Weekly Announcements for Week of 10/13-10/19

Dear SBSC families,

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

G1 Elite: Monday 5:30-7:30
Group 2: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30

Group 3 PM: Monday, Tuesday, 4:15-6:30 PM, Thursday 4:00-6:15 PM, & Friday 4:00-5:30 PM

Group 3 AM: Monday, Tuesday, 5:30-7:00 AM, and Wednesday 6:30-8:30 AM

NPHS Practice Groups (all times for NP our CST)

Group 1 Tuesday and Wednesday 6:00-7:15

Group 2 & 3 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 5:30-7:30

Practice Notes:   NP families please make sure to use the main doors when entering the building at NPHS.   A reminder to all Group 2 swimmers attending Friday's practice to bring dry-land clothes and running shoes.

There will be no practice at New Prairie on Thursday.  Due to the fall break the school administration is choosing to use the time with no students in the building to finish some electrical work.

There is no evening practice on Wednesday at Riley this week.  Colorado Timing will be on site Wednesday and Thursday to work on the our system.  They will need to open up the deck plates and need to make sure they remain dry while doing the repairs.  But, we will offer a longer Group 3 practice in the morning for those that are able to attend.  There will not be morning practice on Thursday or Friday due to SBCSC fall break.

Thursday and Friday Group 3 practices at Riley will start 15 minutes earlier.  We are doing this to free up some pool space for Group 2 and still be able to accommodate those swimmers who need to travel to Riley.

Go Swim TV/CollegeSwimming.com/Deck Pass/OnDeck

Go Swim TV-the club purchased a membership from this site for our swimmers. The goal is to put up a video every day or so for swimmers to help with their technique.  To sign-up they'll need an email address.  Use this link: https://www.goswim.tv/groups/south-bend-swim-club

College Swimming-A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by a college coach who was interested in one of our swimmers.  He was asking for information about this athlete because they had not yet filled out their profile on the CollegeSwimming.com website.  I was really unaware of this service they offered.  The basic profile is free and could possibly be the first introduction your swimmer has to a college coach.  If your athlete has even the slightest interest in swimming beyond high school take advantage of this free service.  Any age swimmer can start a profile.  There will be limited recruiting features available until they are a sophomore.  I have uploaded all of our meet results from the previous two years and will continue to do so as we compete in the future.  I hope we can use this site to leverage more opportunities for SBSC athletes to continue their swimming careers beyond their time with us.

Deck Pass app-USA Swimming offers an app for it's members.  Hopefully you received an email invitation this morning.  Here is what USA Swimming highlights about the app.

• Earning digital patches by achieving a best time or a qualifying standard 
• Setting goals and utilizing visualization tools to follow their progress
• Track their best times and meet participation
• Lastly, swimmers can connect to their friends and follow along with each other's accomplishments, providing a fun, supportive environment.

When we change to our new website next month you will also be able to access the Deck Pass from our website.  Currently it is just a mobile app available with iOS operating systems.  Here is a link that explains the app in more detail.

OnDeck app-this is an app is a must for all of our families.  An invitation was sent to all families this morning as well.  This app ties directly to our website and is very user friendly.  You can declare for meets, volunteer for jobs, check your account status, and anything else you can do from the website.

Concord Dual Meet Thanks again to our parents who volunteered their time and helped time at the meet yesterday.  If I did not get a chance to thank you personally, I do apologize. I sincerely appreciate all that our volunteers do for the club.

 

We did have some great swims yesterday.  We had one new team record set and another one tied. Mitchel Schott set the team record in the 15 and over 100 IM (54.69) and Sammy Sierra tied the team record in the 50 breast (29.02) set by Lance Fozo back in 2013   We also had 13 other swims make it into our all time top ten:

Sammy Sierra 15&O 50 back-2nd
Mason Young 15&O 50 fly-T2nd

Lauren Meyer 15&O 50 breast-3rd

Evie Sierra 15&O 100 IM-3rd

Mitchell Schott 15&O 100 free-3rd
Gabe Groves 15&O 50 breast-4th

Mitchell Schott 15&O 50 free-5th

Evie Sierra 15&O 50 free-7th

Tanner Tomczak 8&U 25 back-8th

Ike Ruszkowski 13-14 50 breast-9th

Ashton Maurer 13-14 100 IM-9th
Cade Davis 8&U 100 IM-10th
Ike Ruszkowski 13-14 50 back- 10th

Great job SBSC!!

Swim-A-Thon at Riley High School October 19th
As of this morning we are just under 47% of our way towards our goal with less then one week to go.  Only 40 swimmers have received donations so far.  We currently have 124 swimmers active in our program.  This is the only fundraising we do for the entire year and it is imperative for our operating budget.  I realize every activity your child participates in does fundraising. I am also aware you can only ask the grandparents so many times.  But it very easy to set up your swimmer's account, send out to your email and put a link on your Facebook page. 

This year will be using the funds for our Swim-A-Thon to not only keep your costs low but to purchase some updated dry-land equipment, power racks for the pool deck, and continuing coach education.  We also are looking into hiring a full-time lifeguard and hope to use the funds raised for this as well.

If every swimmer raised as little as $90 we surpass our goal. Any swimmer that doubles that amount and raises at least $180 will receive an embroidered team suit.  We have 7 swimmers who have already achieved that goal!

We will be need volunteers to help count laps for our swimmers. This may be the last time you get to volunteer this fall.  Don't miss out on your chance to help your club!  There will be coffee and bagels for everyone who helps!!

CON Skypoint Transit Invitational November 8th-10th

The entry has been sent.  You can check your swimmers entries by logging on to our website or by using your OnDeck app.  I will post the pertinent times in the coming weeks.

Elkhart Invitational November November 23rd & 24th

The meet information was posted this week.  The deadline is now this Thursday October 17th. High School girls wanting to compete in this meet will need an IHSAA waiver initiated by their high school coach and athletic director.  High school boys wanting to swim will not need a wavier.

Spirit Wear

We are making progress. We have a concept for the logo and we are now just making some minor adjustments.  Updates will follow as we get closer.

New USA Swimming Guidelines-MAAPP

USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes.  Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies.  One new requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with me.  For several years I have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email me if they would be missing practice.  Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me.

If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone.  This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you.  My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.

I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy.  We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link. 

 
Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit

Below is our fall/winter meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and second date is the deadline to commit. Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets.  The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set last year (or best guess for new meets). They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information.  When committing to multiple day meets please if the option to select the days you want is not available, please leave a message in the available notes section of the specific days you would like to attend. Meets marked with an * are meets that require swimmers to meet certain time standards.  All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab

Intra Squad Meet-Results not available.

NCISC Fall Sprint Meet--Our Results

Dual Vs. CON--Our Results

CON Great Lakes Meet/November 8th-10th/Elkhart Aquatic Center/entry sent

ELK Invitational/November 23rd & 24th/Elkhart Aquatic Center/This Thursday October 17th

Maple City Classic/December 7th and 8th/Laporte High School/November 3rd

DUNE Rumble in the Region/December 14th/Chesterton High School/November 10th

IA TW Invite/January 3rd-5th/Rolfs Aquatic Center, Notre Dame/November 10th

CON IMXtreme Challenge/January 24th-26th/Concord High School/December 8th

NCISC Winter Championships/February 15th/Riley High School/February 9th

CON Last Chance/February 28th-March 1st/Concord High School/January 26th

*IN Divisonals/March 6th-8th/Lake Central High School/February 16th

*IN Age Senior State/March 13th-15th/IUPUI/March 1st

*IN Age Group State.March 20th-22nd/IUPUI/March 1st

*Speedo Sectionals/March 26th-29th/Elkhart Aquatic Center/March 1st

As always, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me.

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