Well, i am a student at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY that had the football team cut from the athletic program and instead had a swim team and a few other sports put in the program in its place. One day as i was working out in the gym this past september, the coach of the swim team saw me working out and asked me if i wanted to swim. He needed numbers more than anything since the collegiate competitive requirements are 11 participants a team. Mind you i am 5'7", 185 lbs, broad chest and shoulders with large legs. A running back figure. I have never swam before and i agreed to be on the swim team. The coach wants me to swim the 50 and 100 free and i like that for it is a fast twitch race more than slow twitch, and since i am a senior i don't really have time to increase my endurance and slow twitch. I was wondering if any of you had advice for me in my endeavour to become an excellent swimmer by february 2004, and hopefully win an event at the MAAC nationals. In my first meet on Oct. 11, i swam a 27.88 in the 50 free at Duquesne. If you couldn't tell by my hunting for a discussion ring and post, i am very intense and competitive, and am taking this very seriously. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and hope to have some replies soon!
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I'm Joey's coach. He showed me this forum this morning. I could not believe all the responses. thanks for all your interest and support.
So I was hired this past July to be the coach of a start-up team at Canisius College. In August my atheltic director informed me that we needed 11 swimmers at every meet in order to meet NCAA standards. there was NO team prior to this season and NO recruiting done last season. so we were forced to find anyone willing.
We flyered the campus and started with about 20 names.... half of them never showed at the first practice(when they realized they have to train 2x a day). so Joey offered to join the team and his efforts have been fantastic. I am well aware of how lofty Joey's goals are but, there is no way in hell I am going to tell him he can't do it!
go Joey Butts!
I'm Joey's coach. He showed me this forum this morning. I could not believe all the responses. thanks for all your interest and support.
So I was hired this past July to be the coach of a start-up team at Canisius College. In August my atheltic director informed me that we needed 11 swimmers at every meet in order to meet NCAA standards. there was NO team prior to this season and NO recruiting done last season. so we were forced to find anyone willing.
We flyered the campus and started with about 20 names.... half of them never showed at the first practice(when they realized they have to train 2x a day). so Joey offered to join the team and his efforts have been fantastic. I am well aware of how lofty Joey's goals are but, there is no way in hell I am going to tell him he can't do it!
go Joey Butts!
