Week 2 - Distance, Fins, Goals, Shoulder Warm-up, & our 1st Swim Meet!

* Distance day was fun on Tuesday with the Seniors swimming repeats of 200 meters in Lane 2, 400 meters in Lane 3, & 800 meters in Lane 4.

* Fins were everywhere on Wednesday and the Juniors were swimming fast. The Seniors were racing with partners... one swimmer used their arms while the being pushed by their partner who was wearing flippers... hard work can be fun!

* Goal Writing - The Senior swimmers all wrote 2 goals for themselves to work on this season. 1 goal was swimming performance focused & the other was lifestyle focused, working on something outside of the pool. They were welcome to share them with me or keep them private. Parents and Swimmers should check in with those goals through out the season, and change them as needed! Here were a few examples:
- swim 200 free at a meet - make a noticeable improvement in butterfly - drink more water - stretch more - make a new friend - not stress as much at school - make age groups!

* Dynamic Shoulder Warm ups - Check out the video below from USA Swimming. I shared this with the Senior Swimmers on Thursday to introduce them to the dos & don'ts of shoulder stretching with a focus on pre-race warm ups. These are repetitions that can be done at home as well as before or after practice to help keep the shoulders flexible and strong!

* 1st SWIM MEET - IMX CHALLENGE - Sunday, 10/30
Good luck to Samantha Wisdom, Heidi Brynn, Alex Fuss, ZachFuss, Seychelle Duckworth, Yvain Hoekstra, Tanis Hoekstra, & Emily Haskins.
Good luck to Rachel Haskins & Megan Gresham who are going for the true IMX Challenge -
200 of Fly, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 500 Free & 400 IM in one meet!!!

*Next Week:
Happy Halloween Practice - a spooky day in the pool!!! Swimmers are invited to wear their costumes over their suits to show their friends.... best costume awarded a prize & other fun Halloween activities, will it be a trick....or a treat?????
Team Suit Order - Monday 10/31 last day to order a team suit!