Thanksgiving Workouts

Hey Team,

Here are a few workouts that you can do on Friday and Saturday if you're needing some inspiration during Thanksgiving Break. I hope that everyone had a great holiday and has enjoyed some time with family and friends.

Workout #1:

Warm-up:
400 Swim, 300 Pull, 200 Kick
10 x 50 @ R:10 (odd = Drill, even = Build)

Rev Set:
3 x
50 EZ
100 Free (Build Each 25)
100 Free (Build entire 100)
50 Hard

Main Set:
6 x 200 (#1, 3, 5 = Specialty @ 80% - good technique)
4 x 150 (#1, 3 = Specialty @ 90%)
2 x 100 (#1 = Specialty @ 100%)

Cool Down:
150 EZ Cool Down....................4450 Yards


Workout #2:

Warm-up:
300 Swim, 300 Pull, 300 Drill
8 x 50 Kick @ 1:10

Rev Set:
75 Build Free
3 x 25 Descend Stroke #1 (your choice)
75 Build Free
3 x 25 Descend Stroke #2 (your choice)
75 Build Free
3 x 25 Descend Stroke #3 (your choice)

Main Set:
3 x
100 IM
200 Stroke
300 Free (Extended Streamlines!)

Cool Down:
150 EZ Cool Down....................3700 Yards


See you Sunday evening at 4:00pm for practice!

The Team's New MASCOT!

On Friday, November 6th, the Simmons Swimming & Diving Team received a gift from Simmons Alum Ellie Blanton '59. "Every team needs a mascot!"

Oh boy, will we have fun with this remote control robotic SHARK!

Thanks Ellie!

First Meet - Under Our Belt!

Team,

Congratulations on a great season-opener this past Saturday against Westfield State. While it was disappointing to lose to Westfield, I think we gave them a good run for their money. Rarely are four strong divers matched up against another four strong divers in a dual meet. Congratulations to those athletes that made New England cuts in the first meet: Nellie, Kaira, Amanda, Virginia, Alyssa M., Anastasia & Brittany. Also, huge props to Alyssa Musket for taking down the pool and school record in the 50 Freestyle, setting a new standard of 25.09. Not too shabby for the first meet! There were a number of races in which Simmons fought to the end. That is the type of swimming that I'm looking for. Way to go, team!

Can you find the real Michael Phelps and Garrett Weber-Gale?

Blue and Gold Meet - A Success!

Gold's cheer

...But Blue is NOT impressed

...Blue's cheer

Gold team in Beijing 400 Free Relay Celebration

Alyssa and Amanda... (Are they talking smack?)

Nellie in the Shark Team Challenge

Team: Thank you for the enthusiasm with which you participated in the Blue and Gold Intrasquad meet this past weekend. It was a ton of fun for the coaches, and hopefully for the athletes as well. I particularly enjoyed my role as diving judge.

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Props to Alyssa for taking the Push-Up Competition for the second year in a row (I guess we call that undefeated). Brittany defended her title in the Underwater Competition with another 65 yards. And Amanda made her way to the podium with the Somersault Competition... was is 12??? Congrats to Lissa for an impressive showing in the Ugly Suit Competition, though Isabel was a close second! The Blue team had a stellar showing in the Beijing 2008 Men's 400 Freestyle Relay Celebration Impersonation Contest (Suzie's impression of Phelp's full body flex - see above photo - was definitely the deciding factor), although I do have to commend the Gold team on their attention to detail with Bernard's devastation ("Je parle francais!"). Gold took the Gold in the final "Relay"... The Shark Challenge (and I think I owe Christina 5 bucks because I verbalized my certainty that the inflatable shark would pop!). The Blue team picked up an extra five points in the Team Cheer Competition and I am dying to learn the words - all I remember is "Use. Your hips. Use. Use. Your hips." On a more serious note, the dives look strong and the swims were solid, and above all else, the team seemed unified! We (the coaches) were very pleased to see and hear a constant stream of encouragement.

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And Gold, don't forget that, as the winning team, you are responsible for writing the practice for Friday, November 6th.

WINTER TRAINING TRIP 2009-2010

SARASOTA, FLORIDA

The Simmons Swimming and Diving team, as usual, will be heading South for winter training this January. As you know, this is an integral part of the season. Returning to Boston after a week of heavy training, is always a huge turning point in the season.

Here are some trip details:

* TRAINING: Sarasota YMCA
http://www.sarasota-ymca.org/
Swimmers will train Long Course Meters in the AM and Short Course Yards in the PM. Divers will have access to two 3-meter boards and two 1-meter boards.

* ACCOMMODATIONS: Siesta Key (TBD)
http://www.visitsiestakey.com/
Accommodations will include 4-6 people/room with full kitchens. We will cook all our own meals.

* TRIP DATES: January 7-14, 2009
* TRAVEL PLANS: Boston to Sarasota (group travel: Delta Airlines)
* COST: $400/person (includes airfare, pool rental, hotel, transportation & food)

October Swim Fest 2009

The Second Annual OCTOBER SWIM FEST was a huge success! Thank you to all the Simmons swimmers and divers that helped out timing, working the registration table and scoring table, posting results, etc. We had 64 athletes participate (twice what we had last year) and the event brought in over $1000 for the team's fundraising account. Already, I have received a number of emails from happy Masters swimmers that had a blast at the meet:

"...At breakfast after the meet, all of us on LANES were talking about how great your swimmers were. Really fun to have them as timers" -S. Ehrlich

"...Thank you to all your volunteer timers!" - G. Davis

"...Thank you Mindy and to all of the swimming and diving team- nicely run meet, very energetic group! Was a fun meet." - K. Stokes

I hope you guys had fun. I certainly did!