
A Star-Studded Field of Olympians at the
2010 Austin Grand Prix
TBAY
Central has 18 swimmers qualified for the 2010 Austin Grand Prix meet that is
being held at the
University of Texas. More than 1,000 swimmers will compete in the meet, including a large group of
Olympians and U.S. National Teamers. In addition to Aaron Peirsol,
Olympians from Longhorn Aquatics who will swim in Austin include Garret Weber-Gale
(Milwaukee, Wis.), David Walters (Yorktown, Va.) and
Kathleen Hersey (Atlanta, Ga.). Other Olympians that will be at the
meet include Olympic gold
medalists
Natalie Coughlin (Vallejo, Calif.) and Rebecca
Soni (Plainsboro, N.J.),
Matt Grevers (Lake Forest, Ill.),
Margaret Hoelzer (Huntsville, Ala.),
Dana Vollmer (Granbury, Texas),
Megan Jendrick (Tacoma,
Wash.), Cullen Jones
(New Brunswick, N.J.),
Christine Magnuson (Tinley Park, Ill.),
Katie Hoff (Towson,
Md.), Peter Vanderkaay
(Rochester, Mich.),
Mark Gangloff (Akron, Ohio), Kara Lynn Joyce (Ann Arbor,
Mich.) and Amanda Weir
(Lawrenceville, Ga.).
TBAY Central Swimmers that have qualified are Alexander Blustein,
Emily Carideo, Emily Clifford, Mari Flanagan, Haley Hahmann, EJ McCargar, Will
Miller, Elle Munns, John Nolte, Savannah Savitt, Emma Siewert, Rasmus Skjaerpe,
Oscar Slaatmo, Rosalie Spada, Chris Swanson, Rebecca Werdine, Katie Westbrook
and Carylyn Waite.
In Austin, preliminary heats
will be held in the 25-yard pool (short course) while finals competition will be
held in the 50-meter pool (long course). Race footage from each night of finals,
as well as interviews from the Grand Prix meet, will be broadcast online at
www.swimnetwork.com.
Results
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Coach Bowes
invited to Clinic
I was invited for a 3
day clinic at the University of Georgia lead by the Bulldogs Head
Coach
Jack Bauerle. Coach Bauerle is a 4-time Olympic team
coach, has won 4 NCAA national championships and 9 SEC
Championships. He is one of the most respected and accomplished
coaches in the nation.
The 3-day clinic included the ability to attend all UGA swim practices, interaction with the entire coaching staff,
including Associate Head Coach
Harvey Humphries, and strength trainers. Each coach gave a presentation of how UGA swimming and diving operate. It was very interesting to hear how they work together as a coaching staff. Being able to interact with the staff over three days was an amazing experience. The staff was extremely professional. They wanted to share as much as they could, from training methods to how they develop such fantastic athletes and win so many championships. The head men and women’s strength coach,
Jeremy Heffner, invited me into one of the team’s weight sessions. He is an incredibility passionate and knowledgeable person who does an unbelievable job at training the team.
During my stay I also attended the Dual meet between Georgia and the University of Tennessee. It was a great meet where the Bulldogs swept the Volunteers. Following the swim meet we went to the men’s basketball game where unranked Georgia beat #8 Tennessee.
I was also able to spend time with TBAY alum Chelsea Nauta. It was awesome to see Chelsea train and compete while I was in Athens. She had a fantastic meet and looks great going into next month’s SEC championships.
I was extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to have been around such interesting people. I want to thank Coach Bauerle and his amazing staff for being so gracious during my stay.
Photo above: TBAY alumni
Chelsea Nauta, who attends the
UGA, and Coach Jason.
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