler.
Drills - some kicks and pulls. Short one tonight.
Swim - 3x 400m frontcrawl, 1x 100m breast stroke
(Coach also felt the heat and too pity on us, so less swim, more relay 'games'.)
Relay - side kicks, some other drills, then the 'fun'.
3 swimmers across, 4 swimmers opposite. One side did breaststroke, the other did frontcrawl. Then butterfly + backstroke. Then all frontcrawl.
It was a huge relief to be out of the pool. The shower never felt more inviting.
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