Practice Notes: Our last practice for the summer season for Group 1 will be this Thursday July 30th. Group 2 and Group 3 will have their last practice this Friday July 31st. Typically our fall and winter season starts the Tuesday after Labor Day but since we will be out of the water the month of August we will have our first practice on Tuesday September 1st Team Gear Bags All swimmers not planning on returning for the fall/winter season will need to return their equipment and bags to Coach Ted sometime this week. If you are unable to return the equipment this week please email me to make arrangements Divisional Championships Concord High School August 1st and 2nd Our entry is attached. Here are the pertinent times for this weekend's meet
Saturday and Sunday pre-lims Warm-ups 7:30-8:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 7:15) Meet Starts 9:00 Saturday and Sunday finals Warm-ups 3:30-4:15 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 3:30) Meet starts at 4:30
Junior Nationals Good luck to Abby Kirkpatrick as she travels to San Antonio this week to compete in the 100 breaststroke
IA Summer Invitational In last week's email I forgot to mention one of our new team record holders. Gabby Costa set the new standard for our 11-12 girls in the 1500 free. Her record time is 20:52.55. Congrats Gabby and sorry for the missing this last week Senior State We had a great weekend finishing 18th place overall. We improved over last summers performance by more then tripling our point total and moving up 13 spots in the team rankings. We set several new team records set in our 15-18 year old age group. Congratulations to the following swimmers: Lydia Thibault in the 50 back (32.81), Allison Walker in the 400 free (4:41.70), and Will Serf in the 200 free (2:02.89), 200 back (2:15.32), & 50 back (29.97). We also set new records in our post-high school age groups. James Salmon in the 100 free (55.26) & 1500 free (17:51.76) and Ted Meck in the 200 breast (2:27.25) & 50 free (25.09)
Age Group State Meet We are off to a great start. We are currently in 21st place heading into the last day of competition. You can follow the results on your mobile device by downloading the Meet Mobile app or from your web browser by clicking here.I will post the final results as soon as I receive them. Good luck to Coach Ted and all of swimmers racing today!
End of Season Team Pool Party We will be having an end of the year pool party at my home on Saturday August 8th from 1:00-5:00. The club will provide hot dogs, drinks, and all the eating utensils. If you are planning on attending please bring your favorite side dish to pass.
2015-2016 Registration Our on-line registration platform will be operational no later then Sunday August 9th. Here are some changes we will have in place for next season
1. Registration will now be for an entire year for both short course and long course seasons (1st announced 7-5) 2. All swimmers will be considered swimming in a meet unless a parent chooses to opt out of the meet by using our "attend/decline" function of our website (1st announced 7-12) 3. Volunteer requirement. It has not been determined exactly how this will look or be implemented but all families of our club will be required to volunteer a certain number of sessions of the events we are involved in. (1st announced 7-19)
In previous years we have limited the month of March to swimmers who have qualified for championship meets. This season we will be allowing all of our swimmers to continue swimming through March. In years past we have not charged any families for the month of March but this will also be changing for our Group 1 and Group 2 swimmers. Group 3 swimmers who have paid for September and October will not be charged for March
As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me
Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:15Washington High School G1 Elite Monday 5:30-7:15Washington High School Group 2 Monday, Tuesday,and Thursday 5:30-7:15Washington High School Group 3 Mornings: Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday, andFriday 7:00 AM - 9:00 AMWashington High School Group 3 Evenings: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 5:00-6:30Washington High School
Practice Notes:No practice on Friday for Group 2 due to the Age Group State Championships. Our last practice for the summer season for Group 1 will beThursday July 30th. Group 2 and Group 3 will have their last practice on Friday July 31st
IA Summer Invitational We set several team records at last week's IA Meet. Here our our new team records holders: Aiden Maurer in the 13-14 boys 200 free (2:14.65) and 1500 free (19:09.72) Autumn Baumgartner in the 11-12 girls 50 back (33.87), 100 back (1:11.89), 100 free (1:03.15), and the 200 free (2:17.87) Sammy Sierra in the 11-12 boys 50 breast (40.93), 50 free (30.99), 100 back (1:20.79), 100 breast (1:29.95), 100 free (1:08.89), 200 IM (2:41.99), 400 free (5:18.89) and the 400 IM (5:47.52)
Also I would like to congratulate Lauren Meyer who also set a new team record in the 50 back with a time of 33.88. But, it was broken by Autumn in the very next heat by .01. Lauren held the record for about 45 seconds. This in itself is certainly a team record!
Here are the results for our swimmers and the new all-time top ten list Senior State One day left and we are having a great state championship. I will post the results as soon as they become available
Age Group State Meet I have attached our entry. Please look over the entry and let me know if you have any concerns. I am able to make one final update but I will need to know by tonight by 6:00 PM.
Here is some information I received from Tony Young of Indiana Swimming about parking for this weekend
Three-Day Permit Holders: The permits are good on any floor in the center section of the Natatorium Sports Garage (Please use the entrance labeled Visitors; it is the second entrance.) Simply swipe the permit upon each entry. Be sure to display your permit on your rear-view mirror at all times while in the garage.
Permit Sales on Friday Morning at the Meet: Indiana Swimming will be selling a limited number of remaining 3-day permits on Fridayonly at the Indiana Swimming table on the upper concourse of the Natatorium. Price is $20; cash only with correct change. The permit sale hours on Fridaymorning will be from 6:00 AM - 9:00 AM and from 11:00 AM - Noon. Anyone planning to purchase a permit at the meet will need to first park on floors 5 or 6 of the Riverwalk Garage (attached to the south side of the Nat Garage). Simply pull a ticket upon entry; your permit can then be used as payment to swipe out of the garage when you leave. Please remember to park on floors 5 or 6. If you park on any other floor, you will be subject to a $50 University ticket.
Pay-on-Entry: For spectators without permits, the pay-on-entry process will be activated for this event in the center section of the Natatorium Sports Garage. The cost is $6 credit card only for each entry.
Indy Eleven Game on Saturday: Spectators who do not have a permit will be charged $10 to enter the Natatorium Sports Garage after 3:30 PM on Saturdayafternoon.
Here are the pertinent times for this weekend's meet Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Pre-lims Warm-ups 6:30-7:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 6:30) Meet starts 8:00 Friday, Saturday Finals Warm-ups 4:00-4:45 (Our swimmers need to be deck 4:00) Meet Starts 5:00 Sunday Finals Warm-ups 3:30-4:15 (Our swimmers need to be on deck by 3:30) Meet Starts at 4:30
End of Season Team Pool Party We will be having an end of the year pool party at my home on Saturday August 8th from 1:00-5:00. The club will provide hot dogs, drinks, and all the eating utensils. If you are planning on attending please bring your favorite side dish to pass.
2015-2016 Registration Our on-line registration platform will be operational no later then Sunday August 9th. Here are some changes we will have in place for next season
1. Registration will now be for an entire year for both short course and long course seasons (1st announced 7-5) 2. All swimmers will be considered swimming in a meet unless a parent chooses to opt out of the meet by using our "attend/decline" function of our website (1st announced 7-12)
New for this week will be the a volunteer requirement. Over the last few seasons we have added home meets to our schedule, Fitter and Faster clinics, to go along with our intra-squad meet and our many social functions. We have also been asked to consider hosting a future Divisional Championship meet at Riley and if Senior State returns to South Bend we have been asked to assist the host teams. All of these events are important for our clubs continued growth. These events also need parent volunteers to make them successful. It has not been determined how this will exactly look but each family will be required to help a certain number of sessions.
As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me
Practice Notes:The end times for Group 1 and Group 2 for this week and through the end of July will be 7:15. There is no morning practice on Thursday or Friday morning due to the Senior State Championships. There is no scheduled evening practice for Group 3 on Thursday or Friday. Group 3 swimmers may attend the Group 2 practices if they wish
IA Summer Invitational A great first two days of the meet. Lots of best times and some new state cuts. I will post all the results as soon as I receive them Senior State-IU Bloomington Here are the pertinent times for this weekends championship Thursday Prelims (Events #3-#6) Warmups-10:30-11:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 10:30 Meet Starts at 12:00 Thursday Finals (Events #1-#8) Warm-ups 6:00-6:45 (Our swimmers need to be on deck by 5:45) Meet Starts at 7:00 Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Prelims Warm-ups 7:30-8:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 7:15) Meet Starts at 9:00 Friday and Saturday Finals Warm-ups 4:00-5:00 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 4:00) Meet Starts at 5:15 If we have any swimmers qualifying for finals all swimmers competing at this meet are expected to return to finals to cheer on their teammates.
Sunday Finals Warm-ups 3:00-4:00 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 3:00) Finals start at 4:15
End of Season Team Pool Party We will be having an end of the year pool party at my home on Saturday August 8th from 1:00-5:00. The club will provide hot dogs, drinks, and all the eating utensils. If you are planning on attending please bring your favorite side dish to pass.
2015-2016 Registration Our on-line registration platform will be operational no later then Sunday August 9th. As I mentioned last week there will be a major change for this coming year. When you register in the fall you will be registered for both the short course season (September-March) and the long course season (April-July/August). Families will still be allowed to cancel their membership whenever they want.
We will also be changing our procedure for committing and declining meet attendance. For next season all swimmers will be considered swimming in the meet unless a parent chooses to decline attendance through our website. There are possible some other changes coming as well. I will inform you of those changes through the weekly emails and I will cover the philosophical reasons behind all the changes at our fall parent meeting
As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me
Practice Notes:There is no practice on Friday due to the IA meet
IA Summer Invitational Here are the pertinent times for the meet this coming weekend Early Friday (Events #1-#4) Doors open 10:45 (our swimmers need to be waiting at doors when they open) Warm-ups 11:00-11:45 Meet starts 12:00
Friday Evening (Events #5-#14) 12 and under warm-ups 3:45-4:15 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 3:30) 13 and over warm-ups 4:15-4:45 (our swimmers need to be on deck by 4:00) Meet starts at 5:00
Saturday and Sunday AM Sessions (12 and unders) Doors open at 6:45 (our swimmers need to be waiting at the doors when they open) Warm-ups 7:00-7:45 Meet Starts at 8:00
Saturday and Sunday PM Sessions (13 and overs) An estimated start time for these sessions will be posted on the IA website tomorrow. As soon as I receive the information I will post to our various sites
End of Season Team Pool Party We will be having an end of the year pool party at my home on Saturday August 8th from 1:00-5:00. The club will provide hot dogs, drinks, and all the eating utensils. If you are planning on attending please bring your favorite side dish to pass.
2015-2016 Registration Our on-line registration platform will be operational no later then Sunday August 9th. There will be a major change for this coming year. When you register in the fall you will be registered for both the short course season (September-March) and the long course season (April-July/August). Families will still be allowed to cancel their membership whenever they want. On April 1st all families will be billed for the month of April and for the other seasonal fees (spirit wear, meet surcharge, and family technology fee). I will include reminders in the weekly emails of March. If you are choosing not to participate for the spring/summer season you will need to inform me prior to April 1st to avoid those charges
As always, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me
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
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
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
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 SaturdayJune 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
