Friday 20 May 2016 – how we learn and how people teach us

 

I find coaches and teachers amazing. One person can coach another person to do something. Bronte Campbell may be a superfast swimmer like her sister but there are coaches in her story that early on saw potential and who have coached her to this level. Those coaches cannot swim that fast but they can get her there.

I benefit from advice, coaching and teaching in lots of ways in my life.

Swimming is a fine example especially because I am working on improving something that I am not good at. It is a marvel to see coaches of work shops try different ways of explaining things for different swimmers.

Today, here is Rob who does lots of sports and enjoys the stretching and relaxation of swimming

getting ready for the swim

 

 

 

Newbie Natalie and Ian

 

Thanks to Lesley showing me how to get a photo of the lovely sunrise:

 

Jim and Martin – I have not been swimming for a while and it made my day to see them both. they have often advised me on negotiating waves

 

 

 

 

I conservatively estimate there were 200 6.30 swimmers today which I encountered as I rounded the point, setting off early

 

Matthew and Charles

 

 

Dominic was first to set foot on Shelly of the 7 am swimmers

 

Shelly beach. Lots of swimmers. Lots of fish and a bit of jelly fish

 

So good to see Alan.

 

 

Sam and friends

 

 

 

Chris from Hong Kong – welcome again

 

 

Jim John and Dorset

 

The A team prove muscle memory. They have been excellent swimmers since about birth, as I understand history recorded by Roger and here they are still swimming fast and with excellent technique today

 

 

 

Nice to see these great swimmers including Stephen Coulter whose fabulous photos from previous swims are still on the gallery if you care to see them

 

 

 

Ian

 

Rob – waited a bit for a photo before setting off after the Let’s go but not long

 

This activity was described as blog tarting

 

The Cairns triathlon is on in 4 weeks and here are some of the silver wetsuit team. Setting a goal and working hard toward it

 

Temp below

stats:

290 swimmers at 7 am

2 newbies

90-200 at 6.30 am

 

When I read the book Mao’s last dancer, what stayed with me was that he was spotted as a small child and taken from his family to train as  a dancer because someone saw his potential and a teacher was able to teach him dancing at a level which that teacher might not be able to do. But what a gift to be able to teach and coach people like that!

See yesterday and tomorrow for bottom of the blog stuff. I have run out of time.