UNI Swim Club

October Invitational Times!

Seth Coster — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:00:07 +0000

The times from the October Invitational meet are found at the link below!

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tURZJ7HHJMiL1gwTlLrk17g&output=html

Community Service & Practice

Seth Coster — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:41:29 +0000

We won’t be having practice tonight! Everyone deserves a break after the hard work of the past few weeks. I’ll be getting our times from the meet put into a Google Docs spreadsheet and linked to from the blog, so keep your eyes out for it!

In other news, we have a community service opportunity coming up! Represent the Swim Club by coming to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank in Waterloo this Saturday. We’ll work out the details more this week, but keep an eye out for emails about the event. Kristi has already sent one out, and if you have any questions, feel free to comment here or send Kristi Philips an email.

Change of practice times!

Seth Coster — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:50:26 +0000

Our morning practices have migrated for the winter. Our practice schedule is now:

Monday-Friday: 6:30pm-7:30pm

No more early mornings. See you all tomorrow!

Breaststroke Turns

kristiphilips — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:25:26 +0000

Jimmy’s back for more!!

Upcoming Changes

Seth Coster — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:03:49 +0000

We may have a change in our practice schedule. As our number of morning attendants has slowly decreased over the past few weeks, it has become apparent that 6:00am isn’t the best time for college students to be up and about. The aquatics coordinator at the WRC pool is checking into changing our practice schedule to 6:30pm-7:30pm, Monday through Friday. Hopefully this change doesn’t negatively affect more people than it helps. Any feedback is welcome in the comments!

Zohan Butterfly

Seth Coster — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:29:08 +0000

If you’re having trouble with the butterfly, you could also try it this way:

Actually, his technique isn’t too bad…

9/24/2009 Practice

Seth Coster — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:50:32 +0000

Quite a few people have been getting cramps during practice lately. If you have been cramping up, make sure you stay well hydrated and get plenty of potassium and sodium. Eat a banana each day, and throw an extra shake of salt on your food. If you’re looking for something to snack on, find something salty like pretzels, chex mix, or salted peanuts.

Like yesterday morning’s practice, tonight’s practice will be about 40 minutes of intense workout followed by 20 minutes of butterfly work. Check out the video posted yesterday for an idea of how to better your butterfly stroke!

Remember, it’s all in the hips.

Butterfly Video

Seth Coster — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:34:45 +0000

We spent this morning working on Butterfly stroke drills. This video might help to give a better idea of what it looks like. The music is kind of lame, and it’s a little hard to hear, but it’s a good visual.

9 Days Left – October 4th Meet

Seth Coster — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:50:56 +0000

We have 9 more days of practice for the upcoming October 4th meet. Sarah will have sign-up sheets ready and waiting from now until Friday, October 2nd for people to sign up for the events of their choice.

A few things about the meet…

It’s a benchmark to see where you are starting the season. At the end of the season, we will host another meet and see how much your times have improved.
If you haven’t swam in a meet before, don’t be discouraged! Sign up, and we will help you out with anything you need.
We have to clear a few administrative things, but we are hoping to allow walk-ons at the meet. More info to come.
If you are swimming in the meet, we ask that you swim at least 2 events and at most 4. We want everyone to get a chance to swim the events they prefer!

That’s all for today. See you at tonight’s practice!