Week #3 - Let's Go

Building A Team

What a great week. Our meet Tuesday night had some great performances including 9 individual state cuts and all 3 relay state cuts as well as many lifetime bests. It was a great start to the dual meet portion of the season, but it also showed some of the places we need to continue to improve. To see result and splits, you can see results of this meet on Swimcloud or you can go to our team results page to see the results plus comparison to lifetime bests.

We also had a great overnight at Camp Geneva having fun, building team unity and setting some individual and team goals. The guys also had the opportunity to hear from couple HC Swimming & Diving alum as they gave their insights into what swimming has taught them and the legacy of HC Swimming and Diving.

We finished the weekend with the annual Aquaman Challenge. Results for the challenge can be seen here. 

GRITTY AWARD

I was reminded of the "Sandy Award" from two years ago that included a sandpaper super hero that was given to someone with the gritty performance of a meet. I'd like to bring that back this year. I want to have two or three after each meet going forward.

The first Gritty Award goes to Brighton Walcott for a beating his lifetime best in the 200 IM by over 3 seconds. For a Junior that has swum that event often, a 3 second drop is impressive. Also earning a Gritty Award was Sophomore diver Charlie DeHaan for crushing his own PR for a 6 Dive performance. His 257.70 on the board is a mere 9 points away from the sophomore record.

THE UPCOMING WEEK
Practice Location & Times For This Week

Practice for Swimmers Monday      Dryland @ HCMS: 3:05-3:45     Pool: 4:00 - 5:30 Tuesday     Pool: 3:15 - 5:30 Wednesday       ETS: 7:15am - 8:00am     Pool: 3:15 - 5:30 Friday      ETS: 3:00 - 3:45     Pool: 3:15 - 5:30 Saturday - Practice     8:00am - 10:00am

Practice for Divers Monday & Tuesday 4:30 - 6:30 Wednesday & Friday  3:30pm - 5:30 Saturday             8:00am - 10:00am

    

MEETS THIS WEEK
Thursday, Dec. 19 - Away vs. Hamilton

        Bus leaves from The High School at 4:35
        Warm up at 5:00
        The meet starts at 6:00

We will take the bus back to the HS. I want the team riding back together on the bus unless you live in Hamilton or South.

This meet is now a "scrimmage " in which there will be some fun events you won't normally see at the high school level.


A LOOK AHEAD
Monday, Dec. 30 - Away at Jenison Invitational
        Diving:
            Diver Transportation TBA
            8:30 a.m. Diving warm-ups begin

            10:00 a.m. Diving competition begins

        Swimming:
            Bus Departs from the HS at 10:00
            11:00 a.m. Swim warm-ups begin (may overlap with diving)
            12:00 p.m. Swimming competition begins

CHRISTMAS BREAK
Though I have dates and times on EventLink, I am tryng to see when and where I can get more lanes to help us maximize our workouts with the number of athletes we have. Thank you for your patience with this. I will let you know as plans solidify,