GETTTING INTO THE SWIM OF THINGS
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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 by William Lobdell
The Iron Kahuna joined a swim team yesterday for the first time in 25 years. And holy crap, is he tired after the maiden workout.
The move to become a member of Pacific Coast Swimming was driven by a pool shortage caused by the shuttering of the Kahuna's home pool for the summer. This has driven all the swim and water polo teams to the other nice pool in the community, leaving no empty water for the mighty Kahuna.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. The Kahuna has always resisted taking the masters route. He already had enough people yelling at him and giving him orders throughout the day. He didn't need to add on a coach.
But the coach is a very nice guy. The team members are welcoming. And the Kahuna is going to get wickedly fast. In the first workout, the team went around 4,000 yards in varied sets. That's about 2,000 more yards than the Kahuna has been doing on his own, and the yardage was done at a faster pace. There's nothing like a little competition to ramp up the effort.
So this will be a nice new adventure. The Kahuna will make some new friends and finish the swim legs of triathlons even farther out in front, meaning he might be passed by a few less Spandex cowboys.
