Swim Coaches Base

Rob Clayton is the Head Coach for men's swimming and diving at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Clayton came to the Academy in 1997 and worked with women's coach Casey Converse to coach the Academy's first woman to qualify for the NCAA Division I Championships at the conclusion of the 1997-98 season. Clayton then took over the reins of the men's program for the 1998-99 season. He has coached men to 27 individual conference championships and two relay conference championships. 10 of his swimmers have competed in the Olympic Trials, including in 2008 when eight former Falcons participated in the Trials. In addition to his coaching duties, Clayton also instructs cadets in swimming and water survival classes.

Connect with Rob: - Team Website - Team Facebook - Team Twitter - Team Instagram

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Jarrod Murphy is in his 4th year with TWST as the Head Age Group Coach. Since joining the TWST in 2015 coach Jarrod has coached 7 athletes to National top 10 rankings including 3 #1 rankings, TAGS Champions, TAGS records, GULF LSC records, TWST team records, and numerous sectional qualifiers, Futures qualifiers, and Junior National qualifiers. Coach Jarrod has served the Gulf LSC as part of 2 TPC committees, Head Coach of the Gulf Select Camp in 2018, and has been nominated for ASCA Age Group Coach of The Year in 2017 and 2018.

Connect with Jarrod: - Team Website - Team Facebook - Twitter - Team Instagram

Full Show Notes for this Episode on the RITTER Blog.

Check out the latest from RITTER:

The Hive - Get access to the best online swim coaching resources available. Join The Hive powered by RITTER, to understand the full picture of swimming faster. Get specific training sets and workouts, learn in-depth technique tips and analysis, even watch dryland and strength training exercises that'll help your swimmers go faster!

If you enjoyed this podcast help us spread the word by leaving a rating and review on our iTunes show page.

To connect and learn more visit the RITTER Sports Performance website.

Strength training is a valuable part of a swimmer's arsenal. However, when should a swimmer strength train? It is a debated topic amongst coaches and athletes. Let's hear what RITTER Performance Coach, Bo Hickey has to say on the topic.

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Connect with Bo: - RITTER Website - Facebook - Instagram - Email

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Andy Driska is the coordinator of the Sport Coaching and Leadership Online Programs at Michigan State University. Driska also holds the position as a fixed-term instructor in the Department of Kinesiology. Coach education has been the primary focus for his research as well as the effectiveness of online coaching programs. Andy has consulted with USA Swimming as well as for several intercollegiate atletic teams.

Connect with Andy:
- Andy's Website
- Masters Website
- Facebook
- Twitter
- Instagram
- Email

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Sean Hutchison is an entrepreneur and former US Olympic Coach. He has owned and built businesses to be recognized as best in the world in their market, both in quality and innovation. During the same time, he coached and developed world record holders and world champions. As director of King Aquatic Club (KING), Sean translates the following goals to the KING staff in pursuit of an evolutionary goal to be the best team in the world. Along with serving as director of KING, Sean has been the CEO of Aquatic Management Group, Inc. (AMG) since its inception in March of 2003. AMG was created to 'keep pools open' in the Greater Seattle area and currently operates public facilities more effectively and cheaply for local municipalities. Both Kent Meridian Pool and Mount Rainier Pool are AMG run facilities. AMG also offers consulting services for pools and athletic facilities, which are either in distress, or looking to expand their current operations. Sean also heads up IKKOS, which applies advances in neuroscience – neuroplasticity – to learning movement patterns. The patent-pending IKKOS System teaches technique faster and more effectively than traditional methods. IKKOS' clients include some of the top athletes, clubs and Universities in the United States and, more recently, South America. IKKOS System translates across all sports and has been used with high level golfers, basketball players, swimmers, triathletes and exercise specialists (core/physical development).

Connect with Sean: - IKKOS Website - IKKOS App for iOS - RITTER Blog - Twitter - Email

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Get insider access to elite swim coaches with RITTER Sports Performance "Coaches Corner." We'll follow a coach for 4-weeks and get every workout and have in-depth interviews about the past week's training and the upcoming training. Every month a new coach will be featured so that you'll be able to learn from all the diverse ways that coaches are getting swimmers faster and faster.

If you enjoyed this podcast help us spread the word by leaving a rating and review on our iTunes show page.

To connect and learn more visit the RITTER Sports Performance website.