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 Nov-02-2019 17,600 Meters 6 hr \| 44 min \| 6 sec Suit type: Resistance	Sat Oct-26-2019 9,600 Meters 3 hr \| 39 min \| 40 sec Suit type: Resistance	Sat Oct-19-2019 This was a salt water swim in La Jolla Ca. The swells ran from 5-10 foot, I had to take Dramamine to fight the nausea. Visibility was about 8 foot. The swim went well, it was good salt water training. 12,800 Meters 5 hr \| 56 min \| 38 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Oct-12-2019 4,800 Meters 1 hr \| 48 min \| 59 sec Suit type: Resistance	Sat Sep-21-2019 I tried this swim later in the day. I swam from 5pm-12:15am 17,600 Meters 6 hr \| 44 min \| 7 sec Suit type: Competitive
Sat Sep-14-2019 4,800 Meters 1 hr \| 45 min \| 23 sec Suit type: Resistance	Thu Sep-12-2019 4,800 Meters 1 hr \| 58 min \| 53 sec Suit type: Resistance	Sun Sep-08-2019 This was the Horsetooth 10k event. I beat the previous breaststroke record by 40 minutes. 9,600 Meters 4 hr \| 55 min \| 19 sec Suit type: Competitive	Mon Sep-02-2019 4,800 Meters 1 hr \| 45 min \| 16 sec Suit type: Resistance	Sun Aug-25-2019 Water temp averaged 64 degrees but conditions were a little rough. The wind got up to 30 mph after the 6th mile. The lake was running 2.5 to 3' swells with some white caps so I was able to practice... 22,400 Meters 10 hr \| 16 min \| 3 sec Suit type: Regulation
Sat Aug-17-2019 6,400 Meters 2 hr \| 26 min \| 8 sec Suit type: Resistance	Sat Aug-10-2019 Had a pretty greasy dinner (onion rings) the night before. I think that slowed me down a bit. 16,000 Meters 6 hr \| 12 min \| 9 sec Suit type: Resistance	Sat Aug-03-2019 6,400 Meters 2 hr \| 25 min \| 42 sec Suit type: Resistance	Thu Aug-01-2019 4,800 Meters 1 hr \| 47 min \| 43 sec Suit type: Resistance	Sat Jul-27-2019 I tried a different swimsense watch but it was still unable to track 10 miles. I do not have individual mile metrics only average times for the entire session. 16,000 Meters 6 hr \| 11 min \| 12 sec Suit type: Competitive
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