Coach Merle’s Breaststroke Bootcamp
Swim Strong invited guest coach Merle Liivand for a Breaststroke bootcamp at Flushing Meadows Aquatic Center. Let's check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzIhSg_PRXo&feature=youtu.be
Swim Strong invited guest coach Merle Liivand for a Breaststroke bootcamp at Flushing Meadows Aquatic Center. Let's check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzIhSg_PRXo&feature=youtu.be
Breaststroke Bootcamp+Discussion with International Coach Merle Liivand Tuesday 8/21/2018 6:30-9:30 PM Flushing Meadow Aquatic Center 131-04 Meridian Lane, Flushing NY 11368 Featuring: Merle Liivand Fees: $75 per participant / $10 per parent participation / $25 per coach Learn breaststroke techniques to improve your speed and stamina Merle Liivand is an elite competitive swimmer, international coach and open water swimmer from Tallinn, Estonia who was the Baltic States Champion in the 100m and 200m breaststroke and an Estonian National Swim Team member in Open Water. She has medaled in numerous international events such...
Thanks to Coach Dale Mohammed for giving us a fantastic Core training! If you missed Coach Dale last month, you really missed out not only on a great workout, but a much better understanding as to why our core muscles are sooooooo important to swimmers. Here’s a glimpse of what you missed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ4M8w6QrP4&feature=youtu.be Coach Dale will join us again on Tuesday 8/14…..be sure to take advantage of this great opportunity! Again….if you are taking your normal class that day, there is no fee. If you are a...
Core Skills Drills! Tuesday, July 24, 2018 7:30 – 9:30 pm Flushing Meadow Aquatic Center Aquatic sports are distinct from other sports in that the athlete functions in an environment devoid of gravity. A swimmer must rely on the athlete’s ability to generate propulsive forces using their arms and legs while attempting to minimize drag resistance in order to propel themselves as efficiently through the water as possible. For this reason core muscle conditioning is important to improving swimming performance. Core strength allows a swimmer...
Bootcamp with Olympians Butterfly Saturday, 6/2/2018 9:00-11:00am Flushing Meadows Aquatic Center Featuring: Kim Vandenberg Fee: $79.99 per participant American Olympic bronze medalist Kim Vandenberg specializes in the butterfly and freestyle. She is a gold medalist from the 2011 Pan American games in both the 200 butterfly and the 4x200 freestyle relay, she is also a silver medalist from the 2007 world championships in the 200 fly and a three time national champion in the 200 fly. Vandenberg is an ambassador for Up2Us Sports, a national non-profit organization...
Individual Medley Bootcamp with Olympians Saturday 5/12/2018 9:00-11:00 AM Flushing Meadow Aquatic Center 131-04 Meridian Lane, Flushing NY 11368 (for swimmers ages 8-16 with 2+ years of competition) Featuring: Marko Blazevski and Vera Blazevska Starts/Turns/Pullouts; Set up for each stroke; and Race strategy. Fee: $79.99 per participant Our Guest Coaches are Marko Blazevski who has represented Macedonia at both the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London and in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. In 2012 London Summer Olympics, he presented with the honor of being Macedonia flag bearer during the Opening Ceremony....
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Saturday 3/24/2018 9:00-11:00 AM Flushing Meadow Aquatic Center 131-04 Meridian Lane, Flushing NY 11368 Featuring: Kim Vandenberg Fee: $75 per participant Learn butterfly techniques to improve your speed and stamina Olympic bronze medalist Kim Vandenberg specialized in the butterfly and freestyle. She is a gold medalist from the 2011 Pan American games in both the 200 butterfly and the 4x200 freestyle relay, she is also a silver medalist from the 2007 world championships in the 200 fly and a three time national champion in the 200...
Thank you Dion Dreesens and Daria Talanova for sharing your passion and skills to our swimmers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C4yTSY7yG8&feature=youtu.be
Thank you Senator Addabbo for visiting us at Far Rockaway Pool. Let's check out this video to see why Senator Addabbo loves Swim Strong! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-olN7Ul2dpU&feature=youtu.be
Sunday 1/14/2018 10:00-1:00 PM Boys Club of NY 287 E 10th St. New York, NY 10009 (for competitors ages 16 through adult with 6 + years of competition) Featuring: Daria Talanova and Dion Dreesens Fee: $99.99 per participant Dry Lands to prevent injuries with Anka Presentation by Olympians with Q & A Sharpen your freestyle and breaststroke techniques Receive critique and coaching tips to improve performance Our Guest Coaches are Daria Talanova who has represented Kyrgyzstan in the 100 breaststroke. Dion Dreesens who was part of SwimMAC Team Elite,...