Timed 500

AGC did the Timed 500 in practice on Monday night. We have been working really hard in practice and the time drops are a great indicator of how well the kids have been working in practice. Sam S. was our first AGC swimmer to go under 6 minutes (5:59.28). Our top time drops were: Carley V 30 sec drop, Natalie 29 sec, Michael Z 26 sec, Allison B 18 sec, Sam S 16 sec, Summer 14 sec and Henry 12 sec drop. We also had a first timer, Zach S did the 500 for the first time and finished with a time of 7:34.03. Nice job to all the kids.

We use these times in practice to know what a good pace time is for each swimmer. If I want them to go at an easy pace I will tell them to swim their pace time and they should all know it. I post these time on a regular basis at practice to remind them. But they should get to know their pace time and try to better it. We also use this time to put them into practice groups, I mentioned this in an earlier post and the Timed 500 helps the coaches put kids in the correct groups.

It has been nice posting these comments about practice and meets. I enjoy reading your comments so keep them coming. That is our way of knowing the message is getting out there.

BTW, nice post by Coach Mike on goggles. It goes along with Coach Guy's definition of practice: Work on the things you are going to do in a meet. If don't plan to fix your goggles during a competitive swim, don't do it during a swim within practice.