By – Todd Schmitz, Head Coach/CEO Colorado STARS Swim Team
Self Confidence is knowing you can succeed if you work hard enough, Arrogance is thinking it will be easy. – Tim Elmore
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle
Born and raised in Bismarck, North Dakota (150 miles from Canada) Swam on local YMCA Swim team and Century High School Swim Team Inducted into Century High School Hall of Fame in 2013 Moved to Denver in August 1997 to attend Metro State University in Denver on Swimming Scholarship Will be inducted in Metro State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015
Graduated 2001 with Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance On Twitter @starstodd www.coloradostars.org
Coached Youth Baseball and Softball for three years in High School Started coaching swimming in September 2001 for Metro State as Grad Assistant Started High School swim coaching in November 2001 Started summer club swim coaching in 2002 Started at Colorado STARS in 2002 coaching 8 and Unders (Starfish Group)
Head Coach and CEO Colorado STARS since Sept 2008. 2008 Colorado Swimming Age Group Coach of the Year 2009 Colorado Swimming Coach of the Year 2009 USA Swimming Junior National Female Team Champions Short Course and Long Course 2010 Colorado Swimming Coach of the Year 2010 USA Swimming Developmental Coach of the Year 2012 Colorado Swimming Coach of the Year 2009 USA Junior National Team World Cups (Stockholm and Berlin) 2010 USA Pan Pac Staff 2011 USA Long Course World Staff 2011 USA Junior National Team World Cups (Moscow and Berlin) 2012 USA Olympic Staff 2013 USA Long Course World Staff 2014 USA World Cups Coach (Doha and Dubai)
Started coaching Missy in Sept, 2002. She was 7. Train Daily at 5800 Feet (1900 Meters) She was in my first Starfish Group Always tall for her age. Big feet – she did not always like Loved to race not to practice Practiced 3 to 4 times per week one hour per workout – focused on strokes and drills
Moved into Red Group when she was almost 9. Practices are 1.5 hours offered 6 days per week Focus on skill and stroke development. Good base of kicking Started becoming a better workout swimmer still loved to race. Continued to swim summer club also and play other sports (Volleyball)
Moved into our black group (STARS Top Age Group) when she was almost 11. 2 hour workouts offered 6 times per week Fall of 2007 (Missy age 12) she told me she wanted to make Olympic Trials for 2008 Made first two National Cuts (Yards) in November 2007. I did not even realize it her mom told me she had made them. Broke First National Age Group Record January 2008 – 200 Free (Yards) 1:49.
Second Youngest Qualifier for USA Olympic Trials in 2008 50 Free – 39th Place 100 Free – 37th Place 200 IM – 41st Place Went all best times in Prelims – Only 47% of swimmers went best times Great Experience for the Future!!!
Have not celebrated any National Age Group Records since her first one – 200 Free – Age 12 We talk about her goals and what she can do. Records will take care of themselves!! I know what the records are because that is my job! Missy does not know all the records. She does not need to know them I do. Moved into High Performance in Spring of 2008 at age 12 – had 3 Olympic Trial Cuts 8 – 9 workouts per week including two morning workouts during school year Monday thru Friday – 2 hour afternoons Tuesday and Thursday AM – 1:20 workouts Saturday and/or Sunday – Sunday is Long Course First Major International Meet – Dual in the Pool 2009 in Manchester England
Missy’s Major International Meets ◦ 2009 – Dual in the Pool in Manchester ◦ 2009 – World Cup Meets (Stockholm and Berlin) ◦ 2010 – Pan Pac Championships in Irvine, CA ◦ 2010 – SC World Championships in Dubai ◦ 2011 – LC World Championships in Shanghai ◦ 2011- World Cup Meets (Moscow and Berlin) – First World Record at Berlin – 200 Back ◦ 2011- Dual in the Pool in Atlanta, GA ◦ 2012 – London Olympics (Won 4 Gold Medals, 1 Bronze) ◦ 2013 – LC World Championships in Barcelona (Won 6 Gold Medals – Most in Female History ◦ 2014 – Pan Pacific Championships in Australia
Time Progressions – 100 Free – ◦ Age 8 – 1:20.54 ◦ Age 9 – 1:11.26 ◦ 10 – 1:08.37 ◦ 11 – 1:02.39 ◦ 12 – 57.26 ◦ 13 – 56.14 ◦ 14 – 54.03** Would have made 2009 USA Worlds Team ◦ 15 – 54.93 ◦ 16 – 53.52 ◦ 17 – 53.52 ◦ 18 – 53.36 Time Progressions – 200 Free – ◦ 8 – 3:00.43 ◦ 9 – 2:51.83 ◦ 10 – 2:34.62 ◦ 11 – 2:17.67 ◦ 12 – 2:03.45 ◦ 13 – 2:04.04 ◦ 14 – 1:58.67 ◦ 15 – 1:58.75 ◦ 16 – 1:55.06 ◦ 17 – 1:55.82 ◦ 18 – 1:54.81 – World Champion
Time Progressions – 100 Back – ◦ Age 8 – 1:32.70 ◦ 9 – 1:27.18 ◦ 10 – 1:19.51 ◦ 11 – 1:14.13 ◦ 12 – 1:04.77 ◦ 13 – 1:03.63 ◦ 14 – 1:00.50 ◦ 15 – 59.56 ◦ 16 – 59.18 ◦ 17 – 58.33 – Olympic Gold Medal ◦ 18 – 58.39 – World Champion
Time Progressions – 200 Back – ◦ Age 10 – 3:24.77 ◦ 11 – 2:30.24 ◦ 12 – 2:19.16 ◦ 13 – 2:15.83 ◦ 14 – 2:09.16 ◦ 15 – 2:07.96 ◦ 16 – 2:05.10 – World Champion ◦ 17 – 2:04.06*** World Record, Olympic Gold Medal ◦ 18 – 2:04.76 – World Champion
A Happy Swimmer is a Fast Swimmer! Let her act her age when necessary – she is still only 19! She does not do everything correctly Started intense dryland at age 11. Focus on body weight and movement not weights!! Last few years does dryland 2-3 times per week for one hour each time