ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT


Development Articles

Introduction to Appropriate Athlete Development 2020

Long Term Development - A Sport's Parent Guide

Long Term Athlete Development Strategy - Swimming Canada

Attendance - Makes a Difference

Optimal Sleep

Sleep, Recovery and Human Performance

Recovery and Regeneration for Long Term Athlete Development

Training Session Too Hard?

High Performance Thinking

Training vs Learning

Watching your swimmer at training sessions

Glycogen Depletion

5 Questions to Ask Swimmers

20 Habits of Elite Swimmers

10 Powerful Quotes For Swimmers

Why Getting Enough Sleep Makes the Difference

Nutrition Articles

Nutrition Seminar, Feb 2018: Balanced Snacks | MAC Presentation | Meal Planning

Menu Planning 101 - Swimming Canada

Long Distance Travel

Nutrition Check List

Eating at Competitions

Provincial Camp Nutrition Overview

Concussion Management

Appendix A - Graduated Return to Play

Appendix B - Graduated Return to School

Concussion Information as PDF

Video Library

Michael Phelps - Top 10 World Record Races

  1. 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Michael Phelps v Milorad Cavic in the 100 butterfly:
  2.  2009 FINA World Championships in Rome, Michael Phelps 200 butterfly, rubber wrapped and fast, 1:51.51:
  3. 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Michael Phelps wins 200 freestyle in 1:42.96
  4. 2009 US World Championship Trials, Michael Phelps rips a 50.22 in the 100 butterfly:
  5. 2007 FINA World Championships, 200 butterfly, 1:52.09
  6. 200 IM World Record at the 2007 FINA World Championships, 1:54.98
  7. 200 IM World Record at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships, 1:55.84
  8. 200 Free World Record at the 2007 FINA World Championships, 1:43.86
  9. 2003 FINA World Championships, Phelps breaks the 200 IM World Record for the first time in 1:57.52
  10. 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Phelps breaks the 400 IM World Record, 4:08.26

Butterfly

Women's 200m Butterfly Final at 2008 Beijing Olympics

World Record Holder, Michael Phelps – 100 Fly Race

World Record Holder, Michael Phelps - 100 Fly Under water footage

Backstroke

World Record Holder, Maggie MacNeil 50m Backstroke (FINA 2022)

World Record Holder, Ryan Lochte Swimming Backstroke - 200 Back

Mark Tewksbury GOLD MEDAL - 100 BACK(1992)

Breaststroke

4-time Olympic Breaststroke Champion, Kosuke Kitajima - 200 BR - GREAT STROKE COUNT(GLIDE)

Annamay Pierse 200m Breaststroke World Record

Freestyle

World Record Holder Summer MacIntosh 400m Freestyle (2023)

Former World Record Holder, Cesar Cielo - 100 Free Swim

World Record Holder, Michael Phelps

Others

Our MAC Video 2013-2014

2015-16 Year-End/AGN Video

2017 Prairie Winter International - created by Rielly McNamara

Global Drug Reference

Searchable Global Drug Reference Online (DRO) for Canada

Canadian Centre of Ethics in Sport