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.
First I need to write Fort's future ....
Fort tries to mend the broken/burned/nuked bridge between her and Geek again and is unsuccessful, using her anger she goes to the pool and is able to swim completely pain free for thousands of yards. She is able to swim fly endlessly with perfect form and great speed. Her backstroke is fantastic, too. She wins a huge case and takes the money and meets her favorite baby sister at Allan's breaststroke camp in Hawaii where they both learn to breaststroke at a respectable speed - just fast enough to beat Rich.
Fort returns home to find the rude hormonal one no longer rude or hormonal. Her baby has given up her love of soccer and taken on swimming, her prefrence being fly of course. Her kids become completly self-suficient allowing her to sleep in rather than drive them to early am practice and they tell her to swim her own meets rather then hang out at theirs ...
Now, pizza in the oven ...
I'll meet anyone at the Race Club camp any time, ($$$ permitting) I love sprinter camp!!
Yes, Buddha's...
NB Matt, this in no way is an endorsement of any religion. ;)
No worries...I am relinquishing my position as the official/unofficial thread content moderator. Temporarily anyhow. :agree:
I have been upsetting people with my antics and that is just not fair. Carry on ladies and gentlemen. :wave:
You drank it when you were here last or are you announcing your intention for zones after getting a good thrashing (read: in the friggin pool, please) by Wally?
Grapefruit in the fridge.
Wally doesn't count...he's in a different class. I have never been "there" and I prefer Aussie chards...so please get some in for April.
skim milk, no sugar. Continuing with the temple theme and I'm sweet enough already....:wiggle:
I have, however, read several objectionable posts in which Misters Geek, Gull et al have tried to curtail free speech to their sensibilities, in which they've insinuated that those who post a double entendre or a flirtacious post are immoral, bad and a threat to family values.
I think you hit the nail on the head here. This is what has bothered me about some of the recent posting. The insinuation. No one wants to be labeled immoral or frivolous just because they make a joke or engage in some good natured banter. It can be very insulting and simply isn't true. I know this is a swimming forum, but even the righteous ones who are so very "bored" with the banter engage in their own NSR posting. Which is fine.
And the swimming threads and comments far outweigh anything else. I'm not sure I would ever have learned to SDK properly and improved my swims without Ande's input on all his threads, for example. And I've gotten some great breaststroke tips amidst all the *** vs. fly joking.
I also agree with Kyra that excessive fighting or nastiness on strictly SR topics (as on all the older closed TI threads) isn't necessarily superior to the friendly banter on SR or NSR topics just because it's SR. And no one group should preside. It seems that most, not all, posters have an SR and NSR side anyway. We are actual people, not information machines.
Going for the hot moist compress for the eye tonight ...
OMG, I read about that cure in an SR thread.
Darn! And up until now I thought you were perfect.:thhbbb: :thhbbb: :thhbbb:
Well I'm a Brit, so Democrats and Republicans are both Right to my thinking. You guys obviously had a tough time figuring that out too in 2000 judging by the whole hanging and dimpled chad thing.
Well, I am not quite sure where this discussion is right now- in some other realm other than that of swim camps. However, The Race Club was mentioned towards the beginning, where some of the posts actually made sense??? Jim, we do offer swim camps in sunny Islamorada in the Florida Keys; it's an hour and fifteen minutes from the Miami International airport. I customize each and every camp to meet the needs and expectations of every athlete, whether just beginning or training for the 2008 Games. We like to give each athlete one-on-one attention, paying close attention to technique and stroke detail. We welcome swimmers of all ages and abilities. Our youngest camper was 7 yrs. old and our oldest was in his late fifties. You can schedule a camp so it is convenient for you, and almost any time of year is a possibility. We recently changed our lodging location from the Cheeca Lodge to the Mariner's Club Resort and Marina in order to streamline pricing and make it more affordable for a larger audience. We use Dartfish software to analyze your strokes. We videotape your strokes above and underwater, then upload the footage into the software program, and then our coaches sit down with you to review and analyze your strokes: www.theraceclub.net/dartfish_video To find out more about our coaches, visit: www.theraceclub.net/about_our_coaches
We would love for you to join us for a camp down in the Keys, so please call 877-Swim-Race to discuss details, or visit us at www.theraceclub.com to find out more about our camps.
Best regards,
Bebe Hall
The Race Club
Director of Camps & Clinics
877-SWIM-RACE
info@theraceclub.net
