Rondje Noordereiland Rotterdam

RONDJE NOORDEREILAND

>> On Sunday, July 26th, we swim for the second time in history around the Noordereiland in the city center of Rotterdam to celebrate the most successful ecological venture of the European Union.

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Training

Video's

Open Water Swimming is not easy. On youtube.com you can find some great trainingvideos from the six time Ironman champion Dave Scott (source: http://www.active.com/):

Efficient Swimming (2:57)
Learn several techniques in order to get the maximum out each stroke.

Top Three Swimming Tips (2:48)
Learn how you can use "slow arm recovery," "quick catch" and "high swingers" to improve your swimming techniques.

Swimming: How do you correct mistakes (2:53)
Learn how you can correct know mistakes.

Trainingsschem 30 weeks | 20 weeks
(download schema.xls so that you can correct the pool distance and to monitor your own improvements)

Week Starting (30 weeks)	Weekly distance in m.	Number of rounds	Number of trainings a week	Longest Non-Stop distance	Number of rounds	Number of seconds a round	Time for the longest distance(formula)
zaterdag, januari 05, 2008	1.100	44	2	150	6	50	5 MIN 0
zaterdag, januari 12, 2008	1.200	48	2	200	8	48	6 MIN 24
zaterdag, januari 19, 2008	1.300	52	2	250	10	46	7 MIN 40
zaterdag, januari 26, 2008	1.400	56	2	325	13	44	9 MIN 32
zaterdag, februari 02, 2008	1.500	60	3	400	16	42	11 MIN 12
zaterdag, februari 09, 2008	1.600	64	3	475	19	41	12 MIN 59
zaterdag, februari 16, 2008	1.700	68	3	575	23	40	15 MIN 20
zaterdag, februari 23, 2008	1.800	72	3	675	27	39	17 MIN 33
zaterdag, maart 01, 2008	1.900	76	4	775	31	38	19 MIN 38
zaterdag, maart 08, 2008	2.000	80	4	900	36	37	22 MIN 12
zaterdag, maart 15, 2008	2.100	84	4	1.025	41	36	24 MIN 36
zaterdag, maart 22, 2008	2.200	88	4	1.150	46	35	26 MIN 50
zaterdag, maart 29, 2008	2.300	92	4	1.300	52	34	29 MIN 28
zaterdag, april 05, 2008	2.400	96	5	1.450	58	33	31 MIN 54
zaterdag, april 12, 2008	2.500	100	5	1.600	64	32	34 MIN 8
zaterdag, april 19, 2008	2.600	104	5	1.775	71	31	36 MIN 41
zaterdag, april 26, 2008	2.700	108	5	1.950	78	30	39 MIN 0
zaterdag, mei 03, 2008	2.800	112	5	2.125	85	30	42 MIN 30
zaterdag, mei 10, 2008	3.000	120	5	2.325	93	30	46 MIN 30
zaterdag, mei 17, 2008	3.200	128	5	2.525	101	30	50 MIN 30
zaterdag, mei 24, 2008	3.250	130	5	2.525	101	30	50 MIN 30
zaterdag, mei 31, 2008	3.400	136	5	2.500	100	30	50 MIN 0
zaterdag, juni 07, 2008	3.500	140	4	2.475	99	30	49 MIN 30
zaterdag, juni 14, 2008	3.700	148	4	2.425	97	30	48 MIN 30
zaterdag, juni 21, 2008	4.000	160	4	2.350	94	30	47 MIN 0
zaterdag, juni 28, 2008	3.200	128	4	2.250	90	30	45 MIN 0
zaterdag, juli 05, 2008	3.000	120	4	2.150	86	30	43 MIN 0
zaterdag, juli 12, 2008	2.750	110	4	2.050	82	30	41 MIN 0
zaterdag, juli 19, 2008	2.500	100	4	1.950	78	30	39 MIN 0
zondag, juli 27, 2008			0,17				-

Week Starting (20 weeks)	Weekly distance in m.	Number of rounds	Number of trainings a week	Longest Non-Stop distance	Number of rounds	Number of seconds a round	Time for the longest distance(formula)
zaterdag, maart 15, 2008	2.100	84	2	150	6	50	5 MIN 0
zaterdag, maart 22, 2008	2.200	88	2	250	10	48	8 MIN 0
zaterdag, maart 29, 2008	2.300	92	3	400	16	46	12 MIN 16
zaterdag, april 05, 2008	2.400	96	3	550	22	44	16 MIN 8
zaterdag, april 12, 2008	2.500	100	3	800	32	42	22 MIN 24
zaterdag, april 19, 2008	2.600	104	4	1.100	44	41	30 MIN 4
zaterdag, april 26, 2008	2.700	108	4	1.350	54	40	36 MIN 0
zaterdag, april 26, 2008	2.700	108	5	1.600	64	30	32 MIN 0
zaterdag, mei 03, 2008	2.800	112	5	1.900	76	30	38 MIN 0
zaterdag, mei 10, 2008	3.000	120	5	2.100	84	30	42 MIN 0
zaterdag, mei 17, 2008	3.200	128	5	2.300	92	30	46 MIN 0
zaterdag, mei 24, 2008	3.250	130	5	2.500	100	30	50 MIN 0
zaterdag, mei 31, 2008	3.400	136	5	2.475	99	30	49 MIN 30
zaterdag, juni 07, 2008	3.500	140	4	2.450	98	30	49 MIN 0
zaterdag, juni 14, 2008	3.700	148	4	2.400	96	30	48 MIN 0
zaterdag, juni 21, 2008	4.000	160	4	2.325	93	30	46 MIN 30
zaterdag, juni 28, 2008	3.200	128	4	2.225	89	30	44 MIN 30
zaterdag, juli 05, 2008	3.000	120	4	2.125	85	30	42 MIN 30
zaterdag, juli 12, 2008	2.750	110	4	2.025	81	30	40 MIN 30
zaterdag, juli 19, 2008	2.500	100	4	1.925	77	30	38 MIN 30
zondag, juli 27, 2008			0,17				-

Stichting Aquarius
Beukelsweg 81A
NL 3022 GG, Rotterdam
The Netherlands
(+31) 63 826 5666 (EU)

Rondje Noordereiland is an annual Open Water Swimming event of 3 km which bring people together and celebrate our precious water resources by swimming around the Noordereiland in the city center of Rotterdam at the last Sunday of July. With the Rondje Noordereiland we ask attention for the most successful ecological venture of the European Union.
Erik Van Loon