Geeking over Swim mechanics

 I wasn't sure what to file this one under... Geek? Photography? GettingOldSucks? MentalHealthIsAThing?

I recently decided to get back to the pool.... I really really desperately needed to be swimming. My body and brain were screaming at me to get back in the pool. Those screams eventually overpowered the "stay home stay safe" risk avoider in me.  I found a local indoor pool that's pretty quiet, not a lot of humanoids, and has decent fresh air flow. The swim below I shared large 6 lane pool with two other swimmers. 

I dug back in, happiness ensued, until predictably my ole nemesis Swimmers Shoulder showed up. Drat!

I did some reading and found that rotator cuff weakness and swim mechanics can play a part in Swimmers shoulder. I've been working on some exercises for strengthening, but wanted to see how I was actually swimming. I wired up my GoPro knockoff in its waterproof case, and snuck it into the pool to film. 

Note: I also filmed underwater but it isn't in the video. Underwater is awesome for two things: showing me my underwater pull..... and also for gently reminding me how much I need that January diet. 

I definitely think I need to re-learn my entry to not be thumb first, that tends to set my arm up for internal rotation and shoulder impingement (wow, I sound smart!).

Here's the setup I used:

I had to weigh it down to get it to stay at the bottom of the pool, so I strapped it to a bit of marble we had. The remote in the pic in front ended up being more trouble than it's worth. The first swim I tried the remote, something got gefarbled (mmm...sounding less smart now), and it didn't record. So the old fashion way worked great. 

I also used iMovie for the first time, so was playing a bit with split screen, and a slo-mo instant replay. 

Now time to go do some rotator cuff exercises. Happy Holidays