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I know this might ruffle a few feathers, but it’s my page and I’ll keep it honest.I’ve never been one to get swept up in...
10/26/2026

I know this might ruffle a few feathers, but it’s my page and I’ll keep it honest.

I’ve never been one to get swept up in what everyone else seems to celebrate. What genuinely impresses me are the coaches who develop the full picture — communication, business sense, leadership, psychology, the ability to adapt as the sport evolves, and the vision to build systems that support an athlete’s growth from their earliest days all the way through to whatever their journey looks like at the end.

A medal is a moment. It doesn’t tell you whether a coach can spot the fundamental skill gap sitting right in front of them, or whether they can build something from scratch when the playbook doesn’t exist.

I hold myself to incredibly high standards, so it’s hard for me to lower the bar for others just because of a highlight reel from years past.

What I find most telling is how some celebrated coaches struggle when handed an athlete with no natural advantage and asked to build them into someone who can compete at a high level. That’s where the real craft lives.

Talent will always find a way up — the question is whether the coach beside them earned that result, or simply benefited from it. Those who do the “right things” will find themselves at a High Level, and the right things lead to lasting success for everyone.

Set the standard. Hold the standard. That’s the whole job.

Believe me it’s true… this absolute bulls*** still exists.
09/19/2026

Believe me it’s true… this absolute bulls*** still exists.

My National Group 2021 ( #6 in Team Size 300)- proving. What I preach - is what I have practiced. Constant “form check-i...
09/19/2026

My National Group 2021 ( #6 in Team Size 300)- proving. What I preach - is what I have practiced. Constant “form check-ins” and making sure every detail matters. Short axis strokes - building capacity through volume accumulation. Backstroke putting in the ability to use the legs more on the Back half. Etc etc

09/17/2026

You’ve heard me talk about it

Now here it is

The season we have particular begun with utilizing parachutes for what I call skills, specific positions, or application. As you will hear me say in the video, the length and position is the weakest position in all strokes. As swimmers began to go through puberty this ability to apply force, or right of force production dramatically decreases. So in this application, I’m using parachutes to make sure that as the summers begin to grow that we maintain connection and linkage, as well as high output levels to mitigate any loss of strength and connection as puberty begins to take cold.

This is an application that swimmers of all ages can, and should be using on a weekly basis, as you’ve heard me save many times on this page training the weak positions directly is what… It’s the best results. Often times we only look at using resistance for max speed efforts, and this is totally fine, however, in these types of situations, we can utilize the parachutes to accentuate weak positions and to have the summer feel what it’s like to connect to the front end of the stroke to the back of the stroke.

This hand, hip connection and driving rate of force development between strokes is exactly what we need.

By putting the swimmer in the position 11, we can access mechanical tension at its highest point and or highest peak of connection.

However, it’s important to make sure that the palm is down, and that the elbow is up in the extension, and once the swim presses into the catch, to make sure that the summer does not stay flat and instead, they reach forward with the opposite hand as the same catch side pushes back the hip opens up, and we want the summer to push all the way back and throw the hand forward back into the original position as quickly as possible.

These peak tension points are vital and all strokes, and as noted, we want to train them directly to mitigate loss of strength, and to actually increase rate of force production in the weak positions.

09/16/2026

The secret sauce in training? Opposites.

09/15/2026

Stop swimming “off” the fast swimming. Especially if you’re spending larger chunks of work with the focus of developing Aerobic Power. (Capacity).

Stop looking for more Drills, More Sets, more exercises..If you swimmers can’t - [ ] Balance on their side - [ ] Can’t p...
09/15/2026

Stop looking for more Drills, More Sets, more exercises..

If you swimmers can’t
- [ ] Balance on their side
- [ ] Can’t push off correctly
- [ ] Can’t hold 25s Fly perfectly
- [ ] Can’t squat to full depth
- [ ] Can’t swim at 200 pace
- [ ] Doesn’t know how to descend

And more

Start with making sure what you’re giving them - they can actually do.

Stop giving the swimmers drills, for the sake
Of drills. Coach them - and know what everything should look like.

If they’re not doing it correctly- don’t move on!

09/14/2026

Taken from my recent presentation in Germany. I don’t just talk data - I connect every bit of information a coach would possibly ever need, to the theme of my presentation. Anyone can share the numbers and problems, but my goal is to thread consciousness through the theme, give meaningful data, and then bring into coaching all ages and all levels, and then showing how everything affects a potential out come. I help coaches increase their coaching eye and then give them the direct tools and planning to address them.

Ein ganz großes Dankeschön an Deutsche Schwimmtrainer-Vereinigung e.V. For welcoming me back to present at this year’s c...
09/14/2026

Ein ganz großes Dankeschön an Deutsche Schwimmtrainer-Vereinigung e.V.

For welcoming me back to present at this year’s coaches conference.

Thanks for the incredible hospitality, support and late night conversations on every topic imaginable!

I am grateful for the opportunity to be a part
Of the coaching community within Germany.

Thank you again and I look forward to seeing everyone again in Frankfurt next year!

🫶🏻 DSTV

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