Rockstar Swimmer: Tim Skladzien
Coach’s Notes:
I was psyched to hear from Tim when he reached out to me to train for Alligator Lighthouse swim.
He joined my Swim Essentials virtual training program since he lives in Illinois and we started with the video analysis and swim testing.
From there I gave him specific drills to correct his form along with swim specific strength and stretches as well as his online training program to reach his maximum potential for the 8-mile open water swim race.
Seeing him in our biweekly group coaching calls and checking in on his form monthly allowed him to achieve success despite never having swum in the open ocean for a race like this. He had a personal record in his 5k in Lake Michigan along the way to success in a very wavy open ocean Alligator Lighthouse swim. Super Proud of you Tim. Congratulations – You are a Rockstar Swimmer!
Age:
30
Profession:
Aquatics Manager at Foglia YMCA in Lake Zurich, IL
Why you chose FCC to help you on your triathlon/health and wellness journey?
I heard about FCC when I searched Alligator Lighthouse on Youtube and a video of Coach Erinne talking about her experience swimming popped up and chose to go with FCC to work on my journey of training for the 8-mile ocean swim.
What is your “A” race for this season?
My A race was the Alligator Lighthouse swim.
Please share your BIG goals:
To do another ocean swim in 2024. Maybe stick to a fresh water swim race Summer of 2023? Yet to be determined.
Tell me about your successes so far:
Completing my first ever Alligator Lighthouse swim in 6:37 min. It was tough being from the Midwest where we don’t have access to the ocean like Floridians do. However, I did my best given the fact that the current and waves were tough in getting to the lighthouse.
What were some of your biggest Improvements in performance for the each of the following? Swim, Bike, Run, and Nutrition/Health. Please include any Personal Records and Goals achieved:
PR time achieved for 3 mi Lake Michigan swim.
Name 2 or 3 things that have made the biggest difference in your journey:
1. Support from Family and Friends.
2. Support from my work of allowing me to make this swim happen.
3. My brother doing an amazing job on navigating as my kayaker.
What excites you the most about being involved in triathlon?
While I am currently not training for any triathlons, the only thing that excites me is competing against other swimmers in the race and training races.
What would you say to another person who was on the fence about joining our training program?
Have fun with training, work hard and do your best!
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Erinne Guthrie is a USA Triathlon Level II Certified Coach since 1999 and Chief Motivating Officer at Full Circle Coaching, LLC since 2010. Creator of Triathlon Transformation. She has been training, racing and coaching triathletes since 1997. She is also a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3, USMS Master’s Swim Coach, Motivational Speaker, Metabolic Efficiency Specialist, Mom, Mermaid and much much more.
