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Year two of the global pandemic wasn’t much less of a challenge and not as much of a return to normalcy as we were hoping to experience. This past year also impressively highlighted how hard it’s to imagine that any profession is more important and has had as significant of an impact on other people than the coaching profession!
December is the month where we look back on everything that has happened on the platform and prepare to wrap up the year. For the swimming community, the last month of the year will provide opportunities to spend a few days away from the pool with family and loved ones before indulging into the traditional holiday training.
I believe we have all relearned during this pandemic that communication is a crucial, if not the most important part in our profession working with athletes.
November was an exciting month for quite a few swim teams around the globe with the end of short course season championship meets taking place again after cancellations due to the pandemic last year.
Do you know where you’re going or where you want to go in the coaching profession? No matter where you are in your coaching career, you should always trust your gut feelings and follow your internal compass!
October also widely known as “Rocktober” in the swimming community is traditionally a month of hard work in the pool. In Solothurn, we were also running our home-based training camp and the activity on the PSW platform was “roaring” again.
Coach Bud McAllister has spanned the world of swimming with his legendary posts around the world, including stops in Mission Viejo, Swim Canada and British Swimming.
September was back to the pool after the summer break and slowly ramping up training again to prepare for the first short course meets of the new season while hoping for less impact to the competition calendar due to the ongoing pandemic.
August is the one month of the year where a lot of athletes will get a (short) break from their training. While at the same time, it was a very exciting time for the swimming community as we finally got to follow all of the swimming action from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
Lane 8 is a fundraiser to level the playing field for inner-city youth in the sport of swimming by Adam Monk. The name Lane 8 stems from the idea that in the sport of swimming, the swimmer in lane 8 is the underdog of the race.