With the help of Coach Terry Stoddard and Speedo, Phelps surprised the Swim Pasadena team and served as coach for a special workout designed to motivate, inspire and teach LOS ANGELES (December 1, 2009) In SPEEDO® USAs inaugural Surprise a Swim Team event, superstar Michael Phelps visited Swim Pasadena and served as a special guest coach for a once-in-a-lifetime morning workout designed to celebrate and inspire the team. With the help of Coach Terry Stoddard, Phelps and Speedo were able to completely surprise the youth swimmers, who thought they were participating in a typical Saturday morning workout. After addressing the shocked team, Phelps led the in-water workout and offered guidance and training advice to each swimmer. The special session ended with an exciting get out swim in which Phelps raced two relay teams from Swim Pasadena. Its really exciting to be able to give back to the sport that has helped me accomplish so many dreams and goals that Ive always had, said Phelps after the event. These guys are the swimmers who are going to be there when I retire so being able to be here at Swim Pasadena and pass it along to these guys and encourage them to dream big and really never to give up is something that I think is pretty cool. Swim Pasadena and I are grateful to Speedo for giving us the opportunity, said Coach Stoddard. Its so wonderful that Michael has time in his schedule to spend with the youth and it was so great to see him give back and to be so relaxed as a <b>...</b>
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