Y'all may have heard...

 

...that I'm no longer coaching swim in Bay City.

 

It's true - what a relief!

 

Here's a little look around as I wrapped things up at "the facility":

 

 

In case you miss listening to the Swim Talk A2B podcasts (and hey, who doesn't!?!?), catch up here

 

CSCAA Executive Director Greg Earhart

Encore!

(also available at Anchor)

A guest from 2020 joined us for an encore last weekend.

 

Listen as Sam Kendricks fills us in on

• Women's D-I NCAA's
• Men's D-I NCAA's
• the Retirement that shook the Swimming World, and
• the wonderful world of swim meet announcing:

 

 

 

 

 

Denny Pursley

We got called for a false start on the Denny Pursley Podcast Episode.  Since we're old-school guys, we went with the old rule book and got back up on the blocks for another shot at this.  If you prefer platforms other than YouTube, visit us at Anchor.

 

We got to talk to one of our sport's all-time great coaches, Dennis Pursley!

Check out his Career at a Glance. from the 2018 'Bama Swimming Media Guide:

Pretty danged impressive, right?!?!

Pay close attention starting around 24:30, as I'd been sharing how proud I was of our 2021 group with Denny, and the way we came through this season of uncertainty and ups & downs.

Bored?

 

No, I mean REALLY bored?

 

This episode is guest-less and covers:

• NISCA (high school coaches' organization) virtual meeting
• ASCA (all coaches' organization) virtual clinics
• NFHS (high school sports' governing body) rules changes
• NCAA swimming program cuts (poly-ticks & money)

 

Still interested?

 

Find it at Anchor (Episode XXI) or listen via YouTube below:

 

Podcasts on YouTube

In case you're not on Spotify, you can catch all our Swim Talk A2B podcasts on YouTube here

 

 

Reminders

 

Current combined (HS/JH/ShAC) Christmas Training Attendance Standings:

 

1. Felix R (6)

2T. Suhana K, Glory V, Michael V, Ashton W (5)

6T. Matthew B, Megan M, Sergio R (4)

9T. Julia C, Luke C, Victoria S, Oliver S, Sophie S (3)

14. Chris P (2)

15T. Jo Daniel P, Jordan W (1)

 

Remaining schedule:

 

Dec. 28, 8-10 & 3-5

Dec. 29, 8-10 & 3-5

Dec. 30, 8-10 & 3-5

Dec. 31, 8-10 & 3-5

Jan. 2, 8-10

Jan. 4, 8-10 & 3-5

Jan. 5, 3-5

 

We'll be doing health screening/temperature checks.

 

I'm a BIG believer in 2-a-day training!  Do your best to take advantage of the remaining opportunities.

ShAC is hosting their distance meet on the weekend of January 9/10.  I have a JH/HS commitment on the 9th, so I'll miss the 500's.  I should be able to attend the meet on Sunday for the miles.

 

Our high school kids wear a heavy drag suit for workout.  It adds some resistance, without altering body line/position.  Another reason we use them is to protect their regular practice suits from normal wear & tear.  I bought them for my sons to wear in their workouts back in the day.  They are very durable and will save you a lot of money on practice suits!  Below is a link to the site we buy from:

Agon

Link to what we buy is here, so you'll get an idea of what we use for fabric, lining, etc.

 

If you don't follow GoSwim, you miss out on some valuable hints.  We talked to the man behind the videos, Glenn Mills, in an August podcast.  Catch it here.  Below are links to GoSwim on social media:

 

Facebook

 

Instagram

 

Twitter

 

 

 

Bill Brown Podcast Episode

 

 

Once our latest episode shows up on YouTube, I'll embed it below.  In the meantime, catch it on Spotify here

 

 

 

 

 

Chuck Warner Podcast Episode

We had a great talk with Chuck Warner but there are some things that we just have to leave out.

 

What ended up on the cutting room floor was pretty funny, but rather lengthy.

 

Also, there was that story Chuck tried to get Coach Abbott to share.  It involved Coach Abbott, SMU, and a late-night incident.  Abbott wisely "passed" on that invitation to share!

So, this ended up being "Part I of I":

Victor Swim Club's Mike Murray

Our latest episode isn't up on YouTube yet, but it's available on several other platforms right now.

 

We visited with Mike Murray, the head coach/owner of Victor Swim Club near Rochester, N.Y.

I'll embed here when the show makes it onto YouTube.  In the meantime, try these links if you'd like to catch it now:

Anchor

Spotify

Apple Podcasts

Former Ohio State U Head Coach Bill Wadley

Very slight naughty word warning.

Coach Wadley is one of the nation's most highly respected swim coaches.

 

He was kind enough to spend time with us on a wide variety of topics:

Notre Dame's Mike Litzinger

Enjoyed a chance to visit with another Upstate New Yorker recently:

Barely-Naughty Words Warning

We had a very long conversation with Dave Wharton last month via Skype.  Dana edited it waaay down to under an hour.  Really!  There are a couple of spots where the language nearly entered the "colorful" region, but I hope y'all won't be too offended.

 

Many thanks to Dave for joining our kids via Zoom last month and via Skype for this episode of SwimTalk A2B:

Go Swim's Glenn Mills

Team USA's Glenn Mills (1980) is a video guru.  Wife Rachel is Bob Bowman's assistant at Arizona State University.  Glenn's a very busy guy, but he found a few minutes to share with us!

Fun Chat with Northwestern's Katie Robinson

Katie swam under Jill Sterkel at Texas.  She was head coach of the women's program at Tulane before taking over the men's and women's programs at Northwestern.

Visiting with Patrick Henry

Sam Kendricks Interview

A Little History w/TWST

Podcast with Mike Waldmann

Clark Wilson Invite Results

Moxie