Parker S.

The Texas Age Group Swimming (TAGS) long course championships are being held in Austin right now.

Congratulations to Parker S.!

In yesterday's prelims, Parker qualified him for next week's USA Swimming Sectional meet in Conroe.

He finished 9th in the 200 meter butterfly with a time of 2:20.71.

Wonder what that'd be in yards? According to the Swimming World conversion utility, that would be a 200 yard fly time of 2:01.85.

Check out all the results here.

New College Program

Dallas Baptist University will be adding both men's and women's swimming.

Keep an eye on the DBU Athletics website for more announcements.

The addition of the Patriots means there are now eleven (11) men's and fourteen (14) women's college programs in Texas.

When you do the common things in
life in an uncommon way, you will
command the attention of the world.



George Washington Carver

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.

2011-12 Try-Outs

Info for 2011-12 school year swimming try-outs is below.

Special Note: It's best to attempt your try-out set early in the week. If you aren't successful, you'll have several practice opportunities throughout the week. Then, you'll be better prepared when you try again on Friday morning.

Dates: July 25 - July 29

Times: 6:30 - 7:30 a.m.

Varsity (Automatic): 10 x 100 @ 1:30

Varsity (Consideration): 9 x 100 @ 1:40

Junior Varsity (Automatic): 16 x 50 @ 1:00

Junior Varsity (Consideration): 12 x 50 @ 1:15

Diving: Please contact our diving coach, Jerry Smith, for more info.

I don't think there's ever a time where I
step back and say I wish I was something
different. I'm doing what I love to do.



Sidney Patrick Crosby

I've always made a total effort, even when the odds
seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying;
I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.



Arnold Daniel Palmer

Longhorn Dax Hill

As far as practice goes - when Eddie's droppin' the hammer on us - sometimes I definitely wish I was playing basketball.

Notes, Notes, & More Notes

First, the Thank You notes:

Thanks to our team for the gifts at the banquet. If you didn't get a chance to do so, please plan to sign the framed team pics one morning next week.

Thanks to our outstanding parent volunteers - Bill Brown, Valerie Mullaney, Don Shaft, and Janet Sheppard. We're losing a couple of them, but I know we have parents who will step in and help us out next year.

Thanks to Coach Huckabay for the kind words. I have been fortunate over the years. I've just been in the right places at the right times, I guess.

Thanks to Coach Salazar for being the unofficial THS assistant coach. He's always there when we need him, right?

Next, the Award Winners:

Girls

Newcomer - S. Christensen
Fighting Wolf - A. Lee
Outstanding - K. Brown

Boys

Newcomer - J. Pappas
Fighting Wolf - S. Colpaert
Outstanding - P. Sheppard

See our updated Awards History page here.

Finally, a few announcements:

Ian, your plaque is in the office.

We'll start putting awards back in trophy case next week.

We still have a handful of swimmers I need to meet with. We'll try to line those up next week.

Summer training is just around the corner. Watch the MAC site for info on summer training groups.

Don't forget to email me for a summer weight program.

Life is often compared to a marathon, but
I think it is more like being a sprinter;
long stretches of hard work puncuated by
brief moments in which we are given the
opportunity to perform at our best.



Michael Duane Johnson

All-Time Top Ten

A draft of the all-time THS Top Ten in each individual event is posted here.

It is far from complete.

Please send corrections via email.

Include meet/date along with name/event/time so I can go back through results to verify/update.

He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak.
Strong convictions precede great actions.



Louisa May Alcott

Fine/Fee List

Thanks to everyone who's turned in bags.

If you've not yet turned in your bag, please take care of this right away.

Coach Huckabay just sent me the replacement costs for lost items:

Backpack = $55
Warm-Up Top = $45
Warm-Up Bottom = $30

Checks should be made out to Timberview Swimming.

Accept the challenges so that you
may feel the exhilaration of victory.



General George Smith Patton, Jr.

More Nutrition Vids

If you missed I & II, catch up here.





All four videos, along with comments (100+) from viewers and Garrett are here.

via SwimOutlet

It is thus with farming: if you do one thing
late, you will be late in all your work.



Marcus Porcius Cato, a.k.a. Cato The Elder