Kasey Simmons

Name: Kasey Simmons

Hometown: Cicero, NY 
High School: Cicero North – Syracuse 
Year in School: Senior! 
Major/Minor: Childhood Education 
Favorite Event: 50 free. 

How would you describe yourself in three words? 
Responsible, Hard Working, and as much as I try to not be, I am a Weenie 

What is something that not a lot of people know about you but you WISH more people COULD know? 
I hate hugs. 

If you could meet someone living or dead, who would it be and why? 
I would meet Michael Phelps! He is a great athlete, an inspiration, the love of my life, and is perfect in every way! 

If you could speak to one type of animal, what would it be? 
I would speak to a dolphin 

What would be impossible for you to give up? 
Fajita Grill :) 

What was the most interesting trip you have ever taken? Why? 
The trip I took to Omaha to watch Olympic Trials for London! It was the greatest week of my life, I met some amazing people and got to see some awesome swims! Not to mention that Michael Phelps walked by me and it was the greatest moment of my life. 

And of course, how many five-year-olds could you take in a fight? 
Hopefully enough for me to be able to teach a classroom of kindergarteners..

3 years down...revival? we'll try and see how it goes...

It has been 3 years since we did this blog thing. I have had a twitter account for at least 4 years and just put up first tweet today. Let's try it again, maybe get some guest blogs from alumni and current team, etc. we shall see! In the mean time - enjoy the summer, peace!

HourofPower2010

Always my favorite practice of the year!
5th annual Ted Mullin "Leave It In the Pool" Hour Of Power Relay for Sarcoma Cancer Research

snapshot...9/20-11/20

2 months in...quick review
did a lot of house cleaning, always trash to take out, nothing better than a clean, tidy home.
alumni- always fun, some pretty impressive swims on both sides.
green and gold - impressed with how evenly i put the teams together,came down to last relay.
rit- good swims, women won, men lost
oneonta - not our best meet, lost both...shouldn't have - we will learn a lot from that
clarkson- first home meet, great swims, both won
brockport - both won, swam well, making nice improvements

how i spent my summer vacation

work...work...house projects...work...swim camp...work...swim camp...work...swim camp...work...vacation...work
nothing better than being busy.
I hope everyone else is working hard to make our team great. It is going to be a fantastic year!

Academic priority

Congratulations to the following members who qualified for the commissioners list and the SUNYAC All-Academic Team. Let's keep it up and add to the list next year!

Commissioners list: Nicholas Dupree, Patrick Quast,Nicole Dean, Leah Matthews, Marianne Munson, Delia Reed, Kelly Williams

SUNYAC All-Academic Team:Andrew Ayers, Calvin Cheung, Joseph Ciuffo, Nicholas Dupree, Joshua Galusha, Craig Mazuchowski, Nicholas Pike, Patrick Quast, Chelsea Colton, Nicole Dean, Keriann Earl, Eileen McMahon, Leah Matthews, Jacqueline Michalski, Marianne Munson, Delia Reed, Spencer Saraf, Kellie Schieber, Jennifer VanEtten, Kelly Williams

CONGRATULATIONS to the Women's team for again being an NCAA Academic All American squad!!!!!!

CONGRATS to Eileen McMahon for being an individual NCAA Academic All-American!!!

how the quiet days go by

Now that school is over, it is so peacefully quiet around here, not that I do not enjoy the "noise" during the school year.
I have had the opportunity to study...reading, videos, podcasts, conferences... trying to utilize all of the opportunities out there. I am going to have to work on my biggest problem of knowing where to draw the line and stop. The brain needs the opportunity to relax I guess.
Anyway, we are ever preparing for next season and are excited for the experiences to come.
"we can never step into the same river twice" ~Heracllitus