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Beth: There is an excellent article about Dennis Baker in the current issue of Swimming World (November 2005) issue. He talks about his training and how he finds time to fit it in coaching 3 teams. In the article it stated that his 400 Free time from this years Long Course Nationals at 4:12.26 was equal to what another swimmer from Oregon named Don Schollander, who did that same time on his way to 4 Gold Medals in the 1964 Olympics. In fact there is an article about Don Schollander in the current issue as well. He says he is old school and goes between 45,000 to 50,000 in volume 6 days a week. The article says he is planning to swim at the 2006 World Championships in August 2006 in his new age group 45-49. He lists his favorite set as 12 X 200's on 3:00 Free in Long Course split negatively by 100's and descending. He thinks that swimmers don't do enough negative spliting either in practices or in their races. The set he says teaches you self control if you can survive. Judging from the 500 Fly he swam the negative spliting is paying off and he shows a lot of self control and has no problem surviving.

Beth: There is an excellent article about Dennis Baker in the current issue of Swimming World (November 2005) issue. He talks about his training and how he finds time to fit it in coaching 3 teams. In the article it stated that his 400 Free time from this years Long Course Nationals at 4:12.26 was equal to what another swimmer from Oregon named Don Schollander, who did that same time on his way to 4 Gold Medals in the 1964 Olympics. In fact there is an article about Don Schollander in the current issue as well. He says he is old school and goes between 45,000 to 50,000 in volume 6 days a week. The article says he is planning to swim at the 2006 World Championships in August 2006 in his new age group 45-49. He lists his favorite set as 12 X 200's on 3:00 Free in Long Course split negatively by 100's and descending. He thinks that swimmers don't do enough negative spliting either in practices or in their races. The set he says teaches you self control if you can survive. Judging from the 500 Fly he swam the negative spliting is paying off and he shows a lot of self control and has no problem surviving.