Monday, June 1, 2020

...but wait! There's more!



This post just about wraps it up for the 2019-20 high school swim program.

I asked Coaches Werner and Kalisek about the banquet video (originally scheduled for the 23rd), but didn't get a date on when it would be posted.

I will let y'all know when I know, so keep an eye on sportsYou!

I'll shift over to the Marauder Aquatics blog for a while.

I won't post there nearly as much as you've seen here in the past couple of months, though.

Please remind your folks that we can always use more officials!  They can get started at the NFHS.

Friday's post was supposed to be the last of the USAS videos I'd post.

However, the preview of a Kathleen Baker video reminded me of how quickly things can change in our sport.

Since this video was posted a year ago, plenty has changed in Team USA women's backstroke!

Teenage sensation Regan Smith broke both the 100 LCM (:57.57) & 200 LCM (2:03.35) backstroke world records last summer.

Today's suggestion:


Here's how Baker has been coping with the shutdown:

“I go on a lot of hikes. I run a lot of sprints. My boyfriend is a marine and he has a nice gym in his garage I can lift weights at,” she said.

More here

Quote of the Day


I desire no future that will break the ties with the past.


Mary Ann Evans, a.k.a. George Eliot