Minnow Info   Pool, Practices, & Workouts   Minnow Rules 1. No stress 2. No meetings - no dues - no officers 3. No tofu at social gatherings Minnow Mantra No pain, no pain. Minnow Philosophy Swimming is a fun, healthy, and socially entertaining exercise program, so enjoy everything about it. One way to have fun and to keep motivated is to set personal goals and work to achieve them. If achieving those goals includes competition in postals or meets, fine. If it doesn't, that's fine too. Just have a good time.

Maps to Area Pools Florida Gulf Coast University (Estero) ~ DeLeon (Ft. Myers) ~ Golden Gate ~ Norris Pool (Naples) ~ San Carlos Park For insurance reasons, all swimmers at any Masters practices must be registered with USMS! Weather <> LOCAL RADAR <>

Workouts & Drills The Minnows only have one hour of pool time for each practice, and we're not overly serious about hard-core swimming during those single hours, so none of the workouts below exceed 2500 yards, which is enough for us. Most have been culled from the pages of SWIM Magazine and the now defunct Fitness Swimmer magazine and then modified to suit our needs and timeframes. There are some worthwhile workouts here, but probably not if you're one of those competitive zealot swimmers. Workouts Aerobic workout Anerobic workout Baseline workout Blind Drill workout Freestyle Drill workout Get Back in Shape workout Ladder workout The Mile Countdown workout A Pacing Primer A Restful workout Short Stuff workout Swimming Golf workout Swimming in Rounds workout Six Pack workout Sprint Technique workout Stroke & Hold workout The Titanic workout An Uncomfortable workout The Zen of Swimming workout Drills Backstroke Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle Sculling Tips & Techniques Strength Training in a pool Fitness Makeover by Alex Kostich (articles about training) Swimming at about.com Workouts for Triathletes from Tri-newbies