GWG - Series 2 (Originally posted on 9/24/15)

Update:

Garrett did some great swim clinics for our club swimmers in Mansfield (MAC) and El Campo (Red Wave).  He makes a positive impression on athletes, coaches, and parents!

He's now coaching with Nitro in Austin.

He still runs a great nutrition site for swimmers (and other athletes) called Athletic Foodie.

Quote of the Week

Throughout my career I swam for

form.  Speed came as a result of it.

Johann Peter Weißmüller,

a.k.a. Johnny Weissmuller

Streamline Shadow

It's easy for the coach to see that her streamline is better.  Her teammates can see it, too:

via Guy Edson

Important Dates & Info

Link to BCISD Athletics forms, policies, etc. are here

Link to All Sports Booster Club is here

Important Dates

Monday, August 21 (8th period):  Swim athletics reports to Blackcat Room 

Saturday, August 26 (8 a.m. - noon): Pool Work Day 

Monday, August 28 (3:00): Athlete Meeting in Blackcat Room 

Thursday, August 31 (6:00 p.m.): Parent Meeting in Cafeteria 

Monday, September 4 (6:30 - 7:30 p.m.):  All Sports Booster Club meeting in Blackcat Room 

Tuesday, September 5 (3:30 - 5:00 p.m.): First after school practice (Also, deadline to have ALL paperwork on file w/trainer)

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