Monday, February 18, 2008

Last Boyden Practice

All you alumni remember the bittersweet feeling of the last Boyden practice of the season, and for the seniors, the last Boyden practice of their lives. It was a great atmosphere today as we had John Weaver, Zack Priest, AJ Vozella, and Derek Castellana in the water, with a pumped up squad, finishing off their Boyden careers.....however, their UMass Swimming careers have one more small item to take care of!
Earlier in the day RJ Rappe finished his final A10 workout, but we plan on seeing more of him as he gets ready for Zones and hopefully beyond!
The focus of today's training was to get some loosening up in the morning (team stretch and 15 minutes choice) and then come back and do a little heart rate stuff and fine tune relay starts etc. in the afternoon. We purchased a Relay Takeoff Pad (thanks to all you donors) and have been using that as they will be in use at the A10's this year.
We're ready for an 8:00 AM departure tomorrow....3 Movie Bus Ride to Buffalo....test the waters at Flickinger Aquatic Center.....go to the hotel to prepare for some fast swimming.

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