Swim teams continue to prepare
JESSICA RAMIREZ
Issue date: 4/9/09 Section: Sports
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That quote from Thomas Edison is written on the white board at EC's pool right above "Congratulations Erica Shaw."
Shaw didn't miss the opportunity to break the 200-meter backstroke college record at the Pasadena Invitational April 3-4.
"(Shaw) knew what time she had to beat going into the event, so she was prepared," captain Shon Page said.
Shaw knew she had beat Leanne Chimo's 1996 record by three and a half seconds as soon as she looked at the clock.
"It was very exciting. The team just loves it when anyone from our team does something really well," coach Corey Stanbury said.
A total of 14 colleges participated at Pasadena, including South Coast Conference rivals Cerritos and Mt. San Antonio Colleges.
The men placed 10th while the women placed 14th at Pasadena
"It was our last swim before (conference qualifiers)," freestyle swimmer Candace Smith said. "It was a good chance to see who is going to swim what event at conference and fine tune everything."
But there are still many factors the swim team is counting on, such as tapering, shaving and the new swimsuits that arrived April 6.
The Tracer suits by Tyr are very similar to the suits used in the Olympics.
"These suits set world records," distance swimmer Mark Rehbein said. "I am just stoked to wear it, race in it and see what it is like."
The team is allowed to try on the suits, which are really tight, but are not allowed to get into the water with them on.
"(Stanbury) does not want us to have the feeling of being in the suit until conference," Smith said.
Along with these suits, the Warriors have another trick up their sleeve-tapering.
"Tapering is where you cut down on the amount of work you are doing so the body has a chance to rest and rebound, making the swimmer feel really strong and fresh," Stanbury said.
During the season, swimmers swim twice a day totalling 10,000 yards.
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