Quote of the Week

 

All the world's a stage and most of

us are desperately unrehearsed.

 

 Sean O'Casey

 

This Week

 

 

At this point, everyone should:

• be "green" in RankOne,
• have all training gear,
• be ready to ramp up the yardage,
• have gotten into a good study/academic routine, and
  
• be looking forward to Rocktober!
  

Monday

 

8th & after school until 4:30 - Swim/Dive at Pool

 

Tuesday

 

8th - Dry-land at Gym

 

Wednesday

 

8th & after school until 4:30 - Swim/Dive at Pool

 

Thursday

 

8th - Dry-land at Gym

 

Friday

 

8th & after school until 4:30 - Swim/Dive at Pool

 

 

 

 

 

This Week

 

Paperwork -  Athletes have been reminded about turning in important paperwork.  They should bring their handbook and disciplinary policy signature pages Monday.

We're in the process of reworking the transportation release form.  We'll make sure we run it by our administrators and then have our drivers get it filled out again.

Eyeglasses - Michael V is leading a little public service project for us.  He'll be getting the word out and collecting any used eyeglasses any of us have.  My new ones came in over the weekend, so I'm ready to donate my old ones.

Team Social - Since there's no game Friday, Lucie F is going to work on organizing a get-together for our team.  Share ideas!

 

This Week

 

We have a faculty meeting after school Monday, a Parent/Athlete meeting Tuesday, and a half day of school Friday.

 

This is also the end of the first six week grading period.  Please take care of your academics!  If you need to attend tutorials, do your best to work around our three (3) afternoon practices by getting to morning tutorial sessions whenever possible.

 

Here's the tentative plan for the week:

Monday

Handbook & Disciplinary Policy Paperwork Due

8th Period - Gym

Tuesday

8th Period & After School - Pool

Athlete/Parent Meeting - Pool (4:45)

Wednesday

8th Period & After School - Pool

Thursday

8th Period & After School - Pool

Friday

8th Period - B228

Quote of the Week

 

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who

did nothing because he could do only a little.

Edmund Burke

 

This Week

Thanks to our table put-together team, Chris C and Lucie F:

 

 

 Very few have joined the new sportsYou (XMRA-SK4Z).  Please do so ASAP!

The pool is currently shut down, but we will still go over a couple of times this week to do some prep/clean-up work in the afternoons.

Several of us are anxious to get in our birthday swims, right?  Maybe next week!

Bus riders will be on the ROUTE 10 bus.

Here is our TENTATIVE plan for this week:

Tuesday

 

8th Period - Gym

After School (until 4:30) - Pool

Wednesday

8th Period - Gym

After School (until 4:30) - Pool

Thursday

 

8th Period - B228

After School - Canceled

 

Friday

 

8th Period - B228

After School - Canceled

 

 

Some may recall that last year, we missed some early season practices as well.  We'll find some days in the coming weeks where we can fit in an extra workout or two to make up for lost time.

Quote of the Week

 

Don't give up.  Don't lose hope.  Don't sell out.

 

 

 

Christopher D'Olier Reeve

 

 

Quote of the Week

 

I know that other people set goals for me and

have expectations, but if I stay focused on my

goals, I know that's when I'm most successful.

 

  Kathleen Genevieve "Katie" Ledecky

 

 

Another Core Exercise: Turkish Get-Up

 

Should be learned w/o weight and done w/precision.

 

Very good overall body weight exercise, especially for core work.

 

Excellent strength training add-on for breaststrokers.

2021 Varsity Cup Swimmers of the Year

Thanks again to the Victoria Advocate.  They do a great job of covering our Blackcat athletes.

Due to the pandemic, the 3rd Annual Varsity Cup was a virtual event:

Thanks to American Shield Roofing and Construction for sponsoring the event!

Of the six (6) athletes named Swimmer of the Year, half of them have come from our program:

Hannah Sliva (2019)

Glory Vargas (2021)

Jordan Wright (2021)

CSCAA Executive Director Greg Earhart

Encore!

(also available at Anchor)

A guest from 2020 joined us for an encore last weekend.

 

Listen as Sam Kendricks fills us in on

• Women's D-I NCAA's
• Men's D-I NCAA's
• the Retirement that shook the Swimming World, and
• the wonderful world of swim meet announcing:

 

 

 

 

 

Job Opportunity

 

 

Jacket Patches

 

 

Here are links for ordering jacket patches if you were All-District or All-Region (info on the pages):

 

Mail-in Forms (Paper)

Online Form

Spring Cleaning

 

Look who started their spring break by getting the pool ready for our ShAC and Aquacat summer training groups.

When friends and family ask me "Why?"...THIS  is why...

Nort Thornton & Jon Urbanchek

Hall of Fame coach Nort Thornton is hospitalized with a heart issue.  Thornton coached the powerhouse California Golden Bears and numerous Olympic medalists came through his club and college programs in 70's, 80's, 90's, & 00's.

When we do a head-up, high-tempo breaststroke set, it likely had its origins out west in Coach Thornton's program!

Retired Michigan coach Jon Urbanchek - another Hall of Famer with a similar resume - tweeted out his support:

Nort!
We are PULLING for you!
8 x 50 :45 breast  fins &pads chin up. Move it ! Jon

Much of the heart rate work done in our program - and around the world - is based on Coach Urbanchek's "color charts" that simplify things for us less gifted coaches...