D
TIMES!
Ahoy!
The All City Clinics
went great last night!
I'm so proud of the
accomplishments of all
the swimmers.
Some parents asked for a
list of tips and
techniques from the
clinic so I've listed
some of the highlights
below in a question and
answer format just the
way they were presented
at the clinic. Swimmers
who attended the clinics
should be able to answer
the following questions:
1. What do the short
whistles mean? GET READY
2. What does the long
whistle mean? STEP IN/UP
(WITH CONFIDENCE)
3. What is the starting
command? "TAKE YOUR
MARK."
4. What are the words
for the streamline? HAND
OVER HAND, WRIST OVER
WRIST SQUEEZE
5. How far should you
streamline? AT LEAST TO
THE FLAGS/END OF THE
BLUE
6. What are the words
for the backstroke
starting position? HANDS
ON, HEAD IN, BUTT OUT
7. What happens
everytime you splash? IT
SLOWS YOU DOWN AND MAKES
YOU TIRED
8. What do the
backstroke flags mean?
SPEED UP! THE WALL IS
COMING?
9. What is your
backstroke number?
ANSWERS WILL VARY
10. Where should you
touch the wall on all
finishes? BELOW THE
"SILVER"
11. What does a proper
freestyle finish look
like? BODY STRETCHED OUT
FULL LENGTH ON SIDE,
HEAD ON ARM
12. What is the most
important factor in
improving any stroke?
HEAD POSITION
13. Why do we call it
the butterfly? BECAUSE
YOUR BUTT FLIES
14. What are the "words"
for the butterfly arms?
BUTT, ER, FLY
15. What is
concentration? THINKING
ABOUT ONE THING
16. What is focus?
THINKING ABOUT THE RIGHT
THING
Hope this helps. Keep
swimming for good times!
See you at the pool!
-jn
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SWIM FOR
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2008 All City Intro to Competitive Swimming & Grade School Meet
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Grades K – 6 Practice: Friday, August 1 Swim Meet: Sunday, August 3
Who: Kindergarten through – 6th grade students from the Omaha area who can swim a minimum of 25 yards using one of the competitive strokes: backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, crawl stroke
What: One introductory swim team practice and one swim meet. Swimmers will practice stroke technique and racing skills for the backstroke, freestyle, and butterfly events. Each swimmer may enter up to three individual events in the meet. Participants may deck enter up to two relays per school.
Awards: Ribbons for all participants in all events, a team trophy for the high point school, certificates of participation for each school entered. Ribbons will be distributed at the meet. Team Trophy will be delivered to winning school on Monday. Certificates will be emailed to participating schools.
Weather Alert: There is no rain date for this event. Practices are being held at an indoor facility and will take place rain or shine. Every attempt will be made to complete the meet at Hitchcock. Should the meet have to be shortened or canceled due to inclement weather, rain-checks good for one open swim admission to B-T Aquatics at Brownell-Talbot School will be issued at the meet.
Registration Procedures
1. Online Registration (preferred): Register Online
or
2. Registration Form: Entries must be made on the official All City Registration Form. Registration forms may be obtained at the Brownell-Talbot Pool and at all City of Omaha Parks & Recreation Swimming Pools - photocopied registrations will be accepted. Return registration forms to any of those locations to enter. Checks for entry fees to Brownell-Talbot School.
Entry Limit: Each swimmer may enter up to three individual events. The practices and meet will be limited to the first 100 swimmers in each grade.
Entry Deadline: We will accept entries delivered to sponsor pools through the end of business on Tuesday, July 29.
Relays: Participants may enter up to two relays per school. Relay cards will be available at the meet during the warm-up period. Entries along with a $4 entry fee per relay must be turned into the registration table prior to the start of the meet.
No experience necessary - New swimmers are welcome!
ALL CITY MEET SPONSORS
City of Omaha Parks & Recreation Keeping Omaha Active Winner of the 2008 National Aquatics Award of Excellence
Inspiring. Exceeding. Leading.
Official Sponsor U.S.A. Swimming
MORE EXCITING SWIMMING EVENTS
Mutual of Omaha Swimvitational National Grand Prix Event Qwest Center, Omaha - June 5-9, 2008
World Record Attempt - Mass Participation Relay We need you! We need everyone! Register today! Brownell-Talbot School - June 24-25, 2008
USA Olympic Team Trials - Swimming Qwest Center, Omaha - June 29 - July 6, 2008
Cornhusker State Games Open Water Swim No Walls - No Lines - No Limits Holmes Park, Lincoln - July 26, 2008
Questions? Need more information? Have helpful feedback? aquatics@brownell.edu Updated: May 29, 2008 - 63 days before the All City Practice
www.btaquatics.org We swim for good times!
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