A great drill, both on front and on back!
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Ear Mix Solution
Years ago, Dr. Ron Karnaugh had a simple solution swimmers used to prevent ear infections.
We used to squirt some in each ear after each practice.
50% rubbing alcohol + 50% vinegar = 100% prevention?
Want to learn more about Dr. Karnaugh?
How about Olympian Ron Karnaugh?
Check out his connection to the New York Yankees here.
Front Starts (w/o wedge)
Showed this to my high schoolers this year.
One of the best videos on front starts I've found.
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Adding Links
Each of these links will be added to the list on the right side of this page:
Individual Time Search (commonly known as SWIMS) - Once meet hosts have sent results to USA Swimming, times for each swimmer will be searchable here.
Swim Time Conversion - Input time (SCY, SCM, or LCM), event, & gender to get an ESTIMATE of time in another course.
Monday, June 10, 2019
Dressel 200 LCM Fly
Check out Caeleb Dressel in the Atlanta Classic last month:
Splits: :25.81-:30.53-:31.90-:28.86
Dry-Land OYO
I'm going to throw a lot out here and hope y'all can do this on your own.
Y'all have wheels & jump ropes and have been using them, right?
During high school season, our crawl series went well in the gym. Unfortunately, the pool deck has gotten worse since we did our crawls there a couple of years ago.
We use the same Crawl Series as Carmel, Indiana:
Beyond our regular set of Planks, here are some variations (not so sure about last few):
Check your email for a Crunches checklist.
As with the planks, start out just a little on the conservative side and gradually build up.
Below are a few videos to help you learn proper technique.
Penguin:
Chair:
Legs up:
Superman:
Regular, streamline, and flutter kicking should be self-explanatory.
UT Swimming Strength Coach Trey Zepeda on crunches:
This Week
Monday
5-7 p.m.
Tuesday
7-9 a.m.
5-7 p.m.
Wednesday
7-9 a.m.
5-7 p.m.
Thursday
7-9 a.m.
5-7 p.m.
Friday
7-9 a.m.
5-7 p.m.
Saturday
9-11 a.m.
Sunday, June 9, 2019
Quote of the Week
Always have fun but stay hungry. Find that balance.
Ronald William "Ron" Artest Jr.,
a.k.a. Metta World Peace
Friday, June 7, 2019
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
SWAT Meet
Warm-up assignments, timelines, timing assignments, and additional info is now posted for this weekend's meet:
SWAT LC Open Update
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Quote of the Week
You never know how a horse will pull
until you hook him up to a heavy load.
until you hook him up to a heavy load.
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| via Alabama |
Paul William "Bear" Bryant
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Next Week
We'll start our summer schedule next week.
Warm-up assignments for the meet should be posted on the Gulf Swimming site Monday.
For dry-land (starting Tuesday), please just wear shorts, shirts, socks, & shoes. We'll start out simple and build from there.
If we don't have our team shirts by Thursday, I'll ask ShAC to bring them to the meet for us.
Use extra time Friday evening to get packed for the meet.
Monday
Swim 5-7 p.m.
Tuesday
Swim 7-9 a.m.
Dry-Land 5-5:30 p.m.
Swim 5:30-7 p.m.
Wednesday
Swim 7-9 a.m.
Dry-Land 5-5:30 p.m.
Swim 5:30-7 p.m.
Thursday
Swim 7-9 a.m.
Dry-Land 5-5:30 p.m.
Swim 5:30-7 p.m.
Friday
Swim 7-9 a.m.
Dry-Land 5-5:30 p.m.
Swim 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Saturday
SWAT LC Open
Sunday
SWAT LC Open
Friday, May 31, 2019
2019 Texas Middle School Rankings
Congratulations BCJH swimmers posting times in the top sixteen (16) of the 2019 Texas Middle School Rankings:
Michael V - 100 free, :55.33, 10th
Michael V - 50 fly, :28.06, 12th
Megan M - 50 breast, :38.39, 16th
Sunday, May 26, 2019
Quote of the Week
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What
separates the talented individual from
the successful one is a lot of hard work.
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| via Medium |
Stephen Edwin King
Saturday, May 25, 2019
Week 7 Attendance
Lucie, Megan, & Matthew had the pool all to themselves this a.m.!
LF - 6/34
MB - 4/34
MM - 6/18
OS - 2/2
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Schedule Update
Through the end of school:
Friday, May 24: 5 - 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 25: 9 - 11 a.m.
Monday, May 27: No practice (pool open, but for rec swim only)
Tuesday, May 28: 5 - 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 29: 5 - 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 30: 5 - 7 p.m.
Friday, May 31: 5 - 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 1: 9 - 11 a.m.
Beginning June 3:
Monday
5 - 7 p.m.
Tuesday
7 - 9 a.m.
5 - 7 p.m.
Wednesday
7 - 9 a.m.
5 - 7 p.m.
Thursday
7 - 9 a.m.
5 - 7 p.m.
Friday
7 - 9 a.m.
5 - 7 p.m.
Saturday
9 - 11 a.m.
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Drag Suits
Company we order our high school drag suits through is Agon. If you want to get one or two, here's a link to their training suit page You'll find more options that you can imagine! Years ago, Leon went with black/yeller checker (looked like a taxi cab paint job) and Bobby went with skull/cross bones.
Sunday, May 19, 2019
This Week's Schedule
I only have one scheduling conflict this week:
Monday
Swim 5-7 p.m.
Tuesday
Swim 5-7 p.m.
Wednesday
Swim 5-7 p.m.
Thursday
Swim 5-7 p.m. (I will be on deck until 5:15 due to sports banquet)
Friday
Swim 5-7 p.m.
Saturday
Swim 9-11 a.m.
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Monday, May 13, 2019
"Muscle Memory"
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| 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.
Sunday, May 12, 2019
SWAT LC Open Invite
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.
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| via TIME |
Harry S. Truman
Saturday, May 11, 2019
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