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 Apr-06-2019 Good swim today. I had a little light headed episode after the swim. I sat down for a couple minutes and everything was fine. I might have pushed to hard. 12,800 Meters 4 hr \| 46 min \| 48 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Mar-23-2019 My fit bit went toes up during mile 3. I switched to the new forerunner 935. I going to try to reset the fit bit to factory settings and see if that brings it back. 12,800 Meters 4 hr \| 50 min \| 44 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Mar-16-2019 11,200 Meters 4 hr \| 13 min \| 33 sec Suit type: Resistance	Sat Mar-09-2019 11,200 Meters 4 hr \| 11 min \| 13 sec Suit type: Resistance	Sun Mar-03-2019 9,600 Meters 3 hr \| 35 min \| 44 sec Suit type: Resistance
Sat Feb-23-2019 11,200 Meters 4 hr \| 13 min \| 0 sec Suit type: Resistance	Sat Feb-16-2019 11,200 Meters 4 hr \| 11 min \| 42 sec Suit type: Resistance	Sat Feb-09-2019 Pool heater has been fixed. Water was 85 degrees today slowing down my times a bit. 11,200 Meters 4 hr \| 19 min \| 23 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Jan-26-2019 Water was 67 degrees today. I am rethinking my need for an insulating gel. 11,200 Meters 4 hr \| 14 min \| 45 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Jan-19-2019 Pool temp was 70 degrees today. A little cold getting in but it felt good. 11,200 Meters 4 hr \| 14 min \| 55 sec Suit type: Competitive
Sat Jan-12-2019 Pool was back up to 85 degrees today and a load of new years resolution folks in the pool. 9,600 Meters 3 hr \| 37 min \| 58 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Jan-05-2019 3,200 Meters 1 hr \| 10 min \| 48 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Jan-05-2019 I swam these 2 sets of 2 miles sessions in a row because I wanted to finish the Batman mask in the default chart above. 3,200 Meters 1 hr \| 9 min \| 47 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Dec-29-2018 11,200 Meters 4 hr \| 10 min \| 50 sec Suit type: Competitive	Sat Dec-22-2018 Water temp was up to 85 degrees today from the usual 80 degrees. Much warmer than I prefer. 9,600 Meters 3 hr \| 38 min \| 57 sec Suit type: Competitive
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