Gary and I met back in 2009 when we were both assistant coaches in the ACC. He was doing some really good work at the time for Florida State, and was pretty consistently the best poolside conversation you could find in the whole league.
How I Construct a One Hour Swim Practice
Who Are We Protecting?
Why I Stopped Using Equipment
Loyalty Should Always Be Earned
Bidding Farewell to Craig Lord
Having said all that, I'm actually quite sad. Even when Lord wrote something that made my eyes bleed I was glad he was there. We could fight online and to the casual observer it would seem quite nasty, but every time I actually spoke with the man on the phone or in person I found him exceedingly nice, polite and reasoned.
Taylor and Lopez Have Their Work Cut Out For Them
In both cases, though, the bar for success has been set very high. While many people liked to rumble that Hawke was underachieving at Auburn, Taylor will have to at least show something in between the last few years and the Dave Marsh years. At VT, Lopez will replace a coach that, in my opinion, overachieved during his tenure. So he'll have to get another level of overachievement.
The Stakes for Success Today in Colorado
Tim Hinchey's Big Moment is Coming
One More Reason to Envy Yuri Suguiyama
Yuri Suguiyama is the new head coach at Wisconsin. The first big hire of this already insane college hiring season is in place. I want to congratulate Yuri, but not on the job.
No, the comments that Suguiyama's hiring inspired on Swimswam are pure gold, and something all coaches should aspire too
Don't Use National Team Athletes as Human Shields
This Swimming Movie Should Have Been Better: Swim Fan
Addressing the Latest USA Swimming Letter
On Friday evening east coast time, USA Swimming sent out a letter to members. It was their first communication addressing "Safe Sport" since Executive Director Tim Hinchey wrote a letter two months ago.
It has been nearly two months since Hinchey's letter, and each passing day begged the question "what are they actually doing?".
Unfortunately, the answer is not much
Even Wilder Speculation About College Jobs
Yesterday, Swimswam posted an article speculating who might get hired at one of the most coveted jobs in swimming, head coach of Auburn University. This is shaping up to be an epic college hiring season and I applaud the article. It is fun to speculate about this kind of thing.
I would make only one significant edit to Swimswam's list. It is made up entirely of men. That's not entirely Swimswam's fault
USA Swimming Still Loves Pat Hogan
When USA Swimming allowed child molester Everett Uchiyama to "resign" from his post in 2006, Pat Hogan was the man who helped Uchiyama get a new job with access to kids down the road at the Colorado Country Club with an over the top recommendation.
Which brings us to yesterday. According to this facebook post sent anonymously to the blog, all the members of USA Swimming's club development staff were tagged in a post celebrating the retirement of their "boss
Don't Mess With Texas
The second time I was introduced this past weekend at the Gulf Swimming Coaches Clinic, I became painfully self-conscious about part of my bio.
I am proud that I was coached two Danish Junior National teams. Humbly, I realize that Denmark, as a country, is far smaller than Gulf Swimming. Not only in terms of population but in the number of competitive swimmers.
Back in The Gulf
I'm living the dream.
I'm writing this from my hotel in Downtown Houston. I'm down in the area for the third time in the last six months. Whereas my two previous visits have been solely focused on working with Bridge Bats, this time I have a dual purpose
How to Demonstrate Your Support
Instead I am echoing what I have heard from victims of abuse. Part of their story that I hear over and over again is the fact that many people had the ability to say or do the right thing to help them but did not.
I am trying to communicate to them that I will not do the same, and also encouraging them to hold me accountable to that promise
