Swimming thoughts

Today I met up with Jim at the pool for my swim workout. I thought about how far I have come since the first time he helped me back in about June. The latest things I need to focus on:

• kicking up, not down, smaller amplitude of kick to keep my body in that streamlined "tube" without breaking new water. minimal kicking.
  
• keeping one goggle in the water ("there's no more air up there than down here" as Jim says)
• keep arms wide, on two tracks
• get elbows up high sooner on stroke; straight arms only serve to raise the torso and adds to drag
• find the balance between front-quadrant swimming and the long gliding stroke of swim golf.