Kory Broere's Path to the English Channel

Training

I have compiled my training sessions into charts that will show you my progression and milestones. All statistics are for breaststroke. I have chosen to swim breaststroke across the channel because that is my strongest stroke and the crossing record is obtainable.

Milestones - Open water swims 10k or more

July 28, 2018 - 10k open water swim, Carter Lake Colorado
August 11, 2018 - 9 mile open water swim, Carter Lake Colorado
May 24, 2019 - 9 mile open water swim, Mercer Island Marathon
June 22, 2019 - 20k open water swim, Carter Lake Colorado
August 25, 2019 - 14 mile open water swim, Lake Granby Colorado
September 8, 2019 - 10k open water swim, Horsetooth Open Water Swim
October 19, 2019 - 8 mile ocean swim, La Jolla Cove, California
June 5, 2021 - 9 mile open water swim, Carter Lake Colorado
July 10, 2021 - 9 mile open water swim, Horsetooth Lake Colorado
August 7, 2021 - 12 mile open water swim, Horsetooth Lake Colorado
September 11, 2021 - 9 mile open water swim, Horsetooth Lake Colorado
October 16, 2021 - 6 hour open water qualifying swim, Horsetooth Lake Colorado
June 18-June 30, 2022 - 21-24 mile (34k-38k) open water swim depending on the tide, because it waits for no man, English Channel

The default chart shows total distance for each session.

The charts are a breakdown of how many minutes it takes to swim a specific distance.

The charts linked below are listed by total distance and grouped by training session. If I swam 4 miles in the session then it will be listed in the Minutes to swim 4 miles (6,400 meters) chart.

Total distance for each session

Suit type definitions are available on the Gear page

Individual Training Sessions

Sat Jan-29-2022 19,200 Meters 8 hr \| 11 min \| 59 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Jan-22-2022 9,600 Meters 3 hr \| 57 min \| 46 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Jan-15-2022 19,200 Meters 8 hr \| 11 min \| 15 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Jan-08-2022 8,000 Meters 3 hr \| 22 min \| 41 sec Suit type: Competitive	Fri Dec-31-2021 9,600 Meters 4 hr \| 10 min \| 5 sec Suit type: Competitive
Sat Dec-11-2021 6,400 Meters 2 hr \| 39 min \| 39 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Dec-04-2021 17,600 Meters 7 hr \| 33 min \| 37 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Nov-20-2021 Tried new Hammer food today, Perpetuem Strawberry-Vanilla. Damn it did not taste good and did not provide enough calories to keep moving. I swam 8 miles today instead of the 11 I was planning on. If... 12,800 Meters 5 hr \| 21 min \| 16 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Nov-06-2021 17,600 Meters 7 hr \| 34 min \| 40 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Oct-30-2021 8,000 Meters 3 hr \| 19 min \| 11 sec Suit type: Competitive
Fri Oct-22-2021 9,600 Meters 3 hr \| 54 min \| 57 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Oct-16-2021 Qualifying swim at Horsetooth lake. Water was 58 degrees F. Mary and Zane were witnesses. 9,600 Meters 6 hr \| 1 min \| 27 sec Suit type: Regulation	Fri Oct-08-2021 Twin lakes outside of Leadville. Water was 52 degrees F and the elevation is 9,200 ft. A storm blew in during the swim and I started to show signs of hypothermia so we decided to abort the swim. 4,800 Meters 2 hr \| 42 min \| 5 sec Suit type: Regulation	Sat Sep-25-2021 6,400 Meters 2 hr \| 8 min \| 56 sec Suit type: Regulation	Sat Sep-11-2021 Horsetooth lake swim 14,400 Meters 7 hr \| 51 min \| 7 sec Suit type: Regulation
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