{"id":471812,"date":"2021-05-08T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T17:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=471812"},"modified":"2021-05-07T19:24:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T02:24:13","slug":"swimming-world-presents-how-they-train-orinda-aquatics-charlotte-shamia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-how-they-train-orinda-aquatics-charlotte-shamia\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents – How They Train: Orinda Aquatics’ Charlotte Shamia – Sponsored By StrechCordz"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How They Train: Orinda Aquatics’ Charlotte Shamia<\/span><\/h3>\n

By Michael J. Stott<\/span><\/p>\n

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Of all the thousands of youngsters Steve Haufler has taught in his 45-year career as a swim instructor, it just may be that Charlotte Shamia is his quintessential poster child. Shamia is now 13 and a straight-A eighth-grader at Head-Royce School in Oakland, Calif., swimming for Orinda Aquatics with a love for dance and musical theater.<\/p>\n

But it was at age 5 as a beginning swimmer that she was drafted by Haufler to learn butterfly in five minutes in front of 75 coaches! Haufler\u2019s assistants assured him that Shamia had learned the basic skills of air exchange, body position and kick, and possessed the perfect butterfly body with the requisite flexible shoulders and back.<\/p>\n

\u201cI began with testing her body for flexibility,\u201d says Haufler. \u201cI had her lie on the deck with a stack of four kickboards under her hips and one kickboard under her chest. I kept her arms straight and positioned them higher than her ears. Her 5-year-old body contoured beautifully into the butterfly landing position. Then, she got in the water, and I taught her the body dolphin (hands by her side and in front), the arm pull and recovery and how to put them together. Pull, swing, body dolphin\u2014success.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I came to find out later, Charlotte was very shy in new situations,\u201d says Haufler. That didn\u2019t stop her from joining the 300-member Orinda Country Club team, developing new friendships and a love for swimming. \u201cFrom the beginning, Charlotte rarely missed a practice and would attend rain or shine. Her humble personality, quiet confidence, coupled with her strong work ethic and a great group of supportive teammates, made her a team fixture,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Though introverted, Shamia is a good listener and extremely coachable. \u201cFrom the start, Charlotte has been laser-focused on mastering the strokes, and she never cut corners to go faster in the moment,\u201d says Haufler.<\/p>\n

Initially unsure of her capabilities at meets and concerned about beating her friends in practice, Shamia has since cultivated a competitive edge that has led to winning six Orinda Moraga Pool Association and Costra County high-point awards in the 7-11 age groups. In addition, she has enjoyed Junior Olympic success (as a 12-year-old, she swam 27.92 and 1:03.78 for the 50 and 100 yard fly), and she has been the recipient of numerous club sportsmanship and \u201chardest worker\u201d awards.
\nFuture plans include becoming one of Haufler\u2019s junior instructors.<\/p>\n

SOME FAVORITE SHAMIA OCC SETS<\/span><\/strong>
\nWarm-up set: 4x {25 FR zero breaths, 25 BK 15 meters underwater dolphin, 25 BR (distance per stroke), 25 FL with 15 meters zero breath, then EZ FR 30 seconds rest between following set elements:<\/p>\n

4x {4 x 50 (descend 1-4) @ 1:10; rest extra :20; 100 IM (descend 1-4 by round @ 2:00)<\/p>\n

(The first round of 50s was FL, or KS FL, 2nd round BK, 3rd round BR, 4th round FR)<\/p>\n

\nIMs were done 1:22, 1:20, 1:18, 1:16<\/p>\n

\u2022 2x {8 x 50 FL, FL\/BK, BK, BK\/BR, BR, BR\/FR, FR, FR\/FL) @ 1:10; rest extra :30; then 3x {75 IM w\/o FR @ 1:20; 25 FR @ :50 (3 breaths or less, FAST)<\/p>\n

\u2022 3x {25 FL @ :30, 50 BK @ 1:10, 75 BR @ 1:40, 100 FR @ 2:10, 25 FR @ :30, 50 BR\/FR @ 1:10, 75 IM w\/o FL @ 1:40, 100 IM @ 2:10<\/p>\n

\u2022 6x {75 FR @ 1:20, 25 FL @ :40<\/p>\n

\u2022 ALL FR \u2014 2x {4 x 50 @ 1:15 breath control 3-3, 3-2, 2-2, 2-1; rest :30; 4 x 25 @ :30 w\/paddles and fins (technique focus); rest :30; 4 x 50 @ 2:00 w\/paddles and fins FAST=50 race time; rest :30; 6 x 25 (distance per stroke)<\/p>\n


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Swimming World May 2021 Issue<\/span><\/h1>\n

FEATURES<\/p>\n

014<\/span> WOMEN\u2019S NCAAs: A NEW NO. 1<\/strong>
\n<\/span>For the first time in the history of the NCAA Division I Women\u2019s Swimming and Diving Championships\u2014since 1982\u2014the University of Virginia finished first. It was also the first time it cracked the top 5 with its previous highest finish sixth in 2019.<\/p>\n

    \n
  • VIRGINIA\u2019S ROAD TO HISTORY<\/strong><\/span>
    \nby Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • NC STATE ADDS TO ACC DOMINANCE<\/strong><\/span>
    \nby Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • THE TALK OF THE MEET: MAGGIE MacNEIL<\/strong><\/span>
    \nby John Lohn<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    018 <\/span>MEN\u2019S NCAAs: THE PERFECT RETIREMENT GIFT<\/strong><\/span>
    \nDays before their coach, Eddie Reese, officially announced his retirement from coaching after 43 years, the Texas men\u2019s team won their 15th men\u2019s NCAA national team championship.<\/p>\n

      \n
    • THIS ONE\u2019S FOR EDDIE!<\/span><\/strong>
      \nby Andy Ross<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • SCINTILLATING PERFORMANCES: SHAINE CASAS & RYAN HOFFER<\/span><\/strong>
      \nby John Lohn<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • PATIENCE REWARDED: MAX McHUGH & NICK ALBIERO<\/span><\/strong>
      \nby Andy Ross<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      022<\/span> NCAA D-II CHAMPS: SOME THINGS NEVER SEEM TO CHANGE<\/strong><\/span>
      \nby Andy Ross<\/strong>
      \nA year into the pandemic that has completely changed our world, Queens University of Charlotte brought about some stability to the 2021 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships by sweeping their sixth straight women\u2019s and men\u2019s team titles.<\/p>\n

      023<\/span> NO LIMITS!<\/strong><\/span>
      \nby David Rieder<\/strong>
      \nClaire Curzan has been swimming fast since she was a young age grouper and has continued to do so in high school. Last March, she came within 13-hundredths of the American record in the short course 100 fly, and in April, she found herself within 22-hundredths of the long course U.S. best. She\u2019s versatile, she\u2019s coachable, she has international experience, and she\u2019s moved from a fringe Olympic contender to an Olympic favorite. Curzan is only 16, and her promising future couldn\u2019t be brighter.<\/p>\n

      026<\/span> TAKEOFF TO TOKYO: WHEN IRISH EYES WEREN\u2019T SMILING<\/strong><\/span>
      \nby John Lohn<\/strong>
      \nIreland\u2019s Michelle Smith\u2014a four-time Olympic medalist in 1996 who received a four-year ban from the sport in 1998 for tampering with a doping sample\u2014has been defined as being a poster girl for cheating, and by her willingness to cut corners and take advantage of performance-enhancing drug use to make the leap from an athlete of very-good skill to one of elite status.<\/p>\n

      029<\/span> 50 SWIMMERS, 6 MEDALS<\/strong><\/span>
      \nby Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong>
      \nThe Tokyo Olympics will mark the fourth occasion that open water swimming will be contested on the Olympic level, and even a 10-kilometer marathon race can bring exciting moments and dramatic finishes.<\/p>\n

      030<\/span> JOSH MATHENY: RISING STAR<\/strong><\/span>
      \nby Matthew De George<\/strong>
      \nFrom a middle-schooler newly committed to swimming full-time in 2016, the future looks encouraging for 18-year-old Josh Matheny, who approaches the U.S. Olympic Trials for Tokyo in June as a dark horse to make the team in men\u2019s breaststroke.<\/p>\n

      032<\/span> ISHOF: THE ART OF SWIMMING<\/strong><\/span>
      \nby Bruce Wigo<\/strong>
      \nThis is the story of Hero and Leander, Lord Byron and the birth of open water swimming.<\/p>\n

      035<\/span> NUTRITION: HYDRATION\u2014BEYOND THIRST!<\/strong><\/span>
      \nby Dawn Weatherwax<\/strong>
      \nHydration truly has a daily importance for all kinds of swimmers from age groupers to Olympians to Masters swimmers, but it tends to get more notoriety when the weather gets warmer.<\/p>\n

      COACHING<\/p>\n

      012<\/span> THE POWER OF POSITIVE COACHING<\/strong><\/span>
      \nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
      \nRelationships built upon honesty, trust and communication go a long way toward cementing a bond between coach and athlete. Coupling that with knowledge of the individual first and athlete second produces a positive working relationship that can last for a lifetime.<\/p>\n

      038<\/span> SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: MAXIMIZING SWIMMING VELOCITY (Part 1)\u2014STROKE RATE vs. STROKE LENGTH<\/strong><\/span>
      \nby Rod Havriluk<\/strong>
      \nSwimming velocity is the criterion measure for swimming performance and is the product of stroke length and stroke rate. This article explains how stroke length and stroke rate vary and how stroke time provides insight into maximizing swimming velocity.<\/p>\n

      042<\/span> Q&A WITH COACH STEVE HAUFLER<\/strong><\/span>
      \nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

      044<\/span> HOW THEY TRAIN CHARLOTTE SHAMIA<\/strong><\/span>
      \nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

      TRAINING<\/p>\n

      037<\/span> DRYSIDE TRAINING: THE IM DRYLAND CIRCUIT<\/strong><\/span>
      \nby J.R. Rosania<\/strong><\/p>\n

      JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/p>\n

      047<\/span> UP & COMERS: TEAGAN O\u2019DELL<\/strong><\/span>
      \nby Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n

      COLUMNS<\/p>\n

      008<\/span> A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      011<\/span> DID YOU KNOW: ABOUT THE MOREHOUSE TIGER SHARKS?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      046<\/span> THE OFFICIAL WORD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      048<\/span> GUTTERTALK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n