QUESTION: Good Day Gary, Some of our swimmers ages 8yrs to 14yrs complain of fatigue, when its race time if the coach does a long warm up before the meet starts. What would you say would be basic or best warm up, prior to the start of the meet and the duration. Regards Robert ANSWER: […]
QUESTION: Hi, l have a 9 year old daughter who has done 2 seasons of swimming lessons. 5 weeks ago she started squad training where she has been encouraged to swim “fast”, something that she has never done. Her first 50m freestyle race she swam 59 sec. 4 weeks later she is down to 45 […]
QUESTION: Hi Gary, I was just after your thoughts on my daughter’s swim times not going anywhere. Last year she was swimming 2x1hr squad sessions per week and at every time trial/swim meet her times would improve in all of her strokes. Since joining a new Squad at start of February and now swimming 4 x […]
QUESTION: Hi, I would like to ask a couple of questions about the swim club in our town with the rules and discrimination against older girls who have nominated to swim on the club night but then have to pull out at last moment due to (girls personal reasons) and because they pull out loose […]
QUESTION: Hi Gary, My daughter is regularly faster in practice (from a push) than she is in her meets. What are some potential reasons for this? Her coach says she needs to relax. If that really is the problem, easier said than done. Thanks David ANSWER: Hi David, This is not an unusual problem for […]
QUESTION: Hallo Gary, Thank you for the very informative materials I received from you. Late last month my daughter participated in the CANA zone 3 &4 championships in Lusaka. She is 12. We have noticed that she panics a lot and doesn’t do well in competitions compare to training. During trainings she swims very well […]
