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!

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!

Christmas Break!

So, as most of you know, we have only 3 days of practice this week and eight days off for Christmas Break! You know what that means? Many of us are going to gain time at our next meet if we don't practice or do some sort of physical activity. I would highly suggest going to the pool on your own time, and if we do end up having optional practices, go to those! They will help you so much over the break, so let's convince our coaches to do those optional practices, especially since we'll have a meet three days after we get back!

I'd also like to say good job to everybody! We've been doing so much better at our meets and we've had quite a few records broken, so congrats to all of you who broke school records, let's keep it up! And for the rest of you, I've noticed quite a bit of time dropping, Continue to keep up the good work guys!

We do have our Swim Team Christmas party coming up! It's at Amanda E.'s house on Tuesday. Please remember to bring a white elephant gift that is under $5. It will be a ton of fun so I hope to see all of you there.

There really isn't much else to say, so keep up the good work and let's strive to get more P.R.'s (Personal Records) because we're just amazing like that!

District Championships+Other meets!

Hey guys! So I'd just like to start off by congratulating the Girls 4x100 A Team Relay (Which consisted of Hiedi C., Amanda E., Natalie P., and Mindy D.) for breaking the school record on Tuesday! Amazing job to you girls! Also, I'd like to congratulate Chelsea F. for just about breaking the school record for the 100 Breast Stroke! She's half a second away, so let's wish them all best of luck in surpassing their goals!

So the meet yesterday was cancelled due to the fact that no buses or semis were being let on the freeway. This in some ways is a very good thing, but not in others. This means we had some downtime in preparation for the meet this Saturday which is very important. Speaking of, WE WILL HAVE PRACTICE TODAY AT 2:45!! So come please!

Let me explain District Championships first for all you people new to the team. District Championships is probably the third most important meet out of all the meets, the first two being State and Regions. Districts will be a very long meet, and because of that, I would strongly suggest that we get people to bring food for the ENTIRE team. I know that some are bring food for themselves, but it's always nice when everyone has something to eat. I would suggest bringing Granola Bars, some type of Fruit or Veggie, and maybe something to drink.

Please do your very best at Districts and do all the starts you possibly can! The blocks you are familiar with are not the same at all at Layton's pool. You are pretty much jumping off of a wall. Also be sure to practice them in the farthest lanes, particularly the one with only 4 feet of water. That lane sucks, so I would strongly suggest doing starts in it.

Lastly, please cheer on your team this meet. These times will go towards state, so it is very important for us all to do well. Go to the pasta party tonight as well! It's at Hiedi's house, and if you need her address, go to practice and you'll get it there.

The bus will be leaving at 6:30 AM!! Be up bright and early, ready to swim! Make the bus on time, otherwise, we WILL leave you! Good luck Titans! Swim like you mean it!

Heads up!

I'm hoping you all still look at this blog even though it's rarely ever updated anymore. Just a few reminders this time!

First off, we only have 2 days of practice this week! That's not good, so swimming over the break should be your top priority, even if you can only swim for a half hour, do it anyways, otherwise you'll pay for it when we come back. Please note, the week after our break we have a meet on Tuesday the 29th against Weber, yet another reason swimming should be a priority!

Secondly, two things have been cancelled, the pictures and the meet against Clearfield which should've been on Tuesday. Some may consider this a good thing, but in reality it isn't! Please swim over the break, I can guarantee you all I'll be there at least one day out of the three we have off.

Coach stated Friday that we are postponing the pictures to a future date hopefully since less than half the team showed up to practice. I'm sure we will discuss this again in practice on Monday.

Another thing to be noted, Mikey sent a message over Facebook that said he is changing the sweatshirts to hoodies. The cost is still $20 and the design is also still the same. He needs the money ASAP, at the very latest Saturday. He will be at the pool every day this week, so you can drop it off to him any day this week.

I've notice that fewer and fewer people have been showing up to practice and meets now-a-days. I understand you don't like it and that you hardly ever want to go and that you have a life with things to do, but practice really is important. Same applies to meets. Even if you don't think you're good at swimming, you help the team in some sort of way if you go to the meet, and if you don't the whole team suffers. I'd like to note from the first paper coach gave us with all the lettering requirements it clearly states that you will NOT be able to letter if you miss a meet (with the exception of if a coach recommends you letter even though you missed a meet.) and that if you miss a practice that there will be penalties, and I'm sure that if you miss more than ten practices, it will be very hard for you to letter.

That's all I think I have to say! Happy Thanksgiving, go for a swim over the break, and eat lots of turkey!

Coming up this week!

Hey Titans!
I'd just like to remind you all about the things that are happening this week.

First off, we have Region Relays on Thursday! I'm not sure when the bus is coming, so keep a lookout on Facebook for it. Region Relays is very fun meet! I'm sure that everyone will enjoy it tons! This meet consists mainly of relays of all sorts! There's a kickboard relay, a tube relay where you have to get the tube from noe side of the pool to the other, but still, it's really fun! I'm sure you'll all enjoy it a lot!

Coming along with this, I think that the cheering thing was a little bit better than it was before. But still, I want to see EVERYBODY cheering, not just a few people from the team, but every single person on the team. Let's make that a goal for the team and set an example to other teams with that.

Please keep in mind that Thanksgiving is only 2 weeks away, and we'll have 2 days of practice, then the rest of the week off (the week of Thanksgiving). Remember to work hard from now until then so that you'll be a little better in shape once we get back. If I remember right, we have a meet 2 days after we get back from break, so swimming through the break should be a top priority. If you feel like you're going to barf, that's a good thing! That means that you're working hard, and you should feel like that at EVERY practice.

Remember to keep up the good work, and we'll see you all tomorrow! Good luck to all at region relays!

Reminders

So far, I think this season is going to be one of the best ever! I think that if we work as hard as we have been, then we will all do AMAZING at regions. Remember, Regions is a BIG meet. Not only is it the last meet of the season for many on the team, it's your last chance to get a state qualifying time, and it's the meet you work towards all season (unless you really good, then you work towards State.). I have a few reminders for the upcoming week, and some you may have already heard!

First off, we have a meet on Thursday at Cottonwood at 3! This means that you need to bring money for dinner afterwards, as that will happen at most away meets, so just count on doing that for all the away meets.

Also on Thursday, we have early morning practice, even if you're in fourth period. This means that you need to be in the pool by 5:15 AM. That's really early, get used to it. EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE THERE!! If not, that will go against you, as disclosed in the paperwork we got at the beginning of the year.

Lastly, please cheer on your team. I'm getting really tired of saying it. I'm going to bug everyone who isn't until they do cheer, and if you don't, then we will just have to talk to the coach and let you deal with them. There isn't a "1" in team, not 1 person alone can cheer on somebody, let alone get decent times while they swim. Help out your teammates, even if you don't like them.