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Starting Saturday AM Practices!! $20

thrive4life — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:29:05 GMT

Starting Saturday AM Practices!! $20

Hello,

My name is Matthew Olaya and I run a swim program during the week.

I am Pool Manager and Head coach for Swim Venture. The pool that I manage

is located in Huntington Beach (near Westminster Mall). I do not work on Saturdays,

but intend to start a group/ private swim programs for people of all ages.

Again this is just to see if people are interested and then once you have contacted me then

I would start ASAP.

Pool hours would be 8AM till about 1PM.

A little background on myself:

-Grew up playing sports

-Swam for 12 Years competitively

-Swam for Division I NCAA College

-Bachelor's in Kinesiology

-Full Time Head Coach

Specialty:

-Technique in all Four Strokes

-Analyze and correct

-For all ages

Swimming is fun and easy, but only when you know all the proper components

to the stroke!

Give it a shot and see if you like it,

Email me at molaya@swimventure.com to schedule times

For those looking for a continuous workout for Masters I offer an Adult Fitness class which is shaped to your

needs and goals. I hold a Monday through Thursday Practice at 6:30-7:30PM.

For more info also email me!

Thanks,

Matthew Olaya

Need good drill plan

summergirl13 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:58:10 GMT

hi,

I need a good drill plan I am just starting to swim seriusly again. I have a very good arm stroke but I need to work on my legs alot I have bikers legs any ideas?

thanks

Interested in Having Olympic and World Championship Swimmers Come to Your Pool?

Swim Champions — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:18:25 GMT

The nationally-recognized Fitter & Faster Tour has visited 25 cities in 2009 and is looking for places to go in 2010. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get in the pool with Olympic athletes, race them, and experience swimming in a way you have never done before. So far we are visiting the following cities in 2010: Easton, MD on January 9; Oshkosh, WI on January 31; El Paso, TX on February 20; Little Rock, AR on April 24; and Long Island on April 25.

We are looking for cities to visit next year with Swim Champions such as Olympic Gold Medalists Cesar Cielo, Matt Grevers, Megan Jendrick, Peter Vanderkaay, Mark Gangloff, and Olympic Medalists Milorad Cavic, Christine Magnuson, Lacey Nymeyer, and many more!

Where should we visit next?

http://www.swimchampions.com

http://www.facebook.com/swimchampions

Water in my ears?

Paiges78 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:32:08 GMT

I'm fairly new to swimming and I'm training for the swimming leg of a triathalon. I feel a lot more confident in the water than I did, but I'm concerned about my ears. Sometimes they faintly ache and I think it's from getting water in them. I looked up swimmer's ear and per google, don't have it. I bought a swimming cap but it doesn't completely cover my ears and water still gets in. I end up shaking my head almost like a dog to get the water out of my ears after a workout. Is there a better way to handle this?

How does one maximize swim speed without running out of breath/freaking out?

Mark Day — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:38:40 GMT

In the swim, I find that if I don't deliberately go slow, then I get out of breath, and that "panic" feeling sets in and I have to breaststroke. In my last triathlon, I was able to go slow and not freak out, but I believe I could have gone faster. Does anyone have advice or rules of thumb on how to maximize your speed without running into problems running out of breath? Maybe I just need to practice in open water more . . . As I read this, it seems like a dumb question, but I am hoping others know what I'm talking about . . . thanks in advance.

Downtown Birmingham YMCA New Swim Team Starting--Looking for Swimmers and Wannabees

sa131 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:44:27 GMT

Good Day, The downtown Birmngham YMCA Aquatics is forming a swim team for those who can or can not swim. Those children who can not swim, there is a "learning" swim team that will teach your child/ren how to swim and learn how to compete. There is also a newly proposed swim team for those children ages 6-18 who do know how to swim but are not on a swim team. I personally know the coaches and my son will be on the newly proposed team if they can get at least 10-25 children to start the team. The Y has financial aid for all, so if you are financially strap, this is a good place to have your child on a swim team without draining your pockets. This enables your child to be on a team, where they might not be otherwise.

I have volunteered to assist the Y's aquatics to gather information of any one who would like to be on this newly formed swim team. So if your child/ren are interested whether they can swim or not, they can learn and/or be on a swim team. This is a win/win opportunity. Please contact me if there is an interest and/or if there are questions. Also if you would be so kind as to forward this to other groups/networks. The practices will begin in October.

Attachments: YMCA Financial Aid form, Parents Handbook for those childred learning how to swim, YMCA New Swimmers Flyer

Throat Burn

Riverside Tri-guy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:39:28 GMT

I've been training for a trialthon and have been swimming a lot more (as that seems to be by far my weakest leg.) However, I noticed that the more I swim the more my throat seems to be aggravated by the chlorine in my gym's pool. Any thoughts or suggestions how to avoid or cure the burn? Someone once suggested drinking an acidic juice afterward like cranberry juice but that didn't seem to do a whole lot. Do you just get used to it over time?

bad swimmer needs help :)

dgator32 — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:57:04 GMT

Hi all... i am pretty new to swimming and frankly i suck at it ... ive read books and looked for tips all over the net but i dont seem to be getting any better... i am very buzy with my job and kids so i dont have a lot of time to pratice, that being said i am only able to get in the water once a week... i was wondering if you guys had any tips for some dry land exercises i could work on in hopes that i could maximize my limited water time... thanks for any help you might be able to provide

Dan W

Total Immersion book/DVD

Billiken on the Run — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:58:31 GMT

Is the Total Immersion DVD a worthwhile purchase? I've just about convinced myself to buy the TI triathlon swimming book but am on the fence about getting the freestyle DVD as part of a package deal. Has anyone used it? If so, what are your thoughts? I guess while I'm at it, what do you think about the triathlon swimming book? I've read some pretty good reviews. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. (I also posted this in the triathlon area, so sorry if you've seen it there also.)

Thanks,

Joe

Drills

summergirl13 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:47:38 GMT

I started doing this new drill a few weeks ago. the drill helps you to use your amrs better. what you do is you swim with your fist closed. dont cheat its very difficult at first but then you learn how to do it! hope this helps! i need drills for kicking I have bikers kicks which dont help you get any where anyone got ideas?

Lot and lots of GAS!!

Guila Muir — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:36:52 GMT

Not the most pleasant subject, I know. I have found some advice, but not a lot about this. *What do you think, especially if you are a distance or open water swimmer?

After swimming hard or for more than a mile in the open water, I'm left with the most bloated feeling! I WANT to (let's put it politely) FLATULATE, but just remain bloated for up to 4 hours. I have a feeling this has to do with not exhaling completely, thus compounding the air in my stomach and gut.

When I really pay attention to expelling all the air as I swim, I get tired and winded!!

I have tried Gas-X after swimming, but it doesn't really work. I just have to wait for the air to "filter out" over time. It can be painful!

Do particular foods create gas? Should I hold to the old dictum of never eating less than 2 hours before swimming? Is this something that plagues older swimmers more than young ones?

What's going on with me? I'm a 54 year old woman.

THANKS!