This past Saturday was the Capital District Tri Club’s annual Crystal Lake Triathlon. Per usual, it was an awesome event that was well run and provided local triathletes an opportunity to race on their home course. While many of the racers were seasoned veterans, there were also a fair number of first time participants, who…
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June 2018 Monthly Belly Flop!
June 2018 July Tri Swim Drop in Dates Once again for the month of July, Excel will be offering a variety of morning and evening swim practices at the College of Saint Rose in Albany. These practices are of the Get FAST genre, and are registered for per class for $15 each. Morning…
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Building Blocks Practice 5/23
For today’s practice, enjoy a build up set, which is essentially a “forced” descend of a desired distance. WU-400 Fr 4×100 Fr on rest :20 as 1-25 uptempo/75 EZ 2-25 EZ/25 uptempo/50 EZ 3-50EZ/25 uptempo/25 EZ 4-75 EZ/25 uptempo 16×25 Fr on rest :15 descend 1-4 (x4) Primary (Building blocks to a 200) 6×200 Fr…
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Super pull practice 5/16
With wetsuit season coming, today’s practice is an emphasis on pulling, and learning to focus on tempo when looking to increase speeds and change gears. WU-4×100 Fr on rest :30; every 4th 25 build 4×50 Fr as 25 kick/25 swim on rest :20 4×25 descend 1-4 rest :15 4×50 Fr as 25 drill/25 swim on…
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Excel Aquatics’ Logo
For the past 4 years, Excel Aquatics has had the opportunity to work with LaSalle Institute’s Advanced Marketing classes on a yearly basis. Each year, a group of students within the class assigned to Excel have helped with various marketing based initiatives, from branding, to community outreach within Albany NY, and even website analysis and…
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Swim Practice 4/4
Here is a triathlon swim practice emphasizing building (ie starting a single swim slower and getting faster throughout to the finish). The point of the primary set is to force the builds in order to encourage energy conservation at the start of any swim….enjoy 🙂 WU-200 Fr/100 Kick/150 Fr/50 Kick (500 total) 16×25 Fr on…
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March 2018 Bellyflop!
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* March 2018 Tentative Pre-Summer 2018 Learn to Swim Schedule **Please note that the below information is subject to change prior to registration opening. For the most up to date schedule info, please visit our website at www.goswimexcel.com** Sunnyview Wellness Center in Schenectady Saturdays: 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/19, 6/2, 6/9 Sundays:4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/20,…
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Broken Descends
WU-200 Fr 4 rounds of: 100 Fr on rest :20 50 kick on rest :30 **Kick may be either with or without a board** 12×25 Fr build the evens on rest :15 Primary (extended broken swim) x4 **The goal of this main set is to maintain the same ‘broken’ 250 time even as your rest…
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Excel Aquatics Unveils New Redesigned Website
Excel Aquatics is excited to announce the launch of our new website! Since September, we have been working with Mannix Marketing of Glens Falls NY to rebuild our current site, making it easier for families to navigate, improving the layout so everyone can get to know us better, and adding some really cool features. We…
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