Jason Lezak Swim Clinic - Bozeman, Montana
Today, my daughter had a chance to learn from one of the best: Jason Lezak. If you watched the Beijing Olympics, you saw him come from behind in the anchor leg of the 4x100m relay to defeat the favored French team. He explained in his remarks that he had previously been a part of several 4x100's that were not quite so successful, which made the win in Beijing that much sweeter.
Jason's presentation was great for the kids to hear: he focused on the importance of priorities, goals, and banishing negative thoughts or using them to create positive energy.
In the afternoon, Jason gave a two hour freestyle clinic to master swimmers and several members of the Barracuda swim team. Emily was thrilled to be a part of it and left the pool exclaiming, "You can't believe how much faster I can swim now!" Only time will tell if that's the case, but I am pleased that she was inspired by the experience. Kudos to the Bozeman Master's swim team for bringing Jason to Bozeman and to Eagle Mount - the organization here in town for whom the visit served as a fundraiser.
Here's an image of Emily and Jason on deck after the clinic.
