The clinic with Brendan Hansen was unbelievable. Our swimmers, coaches and parents all loved having Brendan
in New York and appreciate his spending time with us during an Olympic year as we know how difficult it is to
maintain his schedule with the intense training during an Olympic year.

Brendan did multiple drills and worked on all four strokes, starts and turns. It was amazing how organized and upbeat his clinic was and how he was able to fit it all in. The drills and strokework we emphasize every day was reinforced by their idol. The parents
were so moved by his speech as were the coaches and athletes. It seemed as though he had been coaching for twenty five years.

We received so many e-mails and phone calls after the clinic stating how amazing Brendan was. It was such a great experience for everyone, after our second swim clinic (first one was last year with Josh and Aaron) we are already looking forward to our third…… Again, I hope every USS Club and high school team look into having one of the best clinics I’ve ever been involved in. It leaves the entire group (there were over 200 spectators and 100 kids) with such a terrific attitude and it makes us very proud that we have individuals like Brendan representing our nation in this great sport of ours..

What a gentleman and an inspiration to the team. The New York Sharks want to thank Brendan for such a wonderful opportunity.

We wish him and all the athletes who will be representing our nation a great year of training and competing and we look forward to seeing them all at the 2008 Olympic Games