If you’re a captain or a coach and it’s your responsibility for ordering the team suits for the upcoming season, you’re gonna want to pay attention because there is nothing worse than stressing out about this stuff after the season starts. It’s the worst…and it’s totally avoidable! First thing you need to do is set […]
High School Girls: May is Team Gear Month Read More »
When you have a website, you get to plug some of the other stuff you have going on. This summer, I will be offering one-on-one private lessons out of Orono for competitive swimmers. I don’t have a lot of time spots still open, but there are a few so if you’re interested, you can check
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What a fun evening of celebrating the girls and boys high school seasons! A special thanks to the Concordia St. Paul ladies for running the red carpet. Looks like the video had some technical challenges, but we still had fun and good learning for next year. Also huge thanks to the MSHSCA for putting this
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by Kirk Erickson We all have our favorite foods and recipes; but, I wanted to provide a few keys to being successful with your nutrition. Follow these tips to keep what can be a very complicated topic as simple as possible! #1 – Have a strategy While you don’t need a strategy per say, you
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by Natalie Strauss Early morning practice? Up early for meet warm ups? This egg bake is the perfect make ahead meal to get you going and fuel your swims. Featuring ingredients that are often on hand or shelf stable it makes for easy meal prep and warms up great for days. One of the best
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It’s that tome of the year again folks. The MSHSCA has posted the nominees for athlete and coach of the year. One award is given out for both Class A and Class AA and for girls and boys. Here’s a list of your nominees! For a full list including nominee bio (biography not biology) info
Minnesota High School Athlete and Coach of the Year Award Nominees Read More »
by Sam Engel Both Sauk Rapids and Sartell high school swim teams have maintained their competitiveness after moving from Class A to Class AA in recent years. Each of those teams has a Top 10 State or True Team State finish, and several athletes with All State honors despite being some of the smallest schools
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Great opportunities for amazing summer swim experiences
Summer Swim Camps in Minnesota: Register now! Read More »
I often get asked “what’s the one thing I can do to make my swimming more difficult without actually going faster”. There are a lot of options to chose from, but when I think biggest bang for the buck, I go with the freestyle breath. First of all, unless it’s 50, you can’t really avoid
Work Harder, Swim Slower – The Freestyle Breath Read More »
I love summer swim camps and there are a plethora of great offerings in the state throughout June and July, but there is always that down time in early August where swimming takes a little break. For many, that break is time to decompress, get the hair back to somewhat of a normal state, or
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