Adult Fitness
Swim Group
10th Avenue Athletic Club
1111 SW 10th Avenue / Portland / OR 97205 / 503-294-7415 /www.barefootconsulting.us/10thac/index.html
The Program:  the AFSG focus is on improving technique
& building aerobic capacity, in a relaxed friendly
environmen, through weekly coached workout sessions.  
Whether you just want to improve your technique &
endurance, or are a competitive triathelete looking to drop
some time, if you want to swim better and have fun  doing it
this is the right group for you.  

Minimum swimming requirements: swim 50 yards of
both front & back crawl (not at the same time).  The only
other requirement is a desire to swim
better.  Swimmers of all levels and ages are welcome.  The
improvements in technique & endurance will naturally yield
reduced times in swimming events.

Cost:      Member $6.00 per session - paid monthly.
           Non-member $8.00 per session - paid monthly.
The Coach - Emerson Christoff: has been working with competitive &
recreational swimmers for over three decades.  He has coached nationally
ranked top 10 collegiate and top 20 age group swimmers; worked under
Mark Schubert (current head of US Swimming) and coached at The
University of California at Berkeley with UCSB Head coach Nort Thornton.  
Emerson worked with the Swim Better Program for Youth, Adults and
Triathletes, and as a stroke consultant for USS competitors in Grass
Valley, CA .  He also coached for three years with the Mission Bay Aquatic
Training Center in Boca Raton, FL.

Locally Emerson has taught and coached at the Mittleman Jewish
Community Center, YMCA facilities and the Multhnomah Athletic Club.