Coach Teresa Briest
Teresa has been a competitive swimmer for over 24 years and loves the sport more and more. After the end of her college swimming career Teresa decided to coach. In 1998 she learned from the best at the University of Texas-Austin with Olympic coaches, Eddie Reese and Jill Sterkel. After that her coaching focus started with high school swimmers and has since progressed to adult swimmers. Throughout 15 years of coaching Teresa has come to realize that most people don't have the technique needed for efficient swimming. So swimming to them has been a miserable experience and some even quit. Her goal is to help all types of swimmers, from beginners to Ironman athletes, in the pool.
Critique and Development
Danger, No Swimming With Bad Form!
Swimming can be a difficult sport with multiple areas for technique improvement. When breaking down the freestyle stroke piece by piece, a swimmer can become more efficient and therefore swim longer and faster. Who doesn't want that?
In order to become a better swimmer sometimes less is more with a quality practice; meaning EVERY lap is swum with a purpose that is physically and or mentally challenging.
Swimming is a very technique focused sport. There are so many little areas to change that having a technique focused coach is an advantage over the competition. Teresa runs all lessons and swim clinics with a purpose, becoming more efficient in the water. As a coach she wants swimmers to actively seek improvement. And an everyday method to reinforce proper skill is with drills. Drills should be an integral part of any successful training routine.
In order to become a better swimmer sometimes less is more with a quality practice; meaning EVERY lap is swum with a purpose that is physically and or mentally challenging.
Swimming is a very technique focused sport. There are so many little areas to change that having a technique focused coach is an advantage over the competition. Teresa runs all lessons and swim clinics with a purpose, becoming more efficient in the water. As a coach she wants swimmers to actively seek improvement. And an everyday method to reinforce proper skill is with drills. Drills should be an integral part of any successful training routine.
I SWIM focuses on correcting swimming errors. You will learn:
Body alignment and good posture in the water
Developing good body roll for a longer more powerful stroke
Hip power
High elbow and low hand recovery
Front Quadrant Swimming
Using chest and back muscles for a powerful underwater catch
Developing good body roll for a longer more powerful stroke
Hip power
High elbow and low hand recovery
Front Quadrant Swimming
Using chest and back muscles for a powerful underwater catch
I SWIM teaches technique through drills.
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Balance, Kicking, and Breathing Drills
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Recovery Drills
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Underwater Catch Drills
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