Sunday, February 11, 2024

High School Swim Team Update - Week of 2/12/2024

Good afternoon everyone,

Fantastic Sectional Meet yesterday! It was great to see everyone's hard work pay off! The ladies team won the Sectional title. The boys finished in second. Swimmers combined for 56 season best times! The postseason will continue Saturday with Districts at Cleveland State. Results and top times have been updated on the team website. Qualifiers needing to attend practice, our reminders, and schedule for the week are included below.



Qualifiers:
Marlena Childs - 200 MED R, 200 IM, 200 FR R, 100 BK
Madison Andres - 200 MED R, 200 IM, 100 BR, 400 FR R
Ruthie Gemmen - 200 MED R, 50 FR, 100 FL, 200 FR R
Clara Engelking - 200 FR, 500 FR, 400 FR R
Juliana Slaninka - 200 FR, 500 FR, 200 FR R, 400 FR R
Cora Hoellein - 200 IM
Annie Berrow - 200 MED R, 50 FR, 100 FR, 200 FR R
Sophia Messina - 500 FR, 400 FR R
Mila Rogonjic - 500 FR
Maggie Brueggeman - 100 BK
Libby Davis - 100 BK
Asa Davis - 200 FR, 200 FR R, 100 BK, 400 FR R
Jackson Hodkey - 200 MED R, 200 IM, 100 BK, 200 FR R
Reece Benedict - 200 IM, 100 FL, 200 FR R, 400 FR R
Dylan Tackett - 50 FR, 100 FR, 200 FR R, 400 FR R
Nathan Gemmen - 200 MED R, 200 IM, 100 BK
Preston Elrod - 200 MED R, 100 FR, 400 FR R
Caiden Kuta - 200 MED R

Reminders:
1.) Please try your hardest to attend practice each day as we continue with taper. We want to conserve energy as we drop the yardage and intensity of our final practices to set us up for the best possible time drops at our respective championship meets. This is a scheduled controlled drop with each day having a critical impact.
2.) Please be sure to practice the strategies for a good taper we have been talking about at practice. We want to be fully rested and ready to perform our fastest.
- Good night's sleep
- Good diet (especially pasta and vegetables Thursday/Friday)
- Avoid excessive hours staring at device screens
- Avoid activities that will take a lot of energy or that risk injury (lifting, hot tubs, skiing, etc.)
3.) We will be updating relays at practice this week based on the addition of Saturday's sectional times. In some cases, we will be holding swim-offs with our sprints at practice to settle a few remaining spots. Our relay performances have been incredible so far! I wish we could run multiple because I know we have so many swimmers ready to contribute great performances! We make any adjustments with the goal to position the relays to drop even more time and continue to advance. Keep working hard as a group to make our relays the fastest they can be; it takes the collective effort of every team member to push them forward!

Schedule:
Mon 2/11 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Tue 2/12 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Wed 2/13 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Thu 2/14 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Fri 2/15 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Sat 2/16 - Meet at CSU against Districts. Bus TBA. Start 12:00 pm

High School Team Information Packet
Full Practice and Meet Schedule
High School Meet Schedule

Have a great week and Go Cards!

Sunday, February 4, 2024

High School Swim Team Update - Week of 2/5/24

Good morning everyone,

Great job at Beachwood Champs this past weekend! The postseason will continue Saturday with Sectionals. Results and top times have been updated on the team website. Our reminders and schedule for the week are included below.

















Reminders:
1.) It is important to be at practice each day as we taper. We will drop yardage and intensity over our remaining practices to get the best performance for our championship meets. Swimmers, please remember that you have two practice options to meet daily attendance.
2.) We will send ticket information for Sectionals as soon as we receive it. This will likely be on Wednesday when we receive final warmup times and the psych sheet.
3.) Please be sure that you are getting missed practices made up. A signup sheet for makeup practice is linked here. Please try to sign up 24 hours in advance.
4.) For practice, you will need your suit, towel, goggles, and swim cap (if you prefer one).

Schedule:
Mon 2/5 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Mon 2/5 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 6:00-7:45 pm
Tue 2/6 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Tue 2/6 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 6:00-7:45 pm
Wed 2/7 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Wed 2/7 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 5:00-6:45 pm
Thu 2/8 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Thu 2/8 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 6:00-7:45 pm
Thu 2/8 - Team Pasta Party (Tackett, Rogonjic, Haney) Address - 8301 Browning Court, Mentor 44060
Fri 2/9 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Sat 2/10 - Meet at Spire against Sectionals. Bus 7:30 am. Start 10:00 am

High School Team Information Packet
Full Practice and Meet Schedule
High School Meet Schedule

Have a great week and Go Cards!