Awesome job this weekend at the swim meet! I saw a ton of of best times. I enjoyed watching the swimmers have fun, trust the work that we have put in and RACE. The meet results can be found here.
Big swimming news was announced last week. Bob Bowman the coach of Michael Phelps and many other world class swimmers has committed to be the head coach of ASU starting in the fall. Phelps will follow Bowman to train here in Arizona for the 2016 Olympics and many other swimmers may follow as well. The ASU program has not been impressive the last few years but having Bowman as a coach will really change Arizona swimming.
Last week swimmer prepared for our meet working on stroke technique, flip-turns/open turns, dives, and speed.
This week will start off with longer easier practices putting in some yardage and we will work some harder practices to prepare for our final meet.
Our final meet is May 16th. This is the last day of spring season.
Don't forget to sign up for summer season.
The summer schedule will be as follows:
Morning Swim Team-- Coach Alisha
(Mon, Tue, Wed, Thurs)
- High School 6:00-7:30 am
- Advanced 7:30-9:00 am
- Intermediate 9:00-10:00 am
- Beginner 10:00-11:00 am
Afternoon Swim Team-- Coach Emily
(Tue/Thurs)
- Beginner 4:00-5:00 pm
- Intermediate 5:00-6:00 pm
- Advanced 6:00-7:30 pm
A brief description of each group:
- Beginner: The first exposure to swim team for many swimmers. Swimmers are expected to be able to swim 50 yards and know freestyle. Swimmers will learn all of the strokes and work heavily on technique. This group is about teaching we learn the strokes, how to race, and some technical swimming terms.
- Intermediate: Swimmers are expected to be able to swim 100 yards and have a basic knowledge of all 4 strokes (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle). Swimmers will learn all the strokes and focus on technique at the beginning of the season. Later, swimmers will also be exposed to learning how to workout in the pool focusing heavily on race paced workouts.
- Advanced: Swimmer are expected to be able to swim 200 yards and have an understanding of all the strokes. Technique will be mixed into harder workouts focusing on building strength and developing race strategy (smart swimming). Swimmers in this group will be challenged and pushed. Typically this group swims 2000-3000 yards each practice.
- High School: Swimmers must be in high school or going into high school for the 2015-2016 school year. This groups purpose is to prepare swimmers for high school swim team. They will learn technical swimming terms and rules. Swimmers are expected to be able to swim 200 yards and have an understanding of all the strokes. Technique will be mixed into harder workouts focusing on building strength and developing race strategy (smart swimming). Swimmers in this group will be challenged and pushed. Typically this group swims 2000-3500 yards each practice.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Coach Alisha
alisha.maxwell@vosymca.org
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