Cambridge Mummy on … loving my swimming

Posted on August 8, 2012 by cambridgemummy

I’m going to look like this in my costume soon ;)

I have been swimming twice today. Yes twice. I am so proud of myself. I’m managing approximately 35 – 40 lengths in 30 minutes. I’m really pleased with it and am getting my stroke back. Well actually, I’m not getting my stroke back – I’m getting my stamina back. I’m getting better at getting more lengths in the 30 minutes that I’m allocating myself in the pool. My stroke is shocking!

Things I’ve discovered this week:
It’s a good idea to carry a spare pair of pants in my changing bag.
I can use the freebie towels that you get when you have a new baby, from Persil et al, as great ways to dry your hair post swim.
That it’s a good idea to use a swim cap but I shouldn’t put my hair in a hair tie as it will break it…
When my hair is wet, I must not put it in a hair tie as it will stretch it and then when it’s dry, it will break when I brush it.
It’s good to have change in a special purse and buy swimming sessions in bulk so that I can just take the card, and don’t need to move bank cards around.

Next week, I’m going to look into getting a couple of private lessons at the pool, to make my stroke better. Though I don’t know how, unless there’s a harness involved, I’m going to manage to put my bum up more, as I know that’s the route to better stroke… I’ll keep you posted on that one!

PS. This is not a sponsored post but I was gifted a speedo swimming costume by Simply Swim 6 weeks ago and it’s really helped me get my but back into the pool – I’m no longer having wardrobe malfunctions and having to put my boobs back in my costume each time I’ve completed a length!

Cambridge Mummy on … not having a wardrobe malfunction

Posted on July 22, 2012 by cambridgemummy

I should have taken a photo. But you wouldn’t have believed me. Behold, a swimming costume where I can report that my ample bosom did NOT fall out whilst swimming. I know it’s a miracle. Go and buy a lottery ticket. I’ve agreed to review it, but I don’t know what I can say about it other than that I didn’t know I was wearing it. OK, I did. I did know I was wearing it – because I did not feel like my wobbly bits were on show to the entire world. I know I was wearing it because my boobs were in relatively, the right place for the duration of my swimming session. And I didn’t have to keep re arranging it to pick it out of my bum. I don’t think I can ask for much more than that. Can you?

Is all this too much info? I’m sorry if it is, but I’m well chuffed with this costume. It’s a speedo from simply swim. They let me choose whatever I wanted. That was a blog post in itself! I wanted to get something that looked a bit more, well, girly, but Lovely Bloke advised that I went for substance over style. That’s not to say that it’s not ok on. It is. To be fair, I’m happy with this, for a twice a week, swimming at full pelt for 30 minutes whilst they boys are having their lessons, type of swim. It’s not me lounging around a pool trying to look attractive kind of thing. But I don’t do that anyway – I’m always hunched over my iphone reading an ibook, or negotiating with the twinkies over something that I probably shouldn’t be bothering about or pretending to not be watching other families to see how their holidays are working out – ie: how much they are arguing.

Anyway, enough about that. I’ve got a dog to attend to. Yes, we have part ownership of a springer. She’s lovely. But feral. And that’s another blog post altogether. And I’ve got to get the swimming kit ready for tomorrow. Because they’ve asked to go again :)

Cambridge Mummy on… getting my swim stroke back

Posted on July 2, 2012 by cambridgemummy

To cut a long story short, I got an email from Simply Swim, asking if I’d like to try and review one of their swimming costumes. And to go back in the depths of time, I actually used to be quite a good swimmer. So this is my sport of choice when it comes to exercise. Anyway, back to the swimming costume.

So, being a “curvy” bird, I’ve chosen the costume below. Why?
Because as Lovely Bloke has so subtly put it, if don’t have something with some support around the boobs, I won’t have any shape at all. I know. He’s fabulous. And has a career in politics ahead of him, doesn’t he?

So, this is it, and it’s what I’m going to look like, when I wear it :)

According to the sales blurb on the Simply Swim website, “the flattering Finesse U Back swimsuit is from the Speedo Sculpture range which gives shape and support to your body and has increased resistance to chlorine, making it ideal for frequent pool use. With bust support, U -back and low leg.”

I’m about to send the email off, asking for it in my size. I promise to post a photo of what I actually look like in it, not least because I need a “before” photo for my Weight Watchers project for the next 6 months.

What swimming costume do you wear? What do you look for? Can you fasten the clasp on the back of a costume yourself? If you can, go for this swimming costume. I loved it but am not great at doing clasps behind my back (yes, I put my bra on and wriggle it around…)

This is not a sponsored post. I have not received payment for this post.
It’s a post where I’ve been offered the opportunity to choose a swimming costume to review. I’ve not been asked to even write a blog. I just feel like it, so that I’m more accountable to my swimming activities.