Update

Men's NCAA 1650 free video (originally posted in March) was pulled by YouTube shortly after it was posted.  Another version of that same race is available:


Definitely worth a look!

Splits for the top three finishers:

6th - 9th Swim Camp

Important!

An email just went out with info on next week's 6th-9th grade swim camp.

Plan for returning 10th-12th graders who'll be helping out is included.

Anyone planning to swim/dive (JH & HS) in the 2017-18 school year should make sure I have both an athlete and parent email address.

Thanks,

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From the Archives

Bobby demonstrated a few stroke drills for videos back in '11.  I posted on YouTube, but only told a handful of people.

Playlist, organized by strokes, is here

Quote of the Week

Both success and failure are

largely the result of habit.

via The Spiritual Ninja Within

Napoleon Hill

Quote of the Week

Whoever can surprise well must conquer.

via Naval History Blog

John Paul Jones

Quote of the Week

Struggling is hard because you never

know what's at the end of the tunnel.

Donald Jay "Don" Rickles

Quote of the Week

Keep your fears to yourself, but

share your courage with others.

Robert Louis Stevenson

First Day Back

T-30's (w/100 paces & 500 splits)

Viper - 1,850 (1:37.2/100) - 7:56/8:08/8:15

Slasher - 1,825 (1:38.4/100) - 8:15/8:34/8:10

Mauler - 1,575 (1:54.0/100) - 9:06/9:57/9:51


Dry-Land (OYO)

Crunches - Check past emails for weekly check sheet, build numbers gradually

Wheels - Start w/perfect form (straight back!) & build distances gradually

Jump Rope - Quality shoes if on hard surface

New Stuff

Coming Soon:

April 1 - First spring practice (no foolin')

April 10 - Blackcats Give Back (see Coach Herring ASAP)

April 22 - Wellness Matagorda 5k/10k Run/Walk (form deadline April 7)

The college swim season ended yesterday with the conclusion of the men's D-I meet.

Links to results from all national championships:

NCAA Division I (M)

NCAA Division I (W)

NCAA Division II (M & W)

NCAA Division III (M & W)

NJCAA (M & W)

NAIA (M & W)


Note that the Longhorn men managed to break NCAA records in both medley relays without pushing the starts.  Quickest exchange of the six was 0.23.


200 Medley Relay

400 Medley Relay

Great relay starts aren't just about timing.

They're about MOMENTUM!

Fast arm swings and forceful steps result in more MOMENTUM!

Clean entries help maintain that MOMENTUM!

Have I mentioned the importance of momentum?

When you scoured the 2017 UIL Region VII-5A results, you noticed the errors in our consol-winning 400 free relay, right?

Correct splits are:  1:02.75, 1:09.92, 1:03.57, & 1:02.87.

We'll all sleep better now, right?

Love distance?  Hey, who doesn't!?!?  Watch this:



Remind me to tell you a story about announcer Sam Kendrick.

When our buddy Eddie was asked to list his three (3) keys to swimming success, he responded:

1) We need to take care of the athlete,

2) take care of each other (team), and

3) try to outwork everybody.

Eddie's brother, Randy, gave his as:

1) Great strokes,
2) hard work, and
3) coming to all the workouts.

Quote of the Week

You must not fight too often with one enemy,

or you will teach him all your tricks of war.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Awards

If you qualify for Academic All-State honors, the deadline to apply is April 1.  Form is here

GPA requirement is 3.75 (93.75%).  Juniors & Seniors only!

Use school address & phone for coach's info.

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If you scored at the district meet, you qualify for All-District honors.  Patch order form is here

1st, 2nd, or 3rd place finishes = First Team All-District

4th, 5th, or 6th place finishes = Second Team All-District

7th or 8th place finishes = Honorable Mention All-District

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We had a relay finish 8th, earning All-Region honors.  Patch order form is here

1st, 2nd, or 3rd place finishes = First Team All-Region

4th, 5th, or 6th place finishes = Second Team All-Region

7th or 8th place finishes = Honorable Mention All-Region

Region Relays

Faith V, Sarah A, Brooke R, & Hannah S (l to r):

Finished 8th in 200 free relay & 9th in 400 free relay.

Spot any Errors?

Screenshot of an article in this morning's Sentinel.

Click on pic for enlargificationing:

Glaring mistake is in headline.  For the second straight year, our neighbors qualified for swim finals, but no-showed.

This Week

Please meet in my classroom Monday.

Topics to include:

1) Season recap
2) Out-of-season training
3) Gear turn-in
4) Spring athletic period
5) Team GPA

Quote of the Week

Start by doing what's necessary;  then

do what's possible;  and suddenly

you are doing the impossible.

via Wikipedia

St. Francis of Assisi