LIFE UNDERWATER

 

"Talk doesn't cook rice."  Chinese Proverb

It's easy to say things especially in today's world the real work starts bye going out and doing!

For the past two weeks we have given you all a huge amount of sets to try and help each group with their UNDERWATER DOLPHINS off the walls or as we like to say using your fifth stroke.

Adapting the strong underwater dolphin kick to human bodies isn't easy, but it is very effective.  Swimmers are limited by our "bow wave",  that little wave in front of us that travels down the pool with us.  Unlike dolphins who can literally jump over that wave 🌊 swimmers aren't capable of getting over or around it, but we can get under it and the longer we can stay under it the better off we are.  

The debate for swimmers is whether the mastery of this stroke comes with a loss of speed.  That is the question,  at what point does using that kick affect your speed and thus your time.  Luckily rules are in place that you cannot travel more than 15Meters (except breaststroke) down the pool.  

Swimmers tend to overlook working on this fifth stroke and I believe the reason is twofold; the first being that it is hard and makes them tired and the second is that they feel they can move faster on top of the surface.  Unfortunately with either of those mindsets swimmers will give up on the mastery of these skills before they have a chance to become comfortable and proficient, and thus no matter what the boards says they always leave something out of their races.  CHAMPIONS DON'T TRAIN OR RACE LIKE THAT.

Master this fifth stroke and you will start to rocket off your walls and you just might surprise yourself.

SET OF THE WEEK

8 rounds

4x25 @30 fast fly dolphin kick.  Work the up motion 

1x50 @1:00 strong fly/back with all UWD past the 10M mark

2 rounds 

25 fly from start (strong UWD to 15m mark

50 fly to back from a push UWD past 12.5 strong

50 back to breast (strong UWD past 12.5. double pull out for breast)

CLIMB OUT

25 FREE NO BREATH

FEEDING THAT MONSTER

APPLE PANCAKES

INGREDIENTS:

• applesauce
• 2 eggs
• oats
• 
  any type of milk
• baking powder
• any spices (I used cinnamon) 
• olive oil or butter

Blend all ingredients in a blender and then using pan cook your pancakes. don't forget to add the topping.

14 and under Championship

We now have the team established for the 2024 14 and under championships and are in the process of putting together our relays.  If you are asked to participate in a relay we expect you to be there for the team.  We are hoping to put them out by next week.  Stay tuned

ISCA ELITE MEET

 

FOR ALL SWIMMERS TRAVELING TO SAINT PETERSBURG FOR THIS MEET THE COACHES ARE ASKING YOU TO PRINT OUT THE 4 days of the meet and bring it in to your coaches so that we can help you choose your bonus events.   We expect you to have at least one event a day to swim as everyone will be going to he meet regardless of whether you are swimming or not.  This is a team travel meet.