If your swimmer needs a new suit for the 2014 season there will be an opportunity to try on suits and place an order on May 4 during the swim clinics from 4:45 until 6:20 pm. It's best if you come early and have your child try on a suit before getting wet.
See the information on the right about the winter swim clinic and to register. Complete the registration online and then bring a check to the first clinic. Summer is almost here! (I wish...)
Gator Nation,
The Green Mountain Swim Club is trying to convince the county to waive property tax for the pool
(~$11,000/year), so we can better maintain and update the facility. Short letters
from swim team parents or Gators that point out the importance of the pool to
their family and the community as a whole would help our case. The Club's
representative in this matter, Drew McCabe at zephyrinvestments@yahoo.com needs our letters by
Sept 11.
Many thanks,
The swim team board
Hi Gators! I just posted a link to register for fall and winter swim clinics. This is different! It is an online registration form. Just fill it out and bring your payment when you come. (Note that this form will work for one or both sessions. You can register now for Session I and later for Session II using the same form. Or, go ahead and register for both if you like.)
Sorry this took so long Gators, I have been in San Diego this past week for a work conference I and couldn't post using my phone.
I would like to congratulate all state participants, the Gators did very well taking 5th place in Division I. A special congratulations to Ethan, he set a new state record for 15-16 boys 100 Fly. You can pick up ribbons from state at the pool in the guard office. Stay tuned for more info on winter clinics starting this fall.
Rich
Happy state weekend Gators,
Here is a link to the state meet website, you might want to check it out before you get here. Also here are a few important reminders for the weekend. Parking is limited, and cars will be ticketed and/or towed if parked in the wrong spots. Also be aware of restricted areas for tents and chairs. No personal tents or chairs are allowed inside the fenced pool area. We only have two timing shifts, both on Sunday.
Coach Rich
For you meet junkies out there, go to www.statemeet.com to see lots of information about the meet this weekend. Directions and maps, psych sheet, etc. Check it out!
Warm-up times are now posted. We have decided to warm-up at Green Mountain Swim Club at 7:30 am and head to Anderson at 8:00 am both Saturday and Sunday in order to avoid a 6:00 am warm-up with a three hour break before the meet starts. 400 swimmers will warm-up tomorrow at 1:30 at Anderson. 400 swimmers do not have practice tomorrow they do have an optional wake-up swim at 9:00 am at Green Mountain.
In other news, Al, Carol, and Beth are pleased to announce that Jennifer and Craig Friedrichs and Adelaide and Ryan Murphy have stepped up to join the swim team board.
Thanks
Great job Gators! No practice Monday, rest up and get ready for state. Practice schedule will change this week: Upper Division 7:30- 8:30 am; All Lower Division 8:30-9:30 am.
Remember all gators the Banquet is this Wednesday July 24 at 5:30. No need to RSVP. Pizza and beverages will be provided. A-L bring desserts and, M-Z side dishes for at least six people.
Gators,
Hi Gators,
There were a few changes to entries. Please check your entries to see if you had any changes to your events.
Thanks
Rich
Nice job swimming this weekend, we had a few extra swimmers make league toady. Entries are now posted, please look them over and let me know if you have any questions or concerns as soon as possible.
Thanks
Tomorrow is the last dual meet of the summer, so we need all of the gators that are close to league times to swim extra fast tomorrow. You can check what you are swimming under important links. Warm-up will start at 6:30am and it will be cool up there early so bring extra clothes.
Sunday is the Last Chance meet. In order to swim in the meet you must have a B time or a League time. You can now sign-up for Last Chance. We will be doing entries right after the meet tomorrow so be sure to sign-up as soon as possible.
We will be doing league entries Sunday after the Last Chance meet. If you made League but will be out of town please fill in the July vacation Google Doc under the League tab before Sunday, so that we do not enter you in the meet. Practice next week will be for league swimmers only.
If you have any questions please let me know,
Rich
For those of you who noticed, we had some problems with the top times and qualifications because of an error with results from the Pentathlon meet. We got a new results file from AAC and now these results are correct and working. Sorry for the inconvenience! Please let me know whenever you have a question about times or standards. You know your times better than I do!
Carol Wilsey
We are told that the Snack Shack will be open for your dining pleasure tomorrow night during the Intrasquad Meet! There will be hot dogs and hamburgers along with the regular Snack Shack food.
It was good to see all of you today in the water. Those of you that swam today got the chance to relive the good old days of the Swamp. Tuesday and Thursday stroke clinic sign-up is now open, Tuesday we will work on open turns and Thursday will be a flip turn day. These clinics run from 9:45-10:30 in the diving well.
Also, please remember to sign-up ASAP for the intrasquad. Please sign-up by Tuesday afternoon.
See you tomorrow,
Coach Rich
Hope everyone is rested and ready for the last portion of the season. Tomorrow we will return to normal practice schedule. Wednesday we have our last intrasquad of the season, you know what that means......coaches relay! You can now sign-up for that meet, please limit yourself to two individual entries. Note, there are no relays at the intrasquad meet.
See you tomorrow,
Coach Rich
Hi Gators,
This week there are a lot of adjustments due to the 4th and pictures/Water World.
Monday and Tuesday: are normal practices times including night practice on Tuesday. This weeks Tuesday clinic will be backstroke 9:45-10:30. Please sign-up now.
Wednesday: No Practice. Pictures will start at 7:30 followed by Gator Pancake Breakfast and a day of Water World.
Thursday: No Practice have a great 4th.
Friday: No Practice, enjoy your 4th July weekend
This week won't be as busy as last week, but we will see if we can make it close.
We will again have stroke clinics Tuesday and Thursday from 9:45-10:30am. Please sign-up under important links. Tuesday, will be a Butterfly clinic and Thursday will be a start clinic.
Night practice will be held Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8:00-9:00pm. All upper-division and Gator parents are welcome to participate.
The meet against AAC is Saturday, this is a big meet for our team. I think it will be a very close meet so we will need all of the gators to swim, and swim fast. Please sign up for three individual events by Wednesday night.
Also, there is a sign-up for the Pentathlon meet Sunday. In order to swim in the meet you have to have B times or better in Three of the Five events at the meet. (Fly, Back, Breast, Free and IM) At this meet each swimmers swims all five events then the times are added up and whoever has the fastest time wins. All I need for you to sign-up is name and age. Please keep in mind this is a long day and a lot of swimmers so only swimmers who want to swim in all five events should sign-up.
I hope everyone is getting ready for the first big swim weekend of the season. Due to the Ken Caryl meet tomorrow and Saturday there will be not upper division practice tomorrow (Friday) June 21st. All other practices will be at their regular scheduled time.
If you would like to swim in the C/D meet Sunday please sign-up today, I have to have entries in today. If you do not sign up before they are taken down you will have to deck enter at the meet on Sunday. Our official warm-up time has not yet been posted, but plan on 6:00am or check the blog before the meet.
See you tomorrow.
Coach Rich
Gators,
Tonight is the first night practice from 8-9:00 pm for all swimmers that swim in the upper division practice. Any parents that would like to take a few laps are always welcome to come to night practice as well.
The finalized Ken Caryl entries are up including relays, so be sure to check them out.
Also swimmers interested in swimming Sunday at the C/D meet the sign-up is now available. Please remember you can only swim in events that you have a C, D or No Time in. Please check the best times before you sign-up to make sure you are eligible to swim in those events.
Coach Rich
Nice job yesterday, I know it was a long meet but I was happy to see so many swimmers swim best times. A special congratulations to Ethan and Ryan who both broke team records in the 200 IM and 100 free respectively.
The entries for Ken Caryl invite are posted under important links. (Note: relays have not been made yet but they will be posted as soon as the coaches get them done) Please check what day and time your age group will be swimming. Upper division swims on Friday afternoon/night, all 11-12s and 9-10 boys swim Saturday morning, and 9-10 girls and all 8 and unders swim Saturday afternoon.
We will start Night Practice for upper division this week Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8-9pm.
We will also be starting stroke clinics this week on Tuesday and Thursday from 9:45-10:30am. I will be posting a sign-up for these under important links. They will be limited to the first 10 swimmers to sign-up in addition to a few swimmers chosen by the coaches that need work on a particular skill. Tuesday's clinic will focus on turns and Thursday's focus will be breast stroke.
Time for my first meet of the summer. Now that I feel the new coaches have been appropriately broken in, I will actually be attending the meet tomorrow. That means time for the new cheer so keep practicing. You can look at the entries posted under important links. You will notice that some of the events are different then the ones you might have signed-up for (not everyone can swim the 50 free and Back).
Next week is the Ken Caryl Invite. We will be doing entries Saturday after the meet. If you have a time that qualifies, you WILL be entered in the meet unless you go to the blog under June vacation form and and put that you won't be able to swim. Remember upper-division swims on Friday afternoon/night and all lower-division will be on Saturday.
If you do not have a qual time to swim at Ken Caryl, you can swim in the C/D meet Sunday. Sign up will be posted soon.
See you bright and early
Coach Rich
The Intrasquad and Golden meet sign-ups are now up. Please sign up for the Intrasquad by Tuesday and the Golden meet by Wednesday.
Good luck tomorrow
Coach Rich
Time for the first home meet of the year. If you are like me you know what that means....Breakfast Burritos!
You can now view the entries for tomorrow's meet under important links. If you click on entries by name you will have the events you are swimming including relays. I would recommend writing down the event numbers you will be swimming tomorrow (parents if you could help the little ones do this it will help the meet run smoothly). Also, below the link for entries you will find a link for relays, that will allow you to find who will be swimming on your relay with you. If you did not sign up on time and are turning in pink or blue cards you will not be on these lists and will have to remember your own events.
Parents don't forget to sign-up on the blog for a volunteer shift.
Thanks
Go Gators!
Parents,
There is a volunteer sign up posted on the blog for Saturday's meet. Please pick up a sift or two.
Due to cold temperatures there will not be 9 and under practice from 9-10:00. If the middle practice swimmers think they will be warm enough and would like to come by they are welcome to give it a try.
If you are interested in being a swim meet official for the Green Mountain Gators there is training available on Sunday June 9th @ 3 PM at the Green Mountain Recreation Center. This is a fun volunteer job that is so important at our meets. If you have questions about what this entails, please talk to one of the coaches or someone on the Swim Team Board.
The spread sheet for this upcoming Saturday’s meet is now available. Please try and sign up by Wednesday in order to give us plenty of time to complete entries. If you have any quests please let a coach know.
Thanks
Coach Rich
Great job today at morning practice, the entries for tomorrow have been sent to Wheat Ridge. They will be posted on the blog later this evening (sorry I forgot the file and can’t post them from work). Please be sure to check that you are entered tonight before you go to bed if you want to swim tomorrow. If you did not sign up and still want to swim just show up at Wheat Ridge and the coaches can deck enter you into events.
The weather report is calling for supper cold temperatures tomorrow, I would recommend skipping warm-up (I can’t believe I just said that) unless you think you will hurt yourself. Bring as many warm clothes as you can. Parents remember gators are cold blooded and will need lots of hot chocolate to stay warm.
Good luck
Coach Rich
I hope you are all enjoying you long weekend. I am happy to announce that tomorrow we will be back at GMSC for practice. Our first meet is an intrasquad on Wednesday. Under important links I have posted a meet sign-up for the intrasquad. To sign-up click on the link, when the page opens find the age group tab on the bottom of the page that applies to you, enter your name, gender, and your top two event choices. We will be doing entries Tuesday after practice so be sure to choose your events before then. Note, you have to be registered to swim in the meet.
Parents we need emergency contact info for each swimmer. Under important links you will find an emergency contact form please print it out and return it to a board member or coach Rich.
See you at the Swamp
Coach Rich
The season is officially under way. Yesterday afternoon we had a great first practice however, I noticed we were missing quite a few little gators. Lucky for you there is another opportunity today. The Sun is shining and the water is warm.
See you at practice
Coach Rich
So the pool is a little chilly (78 degrees) but we are going to give it a try. If you have little ones that don't like the cold please use you own judgment but, we hope to see you at Morse Park.
Coach Rich
Sorry guys due to water temp practice is canceled. Please check back tomorrow.
Coach Rich
G-A-T-O-R-S G-A-T-O-R-S
The king of the swamp is the Gators
The Gators are the king of the swamp
With just one bite the others run in fright
Cause the Gators win the fight
Many swimmers----ONE HEART
Many swimmers----ONE HEART
Hurray for the Green Mountain Gators
They're the best in the pool
With Just one bite the others run in fright
Cause the Gators always rule
GOOOOOO GATORS
GOOOOOO GATORS
GO, SWIM, WIN
Welcome to the 2013 GMST season. I hope you like the new fight song, I will make sure to teach it to all of you on Monday.
Please see the message below from the board
Coach Rich
Because of the snow, the Green Mountain Recreation Center is closed, so no swim clinic tonight (Feb.24).
Hello Gators,
I hope everyone is doing well! We wanted to let you know that practice tonight is cancelled due to the snow. Maybe we can get a snow day tomorrow too!! Have a good night off!
Coach Shelby
Gators,
Great job this weekend! The coaches were very proud of all of you that swam this weekend. We believe that you swam fast and represented the team well. I have posted both the team scores and the meet results. I am happy to say that we finished 10th as a team. Which is really good considering there were more than 50 teams at the meet.
You can pick up your state awards (top 12 places) in each event and your team pictures at the pool in the office just as a life guard for help.
Remember to keep swimming this winter so that you will be ready to take down some records next summer.
Coach Rich
Gators,
We will try to move back to the normal practice times tomorrow. 13 and up 7:00-8:00am and 12 and under 8:00-9:00am. Wake up swims for all 400 swimmers will be at 8:30am.
Also the state psych sheet is posted under the links, be sure to check it out.
Coach Rich
Important! Practice is as follows tomorrow July 26th:
Upper division: 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Lower division 9:00-9:45 a.m.
Sorry for the short notice, please continue to check the blog as this schedule may change. Thank you for your cooperation. It was so great seeing you all at the banquet, and congratulations to all of our award winners!
Coach Shelby
Hello Gator Families!!
We are looking forward to seeing you all Wednesday night, July 25th, at 5:30PM at the swim club for our Annual/End -of-year Swim Team Banquet. The swim team is providing pizza and bread sticks. Each family is responsible for bringing a dish to share. Depending on the first letter of your last name, you will bring either a side dish, or a dessert - and please bring an appropriate serving utensil, if needed (we do not have any). For the past several years, we have been 'blessed' with rain and/or cool weather. Please prepare accordingly. The banquet can last until about 8:30pm. The coaches love to brag about their swimmers!
Swimmers with the last name beginning with letters A-L, please bring a dessert.
Swimmers with the last name beginning with letters M-Z, please bring a salad/side.
Portions should be able to serve at least 10 people.
Great Job All League Swimmers!!! It was a long hot
weekend and you all swam great. The Coaches are pleased with our 4th
place finish we were well ahead of the 5th place team. If
you are interested you can check out the results under important links. (Team
scores are on the very last page of the results.)
Gators,
Hope you are all ready to swim fast this weekend because the League Psyche sheet is out and there are a lot of very close swims. Check out the psyche sheet under important links. We will need everyone on their A game this weekend.
Remember tomorrow's ice cream/tie-dye party starts at 6:30pm be sure to bring something to tie-dye we will provide the dye and ice cream. Parents please make sure you come with your swimmers and supervise them.
Attention 400 swimmers you only have two practices left before league, you do not have practice Friday. If you would like to do a wake up swim (highly recommended) Friday please be at the pool at 8:30am. Then after the wake up swim I will take the 400 swimmers out to breakfast.
Coach Rich
Hi Gators,
League entries are posted under "Important Links" and will be at the pool tomorrow. Please check and make sure that everything look right. The coaches spent a lot of time putting swimmers in the events we think the swimmers will do best in so please understand you might not be swimming exactly what you want but it is what is best for the team. If you notice a mistake or need to make a change please let me know ASAP.
The schedule for league has also been posted under "Next Meet" be sure to note that the 400's are on Friday. Saturday the meet starts with the medley relay and goes through Backstroke. Sunday starts with the Free relay and goes through the IM.
Coach Rich
Alright Gators,
Tomorrow is our last dual meet of the season, be sure to get rest so you can swim fast. Remember if you do not have a league time your last practice was today.
Good Luck Gators
Coach Rich
Great job tonight gators. We had a lot of great swims and even some state and league qualifying times.
Remember if you have made league but are not going to be able to swim please send me an email letting me know by Sunday. My email is richcleeds@gmail.com
Coach Rich
Alright the Gator the coaches are ready are you? After discussing some relay strategy at the pool today I would say that the coaches are a 2 to 1 favorites to make a clean sweep of both the parent and upper division relays. If you all want to change those odds you better stay till the meet is over and cheer real hard.
Just a reminder warm-up starts at 5:30pm the meet starts at 6:00pm
See you there.
Coach Rich
P.S. Goal time for coaches
Guest Coach Back: :29.0
Coach Rich BR :32.0
Coach Josh Fly: 27.5
Coach Shelby Free. 31:3
"Oh I said it"
Here is the warm up schedule for Last Chance on Sunday
Gators,
We made it through the rain today and now we are ready for the week. Again be sure to check back often to stay informed.
Wednesday's intrasquad's warm up will start at 5:30pm the meet will start 6:00pm. Please make sure to sign up by Tuesday at practice. The snack bar at the pool will be serving food at the meet so be sure to come hungry. The following meal deals will be served till supplies last.
1) Hot Dog, bag of chips, and soda/juice for $3.25
2) Hamburger, bag of chips, and soda/juice for $5.00
All proceeds go to the Green Mountain Swim Club general fund
Saturday we will be swimming against Genesee Mountain Thunder in our last dual meet of the season. Please sign up by Wednesday at practice.
Sunday we are hosting the Last Chance meet at GMSC. Last Chance meet is for swimmers with B and League times to try and make League and State times. If you have B or League times and want to swim at the meet please sign up with the coaches at practice by Friday.
I think that is it, if you have any questions please ask one of the coaches.
Coach Rich
Gators due to rain and thunder and the cooler temperatures we are canceling 8- under practice. See you in the morning. Coach Shelby
Hi all,
It was good to see you all again. This weekend we don't have a meet so I hope you all enjoy sleeping in and come back Monday ready to swim fast. We only have two meets left and last chance to get league times so make sure to be at all practices and meets. We started sign up for Wednesdays intrasquad today, if you want to swim please sign up by Tuesday. Monday we will start sign up for the Genesee meet please be sure to sign up for that meet by Wednesday.
Enjoy your rest
Coach Rish
Hope everyone has a great 4th. Upperdivision I will see you Thursday at 8pm, I will see the rest of you Friday.
Have fun be safe
Rich
WOW!!!!
I think I am more impressed than tired, and that is saying a lot. The weekend started out on a great note with the meet against AAC. I am not only proud of all the swimmers who swam great and only lost to AAC by 11 points, but I am also proud to say that once again the Gator parents demonstrated how smooth a big meet can go. I can't believe how fast we were out of there yesterday, a BIG thank you to all who helped.
Next I have to say I have never seen such a great performance at the pentathlon than the one I saw today. I special congratulations to second place over all finishers Kim, Inez, Ethan, and Ianna and to all third place finishers Olivia and Alex, (Note Alex took off 15 seconds in a his 50 Fly (that is not a typo 15 seconds) ). I would also like to congratulate all the other swimmers, there are too many to name who swam great and most of them made top six over all.
This weeks schedule
Monday: Regular Practice (Note even pentathlon swimmers should try and come)
Tuesday: Pictures and Pancakes followed by Water World
Wednesday: No Practice
Thursday: No Morning Practice, there will be night practice from 8-9pm
Friday: Regular practice
Coach Rich
Gators,
Hope all of you are staying cool, Maybe taking a dip or two in the swamp. Don't forget to sign up for the meet against AAC by tomorrow. Also I forgot to tell you yesterday to sign up the Pentathlon on Sunday if you want to swim it. For those of you who are new or just don't know what a Pentathlon is each swimmer swims all five events Fly, Back, Breast, Free and IM then your time is added up and the fastest time wins. 8 and unders swim 25's and a 100 IM, 9-12 swim 50's and 100 IM and 13-18 Swim 100's and 200 IM. You have to have B times in at least 3 of the five events to swim. Let me know if you have any questions.
Coach Rich
Congratulations to all who swam and made it through the long weekend. The coaches are extremely proud of the way you all swam and represented the team. We finished Ken Caryl in 6th place just two points from 5th and very close to 3rd, I think we can beat some of the teams that beat us at state. On Sunday several swimmers swam well and qualified for either league or state. We will get the meet results and best times links updated as soon as possible.
Now looking ahead to Saturday we are hosting AAC at the Swamp, last year we almost beat them so lets get as many swimmers to sign up as possible and see if we can't knock them off their apple tree. We started sign up today, if you plan on swimming please sign up by Wednesday.
Coach Rich
Hello gators, Unfortunately I am going to have to cancel night practice this evening, something has come up and Coach Rich and Josh are unavailable to fill in for me. I apologize for the short notice. I hope you all have a great night off. See some of you at Ken Caryl or on Monday. Upper division I wanted to remind you that there is no practice for you in the morning. 12 and unders we still have practice at 8:00. Thanks, Coach Shelby
Good to see so many of you made it to the pool even though it was a little cool. Warm up times for this weekend are posted to the right. See you tomorrow.
Coach Rich
We have returned to normal practice times. This is a really busy week for the team so be sure to check the blog so you don't miss anything. Friday Upper division will be swimming at Ken Caryl Invite. Saturday Morning 9-10 boys and 11-12 boys and girls will be at Ken Caryl. Saturday afternoon 8 and Unders and 9-10 girls. I will post warm up times and meet times as soon as I can get a hold of them. Be sure to check the entries so you know what you are swimming. There will be no upper division practice Friday due to the meet.
On Sunday the League C/D meet is at Anderson pool. If you have a C or D time and want to swim and Sunday be sure to sign up with the coaches at practice by Wednesday.
Coach Rich
Hey all,
Practice is a go for Tuesday, June 17th. I hope you all enjoyed your time off, but it is time to get back in the pool! See you all in the morning!
Coach Shelby
Hey gators, We are trying to see if we can have a practice this afternoon, so please stay posted and check back regularly for an update. Coach Rich made a workout for you all to do today if you would like. Warm up 200 free 200 kick 200 choice 8 x 25 1/2 under water stream line dolphin kick 1/2 ez on :45 4 x 50 descend to fast on 1:00 200 free breathe 3/5/3/7 by 50 4x 50 odds ez evens fast on 1:00 200 free breathe 3/5/3/7 by 50 4x 50 all fast on 1:00 200 free breathe 3/5/3/7 by 50 Cool down 3x 100 ez Ken Caryl entries have been posted so be sure to check those out! Coach Shelby
Hey all, The coaches wanted to say that you all swam very well yesterday! Even though we did not win the meet we were still able to have swimmers swim best times. AK won league last year, so they are definitely the team to beat. Ken Caryl entries should be posted today, so be sure to take a look at that. There will be no practice Monday, and be sure to check the blog to find out if there will be practice Tuesday. The water needs to he warm enough and the chemicals need to be correct. I hope you all have a great weekend! Coach Shelby
THERE WILL BE NO PRACTICE TOMORROW, FRIDAY JUNE 15TH. THERE ARE POOL MAINTENANCE ISSUES. ENTRIES FOR THE MEET ON SATURDAY ARE POSTED ON THE RIGHT. PLEASE COME PREPARED KNOWING WHAT YOU WILL ALL BE SWIMMING SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE TOMORROW TO LOOK AT THEM.
Thank you for your cooperation!!! Warm-ups on Saturday will be at 6:30, please arrive by 6:15. Parking is not the best and you will be parking in the neighborhood. Enjoy the day off and see all of you Saturday morning!
If you have any questions please email me denn2426@bears.unco.edu or call me (720)-201-9577.
Coach Shelby
Gators,
We have our second intrasquad meet tonight. Please be at the arrive a few minutes early to be in the pool for warm-ups by 5:30. It is supposed to be a really hot day today, so try to do something low-key if possible so that you are able to swim some best times tonight!! See you at the pool!
Also I was told this morning that the bathrooms have been very messy after swim team practice. We need to make sure that we are leaving the pool, bathroom, and grounds as they were when we first arrive to the pool in the morning. If you all could clean up after yourselves and make sure your teammates are doing the same that would be wonderful! Thank you so much!
Coach Shelby
P.S. Don't forget to buy your water world tickets! It is a really fun day and the coaches will challenge anyone on The Tortuga!
Also if you all want to learn a really FUN new way to put on your caps be sure to ask Shea Murphy and Emma Berg!
Gators I am so proud of all of you, and I cannot thank you all enough for the support this weekend! You made it such a smooth and wonderful meet, and I would like to give a huge thank you to Lance Carpenter for being a wonderful fill-in coach (Coach Rich and Josh better be careful, he may be taking their spots)! We had so many awesome swims and swimmers qualify for league and state, keep up the good work because it is definitely paying off.
I wanted to send out a friendly reminder that we have an intrasquad meet on Wednesday, and we are swimming at Applewood Knolls on Saturday. We started sign-ups today at practice, and it would be really nice to have everyone signed up by tomorrow for the intrasquad, and for Saturday we need to submit entries Thursday night, so the last day to sign up so that you can be on a relay will be Wednesday. Thank you! See you all tomorrow and don't blow away with the wind today!
Coach Shelby
In Week 2 of the Foothills Swim Asociation 2012 season the Gators look to continue their perfect season and reach 2-0. To ensure that the Gators swim fast and have a great meet please make sure to be at the swamp for the 6:00am warm-up. Both Coach Josh and Rich will not be in attendace so Shelby will be on her own. Please try and help her my making it to the heating shed on time. The meet entries are posted to the right and they are posted at the pool, take a look and write your events down for tomorrow.
Good Luck
Coach Rich
Gators,
I hope you all not getting blown away by the wind. We will start night practice today for upper division and any parents that want to jump in. Practice will start at 8:00pm weather permitting please show up early to help set up so that we can get started right at 8:00.
Remember to sign up for Saturday if you haven't yet.
Coach Rich
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
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
Hi gators Practice is cancelled today due to weather. See you all tomorow enjoy the night off! Coach Shelby, Josh, and Rich
I have been told that the pool is warm and ready for the summer we will see you all tonight.
Coach Rich
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
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
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
Hey there gators,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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!
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
Hey Gators,
The coaches just wanted to say congrats on another great meet! Unfortunately we did not win the meet we came up 30 points short. Everyone swam extremely well and we are very proud of you!
For all of those swimming in the last chance tomorrow warm-ups are NOT at 7:40, they are at 7:20!!! Sorry about the wrong time, and we hope to see you all there at 7:20 at AAC!
*If you are deck entering please show up at 7:10 so that we have enough time to get you into the meet!
Next Wednesday, July 20th we will be having our ice cream/tie dye social! Please bring your own t-shirt and make sure that they are tied with rubber bands and ready to be dyed. More information will come soon!
*For practice next week we would like to open practice up to only league and state qualifiers so that we can help these swimmers prepare for their meets, thank you for understanding.
Go Gators!
The coaches
Hi all,
Hope you are all excited for the meet tonight. This is the third to last chance for you all to make league times so get ready to swim fast. Warm up will start at 5:30 and the Meet will start at 6:00PM
Be sure not to leave the meet early tonight, you wouldn't want to miss the best relay of the season. So far here are the teams competing in the main event 1)Coaches, 2)Parents, 3) Upper division Relay, 4) Mixed 11-12 relay, and 5) Maybe another parent relay? If you parents think you are up for fielding two relays.
FYI- If you look up swimming world records you will see names like Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Natalie Coughlin, and Rebecca Soni but if you look in the front of the record book you will see an astrix that says "all swimming records are held by Rich, Josh, Shelby and Molly of the Green Mountain Swim Team the following are just a list of people that have come closest."
Coach Rich
Hey Gators,
Night practice will be cancelled tonight Monday June 11th due to the rain. Enjoy the night off! Also we will be continuing sign-ups for the intrasquad tomorrow and starting sign-ups for the AAC meet this Saturday. The intrasquad meet on Wednesday is our last one, so you all know what that means. . .coaches relay!! We are ready to take down any team that tries! Parents start getting those relays together!
Coach Shelby
Hello Gators,
Congratulations again on another successful meet. We did beat the Columbine Dolphins! A special shout-out to Dylan Jacob on setting another team record in the 100 Free. This week is the last week of regular practice. Starting next Monday July 18th practice will be only for league and state qualifying swimmers, so come to the pool this week ready to practice so that you can get those times! Also our team record is 3-1 in FSA competition for the season, be proud of all of your hard work!
Inez and Olivia Moore have been to Mars, that is why there are no signs of life.
From your favorite coaches
Its a good thing Gators are exalent swimmers because you all might be swimming to practice tomorrow if the rain keeps coming. Here are a few updates to get you through the weekend.
The meet Saturday against CKST will start at 7:00am with our warm up starting at 6:00am. 12 and unders will warm up from 6:00-6:15 and 13 and ups from 6:15-6:30. Please be ready to get in the pool on time.
If you have not signed up yet you will have to deck enter at the Meet. Please do so as early as possible.
Because I was out of town for the 4th I have not updated the best times but I will do so after Saturdays meet.
Yesterday Kevin Mercy went for a run on a treadmill, it couldn't keep up.
See you all at the swamp
Coach Rich
Hi all,
Hope you all had a great 4th of July. Due to weather and the fact that I just got back into town and still have to run home I am going to cancel Night Practice tonight but we will be back to normal tomorrow. Uper division if you are missing the pool feel free to do a two a day tomorrow.
Coach Rich
