High School Swim Team Update - Week of 11/11/24

Good evening everyone,

I hope everyone had a great second week to the season! Congratulations to our Pumpkin Relay winners from last week! Our reminders and schedule for the week are included below. I am happy to help if you have any questions!



Reminders:
1.) Team suits can be ordered through our team store linked here. To order, create an account, click dashboard, click team items. These suits are the chlorine resistant fabric to last the season/multiple seasons. If you have a team suit from last season, that is still perfect.
2.) Please be sure to return team forms to a coach at practice; team calendar and handbook signature page, physical, etc.
3.) For practice, please bring your suit, towel, goggles, cap (if you prefer one), and water bottle (if you prefer one).
4.) A signup sheet for makeup practices is linked here. Please try to sign up 24 hours in advance.

Schedule:
Mon 11/11 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Mon 11/11 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm
Tue 11/12 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Tue 11/12 - No optional lifting - MS meet
Tue 11/12 - No optional/make-up swim practice - MS meet
Wed 11/13 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Wed 11/13 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm
Thu 11/14 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Tue 11/14 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 6:00-7:45 pm
Thu 11/14 - Optional lifting at stadium weight room 6:15-7:15 pm
Fri 11/15 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 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 11/4/24

Good evening everyone,

Great first full week of practice and a big congratulations to our pumpkin relay winners! Our reminders and schedule for the week are included below. I am happy to help if you have any questions!


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Reminders:
1.) Team suits can be ordered through our team store linked here. To order, create an account, click dashboard, click team items. These suits are the chlorine resistant fabric to last the season/multiple seasons. If you have a team suit from last season, that is still perfect.
2.) Please be sure to return team forms to a coach at practice; team calendar and handbook signature page, physical, etc.
3.) For practice, please bring your suit, towel, goggles, cap (if you prefer one), and water bottle (if you prefer one).
4.) A signup sheet for makeup practices is linked here. Please try to sign up 24 hours in advance.

Schedule:
Mon 11/4 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Mon 11/4 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm
Tue 11/5 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Tue 11/5 - Optional lifting at stadium weight room 6:15-7:15 pm
Tue 11/5 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm
Wed 11/6 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Wed 11/6 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm
Thu 11/7 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Tue 11/7 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:45 pm
Thu 11/7 - Optional lifting at stadium weight room 6:15-7:15 pm
Fri 11/8 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 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 10/28/24

Good afternoon everyone,

It was great to see everyone on Friday! As we head toward our first full week of practice, our reminders and schedule for the week are included below. I am happy to help if you have any questions!

Reminders:
1.) Team suits can be ordered through our team store linked here. To order, create an account, click dashboard, click team items. These suits are the chlorine resistant fabric to last the season/multiple seasons. If you have a team suit from last season, that is still perfect.
2.) As we get ready to set up the spirit-wear store for this season, please vote on the design you prefer using the Google Form linked here. We will offer multiple colors using the design that receives the most votes.
3.). Swimmers, if you are looking for your graduation volunteer hours and would like to help us out, we will need a few timers for our home MS meet on Friday. Please sign up at the link here.
4.) For practice, please bring your suit, towel, goggles, cap (if you prefer one), and water bottle (if you prefer one).
5.) A signup sheet for makeup practices is linked here. Please try to sign up 24 hours in advance.

Schedule:
Mon 10/28 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Mon 10/28 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:15 pm
Tue 10/29 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Tue 10/29 - Optional Lifting at Stadium Weight Room 6:15-7:15 pm
Tue 10/29 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:15 pm
Wed 10/30 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Wed 10/30 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 7:00-8:15 pm
Thu 10/31 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 pm
Tue 10/31 - No Optional Lifting - Halloween
Thu 10/31 - No Optional/make-up swim practice - Halloween
Fri 11/1 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 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 10/21/24

Good evening everyone,

We hope everyone has been doing well! As we gear up for the start of the season, please take a moment to look over the reminders and our weekly schedule listed below. I am happy to help if you have any questions.

Reminders:
1.) If you have not already done so, please make sure that you have completed the team Google Form sign-up so that you are able to receive the weekly newsletter and updates.
2.) Please be sure that you indicated in Google Forms if you are part of HS Band, HS Cheer, HS Football, HS Volleyball, and/or HS Cross Country. If you forgot, please send me an email to let me know. This will help us immensely with attendance as the fall seasons conclude and winter seasons begin.
3.) Final Forms need to be completed for the first day a swimmer will participate. This includes an athletic physical (will be the last page as you fill out FinalForms). Physicals are good for 13 months. If you have participated in another school sport or activity, please double-check that you have swimming selected in Final Forms. Forms can be handed to coaches at practice.
4.) For arrival/pick-up, please continue to use the front door and main lobby of the facility.
5.) For practice, please bring your suit, towel, goggles, cap (if you prefer one), and water bottle (if you prefer one).

Schedule:
Mon 10/21 - Optional Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00
Tue 10/22 - Optional Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00
Tue 10/22 - Optional Lifting at Stadium Weight Room 6:15-7:15
Wed 10/23 - Optional Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00
Thu 10/24 - Optional Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00
Thu 10/24 - Optional Lifting at Stadium Weight Room 6:15-7:15

Fri 10/25 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00 (State-wide beginning of the season)

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

Looking forward to a great season, and Go Cards!

High School Swiw Team Update - Information 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 Wednesday October 2nd to prepare for the season. The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM.

High School Team Information Packet

If you are interested in joining the team, please complete these items:
- Team Google form signup linked here for 2024-2025. 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.

We will also have optional strength and conditioning workouts at the new stadium weight room from 6:15-7:15 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays until the season begins. These will start tomorrow evening for anyone interested. There will not be lifting on Tuesday Oct 1st because of conferences. 

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 Information and Sign-up

Good morning everyone,

I hope your start to the school year has been going well! I am reaching out to everyone who was on the middle school team as a seventh-grader last season. Your class 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 have an interest in continuing to swim for the team this season. There are a couple of upcoming meetings for the middle school team this year.

 


Shore Interest Meeting: Wed 9/11, 3:45-4:15 PM in the Shore Library/Nest
Memorial Interest Meeting: Thu 9/12, 3:45-4:15 PM in the Memorial Auditorium
--- No worries If you cannot attend the interest meeting; I know many of you are in fall sports and activities. Please plan to attend the athlete/parent meeting ---
Athlete Parent Meeting: Tue 9/17, 6:00 PM in the High School Paradigm Building

Middle School Team Information Packet

If you are interested in joining the team, please complete these items:
- Team Google form signup linked here for 2024-2025. 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 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 2/12/2024

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!

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!

High School Swim Team Update - Week of 1/29/24

Good afternoon everyone,

Good swims at our meets this weekend! We had some very close meets against some tough competition. The boys team got the win on Friday against Brunswick. On Saturday, both teams defeated Euclid and lost close meets to Strongsville. This brings our records to 10-3 for the girls and 11-2 for the boys. Between the meets, swimmers combined for 41 season best times. Results and top times have been updated on the team website. Our reminders and schedule for the week are included below.

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Reminders:
1.) It is important to be in the water 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.) 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.
3.) For practice, you will need your suit, towel, goggles, and swim cap (if you prefer one).

Schedule:
Mon 1/29 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Mon 1/29 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 6:00-7:45 pm
Tue 1/30 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Tue 1/30 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 6:00-7:45 pm
Wed 1/31 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 6:10-7:45 am
Wed 1/31 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Thu 2/1 - Meet against South at West End YMCA. Bus 5:45 pm. Start 7:00 pm.
Fri 2/2 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 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 1/22/24

Good afternoon everyone,

Great team effort at our meet this past Saturday! The ladies improved to 9-1 on the season with wins over Medina, Cleveland Heights, and Medina Buckeye. The boys also stand at 9-1 on the season with wins over Cleveland Heights and Medina Buckeye. I am still waiting on a results file to be able to update our results and top times pages from the Medina meet. Hope to have that soon. We are also working to reschedule Friday's canceled meet with South. It will likely be next Thursday 2/1/24. Our reminders and schedule for the week are included below.



Reminders:
1.) The team pasta party this week will be after our regular practice on Thursday. The address is 7563 Lighthouse Ct., Mentor.
2.) We are in need of help timing for our last home meet on 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. Thank you to everyone who has helped us with timing already!
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 1/22 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Mon 1/22 - No optional/make-up swim practice (rescheduled MS meet)
Tue 1/23 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Tue 1/23 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 6:00-7:45 pm
Wed 1/24 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 6:10-7:45 am
Wed 1/24 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Thu 1/25 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Thu 1/25 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 6:00-7:45 pm
Thu 1/25 - Team Pasta Party (Hodkey, Morris, Slaninka) Address - 7563 Lighthouse Ct., Mentor
Fri 1/26 - Meet against Brunswick at Brunswick. Bus 3:45 pm. Start 6:00 pm.
Sat 1/27 - Meet against Strongsville and Euclid at Spire. Bus 1:45 pm. vStart 3:30 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 1/15/24

Good morning everyone,

Great swims at our meets this weekend! On Friday, both teams picked up wins against North. The boys improved to 7-0 and the girls 6-1. On Saturday, the girls won Perry Invitational and the boys finished third. Between the meets, the teams set 63 season best times. Results and top times have been updated on the team website. Our reminders and schedule for the week are included below.



Reminders:
1.) The team pasta party this week will be after our regular practice on Thursday. The address is 7880 Wilderness Drive, Mentor.
2.) 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.
3.) For practice, you will need your suit, towel, goggles, and swim cap (if you prefer one).

Schedule:
Mon 1/15 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Mon 1/15 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 6:00-7:45 pm
Tue 1/16 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Tue 1/16 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 6:00-7:45 pm
Wed 1/17 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 6:10-7:45 am
Wed 1/17 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Thu 1/18 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Thu 1/18 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 6:00-7:45 pm
Thu 1/18 - Team Pasta Party (Stump, Davis, Curwin) Address - 7880 Wilderness Drive, Mentor
Fri 1/19 - Meet against South at Willoughby YMCA. Bus 4:30 pm. Start 6:00 pm.
Sat 1/20 - Meet against Cleveland Heights and Medina at Medina. Bus 10:00 am. Start 1:00 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 1/8/24

Good evening everyone,

We hope that everyone has been enjoying winter break. The teams had a great meet at the GCC league invitational this past Saturday finishing in 3rd place. We enjoyed some excellent races against some fast competition on the way to 65 season best times. As we return to school this week, we enter the second half of the season. Our practices the next few weeks are our last big opportunity to help us on our path to drop time during the post season tournament. Results and top times have been updated on the team website. Our reminders and schedule for the week are included below.



Reminders:
1.) Our senior night ceremony will begin the meet on Friday. Parents of seniors, please report to the pool deck at 6:20 pm.
2.) Seniors, please be sure that you have returned your senior bio sheet to Coach Emily and myself so that we can include you in the program.
3.) Please note that our meet Saturday against the Perry Invitational is divided with girls swimming in the morning and boys swimming in the afternoon/evening. We will run separate buses for each.
4.) We are in need of help timing for our home meet 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. Thank you to everyone who has helped us with timing already!
5.) The second pasta party will be this week after the regular practice on Thursday. The location will be 5415 Snell Drive, Mentor.
6.) 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.
7.) For practice, you will need your suit, towel, goggles, and swim cap (if you prefer one).

Schedule:
Mon 1/8 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Mon 1/8 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 6:00-7:45 pm
Tue 1/9 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Tue 1/9 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 5:00-6:45 pm
Wed 1/10 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 6:10-7:45 am
Wed 1/10 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Thu 1/11 - Swim practice at UH Wellness 2:45-5:00/5:20 pm
Thu 1/11 - Optional/make-up swim practice at UH Wellness 5:00-6:45 pm
Thu 1/11 - Team Pasta Party (Berrow, Davis, Andres) Address - 5415 Snell Drive, Mentor
Fri 1/12 - Meet at Spire against North. Bus 4:30 pm. Start 6:30 pm.
Sat 1/13 - Girls Meet at Perry against Perry Invitational. Bus TBA am. Start 9:30 am
Sat 1/13 - Boys Meet at Perry against Perry Invitational. Bus TBA/approximately 1:30 pm. Start TBA/at approximately 3:30 pm

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

Have a great week, and Go Cards!