Don't forget, we do not have 12-2pm practices on July 12 or July 19.
10 and Under swimmers with prior approval from a coach or 11 and Over swimmers may attend the 8am practices on those days.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Update July 10
UP THIS WEEK...Woodstock v Quechee, July 12
Where: Quechee Club
Arrive by: 4:15pm
Warm-ups: 4:30pm
Meet Start: 5:00pm
Stroke and Turn Officials: Courtney Brooks, Alita Wilson*, Karen Cox*, Karen Mueller
Parent Volunteer Coordinator: Julia Haynes
*=certified official
Reminders: There will be no concessions available. Please be sure to pack enough food and hydration for the duration of the meet. We will be unable to start the meet without sufficient timer and officials, so thank you in advance for arriving on time to the meet. Thank you, too, volunteers for all that you do for the team and for our swimmers. We do know your time is valuable, and we thank you for sharing some of it with WST.
UP NEXT WEEK...Woodstock v Killington, July 19
Where: The Johnson Recreation Area Pool
Times are currently TBD though likely the meet will start at 5pm. Check blog for details later this week.
Stroke and Turn Officials: Please let us know if you plan on attending. We need a minimum of two officials per meet.
FINAL DUAL MEET...Woodstock v Manchester, July 26
Where: Woodstock pool
Times are currently TBD though likely will remain the same as our previous home meets. Please check blog for details closer to the meet date.
RESULTS ARE IN...
Rutland Sprints, Saturday, July 9th
WOW. Fast and furious swimming on Saturday. With many of our swimmers posting personal bests, there were several stand-outs for this meet.
Robert Raymond competed in his first meet with WST...just days after joining the team!
Issy Hiller broke two meet records (25 Breast and 25 Back), and she now holds the meet record in the 25 Breast.
Charlie Amato cut 9 seconds off his 25 Back.
Piper Jenne took a solid 4.5 seconds off her 50 Breast.
Finn McFarland shaved 7 seconds off her 100 Free.
Congratulations to all the swimmers who competed in the meet.
LEAGUES and STATES UPDATE
For those of you new to swim team, we are nearing the half-way point of our season. Two of our more exciting meets are just down the pike, with our League Championships on Saturday, July 30th (rain date is on Sunday, July 31st) and the Vermont Swim Association State Championships on August 6th and 7th.
Southern Vermont Swim League Championships:
Eligibility: All swimmers who have competed two regular season meets and are official members of WST are eligible to swim in this meet. We encourage all our eligible WST swimmers to get involved. Swimmers can enter in up to four individual events and up to two relays.
Background: Hosted by the Southern Vermont Swim League (SVSL) at White's Pool in Rutland, Leagues is a chance for our team to compete against all the teams in our League. 10 and Under swimmers will compete in the morning session, typically arriving around 7:00am and competing until 12:30 or 1pm. 11 and Over swimmers will compete in the afternoon session, until about 6:30 or 7pm. This meet is also the final chance for swimmers to try to qualify for the Vermont Swim Association State Championship meet. More information to follow.
League website: www.svslvt.org
Vermont Swim Association State Championships:
Eligibility: Swimmers can become eligible in one of several ways. First, swimmers must have competed in two regular season meets prior to the SVSL meet.
In addition to having met the minimum meet requirement, swimmers can qualify for the meet by:
1) posting a qualifying time in 2011 up to and including at the SVSL Championships. Qualifying times and meet information can be found at www.vtswim.org
2) swimming the fastest time in an event for which no other swimmer is entered. For example, if no one has qualified for the 200 Freestyle, but Swimmer A is the fastest 200 Freestyle swimmer, she could be entered into that event.
3) competing as a relay swimmer.
We will do our best to make sure that all swimmers who are available and eligible are considered in the entry process. The best way to make sure your swimmer is able to compete in this meet is to ensure coaches have a complete and accurate meet check-off list and to check the meet qualifying times (p0sted on the VSA website and our team bulletin board). Also, please let a coach know if your swimmer is interested in participating at States even if he or she has not posted a qualifying time.
Background: Hosted by the Vermont Swim Association (VSA), this meet is held at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in WRJ, Vermont. 10 and Under swimmers will compete in the morning sessions, 500 Free and 200 Free swimmers compete in the Lunch sessions, and 11 and Over swimmers in the afternoon sessions. Please see the VSA website for more complete details. Woodstock Swim Team does have volunteer responsibilities for this meet as determined by the Meet Director. These will be communicated as we get closer to the meet date. Participant's families should expect to volunteer for a portion of the weekend.
Where: Quechee Club
Arrive by: 4:15pm
Warm-ups: 4:30pm
Meet Start: 5:00pm
Stroke and Turn Officials: Courtney Brooks, Alita Wilson*, Karen Cox*, Karen Mueller
Parent Volunteer Coordinator: Julia Haynes
*=certified official
Reminders: There will be no concessions available. Please be sure to pack enough food and hydration for the duration of the meet. We will be unable to start the meet without sufficient timer and officials, so thank you in advance for arriving on time to the meet. Thank you, too, volunteers for all that you do for the team and for our swimmers. We do know your time is valuable, and we thank you for sharing some of it with WST.
UP NEXT WEEK...Woodstock v Killington, July 19
Where: The Johnson Recreation Area Pool
Times are currently TBD though likely the meet will start at 5pm. Check blog for details later this week.
Stroke and Turn Officials: Please let us know if you plan on attending. We need a minimum of two officials per meet.
FINAL DUAL MEET...Woodstock v Manchester, July 26
Where: Woodstock pool
Times are currently TBD though likely will remain the same as our previous home meets. Please check blog for details closer to the meet date.
RESULTS ARE IN...
Rutland Sprints, Saturday, July 9th
WOW. Fast and furious swimming on Saturday. With many of our swimmers posting personal bests, there were several stand-outs for this meet.
Robert Raymond competed in his first meet with WST...just days after joining the team!
Issy Hiller broke two meet records (25 Breast and 25 Back), and she now holds the meet record in the 25 Breast.
Charlie Amato cut 9 seconds off his 25 Back.
Piper Jenne took a solid 4.5 seconds off her 50 Breast.
Finn McFarland shaved 7 seconds off her 100 Free.
Congratulations to all the swimmers who competed in the meet.
LEAGUES and STATES UPDATE
For those of you new to swim team, we are nearing the half-way point of our season. Two of our more exciting meets are just down the pike, with our League Championships on Saturday, July 30th (rain date is on Sunday, July 31st) and the Vermont Swim Association State Championships on August 6th and 7th.
Southern Vermont Swim League Championships:
Eligibility: All swimmers who have competed two regular season meets and are official members of WST are eligible to swim in this meet. We encourage all our eligible WST swimmers to get involved. Swimmers can enter in up to four individual events and up to two relays.
Background: Hosted by the Southern Vermont Swim League (SVSL) at White's Pool in Rutland, Leagues is a chance for our team to compete against all the teams in our League. 10 and Under swimmers will compete in the morning session, typically arriving around 7:00am and competing until 12:30 or 1pm. 11 and Over swimmers will compete in the afternoon session, until about 6:30 or 7pm. This meet is also the final chance for swimmers to try to qualify for the Vermont Swim Association State Championship meet. More information to follow.
League website: www.svslvt.org
Vermont Swim Association State Championships:
Eligibility: Swimmers can become eligible in one of several ways. First, swimmers must have competed in two regular season meets prior to the SVSL meet.
In addition to having met the minimum meet requirement, swimmers can qualify for the meet by:
1) posting a qualifying time in 2011 up to and including at the SVSL Championships. Qualifying times and meet information can be found at www.vtswim.org
2) swimming the fastest time in an event for which no other swimmer is entered. For example, if no one has qualified for the 200 Freestyle, but Swimmer A is the fastest 200 Freestyle swimmer, she could be entered into that event.
3) competing as a relay swimmer.
We will do our best to make sure that all swimmers who are available and eligible are considered in the entry process. The best way to make sure your swimmer is able to compete in this meet is to ensure coaches have a complete and accurate meet check-off list and to check the meet qualifying times (p0sted on the VSA website and our team bulletin board). Also, please let a coach know if your swimmer is interested in participating at States even if he or she has not posted a qualifying time.
Background: Hosted by the Vermont Swim Association (VSA), this meet is held at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in WRJ, Vermont. 10 and Under swimmers will compete in the morning sessions, 500 Free and 200 Free swimmers compete in the Lunch sessions, and 11 and Over swimmers in the afternoon sessions. Please see the VSA website for more complete details. Woodstock Swim Team does have volunteer responsibilities for this meet as determined by the Meet Director. These will be communicated as we get closer to the meet date. Participant's families should expect to volunteer for a portion of the weekend.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Update 07/05
LAKE SWIM, Friday, July 8th
Woodward Reservoir
No 1-2pm practice. 11 and overs may attend 8am or 12pm practice.
Permission slips for the lake swim are available to swimmers 13 years and older. Swimmers must be 13 by August 31st to attend the swim. Coaches will hand out forms and we will also email a copy to families. We do still need chaperones, as we will not be able to host the event without two to three adult supporters depending on the number of swimmers signed up. Please let us know if you are able to drive and/or provide boat support (I have two kayaks available).
RUTLAND SPRINTS Invitational Meet
Rutland Sprints is Saturday, July 9th. You can register through Maddie, though we will not enter swimmers without having first received the $5 fee. Swimmers may also register the day of the meet at the Rutland Pool. Please contact Maddie with any questions or concerns.
QUECHEE MEET
Tuesday, July 12th:
We have emailed the list of preentered athletes for the Quechee meet on Tuesday, July 12th based on our yellow meet check-off lists. If your swimmer is not on the entry list and would like to compete, please let us know as soon as possible. Coaches will select events from those listed next to swimmer names. If swimmers have specific entry requests, they should let us know by Friday, July 8th. We will not be able to make any changes to the individual entries after 2pm on Monday. Quechee has a 5-lane pool and they did want to let everyone know that there will be no concessions available at the meet, so please be sure to pack food and drinks. This will be the first time Quechee has hosted WST, so please arrive a little early so you can find your way around!
Arrive by: 4:15
Warm-ups: 4:30
Timers/Officials Meeting: 4:45 (Please let me know if you can officiate the meet. We are required to have at least two stroke and turn officials at every meet. The more officials we have, the fewer hours you work!)
Meet Start: 5:00pm
RUTLAND RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE UPDATES:
Congratulations to all the swimmers who participated in the swim meet last night. We have emailed results and will post them on our bulletin board. While we did not win the meet this time, our 10 and Under boys squeaked by with a win with 61 points to Rutland's 53, and our 10 and Under girls were only 17 points behind Rutland.
FIRST-TIME COMPETITORS
We would like to recognize swimmers who, over the past three weeks, have competed for the first time. Congratulations to:
Charlie Amato
Noah Anderson
Allison Bradley
Chris Bradley
Elise Geschardt
Emma King
Jane Lackley
Matthew Mueller
Anya Olmstead
Ayden Schain
Alden Schomaker
Elliot Shoemaker
Hannah Smith
MOST IMPROVED
Already we have seen time improvements since the beginning of the season. Some outstanding time improvements include:
Mateo Bango- 25 Free
Jaedon Beardsley- 25 Free
Orion Beardsley- 25 Free and 25 Back
Mary Ann Bees- 25 Free
Campbell Boswell- 100 IM
Tobin Calder- 25 Free
Audrey Emery-25 Free and 25 Back (Audrey has dropped 14 seconds from 25 Free!)
Emily Fitts- 25 Free and 25 Back
Emily Haynes-25 Fly
Piper Jenne-50 Back
Molly Maxham-25 Free (Molly has dropped 15 seconds!)
Anya Olmstead-25 Free (Anya has dropped over 13 seconds!)
Hank Oney-50 Back
Sidney Pilot-25 Free (Sidney has dropped over 11 seconds!)
Will Vicar-50 Back
HIGH POINTS
Finally, congratulations to our high points winners for the Rutland meet:
Oliver Wilson (23.50)
Issy Hiller (21.75)
Miranda Holson (20)
Anna Ramsey (20)
Woodward Reservoir
No 1-2pm practice. 11 and overs may attend 8am or 12pm practice.
Permission slips for the lake swim are available to swimmers 13 years and older. Swimmers must be 13 by August 31st to attend the swim. Coaches will hand out forms and we will also email a copy to families. We do still need chaperones, as we will not be able to host the event without two to three adult supporters depending on the number of swimmers signed up. Please let us know if you are able to drive and/or provide boat support (I have two kayaks available).
RUTLAND SPRINTS Invitational Meet
Rutland Sprints is Saturday, July 9th. You can register through Maddie, though we will not enter swimmers without having first received the $5 fee. Swimmers may also register the day of the meet at the Rutland Pool. Please contact Maddie with any questions or concerns.
QUECHEE MEET
Tuesday, July 12th:
We have emailed the list of preentered athletes for the Quechee meet on Tuesday, July 12th based on our yellow meet check-off lists. If your swimmer is not on the entry list and would like to compete, please let us know as soon as possible. Coaches will select events from those listed next to swimmer names. If swimmers have specific entry requests, they should let us know by Friday, July 8th. We will not be able to make any changes to the individual entries after 2pm on Monday. Quechee has a 5-lane pool and they did want to let everyone know that there will be no concessions available at the meet, so please be sure to pack food and drinks. This will be the first time Quechee has hosted WST, so please arrive a little early so you can find your way around!
Arrive by: 4:15
Warm-ups: 4:30
Timers/Officials Meeting: 4:45 (Please let me know if you can officiate the meet. We are required to have at least two stroke and turn officials at every meet. The more officials we have, the fewer hours you work!)
Meet Start: 5:00pm
RUTLAND RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE UPDATES:
Congratulations to all the swimmers who participated in the swim meet last night. We have emailed results and will post them on our bulletin board. While we did not win the meet this time, our 10 and Under boys squeaked by with a win with 61 points to Rutland's 53, and our 10 and Under girls were only 17 points behind Rutland.
FIRST-TIME COMPETITORS
We would like to recognize swimmers who, over the past three weeks, have competed for the first time. Congratulations to:
Charlie Amato
Noah Anderson
Allison Bradley
Chris Bradley
Elise Geschardt
Emma King
Jane Lackley
Matthew Mueller
Anya Olmstead
Ayden Schain
Alden Schomaker
Elliot Shoemaker
Hannah Smith
MOST IMPROVED
Already we have seen time improvements since the beginning of the season. Some outstanding time improvements include:
Mateo Bango- 25 Free
Jaedon Beardsley- 25 Free
Orion Beardsley- 25 Free and 25 Back
Mary Ann Bees- 25 Free
Campbell Boswell- 100 IM
Tobin Calder- 25 Free
Audrey Emery-25 Free and 25 Back (Audrey has dropped 14 seconds from 25 Free!)
Emily Fitts- 25 Free and 25 Back
Emily Haynes-25 Fly
Piper Jenne-50 Back
Molly Maxham-25 Free (Molly has dropped 15 seconds!)
Anya Olmstead-25 Free (Anya has dropped over 13 seconds!)
Hank Oney-50 Back
Sidney Pilot-25 Free (Sidney has dropped over 11 seconds!)
Will Vicar-50 Back
HIGH POINTS
Finally, congratulations to our high points winners for the Rutland meet:
Oliver Wilson (23.50)
Issy Hiller (21.75)
Miranda Holson (20)
Anna Ramsey (20)
Friday, July 1, 2011
Lake Swim-July 8th
There will be no 1-2pm practice.
13 and overs are invited to attend the Annual Lake Swim. Permission slips and detailed information will go out next week. We will leave the Recreation Center at 1pm and return around 4:30pm.
11-12 swimmers are invited to attend the 8-9am or 12-1pm practice on the 8th.
We will need boat support and carpool assistance. If you are 18 or older and would like to provide boat support or any additional support for the Lake Swim, please contact the coaches.
Updates for the Week of July 4th
Happy Fourth of July Weekend!
No Practice July 1st or July 4th!
Practice on July 5th as normal.
Dual Meet-Woodstock v Rutland on July 5th
Arrive by: 3:45pm
Warm-ups: 4:00pm
Meet starts: 5:00pm
Families, please bring fruit, snacks or food items to sell at the concession stand. Your food donation helps us raise money for the team. Entries have been emailed to families and changes can be made until 4pm on Sunday. The coaches will be on holiday on July 4th, so please let us know of any questions or concerns by Sunday the 3rd.
Invitational Meet-Rutland Sprints on Saturday, July 9th
Maddie Gilbert is the lead coach for this meet. She will work to ensure swimmers are entered into the meet, though you can certainly show up on the day of the meet and enter your child the morning of the event. Each child may compete in up to 5 individual events. This is an optional meet outside our regular season dual and tri meets. It's a fun, fast meet.
The cost for the meet is $5 per swimmer. Checks can be made out to the Rutland Swim Team. Once we receive the entry fee, we will enter your swimmer(s).
Location: White's Pool in Rutland, VT
Warm-Ups: 8:00-9:00am
Meet Starts at 10am
Anticipated end: Between 12:30 and 1:00pm
Swimmers who are currently signed up for the meet include:
Girls
Eve Amato
Claire Coates
Elise Geshardt
Megan Gray
Emily Haynes
Issy Hiller
Madeline Hiller
Sadie Kuhn
Jane Lackley
Katey MacMaster
Finn McFarland
Anya Olmstead
Kit Oney
Louisa Oney
Anna Ramsey
Kristin Ramsey
Hannah Reed
Boys
Charlie Amato
Campbell Boswell
Gordon MacMaster
Hank Oney
Alex Reed
Will Vicar
Peter Wilson
Stroke and Turn Clinic for Future Volunteer Officials
Location: Quechee Clubhouse
Time: 6:30pm
Free to attendees.
Please let us know if you plan to attend so Mr. Mencke can arrange enough training materials for all.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Hi all,
It was great to see many of you at the meet yesterday! We hope you all had fun. Thanks to all our volunteers who helped the meet to run smoothly.
A few updates:
It was great to see many of you at the meet yesterday! We hope you all had fun. Thanks to all our volunteers who helped the meet to run smoothly.
A few updates:
- There will be no practice on Friday, July 1st and Monday July 4th.
- There will be a stroke clinic for swimmers on Friday, July 1. Swimmers interested in some one-on-one stroke work need to sign up in the WRC main office by June 30th!
- Our next meet is at home on Tuesday, July 5th. We ask swimmers to arrive by 3:45 so they can be ready to get in the pool at 4pm.
- There is a Stroke and Turn clinic on Wednesday July 6th at 6:30 for those parents interested in becoming officials. If interested, please contact a WST coach.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Update 6/26
Congratulations, WST, on your first 2011 Meet. Way to go!
Tuesday, 6/28 Springfield v. Woodstock @ Woodstock
Arrive by: 3:45pm
Warm Ups: 4:00pm
Meet Start: 5:00pm
Remember, there is no regular 12-2 practice Friday or Monday, due to the holiday.
See you soon!
Tuesday, 6/28 Springfield v. Woodstock @ Woodstock
Arrive by: 3:45pm
Warm Ups: 4:00pm
Meet Start: 5:00pm
Remember, there is no regular 12-2 practice Friday or Monday, due to the holiday.
See you soon!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
UVAC Meet on Sunday, June 26th
Our first swim meet is at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in WRJ, Vermont. We are swimming with the UVAC Swim Team and the Brattleboro Swim Team.
Warm-ups start at 1pm
The meet starts at 2pm
I would recommend that swimmers arrive to the pool by 12:30. This will give them time to change and find their way around. Swimmers should be in their suits and on the pool deck by 12:45 to meet with coaches.
Please feel free to let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Warm-ups start at 1pm
The meet starts at 2pm
I would recommend that swimmers arrive to the pool by 12:30. This will give them time to change and find their way around. Swimmers should be in their suits and on the pool deck by 12:45 to meet with coaches.
Please feel free to let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
Monday, June 20, 2011
It was great to see many of you and your swimmers today! Here are a few quick reminders to help get us off to a great season!
- We will be handing out medical releases at practice and need them filled out and returned ASAP. You can also pick one up at the front desk.
- Our annual Pancake Breakfast is on FRIDAY JUNE 24TH, from 12-2pm. If you are planning on coming, please either email us or sign up on the YELLOW SHEET on our bulletin board. We will need volunteers, food donations, and swimmers!
- We need the yellow meet sign up and volunteer sheets back by WEDNESDAY so we can enter your swimmer into meets. We cannot enter swimmers without this form. Copies of these 2 forms will be sent via email if you’ve misplaced them.
- There is no invitational meet at Springfield (CRVS).
- We have our FIRST MEET on SUNDAY, at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center. If there is a change in whether or not your swimmer will be attending (different from the yellow sheet you handed in), please let us know.
See you at practice!
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