Splash on em is a promotional video for the upcoming Universal Sports Network series “Against the Tide” debuting on December 14, documenting the comeback effort of Olympic medalist Ed Moses as he attempts to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Some other well known swimmers out of California such as Mike Alexandrov and Katie Hoff are also in this music video.
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Speedo Fastskin3
Speedo unveiled the Fastskin 3 Racing System. Cap, goggles and suit engineered as one revolutionary racing system. Below you can watch the introduction video from the launch. As used from Speed it looks pretty cool but will be use as one racing system by athletes?
Challenge Red-Fish 2011 – Vevey 200 FR
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.
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.