BAAC SWIM TEAM Vol. 5

SWIMMERSDECEMBER 14, 2012 EAR

Big Improvements at Christmas Champs 59% of BAAC swims resulted in Newly achieved B times by personal best times, tied for the Emmy Catrambone, Elizabeth highest percentage with NOVA. Catrambone, Danielle Hamrick, The Girls finished 7th with 640.5 Kathryn Herman, Alexa Kolosey, points, while the boys finished 9th Luke Krouse, Elizabeth with 177 points. The combined McClelland, Sydney Mika, Nya score put BAAC 8th overall with Minott, and Olivia VanDyke. 817.5 points. Best Times and other Great Event Winners Drew Gagnon performances by Jessica Bujak, won the 11-12 50 Breaststroke Ishika Chawla, Emma Clarkson, and Kelly Kim won the 25 Tomas Clarkson, Alexander Backstroke and 25 Breaststroke. Clement, Jonathan Drumm, Lauren Drumm, Megan Drumm, Top 10 Finishers Amelia Gabriella Eraso, Hannah Eraso, Bothwell, Rebecca Entner, Katie Abbey Gagnon, Grace Griffin, Herman, Maggie Manchester, Nicholas Griffin, Esha Gupta, Elizabeth McClelland, Elizabeth Andrew Hill, Caroline Hill, Delaney Mende, Matthew Mende, Nya Hopkins, Mackenzie Hopkins, Minott, Rebecca Pilcher, Kyle Kathryn Inman, Grace John, Rutherford, Lauren Rutherford, Christopher Kennedy, Rachel and Olivia VanDyke. Kennedy, Victoria Kolosey, Valeriia Laryoshyna, Gabrielle McCarthy, Alexis Milam, Asha Minott, Newly achieved AA times by Makenna Paul, Mason Paul, Liam Drew Gagnon, Kyle Rutherford, Pettus, Reagan Pick, Emma Serve as a volunteer and Lauren Rutherford Rossman, Bennett Solomon, William Solomon, Olivia Thrush, Newly achieved A times by and Ann Tompkins Sign-up Amelia Bothwell, Rebecca Entner, and Elizabeth Mende Congratulations everyone! for BAAC Splash today Newly achieved BB times by Yvonne Armstrong, Gabrielle Lavarias, and Maggie Manchester

January February March 5-6 BAAC Splash: B/C times 1-3 IMXtreme Games: swimmers 2 Aqua eagle 8 & Under Meet who have had a 1500+ IMX score 12-13 Mariner Winter Invite: all 7-10 Maryland Champs swimmers that have BB and faster 9-10 York Y: all 9 & older times will go here. 22-24 Spring Champs LESSONS FROM LEGENDS: RACE STRATEGY

by CHUCK WARNER possibly beat teammate Brian passed him for a shocking 1-2 The 1976 men’s Olympic Goodell. Four years prior, he sweep. Team met immediately after had watched the Munich the Trials in Long Beach, Calif. Olympics on television and The complete story of the Head Coach Jim “Doc” seen how the great Mike preparation and performance Counsilman told the team that Burton started fast, got passed of this race is chronicled in he believed that had the in the middle of the race by an detail in the book Four chance to win every gold Australian and then come Champions, One Gold Medal, medal at the Olympic Games back and win. He decided to but there are lessons in in Montreal. The team had a employ a similar strategy. Bobby’s strategy in this four-and-a-half-week training historic feat that every camp to prepare for the Who did he tell of his swimmer can use today: Games. strategy? Almost no one. It • Learn to swim races was kept between him and his different ways. One of the major obstacles to club coach Joe Bernal and • Rehearse the speed a gold medal sweep for the gradually, and confidentially, variations in practice-or USA would be Australia’s shared with his Olympic coach in minor races-before . Holland was . trying them in a major both the reigning world race. champion and longtime world During the training camp, he • Only share your record holder in the 1500. One practiced negative splitting strategy (and your of America’s hopefuls to beat and carefully controlling his goals) with people who the Australian was 16-year old efforts at the beginning of can help you. Bobby Hackett. Hackett had training sets. When he was • Execute your strategy improved tremendously to interviewed by the press in by always thinking make the Olympic team at the Montreal about his strategy for about “what you want, Trials, dropping his best time one of the most eagerly not what you want to from 15:32.0 to 15:12.75. His anticipated races of avoid.” Thoughts of 800 split on the way to his new the Olympics, he was coy. He what you want to avoid best time in the 1500 was a told the press (and in doing tend to lead to blistering 8:01.54, breaking so, his competitors), “I like to nervousness about the Holland’s world record. start fast. You know me.” possibility of a negative outcome. Bobby was known for taking Bobby did start fast, but only Bobby Hackett’s time of his races out fast-very fast. He for the first 300 meters. Then 15:03.91 in that race still was used to having huge he cruised. He fooled stands as the USA National leads and sometimes getting everyone. Gradually Stephen Age-Group record for the run down by a competitor or Holland caught Bobby and by 15-16 boys. It is one of the two two. 1000 meters had passed him. oldest records in USA But Bobby came back. Swimming. But as he began training Holland tired and Bobby and camp, he thought about how teammate to give himself the best caught up to the Aussie and chance to beat Holland and on the final 100 meters