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July 25,2008

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Welcome to CUBU at the Burke Racquet and Swim Club

The Burke Racquet and Swim Club hosts the largest training site for the world renowned Curl-Burke Swim Club. Curl-Burke enjoys exclusive team use of the Burke Racquet and Swim Club's private 12 lane by 25-yard facility.

Curl-Burke offers 11 distinct training groups designed to meet the needs of a broad range of swimming skills and ages, from the entry-level competitive swimmer to the Olympic athlete. Curl-Burke's professional coaching staff is led by Head Coach Pete Morgan whose credentials include training Olympians, national champions, and world record holders.

Interested in participating? Swimmers interested in the new fall season start should plan on attending an Open House/Try out. Returning swimmers are mailed all registration information in May of each year.
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CUBU Photographs of the Month

Tom Dolan

Tom Dolan (Double Gold Medalist in the 400 IM) signs autographs for CUBU age group swimmers

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Susan Bartholomew Williams

2004 Olympic Bronze Medalist (Triathlon) Susan Bartholomew Williams signs autographs at the Olympian Clinic

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Tom chatting with CUBU swimmers

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Tom Dolan draws a crowd of age group CUBU swimmers at the Olympian clinic

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Tom Dolan and Susan Bartholomew Williams

Tom and Susan signing autographs for aspiring CUBU Olympians

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Jeff King

Jeff King celebrated his birthday by doing the chicken dance at the annual CUBU holiday brunch.

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CUBU 2008 Open House Dates Announced
 
Open House Dates for 2008
All Open Houses will be held at the Burke Racquet & Swim Club.

    * Tuesday, June 24 at 7:00pm
    * Sunday, July 6 at 7:00pm
    * Thursday, July 24 at 7:00pm
    * Sunday, August 24 at 7:00pm

Our year-round training begins in September and finishes in August. Curl-Burke limits the size of each training group in order to achieve the highest quality of instruction and training. Training groups are filled on a "first come, first serve" basis. When practice groups reach capacity, they will be closed to further enrollment.

In order to be offered a position on the team, interested swimmers are asked to attend one of (4) Open Houses offered during the summer months. At the Open House, families will receive a brief overview of our program and swimmers will be able to demonstrate their swimming skills to team coaches.

If you are unable to attend an Open House please call Susie at 703-250-1299 to make alternate arrangements.

 
Speedo Tip of the Week

Butterfly Arm Recovery

This week's Speedo Tip of the Week comes from USA Swimming's Biomechanics Coordinator Russell Mark. Mark offers some advice on proper butterfly arm recovery.

 

The Tip:
The arm recovery should be a relaxed motion, but many swimmers muscle their arms forward instead. Forcing the arms forward will make the back and shoulder muscles very tired.  In order to have a relaxed recovery that will not tire your muscles as quickly, (1) finish your arm stroke strong, (2) have a powerful kick at the finish of the arm stroke, (3) don't lift your body up high when you breathe, and (4) let your arms recover close to the surface of the water.  If you concentrate on all of these technique points, you'll be able to enjoy swimming fly even more. Good luck!

See more Speedo Tips of the Week at USA Swimming's site.

 
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Postcards From Junior Nationals

2008 NCSA Jr. Nationals CUBU Mens' Results 

50 LC Meter Freestyle

B-Final            Brock Park 15th place finish with a time of 24.25 JRS

In SC Prelims:  Patrick Lytle 21.59, Steven Gifford 21.77

 

100 LC Meter Freestyle

A-Final            Brock Park 11th place finish with a time of 53.15 JRS

In SC Prelims:  David Kiss 47.53, Patrick Lytle 47.69, and Steven Gifford  49.50.

 

200 LC Meter Freestyle

C- Final           Brock Park 17th place with a time of 1:55.95 JRS

 

200 Yard Freestyle

In SC Prelims:  Brock Park 1:40.84 JRS, Connor Evans 1:45.84

 

500 Yard Freestyle

In SC Prelims:  Bradley Phillips  4:37.19

 

1000 Yard Freestyle

Timed Finals: Bradley Phillips 9:29.10

 

50 Yard Backstroke

In SC Prelims: Wade Gong 25.14

 

Men 100 Yard Backstroke

In SC Prelims:  Wade Gong 53:90

 

200 Yard Backstroke

In SC Prelims:  Alex Spina 1:52.73, Wade Gong 1:55.49

 

50 LC Meter Breaststroke

C-Final:           John Howard Sidman 20th place with a time of 31:09.

 

100 LC Meter Breaststroke

A-Final            John Christensen 3rd place finish with a time of 1:05.44 JRS

C-Final            John Howard-Sidman 19th place with a time of 1:07.93 JRS

In SC Prelims:  Jon Christense 56.59 JRS, and John Howard Sidman 58.37

 

200 LC Meter Breaststroke

A-Final            John Christensen 4th place finish with a time of 2:22.72 JRS

In SC Prelims: Jon Christensen 2:03.67 JRS  John Howard Sidman with a time of 2:07.48.

 

50 LC Meter Butterfly

B-Final            David Kiss 12th place finish with a time of 25.74.

In SC Prelims:  David Kiss 23:00, Conor Evans 23.80

100 LC Meter Butterfly

B-Final            David Kiss with a 11th place finish with a time of 57:14 JRS

In SC Prelims:  David Kiss 49.90 JRS, Conor Evans 51.51

200 Yard Butterfly

In SC Prelims:  Conor Evans with a time of 1:56.55, and Kurtis Ratcliff with a time of 2:00.72

 

200 LC Meter IM

A-Final            Jon Christensen 4th place finish with a time of 2:09.72 JRS

In  SC Prelims:  Jon Christensen 1:51.90 JRS, David Kiss 1:56.34, John howard Sidman 1:57.67, and Chris Clark 1:59.25

 

400 Yard IM

In SC Prelims:  Jon Christensen 18th place with a time of 4:01.45, Bradley Phillips 4:07.32,

 

The Relays!!!!

200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay

A-Final            1st place finish with Brock Park, Steven Gifford, David Kiss and

                        Patrick Lytle with a winning time of 1:37.35

 

400 LC Meter Freestyle Relay

A-Final            2nd place finish with Brock Park, David Kiss, Jon Christensen, and

                        Patrick Lytle with a  time of 3:32.83 JRS

 

800 LC Meter Freestyle Relay

A-Final            4th place finish with David Kiss, Brock Park, Jon Christensen, and

                        Bradley Phillips with a time of 7:50.28 JRS.

 

200 Yard Medley Relay

In SC Prelims:  Wade Gong, Jon Christensen, David Kiss, and Brock Park

with a time of 1:34.02 and B relay with Andrew Fisher, John-howard Sidman, Conor Evans, and Steven Gifford with a time of 1:37.39

 

400 LC Meter Medley Relay

A-Final            5th place finish with Alex Spina, Jon Christensen, David Kiss, and Brock

                        Park