Month: November 2009

Challenge Red-Fish 2009

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On Saturday Nov 14th I swam during the morning session of the 2009 edition of the Challenge Red-Fish in Neuchâtel. As every year, this meet is for most Swiss athletes the last occasion to compete before Short Course National Championships at the end of the month.

I mainly entered this meet for two reasons. First, it was about time that I got some racing done and found my way back on the blocks. As much as I enjoyed my coaching stint this summer in the Florida Keys, I was looking forward to this moment. I still enjoy swimming a lot and racing is just a big part of it. Second, as many other Swiss athletes I needed to know where I stand to lay out my plans for what’s to come.

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Watershops

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Chris Morgan, good friend and former coach of mine, is organizing a series of swim clinics in collaboration with the Swiss Swimming Federation. The clinics always feature a world class athlete as well a surprise Swiss athlete and are held a the training base in Tenero. The first clinic presents butterfly with Mike Cavic. Get more information about the Watershops clinics here and view the program for the first clinic here.

Crystal Cup 2009

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On Saturday Oct 24th I participated at the 30th edition of the Crystal Cup hosted by the SLRG Oberwallis in Fiesch.

This meet is the season opener for most Swiss finswimming athletes but this year not as much of them eventually showed up in Fiesch. With the weekend being placed right at the end of the holidays a lot of the athletes enjoyed the warm weather some place else rather than the chilly mountains. I for one had a great day and a lot of fun.

The format of the meet is really simple. You won’t win anything unless you compete in all the events. Try do to your best in your weak events and score in your strong events to come out on top at the end of the two days. Although I already knew I won’t be eligible for the final rankings because I only raced on Saturday, I went ahead and swam all events on this one day anyway.

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