Thursday, June 30, 2011

Lineup for Saturday A meet against North Creek

Our first home dual meet is this Saturday morning against North Creek. The lineup is complete and can be viewed at one of the links below.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Final lineup for Wednesday night

The entries for the home meet tomorrow night with Rockville have been completed. The entries can be viewed by clicking on one of the links below:



Please arrive at the pool by 5:15 PM for warm-ups.

Monday, June 27, 2011

Wednesday B meet lineup vs Rockville

We are finalizing the lineup for Wednesday night. Given that this is usually a large meet, we are being a little more selective about events for the participants. The coaches should have something to share at morning practice tomorrow, and a copy of the draft lineup should be posted later tonight.

Week 2 recap

It was a very busy weekend, with an away meet on Saturday and then the relay carnival on Sunday at Wheaton Woods.

Dual meet at James Creek
Our week 2 dual meet brought us to face a familiar opponent in James Creek, who has been in the same division with Wheaton Woods for the past three seasons. Unlike the week 1 dual meet, this was a close meet with many great races throughout the morning. While the pre-meet scoring showed that this could be an easy win for James Creek, we came in and swam fast and challenged them in every event.

This was a very close meet, with each team showing strengths in different age groups and events. The difference in just a few age groups allowed James Creek to take a 20 point lead at the break. While we continued to swim fast and race, it just wasn't quite enough to make up the difference, and they were able to extend their lead slightly in the second half.

The final margin was 38 points, as James Creek held on to win 397 to 359. It was a fun and exciting meet, and while Wheaton Woods came up short on the scoreboard, there was a lot of great swimming by the Tigers to be proud of. As mentioned previously, the pre-meet scoring showed James Creek cruising to a big win of over 120 points, so we really did a great job to make it a close meet and to give ourselves a chance to win.

Notable Performances
  • Tim Wasel with a nearly 5 second drop in 100 IM
  • Shawn Mashburn with a huge drop of 5 seconds in 25 Free
  • Monica Blassou with a big 3 second improvement in 25 Free
  • Cristina Aldrete dropping nearly 2.5 seconds in 25 Free
  • Joseph Moynihan shaving 2 seconds off in 50 Free
  • Julie Kilmer with a stellar improvement of nearly 5 seconds in 50 Free
  • Christina Kilmer with an amazing drop of almost 10 seconds in 50 Free
  • Molly Martin with a giant 5 second drop in 50 Free
  • Francis Rowedder with a huge drop of over 8 seconds in 100 IM
  • Mary Rowedder with an astounding drop of 24 seconds(!) in 100 IM
  • Christina Kilmer with another big improvement of nearly 5 seconds in 100 IM
  • Shawn Mashburn with a nearly 4 second drop in 25 Back
  • George Marcolin with a big drop of over 6 seconds in 25 Back
  • Cristina Aldrete with a nice improvement of over 3 seconds in 25 Back
  • Bryan Van Gieson with a strong showing, taking over 4 seconds off in 100 Back
  • Jason Beam trimming over 4 seconds off his time in 100 Back
  • Mitchell Kuhsman taking a big leap with an 8 second drop in 50 Back
  • Gabriel Radich with a giant 5 second time drop in 25 Breast
  • Annie Marcolin cruising to a nearly 4 second improvement in 50 Breast
  • Christina Kilmer showing her stuff with an over 4 second drop in 50 Breast
  • Paul Wasel racing to a nearly 2.5 second time drop in 100 Breast
  • Danny Ferreira shaping up with a nearly 4 second improvement in 100 Breast
  • Tom Kilmer trimming nearly 3 seconds in 25 Fly
  • Marcello Beatley dropping over 5 seconds in 50 Fly
  • Gabriel Wilson with a 5 second improvement in 50 Fly
There were many other swims that were best times for the season, and I could probably list just about every name of someone who swam at the meet as having posted a best time. It truly was a stellar performance across the entire team.

Clean Sweepers [a swimmer who won 3 individual events and the Individual
Medley]
  • Lena Bossler - 11-12 Girls
  • Paul Rowedder - 15-18 Boys

Event Winners
  • Tom Kilmer - 8 & under 25 Breast
  • Shawn Mashburn - 8 & under 25 Back
  • Thomas Moynihan - 11-12 50 Breast
  • Francis Rowedder - 13-14 50 Free, 13-14 50 Back, 13-14 50 Breast
  • Taylor Swift - 15-18 100 Free, 15-18 100 Breast
  • Bryan Van Gieson - 15-18 100 Back
  • Chrissy Wasel - 11-12 50 Back

As you can see from all of the recognitions in the sections above, we swam really well at the meet. Sometimes the scoreboard doesn't really reflect how well we performed, and I believe that to be the case for this dual meet. As a team we continue to swim fast and compete despite usually having a much smaller roster than the opposing team. I am very proud of our effort and results from this meet.


Relay Carnival
Wheaton Woods hosted the L division relay carnival on Sunday morning. After our strong showing at the dual meet at James Creek on Saturday, we were hoping to make an impact on the meet. This was the first time that we had hosted a relay carnival in many years, and our parent volunteers did an amazing job of running the meet.

From a swimming perspective, we had a bit of a tough morning. While we were admittedly missing some people for the relay meet, we didn't quite manage to perform as well in the relay events as we did in our individual events at the meet on Saturday.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

L Division relay carnival lineup

Here is the updated lineup for the L division relay carnival tomorrow morning at Wheaton Woods. Please plan on being at the pool at 7:45 AM for our warm-up period, which begins at 8:00 AM. We only have a very brief period for warm-ups, so please be on time.

Participant list
Barish, Matthias
Barish, Nathaniel
Beatley, Marcello
D'Avella, Gianna
Keen, Maddy
Kilmer, Christina
Kilmer, Julie
Kilmer, Michelle
Kilmer, Tom
Kuhnsman, Emma
Kuhnsman, Mitchell
Malusky, Joe
Marcolin, Annie
Marcolin, George
Marcolin, Sara
Marcolin, Sarah
Martin, Molly
Mashburn, Keely
Mashburn, Shawn
Mayer-Whittington, Deena
McGovern, Therese
Miller, Avery
O'Brien, Andrew
O'Brien, Haley
Ourand, Kevin
Ourand, Matthew
Rowedder, Francis
Rowedder, Mary
Rowedder, Paul
Sheetz, Mary
Swift, Taylor
Van Gieson, Bryan
Van Gieson, Mickey
Wasel, Chrissy
Wasel, Mary Kate
Wasel, Paul
Wasel, Tim
Wilson, Gabriel
Zambrano, Michael
Zambrano, Tali

Lineup by event
Event 1: Boys Graduated 175m Free
Kevin Ourand, Tim Wasel, Francis Rowedder, Tom Kilmer

Event 2: Girls Graduated 175m Free
Emma Kuhnsman, Chrissy Wasel, Molly Martin, Maddy Keen

Event 3: Mixed 15-18 200 Free
Paul Rowedder, Joe Malusky, Taylor Swift, Deena Mayer-Whittington

Event 4: Mixed 13-14 200 Free
Francis Rowedder, Gabriel Wilson, Mary Rowedder, Molly Martin

Event 5: Mixed 8 & under 100 Free
Tom Kilmer, Nathaniel Barish, Maddy Keen, Tali Zambrano

Event 6: Mixed 9-10 200 Free
Kevin Ourand, Michael Zambrano, Emma Kuhnsman, Julie Kilmer

Event 7: Mixed 11-12 200 Free
Matthew Ourand, Tim Wasel, Chrissy Wasel, Annie Marcolin

Event 8: Boys Open 200 Medley
Bryan Van Gieson, Paul Wasel, Paul Rowedder, Joe Malusky

Event 9: Girls Open 200 Medley
Haley O'Brien, Deena Mayer-Whittington, Taylor Swift, Mary Kate Wasel

Event 10: Boys 14 & under 100 graduated Medley
Francis Rowedder, Tom Kilmer, Avery Miller, Tim Wasel

Event 11: Girls 14 & under 100 graduated Medley
Chrissy Wasel, Therese McGovern, Sarah Marcolin, Molly Martin

-- 10 minute break --

Event 12: Boys 8 & under 100 Medley
George Marcolin, Shawn Mashburn, Tom Kilmer, Nathaniel Barish

Event 13: Girls 8 & under 100 Medley
Mary Sheetz, Therese McGovern, Maddy Keen, Tali Zambrano

Event 14: Boys 9-10 100 Medley
Matthias Barish, Michael Zambrano, Avery Miller, Kevin Ourand

Event 15: Girls 9-10 100 Medley
Emma Kuhnsman, Michelle Kilmer, Sara Marcolin, Julie Kilmer

Event 16: Mixed 15-18 200 Medley
Bryan Van Gieson, Taylor Swift, Paul Rowedder, Deena Mayer-Whittington

Event 17: Boys 11-12 200 Medley
Tim Wasel, Matthew Ourand, Marcello Beatley, Andrew O'Brien

Event 18: Girls 11-12 200 Medley
Annie Marcolin, Mary Kate Wasel, Chrissy Wasel, Gianna D'Avella

Event 19: Boys 13-14 200 Medley
Mitchell Kuhnsman, Francis Rowedder, Gabriel Wilson, Mickey Van Gieson

Event 20: Girls 13-14 200 Medley
Keely Mashburn, Christina Kilmer, Molly Martin, Mary Rowedder

-- 10 minute break --

Event 21: Boys Crescendo 250 Free
Tom Kilmer, Tim Wasel, Paul Rowedder, Francis Rowedder, Kevin Ourand

Event 22: Girls Crescendo 250 Free
Maddy Keen, Chrissy Wasel, Taylor Swift, Molly Martin, Emma Kuhnsman

Friday, June 24, 2011

Information for James Creek dual meet

We will meet at Wheaton Woods at 7:45 AM to caravan up to James Creek in Olney. This is a pretty straight shot up Georgia Avenue, so we don't need too long to get there. If you are going directly to the James Creek pool, please be there by 8:15 AM. Our warm-ups start right after that, so please be on time so we can make sure that we have everyone for the meet.

Directions to James Creek
  1. Take Georgia Ave North
  2. Follow through the intersection of 108 (Sandy Spring Rd) and Georgia Ave
  3. Proceed 1/4 mile and turn right on Prince Phillip
  4. Turn left on Lindenwood Road
  5. Pool is on the right

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Tentative Relay Carnival lineup

Here are the tentative lineups for the relay carnival. These are subject to change based on the results from the meet on Saturday morning and also if there availability issues.

Event 1: Boys Graduated 175m Free
Kevin Ourand, Matthew Ourand, Francis Rowedder, Tom Kilmer

Event 2: Girls Graduated 175m Free
Sara Marcolin, Chrissy Wasel, Molly Martin, Tali Zambrano

Event 3: Mixed 15-18 200 Free
Paul Rowedder, Bryan Van Gieson, Taylor Swift, Deena Mayer-Whittington

Event 4: Mixed 13-14 200 Free
Francis Rowedder, Gabriel Wilson, Mary Rowedder, Molly Martin

Event 5: Mixed 8 & under 100 Free
Tom Kilmer, Nathaniel Barish, Maddy Keen, Tali Zambrano

Event 6: Mixed 9-10 200 Free
Kevin Ourand, Avery Miller, Sara Marcolin, Emma Kuhnsman

Event 7: Mixed 11-12 200 Free
Matthew Ourand, Tim Wasel, Chrissy Wasel, Mary Kate Wasel

Event 8: Boys Open 200 Medley
Bryan Van Gieson, Paul Wasel, Paul Rowedder, Joe Malusky

Event 9: Girls Open 200 Medley
Haley O'Brien, Deena Mayer-Whittington, Taylor Swift, Annie Marcolin

Event 10: Boys 14 & under 100 graduated Medley
Francis Rowedder, Tom Kilmer, Avery Miller, Matthew Ourand

Event 11: Girls 14 & under 100 graduated Medley
Chrissy Wasel, Sarah Marcolin, Molly Martin, Tali Zambrano

-- 10 minute break --

Event 12: Boys 8 & under 100 Medley
Nathaniel Barish, Shawn Mashburn, Tom Kilmer, Gabriel Radich

Event 13: Girls 8 & under 100 Medley
Mary Sheetz, Therese McGovern, Maddy Keen, Tali Zambrano

Event 14: Boys 9-10 100 Medley
Matthias Barish, Kevin Ourand, Avery Miller, Michael Zambrano

Event 15: Girls 9-10 100 Medley
Emma Kuhnsman, Sara Marcolin, Maddy Marvel, Julie Kilmer

Event 16: Mixed 15-18 200 Medley
Bryan Van Gieson, Taylor Swift, Paul Rowedder, Deena Mayer-Whittington

Event 17: Boys 11-12 200 Medley
Tim Wasel, Matthew Ourand, Marcello Beatley, Andrew O'Brien

Event 18: Girls 11-12 200 Medley
Annie Marcolin, Mary Kate Wasel, Chrissy Wasel, Gianna D'Avella

Event 19: Boys 13-14 200 Medley
Francis Rowedder, Gabriel Wilson, Mickey Van Gieson, Mitchell Kuhnsman

Event 20: Girls 13-14 200 Medley
Keely Mashburn, Christina Kilmer, Molly Martin, Mary Rowedder

-- 10 minute break --

Event 21: Boys Crescendo 250 Free
Tom Kilmer, Matthew Ourand, Paul Rowedder, Francis Rowedder, Kevin Ourand

Event 22: Girls Crescendo 250 Free
Tali Zambrano, Chrissy Wasel, Taylor Swift, Molly Martin, Emma Kuhnsman

Relay Carnival reminder

We are hosting the L division relay meet this coming Sunday morning, the 26th of June. The relay carnival is relatively early this year due to the desire to avoid any conflicts with the weekend around July 4th. This should be an exciting event, providing a great opportunity for fun, fast swimming, and a chance to raise some funds as well. As always, we will need help from parents and other volunteers to make the event a success.

As for the list of participants, anyone who is swimming in the dual meet on Saturday should check to see if they are in the relay meet on Sunday. Given the size of our team, it may be the case where we need someone who might not expect to be in the meet. The coaches are working on a draft lineup for the relay meet, and we should be able to let people know tomorrow if we expect them to swim on Sunday.

Lineup for Saturday A meet at James Creek

The lineup for the Saturday dual meet at James Creek is complete. You can view the specifics by clicking on one of the links below. We are expecting a close meet, as our experience last weekend was an outlier and will not be something that we see again in our dual meets for the remainder of this season. As always, if you see something in the lineup that may be a problem, please let me know right away, such as someone in entered in the meet who will not be available.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Revised entry for tomorrow's meet posted

The lineup for tomorrow night has been updated with some changes that were requested at practice and via email. Please see the original post for the lineup, as the reports have been updated to reflect the most recent requests, or you use the links below.

Information for the Wednesday meet vs Long Branch

This is a home meet tomorrow, our first home meet of the season, so let's make a strong showing. Please be at the pool no later than 5:15 PM for warm-ups. The meet is scheduled to start at 6:15 PM. With the weather forecast showing the threat of afternoon thunderstorms, we want to make sure that we get the meet started on time.

Recap of meet schedule
Wheaton Woods swimmers and parent volunteers: 5:15 PM arrival
Meet start time: 6:15 PM

See you there!

Monday, June 20, 2011

Wednesday B meet lineup vs Long Branch

For the first home B meet on Wednesday, June 22, the lineup for WW can be viewed by clicking on one of the links below:

Changes can be made at the meet if necessary, but this lineup reflects the events that the coaches would like to each individual to swim.

Events for the week of June 20

This is a busy week for the swim team. Our first B meet (and first home meet) is on Wednesday night, our second dual A meet is Saturday morning, and then the L Division Relay Carnival on Sunday morning at Wheaton Woods completes a very full week of events.

The lineup for the meet Wednesday night should be posted later this evening. The coaches will also be letting each swimmer know during practice what events they are scheduled to swim at the B meet. Just as a reminder, the usual rule for entries in our B meets is that swimmers may not swim the same events on Wednesday night that they swam at the previous Saturday meet. If a swimmer was disqualified in an event at the Saturday meet, they may be entered in that event on the following Wednesday night at the discretion of the coaching staff.

If you know you will not be available for any of the events this week and you have not already let us know, please do so as soon as possible. Notification by e-mail is always helpful. Thanks to all of those who have already notified us regarding your availability for events during the season.

Let's have a great week of practice and get ready for all of the events that are scheduled for the week.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Practice changes for the week of June 20

Since we have such a large number of participants in VBS at St. Jude, we will be modifying the practice schedule for this week only. This only affects morning practices. Afternoon practices will be unchanged.

Morning practice schedule
8:00 - 8:45 AM for VBS participants
8:15 - 9:30 for 13 & older swimmers
9:00 - 10:00 for all other 12 & unders

Please note this time change and make sure that everyone is picked up from practice at 10. Also, just a reminder that pre-team swimmers should not be at morning practices. They should only be attending in the afternoons.

Saturday A meet recap

The first dual meet of the season saw the WWST Tigers head out to Germantown to swim against Cloppers Mill. The morning was gray and threatening to rain, but neither the weather nor the strong competition from the home team kept our team from putting forth a very strong showing. While the final score of the meet showed it to be a big win for the home team, that was not a reflection of how our team performed, but rather a reflection on the changes that Clopper Mill underwent prior to the start of the season.

The first event, the 12 & under Boys 100 IM, was typical of how the meet went on Saturday. Thomas Moynihan and and Tim Wasel both posted enormous drops in time from their efforts at time trials on the previous Saturday, with Thomas dropping nearly 9 seconds and Tim improving by nearly 12 seconds. However, they were only able to place third and fourth respectively in the event. Cloppers Mill set a bunch of team and pool records during the meet, so while many swims for Wheaton Woods showed major improvements in performance, that improvement in time was not always reflected in how the Tigers placed in an event.

The other coaches and I were very proud of how we as a team conducted ourselves and continued to race and compete throughout the meet, even when it was apparent that outcome of the meet was not going to be in doubt. We showed good sportsmanship and showed that we can handle a setback, which was something that we never had to deal with during our perfect run last season.

Notable Performances
In addition to the great 100 IM swims by Thomas Moynihan and Tim Wasel, there are some other swims that deserve some special recognition. The time improvements are in comparison to the times that were swum at time trials the week before.
  • George Marcolin with an improvement of over 5 seconds in 25 free
  • Mary Sheetz with an amazing time drop of over 15 seconds in 25 free
  • Joseph Moynihan with a huge drop of 18 seconds in 50 free
  • Matthias Barish with a 9 second improvement in 50 free
  • Mitchell Kuhnsman with a 5 second drop in 50 free
  • Mary Rowedder with a nice 5 second improvement in 50 free
  • Alex Wasel with a 4 second improvement in 100 IM
  • Shawn Mashburn with a 5 second drop in 25 back
  • Matthew Ourand with a 7 second drop in 50 back
  • Tim Wasel with a 7 second drop in 50 back
  • Marcello Beatley with a 5 second drop in 50 back
  • Thomas Moynihan with a 5 second drop in 50 breast
  • Michael Moynihan with a nearly 5 second improvement in 50 breast
  • Brigid English with a 3 second drop in 25 fly
  • Thomas Moynihan with a 6 second improvement in 50 fly
  • Benedict Radich with a big 8 second improvement in 50 fly
  • John Francis Marcolin with a large 8 second drop in 50 fly
These were just the big time drops that we showed. There were many other improvements of "only" a second or two, which are of course significant improvements n their own right. As mentioned before, this was a very strong showing the by team as a whole. There were also very strong performances by some people who had been away or who were not able to attend time trials.

Event Winners
Despite the touch competition, we were able to grab some first-place finishes.
  • Kevin Ourand, 9-10 50 free
  • Tom Kilmer, 8 & under 25 breast
  • Johnny English, 13-14 50 breast
  • Taylor Swift, 15-18 100 breast
  • Avery Miller, 9-10 25 fly
Overall, we had a good meet in that we took care of the things that we could control. We improved our times and we raced well in each event, which is all we can do as a team. We can't change what the other team can do, so we focus on taking care of our business at the meet. As long as we do that, then we will give ourselves a chance to win.

This is a busy week with another dual meet on Saturday and the relay carnival on Sunday. Let's have a great week of practice and be ready for the next challenge.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Lineup for Saturday A meet at Clopper's Mill

The lineup is complete and can be viewed by clicking one of the links below:


Just about everyone is swimming at least one event at the meet, so it will truly be a total team effort. Let's swim fast and have fun tomorrow.

Dual meet information

We will meet at the pool at 7:15 AM tomorrow to caravan up to Clopper's Mill for the meet tomorrow morning. If you do not wish to caravan to the meet, then please be at Clopper's mill pool no later than 8:00 AM. Directions to the pool are in the sidebar under the schedule listing, but they are reported here for your convenience.


Directions to Clopper's Mill
13665 Ansel Terrace, Germantown, MD 20874

1. Take I-270 to Exit 9B, Sam Eig Highway (West)
2. Follow Sam Eig Hwy to its end
3. Bear Right on Great Seneca Highway
4. Follow Great Seneca Highway approx. 5 miles
5. Turn left onto Richter Farm Road
6. Park in the Northwest High School Stadium Lot (on the right)
7. Pool is across Richter Farm Road at the corner of Shearwater Place and Ansel Terrace

Pep rally tonight

Our pep rally is tonight at 6 PM at the pool to celebrate the start of the dual meet season tomorrow. Parent volunteers are working to prepare a pasta dinner for the team, and we are grateful for their efforts that are making this event happen. Let's enjoy ourselves tonight, get excited for the meet, and have fun swimming fast tomorrow.

The pep rally on Friday nights will be in place of the usual afternoon practices. There will be no regular practice on Friday nights, but the coaches may pull some people aside to work on specific things either before or after the pep rally as time permits.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Morning practice starts tomorrow

Practice schedule
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM for 13 & older
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM for 12 & unders

We are planning a few special items to kick off our Friday fun days. See you tomorrow morning.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Morning practices start Friday

Morning practices start on Friday, June 17. There was an earlier message that went out that indicated that morning practices would start Thursday, but this is not correct. No morning practice tomorrow.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Dual meet lineups

As was the case last year, almost everyone on the team will get an opportunity to swim in the Saturday dual meets. Unless you are told that you are not in the lineup, you should consider yourself to be needed for the meet. Lineups are exchanged no later that noon on Fridays, so the final lineup should be ready and posted on Thursdays.

If you know that you will not be available for a meet, please let me know as soon as possible. Many thanks to those who have already let me know about travel plans or other times when you will not be able to participate in the Saturday meets. We only get a limited number of scratches, so it is preferable to know before the meet rather than on the day of the meet.

Time trials makeup

For those who missed Time Trials on Saturday, you will have the opportunity to swim for time at practice tomorrow evening. Anyone that we are not able to get tomorrow will get one more chance on Thursday, but at that point we need to get the meet lineup completed, so please get to practice on one of those nights if you need to be timed.


Sunday, June 12, 2011

Weekend recap

It was a good start to the summer meet season with Time Trials on Saturday morning. The meet ran well, ran fast, and there were a lot of good swims. With many new faces on the volunteer side, we ran a great meet and had a good rehearsal for future dual meets.

I will be posting the results of time trials and the draft lineup for the first dual meet in the the next few days. We have some people who missed time trials, so we will try to get some times for them during practice this week. Please let one of the coaches know if you will not be available for the meet on Saturday. Given the size of our team, just about everyone can expect to swim in the Saturday meets, so it is important that we know if you will not be available.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

'Prep' rally aka meeting for parents

I know there is a little confusion about tomorrow night, so let me clarify the planned activities once again. Our new team rep, Rich Barish, is holding a meeting for parents and volunteers at the pool at 6 PM on Friday. This is what he termed his "prep rally" in his email, and is not the usual pre-meet pep rally. Practices will be held on the normal schedule while parents are meeting with Rich.

The first pre-meet social event will take place on Friday, June 17. I hope this clears up any confusion.

Time trials and other notes

We will have regular practice on Friday afternoon. There will not be a pep rally prior to time trials, as we will have the first one prior to our first Saturday dual meet.

Parents, we will need your help on Saturday morning to run the time trials. The meet should run fairly quickly, but we can't do it without volunteers. Please check in with Rich Barish to let him know how you will be able to help out.
If you have not completed and turned in your registration forms, please do so as soon as possible. We need to get our roster updated prior to the start of the dual meet season.

Please encourage anyone you know who might like to try the swim team or to join the pool to come check things out. While we are doing well in terms of numbers, we are thin in a few age groups so we would love to have new faces join us.

Suit orders have been turned in to Aardvark. If you did not get your order in with this batch, you can go to the Aardvark retail store on Rockville Pike and order your suit at the store. We also have team caps on order, which will be made available as soon as they are ready.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Friday night June 10

Just a clarification in case there was any confusion - we will be following the regular practice on Friday night for all age groups. While it is the night before time trials, we want to use the available practice time to continue to prepare for the first dual meet on June 17. Friday night pep rallies will start on June 16, so no pep rally this week, just regular practice.

Latest news

After a good first week of practice, we are getting fully into the swing of things as we look ahead to time trials this weekend. Please let me know if you will not be available for time trials. With the many changes in our volunteer roles, this is a great opportunity to get comfortable with running the meet before we start our regular meet schedule.

Please remember to get your registration forms completed and turned in to Rich Barish. You may also give them to one of the coaches during practice.