Kenora Swimming Sharks

KSS Swim-a-thon 2010

KSS swimmers are scheduled to do their Swim-a-thon 2010 Marathon Swim on the following Days & Times: Monday March 8, 2010  ~  4:00 – 6:00 PM  ~  CG1 / CG1A Tuesday March 9, 2010  ~  4:00 – 6:00 PM  ~  CG2 Wednesday March 10, 2010  ~  4:00 – 5:30 PM  ~  CG3 / ... read more

NWO Open Swim Meet

Right here in beautiful sunny Kenora. This is our annual spring swim meet; in fact this will be our 4th Annual NWO Open Swim Meet. All KSS competitive swimmers and many KSS Junior Sharks swimmers are invited to compete in this swim meet.  We will have the actual NWO Open ... read more

Man-Sask Short Course Championships

Man-Sask Championsips (sc) is the final “championship” type meet scheduled during the short course (sc) swim season. The meet will be held this year in Winnipeg, with all sessions taking place in the exceptionally fast main pool. All “qualified” swimmers should compete in this swim meet. Selection to the NWO ... read more

NWO Regional Championship Swim Meet

This is our annual NWO Regional Championship Swim Meet. We had 26 Sharks head to Thunder Bay to show them what Kenora is made of. Post Meet Coach's Notes What a fantastic weekend for the KSS. The bus ride was fun (if uneventful), and the swim meet sessions were fairly short and ... read more

The Soggy Log ~ March 1 -13, 2010

We have one more week scheduled for our Winter Session (March 8 – 13/10), with all swimming ending on Saturday March 13/10. March 8 – 13/10 is KSS Swim-a-thon Week. Please refer to the Swim-a-thon 2010 information on the reverse side of this Soggy Log. During the week of March ... read more

Swimmer’s Ten Commandments

Or, How To Get The Most Out Of Your Swimming Take responsibility for your swimming. Continually strive to improve your practice times. Measure the measurable  ~  keep a log book. Record your distances and average times on sets, etc. Value kicking ~ a minimum of 20% of the daily volume with intensity indicators. "Encourage your ... read more

News for Swim Parents ~ Practice Is Too Hard!!!!

Published (edited and amended by BF) by the American Swimming Coaches AssociationYes, sometimes some of the things we do in practice are "hard". We prefer to use the word "challenging". Part of what we do in practice is to challenge swimmers to extend themselves beyond what they think they are ... read more

Losing is not coming second. It’s getting out of the water knowing you could have done better. For myself, I have won every race I’ve been in.