Rockstar Swimmer: Christine Baldwin
Coaches Notes: Christine participated in the open water session for swim essentials and our Ransom Everglades weekly pool sessions and has dramatically improved in the last month. She has already improved in just 2 months.
From telling me, “No” I can’t do that, to; “I’m working on it,” to “I can feel the difference”
Yes, this is called progress!
She just completed the Swim Miami Mile and has now signed on to train for the 8-mile Alligator Lighthouse open water as part of a 3-person relay.
Thank you so much, Christine, for trusting Full Circle and our process to break through some old barriers. I’m loving your progress so far and am even more excited for the next adventure with the Alligator Lighthouse Swim.
Age: 54
Profession: Manufacturing (yes, in Miami)!
Why did you choose Swim Essentials to help with your swimming skills?
It was time to revamp my swim stroke and breathing. I had already had a good experience with Erinne, who introduced me to OWS at a swim clinic in 2009! I’ve been enjoying it off and on ever since (through 1 Full Ironman, about 4 halves, and countless swim Miami’s – all very slow), and a running injury later… I figured it was finally time for more instruction😊. And Swimming is so low impact I can take it into my future decades.
Please share your BIG swim goals:
I’m so excited about exposure to new challenges and taking on the Alligator Lighthouse Relay. I can’t wait for the beautiful water of the Florida Keys!
Tell me about your success at Swim Miami 2023:
After only working with Erinne for a few weeks and correcting my breathing, I could actually enjoy the swim course since I was taking on more oxygen.
What were some of your biggest improvements:
I was far more relaxed and even paced due to breathing properly.
This freed me up to use some new skills for sighting buoys, contributing to less bumping into others and meandering on the course.
I still need to work on this, but I look forward to improvements from tweaking other aspects of my swim stroke.
Confession: I’m not a fan of metrics and times since I tend to chase endorphins and the expansive feel of long-course racing… but I’m curious about what using a Coach, swim watch, and training with other swimmers can newly develop. Trying these new things is making routine training exciting again.
What would you say to someone on the fence about participating in our Swim Essentials program?
By removing the barriers to open water swimming, you can discover a sport that can keep you active into your future decades. All while getting outside on beautiful beaches and meeting some of the most active, disciplined, AND fun-loving folks around.
Are you interested in improving your swimming?
Click this link: http://www.scheduleyou.in/5ZIsVaU to schedule your FREE Swim Breakthrough Session today!
Erinne Guthrie has been a USA Triathlon Level II Certified Coach since 1999 and Chief Motivating Officer at Full Circle Coaching, LLC since 2010. She has been training, racing, and coaching triathletes since 1997. She is also a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3, USMS Master’s Swim Coach, Motivational Speaker, Metabolic Efficiency Specialist, Mom, and much more.
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