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

Last Chance Meet

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

Domination 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

Intrasquad is a go. Warm up is at 5;30 meet starts at 6:00 tonight.

Night Practice 7/11/11

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

Last Week Before Post Season

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

Riding The Storm Out

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

Night Practiced Cancel

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

Gator Portait

Hey Gators,

Just wanted to touch base with you all on a few topics.

1) Intrasquad: The meet will be big tonight so we would like to start right at 6. To do that we need all swimmers here by 5:20PM ready to get in for warm ups at 5:30. We will also need timers so please come by and help out.

2) Pictures: Tomorrow 6/30/11 is the team picture7:30am, If you are doing individuals please be here early to take them. Remember to wear your team suit. The Pictures will be followed by the first annual Gator Pancake Breakfast. From there we will leave for Water World. You will need to find your own ride to and from Water World but there should be plenty of drivers to carpool with. If you have not bought tickets I have been told that we have plenty you can buy tomorrow morning just find Mrs. Long. They are a steel at $23.

3)No Practice Monday 7/4/11 Have a happy and safe 4th!

4) Practice on 7/5/11 will be normal for lower division. No morning practice for Upper Division but we will have a night practice at 8:00 pm for those who can't wait to swim again.

5) Fear of spiders is called arachnophobia, Fear of tight spaces is called claustrophobia, fear of Dylan Jacob is called logic.

See you all tonight
Coach Rich

Monday June 27th

There will not be night practice this evening, hope you all enjoy having a full day off!

Coach Shelby

Hey Gators,

Hope you all were able to get caught up on rest this morning. The coaches were really impressed with all of your swims this weekend. I have not yet received the results from the meets this weekend but as soon as I do I will update the best times.

We have an intrasquad meet this Wednesday so if you would like to swim please sign up with a coach either tomorrow or Wednesday morning.

Fact: The only difference between Abby Barmore and God, is instead of resting on the 7th day Abby wins Pentathlons.

We are the Gators, the mighty mighty Gators!

Gators,

Wow, is all I can say right now! For those of you that swam at Ken Caryl, the coaches couldn't be more proud of you! We had 20 second drops in best times all the way to first place finishes! The coaches even won a little something...the 'Team Spirit Award', we even have a little plaque to go along with it! The highlight of the meet would probably be when a parent asked Coach Rich if he was still in high school...ask him to tell you that story at practice on Tuesday. Even though it was a long two days you all swam incredibly! Thank you to all of the parents and swimmers for making Ken Caryl another successful meet.

But the world's longest weekend isn't over just yet! Tomorrow, Sunday June 26th we have two meets taking place. The CD meet will be at Mount Vernon Country Club and warm-ups begin at 6:20, so please do your best to arrive 15 minutes early. If you have NOT signed up for the CD meet you need to have cards turned in BY 6:30. After 6:30 they will not take anymore swimmers, so please keep that in mind. The other meet which will be taking place at Applewood Athletic Club is the Pentathlon. Warm-ups at this meet will begin at 6:20, again please make sure that you arrive 15 minutes early.

As of right now night practice will be happening Monday June 27th, check back for further information.

Reminders:
-No Practice Monday June 27th
-Intrasquad meet Wednesday June 29th
*Be sure to let the coaches know if you will be at the intrasquad or not.
-Pictures, pancake breakfast and Water World Thursday July 30th
*If you still haven't purchased your tickets you still have time!

Hope you all have a great rest of your Saturday and I will see many of you at the pool tomorrow!

Coach Shelby

Fun Fact:

Ethan Schick and Superman once raced across the pool doing fly on a bet. The loser had to wear their underwear on the outside of their pants.

New Information!

Hello Gators,

We have received our warm-up time for the CD meet. We won the jackpot and will be warming up 6:20-6:40. Please arrive 15 minutes early. Also if you would like to deck enter for the CD meet you need to do so BY 6:30 am. They will not accept any entries after that time.

Rich was going to post to keep good on his word to the Moores but, Josh told him he couldn't post becasue the Moores made him too mad and this was their punishment. Who ever heard of a car towel anyways.

There are still a ton of Water World tickets, so if you still have not purchased your ticket get on it!! Water World is the coaches favorite day of the year!

Upper division swimmers that are participating in Ken Caryl: practice tomorrow morning for you is optional, but I know that Josh and Rich would love to see the rest of the upper division bright and early tomorrow morning.

I believe that is all the information we have right now, if you have any questions don't hesitate to contact us. Have a great day!

Coach Shelby

Last Chance

Hi All,

Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for both the C/D meet and the Pentathalon. However you can always sign up for C/D meet at the meet but that is more work so please try and sign up by tomorrow.

Also warm ups are up for Ken-Caryl so check them out and try and get there a little early.

Coach Rich