15 seconds faster

After Tuesday night's crowd fest at the pool I decided to go for my swim this morning instead. Good decision as it was way less crowded and the entire pool was being used for lane swim. I wanted to try and get a good long swim in without the interruptions I had to deal with Tuesday so I could get an idea of pace. I pretty much had a lane to myself so I got in and swam. I concentrated on 2 of the things that Lena told me, a wider arm entry and a deeper catch. I stopped at 1000 metres for a time check and I had to shake my head. My time was 22:40, a 2:15 pace. Still slow for anyone else but Yikes for me. I must have messed up my timing somehow, I didn't believe my timer. Ok, so I reset the timer and started again. I would stop after 900 metres so that I could get a 1900 metre time (if my 1000 m time was correct) and this would give me an idea of what to expect in Miami. My time after 900 metres was 20:32, a 2:16 pace. So I either had a great day or the 2 changes I concentrated on made a huge difference in getting my 100 m pace from 2:30 to 2:15. I have 2 more swim sessions next week before I head to Los Angeles so I'll see if I can duplicate this pace or if it was a fluke.