All Star Meet info...

Congrats to the 13 swimmers that have qualified for the All Star Meet on Saturday, February 1 from 1:00 until about 5:00 at the Mt. Hood CC Pool.  I am very excited to take over 25% of our team to this Championship meet on our first year!  Here is a very tentative timeline for the meet this weekend.  I will publish a more current one when it becomes available by CYO:

• 1:00 - Warm ups begin
• 1:30ish - Meet begins
• 2:00ish - 25 Free
• 2:15ish - Cadet 50 Free
• 2:25ish - 25/50 Breast
• 2:45ish - Cub 50 Free
• 3:15ish - 200 Free
• 3:30ish - 25/50 Back
• 4:00ish - 25/50 Fly

As is the case for all Championship Swim Meets, admission fees are $2 for adults and $1 for non-competing children.  We are still responsible for providing volunteers for the meet.  If you could consider volunteering your time, your entry would be free, and you would get a great view of the meet.  Time will pass a little quicker too, if the last meet seemed long :)  The positions that are still available are:

• Timer
• Bullpen
• Heat Winner Ribbons
• Runner

Our last practice will be tomorrow (Thursday) from 6:30-7:00, but they can stay until 7:15 if needed.  It will be a low yardage practice focusing on visualizing their swims with fast starts, fast turnovers, and fast finishes.

GO WHCS!

All Star Meet

Congrats to everyone on a successful season!  I am excited that the first year is almost in the books.
BUT, we still have up to 14 more swimmers for the All Star Meet.  Right now, this is the entry list:

Madison Craft (6)

Girls 6- 25 Free
Emily Jaramillo (4) Girls 4- 25 Free
Girls 4- 50 Free
Girls 4- 25 Back
Katy Willis (4) Girls 4- 25 Fly
Heath Frost (5) Boys 5- 50 Free
Boys 5- 25 Back
Grady Killian (6) Boys 6- 25 Breast
Mark Mittelstaedt (6) Boys 6- 25 Breast
Boys 6- 25 Fly
Garrett Parker (6) Boys 6- 25 Free
Boys 6- 25 Back
Jacob Powers (5) Boys 5- 25 Free
Boys 5- 25 Breast
Boys 5- 25 Back
Christian Walker (8) Boys 8- 50 Free
Boys 8- 200 Free
Boys 8- 50 Back

These are the other possible qualifiers that have not indicated to me that they want to swim:

Gabe Askew (6)Boys 6- 50 Free
Caleb Farmer (6)Boys 6- 25 Back
Boys 6- 25 Fly
Ella Guffee (6)Girls 6- 25 Free

As of right now, these entries reflect times acquired from the developmental meets throughout the season. The results from the Division meet are not yet updated. They should be released early tomorrow. If space allows in the event, I can try to add your swimmer after the results are released.  But they are first-come, first-entered.  So, please let me know right away if you want me to try to enter your swimmer!

Practices this week for All-Stars ONLY:
Monday 4:00-4:45
Thursday 6:30-7:15  

If you can't make one or both of the practices, please email me right away!

Last minute details...

This will be a crowded meet, so plan to get cozy with other swimmers and parents.  Plan to arrive as early as possible for the best spectator seating.  I will arrive by noon to get our team area for the swimmers.  If I am not present in our area, look for a few bright red WHCS towels indicating our area.

I have several items left from the last few meets in my meet bag.  Please see me if you are missing anything.  Also, one of our girl swimmer is missing her size 28 team suit.  Does your family have it?  If so, please bring it to me today.

Lastly, we are still missing 8 volunteers that we are supposed to provide.  You may volunteer as you arrive at the pool, if there are positions still available.  If you would like to volunteer last minute, arrive by 12:30 and check in at the volunteer desk before you pay admission, so you can get in for free.

GO WHCS!

Division Meet on Saturday!

As you hopefully know by now, the Cub and Cadet final meet is this weekend on Saturday.  See the entries here, or on the blog on the right column.  The meet begins at 1:00 with the warm-ups, so I expect the swimmers to be on the deck, ready to go by 12:45.  If parents are volunteering, they will need to arrive by 12:20 (YES WE STILL NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS!)  Seating is somewhat limited, so you should plan to arrive early or ask another parent to save you a seat.  I believe the facility opens its doors around noon.  Since there are so many people, we will easily find ourselves if we all (swimmers and parents) wear the new (or old) red WHCS T-shirt with (or without) Swim Team labeled on it.

The meet should be over by 5:30, which makes for a long meet.  Your swimmer should come with items to keep them busy while they are waiting for their events.  Reading materials and water resistant games are good ideas.  The swimmers should be away from the pool for most of the meet, so electronic devices are up to parental approval.  Since this meet is over four hours long, the swimmers will probably get hungry.  The best snacking foods would be any light, and nutritious snack that won't make a mess on the pool deck.  Goldfish, Ritz crackers, and Cheerios are poor choices due to how they make a mess once wet on the pool deck.  Fruit, jerky, peanut-free trail mix, wheat thins, etc... are all great choices.

As with all big meets, parent volunteers are in high demand.  Our school must provide 13 volunteers, and currently we have 4.  All positions are for parents only, so please consider volunteering.  Volunteers must check-in by 12:20.  If you can volunteer, please email me immediately and indicate for which position you would like to volunteer.

• Bullpen
• Timer
• Runner
• Safety Marshal/Timer

Since this is a Championship Meet, there is an entrance fee of $2 adults / $1 children.  Swimmers and coaches get in for free.  Additionally, meet volunteers also get in for free!  Also, I do not have access to the meet program for this meet.  If you want a meet program, they will be sold at the event for $3.  Due to this fact, coaches will be marking the swimmer's hands with Event / Heat/ Lane at the pool to assure they do not miss their event!

Division Meet on Saturday! HELP!!!

Only one more person has responded to my previous requests for volunteers.  Our team still needs to provide quite a few volunteers.  As a volunteer, you will get in to the meet for free.

The positions that are available are:

• Runners
• Safety Marshall / Timer
• Girls locker room monitor
• Boys locker room monitor
• Bullpen
• Timer

Please consider volunteering!  Please email me ASAP to secure your position.  FYI, respond quickly to secure the position you want.  All teams are filling the same positions, and once they are full, you will be placed where ever is needed.

Please look for a blog post/email tonight about the meet specifics.  Briefly, the meet is at Mt. Hood CC on Saturday from 1:00-5:30.  Plan to arrive by 12:45, unless you are volunteering you arrive by 12:15.

Division Volunteers...NEEDED!

One person has responded to my previous request for volunteers.  Our team still needs to provide quite a few volunteers.  As a volunteer, you will get in to the meet for free.

The positions that are available are:

• Runners
• Safety Marshall / Timer
• Girls locker room monitor
• Boys locker room monitor
• Bullpen
• Timer

Please email me ASAP to secure your position.  FYI, respond quickly to secure the position you want.  All teams are filling the same positions, and once they are full, you will be placed where ever is needed.

End of season party?

I was wondering if anyone would want to plan the end of season party?

I have too many things going on to make it a fun affair.  We would be able to use the auditorium and I will hand out participation certificates, but I would like someone to plan the rest of it.

If this is your calling, please contact me!

Division Championship Meet volunteers!

We need to provide at least 6 more volunteers for the meet this weekend.  Please consider helping during this meet.  One great perk is that you will probably get a better view of the swimmers.  The spectator seating is can be blocked at times by the volunteers.  Another small perk is that the meet will be free for volunteers and swimmers.

If you don't volunteer, plan to arrive early for the best seating.  The meet will be much more crowded than regular meets.  The meet will cost $2 for adults and $1 for students, but swimmers are free.

The positions that are available are:

• Runners
• Safety Marshall / Timer
• Girls locker room monitor
• Boys locker room monitor
• Bullpen
• Timer

We must have at least 6 more volunteers, so please consider volunteering.  If you would like to, please email me right away and signal which position.

Practices for the next two weeks

First off, I want to congratulate the Polliwog swimmers on a fantastic meet today!  They all swam their hearts out, and I couldn't be prouder of how far they have all come this season.

Polliwogs, you are done for the year.  I will look forward to seeing each of you around the school for the remainder of this year, until practices begin again for you next school year.

Cubs and cadets, practices will continue for you this week.  There will be no practice on Monday Jan 20, do to the holiday.  If you normally practice on Monday, please feel free to choose another day and come.  The other available practices are:

• Tuesday afternoon - 4:00 to 4:45
• Tuesday evening - 6:30 to 7:15
• Wednesday afternoon - 4:00 to 4:45
• Thursday afternoon - 4:00 to 4:45
• Thursday evening - 6:30 to 7:15

Friday's dryland practice will be in the music room this week from 3:15 to 4:15.  I will go over meet etiquette, final tips on performance and light conditioning.

If your swimmer is entering the All-Star Meet, I think I will only offer Monday afternoon and Thursday evening practices for the week of Jan 27-31.  Please let me know if those times will not work!

Polliwog and Division Meet entries

Here are the entries for the two upcoming meets (Polliwog and Division Championships).  You will only see only our entries.  CYO will sell Meet Programs ($1 or $2) at the meet which will list the heat and lane of your swimmers.  They do not release the Meet Program to the coaches.

Polliwog Championships

Division Championships

They can also be found in the Important Links on the blog.

Division Championships Meet Entry due TODAY!!!

This if for parents of 4th-8th graders ONLY!  Entries for the championship meet are due today by 8pm!  All Cubs and Cadets can swim in this meet.  As of right now, Nelson, Willis, Walker, Frost, Guffee, and McFarland have replied.  

I will not be able to add your swimmer after today.

Click here for meet entry!

All Star Meet

This meet is for anyone who qualified throughout the season by achieving a time standard.  Please view this report to confirm if your child qualified.  This meet is in a different format, please read carefully.  Swimmers will swim against their grade only.  The meet costs $30 to enter, regardless if you are swimming in 1, 2, or 3 events, but you can only swim in the events you have qualified in.

The meet will be at the Mr. Hood Comm. Coll. pool on Feb. 1, 2014 from 1:00 - 5:00.  There will be approximately 2 heats of every event at each grade level, not by all cubs nor all cadets swimming together.

To enter in the meet, I want you to email me the following two pieces of information:

1. Swimmer name
2. Qualified events that they want to swim

I would like to receive this email no later than 5PM Wednesday (if you need longer to decide, contact me ASAP).  I must receive payment for the meet on or by January 31.  Make checks payable to WHCS for $30.

Division Championships

On Saturday, January 25 from 1:00 to 5:30, all of the Cubs (4th-6th grade) and Cadets (7th-8th grade) will swim in their championship meet.  Entries for this meet are due by 10pm on January 14th.  I need all Cubs and Cadets ONLY to enter their events in the meet by 8pm on January 14th.  Click here to pick entries for the meet.  This will be a regular meet (with relays), but with Cubs and Cadets only.  All of the teams will be present, so this will be a very crowded meet, so when you arrive look for me and the other coaches.  The meet will again be at the Mt. Hood pool.  If you have any any questions, please email me.

Polliwog Meet Update...

Good morning!

I wanted to inform the parent's of Polliwog's of some important information for the meet next Sunday, January 19.  Due to the large number of Polliwogs attending from all of the CYO teams, we must swim in the large pool at Mt. Hood, which is the exact same place as last week.

Warm-ups begin at 1:00 sharp with assigned lanes, and the meet will start at 1:45.  Please have all swimmers in their suits, ready to swim, and with the coaches by 12:45.  With over 300 swimmers at this meet, it is important to give extra time for parking, changing, finding our team area, and getting situated.  The meet should be over by 5:30.  Since there are so many people, we will easily find ourselves if we all wear the new red WHCS T-shirt with Swim Team labeled on it.  You can order yours here!  You must order by 5PM on Monday.

As with all big meets, parent volunteers are in high demand.  Our school must provide 4 volunteers.  Some positions might be full.  If so, you will be moved to another position.  All positions are for parents only.  Volunteers must check-in by 12:15.  If you can volunteer, please email me immediately and indicate for which position you would like to volunteer.

• Stroke and Turn (must be certified through CYO)
• Bullpen
• Timer
• Runner
• Ribbon sorter
• Safety Marshal/Timer
• Hospitality Room
• Recorder
• Revolving door assistant

Since this is a Championship Meet, there is an entrance fee of $2 adults / $1 children.  Swimmers and coaches get in for free.  Additionally, meet volunteers also get in for free!  Also, I do not have access to the meet program for this meet.  If you want a meet program, they will be sold at the event.  I'm not sure how much they will charge, but I believe it will be $1-2.  Please come prepared.  Due to this fact, coaches will be marking the swimmer's hands with Event / Heat/ Lane to assure they do not miss their event!

Since this is the last meet of the season for the Polliwogs, this will also be their last week of practices.  Plan to come the the practices at Valley Catholic Monday through Thursday, and the Dryland Practice at WHCS on Friday.

Polliwog (K-3) Championships entries due TODAY!

This if for parents of 1st-3rd graders ONLY!  Entries for the championship meet are due today by 8pm!  All of the Polliwogs can swim in this meet.  As of right now, Dutt, Gowans, and McFarland have replied.  I will not be able to add your swimmer after today.

Click here for meet entry!

Polliwog Championships!

On Sunday, January 19 from 1:00 to 5:30, all of the Polliwogs (K-3rd grade) will swim in their championship meet.  Entries for this meet are due by 10pm on January 7th.  I need all Polliwogs ONLY to enter their events in the meet by 8pm on January 7th.  Click here to pick entries for the meet.  This will be a regular meet (with relays), but with Polliwogs only.  All of the teams will be present, so this will be a very crowded meet, so when you arrive look for me and the other coaches.  The meet will again be at the Mt. Hood pool, but this time we will be swimming in the indoor pool.  If you have any any questions, please email me.

Meet results

I have listed the results on the side of the blog along with the current list of qualifiers for the All Star Meet.  I will send out a separate blog post about the All Star Meet today or tomorrow.  Click here for yesterday's meet results.

Practices this week

We will be back to regular practice schedule this week.  Swimming practices Monday - Thursday, and a dryland practice on Friday from 3:15 to 4:15.

Meet Program

Click here for the Meet Program.  Since I don't have access to the school's printers (due to Christmas Break) I will not have extra copies.  Please print your own and maybe an additional one for a friend.  Please plan to arrive at the pool early enough to be on the deck by 3:15.

Since we are co-hosting the meet, we need to have all of the volunteer positions filled by noon tomorrow.  Can you please offer yourself to help the swimmers from all teams.  Fortunately, we are co-hosting this meet, so we only need to fill half of the positions.  Click here to volunteer!