One Day Like This...!!

Big Ricks Channel Uniform..!!
(its going to be cold.!)
Channel news update to follow....

Big Ricks Coach Paul..trying out sea swimming in Barmouth (Wales) 17/4/11)..what a wimp..!!

Paul's second attempt at a sea swim in Wales on Wednesday  (20/4/11), and it was just as bad as Sundays effort..

This week’s channel humming classic is a top sing along song, It was picked by Big Ricks Swim Team`s Captain..!! Rob,  or as the team loving know him best as " Chunky Monkey Cash" Its great choice by the Captain , One Day Like This  by Elbow.


Big Ricks team are swimming the channel in aid of Cancer Research UK and The British Heart Foundation ..  After reading our blog, we hope you will  think we are deserving of your support .!!! If you wish to help ,then please click this link and give what you can.Every penny you give  will go to help save Lives..!! 

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Weeks Sessions:...

Saturday 23/4/11 ( Walsall Gala Pool 33.3)

WARM UP.easy 400m

MAIN SET 3 x 1000, 2 x00, 3 x 2,s

5x400 

1 st 400 ( 2 x 200,s kick)

2nd 400 ( 4 x 100,s @1.20)

3rd 400 ( 4 x 100 kick )

4th 400 ( 6 x 2,s @ 50 sec)

5th 400 ( 12 x 1 kick..fly underwater) 

WARM DOWN 400M

This weeks sessions have been a bit up the air as  , Gary ,Nick, Nicky,  Darran and Paul are all on holiday all over the world and Wales.!!! ( Australia, America,Barbados, Portugal and Barmouth.!!) ..they all have  promised to do lots of sea swimming whilst away ...!! ( believe that and you believe anything..lol )

Sunday 17/4/11 (Swan Pool half a mile lap)

3 laps done (1 1/2 miles roughly swam)

Saturday 16/4/11 ( Walsall Gala Pool 33.3)

WARM UP.easy 400m

MAIN SET 50 x 100,s @ 1.30 

WARM DOWN 400M

Thursday 14/4/11 ( Walsall Gala Pool 33.3)

WARM UP.easy 400m

MAIN SET 40 x 100,s @ 1.30 

WARM DOWN 400M

Wednesday 13/4/11 (Perry Beeches Pool 25m)

WARM UP..200M

MAIN SET 20 x 200s 3.00 F/C

WARM DOWN 200M

monday 11/4/11 (Walsall Gala pool 33.3m)

WARM UP..600M

MAIN SET: 3 X 1000

5 x 200s @ 2.45... 100 rest recover

15 x 2s odd numbers kick with fins, even numbers F/C breathing every 7... 

10 x 100,s @ 1.20  

SWIM DOWN: 400 Mixed Stroke