Hello Swim Families! Our first swim meet of the season is this weekend! For those new to the team, I’d like to share with you a checklist of items to bring to the pool. Basic Equipment Swimsuit Swim cap (and extras!) Goggles (and extras!) Towels… multiple towels Warm clothing… robe, sweatshirt, sweatpants, hoodie, pajamas, Snuggie, parka, socks, tennis shoes (Crocs can work too, I guess) A blanket or two A change of clothes Swim bag Nutritional Items Water and/or Gatorade/Powerade/Pedialite Dried fruit Fresh fruit String cheese Jerky Bagels Mixed nuts...

Hello Swim Families! Please see the following warmup information for this weekend's swim meet in Salina. Saturday Warmup Time: 9:00 - 9:30 am Lanes: 4, 5, & 6 Meet Starts: 10:15 am Sunday Warmup Time: 9:30 - 10:00 am Lanes: 5 & 6 Meet Starts: 10:15 am Please let me know if you have any questions, and I'll see you in Salina! For those who are not going to the swim meet, there WILL be practice at Genesis during the normal time. See you at the pool! -Coach Reid

Fall 2024 Week 6 Technical & Conditioning Focus: October 7 - 12 Technical Focuses: Rotation & Recovery; Underwaters Conditioning Focus: Aerobic Threshold + Lactic Acid Tolerance Macrocycle: Fall 2024; Mesocycle: Aerobic Preparation; Microcycle: Aerobic Threshold + Lactic Acid Tolerance Hello Swim Families! Welcome to Fall 2024 week 6! This week, our technical focus will emphasize the importance, technical skills, and pure speed that can be achieved through underwater dolphin kick. We will also continue with our work on rotation and recovery in the long-axis strokes. Often called the fifth stroke,...

Fall 2024 Week 5 Technical & Conditioning Focus: September 30 – October 5 Technical Focus: Rotation & Recovery Conditioning Focus: Aerobic Preparation Macrocycle: Fall 2024; Mesocycle: Aerobic Preparation; Microcycle: Major Kick Hello Swim Families! Welcome to Fall 2024 week 5! This week, our swimmers will focus on rotation and recovery. Rotation is not part of every stroke, only freestyle and backstroke; meanwhile, recovery is a component of every stroke. What does this mean? Rotation, which is quite straight-forward, refers to how a swimmer turns their body from the hips or...

Hello Team! Due to unsafe conditions at Genesis, there will be no practice on Thursday, September 26th. The pool is extremely cloudy and we cannot see the main drain. When it is too cloudy to see the main drain of a pool practice MUST be cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope this will be fixed by tomorrow. Please let me know if you have any questions. -Coach Reid

Fall 2024 Week 4 Technical & Conditioning Focus: September 23 – 28 Technical Focus: IM Transitions Conditioning Focus: General Aerobic Macrocycle: Fall 2024; Mesocycle: General Preparation; Microcycle: IM Transitions Hello Swim Families! Welcome to week 4! This week’s technical focus will home in on IM transitions. Specifically: Monday = Freestyle Body Position, Catch, & Pull (standard Monday stuff) Tuesday = Butterfly-to-Backstroke Transitions “Drop-Back Turns,” essentially Wednesday = Backstroke-to-Breaststroke Transitions Coach Reid’s favorite skill to teach… cross-over turns! Thursday = Breaststroke-to-Freestyle Transitions “Drop-Back or Open Turns” again Friday = Backstroke Flipturns...

Fall 2024 Week 3 Technical & Conditioning Focus: September 15 – 21 Technical Focus: Recovery & Pull Conditioning Focus: General Aerobic Macrocycle: Fall 2024; Mesocycle: General Preparation; Microcycle: Recovery & Pull Hello Swim Families! Welcome to week 3! This week’s technical focus will emphasize the recovery and pull phases of each of the four strokes, while the condition focus remains “general aerobic.” What is recovery? Recovery refers to what the arms do as the move forward in the stroke. In freestyle, butterfly, and backstroke, the arms go over the water,...

Hello Swim Families! As you have probably noticed, the pool at Genesis has been rather crowded. This is, of course, because our team is a hot commodity and so many amazing young people want to be a part of it! Nonetheless, this has made lane space difficult. The good news is, we have a solution! Effective Monday, September 16, Platinum will swim from 3:15 pm – 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Blue will remain during the 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm time slot, Monday through Friday. White and Minnows schedules...

Fall 2024 Week 2, September 9 – September 14 Technical Focus: Body Position Conditioning Focus: General Aerobic Macrocycle: Fall 2024; Mesocycle: General Preparation; Microcycle: Body Position Hello Swim Families! Welcome to week 2! This week’s technical focus will again home in on body position, while the condition focus remains “general aerobic.” We will focus on keeping our hips high in the water and improving our kick. High elbow position and early vertical forearm (EVF) will continue to be emphasized this week as well. Early vertical forearm (EVF) refers to a...

Fall 2024 Week 1 Technical Focus: Body Position Conditioning Focus: General Aerobic Macrocycle: Fall 2024; Mesocycle: General Preparation; Microcycle: Body Position Hello Swim Families! WELCOME BACK!!! The 2024-2025 swim season is upon us, and it is glorious! This is my fourth season as head coach, and I intend it to be the best one yet. We have an incredible coaching staff this year. I will provide more information on each of these incredible individuals over the coming weeks, though in quick summation: Reid Carlson, Head Coach (just read the article...