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Coach to the Coach 2: Coaching Open Water Swimming Workshop
November 19, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 1:30 pm AEDT
Get your team ready for a summer of open water swimming (kicking off with the Victorian Open Water Championships).
Date: Sunday 19th November
Time: 10am – 1.30pm (coached swim group at 12.30pm)
Lunch: 1.30pm (vegetarian and vegan options available)
Venue: Williamstown Anglers Club, The Esplanade, Williamstown Beach (near Williamstown Train Station)
Facilitators:
Jason Bryce (Head Coach Melbourne Open Water, Victorian representative to MSA Open Water Committee)
Dennice Allen-Breeschoten (M. Sports and Exercise Science, Accredited Myotherapist, Coach Mornington Peninsula Masters)
RSVP: admin@mastersswimmingvic.org.au
Program
OWS pathways, guidelines, rules – qual times, events, MSA, SA, FINA, Ironman, 2XU, Triathlons, channels, GVSS, wetsuit/non-wetsuit, OWS caps.
Dryland for OWS
Freestyle for OWS
Breathing
Sighting
Swimming straight
Group swimming
Waves chop wind currents
Water temperatures – cold water protocol
Feeding – in-water, feed station, during event.
Swim group coaching*
*There will be a group of swimmers meeting at 12pm. Workshop participants can join the swimmers or jump on a kayak (three available) and coach the group in OWS skills.