Last Saturday we took a team trip for some indoor rock climbing. Vevey Natation on the way to the top!
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Swimming Terminology – Breathing Patterns
Breathe every 3, 5, 7, and 9 – These numbers are the amount of strokes to take between each breath.
Pro Swim Leage – Dual Meet for Professional Swimmers
Mark Hill, assistant coach of Clubwolverine Elite, is one of the leading forces behind the Pro Swim League. They will host their first Dual Meet on Novemeber 16-17 at the Canham Natatorium which will feature professional swimmers only…the line-up is impressive. Watch some of the best swimmers in the world compete in an exciting, fast, …
Mike Aigroz – Ironman World Championships Kona 2011
Congratulations to Mike for his 6th place finish at the 2011 Ironman World Championships in Kona! With his overall time of 8:21.07, Mike did not only reach his goal of a top ten finish but also managed to run the 26.2mi under 3 hours (run time 2:54.07). Also watch this pre-race interview (in french) with Mike.
September – Saturday Morning Workouts
Saturday morning we usually stretch for about 45 minutes before the swim workout. I wasn’t able to be on deck the past two Saturday mornings but wrote the workouts for the team. You can download the workouts as a PDF file from ProSwimWorkouts using the following links: VN110917 – VN110924
101 Coaching Tips – Plan
Plan – “You just can’t coach without first developing a written down, detailed, systematic periodised annual training plan”. Read more about Coaching Without Periodisation on Wayne Goldsmith’s blog.
Swimming Terminology – Descend
Descend – This is a set where each one of the repeats whatever the distance may be gets faster. The term descends comes from the time it takes for the swimmer to complete the distance. The swimmer gets faster each one until the last one is the fastest.
Extreme Cardio from Natalie Coughlin
Great video by Yahoo! Sports with Natalie Coughlin showing some of her dryland work.
Le sport dans la société
One of my swimmers is in this video that her school made about sports in society (start watching at 5m37s). Great quote “La natation est une école de vie”.
Swimming Terminology – Streamline
Streamline – This is what is expected off each wall and the initial push off. This is a tight position with your arms extended over your head and your legs tightly squeezed together.