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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.
The City of Mason is primed for a redevelopment to support their swim team the Mason Manta Rays, to upgrade their 25-meter facility to a 50-meter complex. This is a huge deal for the city, the surrounding area, and all who are interested in competitive swimming and aquatic sports.
Swim Strong Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not for profit whose mission is to save and change children’s lives. Swim Strong Foundation save lives by offering low to no cost swim lessons to children whose families cannot afford them.
The summer was once again busy in the first “post-Covid” season with championship meets running a bit different than we were used to in the past. We hope it was a successful end of season for your team – you can read about how it went for the team in Solothurn in the archives.
The end of June marks the halfway point of the year – it’s a busy time for swim coaches and for many of their teams the run-up to the end of season summer championship meets.