About GAIN Swimming
Mission
To instill a culture of daily physical preparation that grows & nurtures adaptable swimming athletes who understand the wisdom of their bodies, its ability to self-organize and solve movement problems
Objective
At the end of the journey all physical limitations are eradicated and the swimmer is ready technically, tactically, physically and psychologically to compete and win
What is Dryland?
It is more than just another workload that you impose on your swimmers. It must be highly correlated with the objectives of the water workout to achieve optimum results. It is not an end unto itself because it must be swimming appropriate. If streamlining and efficiency in the water are the goal, then the dryland routine must reflect this. It must be coached. It must stress linkage – everything possible must be done to reinforce the hip to shoulder relationship. It is not bodybuilding! A sound dryland program must address individual needs. Every swimmer should be assessed to determine any remedial needs in regard to posture or joint instabilities. Biological age and gender must receive strong consideration. “Earning the right”, becomes your athlete and staff’s guiding light throughout the program’s entirety. All the work in the water is essential but if they are not strong and stable enough to hold a position, especially as they fatigue, all the yards in the world will not make them a better swimmer.
GAIN Swimming Summit IV 2019
GAIN Swimming College 2019
About Vern Gambetta
Vern Gambetta is the founder of GAIN. He is widely regarded as the founding father of functional sports training and the author of eight books including “Athletic Development.” He has been coaching for nearly 50 years, gathering experience across nearly every sport imaginable. From 2013 – 2018 GAIN Swimming programs accomplished accolades unmatched by other dryland methodologies. At Junior Meets, GAIN programs raked up; 34 Men’s, Women’s, & Combined Podium Finishes, 28 Meet Records, 27 Relay Titles, and 47 Individual Event Titles.
- Swimming: Consultant to the Carmel Swim Club, Harvard University Women’s Swimmimg. Consultant to University of Michigan women’s swimming, Consultant, Kenyon College Swimming. Consultant to Mission Viejo Natadores.
- Track & Field: Co-founder of USA Track & Field coaching education program. Edited Track Technique, the technical journal of USA Track & Field. Associate editor of the IAAF technical journal, New Studies in Athletics.
- Baseball: Director of Athletic Development, New York Mets. As Director of Conditioning pioneered conditioning for baseball with model program for Chicago White Sox. Consultant to Cincinnati Reds and the University of Texas.
- Basketball: Assistant conditioning coach for Chicago Bulls. Conditioning coach for Canadian National men’s team and the Canadian women’s team.
- Soccer: Conditioning coach for Tampa Bay Mutiny. Conditioning Coach for US Men’s World Cup team. Conditioning coach for New England Revolution. Consultant to Chicago Fire. Consultant, University of Virginia Women’s Soccer. Consultant, University of North Carolina Women’s Soccer.
- Hockey: Consulted with San Jose Sharks.
- Tennis: Conditioning coach for Monica Seles. Consultant Billy Stearns Tennis Academy, Sarasota, FL.
- Softball: Consultant to Australian women’s softball, bronze medalists Olympics.
- American Football: Consultant to San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs.
About Chris Webb
Chris has been the lead for GAIN Swimming since backing away from running swimming clubs full time in August of 2018.
Coach Chris is originally from Pittsburgh, PA where he attended and Swam for the University of Pittsburgh.
1997 – Chris started his coaching doing summer league for the Garden City Dolphins.
Early 2000’s – Chris coached at the University of Pittsburgh and TEAM Pittsburgh Aquatics for Dan McCarthy – USA Swimming National Team
2004 – Chris coached at the Carmel Swim Club and Carmel High School. Carmel High School won 5 straight state championships and the club produced multiple 2008 Olympic trials qualifiers while becoming the first USA Swimming Gold Medal swim club in Indiana history.
2009 – Chris joined SwimMAC Carolina with Head Women’s Olympic Coach David Marsh. In his time in Charlotte, he led the senior programming and spent time assisting with TEAM ELITE which is made up of U.S. Olympic and National Team members. During his time at SwimMAC the team won the 2012 Long Course Junior Nationals. Chris coached multiple U.S. Olympic trial qualifiers, 2 Junior Pan Pacific Team members, and an Olympian and world championship finalist from Bermuda.2012 – Chris took over the Fort Collins Area Swim Team. In 2016, the program attained Gold Medal status (top 20 in the USA) which it has maintained for 3 consecutive years.
2017- Chris took over as director of T2 Aquatics in Naples FL, before becoming fully involved in GAIN and GAIN Swimming.
Some of Chris’s accomplishments include:
- 10 National Junior Team members
- 30+ Olympic Trails Qualifiers
- 25 Junior National Finalists
- 2016 USA Swimming Junior Pan Pacific Assistant Coach
- 2016 National Junior Team Coach
- 2016 Colorado Coach of the year
- 2015 National Junior Team Coach
- 2015 Colorado Coach of the year
About Chris Plumb
Chris Plumb was named Head Coach/CEO of Carmel Swim Club in July 2006, but has been with the program since 2003. As Head Coach/CEO, Chris oversees all aspects of the club, and he coaches High Performance training group. He is a dynamic leader for our organization, and works tirelessly to push Carmel to be a model club both in the state of Indiana and nationally.
2014 – Speedo Girls Junior National Team title
2016 – Junior National Champions
2016 – Head Coach Junior Pan Pacific Team
2017 – Assistant Coach FINA World Jr. Championships
USA Swimming Gold Medal Club of Excellence
2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015
Chris is also the Head Coach at Carmel High School. Coach Plumb has been at the helm for the last ten of the Lady Hound’s 30 consecutive titles and this was his fifth title for the boys. He was inducted into the 2011 class of honorees in the Indiana Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame.
About Ian Murray
Ian has served as Dynamo’s Head Coach since August of 2017.
Ian previously served as Associate Head Coach of Carmel Swim Club in Carmel, Indiana. During his time at Carmel, Ian coached a Junior World Record Holder, a USA Swimming National Champion, and multiple Junior National Champions.
His swimmers have set multiple USA Swimming National Age Group Records.
Coach Murray is a USA Swimming National Team coach, served as the Head Coach of the 2019 National Junior Team trip to the Mel Zajac Invite, and served on the coaching staff of the 2016 USA Swimming College Challenge.
Ian also served as Carmel’s Head Age Group Coach from 2006-2013. During his tenure, Carmel won 12 Indiana Swimming Age Group Team Championships.
Prior to Carmel, Ian coached on the staff of the Lake Erie Silver Dolphins in suburban Cleveland, Ohio. While at Lake Erie, Ian worked with multiple members of the USA Swimming National Team, including an Olympic gold medalist.
Ian worked as a Volunteer Assistant Coach for the Cleveland State University swim team from 2000-2001.
He was a standout swimmer at Cleveland State from 1996-2000.
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