"USA Swimming" is linking to online coaching presentations!

Look at the coaches in this selection "talking story" about super-hero hydrodynamics. Personally I have my eye on the open water stuff and anything by Dave Salo. These are $15 per session and if you live in Europe they are probably closer to eleven Euros so just do it and you too can learn those dark arts of American coaching by clicking here: [Link]:

• The first two years of Competitive Swimming. Coach John Leonard.

• Foundation for Success: Kicking. Coach Frank Busch

• Training for Open Water. Coach Catherine Vogt

• Age Group Coaching Philosophy. Coach Mike Lewellyn

• KING Aquatic Club-Developing World Class Stroke Characteristics. Coach Sean Hutchison

• The Age Group Development of Michael Phelps. Coach Bob Bowman

• Fun & Productive Training Sets That Keep Kids Interested. Coach David Salo, Ph.D.

Huge win for Cesar Cielo - Gary Hall beats Cullen Jones to finish third!

Her are the results for the 2007 Charlotte Ultra Swim Meet. Note the the 50 meter free; I am summarily stunned. Gary Hall beats Cullen Jones and therby places third whereas Cielo beats both of them to finish first. David Marsh of Auburn is making a heck of a swimmer out of the South American. Go Brazil!

Amanda weir had a good meet too placing first in in the 100 Free. [Link]

I will check for You Tubes and post them soon.

Gary Hall and Amanda Weir are swimming next weekend at the 'Ultra Swim USA Swimming Grand Prix'

It would be so cool if Gary Hall swam a 21.6 for the 50 free. What a statement that would make; a world record in an off meet. I think Gary Hall is the most under rated Olympian ever. He has more medals than Ian Thorpe or any other American Sprinter yet you hear all Popov or Jaeger.

Then there is Amanda Weir who has two silvers from Athens, holds the American record for the 100m free in a time of 53:58. She obtained this record after beating Natalie Coughlin for it by 1/2 a body length at Conoco Phillips Meet. [Link to Google video] She is only 21-years-old too and is another underrated Olympian who will surprise at Nationals.

Here is an article about the event and who is swimming in it: [Link]