Video is courtesy of Imagine Swimming and Manhattan Makos Head Coach Elliot Ptasnik.
Imagine Swimming, the premier swim school of New York City, has been creative and proactive in the swimming community. In addition to teaching children the lifesaving skill to swim, they were the first to step up and support Anthony Ervin on his path to the London Olympics, and now they’re hosting the annual Imagine Invite swim meet.
STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE EVENT FROM SWIMSWAM CONTRIBUTOR DOUG LENNOX.
BELOW: Imagine Invite release courtesy of Imagine Swimming.
Greetings from New York City! This Saturday, Dec 7th Imagine Swimming will be hosting the annual Imagine Invite swim meet. This is a one-day age group swim meet. Between sessions, we will have a Showcase 50 Freestyle, featuring Olympian Anthony Ervin.
Imagine Swimming is the premier swim school of New York City (www.imagineswimming.com), with over 3500 swimmers across Manhattan and Brooklyn. Imagine Swimming has an official USAS club called the Manhattan Makos (www.manhattanmakos.com). Anthony is the Ambassador of Imagine Swimming and a coach of the Manhattan Makos.
100% of the proceeds of the swim meet will be going to Waves4Water which is a Hurricane Sandy relief fund. Only one year has passed and with so many families still displaced, support to the local community is necessary.
In addition, it is our goal to promote diversity in the sport of swimming through this event. Makos Head Swim Coach Elliot Ptasnik is the Chairman of Diversity & Inclusion for the NYC Metro area and for the last four years, Anthony has been an integral part of this campaign. In this event, Tony will be racing Brett Fraser, Olympian and NCAA champion from the Cayman Islands, and Doug Lennox, Olympian for Puerto Rico. Three Olympians from three different countries all with different backgrounds. That is diversity!
impressive
He dies quickly but he could have been a great 100 freestyler nonetheless, like Morozov. At Worlds in Fukuoka he beat PVDH like a rented mule and he was only 20 back then.
Exactly ! that’s the race i watched on yutube that introduced me to his insane talent . His first 50 were so quick at the time . VDH was effectively eaten like a beginner before coming back strongly on the second 50 .
He did an excellent job in the relays in Barcelona for a 50 free sprinter .
i love his arm catch style ! very high but so effective . He hasn’t yet drop his best times i beleive …
Wow! I so wish I had the opportunity to see this great sprinter racing in the flesh!