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Cielo & Bousquet Claim World Records in 50m and 100m Freestyle!

nate.landas — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:57:28 +0000

Former Auburn University swimming standout, Cesar Cielo, shattered Eamon Sullivan’s official world record time of 47.05 to become just the second man in history to break the 47-second barrier. Cielo completed the 100m freestyle in 46.91 after finishing the final 50m with a 24.74 split. His time surpassed Alain Bernard’s recorded time of 46.94 at the 2009 French Trials.

Cielo’s teamate, Fred Bousquet, finished the 100m in 3rd place with a time of 47.25. Bousquet is the current world record holder in the 50m freestyle with a time of 20.94. Cielo & Bousquet are both featured demonstrators in Richard Quick’s Faster Fast Sprint Freestyle Series. The DVD series was produced by Brett Hawke and Richard Quick.

Lengendary Swim Coach (Richard Quick) Passes Away

nate.landas — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:58:11 +0000

Auburn coach Richard Quick, a legendary college swimming coach whose long career included NCAA championships and the Olympics, passed away at age 66. Quick was a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame and his 13 NCAA team titles are the most ever by a head coach. Quick’s coaching career included stints as Auburn, Stanford, Texas, Iowa State, and SMU. He was also the United States’ Olympic head coach in 1998, 1996, and 2000. Quick was a great friend of Championship Productions and authored three incredible series with us – Championship Winning Swimming, Becoming a Champion Swimmer, and Richard Quick’s Faster Fast Freestyle Series. We have enjoyed working with Quick and his death will leave a large void within the swimming community.

Quick, Hawke Guide Auburn to 2009 NCAA Men’s Swimming Championship!

nate.landas — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:09:09 +0000

The Auburn men’s swimming and diving program captured its eighth national championship in program history and gave head coach Richard Quick his record 13th national title in the sport, including his first at Auburn. The Tigers finished the meet with 526 points, 39 ahead of second place Texas, coached by Eddie Reese. Quick, who is the first coach to win a national title at three schools, is battling an inoperable brain tumor that was diagnosed in December 2008. Quick was not in College Station for the championships, as the Tigers were directed by assistant Brett Hawke. Hawke has led the program since Quick’s diagnosis. Quick won seven national titles at Stanford and five at Texas to accompany his first at Auburn.

CSCAA Men’s & Women’s Swimming Rankings

nate.landas — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:20:25 +0000

The College Swim Coaches Association of America released the Dual Meet Rankings for NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving. The rankings as of 11/13/2008 include:

Women
1 – Georgia
2 – Stanford
3 – Arizona (Coached by Frank Busch, August Busch, Rick DeMont and Greg Rhodenbaugh)
4 – Texas
5 – Florida (Coached by Gregg Troy)
6 – California
7 – Auburn (Coached by Richard Quick and Brett Hawke)
8 – Texas A & M
9 – Minnesota
10 – Indiana

Men
1 – Texas (Coached by Eddie Reese)
2 – Stanford
3 – Michigan
4 – Arizona (Coached by Frank Busch, August Busch, Rick DeMont and Greg Rhodenbaugh)
4 – California
6 – Florida (Coached by Gregg Troy)
7 – Tennessee
8 – Auburn (Coached by Richard Quick and Brett Hawke)
9 – Minnesota
10 – Georgia

Swim Faster with Olympic Caliber Instruction!

nate.landas — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:28:50 +0000

We are proud to offer you the best instructional swimming DVDs featuring the top coaches and swimmers! The following swim DVDs feature Michael Phelps, Aaron Peirsol, Eddie Reese, and Frank Busch - all represented Team USA in the 2008 Olympics!

Michael Phelps – Personal Best – Butterfly
Go Swim Backstroke with Aaron Peirsol
Eddie Reese on Swimming
“In the Fast Lane” with Frank Busch

Olympic Coaches / Athletes Provide Quality Instruction!

nate.landas — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:46:47 +0000

The following coaches and athletes will represent Team USA in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Improve your individual / team skills today with instruction from these Olympic coaches or athletes!

Mike Krzyzewski – Basketball – Men’s Head Coach
Jim Boeheim - Basketball – Men’s Assistant Coach
Gail Goestenkors – Basketball – Women’s Assistant Coach
Mike Candrea – Softball – Head Coach
Eddie Reese – Swimming – Head Coach
Richard Quick – Swimming – Assistant Coach
Gregg Troy – Swimming – Assistant Coach
Michael Phelps - Swimming – Qualified in eight (8) events
Aaron Peirsol – Swimming – Multiple Events
Jeff Huber – Diving – Head Coach
Irving Schexnayder – Track & Field – Men’s Assistant Coach (Jumps / Combined Events)
Ben Askren – Wrestling – Freestyle Wrestling @ 74 kg / 163 lbs
Kevin Jackson – Wrestling – Head Freestyle Coach
Kerry McCoy – Wrestling- Freestyle Coach
Terry Brands - Wrestling – Freestyle Resident Coach

Sportsmanship in Athletics

nate.landas — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:30:38 +0000

Conduct and attitude considered as befitting participants in sports, especially fair play, courtesy, striving spirit, and grace in losing defines the word SPORTSMANSHIP. Athletic directors and coaches often stress the importance of this conduct & attitude, but poor sportsmanship often overshadows the good. The following link provides video footage of an act of good sportsmanship - members of a softball team offered to carry an opposing team member around the bases after she hit a homerun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJuFIdK15cI

Arizona Wins 2008 Men’s & Women’s Swimming / Diving Championships!

nate.landas — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:56:49 +0000

The University of Arizona Wildcats won their first Men’s and Women’s Swimming Title at the 2008 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships. Head Coach Frank Busch was named the NCAA Swimming Coach of the Year for the Men and Women.

The Wildcat women finished with 484 team points, 136 points ahead of Auburn (348 points). Stanford finished third with 343 points.

The Wildcat men finished with 500 team points, followed by Texas (406 points) and Stanford (344.4 points).

All New Diving DVDs featuring Jeff Huber!

nate.landas — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:46:57 +0000

We have just released two new Diving DVDs featuring Jeff Huber, the Men’s and Women’s Head Diving Coach at Indiana University. Huber is a 11X Big Ten Coach of the Year, 7X U.S. Diving National Coach of the Year, and was the 2000 & 2004 U.S. Olympic Diving Coach! Preview Coach Huber’s diving videos below:

Becoming a Champion Diver: Skills and Drills for Success (NEW)
Becoming a Champion Diver: Striving to Reach Your Greatest Potential (NEW)

Drills & Techniques for Championship Diving
Conditioning for Diving
Dryland Training for Diving

All New Swimming DVDs featuring David Marsh!

nate.landas — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:09:20 +0000

We have recently released a new swimming DVD series featuring David Marsh (10X NCAA Coach of the Year and 13X NCAA Champion)! Coach Marsh is currently the Head Elite Coach and Director of the United States Olympic Committee Center of Excellence with Mecklenburg Aquatic Club.

Gettin’ Better with David Marsh: Tips, Drills and Skills for Faster Swimming!
Gettin’ Better with David Marsh: Tips, Drills, and Skills for Faster Freestyle
Gettin’ Better with David Marsh: Tips, Drills, and Skills for Faster Breaststroke
Gettin’ Better with David Marsh: Tips, Drills, and Skills for Faster Backstroke
Gettin’ Better with David Marsh: Tips, Drills, and Skills for Faster Butterfly
Gettin’ Better with David Marsh: Tips, Drills, and Skills for Faster Turns
Gettin’ Better with David Marsh: Tips, Drills, and Skills for Faster Starts