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Ohio State Swimming & Diving (2020/21/22 B1G Champions)

Remember the days of yesteryear, when Mike Pepe led tOSU swim team(s) to conference titles. Used to bounce on the diving board outside the natatorium (in the sand), where tOSU had many diving champions practicing. Also got to see the new natatorium during daughter's college recruitment. Was 'herded' by an assistant so I couldn't walk the length of the pool and disrupt the swimmers. Having build a couple of swim pools for high schools in Cali, was amazed that there was one long pool, with a floating dock that could be let out or brought forward, depending on whether yards or meters, and whether short course or long course settings, rather than merely length (long course) or width (short course). The otherside of the dock provided warm up lanes that didn't create wakes that disrupted the racers. Saddened that couldn't purchase an Ohio State swim cap for daughter, so she could compete with her swimmers that had Xichigan caps......Anyway, congrats to the Mens and Women's swim teams. Let our banner be held high.
 
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Armstrong broke the record set last year by Kliment Kolesnikov by a .09-second margin. Armstrong had previously set the American record in the event in the prelims, recording a time of 24.01.

Armstrong was a member of Team USA at the Tokyo Games, and at Ohio State, he was part of the first-team All-America 200 medley relay team that finished fourth at the NCAA championships.

A two-time All-American at West Virginia, Armstrong transferred to Ohio State ahead of the 2020-21 season.

Just sayin': When was the last time Ohio State had a "world class" swimmer?
 
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Hunter Armstrong getting the silver!!

American Ress wins 50m backstroke gold after review

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American Justin Ress won gold in the 50m backstroke in dramatic circumstances at the world championships in Budapest on Saturday after officials overturned his initial disqualification following a lengthy review.

Victory was earlier awarded to compatriot Hunter Armstrong after it was ruled that no part of Ress's body was above the water as he reached first for the wall.

Ress, who had set the pace in the heats and the semi-finals, was later reinstated as the winner and the medal ceremony held again, with Armstrong taking silver and Polish teenager Ksawery Masiuk having to settle for bronze.

Entire article: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/s...-gold-after-ress-disqualification-2022-06-25/
 
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I have a question for swimmers out there and those who have kids who are on swim teams or who they themselves were on swim teams.

I have a very enthusiastic 7 year old who is a competent and safe swimmer. He can backstroke, frontstroke and goes off the diving board and handles the deep end with ease. He has expressed an interest in joining our local swim team at our pool this summer and I want to encourage him to do so.

Where would I go to get him "swim training lessons"?
Stuff about learning the competitions, building stamina....etc?

I don't want to throw him into these meets without him being prepared.
 
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I have a question for swimmers out there and those who have kids who are on swim teams or who they themselves were on swim teams.

I have a very enthusiastic 7 year old who is a competent and safe swimmer. He can backstroke, frontstroke and goes off the diving board and handles the deep end with ease. He has expressed an interest in joining our local swim team at our pool this summer and I want to encourage him to do so.

Where would I go to get him "swim training lessons"?
Stuff about learning the competitions, building stamina....etc?

I don't want to throw him into these meets without him being prepared.

My advice would be to put him on the team regardless of his ability. The coaches will work with his ability and segregate him in practice into a lane with other swimmers of his ability. As he gets better they move him into faster lanes. Most of the coaches offer clinics and private lessons on the side should you want to take it up a notch.
Case in point. My son was 6 and couldn’t swim a bit when he joined our local club team. By the time he was 7 he was placing in league finals because the coaches worked with him daily. Then he swam for another team in the winter and we were committed. The meets can be brutal but I never missed one until his college team. It’s a great sport that instills TONS of discipline. Have fun with it.
 
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My advice would be to put him on the team regardless of his ability. The coaches will work with his ability and segregate him in practice into a lane with other swimmers of his ability. As he gets better they move him into faster lanes. Most of the coaches offer clinics and private lessons on the side should you want to take it up a notch.
Case in point. My son was 6 and couldn’t swim a bit when he joined our local club team. By the time he was 7 he was placing in league finals because the coaches worked with him daily. Then he swam for another team in the winter and we were committed. The meets can be brutal but I never missed one until his college team. It’s a great sport that instills TONS of discipline. Have fun with it.


Thank you!
We joined a gym/family entertainment center for the winter months as something to do and a place to take the kids to get everyone out of the house.

They have an indoor water slide/splash pad area and they have a mini-swim team with 2 practices/week. He's enrolled and starts Monday. This way he'll at least have a working knowledge of what to expect when May comes around and the outdoor team kicks off.
 
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