Tom Shields

Dad | Olympic Gold Medalist | CA @iswimleague

[Kyle Sockwell @kylesockwell]

The bottom line is swim programs burn cash and are an easy cut for an AD.

Pools are expensive, travel is expensive, and we haven’t prioritized becoming an asset as much as we should have been for the last 50+ years.

Until we make money, we should act as if we’re always on the chopping block. Because we are.

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

@dakers_alex @Stanford Good times!

[Alex Dakers 🇰🇾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dakers_alex]

So thrilled to finally be able to share this one!

Huge thanks to ⁦@beefyTshields⁩, family and friends for their time and openness, and to ⁦@stevecoulter7⁩ for his help getting this in ⁦⁦@nbcbayarea⁩ https://t.co/dJ7Iw16mIS

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

@swim_alchemist Good to hear someone is!!

Who else did? we developed that with me cuz I was so much better at continual no breath strokes and we were Frankensteining a lcm event with my scy stroke

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

@Braden_Keith @MichaelPhelps I mean that guy still pays our bills

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

@damnation_space Wildlife too

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

Going to bed like

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

@Braden_Keith WSL has like 4-8 hour days and rotates a team of like 4-7 every few hours for this reason. Also gives different perspectives. Would be good to do that imho. Also could let the color ppl specialize like they did in their career

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

@Braden_Keith It’s called a shower

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

@TheSwimsuitGuy

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

Ref’s trying to apply rules that would, taken literally, probably disqualify every breaststroker

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

Hate to “well actually” you but when I was 13-14 I was so scared for the 500 I didn’t notice the person that was racing in the lane I was about too had an heart issue in the middle of lap 14-15 and the only person who was watching and got to her was the lifeguard so there ya go

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

@SirHerb_the3rd Clearly kicks to 13

[Alan Couzens @Alan_Couzens]

It's called "speed-work" not "effort- work"!

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

@kylesockwell Good luck!

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

@JLecoutere

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

@Braden_Keith @BarryRevzin Probably isn’t coaches. “We spent XX(X) million, he plays” is certainly still a prevailing mindset in the big 4 with the exception of maybe baseball

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

@PicturesFoIder Fuckin 60 or 70 something start talking

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

@historyinmemes Some dude with a bucket

[Tom Shields @beefyTshields]

@TheSwimsuitGuy “Why is the sport full of absolute psychos”

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