There is more than one way to swim fast. But not all of them are efficient. Learn how you can become faster and more efficient in the pool in Gary Sr.’s latest Aqua Note “Swimming Efficiently“.

Gary Sr. shares with us his opinions on what he believes is the most efficient freestyle technique for middle distance swimmers. I heard in Texas they call it the “Gallop”, he calls it the “Hybrid Freestyle”. No matter what your name for this freestyle technique is, you can read Gary’s thoughts in the Aqua Note called “The Hybrid Freestyle For Middle Distance Events“.

The four athletes from the Philippines I was coaching during my two weeks with the Race Club went to the FGC Open Invitation last weekend (February 20 – 21) held at the city of Plantation Central Park Pool. Checking on their results last night I was happy to see they all did well. Dorothy swept the backstroke races (50, 100 and 200). Her brother Daniel won the 200 backstroke. Denice the youngest of the four got a couple 2nd places and David was just a little of the medals but had solid swims as well. You can get full results of the meet by going to the Sunrise Swimming website.

Daniel and David Hong at JAC.

They will be down in the Keys training under the guidance of Gary Sr. and Richard before they’ll be heading back home. Dorothy will try to qualify for the first Youth Olympic Games which will be held later this year in Singapore.

I think all of them improved a lot over the last couple weeks they have been training with the Race Club. And I feel very humbled to be part of their journey, even though it was only for a short time. I wish all of them the best of luck and look forward to follow their swimming in the future.

Back on January 25, Gary Sr. posted another Aqua Note on the University of Miami Summer Training Camps that The Race Club offers. In this post Gary shares what he thinks are some of the benefits of attending the Race Club Training Camps. And because there’s a slight chance I might be involved in the coaching this summer you should read it all at “Summer Training Camp at the University of Miami” and reserve your spot.

My good friend Gary Hall Jr. is blogging for the Los Angeles Times from the Vancouver Winter Olympics. You can read his first post following this link  Watch out, readers, Gary Hall Jr. is back. Go to his personal section on the Olympics Blogs to keep up to date with all of his postings from Vancouver.

Nathan Jendrick, the newest addition to the Race Club staff, published his first column explaining the supplement Thunderbolt. I did try it myself and couldn’t agree more with Nathan. Find out why Thunderbolt is unique by reading “Thunderbolt: Effective Simplicity” and if you like purchase some for your own.

You might remember my meet up with Cassandra in Tenerife. Jens, her dad, now launched a new finswimming community called “Fin City“. Go there to meet others that are passionate about finswimming and just for about anything related to finswimming.

Claudio Derungs, former coach of mine during my time with the Swimming Team in Biel, announced the launch of his own training camp service Sharklike on the beautiful island of Fuerteventura.

Last Friday, Jan 22, I had to go through a test set which I thought was one of the better main sets I recently did. So that’s why I wanted to share this workout with you. I did swim fly but you can really do this in any other stroke of your choice. Let me know what you think. And of course if you did take the set and go through, let me know how you did. Download the PDF file 100122PM to get the full workout.

Two time Olympic gold medal winner Tom Dolan recently joined the Morning Swim Show for a two-part interview. What I found interesting is that no matter what level the athlete you talk to achieved, you’ll often hear the same things over and over again from those who succeed in our sport. We all know that swimming needs a ton of work but it’s the love and passion for the sport and their determination that makes the Tom Dolan’s be the world’s best. Follow the links to watch both parts of this great interview. Part One – Part Two