AORAKI
The priority for our Aoraki swimmers is to qualify and be competitive in as many National events as possible. This requires discipline and commitment from the swimmer, and support from their coach and whanau.
National events are New Zealand Division 2 (DIVs), National Age Groups (NAGs), New Zealand Short Course Championships, and New Zealand Open Championships.
Qualifying meets are all centre "Designated" meets, and Regional SCWC-SC/LC Champs.
The annual plan builds toward March and April when the major National competitions are held. All training sessions are layered and contain elements of endurance, strength, threshold, and speed. Training expectation is 7 sessions per week.
Send, rest, hold times, and placing of elements in relation to each other will determine the energy system being targeted. Training is adaptable despite there being a plan in place – not to be confused with the adaptation that takes place as a result of training and practice.
Coach: Patrick Langley
Patrick is a highly skilled swim coach with advanced training in swimming and sports leadership. He is excited to be guiding the swimmers to excel personally and competitively with a strong skill base.
Patrick will be a valuable asset to the Waitaha Swim Club. Patrick brings with him the experience of having competed with distinction at National Level, a range of valuable skills he has been taught and retained from his former coach, "Master Coach Frank Tourelle". Frank is a highly respected gold licence coach who has put a number of swimmers onto NZ teams.
Patrick’s own swimming journey took him to National Age Groups Division 1 at the age of 13 through to 18, placing in the top 10 throughout the years. Patrick also swam for the Wellington All Stars Zonal team in the Auckland invitational championships, and attended the Queensland state championships in 2015.
Notable achievements include gold medals at the Wellington Long Course and Short course Championships, including winning the 50m Freestyle against swimmers such as Lewis Clareburt.
Patrick started coaching at Canterbury Swim School in 2018 when he moved to Christchurch from Wellington. He then focussed on coaching swimming as he studied throughout the years.
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