A quick question for the knowledgeable readers out there. This NYT magazine called Play recently contacted me about writing a piece for a section they call "Master Class" -- they want me to go someplace warm and get some swimming instruction of some sort.
I know that USMS used to have some kind of program where masters swimmers could apply to go out to Colorado Springs for intensive coaching, stroke analysis in the ICAR flume, etc. Is this still going on, do any of you know, and would it be possible to just do a "lite" version of this (a day or two; bypass the application process; not actually need to be an elite swimmer; etc.)
The other possibilities would be one of Terry's TI camps (though, God help me, front quadrant swimming really hurts my shoulders, and I feel this dog is just too old to learn that particular new trick).
Or--and this might be my favorite of all--didn't Gary Hall, Jr. start some sort of Sprint Club training camp down in Key West or the Bahamas or some similar place that would prove the perfect antidote to Pittsburgh this time of the year, especially if I don't have to pay for it?
Please let me know the details of any such possibiities--the editor did specify he'd prefer me to go someplace "warm and outdoors-y." Which makes two of us.
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Some great swim camps in Canada Rob 2 that come to mind Camp Ak-O-Mac and Camp Chicopee were run By Matt Mann, Buck Dawson and RosemaryIt’s tempting.
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Some great swim camps in Canada Rob 2 that come to mind Camp Ak-O-Mac and Camp Chicopee were run By Matt Mann, Buck Dawson and RosemaryIt’s tempting.
Please remember that the Unites States Masters Swimming Discussion Forum is provided as a benefit to our members and the adult aquatic community at large. And we would greatly appreciate it of the folks who post here would keep this in mind.
I would hate to see our forum go the way of the USA Swimming forum, or become restricted to a “member’s only forum”, or cut the moderators loose to stop all non-swimming related threads and start non-swimming related posters. But if we can’t police ourselves others will do it for us.
This thread is an excellent example… It started with someone asking a serious question about swim camps. And 6 pages later well over half (and I’m being generous) of the posts have nothing to do with the original question or swimming.
Please help us keep our discussion forum open and available to everyone.
Thank you!
