FKSC Summer of Coaching

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FKSC Summer of Coaching

This summer I’ll be heading to the Florida Keys once again.  Only this time, the main purpose for my visit won’t be my personal swimming but the swimming of the Florida Keys Swim Club athletes. I’m going to do some coaching along with Mark Hill, head coach of the FKSC.

My plane ticket is already booked and my flight is leaving on Sunday, June 14 from Zurich Airport. I’m looking forward to a great summer in the Keys and learning from Mark’s experiences and hopefully bring some of my personal experience to the team. If some of you are in the area, please let me know and we’ll try to meet up and have some fun.

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USA Swimming’s 2010 Athlete Membership Card

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USA Swimming opened the votes to determine which athlete will be shown on the 2010 Athlete Membership Card. Gary Hall Jr. is in the mix among other Olympic legend such as Rowdy Gaines and Josh Davis. Please vote for Gary Hall Jr. or any other athlete you like.

In The Arena

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SwimNews.com launches a 12-part series called “In The Arena: How Rivals Square Up” in which major contenders for world titles in Rome this summer and the Olympic cycle leading to London 2012 answer questions that focus on how they see themselves, each other, the ready room and how they prepare for the biggest of moments. As you might guess by the title of the series, all featured swimmers are sponsored by Arena. They start the series of with the battle between Olympic sprint freestyle kings Cesar Cielo and Alain Bernard.

Nominees for 2009 U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame

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The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and Allstate Insurance Company announced the nominees for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Class of 2009. The star-studded list of 15 individuals includes among others Olympic legend Gary Hall (Sr.). Please go and vote for Gary or any other great athlete on the list.

Dara Torres Got Milk

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US Olympic Swimmer, Dara Torres, is the newest face to don a milk mustache in the popular “got milk?” campaign – joining the ranks of more than 250 actors, athletes, models and musicians who have lent their upper lips in support of milk. Torres is helping to launch a new initiative to educate women about …

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The Jagged Edge Of Jaked Results

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Craig Lord of SwimNews.com posted an article on the impact of the Jaked suit on the latest competitions in Switzerland. His article seems to be a sum up of what coaches in Switzerland have to say about the suit. I swam with the suit on the 4x100m FR during Long Course Championships a few weeks ago and have to say that I didn’t find it to be so great … but maybe I’m one of the swimmers who does not equally benefit from the suit or I simply don’t believe in it.

Team Championships 2009

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Team Championships 2009

Swiss Team Championships were held on Saturday March 28th and Sunday March 29th at the Nid-du-Crô indoor pool in Neuchâtel. Our men’s team swam the NLA in the afternoon on both days.

Our team was composed of  Buchs Tristan, Comeche Daniel, Courtois Damien, Fornasari Lino, Künzi Aurélien, Massacand Jonathan,  Tschabuschnig Gregory, Tyriseva Yanouck, Waeber Dimitri and myself.

Lancy-Natation only competed in the NLA for the their third year and we all wanted to achieve something special this year. Our goal was to bring home a medal and we knew that 3rd place could be possible if everything would go for us at the meet.

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Championnat Suisse des Clubs Day II

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C’est fait … l’équipe du Lancy Natation a réussi de monter sur le podium lors du Championnat Suisse des Clubs à Neuchâtel. Nous avons remporté la 3ème place derrière Uster et Red-Fish avec 20’138 points.