Link to the video of the 200 freestyle relay at the Challenge Red-Fish last Saturday. My team is swimming in lanes 2 and 3…finishing 2nd and 4th.
Swimming
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, …
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.
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”.
Alex Meyer – USA Open Water Swimming
I had the honor to meet Alex a couple times over the past year while the USA Open Water team spent some time training in the Florida Keys. Alex is the first USA swimmer to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics with his top 10 finish in the 10km at the recent Open Water World Championships. Visit his new website and become a fan on Facebook.
Road to Hawaii – Ironman Workouts
This week I started working with Mike Aigroz, world class Swiss triathlete and Ironman athlete. He’s getting ready to leave for Hawaii in about 10 days to get ready for the big show. He has been doing his swim training with Vevey Natation for a while now but never really asked for specific help. He approached me last week, asking if I were interested in helping him with his swimming before his departure for Hawaii.
Vevey Natation Initial Workout
Most of you probably heard that on September 1, 2011 I officially started with Vevey Natation as their new Head Coach. Training for my groups started on Monday, August 29, 2011 and I wanted to share the initial workout the team did with all off you. We started slow with an aerobic freestyle and kicking …
George Bovell – Training Video
Watch this video featuring world class sprinter George Bovell while preparing for the upcoming 2012 London Olympics.