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Contents May-June 2011
N.J.Thierry, Editor& Publisher CONSECUTIVE NUMBER 319 VOLUME 38 NUMBER 3
Marco Chiesa, BusinessManager
FEATURES
AnitaSmale, CopyEditor
FeatureWriters 6 American Personality: FrankBusch Russ Ewald
LaurenBeard,Toronto
NikkiDryden,NewYork TheNewUSASwimmingNationalTeamDirector
RussEwald,LosAngeles
JustinFinney,Montreal 8 Stroke Improvement Joanne Malar
JeffGrace,Vancouver
KarinHelmstaedt,Berlin UsingTechnologyforTraining
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CraigLord,England/Germany 10 British Head Coach Interview Part 2 of2 Craig Lord
JoanneMalar,Summerland
AdamSioui,NewYork AManofPassion,Drive,andKnowledge
JuliaWilkinson,Victoria
CecilColwin,Special Features 12 German Championships Craig Lord
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SWIMNEWS/ May-June2011 3
NickJ.Thierry Michael Bohl from Australia coaches some of howherownfamilydidn'tknowhowtodealwithher
thegreats, includingStephanieRiceandTae-Hwan successwhileoldersisterJane'scareerstagnated.
Thankstoourlargegroupofwriters,wecover Park(KOR).JeffGracereportsonhisprogram. Nikki Dryden reviews We Athlete's Guide to
arangeoftopicsinthisissue. Rampant drug use in most sports has Adam Recovery, by Sage Rountree, a book she admits
Russ Ewald spoke with Frank Busch, Siouipondering,"Wherehaveallourheroesgone?" would have helped her in her own career, which
recently appointed the USA Swimming National JozsefNagyhasbeenalong-timeuserofmedicine ended 10yearsago.Infact,sheadmitsthatreading
TeamDirector,afteraverysuccessful31-yearcareer ballsforhisexerciseprograms.Hepresentsover50of more books on swimming would have helped
asheadcoachattheUniversityofArizona. hisfavouriteexamples, andnodoubttheswimmer- duringher20years inthesport. Sheurgesparents
Joanne Malar writes about using the latest on-our-cover Martha McCabe's improvement since and swimmers to read this book and avoid the
technologyforstroke improvement,such asdigital joining his program isdue in no small measure to pitfallsoffovertraining,recoveringfromillnessand
\ideo recorders, underwater cameras, etc. Coaches this strength program. McCabe iscurrently ranked injury,andlearningthebalancebetweenworkand
Mike Flegel and Cory Beatt explain how they are 8thintheworldinthe200breaststroke. rest that keepsyou health}- and strong. Also check
abletoexpose 10-to-12-year-oldstothistechnology CecilColwinconcludeshisinterviewwithcoach ov&Swim WorkoutsforTriatbletes.whichcomesin
thatpreviouslyonlytheelitehadaccessto. Paul Bergen. There is aspecial section on Inge de apocket-sizewaterproofbinder,bothavailablefrom
CraigLordconcludeshisinterviewwithBritish Bruijn'stechnique. www.velopress.com
HeadCoachDennisPursleyandhismanycoaching Alex Baumann was recently in the news for Avary large group will represent Canada this
experiences in the USA andAustralia. Thirtyyears prostate surgery, but 25 years ago, he was the summer atvarious international events: 33 at the
ago. he had Mary T Meagher in his club and greatestCanadian Olympian.JeffGrace spokewith WorldsinShanghai(CHN),42attheWorldStudent
discusseswhathe learnedcoaching her. Craigalso Alexabouthissuccessandhowitcameabout. Games in Shenzen (CHN); and Canada is hosting
reportsontheGermanChampionshipswheretough Julia Wilkinson explains that many families the Nations Cup following the Summer Nationals
selection standards (most faster than the national havealltheirchildreninvolvedinswimming. Inher andthe NorthAmerican ChallengeCup inMexico.
record) resultedinonly 11 qualifiers.Subsequently, owncase,shestartedswimmingafteranoldersister's We'llbecoveringmostoftheseinthenextissue.
24werenamedtotheteam.TheGermanFederation success. Problems arise when one of the children's Long-course TAG times are up to 19 June
(DSV) expects6medalsinShanghai (2-2-2) accomplishmentseclipsestheother.Juliawritesabout weekend.-
INTERNATIONAL UNITEDSTATES CANADA
2011 2011 2011
Jun 17-18 SetteColli,Rome(ITA) Jun 16-19 SantaClaraGP,CA Jul 1-3 CanadaCup.Montreal.QC
Jul 21-24 SummerNationals.PointeClaire.QC
Jun 25-26 OpenEDF,Paris (FRA) Jul 14-17 LosAngelesGRCA PanAmericanTrials
Jul 16-31 FINAWorlds,Shanghai,CHN Aug 2-6 SummerNationals,PanAmTrials Jul 26-27 NationsCup.PointeClaire.QC
Aug 10-22 Universiade,Shenzen,CHN Aug 8-13JuniorNationals Jul 27-31 CanadianAgeGroups.Montreal,QC
Nov 11-12 MinneapolisGP,MN Aug 4-6 NorthAmericanChallengeCup.MEX
Aug 16-21 FINAJuniorChamps,Lima,PER
Dec 1-3 USShortCourseNationals Nov 24 UniversityCup.Toronto,ON
Oct 14-21 PanAmericanGames,Guadalajara,MEX 2012 Nov 25-2" CanadaCup.Etobicoke.ON
Oct 15-16 WorldCup1,Stockholm,SWE Jan 13-16 USGrandPrix,LongBeach,CA 2012
Oct 18-19 WorldCup2,Moscow,RUS Feb 17-20 USGrandPrix,Columbia,MO Feb 16-19 EasternCanadians.Gatineau.QC
Oct 22-23 WorldCup3,Berlin,GER Mar TBD USGrandPrix,Austin,TX Feb 16-19 WesternCanadians.Winnipeg.MB
Feb 23-25 CISChampionships.TBD
Nov 4-5 WorldCup4,Singapore,SIN Mar 30-1 USGrandPrix,TBD Mar 27-01 OlympicTrials.Montreal,QC
Nov 8-9 WorldCup5,Beijing,CHN Mar 15-17 Women'sNCAA May 25-27 ZajacInternational,Vancouver,BC
Nov 12-13 WorldCup6,Tokyo,JPN Mar 22-24 Men'sNCAA Jul 5-8 CanadaCup,Montreal,QC
2012 May 3-6 USGrandPrix,Charlotte,NC Jul 19-22 SummerNationals.Edmonton.AB
Jul-Aug OlympicGames,London,GBR May 30-3 USGrandPrix,SantaClara,CA Jul 25-30 CanadianAgeGroups.Calgarv.AB
Aug 1-3 NationsCup.Gatineau,QC
Dec FINAWorlds(25m),Istanbul,TUR Jun 25-2 USOlympicTrials,Omaha,NE
Aug 2-3 NorthAmericanChallengeCup.TBD
Aug 7-11 USOpen,Indianapolis,IN
Nov 7? UniversityCup.Toronto.ON
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CANADIAN TEAM FOR WORLD STUDENT GAMES SHENZEN (CHN) AUG 12-23, 2011
Name University Hometown Jason Block Calgary Calgary,AB
Women ZackChetrat Toronto Oakville, ON
Zsofia Balazs Toronto Toronto, ON Cam Cummings Toronto Oakville, ON
Julianne Brown Calgary NorthVancouver, BC Craig Dagnall Victoria Victoria, BC
Dominique Bouchard Missouri North Bay, ON David Dimitrov Calgary Milton, ON
HilaryCaldwell Victoria London, ON Richard Funk Michigan Edmonton,AB
Lindsay Delmar Calgary Calgary,AB Jonathan Gagne Concordia Montreal, QC
MacKenzie Downing Victoria Whitehorse,YK David Hibberd Simon Fraser Calgary,AB
Caroline Kuczynski Arizona State Montreal, QC Kier Maitland Univ.of LasVegas Edmonton,AB
Allison Long Calgary Calgary,AB Dominique Massie-Martel Laval Ottawa, ON
HeatherMacLean UBC Etobicoke, ON Colin Miazga Calgary Saskatoon, SK
Sandrine Mainville CegepEdouard Montpetit Boucherville, QC Tim Ruse Concordia Pointe-Claire, QC
HeatherMaitland Toronto Toronto, ON David Sharpe Dalhousie Halifax, NS
Paige Miller TexasA&M Brampton, ON Nicholas Sinclair Victoria Victoria, BC
Seanna Mitchell Calgary Manotick, ON Mike Smerek Toronto St.Catharines, ON
Cassie Morrice ArizonaState Victoria, BC MatthewSwanston Stanford Newmarket, ON
Katy Murdoch Calgary Calgary,AB KyleTroskott TexasA&M Lethbridge, AB
Hanna Pierse UBC Edmonton,AB Michael Zoldos Stanford Newmarket, ON
Marie-PierRatelle Laval Trois-Rivieres, QC
Pamela Ruksys Toronto Kingston, ON Staff
Paige Schultz Toronto Toronto, ON Team leader Ken Radford, Swimming Canada Victoria, BC
VanessaTreasure Toronto Mississauga, ON Headcoach Mike Blondal, Calgary Calgary,AB
TeraVan Beilen UBC Oakville, ON Assistant PeterCarpenter, McGill Montreal, QC
Assistant Martin Gingras, UQTrois RivieresQuebec City, QC
Men Assistant Steve Price, Edmonton Keyano SC Edmonton,AB
KellyAspinall UBC Nanoose Bay, BC Assistant John Rogers,TorontoCentre Toronto, ON
Adam Best Ottawa Ottawa, ON Manager Elizabeth El-Hawary, Swim NS Halifax, NS
Steven Bielby McGill Pointe-Claire, QC Manager Kelly Steeves, Swim Ontario Toronto, ON
NEWEST ADDITION TO POINTE-CLAIRE
The newadditiontoPointe-Claire, a 10-lane 50m pool, site of2011 SummerNationals
SWIMNEWS/ May-June2011 5
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AMERICAN PERSONALITY Arizona andtakingoverleadershipofthenational
team?
Busch: BeingataplaceforaslongasI have,
FRANK BUSCH you don'tenvision leaving. We had a great run at
The new USA Swimming NationalTeam Director tthheinugniIv'edrsciotyn.siBduetreitdwdaosinagn.oIp'pdolrotounkietdyattosdoomseomaed--
His accomplishments are extraordinary, but equally important is the fact ministrative jobsincollegeathletics. I neverwould
he is a person of impeccable character, and highly respected by athletes haveleftArizonatocoachanyplaceelse,soIknew
and coaches whatevermynextopportunityinlifewasgoingtobe
wasgoingtobesomethingdifferentthancoaching.
Russ Bwald team coach. His honors include American Swim Swimmingisnotasportthatisrecognizedona
Coaches (ASCA) Hall of Fame inductee (2008); dailybasisinthiscountry.Even-fouryears,itreally
Frank Busch started coaching by accident. USASwimmingCoachoftheYearandU.S.Olympic getsitsshotinthearmfromtheOlympics.Someof
As a 16-year-old, he was looking forward to Committee CoachoftheYear (1998); andsix-time thegreatathleteshavemadeitmoreofahousehold
swimming for the Brookwood Swim Club NCAACoachoftheYear. name. But it's an incrediblesport andhasdoneso
in the small town ofEdgwood, Kentucky, 36 miles muchforsomany.Ican'twaittotryandexpandit
south of Cincinnati. But two days before summer ThenewNationalTeamDirector evenmore.
leaguepracticewastobegin,thecoachquit. Busch Schubertwasknownastheheadcoachandgeneral SwimNews: USASwimmingisatthetopnow,
volunteeredtotakeoveruntil areplacement could manageroftheU.S.nationalteam.Thepositionis havingwon 12 gold in the last Olympics; what do
befound.Hewoundupcoachingtheteamforeight beingrenamednationalteamdirector. youneedtodotokeeptheUSAthere?
summers while going to Loyola University in Chi- "We thought it best to rename the title to na- Busch: The USA is on top because the com-
cago and laterworking in construction to support tionalteamdirectorbutnorealchangetotheover- petition inAmerica isso great. There are so many
hisfamily. all scope and nature of the position," USA Swim- outstandingcoachesandswimmersthatthecompe-
Busch next got a job coaching the Northern ming president Bruce Stratton said at the time of titionbetweenthembringsoutthebest.Myjobisto
KentuckyPiranhasforfouryears,followedbyayear theannouncement. makesurethatIgivethemtheavenuestheyneedto
asanassistantwiththepowerhouseclubCincinnati That scope includes being responsible for the beassuccessfulaspossiblewiththeirathletes.
Marlins under Dennis Pursley. Beginning in 1980, overall vision and leadership for the nation's elite EverythingisinplacegoingintoLondon(2012
heservedasheadcoachattheUniversityofCincin- coaches and swimmers, developing talent and Olympics), such as where the trials are (Omaha.
natifornineyears.HethenmovedtotheUniversity mentoring coaches, helping USA Swimming's in- Nebraska, again),whereourtrainingtripswill be,
ofArizona,wherehecoachedthemen'sandwom- ternational relationsefforts, formulatingthe high- where ourcamps arepriorto London. That iswhy
en'steamsfor22years. performanceplan,andmanagingUSASwimming's itwas important to me that my appointment runs
SowhenUSASwimminglastFebruaryselected nationalteamstaff.Buschwillserveasthenational throughthe2016Olympics.
Busch, 60, to replace Mark Schubert as headofits team leader at international meets andworkwith Mostofmyworkisplanningforthelong-term
national team, it could not have chosen anyone thedesignatedheadmen'sandwomen'scoachesat successofournational team. I am tryingtoshore
withmorecoachingexperience. thoseevents. upourj—uniorprogram.Iamputtingmoreempha-
The position had been vacant for more than sison it thewaywedevelopyouth.WehaveJack
AtArizona hediditall two months after Schubert left. USA Swimming Roachasournational juniorteamdirector.Hehas
Atthecollegelevel,Buschmadedramaticimprove- wouldnotdisclosethereasonsforhisdeparture. George Heidinger, who had been part ofour High
ments inbothhisstops. He ledboththeCincinnati Schubert'sdeparturecouldnothavebeenbased Perfonnancestaff,workingwith him.Wearegoing
men'sandwomen'steams,wherehisteamswerethe on the U.S. team's performance since the Ameri- to put a lot more money into the development of
firstintheschool'shistorytobreakintotheTop20 canswon 12 ofthe32 eventsatthe 2008Olympics the junior team. We are starting a National Team
attheNCAAs.HeimprovedArizonaintoaconsistent in Beijing (mostofany nation andtwice as many CoachesNetworkwhereweletyoungcoachesspend
top-5 finisher at the NCAAs and, in 2008, became asnext-bestAustralia). Itappeal'smoreamatterof aweekwith nationalteamcoachesandlearnfrom
onlythesecondcoachincollegehistorytowinboth personality, as USA Swimming Executive Director them.
themen'sandwomen'steamtitlesinthesameyear. Chuck Wielgus alluded to in his statementon the This April at ournational coaches conference
That year, Arizona became the first school to—win newdirector. in Colorado Springs (USA Swimming's headquar-
asmanyaseightrelays (thereareatotalof 10 Wielgussaid:"FrankBusch'saccomplishments ters), we had all the coaches who had swimmers
eachatthemen'sandwomen'smeets)atthecollege areextraordinary,butequallyimportant isthefact on thenational juniorteam (topsix 18-and-under
DivisionIchampionships. he isapersonofimpeccablecharacter, and highly swimmersineachevent)forthefirsttimeaswellas
Buschhelpeddevelop34Olympians,including respectedbyathletesandcoaches." thenationalteam.Therewere96coachesthere.The
10medalists.HecoachedsuchArizonastandoutsas Therewill be achange in leadershipstyle un- conferenceisaboutgivingresourcestothecoaches.
four-timeOlympicbreaststrokerAmandaBeard,the derBusch,whohasacontractwithUSASwimming We had coaching presentations, panel discussions,
200breastgoldmedalistin2004;sprinter/flyerAmy through 2016. and Bill Sweetenham. the longtime Australian
VanDyken,whowonsixgoldmedals (1996,2000); "I see myself as someone who tries to guide coach,asourguestspeaker.
flyerCrissyAhmann and middledistance freestyler people and let them make their own decisions on Wearegoingtomakesurethenational junior
ChadCarvin,OlympiansandU.S.recordsetters;and things," Buschsaidinconferencecall afterhishir- teamracesoutsidethecountryatleasttwiceayear.
South Africans Ryk Neethling and Roland Schoe- ing."I'mnotamicromanager." WewanttosendthemtoWorldCupeventsasmuch
ian 20(14 gold medalists in the iO0free relay Busch remained at Arizona until the college as possible, too. They have gone overseas some in
HealsoheadedtheTusconFordDealersAquat- season was completed and started his new job the past, but we are going to give them more op-
icsclubthatwontwoteamtitlesattheU.S.Nation- May 2. In earlyJune, he talks about the future of portunities.Wealsoplantoimiteteamsfromother
als. USASwimmingandhisplans in an interviewwith nations to train with our juniors at the Olympic
BuschservedonthepasttwoU.S.Olympicstaffs SwimNews. TrainingCenterhere.
and was a three-time U.S. World Championship SwimNews: How do you feel about leaving Ifyou are not constantly working on the ju-
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nior level and not figuring new Busch: We need to ensure
ways to push the envelope, then thattheathletesthatwanttocon-
some other country will. And tinuearegiveneven'opportunity
that country will take it away to remain in thesport. Thatwas
from you.Just because we are a Mark's (Schubert) idea for the
large and highly developed na- Centers of Excellence (the U.S.
tion doesn't mean wewill be on Olympic Professional and Post-
top all the time. Look at tennis Graduate Training Centers). The
(wherecurrentlythe USAhas no juryisoutonthem.Wearegoing
womeninthetop20oftheworld to ride thesecentersout through
rankings nor in the top 8 ofthe 2012 to see how theyworked. In
men).Iamnotgoingtostandon themeantime,1 amgoingtogive
my hands becausewe have been every coach that has a potential
good in the past. We have huge Olympic swimmer the opportu-
potentialholestofillafter2012. nitytogethimontheteam.
wishwehadbeen focusingmore SwimNews: You were able
on thatafewyearsago.We have to get a —title sponsor for your
some great young coaches and clubtea—m TusconFordDealers
greatyoungtalent.Iamgoingto Aquatics at Arizona. Is this an
doeverythingIcan tohelpthem areayoucanhelpclubcoaches?
bethebesttheycanbe. Busch: I'd help anybody
SwimNews: You spoke at do anything. At my talk before
the College Swim Coaches Asso- the College Swim Coaches As-
ciation ofAmericaconference in sociation of America, my most
May and told the coaches there important message was giving
that USA Swimming had done thecoachesadifferentwayofde-
a terrible job ofbeing open and veloping their program. I asked
sharingtheirknowledge.Howare them"Whatiseasiertodo?Togo
yougoingtoremedythis? out andwin yourareaorraise a
FrankBusch coaching TimBinmngAheSwimPicturescom
Busch: We are goingtoput halfmilliondollarstoendowone
up data from our High Perfor- savvywhentheygettothebigstage. scholarship?" It is obvious that
mance staffon ourwebsite so all the coaches can Theonlyweaknessinthatisthelackofsharing ifyou can endear yourself to your area, someone
use this resource. Some examples ofwhat we will knowledge that might make them betterthan they will think "that swim program over there, they've
give them are: How to do starts better; What the aredoing.That'swhat Iwanttodo. Iwantthemto got great athletesand greatstudents andsomeAil-
tempo is for the best underwater kickers; What is be better in their system, not that I am looking to Americans. The next time maybe when they write
thebreathpatternontheopening50ofthetopfour change anyone's training philosophy. There are a acheque toyouruniversity, theygive some money
women's400metrefreestylers." Eachweek,wewill lotofgreatcoachesout there thatdo a lotofgreat to the swim program. You have to figure out how
havefivedifferentpiecesofinformation thatwillbe workwithkids.ButifIcangivethemsometipsthat to win your area, how to connect with your com-
beneficialforcoaches.Wewillprobablyhavecoach- will help them in theirsystem to be better, that is munity.
es from all over the world looking at ourwebsite. whereI amgoingtostart. SwimNews:What hasbeen done aboutmak-
Butthat'sOK.Itisimportantforustogetthisinfor- I don't thinkthere is a perfectsystem forany- ingopenwatercompetitionsaferfollowingthetrag-
mation out. We gatherso much information from thing. But I do know that our club coaches felt icdeathofU.S.swimmerFranCrippeninaracelast
allthenationalandinternationalmeets.Butweare slighted in theway in which the Training Centers OctoberintheUnitedArabEmirates?
notgettingitout. situation was handled. I want to be careful that Busch:WearepushingFINAtomakethesporl
SwimNews: Howimportantis ittoknowhow whateverwedo,thatthepeopleunderstandwhywe more safe. There needs to be enough officials to
othercountriesaredevelopingtheirswimmers? doitandnotbeasurprisetoanyone. watcheveryswimmerintheseraces.We'regoingto
Busch: If any of our national team coaches SwimNews: Howdoyou feel aboutswimmers be verysensitive towhat's goingon, andwe're not
wanttovisitacoachinanothercountry,wearego- thatleavesmall clubsforbiggeronesbecausethey goingtoletaracegooffifwedon'thavetheperson-
ing to take care ofthat. We need to be open to all feeltheyneedmorecompetitioninworkouts? neltodo it right.
opportunities for information that is going to help Busch:Therearealotofkidsthai arecoming SwimNews:HowmuchdoesithurttISASwim-
us develop better athletes. I don't care where it is out ofsmallerprograms throughout thecountry. I mingthatcollegecoachesrecruitforeignswimmers
comingfrom. want to help those coachescontinue to grow their insteadofonlygivingscholarshipstoAmericans?
SwimNews: USA Swimming has been very- programs,sonotonlydo theirathletescontinueto Busch: I don't think it hurts to haw foreigners
decentralized in the way it develops its swimmers getbetter,buttheycontinuetogetbetterasacoach. incollegecompetition. 1 thinkitshouldmakeourkids
comparedtoothernations. But,with thethree U.S. It is the wrong message when the first priority is thatmuchmoredeterminedtogetbetterandbeatthem
Olympic Professional and Post-Graduate Training howdo Iwrestletheirswimmerawayfrom themto outforascholarship.Weneedtotrainourjuniorkids
Centers,itseemsthenationalgoverningbodyistak- somebodyelse.Idon'twantthemessagetobe "You tobeasgood itstheforeign athletes.Generallyspeak-
ingamuch largerrole.Whatisyourfeeling? havedoneagreat jobuntil now,butthat'sasfaras ing,itcostsalotmoreinscholarshipaidforaforeign
Busch: ()neofthegreatstrengthsofthiscoun- youcango." student to attend a U.S. university than an American.
try is the variety ofcoaches and theway in which SwimNews: The average age of the national I haveneverseen anyoftheforeignswimmershurta
they train. We have so many good athletes and teams has increased from under 20 years old to program. They've only helped it by makingworkouts
coachesthatyou have to go through such a grind more than 24; does that change your role as na- andcollegemeetsmorecompetitive.
togettheOlympicssotheyarerace read}'and race tional teamdirector?
SWIMNEWS/ May-June2011 7
handybecauseyou can make the image asbig as
KE IMPROVEMENT
youwant,it'sportable,andyoucanuseatelevision
orablankwallfordisplay.
USING TECHNOLOGY FORTRAINING • 32" tubeTVs are beinggiven awayon Craigslist
A sound investment for coaches and clubs orcostunder$50.
• A32"flat-screenTVcostsabout$300-$400.That
wayyoudon'thavetoworn-aboutusingawall.
Joanne Malar the importance of form and how, for example, • Yourclubcouldbeallsetupforunderwatervideo
the underwater kick and propulsion powers the andinstantvideodisplayfor$250—5300plusafew
Does swimming need more technology in swimmers. Then in the pool, they hadan ongo- hours of time putting it together (you may need
workouts? ingunderwatervideocamera,whoseimageswere somenutsandbolts).
The Millennium kids are growing up in a hooked up to a television screen and a digital • The mostexpensive item isprobablythecartfor
worldwhere technology is a predominantfactorin videorecorderthatwassetonatimedelay. This theTVtomoveitwhereyouwantittobe.
most aspects oftheir lives. Teenagers todaycan be meantthat,astheswimmerscameintothewall, • For under $1000, you could be set up with si-
seen multi-taskingwithiPhones,iPods,andtexting seconds later they could see their final strokes multaneous above-and-below-water video replay,
walking <>r earning mi a conversation. How andfinishtothewall.Thecoachwould,attimes, time-delayed however you like with slow-motion
does thischange sport? Shouldwechange theway callthewholegroupoutofthewater.Theywould capability.
wecoach?Doessportneedtokeepupwithtechnolo- reviewthegroup'svideo andhearthecritiqueof Con'Beattaddsthatforouryouth,"Everything
gyandthetechnologicallysavvymindsofourteens? theirstrokes. Immediate feedback gave themthe rightnowisimmediate.Notmuchofadelaybefore
opportunitytoadjustandcorrecttheirstroke. theyarerewarded.Withremotecontrolsfortelevision
Inspired andwiredby technology andusingthe internet,children areaccustomedto
I wanted to write an article on "technology for Fast-forwardingstrokeimprovement zippingbetweenTVshowsorwebsites.Everythingis
training" after presenting at a SwimBC age-group Mike Flegel, who directs SwimBC's Regional veryimmediate.Thatisnottheratnalebehindwhy
camp in the lowermainlandofVancouverwhere I Camp program, along with Provincial Coach Iusetechnology.It'savailableandaffordable."
discussedthetopicwithMikeFlegelandCoryBeatt. Vince Mikuska, finds it's a huge benefit to have
MikeFlegel isSwimBC'sProgramDirectorand technology accessible. "It's great to have swim- Techno-logical
Regional Technical Coach. Mike coordinates and mers projected on a whiteboard or 30-inch TV. Thepast20-to-30yearshasfast-forw—ardedtechnol-
co-coaches between seven and ten youth camps a Theycantouchthewallandseewhatthey'vejust ogyrightintothepalmsofourhands simpleand
yearwithin British Columbia. He's aself-confessed swum.Theygo 'Wow!'Youcanshowtheirpush- inexpensive,butarecoachesusingit?Istheinvest-
gadgetgeekandSwimBC'sdefactoITdepartment. offandstreamlineandhaveitdisplayedonvideo mentworthit?
Con'BeattisacoachofSimonFraserUniversity precisely 38 seconds later. It's absolutely incred- Flegel explains that many of these technolo-
andSimonFraserSwimming.Heisoneofthemost ible.Doingasetof8x50, the kidssee themselves gies, like underwater video recording, "used to be
technologically proficient coaches I have had the and they point out 'That's horrendous.' Three costprohibitive.Itusedtocostthousandsofdollars.
pleasure towitnesson the pool deck. Coachingfor repetitionslater,they'vemademoreimprovement In themid80s, itprobablywouldhavecost $5,000
27years, hecoachedBrittanyReimerto theheight than Ilk' last eight monthsofa coach just telling ormoretodolessthanyoucantodayfor$500.The
ofhercareerandotherna—tionalteammembersdur- themtofixtheirstreamline. AsIalsocoach,this waythepricehascomedownmakesitaffordable."
ingtheirage-groupdays JessicaDeglau,Richard allmademeask"HowdoIsetoneoftheseupat Duetothisaffordabilityandpracticality,technology
Hortness, Richard Weinberger (open-water swim- mypoolformyswimmers?Isitexpensive?Where will—becomepartofsomeNCCPcourses.Swimming
mer),andDesmondStrelzow. doIgetit?" 301 CompetitionCoachwillbediscussinghowto
At these camps, 40 12-and-under prospects utilizetechnologywithinacoachingsetting."Inthe
cametogetherforaweekendofskillstraining(both MikeFlegel'stechiepurchase tips nextfewyears,it'llbethewaveofdiefuture.In 5-6
in the classroom and the pool), motivation (with • If you're lucky and can find a Series 1 TiVo years, using newtechnologies forcoachingwill be
sport psychologists, nutritionists, present/former (digital video recorder), those things are like ascommon as astopwatch.Andforacouple hun-
Olympians), and twoswim sessions aday. Iwasso gold.They'rebigandclunkybutthecapabilities dreddollars,that'snottoobad!"
impressedbywhatIwitnessed.Theseswimmersbe- arefantastic. Ifyou can findone, it'll usuallybe
tween 10 and 12yearsofagewerebenefitingfrom under$100. Technokidsnotall thatdifferent?
technology that less than ten years ago only the • One can also use a hard-drive-based DVD re- AsIinterviewedthesecoaches,Itriedtodigtoseeif
National Team members utilized (and then, only corder, or something like an EyeTV (Mac) or theybelieved kidstodayaredifferent than kids 10-
onceortwiceayear).Ifeltthatsomanyswimmers' WinTV (Windows), which cost $150 orso to get to-20yearsagobasedonhowtechnologiesinfluence
learning styles were met this way, and the instant similar time-shifting capability through a lap- theirlives.Althoughthecoachesconsideredthatyes.
visualfeedbackamplifiedtheirpositiveresults. top computer. The pros use a high-end motion- kidstodayare multi-taskersandarebasicallybom
captureprogramcalledDartfish thatcostsinthe knowing how to use technology, technology is not
Opportunitylurksin technology thousandsofdollars. what makesthem goodswimmers.Technologyisa
What impressed me was how the technological • MikesharesthatDr.AllanWrigley (Swimming tool. Con' Beatt explains. "I'm always looking for
elements were intertwined with their training ses- Canada's Biomechanist) uses a $200 waterproof something new. Any tool that's available to me to
sions.Beforedivingintothepool, theyoungswim- outdoorsurveillancecameramountedon a little help mecoach myswimmers. I want tobe able to
merswatchedandhadexplainedtothemaseriesof homemaderigforunderwatervideocapture. De- express to them how they're swimming, andwhat
swimming videos (from YouTube and other sites). centonescanbehadfor$100. theyneedtodo.Technologycanhelp.
While watching slow-motion video ofthese world-
class swimmers, theywere learning from some of Forviewing,thereare afewoptions: Once atechie, always a techie
the top swimmers in theworld, including Michael • Most clubs have a whiteboard; one can use a Coryadmitstoalwaysbeingatechie."Twentv-seven
Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Brent Hayden, and Natalie presentation projector (around $400) to proj- years ago in 1984, I rental a big machine (\HS
Coughlin.Inslowmotion,itwasexplainedtothem ect the video onto the whiteboard. Aprojector is videocamera), andcould barelylift it up." He felt
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it important toshowhisswimmersvisual teaching mindlesslyswim.Iwantthemtowuk imtaskswith
toolsthen,andnowhispooldeckislikeahigh-end meaning.That'swhatthesetoolsallow m todo."
videopresentationforhisswimmers.
Inconveniencetoconvenience
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SwimmingtotheBeattofCory picturethis! Flegel remindswarycoachesthattimeshaw
i
Coryexplainsthe importance ofvideo on the pool iteasyforcoachestousevideoandothertechnolo-
deck. "I haveacartonthepooldeck,laptop,WiFi, gies. "It used to be that you had to video tape a
anexternalpowersource,andamonitor.Icanshow swimmer one-on-one. It took 30-45 minutes and
videoanytimeanddispla—yworkoutsonthemonitor. youhadtoignoretheother25kidsinthepool.Now,
Ihaveacamera(GoPro highdefinitioncamera) with the ability to timeshift video (with a digital
enclosed in waterproof housing, very affordable, videorecorder),theswimmerstouchthewall, 10or
andithasattachmentsforapole.Wheneveraswim- 15or30secondslatertheyseetheirfinish.Youcan
merasks,'CanIlookatmyunderwaterswimming?' setthevideorecordingtoa40-seconddelay,sothat
beforethey'redone 50 m, it's turnedon andI have they can swim a 50, touch the wall, look up, and
it set up. The images are saved on a SD memory canwatch theirstart.Thecoachdoesn'thavetobe
card.Thissmalllittlecamerahasalldifferentkinds involved at all."The coachcan help identify/point
ofmountsforsnowboarding anddifferent applica- outtechniques,butbasicallythecoachcan justset
tions and sports. For the underwater component, itupandletthekidsuseit.
yousnapitintoapoleandwalkalongtheedgevery Beatt walks around constantly, equipped with
easily. It'snotawkwardlikesomeothercameras technology. Attached to his belt on a holster is his
nowiresorbatteries.GoProonlycostsabout$200." phone, readyforvideo at anytime! "I use technol-
I have watched Cory in action coaching, and The coaching cart ogy because it is so easy to do. A year ago, I had
he uses his computer set-up to display sets, adds rendersthevideo.Thenyoucantakeitslowmotion, tostepoffpooldecktosetup the underwatervideo
humourwithfunnyphotos,usesadetailedcolour- framebyframe,splitscreencomparison(beforeand camera. Ittook 15 minutes tosetup. But this isso
codedeffortratingscaleforsets,displaysachartfor aftervideooroneswimmerdoingaskillversesan- easy,notintrusiveatall.Theyswim,Istickthepole
hismainsetswithpersonalizedgoaltimesforeach otherswimmeri.e. Brent Haydenvs. littleJohnny.) intotheGoProcamera,andafterpracticeisover, I
ofhis swimmers, and at any time can showvideo Youcanpauseit,compareit,anddrawlinesonitfor showittothem.'
of swimmers doing drills/techniques properly. It's
detailedanalysis. —
tremendous. "I also use my Smartphone Android Sam- Turningthe tech off
sungGalaxyphonethathasacamera(iPhonescan Don't think these Techie Coaches believe technol-
It'sall aboutorganization,Coach dothesamething).OntheAndroidphone,youcan ogyisthebeallandendallinswimming.Beattex-
The second halfoftechnology thatCoryfinds per- putindifferentmemorycards.IfIfilloneup,Itake plains,"Ialso,infact,turnoffmycomputerandsay
tinent for coaches is organization. It's evolved so itoutandputanotheronein."Aneasywaytotake 'Okay, I'm justgoingtotalktoday.'Thingsbecome
much over such a short time. Cory reminisces, video,showittotheswimmer, anddiscarditifyou stalesometimes. There's mynormal, standardway
"In theolddays, I usedtowriteuppracticeson pa- don'tneeditagain. ofdoingpractice and then I completelychange it.
per, go to the pool, to the chalkboard, and rewrite Change provides stimulus sometimes. They have
practice.I'drewritewhattheswimmersactuallydid Googled tobeengagedbylistening,notlookingatthecom-
during the workout on the back on paper. I'd log Cory recommends usingGoogle. "I use Google for puter."
those papers. Resultswere very awkward and time everything.Googledocuments.Partofthebenefitis I'm readytogetpluggedin,butwheredoIbe-
consuming.NowIwritethepracticeoncomputer.I thatit'scollaborative.Icansharewithmanypeople gin?
don'thavetorewriteitoutorprintitoutbecause I loggedon atthesametime. I don'tuse itreally in Cory Beatt's suggestion: "First thing is get a
havemycomputeron acarton thepooldeck.Any thatway. Googlecalls it 'on the cloud.' Every time Go Pro underwatercamera ($200 plus tax) and a
changestosets,Imakethosechangesoncomputer, I do a workout, I hit a button on Microsoft Word, painter's pole. Attach the camera to the end ofthe
verysimply. There are a numberofways to record anditsendsittomyGoogledocumentaccountand pole.Thecameracomeswithdifferentattachments,
what'sgoingon inpractice:on thechalkboard, pa- keepsalogofallmypractices. Fromanycomputer housings, clips, and a memory card. It's a great
per,orlittleboardsofplastic (Sintra) whereswim- ortelephone, I canlookatanypracticeorresultat start! I think asdifferent tools become more avail-
mers write and record their information using a anytime.Don'thavetobeonmycomputer. Itgets able,easytouse,andaffordable,itmakessensethat
regular pencil. Afterwards, with my Smartphone, I deeper than that. Google documents allow you to coachesstartusingthem."
cantakeapictureofthechalkboard,Sintraboards, put video in file folders. I can set up file for each Technology doesn't have to be complicated. If
or paper, and convert it to pdf and then upload it athlete. I take lots of video. I upload it to their it's overwhelming or new to you, start small, get
on thecomputer."There'smore advice. "Anything file folder. The swimmer may say, 'Cory, I think 1 comfortable, see what works well with your swim-
relatedtothepractice, I label itwiththedateon it. knowhowtodo this.' It's greatwhen they're really mers,andaddonwhenyou'reready.Theresultswill
Resultsfromaprevious-dayworkoutorthelasttime engaged in what they are doing. I filmed him, he bewellworththeinvestment.
asetwa—sdone is all stored andorganized. 'Wedid made asmall change, and I filmed him again. He MikeFlegel agrees."Technologyhelpsdevelop-
thisset thesewereyourresults.'Theycanseethat. wenthomethatnightandviewedit (likeaYouTube ment. It isa bigbenefit lothosewhocan gel it and
Idon'thavetoflipthroughpaperat all. Everything video).Hehasaccess,thecoachhasaccesstoit,and utilizeit."
isonmycomputer." nooneelsehasaccessto it. I attempt t—ocaptureev
n\ race and upload it to theirfolders Provincial
APP-etizers championships to whatever competition. Where it Websites
Coryusesan appcalled"I Swing." liebought it for gets interesting is when they can compare now lo Go Pro (underwatercamera) www.gopro.com
$3. "With this, you can take a4-second video clip. before (month agotoayearago). I'm findingthey Smartphonekppwww.iswingapp.com
It'senoughtimetovideotapeastrokecycle,start,or areviewingit.Theyareaskingmetovideothem in
turn—all abovewater. Onceyou'vedone aclip, it workoutso theycan watch il. I don't want them lo
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parents in thatvein: "I would sell, promote, and
TISH HEAD COACH INTERVIEW
advertise 'Your kids will learn discipline, long-
term commitment, and I don't compromise in
DENNIS PURSLEY PART 2 anything,ever.'Buttheparentsrecognizedthatas
a positive and the value that it offered their kids
A man of passion, drive, and knowledge tobeabletodevelopinthatkindofenvironment
Now,parentswillalwaystakethepartofthechild.
That'swhat itis, andthere are alotofthingswe
Craig lord Influencesthatshapedmycareer dobettertodayandthatareculturallyinlinewith
When Pursley was growing up in coaching, there good development and achievement. Trying to
the last edition of SwimNews, we asked were nowebsites andexpertforums, noworldwide retainthestrengthsofthepastandjointhemwith
In
Dennis Pursley, head coach of Britain, about web of expertise constantly flowing and readily theenhancementsoftodayisthewaytogo."
thechallengesremainingforthehostcountry available. "I went to the library, and I got every
ofthe 2012 Olympic Games. He spoke ofthe need book ever up to that point that had been written TheAustralianexperience
to >et asidt pt rsonal differences, to prize "mutual in the modem swimming era. Of course, Doc Hisfirstexposuretocoachingoverseashadbeenat
respectandawillingnesstoputteamfirstandteam [Counsilman] was the leader in that respect. I theoutsetoftheAIS (AustralianInstituteofSport)
goals ahead of everything else." In this edition, digested Tl)eScienceofSwimmingwordforword. in Canberrawith fellowpioneersDonTalbot and
Craig Lord talks to Pursley about his schooling in Iwasfortunateaswelltohaveexceptionalcoaches Bill Sweetenham. "Working with those two guys
the sport, lessons he learned along the way, and in my career as a swimmer and then as a young was among the many highlights of my career."
what it was like to work with one of the all-time coach. They were multiple influences that shaped But it had not been all plain sailing. Pursley
greatsofswimming,MaryTMeagher. mycareer." came from a challenging emironment but was
Had he taken the disciplines learned in the "shocked at the overwhelming animosity of the
Learningfrom themaster worldofsportintotherestofhislife? "Ihave,andI coachesinAustraliatotheprogram.AtfirstItook
A few minutes in the presence of Dennis Pursley thinkithasalottodowithwhateversuccessIhave itpersonallyandsaidTdon'tknowyouguys.Why-
is enough to reveal a man of passion, drive, and had.Mywife remindsme all thetimethatwehave areyou takingthese shots at me?' I realizedthat
knowledge: the hallmarks of the Don Gambril fivekids.Fourofthemaregrownadultsnow,andshe after a short time I didn't—take it personally and
schoolofswimming.Whathaditbeen liketolearn reminds me thatI am nothandlingthe last child, realized I had a job there I had a pool full of
on the deck of a coaching master who counted who is still at home, aswell as I did the top four. swimmersandthat'swheremyfocuswasgoingto
successinlegendaryproportionsbythetimehelaid I keep reflecting on theway that I am interacting be,andhopefullyIaccomplishedourgoals."
downhisstopwatch? with situationswith the British team, and in some The memoir of conflict had "never gone
"It was, needless to say, a great learning waysitisverydifferenttothewayI interactedwith away," hesaid. He hadexperienced itonce again,
experience for me. It was my first opportunity to myclubsteamsofthepastandwiththe USAteam. whenbackintheUSandsettingupanexcellence
see up close and personal one of the icons of the ButIthinktheculturehaschanged,andI thinkwe program with Jonty Skinner as coach. "The
sport," said Pursley, recalling his apprenticeship have tochange in thewaywe interactwith people resentment to itwasso severe that I had to let it
with Gambril. "What came across loud and clear alongwiththeculture.Thatsaid,therearestillthe go," Pursleyrecalled.Buttherewerealwayspeaks
was that he was very disciplined in his approach. fundamentals that are essential to success in any toeverytrough,andinAustralia,whenithadbeen
The first team meeting we had, he had not laid circumstance." almost impossibleto recruitseniornational team
eyeson theteam beforewalkinginto the room. He Couldthatbendingtocultureleadtoweakness? members,theAIStookinsecond-stringers,someof
asked each one in turn to stand up and introduce "Idon'tthinkwecancoachexactlythesamewayas whomnotonlyendedupontheAustraliateambut
themselves. The guys said their name, and then wedidinthe 1970s.ButamIsellingouttoomuch, alsowonmedalsininternationalracing.
Dontoldtheswimmereverythingaboutthemselves: compromising too much? Time will tell. Whether That had the desired effect. "Coaches were
'Yourbesttimesarethis,this,andthis,yourstrength theanswertothequestionisonewayoranother,we running theirprograms and making moneyand
is this, this, and this.' The whole team was taken havetohavethatdiscipline." driving around in their Mercedes and they kind
abackbythat." PursleygrewupinanAmericathatwasnotall oflet gooftheelite level.When theAIScameon
Gambril was also "a fierce competitor" and that removed from the prevailing western culture board,theyhadtoeitherstepupandstartcoaching
instilled no-compromise values in Pursley: "I aroundtheworld. Tales told to him by British and atinternationallevelorlosetheirtopguns.Aussies
think what really, more than anything else, I Australian peers proved that they had had very arecompetitors,sotheymadethemove.Thewhole
took away from it was setting expectations high, similar upbringings, and one common thread thingrose. I thinkandhopethattheAISwaspart
notcompromising. He was not a 'rah rah' type of emergesfromthecoachingbanter:"Onethingthat ofthecatalystforthattohappen."
guy. Hewas straight down the line: 'These are the was typical for many of us was this: If I had any I recalledan incidentwithapottedplantthat
expectations and these are the consequences of problems growing up with a coach or a teacher, Talbot had ripped out of its roots in a rage and
notstepping up to those expectations.' He made it mydad had no interest in myversion ofthestory. wielded as a weapon while chasing Pursley and
very clear to everybodywhere you stood and then Themessagewasloudandclear:Youbettergetthis Sweetenham down a corridor at the AIS one day.
there was the follow-through. You knew what the straightened up or your problem is going to be a After he had stopped laughing. Pursley replied:
consequencesweregoingtobe,soyoudidwhatyou wholelotworsethanitisnow.Thatkindofsumsup "Craig. I honestly don't remember that ... but
neededtodotostepup.Alotofcoachesmayclearly thecultureandtheexpectationsplacedonuswithin it would not have been unusual. It's like I said
outlinetheirexpectations,buttheyhavefallenshort theculturethatIwasraisedin." before,wehaveswimmersthatIamtryingtobring
onthefollow-through." Asayoungcoach, Pursleysoldhisprogramto to that understanding: ifyou understand that its
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