Quote of the Week

 

Every strike brings me closer
to my next home run.

George Herman "Babe" Ruth, Jr.

Quote of the Week

 

Don't expect to build up the weak
by pulling down the strong.



John Calvin Coolidge, Jr.

Quote of the Week

 

Unless you continually work, evolve, and
innovate, you'll learn a quick and painful
lesson from someone who has.



Cael Norman Sanderson

Quote of the Week

You can't help someone up a hill without

getting closer to the top yourself.

Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.

Underwater Breaststroke Drill Variation

We've been doing this drill on front.  Time to mix it up and do it on back.  Safety first - make sure you have a clear lane and deep enough water!

Quote of the Week

 

From nothing to everything is a long way.
From everything to nothing is one stop.



Wladimir Klitschko

Quote of the Week

 

I have always adhered to two principles. The
first one is to train hard and get in the best
possible physical condition. The second is to
forget all about the other fellow until you face
him in the ring and the bell sounds for the fight.

Rocco Francis Marchegiano,
a.k.a. Rocky Marciano

Nonfiction Works by Dogs

via Medium Large

Quote of the Week

 

There is no one magic move or secret that
creates victory, but lots of little items that
when added together can make you victorious.



William Anthony "Bill" Toomey

Quote of the Week

 

Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated.
You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.



David Lloyd George

Updates

Updated a couple of links (NISCA All-America standards and UIL 4A Alignment).

Planning to have workout Monday (5 - 7 p.m.) and will email workouts for remainder of week.

Quote of the Week

 

It's not enough that we do our best;

sometimes we have to do what's required.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill

This Week

I won't be able to host a Bay City workout this week.

Six week exams and grades will keep me busy at school, and getting all the wrecked truck issues lined out will keep me busy at home.  Hoping I can sneak in a few swims myself, but that's up in the air.

I'll email the eight (8) swim workouts. Dry-land will continue as-is for one more week, then we'll make adjustments starting with the following week.

Training/Competition Schedule:

Monday - p.m. swim w/ECHS or FCST
Tuesday - a.m. swim, p.m. dry-land and swim
Wednesday - a.m. & p.m. swims
Thursday - a.m. swim, p.m. dry-land and swim
Friday - a.m. & p.m. swims
Saturday - Red/White Intrasquad

Quote of the Week

Success ain't falling in your lap. Be

aggressive in your approach and

relentless in your hard work.

(via Wrestling Match)

Dwayne Douglas Johnson, a.k.a. The Rock

This Week

Schedule Coach Nava sent me shows ECHS has a meet Thursday.

We'll have fewer training opportunities this week.  Make the most of them!

Monday - swim in Bay City, 5-7 p.m.
Tuesday - a.m. & p.m. swims + dry-land
Wednesday - a.m. & p.m. swims
Thursday - meet
Friday - p.m. swim
Saturday - a.m. swim + dry-land

Quote of the Week

When we long for life without difficulties,

remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary

winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

Ralph Pierre LaCock (a.k.a. Peter Marshall)

Quote of the Week

 

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept

anything but the best, you very often get it.

William Somerset Maugham

Final Summer Attendance Numbers

Added in everyone's July workouts and here's how we ended up for summer of 2013 workout attendance:

KW (128/31/159)
CG (123/33/156)
MW (113/31/144)
KV (108/32/140)
AS (93/28/121)

Compare these numbers to your peers on high school teams in the area/state and y'all should be very confident going into this season.

Let's build on the aerobic base and strength we gained over the summer and get even further ahead as we go through September and October.

Quote of the Week

Give me six hours to chop down

a tree and I will spend the first

four sharpening the axe.

(via The White House)
 

Abraham Lincoln

Quote of the Week

 

The easiest way to build an incredible team is

to build an incredible team.  Thoroughbreds

don't want to run with donkeys.

 

 

David L. Ramsey III

Next Three (3) Weeks

Right now I'm buried with prepping for school.  I'll be teaching math at BCHS.

Posting this from the notebook, as our desktop just died.  Taking it to a buddy in the morning to see what, if anything, he can do for us.

Suggested workout schedule for the first three weeks of the season:

Monday, 26th, Afternoon:  ECHS/FCST
Tuesday, 27th, Afternoon:  Dry-land & Swim
Wednesday, 28th, Afternoon:  Swim
Thursday, 29th, Afternoon:  Dry-land & Swim
Friday, 30th, Afternoon:  Swim

Tuesday, 3rd, Afternoon:  Dry-land & Swim
Wednesday, 4th, Morning:  Swim
Wednesday, 4th, Afternoon:  Swim
Thursday, 5th, Afternoon:  Dry-land & Swim
Friday, 6th, Morning:  Swim
Friday, 6th, Afternoon:  Swim

Monday, 9th, Afternoon:  ECHS/FCST
Tuesday, 10th, Afternoon:  Dry-land & Swim
Wednesday, 11th, Morning:  Swim
Wednesday, 11th, Afternoon:  Swim
Thursday, 12th, Afternoon:  Dry-land & Swim
Friday, 13th, Morning:  Swim
Friday, 13th, Afternoon:  Swim
Saturday, 14th:  Swim & Dry-Land

This is hardly written in stone.  If this doesn't work with the high school and/or club workout schedule I completely understand.  Just give me feedback so I'll know who's working out when/where so I send appropriate workouts.

For the first few weeks, I'd like to email y'all swim and dry-land workouts to do in El Campo.  As we get into a routine (fourth week will be a full week similar to what y'all did in April/May), we'll see if we can't figure out a schedule that'll allow me to run a workout here and there.

Coach Nava provided me with a meet schedule and I'll work around that.  Also, if Coach Nava asks y'all to do a different afternoon workout than what I send, please don't hesitate to do whatever he asks.

Watch your email for next week's workouts.

Nope, don't need that.  Playing here and there (mostly when Clare was driving on trip).  Still too much of a cheapskate to pay for anything.  Stuck at 125, but getting closer.

Link to Bobby's US Open 200 free video is here.  Had a little trouble playing it on this computer, but once it was in full screen mode, it played well.  Kid from Wisconsin in lane 4 was pretty good underwater.  He had a higher stroke rate, though, so he and Bobby had very similar overall stroke counts.

Finally, we did the tourist thing and tried out a drive-through tree in the Redwoods.  Good thing we had a rental, as the truck wouldn't have made it.

Quote of the Week

Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and
high achievers don't like mediocre people.

Nicholas Lou "Nick" Saban

Quote of the Week

 

The key to ultimate success is the
determination to progress day by day.



Edmar John Mednis

Quote of the Week

 

I try to make the good days great and

take something positive from the days

I'm not feeling so good - work on

technique or something like that.

Kathleen Genevieve "Katie" Ledecky

Quote of the Week

Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow

I can accomplish what others can't.

Jerry Lee Rice

Guess Who?

Wednesday - Friday Schedule Changes

Wednesday:  7:30 - 9:00 a.m. & 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Thursday:  8:00 - 9:00 a.m. & 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Friday:  8:30 - 9:00 a.m. & 4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

FIP Updates

Successful FIP's from this morning:

Free

MW - 1:15

Primary

CG - 1:15
MW - 1:32
KV - 1:35
KW - 1:40

Quote of the Week

 

Nobody got anywhere in the

world by simply being content.

Louis Dearborn L'Amour

Time Conversion Link

This link provides pretty accurate conversions.  Converts between SC yards, LC meters, and SC meters.  For times swum in Wharton, go from SC meters to SC yards.

Time Conversion Utility