Hello Swim Families! It's here! It's here, it's here, it's finally here, the 2024 Little Apple Invitational is taking place at City Park Pool this Saturday and Sunday! There are a whopping 43 Marlins slated to compete this weekend, including some first-timers! Please see the warm-up times below. It is extremely important to be on time for warm-ups! Saturday & Sunday Lanes: 1-3 Time: 7:00 am - 7:40 am Meet Starts: 8:30 am Please have your swimmers at the pool by 6:45 am so that we can get started on...

Week 2: Drill of the Week: 2-Kick-1-Pull Breaststroke Hello Swim Families! This week’s drill of the week is one of Coach Reid’s personal favorites… 2-kick-1-pull breaststroke! The benefits of 2-kick-1-pull are simple yet profound. On one hand, it is a relatively simple drill to execute, even for beginners. Every stroke cycle is followed by an additional kick—by cycle we mean a pull with the arms, a breath, and a kick to full completion (legs closing and feet coming back together). Swimmers are to stay near the surface of the water...

Week 2: June 10 – June 14 Technical Focus: Alignment, Recovery, Breath Timing, Starts & Turns Conditioning Focus: Aerobic Conditioning Hello Swim Families! Our first week is in the rearview and wow was it fun! Our first swim meet of the season is also behind us and our home meet, the Little Apple Invitational, is fast approaching—can you believe it is this weekend?! Though it is only our second week of the summer season, Summer 2024 is in full swing! This week, our technical focuses will home in on body...

Hello Swim Families! Please see the following information regarding this weekend's Beach Bash at Blaisdell! Warm up times: Friday Session 1 - 11 & Over 1500m Free: Warmups -- 8:00-8:35 am (35 minutes) -- Meet Start Time: 8:45 am Session 2 - 13 & Over 50s of Stroke: Warmups -- 10:30-10:20 am (20 minutes) -- Meet Start Time: 11:00 am (Please help with timing!) Session 3 12 & Under & 13 & Over Events: Warmups -- 12:30-1:20 pm (50 minutes) -- Meet Start Time: 1:30 pm Saturday Session 4 -...

Hello Swim Families! Right-Right Left-Left Right-Left Left-Right Right-Left-Right Right-Left-Left What all this means is: Round 1 = Right Paddle + Right Fin Round 2 = Left Paddle + Left Fin Round 3 = Right Paddle + Left Fin Round 4 = Left Paddle + Right Fin Round 5 = Both Paddles + Right Fin Round 6 = Both Paddles + Left Fin So now you may be asking yourself… why? Because swimming is all about balance. We are all either right-side or left-side dominant, and it is easy to subconsciously...

Week 1: June 3 – June 7 Technical Focus: Body Position, Breath Timing, Starts & Turns Conditioning Focus: Aerobic Endurance Hello Swim Families! This is an exciting time… we are starting our outdoor season at City Park Pool! City Park Pool is a 50-meter by 25-yard pool, in other words, an Olympic pool. The Platinum and Blue groups will swim long course (50 meters) from 5:45 – 8:00 am, Monday through Friday, with Wednesdays being short course (25 yards) practices to work on speed and power. Please arrive early as...

Hello Swim Families! Tomorrow begins our summer practice schedule! It is 10 weeks of training, comradery, and fun! The Blue and Platinum groups will be in the water starting at 5:45 am each morning, Monday through Friday. Practices will be finished by 8:00 am each morning. Bring tennis shoes and shorts and a t-shirt for dryland! Dryland will occupy the final 20-30 minutes of practice and will consist of core and body weight exercises. The gates to City Pool will open at 5:30 am. Please be ready to get in...

Hello Swim Families! Please be aware that there will no swim practice on Monday, May 27th, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Practice will be held at the normal time (7:30 - 9:30 am) on Saturday, May 25th. Practices will be held during the normal time slot of 5:30 - 7:30 pm Tuesday, May 28th, through Friday, May 31st. There will be no practice on Saturday, June 1st, as Friday the 31st is our final day at Genesis. Monday, June 3rd will mark our first day of outdoor practice...

Hello Swim Families! Karan Bhatia will be joining us again this Saturday for another goal setting meeting. If you didn't see last week's announcement, I have copied it below. We look forward to seeing you there! Saturday, We will have one hour in the classroom at Genesis where we will host a special guest, Karan Bhatia, a Staff Therapist at the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) department at K-State. Kharan is interested in helping our athletes with important topics such as goal-setting and race preparation. Below is Kharan's own introduction....

Hello Swim Families! Please set aside some time for a special goal setting session following practice on Saturday, May 4th. We will have one hour in the classroom at Genesis where we will host a special guest, Karan Bhatia, a Staff Therapist at the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) department at K-State. Kharan is interested in helping our athletes with important topics such as goal-setting and race preparation. Below is Kharan's own introduction. My name is Karan Bhatia and I am currently working as a Staff Therapist at the Counseling...