5K fundraiser walk for the United Way

On Saturday October 17th a large portion of our team participated in a fundraiser, which was a 5K walk for the United Way. It was tough but I managed to finish. It was a beautiful Fall day to take a walk around campus and it was for a good cause. Shame on Brandon for winning a basket full of candy and not sharing any with his coach! He will likely pay for it later.

Alumni

We had our alumni meet on October 10th, it is always good to see the slightly older people fit into their suits and throw down some impressive swims. I certainly enjoyed seeing old teammate Rob Hathaway hold his own against the kids. Most notable swim was what must be a new American Record in the 50 breast at 10.63 (well, there may have been some timing system manipulation there....who knows!) Anyway it was a good time on both ends of the event. It was also a good time to learn that I needed a new starter. Good to see everyone and we look forward to next year!

Have I got nothing left to say?...Now I remember all the words

Long hiatus.
We're back in business.
A week and a half in - we stand at 24 women, 34 men.
We finished off a little stroke camp and moving into the good stuff.
Last weekend girls did a team builder - rock climbing!, the guys did paintball.
Alumni this weekend- 1pm!!!
We are busy, busy, busy, lots of great stuff coming up

2009 Hour of Power

Hour of Power flyer
We had a great time taking part in the 2008 Hour of Power and will be participating this year on November 10th!

Getting back into the swing of things

One week of working Hamilton College swim camp down, two more to go! Being back in the pool coaching has obviously gotten me energized to start our season. It has also reminded me that I should remind you to make sure you are staying in shape. Start setting some goals for yourself, we are going to need everyone to be excited and motivated next season. It's always good to be an underdog, as long as you have a little fight in you. When I think about what you accomplished last season, I get goosebumps thinking about the possibilities ahead of us. Keep in touch!

Why reinvent the wheel

Instead of getting into writing on the whole suit disaster, check out some of these links.

http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2389&Itemid=9

http://scaq.blogspot.com/2009/05/usa-today-fina-to-announce-approved.html

http://swimviking.blogspot.com/2009/05/finas-list-is-on-my-list-if-you-know.html

http://www.blueseventy.com/news/story/blueseventy_addresses_finas_suit_approvals

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/athletesfirst/

http://www.collegeswimming.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3972

and she says it's natural

Good job with grades!
Women - 3.31 gpa
Men - 2.99 gpa
Women will be an academic All-American team, and the guys missed by .01 (next time...)
Marianne Munson and Paul MacMahon both got 4.0! congrats!