Swim Shoulder

So over the last couple of weeks, my left shoulder has become sore while swimming. It hasn’t been limiting yet, but it is definitely there. Last Friday in swim class, our instructor took video of us swimming and she pointed out something with my recovery that might be the cause of my pain.

I took that advice into the pool this morning where I had an interesting broken mile swim. Starting with 11 lengths, then a 10s break, then 10 lengths, 10s break and so on down to 1 length give you a 1650. It was interesting to try and stay engaged in the swim, keep track of lengths, etc. Goal was a consistent effort all the way through.

Dare I say it was actually fun? I succeeded in the consistent effort when I look at my lap times. I focused my mental energy during the swim on my form/technique to try and help my shoulder. So it really was mindful swimming and not junk yardage. Super happy with this swim today even if it wasn’t fast.