Author: greenmountainswimteam

ok not really but man was that meet long (only like, 30 hours…) and I was sick, so sorry for the lack of updates, my hit counts indicate that the faithful have been waiting..

Anyways turns out that when I don’t have to be at the pool at 6, I actually sleep, meaning I have less time than ever…

But

First thing first – here are the state results. I was really pleased with how everyone closed the year out, especially the little kids.

Take a little look there, you’ll notice that the 8-under boys cut 9 seconds in their medley relay and took 3rd. And for anyone not impressed by that, the only two teams that beat them (skyline and virginia vale) scored B relays in the top 10. So yeah, steroids.

Some other awesome swims –

Morgan got 10th in her breaststoke and Inez got her crazy fly cleaned up (read, beautiful) and took 5th (1/10 second from 4th) in about 37 seconds. Did I mention they’re both only 11? Very nice.

Tristan, Dylan and Mateo all brought home individual medals in addition to their relay hardware.

Todd and Kevin crushed a bunch of kids 2-3 times their size.

Oh yeah, and Cody won the backstroke… Bo ya.

That about wraps it up (well not really, but I’m late for work), as you can imagine I had no time to write an article after that meet, but I’ll get something in next Thursday.

In the meantime I’ll be publishing occasional updates throughout the year (we’re just so close now, I can’t let you go..) and I’ll put together a feed so you don’t have to anxiously check the site every 20 minutes only to be let down. And if you don’t know what a feed is, go ask your 10-year-old.

So yeah, whenever I have time, which may be never, but I guess you’ll have to keep anxiously checking the site to find out, right?

Time for work! Sorry for the wait! Great job everyone!

Hello!

Just a heads up, the banquet begins this evening at 6 if you’d like to eat, the ceremony will begin at 7.

A few notes, all non-members need to sign in at the front but they will not need to pay. The festivities begin at 6, non-members can enter the grounds at that time. Also, there’s really a lot of food, so please bring an appetite.

That’s it, we’ll try to go as fast as possible but man are there a lot of kids… Bring your pillow if you must, we’ll shake you when it’s your kid’s turn.

And bring suits, we’ll swim until 7 and it will be hot…

Finally, the link to the results has been changed, so it won’t work anymore. Anyways apparently the results of the meet are top secret, I’ll figure out some other way to get them online as soon as I get some time.

Thanks!

After Kevin Kruse pointed out to me tonight that we only have 2 9-10s who will be practicing this week, and that the 11-12s are actually having to get up earlier as a result of our switch, I realized it really makes more sense to allow them to do the 9-10 practice at 8:45a – 9:45a.

So that said, if the later time doesn’t work for anyone, I’d be happy to have any 9-10/11-12s at the 7:15 practice if that suits your schedule better.

Thanks! Sorry for any confusion!

Congratulations to EVERYONE who has participated in the league meet so far! There have been so many amazing swims, I can’t even begin to describe how thrilled the coaches are.

Following yesterday’s fantastic 400’s (really fantastic..) following all the way through the amazing 1/3 finishes of Cody and Sam at the end of today’s meet, I’ve been very impressed with everyone’s effort and spirit.

Quick recap (I don’t have any paper results, so I’ll surely be forgetting things)

– HUGE cuts for nearly every relay, 2nd place for 8-under boys, 3rd for 15-18, 4th(?) for 11-12 boys

– Awesome 400s, including a fantastic 5th place for Molly (possibly our swimmer of the meet so far) and a very dynamic 2/4/5/6/11 finish (for a grand total of 45 points) in the 15-16 boys race.

– Lightning fast 50s – Inez, Evan and Todd hit 34s (and uh, they’re 11-12), Elise nearly broke 30 (pretty much my time) and Pakman went a blistering 27 flat.

– 11-12 boys have been incredible! Evan, Derek and Todd have blown the competition out of the water. Brady and Brian will hit the water tomorrow in the breaststroke, this is a great group of kids and I’m very proud of them.

– Mr Dylan Jacob broke the team record in the 25 free, posting a top 3 finish in 17.65 seconds. He also took first in the 100 free with an incredible 1:33! AWESOME JOB!

– Ethan Schick cut an unbelievable 21 seconds in his 200 free to hit a state time. And yes, I’m still shaking my head in disbelief. What a big time swim!

– Senior Gator Casey Zelus put her relay on pace to smash it’s time by 7 seconds this morning then smashed her own PR in the backstroke with a gutsy 1:21 100 back. 2 more races for Brian, Josh and Casey tomorrow, don’t miss em!

– Finally, and by far the most impressive of all, the upper division had the covers off and were putting the lane ropes in when I arrived at the pool at 6:30 this morning. It’s all karma…

Anyways there’s more worth writing about but I’m rather tired and need my nap.

Great job today, can’t wait to see what we can accomplish tomorrow (especially in breaststroke)!