Sunday, June 28, 2015

Weekly Announcements for week of 6/28-7/4


Dear SBSC families

Here is our practice schedule for the week

Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30 Washington High School
G1 Elite Monday 5:30-7:30 Washington High School
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30Washington High School
Group 3 Mornings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and  Friday 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM Washington High School
Group 3 Evenings: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,  and Friday 5:00-6:30Washington High School

Practice Notes:This is the IHSAA Moratorium week.  This means I will not be on deck during practice for the majority of the week.  Unlike when we practiced at Riley where I could sequester my self in the pool office, the WHS pool is not set up as conveniently for this.  I will remain in the building (or very close by) and will have my phone with me if you need to contact me.  If you have high school aged swimmer please remind them they are not to contact me until Monday the 6th. This includes sending text messages, emailing, calling or even speaking to me if they happen to run into me somewhere.  Coach Drew will be covering Group 3 practices this week and swimmers should contact her if they will be late or are going to miss practices.  Her phone number is 574-302-7926.  Please remind your swimmers they are not to arrive prior to 15 minutes practice starting.  If you are picking your swimmers up they are to be picked up within 15 minutes of the scheduled ending time.

Upcoming Meet, Dates and (Their Deadlines)
IA Summer Spectacular July 10th-12th-Our entry has been sent.  You can log-on to your account or use your OnDeck Parent app to see what events your swimmer is entered 

Senior State July 16th-19th (July 5th)
Age Group State July 24th-26th (July 13th)
Junior Nationals July 30th-Aug 3rd (July 21st)
Summer Divisionals Aug. 1st & 2nd (July 19th)

Age Group State Parking Passes
I apologize for the late notice.  If you would like a parking pass for the entire weekend the cost is $20.  I will need to know by tomorrow the 29th if you would like one.  If you do not have a pass it will cost $6 every time you enter one of the parking garages.  There is also an soccer game on Saturday evening and the cost for parking in the garage after3:30 on Saturday will be $10.  If you choose to use the garage without purchasing a pass please note they will not accept cash only debit and credit cards

As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Weekly Announcements for week of 6/21-6/27

Dear SBSC families,

Here is our practice schedule for the week

Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30 Washington High School
G1 Elite Monday 5:30-7:30 Washington High School
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30Washington High School
Group 3 Mornings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and  Friday 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM Washington High School
Group 3 Evenings: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,  and Friday 5:00-6:30Washington High School

Practice Notes:Group 2 will no longer be doing an extended dry-land on Fridays.  But, all swimmers should bring dry-land clothes (running shoes, t-shirt, and shorts) to every workout just in case there is ever an issue with the pool. 

NASA Meet Saturday June 27thNorthridge High School

Here are the pertinent times for this Saturday's meets

AM Session-all 11 and over swimmers
Warm-ups 7:00-7:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 6:45)
Meet begins 8:00

PM Session-all 10 and under swimmers
Warm-ups 12:00-12:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 11:45)
Meet begins 1:00

Coach Drew will be the coach at the meet.  If you have any last minute cancellations due to illness or if you will be arriving late please contact her at574-302-7926.  

MSC Invitational Munster High SchoolFriday 6/26-Sunday 6/28- all times listed are CDT (SB is 1 hour later)

Friday early session --1500 swimmers
Warm-ups 12:30-1:10 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 12:15)
Meet begins 1:15

Friday PM Session -- Events #1-#16

Warm-ups 3:15-4:05 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 3:00)
Meet begins 4:15

Saturday and Sunday AM Sessions -- all Open + 13 and over swimmers
Warm-ups 7:00-7:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 6:45)
Meet begins 8:00

Saturday and Sunday PM Sessions all 12 and under swimmers
Warm-ups 12:00-12:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 11:45
Meet begins by 1:00

I will be the coach at the meet for Friday and Saturday.  Coach Ted will be at the meet on Sunday.  If you have any issues for the meet for the first two days contact me.  If any issues arise on Sunday please contact Coach Ted at 574-360-9187

Washington High School

Thank you to everyone for following the procedures while we are at WHS.  As I have mentioned, we are very lucky to have alternatives when our primary facility is not accessible. I for one have been very happy with the space and how are swimmers have responded to being slightly more cramped then usual.  Please continue remember to use the parking lot across the street and all siblings attending practice must be under constant supervision.

Equipment Bags

All Group 2 and Group 3 swimmers should have been issued equipment and mesh bags.  If they have not please let me know so I can make sure they have one.

Upcoming Meet, Dates and (Their Deadlines)
IA Summer Spectacular July 10th-12th-Our entry has been sent.  You can log-on to your account or use your OnDeck Parent app to see what events your swimmer is entered 

Senior State July 16th-19th (July 5th)
Age Group State July 24th-26th (July 13th)
Junior Nationals July 30th-Aug 3rd (July 21st)
Summer Divisionals Aug. 1st & 2nd (July 19th)

As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Weekly Announcements for Week of 6/7-6/13



Dear SBSC families,

Here is our practice schedule for the week

Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30 RHS
G1 Elite Monday 5:30-7:30 RHS
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30 RHS
Group 3 Mornings: Monday, Wednesday 5:30 AM-7:00 AM, Thursday, and Friday 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Group 3 Evenings: Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday 3:30-6:00, Thursday andFriday 5:00-6:30 RHS

Practice Notes: We start our regular summer hours schedule on Thursday this week.  Group 1 and G1 Elite will not see changes.  Group 2 (starting the week of 6/14) will not have Wednesday PM practices.  Group 3's main practice will be in the morning with a shorter evening practice starting at 5:00. This is the last week we are at Riley for possibly the rest of the summer season.  Startingnext Monday, the 15th, we will be practicing at Washington High School There is always a chance they will finish the work early, but if recent history is used as a guideline we will not be back to RHS until the fall.

Group 2 Swimmers

We will also start allowing some of our Group 2 swimmers to attend morning workouts this week.  Swimmers must have at least one Divisional cut in their age group and will only be allowed to attend a certain number of workouts each week.  11 year olds will be allowed one morning a week, 12 year olds 2, 13 year olds 3, and 14 year olds 4.  Please check with me before bringing your swimmer to one of these practices.  For those swimmers choosing to attend Group 3 workouts there will be a $15 charge per month added to those accounts

Upcoming Meet, Dates and (Their Deadlines)
NASA Summer Invite Saturday June 27th-Our entry has been sent.  You can log-on to your account or use your OnDeck Parent app to see what events your swimmer is entered 

MSC Summer Splash Junes 26th-29th-Our entry has been sent.  You can log-on to your account or use your OnDeck Parent app to see what events your swimmer is entered 

IA Summer Spectacular July 10th-12th-Our entry has been sent.  You can log-on to your account or use your OnDeck Parent app to see what events your swimmer is entered 

Senior State July 16th-19th (has not been announced)
Age Group State July 24th-26th (has not been announced)
Junior Nationals July 30th-Aug 3rd (July 21st)
Summer Divisionals Aug. 1st & 2nd (has not been announced)

As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me

Thursday, June 4, 2015

New Team Tecords

The results are in from the IA May Invite and we have set 13 new LCM team records.  Congratulations to the following swimmers. Autumn Baumgartner set new records in the 11-12 girls 50 free (29.38) and the 200 free (2:19.86).  Aiden Maurer set three new records in the 13-14 boys age group with new top times in the 400 free (5:00.39), the 400 IM (5:39.25), and the 800 Free (10:11.64).  Our big record breaker of the weekend was Sammy Sierra who set 8 new records in the 11-12 boys age group.  His new record swims were in the 50 back (36.92), the 50 free (32.05), the 100 fly (1:15.56), the 200 back (2:54.38), the 200 breast (3:18.44), the 200 fly (2:55.65), the 200 free (2:37.92) and the 200 IM  (2:49.84)

Monday, June 1, 2015

Weekly Announcements for Week of 5/31-6/1

Dear SBSC families,

Here is our practice schedule for the week

Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30 RHS
G1 Elite Monday 5:30-7:30 RHS
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:30RHS
Group 3 Mornings Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 5:30-7:00 AMRHS
Group 3 Evenings Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 3:30-6:00 PM RHS

Practice notes:Group 1 practices will be lasting until 7:30 for the rest of the season. Group 3 swimmers attending morning workouts should enter through door #22.  No practice on Friday due to the CON meet

CON BW3 Invite Merrifield Park Pool, Mishawaka
Here are the pertinent times for this weekend's meet
Friday events #1-#14
Warm-ups 4:30-5:15 our swimmers need to be on deck by 4:15
Meet starts at 5:30

Saturday and Sunday AM sessions (all 13 and over swimmers)
Warm-ups 8:00-8:45 our swimmers need to be on deck by 7:45
Meet starts 9:00

Saturday and Sunday PM sessions (all 12 and under swimmers)

Warm-ups 1:30-2:05 our swimmers need to be on deck by 1:15
Meet Starts 2:15

Upcoming Meet, Dates and (Their Deadlines)
CON BW3 Invite June 5th-7th You can log into your swim club account to view your swimmer's events.  I will post all start times for this meet in next week's email

NASA Summer Invite Saturday June 27th We had very few sign up for this meet so I am going to re-open the commitment function.I have been in contact with the NASA meet director and he is going to allow us to submit our entry at their deadline.  So our new deadline for entering in this meet is this Tuesday June 2nd

MSC Summer Splash Junes 26th-29th(this Thursday, June 4th)
IA Summer Spectacular July 10th-12th(Tonight, Sunday May 31st)
Senior State July 16th-19th (has not been announced)
Age Group State July 24th-26th (has not been announced)
Junior Nationals July 30th-Aug 3rd(July 21st)
Summer Divisionals Aug. 1st & 2nd (has not been announced)

As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me


John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com