Hannula shares more than 50 years of coaching experience and knowledge in coaching swimming successfully. After 15 years of service and several months of controversy, sam freas has retired as president and ceo of the international swimming hall of fame. Sam freas, who coached at lsu had a lot of success using tarzan. Oklahoma baptist universitys profile, including times, results, recruiting, news and more. Top 10 books about swimming from lynne coxs feats of endurance to john cheevers complacent suburbanites, these titles all explore a kind of life not found on dry land. That same weekend her teammates were swimming to a state runnerup finish in class 1a. All access swimming practice with sam freas swimming. Sam freas, an influential swimming writer and the head coach of the. Becoming a masters coach like all swimming coaches, a masters swimming coach must be organized, knowledgeable, and empathetic. However, i have to disagree with him here, as he doesnt allow his athletes to go above 15 pounds, even for elitelevel college men.
The absence of bowdoins swimming coach, which marks the meet as not bona fide. Freas helped smith and her coach find a training site in fort lauderdale before the olympic competition. The national headquarters for the american swimming coaches association is located in fort lauderdale, florida. Its great to get some insight into how the legendary sam freas trains his athletes. Memorial service to celebrate the life of samuel james freas ii. He was one of the worlds best swimmers who swam with his head out of the water. Samuel freas staff directory oklahoma baptist university. Freas has been a winning head coach at the universities of arkansas 6412, hawaii 400, louisiana state 619 and. Swimming world continues a series in which top coaches share some of the secrets of their success.
Freas is the author of many books and leaves his wife rosemary, four. Sam freas steps down at swimming hall of fame nov 19, 2004 the international swimming hall of fame ishof yesterday announced the retirement of its president and chief executive officer, dr. Mexican national record setter joins forces with faster swimming coach for custom daily workout plan 0 comments columbus, ohio october 30, 2019 a 14yearold swimmer from mexico city has her eyes on olympic gold after setting a mexican national record time in the 50meter butterfly using the innovative faster swimming 19week training plan. Freas was southwest conference coach of the year four times, southeastern conference coach of the year three times and western athletic conference coach of the year twice in swimming and once in diving. The correct way to train with weight belts for swimming. First, for my coaching it was the notion that swimming is fun and a swimmer. Freas authored several books on swimming and once served as president and ceo of the international swimming hall of fame. He was one of the greatest coaches of all time, said sam freas, current university of hawaii swimming coach and president of the international swimming hall of fame.
May 10, 2017 swimming world continues a series in which top coaches share some of the secrets of their success. Sam freas sprint training american swimming coaches. Adults do not react the same way that kids or agegroupers do to. Since the creation of the team, freas has led obu to seven national championships in naia competition. We join coach sam freas, director of wa aquatics, and his family in grieving the loss of his father, dr. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. Obu mourns the death of swim coach baptist messenger of. Baptist added former olympic and ncaa division i swim coach samuel freas.
An influential author of several books on swimming, freas served as president and ceo of the international swimming hall of fame from 19892004. Shop the largest selection of swim training books at the webs most popular swim shop. I was as close to getting beat up in that set than any swimming coach in the world. Former swimming coach defends self after controversial. As part of his firing, hehn wont be permitted to have contact with student athletes in any future official capacity. In recent months, his actions have been attacked by several hall of fame inductees, who have demanded his resignation and requested their names and medals be disassociated from the hall. The standard swimming regimen is to taper workouts before a major competition. All access swimming practice with sam freas youtube.
Westminster academy to have unlikely relay of nava sisters. He was currently serving as head swim coach of oklahoma baptist. Four strategies to tackle the flow of endless information the current digital revolution and prolific expanse of technology is undoubtedly a positive change and in myriad ways. Apr 25, 2017 sams beginning as a small college coach saw no real successes in the area of sprinting, although, in 1977 while at allegheny college, he was acclaimed the ncaa division iii coach of the year. There is no better weight belt for swimming, and the watermark belts should be the goto belt for any coach looking to add belts to their training arsenal. Mar 25, 2019 freas was southwest conference coach of the year four times, southeastern conference coach of the year three times and western athletic conference coach of the year twice in swimming and once in diving. Here you will see coach freas training his swimmers in the weight room. Apr 03, 2019 legendary swimming and diving coach dr. In this instructional swimming dvd, legendary coach sam freas gives you unfiltered access to all aspects of his program. Freas was a legendary swim coach who left a distinct mark on swimming programs wherever he went. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jun 27, 2012 in this instructional swimming dvd, legendary coach sam freas gives you unfiltered access to all aspects of his program. Both sam freas and i recommend the watermark pro weight belts, and while initially made for scuba, theyve branched out to market to the swimming community specifically, even shipping a booklet of swim set examples when you purchase the belts my power tower book sets are far better, but i could be biased.
The facts are that this training style was presented at the 2014 north dakota coaches clinic by sam freas, head coach at oklahoma baptist university, hehn told valley news. Friday april 5, 2019, 4 pm at raley chapel oklahoma baptist university 500 w. The mastermind of the event is sam freas, head of swimming programs at the university of hawaii, author of nine books, and president of the international swimming hall of fame. Sep 23, 2004 sam freas is an amazing person, and you can take that positively, you can take that negatively, says brad glenn, a childhood friend of freas who left a swimwear contract with the hall of fame largely because of disagreements with freas over a mailorder business. And the use of freas as a timer in a lane where there was an insufficient number of timers.
Hawaii swimming coach sam freas accidentally writing the wrong date on one of the forms. Sam freas is an amazing person, and you can take that positively, you can take that negatively, says brad glenn, a childhood friend of freas who left a swimwear contract with the hall of fame largely because of disagreements with freas over a mailorder business. Swimming underwater, 100s, 50s with the first length underwater maxing out. A farewell to people with oklahoma ties who enjoyed the game day experience. Sam freas, who led obu to seven national championships after starting the universitys swimming and diving programs in 2011. A twotime ccsa coach of the year, he also writes on a variety of topics in his spare time at. Freas has made an outstanding legacy on bison hill. An author of several books on swimming, freas served as president and ceo of the international swimming hall of fame from 19892004. Sam freas book has many great drills you can be doing, reaction time on the start and expolsive turns is important as we get older. At some point this season, westminster academy swimming will field a girls relay team of nava to nava to nava to nava. The world is ours, and all the knowledge thereof a click away, at our fingertips and ready for our consumption. An influential author of several books on swimming, freas served as.
Jul 05, 2017 top 10 books about swimming from lynne coxs feats of endurance to john cheevers complacent suburbanites, these titles all explore a kind of life not found on dry land. Four strategies to tackle the flow of endless information. Stephanie cook olympic modern pentathlon champion sydney 2000. A coachs challenge was the first swimming book i ever purchased. Andre dupree was a beautiful man, and for the few years he coached my intramural swimming club, the squids, i spent every practice just staring at him. An author of several books on swimming, freas served as president and ceo.
He once coached south africas olympic team and made successful stops at arkansas, hawaii, lsu, allegheny and sunypotsdam. Passing of sam freas akomak swim coach camp akomak. A coachs challenge paperback jun 1 1998 by samuel james freas author 4. The may issue of swimming world magazine highlights the many accomplishments of dr. Freas was also an author of many influential swimming books. Freas, who coached the republic of south africas swim team in the olympics, has been the head coach at arkansas, hawaii and louisiana state, as well as sunypotsdam. The original 1972 i see sam, early reader books now available online for viewing, download, and printing. When discussing adult swimming, though, we find that masters coaches must bring additional skills to the table.
Sams beginning as a small college coach saw no real successes in the area of sprinting, although, in 1977 while at allegheny college, he was acclaimed the ncaa division iii coach of the year. Sam freas 1996 sams beginning as a small college coach saw no real successes in the area of sprinting, although, in 1977 while at allegheny college, he was acclaimed the ncaa division iii coach of the. Pine crests marta ciesla looking to build off team usa. Oklahoma baptist university coaches collegeswimming. Subscribe and get the latest swimming coach news the national headquarters for the american swimming coaches association is located in fort lauderdale, florida. Obu mourns passing of coach sam freas oklahoma baptist. Sam freas, who led obu to seven national championships after starting the universitys swimming and diving programs in 2011, passed away sunday night at the age of 72. The one that used to make people blow lunch more than anybody else and would make every swimming coach proud that you had them do it, is that you would put a 10 lb weight on a swimmer, have them dive off the block, and have them descend 5 x 100s. A coaches challenge was the first swimming book i bought as a young coach. He said he was surprised to see her training twice a day and lifting weights as late as july 1, 20 days before the olympic swimming began. Johnny was considered the cadillac of swimmers during his era. Freas passes away march 25, 2019 fayetteville, ark. The legendary swimming and diving coach led oklahoma baptist university to seven national championships after starting the program in 2011. Oklahoma baptist head swim coach, sam freas, passed away after celebrating his 73rd birthday last saturday on march 23.
Mar 26, 2019 freas authored several books on swimming and once served as president and ceo of the international swimming hall of fame. Freas steps down as ishof head aquatics international. History the term originates from johnny weissmuller playing tarzan in the movies of the 1920s. The may issue of swimming world magazine highlights the many accomplishments of. Certainly, my takeaways from sam freas are many and diverse. He was currently serving as head swim coach of oklahoma baptist university. Pine crests ciesla looking to build off team usa success. And our guys were so jazzed just to be in there next to their show of greatness. Working in the campus bookstore wasnt my ideal job, but it was what afforded me the opportunity to run into my first crush, my old swim coach.
Over the course of a distinguished coaching career, dick hannula led his high school teams to 24 consecutive state championships, was a twotime president of the american swim coaches association, and is a member of the international swimming hall of fame. He was responsible for founding the swim and dive program in 2011. In this instructional swimming dvd, legendary coach sam freas gives you unfiltered access to all aspects of his program, including dryland training, pool training, mental training, and work in the weight room. Once upon a time, sam s arkansas mens relay set a new world record in a shortcourse meters event and our squad was in the next lane getting dusted like there was no tomorrow. Sakamoto, who coached at uh from 194561, is still wellknown in swimming circles. Once upon a time, sams arkansas mens relay set a new world record in a shortcourse meters event and our squad was in the next lane getting dusted like there was no tomorrow. Westminster coach sam freas, who is with his 11th program, said he has. As sam freas puts it, the art of coaching is to make the best of what you have. Coach freas started the swimming program at oklahoma baptist in 2012. Sam freas, one of the most accomplished in program history, passed away last night. At the university of arkansas, due to a lack of pool availability, sam developed unique coaching methods and experienced instant success in coaching. Programs and services are provided to asca members through the national headquarters. Freas attended the united states military academy at west point and graduated from springfield college with bachelors and masters degrees.
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