TAKE YOUR SWIMMING or COACHING TO A NEW LEVEL IN 2009!
US MASTERS SWIMMING ANNOUNCES THE SWIM FEST
FOR COACHES & MASTERS SWIMMERS
MAY 22-24, 2009!
Location: Shenendoah, TX – New The Woodlands Aquatic Facility
Info & Registration:
http://www.usms.org/swimfest
Register EARLY - Space is limited and expected to fill quickly!
Coaches are FREE!
USMS swimmers, $85 a day*
* FINIS snorkel, event shirt, video-taping
Video tour of The Woodlands, CISD Natatorium
www.floswimming.org/.../124000
COACHING STAFF:
SUSAN INGRAHAM -Masters of South Texas / 2008 USMS Coach of the Year
KERRY O’BRIEN -Walnut Creek Masters / 1987 Coach of the Year / 2007 USMS Club of the Year
JIM MONTGOMERY - Dallas Aquatic Masters / 3 time Olympic Gold Medalist / 2002 USMS Coach of the Year
KRIS HOUCHENS -- IndySwim Fit / 2007 USMS Coach of the Year
WHITNEY HEDGEPTH - Olympic Gold Medalist / Longhorn Aquatics Masters
SARA MCLARTY - 3 time Olympic Trial Qual. / 2006 USAT Triathlon Athlete of the year
MIKE COLLINS - NOVA Masters / 1990 USMS Coach of the Year
"Ah, the toys station with Kris Houchens. This station was complete havoc. Not only was the station all about Finis toys and people just wanted to play, but also most of us were tired and ready to be done. Finally, we need our snorkels, and there is a HUGE problem with them. Probably 3 out of 4 people couldn’t use their snorkel without nose clips, but there are no nose clips. Water just poured into my nose when I tried to use the snorkel, I gave up, and put my snorkel away, and forgot about it. The mp3 players were neat, and the tempo trainer would probably be really useful, but the rest of the stuff was pretty normal. The structure of the station was that we would use one type of toy at a time across all lanes, about there was only enough toys for two people at a time per lane, with 4-5 people in a lane. I just ended up swimming a bunch of free to keep from sitting on the wall. Conceptually this is a decent station, but it needs to be rethought."
qbrian, I missed the SwimFest.
Do not give up on the snorkle. This is a very useful tool to use. I recommend it for my swimmers and I also make all my patients get one. I use mine when I do get in the water. I use it for all strokes except back. Also, DO NOT rely on the nose clip. Without the nose clip, you will learn proper breathing technique and you can even make the hole on the snorkle small to work on breath control.
Good Luck and if you need any tips let me know. I can help you learn how to use your snorkle.
"Ah, the toys station with Kris Houchens. This station was complete havoc. Not only was the station all about Finis toys and people just wanted to play, but also most of us were tired and ready to be done. Finally, we need our snorkels, and there is a HUGE problem with them. Probably 3 out of 4 people couldn’t use their snorkel without nose clips, but there are no nose clips. Water just poured into my nose when I tried to use the snorkel, I gave up, and put my snorkel away, and forgot about it. The mp3 players were neat, and the tempo trainer would probably be really useful, but the rest of the stuff was pretty normal. The structure of the station was that we would use one type of toy at a time across all lanes, about there was only enough toys for two people at a time per lane, with 4-5 people in a lane. I just ended up swimming a bunch of free to keep from sitting on the wall. Conceptually this is a decent station, but it needs to be rethought."
qbrian, I missed the SwimFest.
Do not give up on the snorkle. This is a very useful tool to use. I recommend it for my swimmers and I also make all my patients get one. I use mine when I do get in the water. I use it for all strokes except back. Also, DO NOT rely on the nose clip. Without the nose clip, you will learn proper breathing technique and you can even make the hole on the snorkle small to work on breath control.
Good Luck and if you need any tips let me know. I can help you learn how to use your snorkle.
