Looking for some swimming stimulus on Saturday morning while awaiting the Mike Bottom and co. live-tweet of Michigan’s dual meet against Ohio State?
Well, how about a former Michigan coach, Bob Bowman, live Tweeting a practice along with fellow high performance coaches Eric Posegay and Keenan Robinson.
Yes, that’s right. Bob Bowman, the top man at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, will be live Tweeting a Saturday morning practice, beginning at 7:30 AM Eastern Time, of the North Baltimore Aquatic Club’s high performance 1 and high performance 2 groups.
Who would want to see what’s going on at an NBAC practice? Well besides the fact that they’re the home club of some of the world’s most popular swimmers (Michael Phelps, Yannick Agnel, and Conor Dwyer), there is the matter of a certain Tweet that Bowman sent to the Frenchman and Olympic Champion Agnel last week.
In that Tweet, Bowman said “I’ve been coaching for 28 years. Today @YannickAgnel took things to a new level. #justtrainandyouwillsee #NBAC2014.”
Note that this is the man who has coached the winningest Olympian of all time, in any sport, since he was a child, and he was so moved by what Agnel did, that he took the time to Tweet that one of his newer swimmers, Agnel, had taken things TO A NEW LEVEL.
The specific set was discovered by Alex Pussielidi, Brazil’s top swimming reporter, on his Blog do Coach. See what got Bowman all excited here (though, specific details about Agnel’s time are still a mystery).
This could be fun. A rare opportunity to peak inside the practice of Bob Bowman. Any swim fan, swimmer, or swim coach, regardless of training philosophy, should see it as a grand opportunity to peek into this world.
If Agnel and Sun are both in tip top shape when racing the 400, and it comes down to the last 50, who are you picking?
If Agnel focuses on 200-400 this year and next, I have no doubt he will bring 400 WR to 3:38 before 2016, and if he doesn’t, Sun will.
Here I envision the splits for Agnel:
1:48.50 – 1:50.25
for Sun Yang:
1:49.25 – 1:49.50
I think he’ll be 1:49.00 1:50 for sun and will win
Schmitt dropped significant time which does not just happen at that level without coaching making a difference.
Don’t lose sight of the forest for the trees.
Dwyer is swimming great under Bowman. And Schmitt was stunning in 2012.
Both of them were PHENOMENAL swimmers before they went to Bowman.
Safe to say HAHA is not a fan of Bowman…move on please.
As I read these responses I think critically. NBAC for sure is known for Michael Phelps. In regards to it’s youth it’s lacking big time. If you look at previous phenom kids coming from NBAC for example elizabeth pelton who I love – she came from Wilton Y Wahoos, and was a phenom in her own right before Bob. Gillian Ryan who followed her coach from PAAC I almost found more well known at the time, and progressing faster there (in distance swimming at least), even with her more versatile training with Bob. She will be attending Michigan. Cierra Runge, was formerly at DST with Bruce Gemmell’s son Andrew (now they are at NCAP), and is swimming at Cal in… Read more »
That is one of the most creative sets I have ever seen… Not.
It is quite interesting how success breeds success. I have to wonder how good the “top” coaches in the country would actually be if they didn’t get the “top” talent? Take this NBAC group for example. It’s not hard to look like an All-Star coach when you put together the best swimmers in the world. A monkey could write sets for the high performance group and they would still be good.
He has build Michael Phelps.
He has built Michael Phelps from his youth to the world success we all know.
Yes. He did bring up Phelps from his youth. However, even a broken clock is right twice a day.
HAHA: What a ridiculous comment. I’m pretty sure “monkeys” did write workouts for quite a few of the athletes now on the NBAC team… and thats why they switched to NBAC coached by the professional and successful staff at NBAC.
Also – a monkey could come up with the cliches you are posting on this board. Congrats! (slow clap)
Our only sportsnewspaper here in France, L’Equipe, has reported that a few days ago.
60X100 yards at very fast speed! 😆
I’m sure that Mr Bowman wants very badly to see the crazy 200 free and 400 free world records fall. Suit swimmer Biedermann isn’t his greatest friend. 🙂
It will not be easy in the 200 free. 1.42.00 is an absolutely insane, crazy but first, stupid time, made by a suit swimmer in a magical suit.
But why not? Our French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie has jumped 6m08 yesterday and is getting closer and closer to the legendary world records made by Sergey Bubka.
Ok, so Bobo will tweet in for this, but shouldn’t Bob be, uh, coaching and not tweeting?
You’re right. Bowman is a bum. A complete loser of coach who has accomplished nothing and i’m sure he’ll read your response and cancel the whole thing:)
You are right. There is no way that Bob could possibly dictate to one of his assistants what to tweet on his behalf, that would just make too much sense.
I think that after Bob is finished with Agnel, the 400 world record is going to be his and his alone. A 3:38 is looking more and more like a real possibility at the World Championships (if not the European Championships).
If Agnel focuses on 200-400, I agree that he will break the 400 WR. I have written my fantasy split below.