Coach Mark Bernardino’s 30 Years of Success, How They Train 400 IM and Season Plan for Sprinters

PHOENIX, Arizona, January 4. HEAD coach Mark Bernardino of the University of Virginia is highlighted in the Q & A portion of the Swimming Technique section in the January issue of Swimming World.

Bernardino has led the UVA aquatic programs for 30 years. In that time, he has coached more than 200 All Americans, amassed 15 Atlantic Coast Conference team championships and tutored seven Olympians.

Readers will learn why Bernardino's men's teams consistently excel in the 400 IM, how the UVA weight training program is conducted and what elements make up the remainder of the Cavaliers' dryland training regimen.

Also included in the January Swimming Technique section is an extensive How They Train on Pat Mellors, currently ranked seventh in the world in the 400 meter IM. Three of Mellors' sample workouts are part of this feature.

Coach Jon Howell of Emory University also presents season plans for elite sprinters. Howell outlines for the readers a four-phase plan to insure the ultimate in performance from sprinters.

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The January issue contains the following SwimmingWorld.TV interviews:
* Mark Schubert, USA Swimming's National Team Head Coach
* Mark Warkentin, USA Swimming's top qualifier for World Open Water Championships
* Randall Bal, fresh off a dominant run in the FINA World Cup series
* Pat Lundsford about The Southwestern Ohio Swimming and Diving Classic
* Guy Baker, Team USA's head women's water polo coach.

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