High School Swim Team Update - Team Interest Meetings and Sign Up

Good morning everyone,

I hope your start to the school year has been going well!  I am reaching out with a few pieces of information for the upcoming High School swim season.



We will have an athlete and parent meeting at the HS in the Paradigm on Tuesday September 23rd to prepare for the season. The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM.

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

If you are interested in joining the team, please complete these items:
- Team Google form signup linked here for 2025-20256. This will ensure you are added to the email list and receive all of the important reminders and newsletter updates.
- FinalForms for OHSAA Athletic Physical and Emergency Medical information by your first day of practice. Physicals are good for 13 months from when you last received one. They are good for all school sports.

If you are able to help us out with concessions volunteers, we would greatly appreciate it. All teams at the HS get put into a rotation to cover these events for Cardinal Parents Club. In return, Cardinal Parents Club is able to provide some great things for the teams like paying for team awards nights, scholarships, and helping with equipment and rental fees. If you are able to help us out, the sign-up sheet can be found linked here.

If you have any questions, I am happy to help!

Hope everything is going well and Go Cards!

Middle School Swim Team Update - Team Interest Meetings and Sign Up

Good afternoon everyone,

I hope your start to the school year has been going well!  I am reaching out with information about the upcoming Mentor Middle School swim season.  Last year's team had much to celebrate, with many additions to the top-times lists, personal bests, team wins, and high performance in the classroom.  We hope that you are interested in helping the team continue that success this season.  Listed below are the dates and times for interest meetings at each middle school and our parent meeting at the high school.

 

Memorial Interest Meeting: Tuesday 9/9, 3:45-4:15 PM in the Memorial Auditorium
Shore Interest Meeting: Wednesday 9/10, 3:45-4:15 PM in the Shore Library/Nest

Parent Meeting: Tuesday 9/16, 6:00-6:45 PM in the High School Paradigm Building

We will go over these items at the meetings:
- Team Google form signup linked here for 2025-2026. This will ensure you are added to the email list and receive all of the important reminders and newsletter updates.
- FinalForms for OHSAA Athletic Physical and Emergency Medical information by your first day of practice. Physicals are good for 13 months from when you last received one. They are good for all school sports.
- Middle School Team Information Packet
- Team Practice Schedule
- Team Meet Schedule

If you have any questions, I am happy to help. Please email me at kellyc@mentorschools.org

I hope everything is going well and that you are looking forward to a great season!

High School Swim Team Update - Week of 2/17/25

Good evening everyone,

Great work at Districts yesterday! Be proud of all of your hard work and fast swimming this season! Swimmers combined to add 31 season best times to our postseason effort! Results and top times have been updated on the team website. Our reminders and schedule for the week are included below. I am happy to help if you have any questions!



State Qualifiers:
Marian Collins - 100 Breast
Dylan Tackett - 50 Free

Reminders:
1.) We will reach out to state qualifiers with ticket and schedule information in a follow up email.
2.) We are looking to offer some spring and fall off-season training options. We may also look to offer some options over the summer depending on interest. The tentative plan would be a swimming option Mon/Wed/Fri from 3:00-4:30ish at the wellness center where we practice now, and a lifting option Tue/Thu after 6:00 at the stadium weightroom. If you think you may be interested in either or both of these options, please complete the brief survey linked here so that we have an idea of numbers.

Schedule:
Mon 2/17 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm.
Tue 2/18 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm.
Wed 2/19 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm.
Thu 2/20 - Tentative swim practice at Canton Timken 8:00 am-12:00 pm.
Fri 2/21 - Meet at Canton Timken against State Prelims. Transportation TBA. Start 9:00 am.
Sat 2/22 - Meet at Canton Timken against State Finals (top 16 qualifiers from prelims). Transportation TBA. Start 3:00 pm.

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

Have a great week and Go Cards!

High School Swim Team Update - Week of 2/10/25

Good morning everyone,

Fantastic meet at Sectionals on Saturday! The girls took 2nd and the boys 3rd. Swimmers combined to set 63 season best times! Results and top times will be updated as soon as we receive the team manager file from the host. Our reminders and schedule for the week are included below. I am happy to help if you have any questions!



District Qualifiers:
Libby Davis - 200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 100 Back,
Marian Collins - 200 Medley Relay, 200 IM, 100 Breast, 400 Free Relay
Maddie Holtz - 200 Medley Relay, 200 IM, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay,
Marlena Childs - 200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 100 Back, 400 Free Relay
Clara Engelking - 200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay
Sophia Messina - 200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Free Relay
Lucy Sullivan - 200 Free, 100 Breast
Cora Hoellein - 200 IM, 100 Free, 400 Free Relay
Mila Rogonjic - 100 Fly, 500 Free
Nathan Gemmen - 200 Medley Relay, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay, 100 Back
Jackson Hodkey - 200 Medley Relay, 200 IM, 100 Back, 400 Free Relay
Dylan Tackett - 200 Medley Relay, 50 Free, 100 Free, 400 Free Relay
Adam Lohrey - 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay
Landon Stump - 200 Free, 500 Free, 400 Free Relay
Jackson Hodkey - 200 IM
Landon McKnight - 100 Fly, 400 Free Relay
Garrett Parkinson - 500 Free, 100 Breast
John Morris - 200 Free Relay
Simon Haney - 200 Free Relay

Reminders:
1.) It is important to be at practice each day as we taper. We will drop practice yardage and intensity over our remaining practices to get the best performance for our championship meets.
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. 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!
4.) For practice, please bring your suit, towel, goggles, cap (if you prefer one), and water bottle (if you prefer one).
Schedule:
Mon 2/10 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm.
Tue 2/11 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm.
Wed 2/12 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm.
Thu 2/13 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm.
Fri 2/14 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm.
Sat 2/15 - Meet at CSU against Districts. Bus 9:00 am. Start 12:00 pm (will be crowded, plan to arrive early)

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

Have a great week and Go Cards!

High School Swim Team Update - Week of 2/3/25

Good morning everyone,

Congratulations to both teams who picked up wins in our rescheduled dual meet last Friday. With the wins, the girls finished the season 10-3 and the boys 13-1! Results and top times have been updated on the team website. Our reminders and schedule for the week are included below. I am happy to help if you have any questions!

Reminders:
1.) It is important to be at practice each day as we taper. We will drop practice yardage and intensity over our remaining practices to get the best performance for our championship meets.
2.) We are doing a swim team fundraiser this year for the Superbowl Feb 9th. Squares are 10$ each. Payouts are 1/8th of total (Q1 - 125$, Half - 125$, Q3 - 125$, Final - 125$ if full board). Any open/unsold squares that hit will roll over to the next quarter, half, final. Numbers will be randomly drawn at practice by the swimmers. To purchase a square, please complete the Google Form linked here. Payment can be made by sending cash with swimmer, given to a coach, or through Venmo @colinkelly35 (419-356-4064). The Squares Board can be found here.
3.) Please be sure that you are getting any missed practices caught up. A signup sheet for makeup practices is linked here. Please try to sign up 24 hours in advance.

4.) For practice, please bring your suit, towel, goggles, cap (if you prefer one), and water bottle (if you prefer one).

Schedule:
Mon 2/3 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm.
Mon 2/3 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm.
Tue 2/4 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm.
Wed 2/5 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm.
Wed 2/5 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm.
Thu 2/6 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Thu 2/6 - Team Pasta Party (Hodkey, Morris, Holtz) 7563 Lighthouse Ct
Fri 2/7 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm.
Sat 2/8 - Meet at Spire against Sectionals. Bus 7:15 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!

High School Swim Team Update - Week of 1/27/25

Good afternoon everyone,

Both teams took home wins against Perry on Monday! Swimmers combined for 35 season-best times in the lone meet of the week. Due to the cold and chemical cancelations, we are looking to host a makeup meet this Friday 1/31 at the UH Wellness Center to get some key times before the post-season. Results and top times have been updated on the team website. Our reminders and schedule for the week are included below. I am happy to help if you have any questions!

Reminders:
1.) I have reached out to several teams in hopes of getting a make-up meet on Friday 1/31 starting at either 5:00 PM or 5:30 PM at the UH Wellness Center. We are looking for some key times before the post-season tournament lineups are due.
2.) If we are able to secure a team, we will be in need of help timing for what would be our final dual meet of the season. If you are able to help us out, please place your name on the linked timer signup sheet. We need a lot of timers to be able to host the meet and really appreciate anyone who can help us out! Timers do get into the meets for free.
3.) Saturday's meet at Beachwood will be for swimmers that we cannot enter into Sectionals due to entry limits. If we are unable to secure a home meet Friday, we may look to expand this. We will post a lineup at practice as soon as we have this information.
4.) We are doing a swim team fundraiser this year for the Superbowl Feb 9th. Squares are 10$ each. Payouts are 1/8th of total (Q1 - 125$, Half - 125$, Q3 - 125$, Final - 125$ if full board). Any open/unsold squares that hit will roll over to the next quarter, half, final. Numbers will be randomly drawn at practice by the swimmers. To purchase a square, please complete the Google Form linked here. Payment can be made by sending cash with swimmer, given to a coach, or through Venmo @colinkelly35 (419-356-4064). The Squares Board can be found here.
5.) Please be sure that you are getting any missed practices caught up. A signup sheet for makeup practices is linked here. Please try to sign up 24 hours in advance.

6.) For practice, please bring your suit, towel, goggles, cap (if you prefer one), and water bottle (if you prefer one).

Schedule:
Mon 1/27 - Meet at Perry against Perry. Bus 2:10 pm. Start 3:50 pm.
Mon 1/27 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm.
Tue 1/28 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm.
Tue 1/28 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm.
Wed 1/29 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm.
Wed 1/29 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm.
Thu 1/30 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Thu 1/30 - Team Pasta Party (Hodkey, Morris, Holtz) 7563 Lighthouse Ct
Fri 1/31 - Trying for a home meet at UH Wellness Center. Warmups 4:00 pm. If I can't get a team, we will have practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm.
Sat 2/1 - Meet at Beachwood Champs. Bus TBA. Start 10:30 am.

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

Have a great week and Go Cards!

High School Swim Team Update - Week of 1/20/25

Good evening everyone,

Congratulations to our seniors for a great senior night! Congratulations to both teams on victories over the weekend! Both teams picked up wings against North, Riverside, Cleveland Heights, and Medina. With the wins, the girls improved to 7-2 and the boys 10-0. Swimmers combined to set 76 season best times. Results and top times have been updated on the team website. Our reminders and schedule for the week are included below. I am happy to help if you have any questions!







Reminders:
1.) We have several meets this week due to the makeup and schedule constraints of other schools. All swimmers will be in the meet Monday and our home meet Friday. We will post entry lists at practice for the meets Wednesday and Saturday based on entering the most swimmers possible from host entry limits.
2.) We are in need of help timing for our final home meet of the season on Friday. If you are able to help us out, please place your name on the linked timer signup sheet. We need a lot of timers to be able to host the meet and really appreciate anyone who can help us out! Timers do get into the meets for free.
3.) Please be sure that you are getting any missed practices caught up. A signup sheet for makeup practices is linked here. Please try to sign up 24 hours in advance.

4.) For practice, please bring your suit, towel, goggles, cap (if you prefer one), and water bottle (if you prefer one).

Schedule:
Mon 1/20 - Meet at Perry against Perry. Bus 2:10 pm. Start 3:50 pm.
Tue 1/21 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm.
Tue 1/21 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm.
Wed 1/22 - Meet at Strongsville against Strongsville and Euclid. Bus 2:45 pm. Start 5:00 pm.
Thu 1/23 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Thu 1/23 - Team Pasta Party (Stump, Davis, Simmons) 7880 Wilderness Drive
Fri 1/24 - Meet at Spire against Aurora and Twinsburg. Bus 4:30 pm. Start 6:30 pm.
Sat 1/24 - Meet at Spire against Spire Relays. Bus TBA. Start 10:30 am.

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

Have a great week and Go Cards!

High School Swim Team Update - Week of 1/13/25

Good evening everyone,

Congratulations to both teams on the victories at Perry Invitational yesterday! Swimmers combined to set 33 season best times. Results and top times have been updated on the team website. Our reminders and schedule for the week are included below. I am happy to help if you have any questions!



Reminders:
1.) Senior night will be Saturday Jan 18th. Seniors, please be sure that you complete and email back a copy of the senior night profile by this Wednesday at noon. Open the doc, select "file" and "make a copy" to edit yours. When complete, please share it back to myself and coach Emily. Senior recognition will begin approximately 10:20 am on Saturday. Parents/guardians walking with seniors, please report to the pool deck at that time.
2.) We are in need of help timing for our home meets on Friday and Saturday. If you are able to help us out, please place your name on the linked timer signup sheet. We need a lot of timers to be able to host the meet and really appreciate anyone who can help us out! Timers do get into the meets for free.
3.) Due to the college football national championship game, the time of our makeup meet with Perry on Monday Jan 20th has been moved to a 3:30 pm start.
4.) Please be sure that you are getting any missed practices caught up. A signup sheet for makeup practices is linked here. Please try to sign up 24 hours in advance.

5.) For practice, please bring your suit, towel, goggles, cap (if you prefer one), and water bottle (if you prefer one).

Schedule:
Mon 1/13 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Mon 1/13 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm
Tue 1/14 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Tue 1/14 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm
Wed 1/15 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Wed 1/15 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm
Thu 1/16 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Thu 1/16 - Team Pasta Party (Cogar, Haury, Light) 5433 Winfield Dr
Fri 1/17 - Meet at Spire against North and Riverside. Bus 4:30 pm. Start 6:30 pm.
Sat 1/18 - Meet at Spire against Medina and Cleveland Heights. Bus 8:30 am. Start 10:30 am.

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

Have a great week and Go Cards!

High School Swim Team Update - Week of 1/6/25

Good morning everyone,

We received our warmup time for the meet this weekend. Bus and start times are listed below. The teams did a great job at the league invitational last Saturday! The boys finished as league runner up and swimmers combined to set 59 season best times. Our reminders and schedule for the week are included below. I am happy to help if you have any questions!



Reminders:
1.) For Perry Invitational on Saturday, Perry combined the girls and boys sessions into a single session beginning at 9:30 am. The meet should conclude around 1:30 pm.
2.) The makeup date for our dual meet with Perry will be Monday Jan 20th at 6:00 pm. This is a non school day for Martin Luther King Day.
3.) Senior night will be Saturday Jan 18th. Seniors, please be sure that you complete and email back a copy of the senior night profile when you have a chance. Open the doc, select "file" and "make a copy" to edit yours. When complete, please share it back to myself and coach Emily. We hope to be able to run the program exactly as we have in the past.
4.) For practice, please bring your suit, towel, goggles, cap (if you prefer one), and water bottle (if you prefer one).

Schedule:
Mon 1/6 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Mon 1/6 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm
Tue 1/7 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Tue 1/7 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm
Wed 1/8 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Wed 1/8 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm
Thu 1/9 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Thu 1/9 - Team Pasta Party (Magistrelli, McKnight, Gemmen) 9601 Little Mount Road
Fri 1/10 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Sat 1/11 - Meet at Perry against Perry Invitational. Bus 7:45 am. Start 9:30 am.

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

Have a great week and Go Cards!