CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON

We have now entered the final phase of our season, it is now CHAMPIONSHIP TIME.  A lot of athletes across many sports are preparing for that time of year know as championship time.  This includes all level of sports as  the basketball players are gearing up for tournaments across the country.  Our track athletes, wrestlers, and gymnasts are all preparing for their big tournaments in the next few weeks.  Swimmers are no different, our High School swimmers have just come off of a grueling three week stretch starting with their district meets and ending with the State championships.  The college swimmers are either coming off their conference meets or are in the middle of it.

For the Mako swimmers, all the qualifying meets are in the books and times have been established.  EVERY MAKO SWIMMER now has their end of the season championship meet.  

Every Mako swimmer either  either has the JUNIOR/SENIOR champ meet March 7-10, the 14 and under JUNIOR OLYMPICS champ meet March 14-17 (both at university of Maryland) and the MAKO spring championship meet on March 23 and 24.  All of these  meets are equally important and the reason is because it is YOUR MEET and your chance to see all of the hard work from the last 7 months pay off.

This is the time of year where we see a wide range of emotions from success and joy to falling short and frustration of just missing a goal.  This is all behind us now and it is time to put it in your rear view mirror and prepare to have a GREAT CHAMPIONSHIP MEET.  This is the time of year where everyone puts on that special suit and get the chance to step up on a block, feel that adrenaline rush of being all alone ready to explode into that empty lane in front of you and go head to head with the best.  What could be more exciting for a swimmer?  The chance to scrip the final act for the 2018-19 short course season, and maybe even win your very own swimming Oscar

On another note and this goes out mostly to our Senior Prep Group, but you may fall into the discussion also.  I have heard a lot of talk/gossip/rumors about who is moving up to the next group or staying.  

Do yourself a favor and stop worrying and thinking about it.  This is not the time to be distracted by something that will take care of itself after the Championship Season with the help of your coaches, parents, and with your input.  So for now stop thinking about it, this is the time of year where you as a swimmer really get to relax and enjoy the process of practice, tapering, racing and hanging out with teammates.  Every athlete and team goes through this same process and that is It will be the  last time this group or team will look like this, so enjoy the time spent with each other because every year teams and groups will move  forward and change.  So sop dwelling on things that may or may not happen down the road.  Instead focus on enjoying Championship Season and all that could be.