At the US Open in Greensboro earlier this month, SwimSwam asked a number of winners what their favorite Christmas Training memory was. Answers range from challenging sets to making a human Christmas tree in the pool. What’s your favorite memory?
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About Coleman Hodges
Coleman Hodges
Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on …
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Late 1980’s. Because I wasn’t involved, and they swam in the lane next to me, this is my favorite: six guys on the team skipped out for a day trip to the ski slopes. The coach found out and the condition of them staying on the team was 6 consecutive practices of 100 x 100y @ 1:10. Single morning practice on Dec 24, doubles on the 26th-27th, and a final one in the morning on the 28th. The six guys took turns leading 10 at a time, with each swimmer leaving at 2-3 second intervals. Lots of drafting.
A few years later, after I joined another team and had gone away to college, the coach initiated holiday TRIPLES. 6-8:30am,… Read more »