Weekly Announcements for Week of 5/29-6/4

Dear SBSC families,

Practice Schedule

Group 1-Tuesday 6:00-7:15 and Thursday 6:00-7:30 RHS

G1 Elite Wednesday 5:15-7:30 RHS

Group 2 Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:15-7:30 RHS

Group 3 Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 3:30-6:00 RHS

Practice Notes: No practice on Monday due to Memorial Day and no practice on Friday due to the CON Meet.  G1 Elite will practice on Wednesday this week. We will offer weights for Group 3 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning from 6:15-7:00.

Starting on Monday June 6th we will be starting our summer practice schedule.  G1 elite and Group 1 will not see any schedule changes.  All of Group 2's practices will begin at 5:00.  We will also not be offering any Wednesday PM practices for Group 2 or Group 3.  Group 2 swimmers will be allowed to attend Group 3 morning workouts. The number of practices allowed will be based on their age.  11 year olds one morning practice a week 12 year olds 2, 13 year olds 3, and 14 year olds 4.  If a Group 2 swimmer will be an incoming freshman they will be allowed to lift weights with the team starting at 6:30.  If they will not be in high school in the fall they will start practice at 7:00.  If you have any questions please let me know.

Tri-Meet Vs. Dune and Laporte Friday June 10th

This meet was put on our schedule for all of our 10 and under swimmers and our 11 and over swimmers without a Divisional time standard.  If your swimmer falls into this category they will be automatically entered in the meet unless you choose to decline attendance.  If you know you want your swimmer to attend please commit them for the meet.  It makes it easier when doing entries if I know an athlete will be attending the meet especially when considering relays.  While this meet was added for the swimmers mentioned above it is short course meet an excellent an opportunity for our Group 3 swimmers to achieve some new best times in yards.  The deadline for this meet is next Sunday June 5th.

Team Shirts and Caps

There are still several swimmers who did not pick up their team shirt and cap.  Please do so this week.

IA Invitational

Congrats to Kayla Molnar who set a new team record in the 15 and over girls 200 free with a time of 2:11.56

CON BW3 Invite June 3rd-5th

Here are the pertinent times for this coming weekend's meet:

Friday events #1-#14

Warm-ups 4:00-4:50 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 3:45)

Meet starts 5:00

Saturday and Sunday AM-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-all 12 and under swimmer

Warm-up 1:30-2:05 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 1:15)

Meet Starts 2:15

Upcoming meet & dates/category/location/deadline to decline attending

CON BW3 Invite, June 3rd-6th/Team/Merrifield Park Pool, Mish/entry has been sent

Tri-Meet vs DUNE & HOT, June 10th/Non Div Q+10&U/Laporte HS/Sunday June 5th

MLA June Invite, June 10th-12th/11&O+Div Q+/Holland Aquatic Center, Holland MI/our entry has been sent

HHSC Beat the Heat Invite, June 18th & 19th/Non Div Q+10&U/ Highland HS/no longer attending

IA Summer Spectacular, July 8th-10th/Team/Rolfs Aquatic Center, ND/Entry can still be updated through tonight

IN Swimming Swim Fest, July 21st-24th/Qualifier/Pike HS & IUPUI/TBD

IN Swimming Divisionals, July 30th & 31st/Qualifier/Concord HS/TBD

USA Swimming Junior Nationals August 8th-12th/Qualifier/University of Minnesota/7-25

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

Weekly Announcements for Week of 5/22-5/28

Dear SBSC families,

Practice Schedule

Group 1-Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:15RHS

G1 Elite Monday 5:15-7:30 RHS

Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:15-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30RHS

Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 3:30-6:00 RHS, and Friday 3:30-5:00 RHS

Practice Notes: The starts time for Group 2 (and G1 Elite) practices will be 5:15 for the next two weeks.  We will also be offering weights for Group 3 swimmers in the mornings.  This week we will be M, T, Th, & F from 6:15-7:00.

IA July Invitational

The deadline for declining this meet is tonight.  This is a team effort meet.  All swimmers that have not declined will be entered in the meet

Team Shirts and Caps

If your swimmer attended the meet this weekend they should have received their new team shirt and cap.  All others, including any parent orders, can be picked up at practice.

LCB Invite

Our results have been posted to our site.  Congratulation to Sammy Sierra for setting a new team record in the 11-12 boys 100 back with a time of 1:20.64

IA Invitational

A very good first two days for SBSC with several new best times.  I will post the results and update all the pertinent pages once I receive the results file

CON BW3 Invite June 3rd-5th

Our entry has been sent, received, and we have been accepted into the meet.  I will post all pertinent time information in next week's email

HHSC Summer Invite June 17th and 18th

Due to a lack of interest in this meet (only 3 swimmers signed up) we will not be sending an entry.

Upcoming meet & dates/category/location/deadline to decline attending

CON BW3 Invite, June 3rd-6th/Team/Merrifield Park Pool, Mish/entry has been sent

Tri-Meet vs DUNE & HOT, June 10th/Non Div Q+10&U/Laporte HS/TBD

MLA June Invite, June 10th-12th/11&O+Div Q+/Holland Aquatic Center, Holland MI/our entry has been sent

HHSC Beat the Heat Invite, June 18th & 19th/Non Div Q+10&U/ Highland HS/no longer attending

IA Summer Spectacular, July 8th-10th/Team/Rolfs Aquatic Center, ND/Tonight Sunday May 22nd

IN Swimming Swim Fest, July 21st-24th/Qualifier/Pike HS & IUPUI/TBD

IN Swimming Divisionals, July 30th & 31st/Qualifier/Concord HS/TBD

USA Swimming Junior Nationals August 8th-12th/Qualifier/University of Minnesota/7-25

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

Weekly Announcements for Week of 5/15-5/21

Dear SBSC families,

Practice Schedule

Group 1-Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:15RHS

G1 Elite Monday 5:30-7:30 RHS

Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:30 RHS

Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 3:30-6:00 RHS

Practice Notes: No PM practice on Friday PM due to the IA meet. We will also be offering weights for Group 3 swimmers in the mornings.  This week we will be M, T, Th, & F from 6:15-7:00.

LCB Invite

Results and appropriate pages on our website will be posted/updated as soon as I receive the result file from 

IA Invitational May 20th-22nd

Here are the pertinent times for this weekend's meet:

Friday

Doors open 3:30 (our 12 and under swimmer should be waiting at the door when it opens)

Warm-ups 12 & Under 3:45-4:15

Warm-ups 13 & Over 4:15-4:45 (our swimmers should be on deck by 4:00)

Meet Starts 5:00

Saturday and Sunday AM

Doors open at 6:45 (our swimmers should be waiting at door when it opens)

Warm-ups 7:00-7:45

Meet Starts at 8:00

Saturday and Sunday PM

Information is not yet available on start times for the afternoon session.  I will send out this information as soon as it is available

Saturday and Sunday Late PM-Distance sessions

Events: #35, #36, #67 &, #68

20-30 minutes of warm-up following the last PM event

CON BW3 Invite June 3rd-5th

Our entry has been sent and received.   Concord's entry deadline for teams is not until the 16th.  Once that date has passed they will inform teams if they are accepted in the meet.  I will pass along any information once I receive it.  

HHSC Summer Invite June 17th and 18th

This is a meet for all of our 10 and under swimmers and for those 11 and over swimmers who not yet achieved a Divisional time standard.  As of this morning we only have two athletes register for this meet.  If you are interested in competing in this meet please commit your swimmer to attending.  Unless we have a considerable increase in the number of athletes wanting to attend this meet we will not be sending an entry.  An email was sent earlier this morning to those families of swimmers who qualify for this meet and have not yet made a decision about attending.  Due to the low interest I will notbe automatically entering swimmers in this meet who do not commit.

Upcoming meet & dates/category/location/deadline to decline attending

IA May Invite, May 20th-22nd/Team/Rolfs Aquatic Center, ND/entry has been sent-information posted above

CON BW3 Invite, June 3rd-6th/Team/Merrifield Park Pool, Mish/entry has been sent

Tri-Meet vs DUNE & HOT, June 10th/Non Div Q+10&U/Laporte HS/TBD

MLA June Invite, June 10th-12th/11&O+Div Q+/Holland Aquatic Center, Holland MI/our entry has been sent

HHSC Beat the Heat Invite, June 18th & 19th/Non Div Q+10&U/ Highland HS/Tonight Sunday May 15th

IA Summer Spectacular, July 8th-10th/Team/Rolfs Aquatic Center, ND/Sunday May 22nd

IN Swimming Swim Fest, July 21st-24th/Qualifier/Pike HS & IUPUI/TBD

IN Swimming Divisionals, July 30th & 31st/Qualifier/Concord HS/TBD

USA Swimming Junior Nationals August 8th-12th/Qualifier/University of Minnesota/7-25

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

Weekly Announcements for Week of 5/8-5/10

Dear SBSC families,

Practice Schedule

Group 1-Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:15RHS

G1 Elite Monday 5:30-7:30 RHS

Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-7:30 and  Friday 5:00-6:30RHS

Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 3:30-6:00 and Friday 3:30-5:00RHS

Practice Notes: Please note the practice end times for Group 2 have been extended 15 minutes. We will also be offering weights for Group 3 swimmers in the mornings.  This week we will be M, T, Th, & F from 6:15-7:00.

Meet Entry Procedures

Last fall we implemented a new meet entry procedure.  It is now assumed all swimmers will be competing in a meets unless parents chose to opt out by selecting that option when clicking on the button that says "Decline/Attend" or "Edit Commitment". The reason for the change was I felt it would increase our meet participation, something I believe is very important for our swimmer's overall development.  What I do not want to happen is to enter swimmers into meets their parents do not want them to attend. Please parents, if you know you do not want your swimmer in a meet please choose to opt out.  

NASA Invite

Great start to our spring and summer season yesterday.  We only had a few swimmers attend but we had several best times.  I will post the results to our website as soon as I receive them.

LCB Invite May 13th-15th

Here are the pertinent times for this weekend's meet.  Times for Friday and for Saturday afternoon have been changed from the original meet letter.  (All times listed are Central Standard Time)

Friday

Warm-ups 4:00-4:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 3:45)

Meet starts 5:00

Saturday and Sunday AM Session (11-14 year olds)

Warm-ups 7:00-7:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 6:45)

Meet starts 8:00

Saturday PM Session (15 and over swimmers)

Warm-ups 1:00-1:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 12:45)

Meet starts 2:00

Sunday PM Session (15 and over swimmers)

Warm-ups 12:00-12:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 11:45)

Meet starts 1:00

Please remember all times listed for this meet are Central Standard Time

IA Invitational May 20th-22nd

Our entry has been sent.  I have attached a copy of our entry to this email.  You can also check your swimmers events on our website or by using your OnDeck Parent app (make sure to sync). I will post all pertinent times for this meet in next week's email.

CON BW3 Invite June 3rd-5th

Our entry has been sent and received.   Concord's entry deadline for teams is not until the 16th.  Once that date has passed they will inform teams if they are accepted in the meet.  I will pass along any information once I receive it.  

Lakeshore Aquatics Invite June 10th-12th

They have updated their entry procedure and will not start accepting entries until the 14th.  If you swimmer is eligible for this meet and you would still like to attend please let me know by Thursday of this week.

Club Advertising for Account Credit

Our website allows for local merchants to advertise and offer coupons/specials directly on our site.  Here is a link to the information page. Your swim club account will receive 50% of any money the club receives from companies that you have sold advertising space to on our website.  If your able to sell one Premier Ad Plan you will receive a $242 credit! That could possibly pay for all of your meet entry fees for this season!!

We still have plenty of posters left to distribute.  If you know of anywhere that might allow us to place our poster please ask. Every poster displayed in a business, school, or church will earn a $5 credit for your swim club account.

Upcoming meet & dates/category/location/deadline to decline attending

LCB May Invite, May 13th-15th/11&O+Div Q+/Lake Central HS/entry has been sent

IA May Invite, May 20th-22nd/Team/Rolfs Aquatic Center, ND/entry has been sent

CON BW3 Invite, June 3rd-6th/Team/Merrifield Park Pool, Mish/entry has been sent

Tri-Meet vs DUNE & HOT, June 10th/Non Div Q+10&U/Laporte HS/TBD

MLA June Invite, June 10th-12th/11&O+Div Q+/Holland Aquatic Center, Holland MI/See above explanation

HHSC Beat the Heat Invite, June 18th & 19th/Non Div Q+10&U/ Highland HS/Next Sunday May 15th

IA Summer Spectacular, July 8th-10th/Team/Rolfs Aquatic Center, ND/Sunday May 22nd

IN Swimming Swim Fest, July 21st-24th/Qualifier/Pike HS & IUPUI/TBD

IN Swimming Divisionals, July 30th & 31st/Qualifier/Concord HS/TBD

USA Swimming Junior Nationals August 8th-12th/Qualifier/University of Minnesota/7-25

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

Weekly Announcements for Week of 5/1-5/7

Dear SBSC families,

On May 1st 2006 the South Bend Swim Club held its first ever practice.  Ten years later we are still going strong.  I would like to personally thank all of our swimmers and their families, past and present, who have made this possible.  I'd especially like to thank the South Bend Parks and Recreation Department for allowing this "experiment" to take place and to become such an integral part of so many young athletes journey.  I know words will never come close to expressing the gratitude I feel towards each and every one of you. So many people have made contributions to our program it would be nearly impossible to thank you all. But, I would be remiss if I did not thank our coaching staff.  We have had so many different coaches make huge impacts on the lives of our swimmers and my life in particular.  I am reminded everyday how lucky I am when some of the most important people in my life know me only as "Coach".  My biggest thank you is reserved for my A team of Jill, Cooper, and Molly.  I couldn't do what I do without your understanding and support.  Thank you for allowing me to do what I love and being able to share my passion with so many others.  Thanks everyone for this decade long roll coaster ride and I can't wait to see what the next 10 years has in store for the South Bend Swim Club.  #SBSCForLife

Practice Schedule

Group 1-Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:15RHS

G1 Elite Monday 5:30-7:15 RHS

Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-7:15 and  Friday 5:00-6:30RHS

Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 3:30-5:45 and Friday 3:30-5:00RHS

Practice Notes: Please note the practice end times for Group 1 have been extended 15 minutes. The 7:15 finish time will last until the end of the month. We will also be offering weights for Group 3 swimmers in the mornings.  This week we will be M, T, Th, & F from 6:15-7:00.

Meet Entry Procedures

Last fall we implemented a new meet entry procedure.  It is now assumed all swimmers will be competing in a meets unless parents chose to opt out by selecting that option when clicking on the button that says "Decline/Attend" or "Edit Commitment". The reason for the change was I felt it would increase our meet participation, something I believe is very important for our swimmer's overall development.  What I do not want to happen is to enter swimmers into meets their parents do not want them to attend. Please parents, if you know you do not want your swimmer in a meet please choose to opt out.  

NASA Meet Saturday

The meet is being held at Northridge High School in Middlebury, IN.  You can click here for a map to the pool.  You can click here to view the PDF of our entry. I have also attached the meet letter to help answer any questions you may have. Please have your swimmers events and numbers written on their hands prior to arriving at the meet. Here are the pertinent time for this Saturday's meet.

AM Session for 10 and under swimmers

Warm-ups 7:00-7:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 6:45)

Meet Starts at 8:00

PM Session for 11 and over swimmers

Warm-ups 12:00-12:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 11:45)

Meet starts at 1:00

IA Invitational May 20th-22nd

The entry for this meet has not been sent.  The host club does not start accepting entries for this meet until 12:01 AM on May 2nd.  If you would like to change your swimmers entry status for this meet I will need to know by no later then 8:00 PM this evening.

Lakeshore Aquatics Invite and CON Invite

The deadline for both of these meets is tonight.  The CON Invite is a team meet and all swimmers are assumed swimming.  If you do not opt of this meet by the deadline your swimmer will be entered in the meet.

The Lakeshore Aquatics Invite is for those swimmers that fall into the 11&O+Div Q+ category.  If your swimmer is in this category they will be automatically entered in this meet unless you choose to opt out.  

This meet is a little unique for us.  It is the first in-season meet they we have competed that is outside of Indiana.  Clubs in Indiana follow certain guidelines for meet entries that we are accustomed to, including a block of dates when entries will be accepted.  This meet has on open ended entry procedure.  They are accepting entries at any time and will close as soon as the meet is full.  They have not published their entry file yet and as soon as they do I will complete our entry and send it out.  The meet letter for this meet can be found by clicking here.

New Parent Meeting

Thank you to all the parents that were able to make the meeting.  One of the topics we discussed was the OnDeck Parent app. This is an excellent tool and I recommend it for everyone on our club. This app ties directly into our website.  You can update your account, check your swimmer's attendance, and view your upcoming invoice.  This is a free app and is available for Apple and Android devices.  The password is the same we have for the website and our team alias is insbsc. 

Team T-shirts

Please check the sizes you have listed for you swimmers on your account page.  I will be placing the order tomorrow morningMonday May 2nd.  Shirts are also available for purchase for other family members.  If you would like a shirt or shirts let me know by tonight, Sunday May 1st.  This season shirts will be dry-fit similar to last season.  The cost for each shirt is $12 and will be added on to your account.

New Things Happening for SBSC

Last week I had two important meetings with individuals who will be working with our club.  The first was a graduate student studying sports psychology.  She did not want me to mention her name yet until she has final approval from her advisers.  But if all things go well she will be working with our athletes starting in June. I am looking forward to adding this important component into our program.

I also met with Scott Franko, president of Franko Design (also of Building Impressions, US Signcrafters, and the Sign Shop).  He has agreed to work with our club over the next few months to help us with our marketing and promoting of our club.

Club Advertising for Account Credit

Our website allows for local merchants to advertise and offer coupons/specials directly on our site.  Here is a link to the information page. Your swim club account will receive 50% of any money the club receives from companies that you have sold advertising space to on our website.  If your able to sell one Premier Ad Plan you will receive a $242 credit! That could possibly pay for all of your meet entry fees for this season!!

We still have plenty of posters left to distribute.  If you know of anywhere that might allow us to place our poster please ask. Every poster displayed in a business, school, or church will earn a $5 credit for your swim club account.

Upcoming meet & dates/category/location/deadline to decline attending

NASA Sprint Meet, May 7th/Non Div Q+10&U/Northridge HS/entry has been sent

LCB May Invite, May 13th-15th/11&O+Div Q+/Lake Central HS/entry has been sent

IA May Invite, May 20th-22nd/Team/Rolfs Aquatic Center, ND/see above explanation

CON BW3 Invite, June 3rd-6th/Team/Merrifield Park Pool, Mish/Tonight Sunday May 1st

Tri-Meet vs DUNE & HOT, June 10th/Non Div Q+10&U/Laporte HS/TBD

MLA June Invite, June 10th-12th/11&O+Div Q+/Holland Aquatic Center, Holland MI/Tonight Sunday May1st

HHSC Beat the Heat Invite, June 18th & 19th/Non Div Q+10&U/ Highland HS/Sunday May 15th

IA Summer Spectacular, July 8th-10th/Team/Rolfs Aquatic Center, ND/Sunday May 22nd

IN Swimming Swim Fest, July 21st-24th/Qualifier/Pike HS & IUPUI/TBD

IN Swimming Divisionals, July 30th & 31st/Qualifier/Concord HS/TBD

USA Swimming Junior Nationals August 8th-12th/Qualifier/University of Minnesota/7-25

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