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NEWSLETTER//Oct. 6, 2024
UPDATES
POOL RECONFIGUREMENT
Please note that the pool will be 8 lanes x 25 short course yards on Sunday, October 13 to accommodate the AGUA Season Starter meet.
MEET OUR COACHES
Delaney Smith
Delaney has been coaching for AGUA Masters since 2023, and swimming with the team since 2019, earning several top 3 finishes at Short Course Masters Nationals as well as multiple USMS Top 10 times in her age group.
A sprint freestyler (with ambitions of being a butterfly), Delaney was a four-year member of Williams College's varsity swim team, where she was a 3-time NCAA Division III All-American and an NCAA champion in the women's 200 freestyle relay. Outside the pool, she is a communications specialist for an arts and culture organization, enjoys cooking, cheers for the Cincinnati Bengals, and hangs out with her cats Scampi and Zino.
A sprint freestyler (with ambitions of being a butterfly), Delaney was a four-year member of Williams College's varsity swim team, where she was a 3-time NCAA Division III All-American and an NCAA champion in the women's 200 freestyle relay. Outside the pool, she is a communications specialist for an arts and culture organization, enjoys cooking, cheers for the Cincinnati Bengals, and hangs out with her cats Scampi and Zino.
TRAINING TIPS
SWIM WORKOUT
Please note that these intervals are for short course yards, but feel free to adjust as necessary. Refer to the following USMS Pace Chartfor interval adjustments.
Warm up: (Set yards: 800)
300 swim
200 IM drill
4x50 breakouts 0:10 rest between
100 IM kick
Set 1: Two rounds (Set yards: 1200)
200 fly kick on back 3:30
3x100 free swim (3 kicks off each wall) 1:40
2x25 max effort with a focus on snappy kicks off the wall 0:30
50 easy 1:00
Set 2: Two rounds (Set yards: 1500)
4x50 free from midpool focus on fast flips 1:00
6x25 non-free focus on tight open turns 0:40
200 free , fast from the flags to the walls 3:00
200 - 25 IMO/25 free 4:00
UPCOMING MASTERS MEETS
NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE CLUB & MASTERS SWIMMING MEET
WHEN: November 2, 2024 (Single Day Meet)
WHERE: Boston College
ABOUT: The goal is to introduce Masters swimming to college club teams and get them excited to continue on to Masters after college.
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