West Side Drill Videos
June 8, 2010 – 3:40 pm | No Comment

So I finally went and did it. After years of stalling and promising, I finally got around to filming all of our most used drills (84 of them) and putting them up with commentary! …

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Kudos to the N-C-Double A
July 29, 2008 – 8:07 am | No Comment

http://www.collegeswimming.com/
keeping the moratorium on suits is a laudable decision. leave them for the pros, kids in college can barely afford good beer, let alone 500 dollar suits.

Carbo-blowed
July 29, 2008 – 7:54 am | No Comment

think you know whats best for you for training? unless you are a muscle-focused physiologist with a shitload of degrees on your wall, you probably dont know as much as these guys.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/health/nutrition/05Best.html

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Robby Gordon
July 28, 2008 – 11:17 am | 2 Comments
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Robby Gordon

That’s Mr. Number 7 driving Mr. Number 1. Speed DOES pay.

Fantaswim
July 25, 2008 – 9:46 pm | No Comment

Fantasy NASCAR got ya down? Can’t wait for Fantasy Football season to start?
Try FANTASWIM. I’m not kidding, it’s a real thing.

that just happened
July 25, 2008 – 8:43 pm | No Comment
The shit has hit the fan
July 25, 2008 – 8:51 am | No Comment

what…the LZR suit wasn’t enough for ya?
Oooooooh Jessica Hardy…guilty or not, you are in some hot water. Please don’t duck and dodge the media and speak through your agent. Step up, start peeing …

Lake Placid studs
July 25, 2008 – 3:44 am | No Comment
Lake Placid studs

you guys don’t look THAT tired…;-)…just kidding…awesome job you two! (Thanks Matt for the pics!!! It’s your turn next year!)

Workouts Database
July 24, 2008 – 3:57 pm | No Comment

has surpassed the 1,000 workout mark. I am finally finished doing every workout from 2004 to present. Next up…2003.
Bring it.

The waiting is over…
July 23, 2008 – 12:45 pm | One Comment
The waiting is over…

I have finally found the new West Side Women’s suit for the competition season:

both beautiful and stylish…note the tapered design which should result in a significant speed increase over the competition…and you can have cocktails …

Myths of the Water
July 23, 2008 – 10:55 am | No Comment

From an article in Triathlete magazine’s 8/08 issue…(by Colleen Kelly, PhD. and Troy Jacobsen). Thanks to Welling for bringing this in this morning.
“Myths of the Water”
“Every triathlete knows good technique is critical to swimming …

Today’s workout
July 23, 2008 – 10:41 am | No Comment

absolutely awesome…you guys had the whole pool watching and learning. That’s how we roll. Coach Nate officially has no complaints.
Last week of shoes…ALMOST THERE!

Speaking of Dynoswim…
July 22, 2008 – 1:56 pm | No Comment

Coach Nate is at it again, this time talking about kicking….ick
http://www.dynoswim.com/archives/2008/07/a_cure_for_speed.php#870

Dynoswim Update
July 22, 2008 – 11:53 am | No Comment

We now have our Dynoswim RSS workout feed available. You will notice it on the right side of any page. Not only are our workouts offered here in our database (which is about …

Fall Registrations
July 21, 2008 – 7:36 pm | No Comment

West Side is now accepting a very limited number of swimmers for the fall to add to our group. Please visit our online registration page to sign up.

Comparisons
July 21, 2008 – 4:52 pm | No Comment
Comparisons

When it comes to comparisons, there are really two ways to go. There is the subjective way of saying “I am better than you” or there is the objective way which is “based on …

Should have joined West Side to prepare…
July 16, 2008 – 5:35 pm | No Comment

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/07/boston_theft_su.html