To a coach the clock is practically an assistant on deck. A swim coach lives and breathes by the time. Splits, intervals, bathroom breaks…everything is measured by the clock.
To the swimmer, the clock …
what affects west siders and what west siders affect
west siders who represent
photos and pics of us and the symbols of our swimming
where you will find West Siders kicking ass
The workout that West Siders did today.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter.
Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
-Samuel Beckett
WU-
16 x 75
odds – fly/ba (25 drill/50 swim) – 1:05
evens – br/fr (50 drill/25 swim) – 1:10
Set 1-
3x{
3 x 300 …
You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.
-Trotsky
Distance Group
WU-
4 x 100 kick – 1:45
1 x 800 – sleeves – perfect
8 x 50 – Stroke count calibration – :45
Set 1-
72 x …
WU/Set 1/Set 2/Set 3-
1 x 12,000 for time
WU-
4x{
1 x 300 kick – 5:30
3 x 50 free @ 80% – :45
1 x 200 kick – 3:30
2 x 50 free @ 90% – :45
1 x 100 kick – 1:45
1 x 50 free sprint – …
SHOES DAY 11
WU-
12 x 100 – 3 on base/1 on base – 5%
Set 1-
6x{
1 x 6:00 on the stretch cord tether – 5:30 at 90% pace/:30 @ 100% pace
1 x 500 for time – :15r
~7,200 …
“Deadliest Catch” skipper Phil Harris, one of only 3 men in the world who would stand a chance against Chuck Norris, passed away yesterday. There hasn’t been such a tough son of a bitch …
Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.
-Aldous Huxley
SHOES DAY 5
WU-
3x{
4 x 225
Round 1 – 3:40
Round 2 – 3:35
Round 3 – 3:30
Set 1-
2x{
2 x 25 – paddles – focus on Monster EVF …
WU:
3x
3 x 300
#1 – Free on 4:30
#2 – alt 50 DPS/50 Build on 4:25
#3 – Free on 4:15
4 x 125 on 2:20
(50 kick/50 back/25 BP every 5)
Set 1:
2x
1 …
At West Side we use one type of paddle for our technique and strength training. We use the TYR Catalyst paddles and over the years I have had so much success with them. All West …
I don’t care about the sunshine, yeah…cause Mama…Mama I’m coming home.
-OZZY
WU-
20 x 75 – 1:00
9 x 150 – fins – 2:05 – 50 kick/50 swim/50 catchup
Set 1-
6x{
3 x 50 – 25 drill/25 put drill into …
You can read the official press release below. Jump to the bottom for the part that finally sets things right – Masters swimmers have to follow the FINA guidelines just like the rest of …
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.
-Niccolo Machiavelli
I went hard all fall like the ball teams,
just so I can make it rain all Spring
-Kanye
WU-
4x{
2 x 75 – uh20 turns – 1:05
2 …
“Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control.”
-Richard Kline
WU-
2x{
4 x 250 – 4:00 – 14 spl
5 x 50 – 5/20 drill – :50
Set 1-
3x{
1 x 1000 – every 3rd 25 is 2d/1u fly – …
so you think you are tough? Read this article by Assistant Head Coach Ellen Stanley…
In 2006, my life changed forever. On my masters swim team, where I was an assistant coach, I swam …
Below is a two part interview that Tom Dolan gave to Swimming World TV this week.
Dolan is, and always will be, the man.
Part 1 – 23 minutes
Part 2 – 14 minutes
“The …
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