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Coach Brendan Hansen<\/strong> and 15-year-old Austin Swim Club athlete Nicco Velasquez<\/strong> share the common traits of swimming excellence and a capacity for reinvention. Hansen has morphed remarkably well from outstanding athlete to excellent coach. Velasquez has rebuilt a body badly battered from a skiing accident as a 13-year-old to a swimmer on the rise.<\/p>\n

In March 2016, Velasquez was hospitalized for an extended period. He had numerous broken bones in his back, pelvis, ribs and a bruised lung. His future as a recovering young man, much less as a swimmer, was in doubt. Miraculously, he made a full recovery in a little more than three months returning to the water and swimming with a new perspective and vigor.<\/p>\n

Says Hansen,<\/p>\n

\u201cWith his late start to training for the 2015 long course summer, I adjusted expectations and continued to focus on making sure he stayed mentally positive and focused on long-term development. However, every time we competed, he got faster and stronger, ending with a great summer championship and some spectacular time results. Even better was his overall understanding of the training process and essentials of racing.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs we turned into the next season, Nicco stepped into a leadership role in our pre-national program, demonstrating a great work ethic and dedication. One of the most common test sets we run through is 30×100 best average (10 on 1:30, 10 on 1:20, 10 on 1:40). The first time we did the set in September 2016, Nicco was 1:02, 1:05, 1:02. Two months later, he tested at 1:02, 1:04, 1:00. The last time through\u2014just before he moved to our national group in March 2017\u2014he swam 59, 1:02, 58.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNicco has a perspective and understanding of hard work that few 15-year-olds possess,\u201d says Hansen. \u201cSince his accident, beyond his time improvements, Nicco has been one of the hardest working and coachable athletes I have had the pleasure of coaching. I am excited to see what the future holds for him in the water and out!\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Progression of Times<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
SCY<\/th>As of March 2015 (Joins ASC)<\/th>2016 LC - 2017 SCY<\/th>2017 LC - 2018 SCY<\/th>LC<\/th>As of March 2015 (Joins ASC)<\/th>2016 LC - 2017 SCY<\/th>2017 LC - 2018 SCY<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
50 Free
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100 Free<\/td>51.20<\/td>48.78<\/td>48.16<\/td><\/td>1:03.31<\/td>57.23<\/td>54.96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
200 Free<\/td>---<\/td>1:46.57<\/td>1:42.19<\/td><\/td>2:20.29<\/td>2:02.77<\/td>1:59.32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
500\/400 Free<\/td>---<\/td>4:53.84<\/td>4:54.70<\/td><\/td>---<\/td>---<\/td>4:15.32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100 Back<\/td>1:05.67<\/td>1:00.95<\/td>58.83<\/td><\/td>1:16.47<\/td>---<\/td>1:08.74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100 Breast<\/td>1:09.98<\/td>1:06.46<\/td>1:00.26<\/td><\/td>1:28.64<\/td>1:21.13<\/td>---<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
100 Fly<\/td>59.38<\/td>54.94<\/td>54.87<\/td><\/td>1:13.64<\/td>1:06.63<\/td>1:02.36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
200 IM<\/td>2:14.39<\/td>2:05.27<\/td>2:02.13<\/td><\/td>---<\/td>---<\/td>2:14.91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

TritonWear<\/strong><\/a> has a tremendous amount of data on training and racing.\u00a0 Click Here To Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n

This article originally ran in the February 2018 issue<\/a> of\u00a0<\/em>Swimming World Magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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