Jan 15 2024 57 mins 1
Ron Chlasta is an ASCA Level 4 Certified swim coach and Swim Star Swim School owner in Hendersonville, TN. He was the swim coach at Calvin University and at Woodside Aquatics in San Francisco, where he coached numerous USA top 16 swimmers and high school All-Americans, including athletes like four-time US National Champ Liesl Kolbisen. In the mid 80's thru early 90's, Ron partnered with Mike Bottom, travelling extensively through the US teaching clinics. They also taught clinics to the national teams of New Zealand, South Korea, Indonesia, and Guatemala. They've recently joined forces again, and will be teaching a clinic in Hendersonville, TN, which you can sign up for at http://www.mtscmasters.com/.
In this podcast, we cover a plethora of topics, including triathlon swimming, the "five fingers" of good swimming, the importance of airflow, balance, and control, tips on achieving good body position, the EO swim power meter, and a good test set.
