USMS Stroke Development Clinic - Cedar Rapids, IA

USMS Stroke Development and Improvement Clinic for Swimmers - Cedar Rapids, IA

The Iowa LMSC is sponsoring a USMS stroke development and improvement clinic for swimmers of all abilities. All four strokes will be evaluated and corrected with the use of drills and coach instruction. Several of the top coaches in the Cedar Rapids area will be on hand, along with mentor coaches Mel Goldstein and Bill Brenner, to help you improve your technique and teach you drills that will enable you to continue to refine your stroke. Swimmers are not required to swim all strokes and may work on only those strokes they choose.

Mentor Coaches:

Mel Goldstein was the 2001 Speedo US Masters Coach of the year, Mel won the 1997 Ransom J. Arthur MD Award that goes annually to a person who best supports the objectives of Masters swimming. It is the highest honor bestowed by United States Masters Swimming. He is a past President of USMS and a USMS All American with 255 Individual Top Ten Achievements. In 2012, he was inducted into the International Masters Swimming Hall of Fame.

Bill Brenner is the Education Director for USMS. He has 30+ years coaching experience working with age group, college and Masters swimmers. Bill has served as a support team member for his local Masters club, team representative to the LMSC, an LMSC officer as the Top Ten Recorder, a multi-year delegate to the USAS convention and a member of national committees. He has served as the meet director for multiple events, helped organize the 2013 Pan American Masters championship and hosted the 2014 and 2015 YMCA Masters national championship in Sarasota, Fla.. A USMS Level 4 certified Masters coach, he enjoys attracting adult athletes to the sport of swimming and coaching all levels of ability. On average, Bill presents 25 USMS stroke development clinics per year throught the U.S.

Location
Washington High School pool
400 Cottage Grove Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403

Schedule
Registration: 8:30 am- 9:00 am
Swim Clinic: 9:00 am- 12:00 am

Equipment
Please bring your fins, suit, goggles and a towel. If you have hand paddles, and a snorkel, please bring them too.

Online Registration
Online registration only. Registration closes at midnight pacific time on Saturday, April 23, 2016 or when the clinic enrollment reaches 36.

Online Registration is Paid by Credit Card
Your online registration for this course will be paid by credit card and processed by Club Assistant. Please look for "ClubAssistant.com Events" on your credit card statement.

Fee $40.00

Coach certification registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferrable to another individual. However, If you can provide the USMS national office with a minimum of 72 hours notice before the start of the scheduled course, you may transfer your registration to a course at an alternate date and location. Written email notification must be sent to clubandcoach@usmastersswimming.org

Cancellation Policy:
Clinic registrations are non-refundable and non-transferrable to another individual. However, you may transfer your registration to a clinic at an alternate date and location. Questions, please email Marianne Groeings at mgroenings@usms.org