We hope this email finds you happy, healthy and ready for an outstanding summer with the raddest team on the planet! Although our team information has been on the website for your viewing pleasure for some time now, we wanted to reach out to both welcome and remind everyone about the pertinent information you need to have the best summer possible. I’m fully aware this is a long email…but we want to make sure you have the info you need so you can always go back to this message. It...

Effective Carb Loading Endurance athletes who are serious about their performance and are competing in events such as swimming, should focus on the foods they consume in order to maximize their performance. Carb loading is a strategy used by many endurance athletes, such as swimmers, to increase the storage of glycogen (or energy) in the muscles and liver. How it’s not done - scarfing a bunch of spaghetti the night before a meet. How it’s done: 7 day plan 5-7 days before a race: - Eliminate all junk food (should...

The Fitter and Faster Swim Camps are expanding to Austin,TX. F&F offer great clinics and performance feedback for athletes all ages. If you are interested, we strongly recommend atttending. The Austin JCC is hosting this one in late March (25-26th) https://fitterandfaster.com/swim-clinics/competitive-enrichment-swim-camp-swimmers-ages-7-10-austin-tx/ We will keep you posted on future clinics in the area.

IF THE OUTCOME WERE CERTAIN, THE EFFORT WOULD MEAN NOTHING, AND NO IMPORTANT QUESTIONS WOULD BE ANSWERED IN THE TRYING. Nothing in this world is worth having unless you are willing to work for it. Competition is not just about the W’s or the L’s. Competition is about the process, the work, and the character that is revealed while handling the hardships. Don’t get me wrong. I love winning. Nothing can replace thrill of victory after countless months/years of punishing and grueling training. I mean who doesn’t like being at...

For many swimmers this upcoming weekend is our first championship meet - the ultimate test to show just how much our hard work this year has paid off. For more of us this is round 2, 3, 4, and we’re itching to get at it again. Whether you’re a beginner or an Elite swimmer these recommendations will help position you to make a statement this weekend at STX CHamps and show everyone what Lone Star is all about. Here are 8 tips for meets that I think are the most...

Tomorrow (Thursday 26th) at 11am, we are announcing a contest for our all our swimmers. We want to see who has been doing their homework, so to speak. We will not give any other details out about the contest. Just be ready to go.

  Have you ever watched the World Championships of Swimming? The Olympics? These are the top tier meets where the greatest swimmers in the world compete. Both these meets as well as many others are swum in Long Course Meters- the global standard for swimming competition where the pool is 50 meters instead of 25 yards. The reason long course is so popular is because it is swimming in its purest form. Short course yards has long been dominated by the swimmers with the best underwaters. Long course however is a...

Greetings parents! First off with the short course season nearly complete I’m writing this today because I wanted to say thank you parents for all that you do. As a coach it is my job to be ultra-critical and constructive towards your children. As a developing athlete sometimes it’s not always the easiest to hear the words “you can do better”. So, thank you parents for always being there, driving your athletes to practice, welcoming them with a dry towel, and reminding after a big loving hug and warm dinner that...

As the season comes closer and closer to an end opportunities to become a better swimmer are more and more valuable. I want to inspire all swimmers to find purpose and meaning in what we do every step of the way. Swim practice is never just at the pool. The more practice you do in and out of the pool, the more successful you will be. You can practice swimming anywhere: By doing stretches, watching swimming YouTube videos, playing other sports, and even (and especially) by setting goals and dreaming about...