2017 Star-Studded 50 LCM Free

"Muscle Memory"

via Triathlon Training with Amy

Article in Popular Science is here.  Take a few minutes to read about what we commonly call "muscle memory"!

Memory in your neurons

Learning to ride a bike is an exercise in episodic memory: you can know how to ride a bike without being able to explain how you’re doing it. Biking is an unusual case because there seems to be a moment in which you finally understand it, but learning to do anything physical involves this kind of memory. It feels to us as if that memory is stored in our muscles—as if they’re remembering how to perform an action without our really being aware of it. But the reality is that the activity is happening in our brains.

Mile for Time

Yes, y'all will be allowed plenty of attempts!

SWAT LC Open Invite

To enter the SWAT meet, first go to the ShAC Events page here

Once you find the meet (June 8/9), click on Attend/Decline.

You can then click on "View All Meet Events" to see order of events for each session.

Entry times will be "NT".

I'd like our swimmers to compete in three events each day as follows:

Saturday

200 I.M. + Parent Choice + Swimmer Choice

Sunday

200 Free + Parent Choice + Swimmer Choice

Quote of the Week

It is amazing what you can accomplish

if you do not care who gets the credit.

via TIME

Harry S. Truman

Sprint Work

Lucy & Matthew put in the work this a.m.!

Week 5 Attendance

LF - 6/25
MB - 3/25
MM - 3/7

Recovery Hints from Cody Miller

Olympian Cody Miller's 5 Tips to Swimming Recovery:

Next Week

Whenever I cannot be on deck, I will leave written workouts to be performed w/lifeguard on duty.

Monday:  5-7 p.m. (no conflicts)

Tuesday:  5-7 p.m. (Victoria Advocate's AdvoSports Awards, so I cannot be on deck)

Wednesday:  5-7 p.m. (no conflicts)

Thursday:  5-7 p.m. (no conflicts)

Friday:  5-7 p.m. (no conflicts)

Saturday:  9-11 a.m. (no conflicts)

Quote of the Week

Success isn't always about greatness.  It's about

consistency.  Consistent hard work leads

to success.  Greatness will come.

via Justdial

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

Week 4 Attendance

MB - 5/22
LF - 4/19
MM - 4/4

ShAC Orders

If you want the towel - and hey, who doesn't!?!? - you'd best hustle!

I'm about to send out email with forms attached.

I really feel fortunate that we're able to be part of the ShAC program!

Care & Feeding of Your Swim Cat

via YouTube

Make that "cap"...

Via Swim Outlet:

Rinse your cap off in non-chlorinated water, and then dry the cap off gently with a towel or allow it to hang dry.

You can sprinkle talcum or baby powder inside the cap and distribute it evenly — this absorbs moisture that can otherwise lead to bacteria growth and keeps the cap from sticking to itself.

Between uses, keep the cap in a case or a soft compartment of your bag to protect it from sharp objects.

SWAT Long Course Open Invite

Meet info has been posted for the SWAT June 8/9 meet here

We'll enter the meet via SHAC.  They'll likely add it to their Events page soon.

We'll enter the maximum number of events, three (3) per day.

Entry times will be "NT".

Quote of the Week

Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.

George Stanley Halas, Sr.

Mary T

Mary T's coach at Lakeside was a guy named Bill Peak.

As you watch the video, listen to the commentators as they talk about her efficiency.

Bill was very strict on Mary's stroke counts.  That forced her to find a way to get the most out of each stroke.

Next Week/Month

We're entering awards/banquet season.

Whenever I cannot be on deck, I will leave written workouts to be performed w/lifeguard on duty.

Monday:  5-7 p.m. (no conflicts)

Tuesday:  5-7 p.m. (no conflicts)

Wednesday:  5-7 p.m. (BCISD Employee Banquet, so I'll be on deck until 6)

Thursday:  5-7 p.m. (Top Ten Dinner, so I'll be on deck until 5:15)

Friday:  5-7 p.m. (no conflicts)

Saturday:  9-11 a.m. (no conflicts)

Week 3 Attendance

Both went six for six!

MB - 6/17
LF - 6/15

200 Breast

Watch Will Licon's 200 breaststroke:


His stroke count (including pull-outs) by 25's:

1 - 4
2 - 6
3 - 6
4 - 6
5 - 6
6 - 6
7 - 7
8 - 7

He kept his stroke long for the first 150, then picked up the tempo a bit to finish.

Start/turns & streamline, along with efficient stroke means he averaged over 4 yards per stroke!

Quick Hints for IM Turns

Week 2 Attendance

MB - 6/11
LF - 3/9

(week/total)

Have To, or Get To?

Via Seth Godin:

The gap between 'have to' and 'get to'

Deadlines work. They work because they focus the mind and create urgency. They work to get us to file our taxes or finish an assignment. They’re an external lever for the work we have to do.

On the other hand, dessert works too. You don’t need an external force to encourage you to eat dessert after you’ve finished all your vegetables. It’s something you get to do, not something you have to do.

You can build a work life around deadlines. You can procrastinate, pay the late fines and push through the last minute emergencies because you need all of that in order to get to ‘have to’ mode.

Or, you can follow the path of the most productive and happy people you know. By redefining the work you’ve chosen to do as something you get to do.

And yes, I’ll point out that you can even do that with your taxes. It’s something you get to do because you’re successful and lucky enough to live in a civil society.

Quote of the Week

To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture.

It's not about winning and losing;  it's about every day

hard work and thriving on a challenge.  It's about

embracing the pain that you'll experience at

the end of a race and not being afraid.

Summer Elisabeth Sanders

One for us Old Timers

Freestyle Arm Recovery Explained

Gary Hall, Sr. won medals in Mexico City ('68), Munich ('72), & Montreal ('76) and broke world records in the 200 fly, 200 i.m., & 400 i.m.

Long Course Opportunities

Our pool will be closed Friday & Saturday.  Fortunately, SHAC will be open!

I've checked with Gilbert and he has welcomed us to train with his Pre-Senior group either or both days.

If you go, please arrive early and have all gear.  They'll practice from 9 to 11 a.m. each morning.



Please let me know if/when y'all might work out.  I'd like to drop by as well.

Monday Practice

I have to leave early from Monday's practice, but will leave enough "work" for the kids to complete while I'm heading to the school board meeting.

June SWAT Meet

We'd like our kids to attend the June 8/9 SWAT LC meet.

Info hasn't been posted yet, but should show up soon on the Gulf site here

Aquacats will be hosting a meet on that Saturday (8th) vs. Alvin & Palacios.  Those teams were 7th & 8th, respectively, in our 9-team league last year.

We should definitely attend the SWAT meet.  There are no qualifying times for that meet and we'd like our kids to swim a good number of events to get some long course times.

Watch for more info from SHAC regarding the SWAT meet.

Entire CCAA schedule is here

Shoulder Maintenance

Don't wait, start doing shoulder maintenance TODAY!!

Week 1 Attendance

3,000 yard i.m. set to cap off a 30,000+ yard week?  No problem, right LF?!?!

LF - 6
MB - 5