For this post, I interviewed Mike Finch, Head Coach of W. Ross MacDonald Swimming in Brantford, Ontario. Mike is also one of the top technical and sprint coaches in Canada. The following is a summary of our wide-ranging discussion. Return to Swimming While we’re aware that the swimming community is eager to get back… Continue reading The (Immediate) Future of Swimming – A Conversation With Coach Mike Finch
Tag: swim meets
Meet Efficiency and Public Announcement of DQs
Over the years, we’ve seen a lot of ‘innovations’ meant to speed up swim meets. I’ll mention a few of them before getting to the latest: public announcements of DQs. 3-False-Start Rule For those old enough, you may remember back when swimming had a 3-false-start rule. And in championship meets, it was rare to have… Continue reading Meet Efficiency and Public Announcement of DQs
We Need a Saner Approach to Swim Meets
This may be heresy, but the prevailing swim meet system in most major swimming areas is horribly broken. Swim meets are now expected to consume a weekend - from Friday afternoon or evening sessions to late Sunday sessions. A session itself can take 6 hours, the presence of rules that try to limit the session… Continue reading We Need a Saner Approach to Swim Meets
Coach Rick - Mighty Tritons Swimming 