Simmons Swimming & Diving

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

October Swim Fest

The Simmons College Sharks hosted the third annual October Swim Fest, a masters mini-meet on Saturday, October 16th. The event was a huge success. We had over 50 swimmers for New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine. The fundraiser brought in close to a thousand dollars for the Sharks, and made for a very fun and exciting morning.

One of the meet's highlights was undoubtedly the "world debut" of a new stroke, invented by masters swimmer, B. Pollard of Maine... "The Eagle." Known to most swimmers as "double-arm backstroke" - although, the Eagle himself used much more undulation and turnover than I've ever witnessed!

Because the event was a sanctioned Short Course Meters meet (consistent with the fall season for Masters), we moved the bulkhead and the Simmons varsity program was able to get in a few METERS workouts for additional conditioning! Bonus.

Here are the Simmons women (schmoozing with the Masters swimmers)!

Monday, September 20, 2010

New Toys!

During the summer, I was approached by our Athletic Director to see if the Simmons Swimming and Diving team had any wish-list items for the upcoming season. In my entire coaching career, I've never been (seriously) asked this question! I quickly responded with a few big ticket items... and guess what? Simmons pulled through!

We now have three new Vasa Trainers to use during dryland and for supplemental workouts. Flyers and distance swimmers are going to become very intimate with the Vasa... but not to worry, everyone else will be able to reap the benefits as well!

In addition to the new swim benches, we also purchased an underwater video camera with a viewing screen and DVD set-up. I was able to take it for a test drive during the Sharks Swim Camp and learned that it is simple to use and will be an invaluable tool for our training. I hope to use the camera several times this season with the Simmons varsity athletes, but also cease some fundraising opportunities by hosting video clinics for age group or masters swimmers in the community.

We purchased four new touchpads and modules as well. I anticipate a season of flawless timing as we continue to keep our facility state-of-the-art!

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Awards Banquet

The Simmons Department of Athletics hosted the annual Awards Banquet, Evening of Champions, on May 4th. The event was fantastic! It was great to have an opportunity (along with the captains) to brag about our successful season. Obviously we all know the accomplishments that were had along the way, but it was nice to be able to share those impressive details with the rest of the student-athletes and supporters.

Congratulations to Brittany Torelli, who was honored with the Blue and Gold Award for Swimming and Diving for embodying all the characteristics that make a stand-out student-athlete at Simmons.

Also, congratulations to Alyssa Musket, who was honored by the Athletic Department with the Rookie of the Year Award. This is a huge achievement (and I also happen to know that there were some very strong nominees in this category!).

Any time our entire team gets together, I enjoy the occasion. It was particularly fun to see everyone all dressed up - what a bunch of pretty ladies!

Monday, March 22, 2010

Final Team Dinner - March 21, 2010

Friday, March 19, 2010

Team Dinner and Celebration!

Hello Team!

Congratulations on a great 2009-2010 Swimming and Diving Season. To celebrate, please join your teammates and coaches at Boston Beer Works (61 Brookline Ave) at 6:00pm on Sunday, March 21st for an end-of-the-season team dinner. I look forward to having the team back together for one last hoorah!
http://www.beerworks.net/html/locations_fenway.html

See you then!

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

SHARKS Everywhere!

Our Championship weekend was full of subtle support for the Simmons Sharks... first, there was a SHARK car parked at the hotel (sorry, no photo). Second, one of the Elms swimmers (sitting next to us) was sporting a SHARK tattoo - naturally, the Simmons women made friends with him! Here's Adam and the team: