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NASA MEET DAY 1

We all made it to the pool on time for day 1.  I do have to say that Allison had her one chance with music on the ride over, but I think we are going in another direction on future rides.  We had plenty of time to get settled and from these pictures you would think it might be a long day. We let the pool empty out a little and got everyone in for warm ups around 7 using 5 lanes.  The meet started off with some basckstroke events.  In the 200 back  Lauren Royce and Emily Drakopoulos both went best times and the exciting thing was that it looked like we had our legs which is always a good way to start a meet. Our next 200 backstroker was Kent Codding  who dropped 5 seconds.  Alex Aung was just a little off his time  Meanwhile in the East pool the 12 and unders were busy swimming their backstroke events.  Irene and Nicole were a few tenths off their jo times and Tyler dropped a half of second.  Justin Singletary had a great 200 backstroke dropping over 5 seconds. Next events up we

NASA CLEARWATER MEET BEGINS

Today the Mako swimmers started arriving in Tampa for the National meet this week.   As they got off their flights Coach Wendy, Peter and I  took them over in a couple of groups to do their meet warm up and to give them a chance to stretch out and see the pool.   Afterwards they headed towards the beach in  between thunderstorms for dinner.  From what I saw coming out of the pool the sun came out for a nice sun set.  

NASA CLEARWATER SWIMMERS

WE want to congratulate all 26 swimmers who qualified for the National meet in Clearwater Florida. This is a TEAM TRAVEL MEET which will require a few things from you the swimmer. First off everyone is to wear MAKO TEAM ATTIRE traveling to and from meet, and while on deck. I will try to wear a gold shirt so that you can spot me on deck easier. EVERYONE travels to the meet for warmups regardless of what time your event is. After you swim in the morning you are free to leave with your parents but you must be back at the hotel to travel to finals. Don't forget this is a four day meet so you need to rest as the meet progresses and if your legs are tired it will be tough.   We are coming off a great JO MEET and now the challenge will be to see if we can keep that needle moving forward. Our sucess or lack of is in our hands everyday through the choices we make. As a student/athlete alot of choices made away from the classroom and pool will will likel;y determine our succe

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THURSDAY NIGHT JO RECAP Tonight we started off the 2016 JO meet at University of Maryland with some great swims in the distance events. First in the water swimming the 1000 free was Jackson K. After we got Coach Peter's last minute text with some pointers he was off to set the trend for some fast swimming from the team. Holding a great pace he shaved off 14 seconds from his entry time. Next up were our 3 11-12 year olds swimming a 500 free. Graham wasthe first to attack the pool and shaved off over 5 seconds. Next in was Kevin C. who we are still a liittle con fused as to his final time. We know he shaved at least 5 seconds off and maybe even 8 but /i could have been wrong. something with the scoreboard. It was now time to head down to the other pool for Katherine H. and her 500. After setting afast pace on her first 50 she settled ino the exact pace we set, but of corse she went from a 34 to a 31 on the last 50. A little left at the end I would say. A GREAT START TO TH

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All JO swimmers the time has come to put away any doubts you may have and let that big dog out over the next 4 days. We are looking forward to seeing how our plans and your hard work over the last 7 months come together out at the University Maryland.   Don't forget that a four day meet is long and you need to be able to sustain your energy level over the entire weekend. This will involve showing up on time for warmups, and doing that warmup with a purpose of swimming fast. This is not the meet to show up an hour before you swim because your on your own in lanes where anything can happen. MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE! Next thing is keep your muscles warm in between swims. Just because you may not be cold YOUR MUSCLES are screaming to stay warm so they will be able to do what you ask during the races. MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE! make sure you do your warm-down immediately after your race, and if needed do your second warm-ups! MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE! Stay hydrated, drink water! If th

Workouts for Friday March 4th / Saturday March 6th

Hey guys a couple of you have asked about this blog. I have been trying to get in but with all these passwords and email addresses I get confused.   With some help I will get it figured out. Anyway here are some workouts to do either Friday or Saturday, pick one.  Should not take any longer than an hour.   Don't forget you need to make smart choices to give you a chance at swimming fast.  OWN YOUR RACE WORKOUT ๐ŸŠ warm up 200 free.  4x50 free descend@50/. 200 kick  3x50 descend@ 1:05. 200 IM drill swim/ 12x25@35. Odds stroke 12.5 fast 12.5 smooth  evens free fast. Work your breakouts! Set๐ŸŠ16x50 odds stroke/free swim Evens kick 25 fast 25 easy.  Rest 15-20 SET๐ŸŠ750 2x100 free@1:30/ 1x50 kick @ 1:15 2x100 free@ 1:20/1x50 kick @1:15 2x100 free @1:15/ 1x50 kick @1:15 All swims fast Warm down 200 WORKOUT #2 Warmup. 400 free rest 10/ 300 pull rest 10/ kick 200 rest 10/ 100 IM rest 10 4x50 free@45 SET๐ŸŠ 4x100 (3 rounds) 1 and 2 free @. 1:20/1:30 3. IM@ 1:30/1:40 4 kick@. 2:15 SPEED SET ๐ŸŠ