The World Swim Coaches Association (WSCA), continues its commitment to coaching education with two online clinics with two legends of the sport: John Leonard and George Block. Clinic 1: Five Simple Keys to Success with Novice Swimmers with John Leonard Nothing is more important than getting “new swimmers” off to a great start in the sport.
Dr. Sam Freas Passes, Leaving A Lengthy Legacy Courtesy of Shelley Taylor-Smith, CSCAA National Collegiate Open Water Swimming Championships, Kansas. International Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Shelley Taylor-Smith wrote about yesterday's unexpected passing of famed American pool and open water swimming coach Dr. Sam Freas, "I am gutted to hear
Courtesy of George Block, World Swimming Coaches Association. In this era where a handful of pool swimmers earning millions of United States dollars for their accomplishments and achievements and numerous other competitive pool and open water swimmers earn enough money to define themselves as professional athletes, George Block of the World Swimming
Commentary by John Leonard, Executive Director of the World Swimming Coaches Association. We see admirable courageous stances by athletes from multiple nations in Rio de Janeiro with regard to the immediate and important need to protect [the] sport [of swimming]. This comes about because the IOC and FINA have abdicated their moral responsibility
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While the eyes of the swimming world at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games will be on athletes like Michael Phelps, the attention of the swimming community is smaller, less renowned swimming nations will be on their own athletic representatives in Rio de Janeiro beginning on August 5th. 20-year-old Geoffrey Butler
Commentary curtesy of John Leonard, American Swimming Coaches Association and World Swimming Coaches Association. “With the latest series of rulings by the Court for Arbitration in Sport, it has become clear that the world’s clean swimmers, must fend for themselves. The entire 'Olympic Circus' exists for the dollars to flow, and all verbiage of 'Zero
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The World Swimming Association (WSA) was launched today. The WSA is an idea born in September 2015 to address the failure of the existing world bodies to fairly, openly, and honestly administer the sport of swimming. After 11 decades of failure to become athlete-centered, the coaches of the World Swimming
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A strongly worded letter to FINA and its staff, officers and the FINA Bureau was addressed to FINA's powerful Executive Director Cornel Marculescu and published and distributed by John Leonard, the Executive Director of the World Swimming Coaches Association. The letter is significant because Leonard was
Athletes Do The Right Thing By Craig Lord Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Craig Lord's most recent hard-hitting article is a must-read here (Athletes Do The Right Thing: Boycott FINA, Say No To Money Soaked In Sorrow Of Fran). Back in July 23rd 2011, I wrote this article on FINA's decisions and actions at the 2011 FINA World
An appeal distributed to local and national swimming coaches around the world was made by John Leonard of the World Swimming Coaches Association. Below is the response from renowned Australian coach Forbes Carlile. The original appeal is posted here. I am delighted to read from recent correspondence that you are facing up to FINA in a pro-active manner
