Monday, January 30, 2012

Information About State

Just so that you guys know, we have some people going to state, and that is a very big meet, because it is STATE. All the people that made it there have worked very hard to get to where they are at, so it would be great if all of you came up and supported them! Here's the information that you will need to get in:
  1. State will be held at BYU this year, so it will be in their swimming pool.
  2. The meet is two days long (Feb. 10 and 11), so is what we did last year is rented out some hotel rooms and split the costs up among those who were sharing a room just so that you didn't have to drive there and back twice, and it's fun to be with your team in the wee hours of the morning. 
  3. On day 1 of the meet (Friday, Feb. 10), you won't have to miss any school from what I'm aware of. Warm-Ups will start at 4:00 PM, and the meet will begin at 5:00 PM. On day 2, (Saturday, Feb. 11) Warm-Ups will start at 11:00 AM and the meet will begin at 12:00 PM.
  4. There is a cost for spectating. If you are an Adult, then the cost to get in (per day) will be $6.00. If you are a Student (watching your teammates. Bring your Student ID just in case) then the cost will be $4.00. Please do remember that seating is limited, so you should arrive early because there aren't that many seats. If they do sell out, then you will get to watch on live video and you will also get a number. If any seats become available then your number will be called and you can sit in the seat that became available.
I hope to see a lot of my team mates there since I really don't want to be the only one sitting in the stands! Please come, it will be a ton of fun!

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Last week of the season (for some)

Hey Titans
I'm sad to say that this week will be the last week of the season for a good portion of our team. We have Regionals this Friday, and we didn't really taper at all. So, if you want to do really well, start cramming in on that tapering stuff even though that's almost IMPOSSIBLE to do. Focus on giving it your all in practice, and being as lazy as possible outside of practice. Also remember that what you put IN your body, is what you will get OUT of it. So eating healthy this week should be a top priority.

Since it's the end of regionals, I have a request for all of you. See if you can't get more people to join the team for next season. Remember, the more people we have, the easier it will be to win over other people. Even if they don't have any previous swimming experience, we can teach them. There is no try outs for swimming, we only ask that you work hard. Another request I will give to each of you, is that you have taken ANY pictures of people in the swim team that is semi relevant to the team, send them to one of our captains so we can include it into the swim banquet video.

The swim banquet, for those that don't know, is pretty much like a last chance to be together with your team. We eat a meal, and give out awards, including your letter if you lettered. We watch a movie with pictures and videos of the past season in it. That is something you definitely don't want to miss out on. I'll give you more details to that when they become available.

The Regions pasta party will be at my house this year (Alyssa's, if you didn't know who I was.). I will give out the invitations and address Thursday in practice. It starts at 6 like usual, so just come over and have some fun at the last pasta party of the year! We do some different things in this pasta party, such as a shaving party, spray paint T-Shirts, last year we gave out gag gifts, but I don't know if we'll be doing that this year or not. So there are a couple of things you'll need to bring. If you'd like to participate in the Shaving Party, you'll need to bring your own razor and shaving cream. If you'd like to make a Spray Paint T-Shirt, the only things you'll need to bring is your t-shirt (or whatever it is you want to spray paint), and a template if you want one. I'll have one of a titan sword, but that's all I'll have.

Well, that's all I have at this point, so I hope to see all of you Juniors, Sophmores, and Freshmen next year, and I hope to see many new faces! It has been a great year, and remember to ALWAYS keep swimming!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

This Week

Hey Titans!
I hope you all had a fantastic break and that you swam! Just a heads up we do have a home meet this Thursday against Northridge, so please do remember to swim the entire set that the coaches give to us and don't skip out on any laps, because that will hurt us as a team as well as your times. Let's give it our all in practice so we can get back in shape to be ready for this meet so we can CRUSH Northridge. Anyways, good luck to all on the meet and I hope you all can break your personal records!