Hello Swim Families! As of this morning, the water in the pool at Genesis is still hovering around 72-73 degrees Fahrenheit. As a part of my never-ending professional development I am part of the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and am currently participating in a coaching mentorship triad. I asked both of my mentor coaches how cold water has to be for them to cancel practice and they told me 76 degrees and 74 degrees Fahrenheit, respectively. Therefore, similar to yesterday, we will have the baskeball court at Genesis from...

Hello Swim Families! Please remember that today, Tuesday, October 29th, swim practice will be held on the second-floor basketball courts at Genesis from 4:00 – 6:00 pm where we will do some dryland, games, and team building activities! ALL GROUPS ARE INVITED TO GENESIS TODAY! PLATINUM SWIMMERS… STEP UP AND LEAD! Consider Tuesday a special Halloween practice. Swimmers may wear their Halloween costumes to practice if they wish! Once the pool is back to a reasonable temperature we will return to the water. Please let me know if you have...

Fall 2024 Week 9 Technical & Conditioning Focus: October 28 – November 2 Technical Focuses: Catch & Breakouts Conditioning Focus: Anaerobic Threshold Macrocycle: Fall 2024; Mesocycle: Power & Resistance; Microcycle: Aerobic Power + Burst Speed Hello Swim Families! Welcome to Fall 2024 week 9! Let’s discuss the elephant in the… pool. This week is plagued by unsafely cold water; therefore, our original plans for the week have been thrown off. Nonetheless, adaptability is the name of the game for a swim coach—I promise, despite these setbacks, we will be fine!...

Hello Swim Families, We regret to inform you that due to low water temperatures at Genesis, practice has been cancelled for Monday, October 28, from 6:00-8:00 pm. We are receiving regular updates from Genesis and are optimistic the heater will be fixed this week. Please let me know if you have any questions. -Coach Reid

Hello Swim Families! Please be aware that there will be no late practice (6:00 - 8:00 pm) on Thursday, October 31st, which is Halloween. Blue group swimmers are invited to the 3:15 - 5:00 pm practice instead. Please let me know if you have any questions, and be safe trick-or-treating! -Coach Reid

Hello Swim Families! I have received an update from Genesis on the state of the pool heater: it is still broken and the water temperature has dropped to 74 degrees Fahrenheit. That is a bit chilly, but not too cold to swim, therefore, practice will proceed as normal today, Monday, October 28th. We still do not know when the heater will be fixed, so the temperature could fall further as the week goes on. We will keep you updated on the situation. Please let me know if you have any...

Hello Swim Families! Due to an unfortunate mechanical malfunction with the pool at Genesis, there will be NO PRACTICE tomorrow morning, Saturday, October 26th. We apologize for the inconvenience and short-notice. Friday the temperature in the pool was falling as the heater had stopped regulating earlier in the day. As we expect overnight temperatures close to freezing and percipitously falling water temperature, it is in the best interest of the athletes that the Marlins take off Saturday, October 26th. For reference, World Aquatics, the World Governing Body for swimming, recommends...

Fall 2024 Week 8 Technical & Conditioning Focus: October 21-26 Technical Focuses: Body Position, Breath Timing, & Recovery Conditioning Focus: Anaerobic Threshold Macrocycle: Fall 2024; Mesocycle: Anaerobic Preparation; Microcycle: IM & Stroke Endurance Hello Swim Families! Welcome to Fall 2024 week 8! Sorry for this installment of our weekly training breakdown coming out so late, it’s been a doozy of a couple of weeks! Though I’ve been rather long-winded in my previous Technical and Conditioning Focuses, this installment will be succinct. Let’s cut to the point and define Anaerobic Threshold....

Hello Swim Families! Day one of the 2024 Spooktacular is in the books, and boy, was it fun! Marlins swimmers including Jack Dunn (50 freestyle), Olivia Shapkina (200 IM, 500 freestyle), Andrey Shapkin (200 IM, 500 freestyle), Cameron Pfannenstiel (200 IM, 50 freestyle, 500 freestyle), Philip Wolfe (50 freestyle), Vivi Wolfe (50 freestyle, 500 freestyle), and Eli Thurn (200 IM, 50 freestyle, 500 freestyle) all produced best times on Friday evening in Topeka! The fun continues tomorrow. Below is the warmup information for all upcoming sessions of the 2024 Spooktacular....

Fall 2024 Week 7 Technical & Conditioning Focus: October 14 - 20 Technical Focuses: · Freestyle: Rotation; breath timing; catch, pull, and recovery. · Backstroke: Rotation; catch, pull, recovery, and breakouts. · Breaststroke: Recovery—fast hands and foreword lean—underwaters; pop! · Butterfly: Recovery, head snap; cheetah speed: loose arms & hands. Conditioning Focus: IM & Stroke Endurance Macrocycle: Fall 2024; Mesocycle: Aerobic Preparation; Microcycle: IM & Stroke Endurance* *These are not always the same, but sometimes…. Hello Swim Families! Welcome to Fall 2024 week 7! Okay, we’re almost halfway through it…...