Coach Nick,
Now that the waves have calmed from our short course season and we are just ramping up long course, I want to take the opportunity to thank you and make you aware of the tremendous impact you have had on my son’s swimming. He worked with you last summer in Orlando and at the fall at the Baltimore clinic. In the past, he had been a “middle of the pack” swimmer with times that consistently approached the A standard. After spending a week with you in July, he was a swimmer transformed! Not only did he come back to our club team with more polished technique, he came back with a completely new and confident attitude. He took your lessons of swimming positively to heart and has made every practice since COUNT! This winter, he made our regional JO’s in all of his events and was even named to the sectional Zone team in the 200fly. He is currently transitioning to our “senior ” team ( the only one from his training group) and is working hard to meet this new set of challenges. I believe your stroke analysis, perfectly frank and on point criticisms and sound advice have set him squarely in the proper direction for meeting his future goals.
