“WIN”. What’s Important Now

Just had to share this with you today.  After practice this morning I went to the gym and after a short workout headed to the pool planning to get a long 2500 yard stretch out swim after this past weekend.  The swimstarted out great but suddenly half way in it started to go down hill. This being a day off from school these two ladies decided that they were going to bring their 3 kids from the day care room to the pool to play.   😂Excuse me ladies this is for lap swimming only.  Now you all know I have nothing against kids but this was after a weekend of only seeing kids and having Sara and Claire following me around the deck. I needed a break .  But no these three were determined to undermine my swim one way or another.  First their noodle floated into my lane and then of course, not one but all three of them had to come over to get it. Next it was let's throw a ball back and forth across the pool (4 lanes so it's possible), but not for these kids.  I don't think they coul

Everyone swimming this weekend should have gotten notice about the 500 for Friday afternoon/evening.  I did the best to figure out your heats and time for the event.  This could change a little after positive check in is completed, but should should not be by a lot as I don't feel there will be  too many scratches. I will check in all our swimmers when I get there at noon unless I hear differently.  After the meet begins as always I will not have my phone with me as I will devote my attention to you all.  As you get there get settled and go through your warmup, which is as follows for this event; SENIOR PREP 200 swim. 200 kick. 200 drill swim. For drill do stop-stop-switch and stay long 5x50 free build 1-2 seconds faster each 50 100 swim kick swim kick 2x 4x25 easy fast 100 warm down Get out and stay warm Junior Gold 150 swim 150 kick 150 swim drill use stop-stop-switch 4x50 free build. 1-2 seconds faster each 50 100 swim kick swim kick 2x 4x25 easy fast 100 warm d

The Gold Group and I sat down on Wednesday to go over the meet schedule for the next two months. The Senior Prep group and I will be going over the meet schedule this afternoon.  I have a preliminary list of the swimmers signed up for the IMX meet coming up at the end of this month and there seems to be some confusion with this meet.  This is not a typical meet where we pick and choose which events OR days we are swimming. PURPOSE OF MEET: The IMX meet is a motivational program whereby swimmers will be scored and ranked nationally on their performance in a combination of five or six events.  The purpose of the program is to promote versatility in age group swimming while advocating greater participation and development across a range of events that are integral to long term success in swimming.  The events are as follows; 10 and under’s 200IM, 200 FREE, 100 BACK, 100 BREAST, 100 FLY.  11 AND 12 YEAR OLDS; 500 FREE, 200 IM, 100 BACK, 100 BREAST, 100 FLY.  13 AND OVERS 200 IM, 4