Practice + Pancakes: Louisville Throws Down on VO-Tuesday
After going to practice with Indiana, SwimSwam drove down the road to Louisville, where we filmed the cardinals Tuesday PM workout.
Practice + Pancakes: New Coaches on Full Display at IU PM Workout
There were 3 main groups on this Monday afternoon: Ray Looze’s breaststroke group, Cory Chitwood’s mid group, and Jonty Skinner’s sprinters.
Practice + Pancakes: Joao de Lucca Coaches Race Pace Club – Kentucky
In Louisville, Holden Smith trains as a member of the Race Pace Club. A junior in high school, Holden was coached by his father, Kenny, for 3 yrs using USRPT
Practice + Pancakes: Mizzou Swims 10×100 @ 1:30… But Think They’re Doing 30
Today was a test set for the tigers, and one they had done a couple weeks earlier: 30×100 @ 1:30, broken into 3 sets of 10 with breaks in between sets.
Practice + Pancakes: Watch Both Single Gendered Practices at Mizzou
SwimSwam took a visit to Columbia, Missouri, where the all new staff at the University of Missouri looks to be making some significant changes.
Practice + Pancakes: Nitro Caps Test Set with ‘Guess Your Time’
I made the drive up to Cedar Park, Texas to see what Nitro Swim Club (Cedar Park location) was up to, and they had a full slate of activities happening
Practice + Pancakes: Ian Crocker Leads WHAC Through 200 Pace Set
A new swim season means new pancakes. I drove down the road to Western Hills Athletic Club where they were doing their thing on a Wednesday.
Practice + Pancakes: How to Train at an Elite Level with a Full-Time Job
Wyatt now lives in Albuquerque doing research in his field of study full-time. He still loves swimming, and is looking to qualify for a 3rd Olympic Trials
Practice + Pancakes: Morozov, Balandin, Hansson (and More) Worlds Taper at USC
I ended up at the University of Southern California, catching the end of a taper practice with some of their postgrads who were gearing up for World Champs
Practice + Pancakes: Team Elite Starts Taper for World Champs, Pan Ams
With World Championships and Pan American Games both on the horizon, that means one thing for elite athletes: taper time.
Practice + Pancakes: Michael Andrew Goes Surfing, Trains Overspeed
Less than a week out from Andrew leaving for the World Champs training camp in Singapore, we caught him on a normal training day.
Practice + Pancakes: Texas Men Taper Practice for WUGs
The main WUG group included John Shebat, Austin Katz, Dean Farris, Tate Jackson, Jeff Newkirk, and Townley Haas (World Champs)
Practice + Pancakes: Zane Grothe Goes the Distance… Kick
Depending on your kicking proficiency, interval bases ranged from 1:45-1:30. The exception: Zane Grothe, who did it all straight through on a 1:25 base.
Practice + Pancakes: IU Breaststroke Clinic
We went to go film IU’s practice the day after the meet, expecting to get more of a recovery type of practice. Indiana doesn’t really “do that”
Practice + Pancakes: Battle for the Chipotle Gift Card
We’ve all been in the place after your spring taper meet. One day you could have the best practice ever, and the next day it feels like you were hit by a bus
