Address Change and Psych Sheet

Goril's Address is actually 70395.  Don't go to 20395 unless you want to drive for a LONG time...

Psych sheet is out HERE.

SNOW DAY (Tuesday, 2/22)

Optional practice from 2 to 4.  Conference-only swimmers will be out at 3:30.  Also, please see the post below about Conference Week.  Rest up and stay safe!

Conference Week

We’re finally here!  For many of our athletes, this will be their final week of swimming for the 2010-11 season…  Here’s what you need to know:

• Tuesday and Wednesday
• Practice will get out at 5pm for Conference Swimmers. 
• State Swimmers will practice until 5:30
• Thursday
• After a short practice, the Conference Swimmers will shave down in the locker room.  Each swimmer will need to bring a couple razors.  Shaving cream will be provided.
• Following the shave-down, we will head to the Goril’s house for our Conference Team Dinner.  Rides will be provided by our upperclassmen.
• The swimmers will need to be picked up from the Goril’s house afterwards.  Their address is 20395 M-43.
• Friday
• For the classes they will miss on Friday, each swimmer is to get their assignments BEFOREHAND and turn them in at the same time as the rest of their classes.  This does not count the same as a regular absence.
• All swimmers will get out of class to eat A Lunch.
• We will leave the high school by 12:15.
• Warm Up begins at 1:30, Prelims begin at 3:00.  Divers may stay for an hour afterwards (this is up to Justin).
• EVERYONE will ride the bus home.  We will stop somewhere in Allegan to grab some food, so swimmers need to bring money.
• Saturday
• WE NEED TO PROVIDE PARENT TRANSPORTATION ON SATURDAY.  CALL (269-313-6234) or EMAIL (benjamin.herrman@gmail.com) me if you can provide transportation so I can get an accurate head count.
• Those who placed in the Top 16 in each event will swim on Saturday.  EVERYONE attends, whether they made the top-16 cut or not.
• Divers need to be at Allegan by 8:00 for Warm Up, with prelims beginning at 9:30.
• Swimmers need to meet at the high school at 8:45.  We will leave by 9:00 so that we can catch part of the diving prelims.
• Warm Up begins at 10:45, Finals begin at 12:00 (noon). 
• Miscellaneous
• Swimmers will need to bring food and drink for each session.
• Admission is $5.00 at the door each day.
• Conference shirts will be available on-site for $15.

If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to call or email me!  

D3 Top Times

You can go to the MISCA Website to see the top times for Division 3.  From that page, there's one link to individual events and one link to relays.  Unfortunately, not all teams submit their times, so the list is not completely accurate; however, most of the top teams do submit their times, so it's not far off.  

Results vs. Plainwell

Results from our meet against Plainwell can be found HERE.  Three new State Cuts: the 200 Free Relay, Eric Goril in the 100 Breaststroke and Eddie Verdonk in the 100 Breaststroke.  We now have 5 guys swimming at the State Meet! A number of other time drops as well: Alex Anders in the 200 Free and 100 Free (relay split); Ryan Miller and Tim Larson in the 100 Free; George Zapalski and Steven Zimbrich in the 50 Free; Robert Heinrich in the 500 Free.  Great way to end our dual meet season!  More info to come over the weekend about the next four weeks with Conference and State...

Results vs. Spring Lake

WOW!  What a meet tonight!  New State Qualifying times for our Medley Relay, Bobby in the 100 Back, and Mitch in the 100 Breast.  Plus, we had a TON of lifetimes best swims across the board.  Our work is definitely paying off...and we still have a couple weeks left!  Check out the results and improvements HERE.

The Week Ahead: 2/7 to 2/11

Two meets this week, both home.  Tuesday we swim against Spring Lake, Thursday against Plainwell (rescheduled from last week).  The usual times: 4:45 on-deck, 5:00 warm up, 6:00 meet start.  Thursday is our last dual meet of the season, so it will be our Senior Night.  The ceremony, with the seniors and their parents, will begin after the 50 free, before the diving warm up.

For those who have not qualified for the State Meet, this will be our last week of full-on practices before beginning taper!  Remember, you have to put in the work for taper to work for you.  The swimmers who want to should be bleaching their hair this weekend, a long-standing tradition in high school swimming.  Freshmen and first-year swimmers should be getting a call from our captains this weekend explaining this.  

MEET VS. PLAINWELL CANCELLED

Due to the incoming storm (it better happen!!) our meet tonight has been cancelled.  We will practice until 5.  The meet has been rescheduled to next Thursday, the 10th so that will be our Senior Night.