As I mentioned to those at practice yesterday, we have the opportunity to avail ourselves of a great tool to improve your swimming mechanics; a video of your stroke along with a critique from Coach Al and me. Coach Al has a camera and software designed specifically for this purpose.

We would like to conduct an extraordinary session, specifically to video each swimmer's stroke. The swimmer's video will be immediately transmitted to a computer on deck. We willl sit down with each swimmer and viewing the video will suggest ways to improve the stroke mechanics. We can even compare, side by side, the HEAT swimmers mechanics to that of some of the world class athletes we have talked about, Grant Hackett, Ian Thorpe, Michel Phelps, Mickey Dolens, etc.

You guys have been great at translating my corrections to your stroke into action. But, my corrections are based on what I see. This is an opportunity for you to see yourselves what I have been talking about. You have endured some pretty demanding workouts, so I know you are all in decent shape. The only way to take full advantage of your conditioning is by optimizing your stroke mechanics. The video session would be a great way to cap off the season. I strongly recommend that you take advantagec of this great opportunity.

Coach Rich