One of my favorite holidays is Halloween. I absolutely love it. The candy, the costumes, the fun, the excitement of walking around your neighborhood and smiling and laughing at all the different scary and fun decorations excites me!

How about you? Do you like Halloween?

Get ideas for next year, and to remain in the spirit with our Halloween games and challenges!

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Swimming Game - Challenge: Witch Which Witch

Name Witch Which Witch Core Skill This game helps swimmers practice their streamline position, balance, and coordination. Who This game is suitable for swimmers who can swim at least 25 meters without stopping and are comfortable in deep water. What This game is a swimming challenge where swimmers pretend to be witches flying on broomsticks. The broomsticks are pool noodles …

Swimming Game - Challenge: Halloween Costume Stroke

Name Halloween Costume Stroke Core Skill Freestyle swimming with creativity and fun Who Level 3 and Level 4 swimmers who are familiar with the freestyle stroke and can swim at least half a length of the pool. What The challenge asks swimmers to identify what costume they’re going to wear for Halloween. Then, they must do a streamline and swim …

Swimming Game - Halloween Challenges

Halloween Eve!

Warmup:1 x 100 IM Kick1 x 50 Graveyard scramble. Weave between the headstones.1 x 50 Frankenstein Monster Raise: groan and float, get struck by lightning and zoom into life for 5 strokes.1 x 50 Defend against the Vampire Bats!1 x 50 Position 11 Zombie! tell coach jeff 3 for SL and 11 first. 3 x SL + 3 Zombie FREE …

Sharks 10/29/2019

Warmup 100 IM Kick100 Coffin Kick or Crusty Zombie swim 2 x 25 Position 11 ZOMBIE!Question of the Day: What strokes MUST touch the wall with two hands, at the same time?Correct = 50 Scary eye'd BR, where your eyes never go underwater.Wrong = 50 Coffin Kick4 x 25 on 1:00 2 Bat flapping FLY arms, then FREE the rest. …

Halloween Practice Ideas

Sharks 10/28/2019 Halloween Week

Warmup 100 IM Kick100 Halloween Haunt: swim underwater and say "boo!" when you come to the surface. Swim with only eyes showing above water. 2 x 25 Position 11 Zombie Question of the Day: Can you wear your Halloween Costume during your swim at the Wednesday meet? Correct = 50 Swim like your Halloween CostumeWrong = 50 BK K like …

Minnows 10/28/2019

Dryland Activities: Question of the Day: Can you wear your Halloween Costume during your swim at the Wednesday meet?Correct = Pretend like you are the costume you're going as.Wrong = Do 3 push-ups and 3 situps like you're the character your costume is. Warmup in water: 100 IM Kick2 x 25 position 11 Zombie.Review 3 things for Streamline before first …

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