Hey all,


Hope everyone is having fun at practice so far. Tomorrow Wednesday May 30 is our first meet. Warm up will start at 5:30pm the meet will start at 6:00pm. The Club is excited to offer the Gators and their families a meal option at the Intrasquad Meet. As you rush around and get ready for this event, plan on eating at the pool. A hot dog, chips and soda/ juice for $3.50 or hot dog, chips and gator aide for $4.00. All proceeds will benefit the Green Mountain Swim Club general fund. So be sure to come hungry.

Our next practice will be in the Morning Jun 1st check the right hand practice time to find the correct practice for your age. We do not have practice Thursday because the pool is opening for the season.

Sweet dream Gators,
Coach Rich

Memorial Day

I hope you are all enjoying your nice long weekend! I just wanted to remind you all that there is no practice today. We will have practice tomorrow starting at 4:00. See you all then! Coach Shelby

No Practice May 23rd

Hi gators Practice is cancelled today due to weather. See you all tomorow enjoy the night off! Coach Shelby, Josh, and Rich

We Are a Go

I have been told that the pool is warm and ready for the summer we will see you all tonight.

Coach Rich

After School Practice

Gators,


Summer is almost here, the pool is being filled as we speak. We will start after school practices on Monday the 21st as long as the pool is filled and up to temperature. After school practice times are as follows,

• 4:00-5:00 9 year olds and 8 and Under s (Note: 8 and unders will probably get done at 4:45)
• 5:00-6:00 10, 11, and 12 year old
• 6:00-7:00 Upper division
Be sure to check back before Monday to make sure the pool is ready for practice.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Richard Leeds

35 Days and Counting

For those of you that have been doing your homework and checking in regularly there is some news. The Gator Records have been updated so you can take out your goal sheet and start making plans for the summer. Another important note is that there will be a parent meeting on June 1st at 6:30, so parents please make sure that your swimmer is represented at the meeting by at least one adult. Also note that we will be closing registration on June 7th so make sure to get your paper work and fees in by then.

I think that is it for now. I will be heading down to New Orleans to visit Luke this weekend, I will be sure to make him jealous over all the fun we will be having this summer.

Coach Rich

Don’t forget to check back for more info

Change is in the air

The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer and the students are restless. Add it all up and spring must be turning into summer, and that means it is swimming time. Before you can swim with the big boys and girls in London in 2012 you will need to put a few months of work in at the swamp.

In order for us to kick off this season on the best foot possible I need all of you Gators young and old to make sure they read this message and to check back regularly for important info.

First we need all of you Gator officials to make sure you attend the training so that you can help us shatter young swimmers hopes and dreams this summer. Even if you have been an official before. If you are interested please read the following.

Official’s clinics are coming up. Please remember that all officials, new and returning, need to attend a clinic. New officials must attend the water portion on Thursday May 31st, but may attend any other classroom session. If you have questions, please contact Jim Fernald, jimfswim@comcast.net

Sunday April 22nd at Green Mountain Rec. Center, 4:30pm. Classroom session only.
Sunday May 20th at the Golden Community Center, 5pm. Classroom session only.
Thursday May 31st at the Golden Community Center, 6pm Classroom session, 7pm Pool session.

Thank you in advance for all you do.

Second if you are swimming in the clinic with Coach Josh and Shelby there is an important notice. There will be NOT be a clinic on May 13th because the rec center will be closed for repairs. There will be a make-up session May 20th at CARMADY that would be a great tune up for the first team practice the next day.

Thirdly I have posted registration form for 2012 so please be sure to fill it out and return it as soon as possible.

I have also posted a preliminary schedule please take a look at it but it is not finalized yet.

Remember to check back soon I will be posting information about a mandatory parent meeting, dead line for registration, equipment need for this summer and sure fire ways to make Coach Josh angry by 6:20 in the morning (A must for all new upper division swimmers who don’t want to spend the whole summer swimming fly)

Summer here we come
Coach Rich

No Practice

Hey there gators,

I wanted to remind you all that there will not be practice this Sunday, March 25th, next Sunday, April 1st, and the following Sunday, April 8th. I hope you all have a wonderful spring break, and if you are traveling any where have fun and travel safely! Also happy early Easter! Coach Josh and I look forward to seeing you all Sunday, April 15th!

Coach Shelby

February 12th

Hello gator swimmers and families,

I hope that you are all doing well and have enjoyed your time off from swimming. I wanted to give you all a friendly reminder that practice for the second session of winter clinics does start next Sunday, February 12th.

Price:
$70.00, and if you are a new swimmer there will be an additional $7.00 insurance fee.
*No pro-rating.

Practice times:
8-unders-11 years olds: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
12 years olds-18 year olds 6:00 p.m.-7:00p.m.

During this session we will NOT have practice on 2/19, 3/25, 4/1, and 4/8.

Our last day of practice will be May 13th.

I am excited to see everyone back in the pool! If you have any questions you can reach me on my cell phone: (720)-201-9577.

Thanks,
Coach Shelby

Second Winter Clinic Session

Hello Gators,

It is hard to believe that we have already finished our first session of winter clinics. We want to wish you all happy holidays and we hope you enjoy time with your families.

Our second session of winter clinics will begin February 12th and they will go through May 13th.
*There will be no practice 2/19, 3/25, 4/1, and 4/8.

The price will be the same as the first session of the clinics: $70.00, and if you are a new swimmer there will also be an additional $7.00 insurance fee.

*There will be no pro-rating

If you have any questions do not hesitate to call me on my cell phone: 720-201-9577.

Happy Holidays!
Coach Shelby

Are you Ready for some Swimming???

Hello little gators,

I cannot believe that it has already been a month since school started. . . time sure flies by. I just wanted to give a friendly reminder that winter clinics do start this Sunday at Green Mountain Rec Center. Coach Josh and I cannot wait to see you all there!

Here is the run-down of practice times:
8-unders- 10 year olds 5:00-6:00 p.m.
11-18 year olds 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Enjoy the start of this lovely and beautiful fall weather! See you on Sunday!

Coach Shelby

Winter Clinics for 2011-2012

Hey all,

Well summer has come to an end, and we all know what that means . . . school started today. I don't know about you all, but I sure wish we were still having swim team practice! I wanted to post the swim clinics dates for you all, and I hope to see all of you gators at the pool!

Swim clinics will be at the Green Mountain Rec Center:
Practice times- 8-unders and 9-10's 5:00-6:00 p.m.
11-12's and upper division 6:00-7:00 p.m.
- The first 10 weeks go as follows: September 25th-December 4th *No Practice 11/27
- The second 10 weeks go as follows: February 12th-May 13th *No Practice 2/19, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8

The cost is $70 per session, and you will be able to register the 1st day of each session.
*We are unable to prorate

I hope you all have a wonderful first couple weeks of school! See you all in a little over a month!
If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me 720-201-9577.

Thanks,
Coach Shelby

Gator Nation or At Least State

Hi All,

Sorry it took me so long to post I have just been busy the past week. If you have had a chance to look at results from state you will see that GMST took second in division II. That is the best we have done since I have been with the team so congratulations to all who swam. I would like to give a shout out to the 11-12 Boys and Girls who dominated the meet.

I will post info about the clinics in the next week or two I just need to get the times. Hope to see you all soon.

Keep swimming
Coach Rich

How to RSVP to Banquet

We received some emails asking for some clarification on how to RSVP by using the comment box.

1. Go to the blog posting about league and where all the details about the banquet are.
2. Scroll down to the end of just that post.
3. Click "comment" it will be blue.
4. This will open up a page and you will see a list of swimmers that have commented on the left side, and on the right side there will be a box.
5. Type the name of your swimmer and how many guest you will have.
6. Then type in the word verification.
7. Click anonymous.
8. Finally click publish your comment.

If you have any other questions don't hesitate to ask!!

See you all tonight!
Coach Shelby

speed Demonds

Hey All,

Under the state entries I posted a new best times sheet and league results. One cool note about the league results is if you check the 11-12 boys 50free, 200 Free, and 100 IM you might see a familiar name.

Just so you all know I saw the parents doing a rain dance at the pool hoping to rain out the coaches relay tomorrow. I don't know about you but I don't think it will work.

Coach Rich

Coaches/Parents Relay

Alright parents the coaches are officially ready to take you on in a race! We think that we have given you enough time to prepare...even though that still won't be enough! Come ready to swim after the banquet!

See you all tomorrow!

Weekend Update

Gooo gators!!!

What a weekend it has been! The coaches are wiped out from all the amazing races that you swimmers did! We did end up placing 4th overall, which is great for our team. The coaches goal for the season was to place in the top 4 in league, thank you for your hard work and helping us achieve our goal! I am going to go ahead and highlight some key races that took place:

-11-12 girls medley and free relay: For all of those who were not there to witness these heart-pounding races, they took first overall in both relays! Congrats to Kaylan, Ianna, Anna, Sydney, and Kenzie. Let's just say the girls had a lot of resting time on the wall after they finished...

Kelsey Bollig: Crushed the 200 IM. Not only did she drop 11 seconds, but overtook the top seed while doing so and made the top seed girl cry! Oh and by the way she also snagged a record! Way to finish strong on your last FSA event!

8-under boys Medley Relay: Finished 2nd overall moving up from their 8th place seed spot!! We are so proud of you Ethan, Mason, Adam, and Ryan!

There are many more that we would love to highlight, but I would be on this computer all night! Congratulations to all you league swimmers we will talk about more key races at the banquet!

Now onto the banquet-
Banquet Information:
Who: All gator swimmers and their families
What: 2011 Swim Team Banquet
When: Wednesday July 27th at 5:30-?
Where: The Green Mountain Swim Club
*We do have a back-up plan incase the weather is bad. . .continue checking the blog.

Food: The swim team will provide pizza, but we will be splitting the swim team by last name to bring either a salad or a dessert. (Please make sure that there will be enough of your side to share with a large group of people i.e Josh alone requires 8 cookies)
Last Names A-O: Salad (Green salads would be great!)
Last Names P-Z: Desset (Anything and everything!)

*Please RSVP on the Blog, to do this click the comment box and select name: type your name and how many will be attending.

Practice Information for State Week:
There will NOT be morning practice tomorrow morning, enjoy sleeping in! There will be night practice tomorrow from 8-9 p.m. Tuesday practice will go as follows:
13 and up: 7:00-8:00 a.m.
12 and under: 8:00-9:00 a.m.
We did state entries tonight so we will post them at the pool on the board and we will also post them on the side bar by the other meet results.

How are you seated first in the 100 free by 6 seconds? . . . your name is Hayden Carpenter

Enjoy the morning off, if you have any questions don't hesitate to contact us!
The Coaches

VERY IMPORTANT!!

Hey gators,

I hope that you are all home resting up for your big weekend! I have some important information regardging Sunday July 24th.
*Colfax Avenue will be closed Sunday starting at 6:30 a.m. The only places that you will be allowed to cross are at Simms and Federal. This is very important for us because our warm-ups start at 7:00 and it would be really nice and less stressful for the coaches to have everyone on time to warm ups. My recommendation on how to get to the pool would be to take I-70 around to Ward Road and turn left on 44th, or to take I-70 to Kipling. This way you can avoid all of the congestion at those two spots where you are allowed to cross Colfax. If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

Swimmers please keep checking the board at the pool for your entries, we have had a couple of relay changes and I would like all of you to know exactly where you are swimming. Thanks for a great week of practice, the coaches are all excited for this weekend!!

*400 swimmers don't forget about your wake-up swim tomorrow. Feel free to come anytime after 8:00 a.m.

Thank you to the Moore family for relaying the information about the road closure, we really appreciate it!

Thanks,
Coach Shelby

New Information

Hey gators,

I just posted all of the league meet information, so check that out. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

* 400 swimmers: We will be having a wake-up swim on friday before the meet. If you want to do this show up to practice anytime after 8:00 a.m. and we will get you guys warmed up and ready to go!

* If you are not swimming the 400 on Friday you still have practice at your normal time.

* Don't forget to find something white to tie-dye on Wednesday!

Thanks,
Coach Shelby

P.S. Happy Birthday Ianna Debrunner! Thanks again for the special treats!

League Week

Gators,

We just finished our league entries and we will have them posted at the pool tomorrow on the bulletin board. Please check them to make sure that we entered you in your correct events. We have 64 swimmers that qualified for league! This is a huge number for our team, and the coaches are very proud of all your hard work!

*For practice this week we would like to only have league and state qualifiers, thank you!

This Wednesday we will be having our team ice cream/tie dye social starting at 6:30-8:00. THIS IS OPEN TO ALL SWIMMERS!!! Parents we would love to have you come and hang out! We would also like to ask parents to be there to help with your kids (8-under parents we are asking that you are ALL there to help your swimmers). *If it is going to be stormy we will cancel, last Wednesday was wild enough for the swamp!

We will have night practice this Monday, but there will not be night practice on Wednesday due to our team ice cream/ tie dye social.

If you have any question please don't hesitate to contact us:
Coach Rich has his contact information on the right side of the blog
Coach Shelby: 720-201-9577

Thanks,
Coach Shelby