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Q&A With Virginia Gators Coach Doug Fonder<\/span><\/h1>\n
By Michael J. Stott<\/span><\/p>\n
Coach of swimmers, builder of programs, founder of Virginia Commonwealth Games, the President\/CEO of the International Swim Coaches Association, Wisconsin native Doug Fonder has left his imprint on competitive swimming for more than 50 years.<\/p>\n
Fonder was honored as Virginia Coach of the Year 10 times. He also was a two-time YMCA National Swim Coach of the Year.<\/p>\n
CREDENTIALS
\n<\/span>\u2022 University of Miami, B.A., 1970
\n\u2022 Head coach\/CEO, Virginia Gators, 1988-present
\n\u2022 Executive director of sports, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1988-92
\n\u2022 Head coach, Briarwood Swim and Racquet Club, 1980-88
\n\u2022 Founder\/head coach, Quantico Devil Dolphins, 1972-80
\n\u2022 Founder\/executive director, International Swim Coaches Association, 2011
\n\u2022 Founder, National Age Group Association (NASA), 2010<\/p>\n
Q. SWIMMING WORLD:<\/span><\/strong> How did you get into swimming in the first place?
\nA. COACH DOUG FONDER:<\/span> <\/strong>At the end of this summer, I will have coached year-round swimming for 53 years. As a child in Green Bay, Wis., I swam summer league. In graduate school, I took a pool manager job in Illinois. Three weeks into the season, the swim coach was fired, and I was offered the position. Thankfully, no one drowned because I didn\u2019t know a thing about what I was doing. I coached it like it was a football squad.<\/p>\n
SW:<\/strong><\/span> You have coached beginning age groupers to Olympians. Any memorable athletes?
\nDF:<\/span><\/strong> Early on, I learned that swimmers who become Olympians have a totally different mindset than other participants. Jeff Rouse, a two time Olympian and backstroke gold medalist, started with the Quantico team when he was 8 years old. At 10, he was a student of the sport and listened and followed instructions to a T. He also had very supportive and caring parents.<\/p>\n
I learned that you need a perfect triangle of swimmer, parent and coach to reach ultimate success. What I most appreciate about competitive swimming is that an athlete gets out of it exactly what he\/she puts in. The saying, \u201cWork works,\u201d is spot-on.<\/p>\n
To read the full Q&A session with Virginia Gators Coach Doug Fonder,<\/strong>
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Swimming World Magazine May 2020 Issue<\/span><\/h2>\n
FEATURES<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
016<\/span> TOSSED INTO TURMOIL<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong>
\nThe spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a far-reaching impact not only on everyday life, but also on the sport of swimming across the globe.<\/p>\n
018<\/span> TIMING IS EVERYTHING<\/strong><\/span>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nEveryone knows how important timing is\u2014races can be won or lost by hundredths of a second. For swimmers competing at the NAIA and NJCAA Championships, the most important timing was measured in days. Both associations were able to complete their championship meets just before other major sports championships were being canceled due to the threat of coronavirus.<\/p>\n
022<\/span> SILVER LINING COULD TURN TO GOLD<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael Randazzo<\/strong>
\nThe Olympic postponement was hardly perceived as a positive, but it could lead to hope and opportunity for any men\u2019s or women\u2019s water polo team that aspires to Olympic competition\u2014including the United States\u2019 national teams.<\/p>\n
024<\/span> MENTAL PREP: BEFORE THE BEEP WITH ASHLEY TWICHELL<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n
026<\/span> IMPACTING LIVES THROUGH COACHING<\/strong><\/span>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nDave Durden, University of California and U.S. national team coach, simply refers to himself as a swim coach. But he\u2019s also a leader, an expert at maximizing performance, removing doubt, instilling confidence and navigating young men through demanding situations.<\/p>\n
030<\/span> TAKEOFF TO TOKYO: T \u2018N\u2019 T\u2014A FRIENDLY RIVALRY FOR A DYNAMITE DUO<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong>
\nDuring the Olympic campaign of 2000, Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres\u2014complete opposites out of the pool, but with few differences as competitors\u2014were engaged in a friendly, but not-so-easy rivalry\u2014one that brought out the best in both swimmers.<\/p>\n
034<\/span> ISHOF: A DUKE, A MERMAID, A WAR AND THE FLU<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Bruce Wigo<\/strong>
\nCOVID-19 isn\u2019t the first pandemic disease to have brought the world of competitive swimming to a halt, and the 2020 Olympic Games are not the first to be postponed or canceled. This is the story of the years between 1914 and 1918, when the world was suddenly and unexpectedly turned upside down by events not so different from what our sport is experiencing today.<\/p>\n
COACHING<\/p>\n
014<\/span> SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: THE VALUE OF HAND FORCE ANALYSIS: PART II\u2014BACKSTROKE<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Rod Havriluk
\n<\/strong>Synchronized video and hand force data is an essential tool for optimizing technique. A coach can use the force data to pinpoint limitations, refer to the corresponding video images to explain changes and monitor a swimmer\u2019s progress in improving technique.<\/p>\n
038<\/span> MOTIVATING SWIMMERS TO NEW HEIGHTS<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nMemorable are the sporting events where an athlete or team is \u201con fire.\u201d Swimming World checks in with two high school and two age group coaches for insight into how that happens. Spoiler alert: the common denominator is \u201cbuy-in\u201d from athletes who connect with a coach.<\/p>\n
042<\/span> SPECIAL SETS: CHANGE-OF-PACE FUN<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nUSA Swimming master coach consultant Bob Steele provides some favorite change-of-pace exercises that are designed to insert spice and fun into in-season training.<\/p>\n
046<\/span> Q&A WITH COACH DOUG FONDER<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n
047<\/span> HOW THEY TRAIN OLIVIA BRAY<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n
TRAINING<\/strong><\/p>\n
012<\/span> DRYSIDE TRAINING: STROKE STRENGTH SERIES\u2014FREESTYLE<\/strong><\/span>
\nby J.R. Rosania<\/strong><\/p>\n
JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/strong><\/p>\n
049<\/span> UP & COMERS: FINN CONLEY<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n
COLUMNS<\/p>\n
010<\/span> A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
011<\/span> BEYOND THE YARDS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
036<\/span> DID YOU KNOW? 1920 U.S. WOMEN\u2019S OLYMPIC TEAM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
044<\/span> THE OFFICIAL WORD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
050<\/span> GUTTERTALK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
051<\/span> PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
NOTE: READ LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER ABOUT THIS DIGITAL ISSUE DURING THE CONVID-19 PANDEMIC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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