Q&A With Coach Chris Plumb
PHOENIX-Coach Chris Plumb, is the Head Coach/CEO of Carmel Swim Club, Carmel Indiana. Coach Plumb studied at Indiana University where he received a B.S. in Biology in 1997. He was named head coach of Carmel Swim Club in 2006. In 2012 he qualified 17 athletes for the 2012 Olympic Trials. The Carmel girl’s team won the 2014 Long Course Junior Nationals landing two swimmers on the Junior Pan Pacs squad and three on the 2015 Junior National Team. As head coach at Carmel High School, Plumb’s boys won their fourth and the girls their 29th straight states high school championships, with the Greyhound girls breaking all three national high school relay records.
Plumb is also a valued clinician, serving as, among others, head coach for Indiana Swimming at the Olympic Training Center, National Select and Zone camps. In 2011, he was inducted into Indiana Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame. He also continues to compete as a Masters swimmer.
In the June 2015 Issue of Swimming World Magazine, Michael J. Stott asks the questions and gets the answers from Coach Chris Plumb about his success at taking the perennially strong Carmel USA-S and high school swimming programs and elevating them into national powerhouses.
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JUNE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
FEATURES
014 Rockstar Seliskar
by Annie Grevers
Andrew Seliskar of Nation’s Capital Swim Club is headed to Cal this fall as the No. 1 College recruit in the country. His club coach, John Flanagan, is quick to add, “That talent is coupled with really great character traits”.
025 Getting To Know Nicole Johnson, The Future Mrs. Phelps
by Annie Grevers
Swimming World Magazine had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Phelps’ gracious fiancée during the Arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa, Ariz.
026 Summer Swimming’s Stepping Stones?
by Jeff Commings
Two international meets are being held this July that could possibly foretell future success at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio.
028 Comeback Queens
by Annie Grevers
Olympic medalists and world champions Katie Hoff and Jessica Hardy share their stories of returning to swimming after injury.
030 Pooling Team Excellence
by Annie Grevers
Swimming World Magazine reached out to some seasoned talents to find out what makes the water in certain team environments more inviting and more productive.
COACHING
010 Lessons With the Legends: Jon Urbanchek
by Michael J. Stott
018 Basics of Butterfly Training: 100 vs. 200 FLY
by Michael J. Stott
Training for the 100 and 200 fly today is a lot different than the way swimmers used to train for the two events in years past.
022 Swimming Technique Misconceptions: Breaststroke Breathing
by Rod Havriluk
A common swimming technique misconception is that a breaststroker should not change the angle at the neck to breathe. Typical advice is to maintain the non-breathing neck angle when breathing to avoid straining the neck and causing resistance by dropping the hips. However, swimmers can actually minimize resistance without neck injury by using the full range of motion of the neck to breathe.
033 2015 Aquatic Directory (Click Here To View)
052 Q & A With Coach Chris Plumb
by Michael J. Stott
053 How They Train Amy Bilquist, Claire Adams and Veronica Burchill
by Michael J. Stott
TRAINING
013 Dryside Training: On-land Swim Stroke Movements-Breaststroke
by J.R. Rosania
JUNIOR SWIMMER
046 Up & Comers
COLUMNS
008 A Voice For The Sport
033 2015 Aquatic Directory
047 Gutter Talk
048 Parting Shot
Awesome article! Coach Plumb is a great mentor to his swimmers and an asset to Carmel!