The following is a summary of the training cycle leading to Lisa Battaglia's NY State Championship Title in the 100 Backstroke (short course - yards). This was the first time Lisa, a sophomore at Christian Brother's Academy in Syracuse, NY, competed in this meet. Her results qualified her for the 1998 Junior Nationals and the 1997 US Open. All of Lisa's workouts and meet results are listed. She trained once a day in the pool and supplemented this with approximately 3 VASA workouts each week. Dual meets were used to train Lactate Tolerance/Lactate Production and a large emphasis was placed on body balance and Alactate Speed/Power throughout the season.