“…Some say they sold the yay and know they couldn’t get work on Labor day
It ain’t that black and white, it has an area that’s shaded gray
I’m west side anyway, even if I left the game and stayed away…”

“So keep on gettin’ ‘ya paper (Ah)
And keep on climbin’ (Ah)
Look in the mirror
And keep on shinin’ (shinin’)
‘Til the game ends
‘Til the clock stop
We gon’ post up on the top spot…”

can be seen here…http://www.swimnetwork.com/videos.html…10 strokes - turn - 10 strokes - turn…etc. lovin the SCY effect…every turn makes a difference.

Short Course Nationals start today in Atlanta and go through Saturday. You can to go swimnetwork.com to catch the videos, times and other information on the meet. Sadly, yours truly missed the 500 free cut by a few seconds so I won’t be there.
NBC will be re-airing a special on 2008 Paralympic Sports coverage on Saturday at 4:30pm.
De La Hoya/Pacquiao on Saturday Night on HBO at 8:30…My money is on De La Hoya.

80 videos this week…Welcome to the gun show…

We are working on starts every day now as some of our swimmers prep for the upcoming meet season. I promised them some videos as well as some pics of positioning…I have chopped out the starts from some race videos in the last two years giving you an idea of perfect start form. I love Inge DeBruijn’s starts because she is a rocket off the block. Stefan Nystrand and Pieter van den Hoogenband have massive track starts and I also put up a video of Franciska VanAlmzik …

For years hard training swimmers have sat down at the breakfast table after a long workout ready to enjoy the feast of fat and carbs. Yet, there has always been something missing…something spiritually devoid about eating 3 strips of crispy, once-alive-now-dead pig flesh…at long last…the Holy Church of Bacon has finally released the Holy Book of Bacon!! No more shall your bacon be just another meat on your plate. After achieving your zen-like sweetness from a perfect workout, you can become one with the holiest of holy …

Full story is here…LINK
I guess things have been sort of slow in the swimming world lately…there have been some records broken lately (mostly SCM world records) and some great collegiate matchups with some top swims but most of the news is sort of humdrum these days in the swimming world…USA swimming and FINA and a bunch of other acronyms are cooking up some new stuff on the legality of technical suits…boring. SCY Nationals start this coming weekend in Atlanta and a bunch of Olympic athletes will be there…ok, kind …

I will post links of all of the sales that come my way from all of the swim sites out there…stay tuned:
1. Speedo Female Discontinued Grab Bag Suits - Link
2. Speedo 20% off sale - Link
3. Speedo 15% off sale - Link
4. Kiefer Free Shipping - Link
5. Sportwide Major Clearance Sale - Link

I would have but I was debating whether to get an iphone, a Wii or a plasma tv for christmas.

I have been asked this question a bunch of times by folks interested in starting their own clubs. So, I figured why not just describe the process…here goes.
1) Have a vision. You have to know what type of team you want and then build that team. If your goal is to have a team of adults who laugh and sing and play and swim, then do not be surprised when a serious swimmer who joined to train hard, leaves your team. Conversely, if your goal is …