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Hi all! Here are some notes for this week...

1)       Dive-In movie night and potluck dinner to celebrate the Olympic Trials Swimmers is tonight. The movie will be National Treasure 2.

2)       Great job by the swimmers this past weekend at our meet! It was exciting to see some fast swims for the amount of work we have been doing. I do know that we do have some very tired swimmers as well. The next 2 weeks are very important to make as many practices as possible...this is the last push before the end of season meets. Some highlights from the meet include:

·         New Sectional Cuts by the following swimmers: Celina Li (400 Free), Chris Webb (100 Back) and Kayra Zsiga (50 Free)

·         New Far Western Cuts by 14 and under swimmers: Taryn Collura (100 Back), Haley Lopus (200 Free) and Kathleen Mulligan (200 Fly)

·         New BEST Team Record: Celina Li (11-12 200 IM). The record she broke is Kalyn Keller's from 1998. Way to go!

3)       Please make sure the swimmers are bringing water bottles to practice everyday. It is very important that we do not become dehydrated. I will start having 5 minute drink breaks around the middle of practice so they can refill them. I want to try to keep everyone healthy so we can have a great end of season.

4)       There will be no practice on Friday, July 4^th.

5)       Thank you to all the parents who helped at our meet over this past weekend!

That is all for right now.

Thanks!

Coach Kevin

Hi all! Here are some notes for this week...

1)       Thank you to all the swimmers for a great weekend up at Manresa. Everyone had fun and we got some good group bonding in. If anyone has pictures, please send me some copies. A big thank you to Mary Carbajal for her help on the trip! We could not have done it without you. Thanks again Mary! By the way, it was fun watching the swimmers imitate me during their skits Saturday night! This is a very special group and I am very lucky to be coaching them!!!!

2)       Swim Meet this weekend at BEST. Prelim warm-ups are at 7:00am on all 3 days. The meet starts at 8:00am. Finals (Top 16) warm-up will begin at 4:30pm and meet start at 5:30pm. The morning sessions will be short. The t-shirt order for this weekend will be: Friday (Yellow), Saturday (White) and Sunday (Red). I will talk to the swimmers this week about wearing racing suits. I really want them to go after it this weekend. This is our last chance to race before the end of season meets.

3)       We will need parent volunteers to help with timing each session. This meet cannot run without you. There is no sign up sheet. Just show up when timers are being called for before the session begins. Thanks for your help!

4)       Swimmers not competing Friday due to summer school...should come to the finals session on Friday to get a warm-up in.

5)       There is no practice this Wednesday morning (June 18).

6)       We will be practicing hard the next two weeks after the meet to get ready for the end of season. Swimmers need to be attending all practices possible.

That is all for now.

Thanks

Coach Kevin

Congratulations to all the BEST swimmers on a great weekend at the Cactus Classic Swim Meet. BEST placed 3rd overall. Congratulations to the following High Point Award Winners...

Celina Li - 1st Place 11-12 Girls

Ian McIlwraith - 1st Place 11-12 Boys

Chris Webb - 1st Place 13-14 Boys

Erica Stock - 3rd Place 13-14 Girls

Hi all! Here are some notes for this week...

1)       There is no dryland this Saturday. Practice is from 8:00-10:00am.

2)       Gauchos Meet is this weekend. Warm-ups begin at 7:30am on both days. Swimmers should plan on arriving by 7:15am. Entries are posted on the bulletin board.

3)       I will pass out summer schedules next week. I understand swimmers might still be in school when we start and I will have make-up practices that last week in May. This information will be on the schedule I pass out.

4)       There will be no morning practices next week....getting ready for Cactus Classic!

5)       I will also be passing out a summer information sheet next week. This will need to be filled out and returned to me. It will ask about summer school schedules and any other conflicts this summer.

6)       We have been having some great practices and should be getting ready for a great summer! Keep up the great work!

7)       I know Finals are fast approaching...please try to make as many practices as possible. I do understand that swimmers may need to miss a day to study...just let me know when they will be missing.

That is all for right now.

Thanks!

Coach Kevin

Hi all! Here are some notes for this week...

1)       Great job by the swimmers at the Intrasquad Meet. This was a great chance to see where we are at as far as our racing goes. The biggest thing we really need to work on is using our legs during our races. This is something we will be doing more of in practice.

2)       There is no dryland practice this Saturday (May 10). Practice will be from 8:00 - 10:00am.

3)       There is No Friday AM practice this week (May 9). Distance animals can have a day to rest and get ready for a tough next week.

4)       Entries are posted for the Gauchos Meet and the Cactus Classic. Any changes...please let me know asap.

5)       Happy Mother's Day to all the moms this Sunday! Thank you for all the hard work you do for your swimmers and all your support. Hope you have a great day and the swimmers take good care of you!

That is all for right now.

Thanks!

Coach Kevin

Hi all! Here are some notes for this week...

1)       Great job by Celina and Taryn at the Swim Meet this past weekend in Mission Viejo! 5 of their 7 swims were best times ever! This is great considering it is still April. This really shows what we had hoped to accomplish this summer by not taking a long break in April....faster long course swimming earlier in the season. I am expecting big things by everyone else at either the Gauchos Meet or the Cactus Classic.

2)       BEST Intrasquad Meet is this Saturday. Pancake breakfast begins at 7:30am. (Please see the sheet that was in your file folders as to what you need to bring in.) Team pictures will take place at 8:10am. Meet warm-ups will begin at 8:30 with the meet starting at 9:30. The meet should be over by 12:30.

3)       BEST Awards Banquet is this Sunday. You need to purchase tickets in advance. Please see Sandy in the office to do this. Tickets will not be available at the door.

4)       Gauchos Meet (for those not swimming Cactus Classic) is May 17^th and 18^th. I need your participation form turned in by tomorrow if you plan on swimming in that meet. I will not enter swimmers without that form.

5)       Silver Manresa trip will be June 13^th - 15^th. More information to come soon.

6)       Summer practice schedule will begin Tuesday, May 27^th. I will pass out schedules to the swimmers in the next couple of weeks.

That is all for right now.

Thanks

Coach Kevin

Hi all! Here are some notes for this week...

1)       BEST Intrasquad Meet is Saturday, May 3^rd. The Senior Groups will be hosting a pancake breakfast that morning. Senior Group parents will need to help in organizing this event. The Age Group parents will handle this for our Fall Meet and parties. If you can help, please let Sandy know.

2)       BEST Awards Banquet is Sunday, May 4^th. You must purchase tickets in advance for this. Please stop into the office to do this. There will be no tickets sold at the door. Please plan on attending.

3)       Gauchos Meet (May 17^th -18^th)...please turn in the participation form if you are attending. This will be a good chance for swimmers not competing at Cactus Classic to race in May. The whole point of us taking a break at Christmas and not one in April was to have our swimmers going fast earlier in the long course season. Even though there is no warm-down pool at this meet, swimmers should still plan on going so they can learn to deal with certain situations. They are not going to have the ideal racing conditions all the time and they need to learn how to adjust. The participation form is due back to me by April 30^th.

4)       Cactus Classic Meet (May 23^rd - 26^th)...those entries have been posted on the bulletin board. We will make adjustments to entries after the Intrasquad meet.

5)       Summer practice schedule will begin Tuesday, May 27^th.

6)       Silver Manresa Trip will be June 13^th - 15^th. More information to come.

That is all for right now.

Thanks

Coach Kevin

Hi all! Here are some notes for this week…

1) Far Westerns swimmers – take the next three days off. I will see you Thursday at practice.

2) Cactus Classic Entries were passed out to swimmers in Silver last week. I will continue passing those out this week to swimmers that did not get it. I need to know by this Friday if there are any changes.

3) BEST Intrasquad Meet is Saturday, May 3rd.

4) BEST Awards Banquet is Sunday, May 4th.

5) There are no practice changes for this week. Remember that morning practices have started. Swimmers should be trying to attend 100% of their scheduled practices. Some swimmers are scheduled for 8 practices a week, others for 7 a week.

6) Swimmers need to make sure they have the following equipment for practice-
• Swim Bag, Kickboard, Pull Buoy, Paddles, Fins, Snorkel, 2 tennis balls, old pair of tennis shoes for kicking in the pool. Please make sure all equipment is marked with their name.

7) The Manresa trip for Silver will be June 13th – 15th. More info to come later.

That is all for right now.
Thanks
Coach Kevin

Hi all! Here are some notes for this week…

1) Weekly practice schedule is posted and was emailed out the other day. There will be no dryland on this Saturday (March 29th).

2) Morning practices will begin next week.

3) I will have the modified practice schedule for each swimmer that will begin next week. All swimmers in Silver are required to attend a minimum of 80% of their scheduled practices.

4) Looking ahead dates-
· April 8th – Brophy Power Breakfast (See Kevin to get your personal invitation)
· May 3rd – BEST Intrasquad Meet
· May 4th – BEST Awards Banquet
· May 23-26 – Cactus Classic Meet

That is all for right now.
Thanks!
Coach Kevin