THE WORLD TEAM II

The arrival of Matt Macedo at The Race Club is exciting news for a couple of reasons. First, the obvious, Matt is an excellent coach that has proven himself over the years and will contribute to our program tremendously. With Matt's arrival we open our doors to a number of athletes that are on their own way to becoming the next generation of great swimmers.

I have often described The Race Club as a swimming academy. It is an honor to welcome a World Team graduate to the ranks of Race Club Perfessor (coach).

There are simply too many people that want to train with Perfessor Mike Bottom. Many talented young swimmers that have yet to reach their full potential have been turned away in the past. We did not have the space or resources to accommodate everyone.

By creating a World Team II we are able to advance the swimming accomplishments of swimmers that aren't quite at the Olympic medal podium level, YET. We are able to place athletes in an environment that will catapult them into the next level.

Additionally, Matt will fill a role with our Masters program. Masters swimming has always been a focus for us here and we have had so many great Masters swimmers come visit over the years. Many of our swimmers show up to the Masters competitions and have a great time.

Matt Macedo was a member of the World Team from 1999 to 2002, which is very important to us. He has been there as a competitive athlete and knows the program. His joining us as a coach also demonstrates that we here at The Race Club have loyalty to our family and that we strive to provide opportunities for our swimmers, beyond their own competitive career and beyond the efforts of any other club, agency or federation.

That is something that I take very seriously. As we continue to grow so will the opportunities for our swimmers.

The Race Club is not a registered team. It's a family. Our coaches don't earn coaching points off of the success of our swimmers. There is some coaching point system out there for those that don't know. Our swimmers remain registered with their home club, or swim unattached. At The Race Club we don't care about politics. We don't care about high point trophies, or grants or titles. We only concern ourselves with results. We want the very best for our swimmers and will do anything in our power to facilitate their needs at every level. This approach has brought us a lot of success and will continue to do so.

Because swimming fast is what it's all about. If you would like to be part of our program contact us at info@theraceclub.net or 305-469-5500.

See you soon,
Gary Hall Jr