Weekly Email: 11/29-12/4
Happy Holidays Everyone!!
I hope you all have had a nice
Thanksgiving, a break, and are ready for a very busy December! It will be
a busy couple of weeks for the swim team!
Our meet last week with Olympus was a lot of fun. After scoring errors were cleared up, the Olympus girls won, and the East boys won! As a combined team, we lost by 6 points. I made several mistakes and learned several lessons at this meet. I also have some new training methods to try. Wednesday afternoons will now be focused on sprint training, and then dryland, as usual. Sprint freestyle is so important to our success as a high school team, that I think we can benefit by an afternoon dedicated to sprinting.
Our meet last week with Olympus was a lot of fun. After scoring errors were cleared up, the Olympus girls won, and the East boys won! As a combined team, we lost by 6 points. I made several mistakes and learned several lessons at this meet. I also have some new training methods to try. Wednesday afternoons will now be focused on sprint training, and then dryland, as usual. Sprint freestyle is so important to our success as a high school team, that I think we can benefit by an afternoon dedicated to sprinting.
REMINDER! Swimmers
may NOT leave an away meet unless a PARENT/GUARDIAN tells a coach IN PERSON that the
swimmer is leaving early with them. We
had two swimmers who were on the bus on the way to Olympus, not show up for the
bus going home. This delays everyone as
we send someone to check the locker rooms and pool deck, and make attempts to
contact the swimmer. Swimmers are
allowed to leave early ONLY with their parent/guardian, otherwise they are
expected on the bus.
Swimmers of the Meets
Rowland Hall Invite:
Rowland Hall Invite:
- Noah-saw improvement in both the 200 free (dropped nearly a second) and the 500 free (dropped 10.9 seconds!!!)
- Jessie-tried a new event (100 fly) for the first time! It took some encouragement, but she did a great job!
Olympus:
- Daxton-also tried a new event (200 Free). He liked it so much, he just kept going. It was an error with Daxton’s time that switched the result of the meet, meaning the boys won!
- Madeline-has finally decided to embrace the distance, and realized that her work ethic at practice can lead to big success at the longer distances. She dropped 1.2 seconds in her 200 Free, and 6.9 seconds in her 500. As a bonus, she also dropped 1 second in her 100 free leading off the final relay.
Congratulations
Noah, Jessie, Daxton, and Madeline! All of these swimmers have
been working hard at practice and it's starting to pay off.
Christmas Holiday Schedule
I will be meeting with the pool manager to set up our pool schedule for the Christmas break. The moratorium (no practices) is Dec 23-27 and Jan 1. Other days, practices are STILL REQUIRED! Remember, you must be in good standing with your attendance (85%) to travel with the team to Cedar City (January 15-16).
I will be meeting with the pool manager to set up our pool schedule for the Christmas break. The moratorium (no practices) is Dec 23-27 and Jan 1. Other days, practices are STILL REQUIRED! Remember, you must be in good standing with your attendance (85%) to travel with the team to Cedar City (January 15-16).
- Normal schedule (Dec 1-18)
- Holiday schedule – TBD – Dec 21,22 & Dec 28-31
- December 31 – Friends and Family Fun meet during normal afternoon practice time (3-4:30pm) (counts as a practice, not a meet)
- Back to normal schedule on Jan 4.
Last Week:
The
team movie at the U of U on Tuesday after the Olympus meet was
inspirational, well attended and really fun! MANY thanks to the Hale,
Day, Wright and Swanson families for making it a success! Watch for
photos on the blog.
Thank you to the Day, Van Buren and Swanson families for providing bus snacks on Monday, and the Wright family for breakfast on Wednesday morning
This Week:
Attendance Percentages
This Week:
- Monday: Nov. 30 - Dinner @ Wright Home (1392 Canterbury Drive)
- Tuesday: Dec. 1 - Bountiful, Bonneville, Fremont, Rowland Hall @ East - HOME MEET
- Wednesday: Dec. 2 - Breakfast provided by Meghan Rainier and Family
- Friday: Dec. 4 - Breakfast provided by Jackson Keller and Jack Swanson Families
- Friday: Dec. 4 - Park City Invite - AWAY MEET – swimmers excused at 1:00pm, bus at 1:15
- Friday: Dec. 4 - Bus Snacks provided by Nick Olsen and Family
- Friday: Dec. 4 - Dinner @ Cafe Rio (400 South) after Park City Meet
The meet on Friday at Park City is an Invitational. It will be a large meet with many
teams. There is an entry fee of $5 per
swimmer that the team will pay. It
counts double attendance like any other meet. If
you cannot attend, PLEASE LET ME KNOW by Monday morning so I do not enter you
and pay for you. (Entries are due
Monday afternoon). The bus will leave
East at 1:15pm on Friday. Warm-up
starts at 2:30, and the meet at 3:30.
It will last longer than the usual meet! I am anticipating that we will arrive back at East at about
9pm.
Heads up for Next Week:
- Monday: Dec. 7 – Dinner at Mayer Home (1415 Roxbury Road)
- Tuesday: Dec. 8 – Box Elder, Highland, Rowland Hall @ East - HOME MEET
- Wednesday: Dec. 9 - Breakfast provided by Jack Swanson and Family
- Friday: Dec. 11 - Xmas Party/Boys & Girls Sleepover (more details coming)
(We are still looking for a date to take the team yearbook picture)
Attendance Percentages
- 100%+: Allison B, Madison, Kanna, Maddie, Lauren, Madeline, Stephanie, Meghan, Noah, Jared, Oskar, Jackson, Dylan, Connor GREAT!
- 90-99%: Sam, Ally H, Katy, Jessie, Mary, Eleanor, Ian, Daxton, Rob, Griffin, Alex, Zach, Jack, Cameron
- 85-89%: Mae, Busra, Jamie, Chloe, Dana, Abbey, Nicole S, Hank, James
- 80-83%: Lindsay, Emma R, Ramsey, Austin (twice on Monday to fully participate in the Tuesday meet)
- 70-79%: Nicole B, Jesper, Julius, Jojo, Nick, Adam, Isaac (need at least one make-up)
- Below 70%: David
Go EAST!
