It’s been waaaaay too long since I’ve posted anything new so here goes nothing…
This year has been somewhat uneventful. I’m still coaching club swimming and have recently added private lessons instructor to my repetoire. It’s certainly not the best second job, but they’re paying me $20/hour to splash around with little kids, not bad at all. I did come out of retirement at the end of Feb. and swam at the ISI state short course championships. I took fourth in the 100 breaststroke. Not bad for a fat guy who doesn’t train anymore. I really wish my practice schedule and the older kids schedule didn’t conflict because I would love to start training again. I have joined the Y and am swimming quite regularly with my buddy Jeff.
Luckily for me, I had March off which allowed me to travel down to Phoenix to visit my sister, brother-in-law and nephew (whom I adore!) I’ll be heading to Springfield sometime soon to visit the gf for her birthday and to see some old friends. That should be nice. After that it’s back to Des Moines and coaching probably until my brother’s wedding in Seattle in early July.
I’m thinking about applying for a salaried position with Nitro aquatics in Cedar Park, TX (just north of Austin). It’s an assistant job and I would be working mostly with high school kids, which is something I would like to do more. I like working with age group kids but I believe my talents lie more with older, more mature athletes.
That’s all for now. I’ll try and update more frequently in the future.
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Ryan Wise // March 26, 2009 at Thursday, March 26, 2009 |
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Nice–good to have some blogging brethren in the mix.