Quote of the Week

The block of granite which is an obstacle

in the pathway of the weak becomes a

stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.

 

via Wikipedia

 Thomas Carlyle

BCISD Write-Up

Link to BCISD district swim write-up below pic.

District Swim Write-Up

Region Qualifiers

We go back to a normal training schedule this week.  Be prepared!

2015 Region VII-5A Results

An email went out this morning with our district meet results and meet info for the region meet.

Some of the world's fastest swimmers were in Austin last week.

Watch meet videos from the Arena Pro meet:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Second video on Day 3 shows Katie Ledecky setting another world record.

Quote of the Week

If everything seems under control,

you're just not going fast enough.

via Gevril Group

Mario Gabriele Andretti

Quote of the Week

 

Accept the challenges so that you may

feel the exhilaration of victory.

 

 

General George Smith Patton, Jr.

Check Email

An important email went out this morning.  Please read and save!

Quote of the Week

Fact is, God drops gifts in your lap all 

the time. You just have to be ready 

and willing to recognize them as such.

via celebrity

 Sela Ann Ward

Tuesday Afternoon Group

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Quote of the Week

Olympic champions are NOT extraordinary
people. They are ordinary people who
have discovered the way to accomplish
extraordinary results in the area of
life that matters most to them!

 

via Chattin in Manhattan

John Phillips Naber

Monday Practice & Short Quiz

As shown in your handbook, we will practice Monday morning:

Dry-land 8:00 – 8:45 a.m., Swim 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Please arrive EARLY and be ready to START at 8:00!

We'll discuss your answers to the following questions during the dry-land session Monday:

1. Name the two (2) "long axis" strokes.

2. Name the two (2) "short axis" strokes.

3. How long should a set of 12 x 50's @ 1:05 take?

4. Which of the four (4) competitive strokes was most recently "invented"?

5. Who holds the world record for the women's 1500 LCM freestyle?

Guess Who

Freestyle Turns

Go with option 3!



1) Push off wall on side
2) Streamline & kick underwater
3) Pull first with bottom arm and break out
4) Breathe on second or third stroke

Larsen Jensen

Former American Record-holder (400 & 1500 meter freestyles) Larsen Jensen talks about high elbow catch in freestyle:


Kara Lynn Joyce video is here.

Larsen is now serving our country as a US Navy SEAL.

Video

Thanks to Bobby for helping us with the underwater video this morning.

Take advantage of the opportunity by:

• choosing two (2) things you saw today that need changing,
• working on improving both each day,
• thinking about them from the start of warm-up to the end of warm-down,
• asking for feedback from coaches & teammates,
• giving feedback to teammates, and
• doing this for at least two (2) weeks.

No Breath-Holding Contests!

We talked about the dangers this morning.  While it's very important that we do some breath-control work in our sport, we're not going to have underwater breath-holding contests.  Read about the most recent tragedy here.

Tate's Dartmouth swimming bio is here.