You never know how a horse will pull
until you hook him up to a heavy load.



Paul William "Bear" Bryant

Where have you heard this before?

Set goals to take 5 or 6 kicks off EVERY wall and then try and build on that number throughout the season. Give constant reminders until the underwater kick becomes habitual. Imagine how much faster and less tired you will swim if you can carry your momentum off the wall and take 2-3 less strokes per length!

Finis has updated their websites. Their post on underwater work is here.

Coach Huckabay is getting a set of new monofins like the one pictured.

If D&J does not have the snorkel replacement part(s) you need, find them at Finis here.

Backstrokers can find nose clips here.

We just got another shipment of dry-land shirts and we should be set for the fall. Shirts are $5 and shorts are $10. You should own two (2) shirts and two (2) pairs of shorts this season.

Note: Your coach put in 18,000 SCM last week. Shouldn't you be way ahead of that? Make sure you're getting in your dry-land and water work.

To be great we need to win games
we aren't supposed to win.



Julius Winfield Erving II, a.k.a. Dr. J

Prepping for 2012

Kathleen's time in winning the 200 LCM fly last month at Charlotte was 2:09.12.

Her best time of 2:06.44 was swum back in 2009.

So, why's she so happy?

It was an in-season best! Plus, that 2009 swim was in a tech suit, right?

This is a great example of staying positive, while looking ahead to make improvements.

Want to swim fast in-season? At your shave/taper meet?

The time to prepare is NOW!!

If you're not training long course with the club team or working out with the morning short course conditioning group, you need to be doing more dry-land work than ever!

If you don't have the summer weight program I've emailed out, fire me off a quick email and I'll send you one.

Great Swims

Want to see some of the world's greatest swimmers in action?

Of course you do!

Mary T. Meagher's coach, the late Bill Peak, was one of our sport's all-time greats.

He used to give Mary T a set stroke count for some of her butterfly races. If she used up her "quota" too early, she had to kick into the finish from that point.

His focus was on stroke length and efficiency. Watch this video and see how it worked out for her.

Mary T:


Aussie Ian Thorpe is making a comeback. He was also known for his great stroke length and efficiency. He also had a pretty good kick.

The Thorpedo:


Check out more swims via ASCA's Historical Video Series here.