Swim Team Update 6/30

Hi! Great job at the Pontiac Pentathlon on Saturday, June 28! Lexington received 2nd place behind Pontiac! Great job, Lakers!!! As soon as I get the results, I will email them to you!

Reminder!!! Our next meet is scheduled for Tuesday, July 1st at Dwight - warm-ups are at 5:30 and the meet starts at 6:00! I have the following listed as being absent for July 1: (If your name has a ? next to it, please let us know for sure!)

7/1 - Robin, Connor F, Rachel, Katie P, Erin?, Kelsey, Kasey, Kassidy, Becca?, Sydney, Gabby, Courtney L, Andrew, Cassidy, Logan, Madison, Hannah?, Lauren?, Nick S

Just as an FYI - we have a "big" meet vs. Clifton on July 10. The reason I say "big" is #1 Clifton asked us last year if they could come to our pool to swim us, #2 Clifton is bringing all of their swimmers on a bus to swim against us, #3 Clifton has been looking forward to this meet all year as they normally swim smaller teams and are anxiously awaiting some real competition (Clifton got 3rd in Pontiac!). So, please try to make this meet if you can! If you know any older swimmers that could swim for Lexington that night, let us know so we can fill the lanes for Lexington! Also, other "big" meets are July 12 vs. Eureka and July 17 vs. Washington! Both of these teams have big rosters and we will need all the swimmers we can get!

Note - If your swimmer is attending the Lexington Invitational, please get together with Ginnie Hilt to sign up for one of the many volunteer jobs. We need each family to volunteer to make the Lexington Invitational a success!

Last, if you are true swimming fans, tune in to NBC or USA at 7:00 each night this week to watch the time trials or go to www.nbcolympics.com and watch the time trials during the day too! There are some fantastic swimmers and you can learn a lot by watching and listening! :)

Thanks!

El Paso Invitational Results

Lexington Lakers Swim Team receives 2nd place trophy!

The Lexington Lakers Swim Team won the 2nd place trophy on Saturday, June 21 at the 2008 El Paso Subway Invitational. Out of 9 teams, the Lakers received 2nd place behind the 1st place Greater Peoria Family YMCA Swim Team for the 3rd year in a row. Lexington brought 52 swimmers to the meet and had an outstanding day. This year's Invitational had a new 19 & Over category which Coach Clif Morlan swam in with lots of cheering from the younger Lexington swimmers. All swimmers finishing 1st - 3rd received medals and 4th - 10th received ribbons.

Three Lexington swimmers received a trophy for 1st place individual high points:
Lauren Boyd (Girls 8 & Under), Hannah Boyd (Girls 9-10), and Johnny Williamson (Boys 13-14). Connor Fiero received 3rd place for individual high points (Boys 13-14).

Two Lexington swimmers set 8 new records:
Girls 9-10: Hannah Boyd - 4 records in 50 Free (27.42), 25 Fly (14.06), 25 Back (15.56), and 100 IM (1:10.57)
Boys 13-14: Johnny Williamson - 4 records in 100 Free (50.4), 50 Free (23.26), 50 Fly (2478), and 100 IM (1:00.12)

Lexington had the following swimmers place 1st - 10th:
Event # 1 Girls 50 Free 8 & Under 36.13Y Boyd, Lauren 1st 45.53Y Michal, Riley 4th 1:01.53Y Grunloh, Hayley 10th
Event # 2 Boys 50 Free 8 & Under 1:05.47Y Grunloh, Kale 8th
Event # 3 Girls 50 Free 9-10 27.42Y Boyd, Hannah 1st 38.47Y Freed, Gabby 7th
Event # 5 Girls 100 Free 11-12 1:15.66Y Baker, Danielle 9th
Event # 6 Boys 100 Free 11-12 1:19.78Y Compton, Brennan 4th 1:30.97Y Hilt, Hunter 8th 1:32.03Y Sharrow, Kolten 9th
Event # 7 Girls 100 Free 13-14 1:06.26Y Hayes, Maggie 6th 1:0997Y Sims, Bridgette 9th
Event # 8 Boys 100 Free 13-14 50.40Y Williamson, Johnny 1st 1:04.28Y Fiero, Connor 4th 1:18.48Y Surma, Nick 9th
Event # 9 Girls 100 Free 15-18 1:21.94Y Wilson, Whitney 8th
Event # 11 Girls 25 Breast 8 & Under 26.68Y Baker, Lindsey 1st 32.69Y Michal, Gracy 9th 32.90Y Kelley, Megan 10th
Event # 12 Boys 25 Breast 8 & Under 32.29Y Franklin, Noah 5th
Event # 13 Girls 25 Breast 9-10 20.97Y Heitzmann, Kassidy 1st 21.64Y Lingle, Taylor 5th 21.89Y Freed, Gabby 6th 22.56Y Baker, Jessica 8th
Event # 14 Boys 25 Breast 9-10 20.55Y Hayes, Payton 4th
Event # 15 Girls 50 Breast 11-12 40.08Y Baker, Danielle 2nd 42.27Y Heitzmann, Kasey 7th
Event # 16 Boys 50 Breast 11-12 44.06Y Lingle, Ted 5th 54.56Y Hilt, Hunter 10th
Event # 17 Girls 50 Breast 13-14 37.63Y Heitzmann, Kelsey 4th 39.65Y Freed, Sydney 7th
Event # 18 Boys 50 Breast 13-14 40.71Y Surma, Nick 2nd 51.28Y Wright, Chuck 8th
Event # 19 Girls 50 Breast 15-18 45.34Y Wilson, Whitney 6th
Event # 21 Girls 25 Free 8 & Under 22.12Y Kelley, Megan 8th
Event # 22 Boys 25 Free 8 & Under 23.04Y Franklin, Noah 7th
Event # 23 Girls 25 Free 9-10 15.22Y Heitzmann, Kassidy 2nd 16.99Y Baker, Jessica 6th
Event # 24 Boys 25 Free 9-10 16.22Y Hayes, Payton 5th
Event # 26 Boys 50 Free 11-12 34.62Y Lingle, Ted 5th
Event # 28 Boys 50 Free 13-14 23.26Y Williamson, Johnny 1st 29.59Y Surma, Nick 6th
Event # 31 Girls 25 Fly 8 & Under 18.53Y Boyd, Lauren 1st 24.70Y Michal, Riley 4th 27.58Y Kelley, Megan 7th 28.35Y Grunloh, Hayley 9th
Event # 32 Boys 25 Fly 8 & Under 39.84Y Compton, Barin 7th
Event # 33 Girls 25 Fly 9-10 14.06Y Boyd, Hannah 1st 18.81Y Lingle, Taylor 4th 19.04Y Baker, Jessica 5th 20.20Y Heitzmann, Kassidy 6th 20.63Y Freed, Gabby 7th
Event # 34 Boys 25 Fly 9-10 21.60Y Hayes, Payton 7th
Event # 36 Boys 50 Fly 11-12 41.26Y Lingle, Ted 4th 41.38Y Compton, Brennan 5th 49.81Y Weis, Cassidy 7th
Event # 37 Girls 50 Fly 13-14 35.75Y Hayes, Maggie 7th 38.78Y Sims, Bridgette 10th
Event # 38 Boys 50 Fly 13-14 24.78Y Williamson, Johnny 1st 33.53Y Fiero, Connor 5th
Event # 41 Girls 25 Back 8 & Under 22.12Y Boyd, Lauren 1st 26.35Y Grunloh, Hayley 4th 27.62Y Michal, Riley 6th
Event # 42 Boys 25 Back 8 & Under 32.22Y Franklin, Noah 5th 34.69Y Grunloh, Kale 7th
Event # 43 Girls 25 Back 9-10 15.56Y Boyd, Hannah 1st 24.36Y Grunloh, Morgan 5th 25.28Y Hilt, Kaina 7th
Event # 44 Boys 25 Back 9-10 34.00Y Cates, Caleb 10th
Event # 45 Girls 50 Back 11-12 40.37Y Heitzmann, Kasey 6th
Event # 46 Boys 50 Back 11-12 43.30Y Compton, Brennan 8th
Event # 47 Girls 50 Back 13-14 38.60Y Hayes, Maggie 4th 41.03Y Heitzmann, Kelsey 6th 41.47Y Sims, Bridgette 7th 41.59Y Freed, Sydney 8th 43.83Y Leake, Taylor 10th
Event # 48 Boys 50 Back 13-14 35.89Y Fiero, Connor 2nd 37.90Y Surma, Nick 3rd 52.41Y Wright, Chuck 7th 1:00.82Y Wagher, Dean 8th
Event # 51 Girls 100 IM 8 & Under 1:33.62Y Boyd, Lauren 1st 2:12.34Y Kelley, Megan 4th 2:16.23Y Michal, Riley 6th
Event # 52 Boys 100 IM 8 & Under 2:19.33Y Franklin, Noah 3th 2:53.69Y Grunloh, Kale 7th 2:55.10Y Compton, Barin 8th
Event # 53 Girls 100 IM 9-10 1:10.57Y Boyd, Hannah 1st 1:39.20Y Freed, Gabby 5th 1:41.53Y Baker, Jessica 6th 1:42.29Y Heitzmann, Kassidy 7th 1:42.44Y Lingle, Taylor 8th
Event # 54 Boys 100 IM 9-10 1:38.16Y Hayes, Payton 5th
Event # 56 Boys 100 IM 11-12 1:31.33Y Lingle, Ted 3rd 1:35.51Y Compton, Brennan 5th 1:46.61Y Hilt, Hunter 8th
Event # 57 Girls 100 IM 13-14 1:19.00Y Hayes, Maggie 7th
Event # 58 Boys 100 IM 13-14 1:00.12Y Williamson, Johnny 1st 1:21.77Y Fiero, Connor 4th

2008 Roster - 74 swimmers!

We have 74 Swimmers! Go Lakers!

Lexington Lakers 2008 Roster (74 total)
Boys (23 total)
8&Under
Barin, Jack, Noah, Kale
9-10
Aaron, Caleb, Payton, Tommy, Andrew
11-12
Matthew, Brennan, Hunter, Ted, Connor P, Kolten, Cassidy, Logan
13-14
Nick B, Connor F, Nick S, Dean, Johnny, Chuck
15&Up
None

Girls (51 total)
6&Under
Lindsey, Annika, Layken, Gracy, Raylee
7-8
Lauren, Erin, Hayley, Tessa, Megan, Kayleigh, Sophie, Riley, Leslie, Faith, Camryn
9-10
Jessica B, Hannah, Robin, Gabby, Morgan G, Kassidy, Kaina, Ashleigh, Taylor Li, Lia, Toria, Courtney T, Madison, Rylie
11-12
Britan, Danielle, Kelly, Taler, Kasey, Courtney L, Mariah
13-14
Morgan A, Whitney C, Katie C, Sydney, Maggie, Kelsey, Taylor Le, Bridget, Amanda, Bridgette
15&Up
Rachel, Katie P, Rebecca, Whitney W

June 26 Meet

Reminder - we have SWIM TEAM PICTURES on Thursday before the swim meet!!! Even if you are not purchasing pictures or won't be at the swim meet, please try to come to the pool at 5:00 to be in the team picture. Please wear your team suit or a similar suit if you have one. There are extra order forms for pictures at the pool. Thanks!

Pictures - 5:00
Warm-Up - 5:30
Meet - 6:00

The following swimmers are who I have listed as absences for Thursday:

Ted, John, Kolten, Amanda, Connor P, Brennan, Barin, Kasey, Sydney, Gabby, Matthew, Logan

Please let me know ASAP if your swimmer will not be there and is not listed above. Thanks!

El Paso Invitational 6/21

Hi everyone! An update about the El Paso Invitational...

Clif waited around after the meet on Saturday to collect everyone's ribbons and trophies. He learned that we got 4th place (after year's of 2nd's behind Greater Peoria Family YMCA). He said the margin between 2nd, 3rd, and 4th was around 7 points...like 567 El Paso, 564 Pontiac, 560 Lexington. But, then this morning I found this out...

Lexington got 2nd place at the El Paso Invite!!!

Apparently, El Paso accidentally scored two of the adult events which made the scores off. So, El Paso will bring the third place trophy to Pontiac at the Pentathlon and then Pontiac will give us the second place trophy at the Pentathlon. El Paso actually ended up in fourth.

GREAT JOB LAKERS! :)

June 24 and June 26

Hi! Our swim meets this week are at HOME! Tuesday is vs. Fairbury. Thursday is vs. Flanagan.

I have the following reported absences:

6/24 - Nick S, Amanda, Connor P, Kale, Tommy, Kasey, Sydney, Gabby, Nick B, Matthew, Logan, Robin?

6/26 - Ted, John?, Kolten, Amanda, Connor P, Brennan, Barin, Kasey, Sydney, Gabby, Nick B, Matthew, Logan

If your swimmer will not be at one of the meets this week and is not listed above, please let me, Clif, or Katie know ASAP. Thanks so much!

PS - Don't forget - Team Pictures are on Thursday, June 26th at 5:00 p.m. Even if you are not purchasing pictures or won't be at the swim meet, please try to come to the pool at 5:00 to be in the team picture. Please wear your team suit or a similar suit if you have one. There are extra order forms for pictures at the pool. Thanks!

Car Decal/Yard Sign Money and T-Shirt Money

1. If you ordered a Swim Team Yard Sign, please bring me $20 cash or your $20 check made payable to Mark Pritchard.

2. If you still want a Swim Team Car Decal, please let me know - I have these every day at every practice. The purple ones are $5 and the white ones are $3.

3. If you ordered a Pontiac Pentathlon t-shirt and still need to pay, please bring $8 cash or an $8 check made payable to Lexington Park District.

Reminder - the following 40 swimmers will represent Lexington at the Pontiac Pentathlon on Saturday, 6/28:
Boys: Barin, Payton, Brennan, Hunter, Ted, Kolten, Cassidy, Connor F
Girls: Lindsey, Gracy, Lauren, Hayley, Tessa, Megan, Sophie, Riley, Faith, Madison, Jessica, Hannah, Morgan G, Kassidy, Kaina, Ashleigh, Taylor L, Toria, Courtney T, Danielle, Kelly, Taler, Kasey, Morgan A, Whitney, Katie C, Maggie, Kelsey, Taylor L, Bridgette, Becca, Whitney

Thanks!

Pontiac Pentathlon - 6/28

Hi! The following 40 swimmers will represent Lexington at the Pontiac Pentathlon on Saturday, 6/28:

Boys: Barin, Payton, Brennan, Hunter, Ted, Kolten, Cassidy, Connor F

Girls: Lindsey, Gracy, Lauren, Hayley, Tessa, Megan, Sophie, Riley, Faith, Madison, Jessica, Hannah, Morgan G, Kassidy, Kaina, Ashleigh, Taylor L, Toria, Courtney T, Danielle, Kelly, Taler, Kasey, Morgan A, Whitney, Katie C, Maggie, Kelsey, Taylor L, Bridgette, Becca, Whitney

Please let me know today or tomorrow at the El Paso Invite if you want a t-shirt!

T-shirts are available for $8.00. Sizes are: Youth Small – (6-8), Youth Medium – (10-12), Youth Large – (14-16), Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large, Adult X-Large

The Pentathlon starts at 9:00 a.m. with 10 & Under Warm-Ups at 7:45-8:15 a.m. and 11 & Up Warm-Ups at 8:15-8:45 a.m.

If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks!

Pontiac Pentathlon - 6/28

Hi! The Pontiac Pentathlon entries are due this Saturday! The Pontiac Pentathlon is another all day event similar to an invitational. Only 40 swimmers from each team attend and compete in 5 events (Fly, Back, IM, Breast, Free). Each swimmer competes in all 5 events and must be able to swim all 4 strokes legally without a chance (hopefully) of a DQ.

We need to know ASAP today or tonight if your swimmer cannot swim on 6/28. Right now the following have indicated they will be absent on 6/28:

Boys: Jack, Noah, Caleb, Andrew, Matthew, Connor P, Cassidy, Logan, Nick B, Nick S, Johnny
Girls: Annika, Erin, Kayleigh, Leslie, Camryn, Gabby, Lia, Madison, Rylie, Britan, Courtney L, Summer, Sydney, Bridget, Amanda, Rachel, Jessica N, Katie P

Thanks!

Swim Team Update - 6/18

Hi! I wanted to let you know that Lexington DID WIN last night. The score was 699 - 633! The software didn't score the entire meet and when the meet results were printed off, we found the real score! Great job, Lakers!

Our next meet is Thursday AT EL PASO! I have the following listed as being absent. If you will be absent and are not on this list, please let me know ASAP! Thanks!

Ted, Hannah, Lauren, Rachel, Katie P, Brennan, Barin, Kale, Tommy, Nick B, Logan, Gracy

Also, if you are interested in a swim team car decal ($3/$5) or a swim team yard sign ($20), please let me know ASAP so I can turn the orders in.

Thanks!

El Paso Invitational 6/21

Hi. The El Paso Inviational is this Saturday the 21st at South Pointe Pool in El Paso! Warm-ups are as follows:

10& Under
8:00-8:45 warm-ups
9:00 meet starts

11& Older
12:30 warm-ups (approximate)
meet to follow

Volunteer Timers are as follows:

9:00 - Winterland/Weis
10:00 - Hilt/Michal
11:00 - Kelley/Compton
1:00 - Fiero/Lingle
2:00 - Heitz/Baker
3:00 - Surma/Freed

Please be there plenty early to find a spot, set up a tent, get situated, and get your swimmer in the water. An Invitational Swim Meet is a much bigger experience than the dual meets we run other times. If you have any questions, feel free to refer to your swim team packet or ask me, Clif, Katie, or a veteran parent. Thanks!

Timing at a Home Swim Meet

Hi! Thanks to all of the parent volunteers that helped make today's swim meet a success! Great job Lakers!

Reminder - we have a swim meet at home on Tuesday vs. Roanoke. Warm-ups start at 5:30! The following swimmers are who I have listed as being absent: Ted, Hannah, Lauren, Kolten, Katie P, Kale, Tommy... Please let me know if you will be absent and are not on the list.

Also, at the last two meets, there have been some really close races which have had discrepancies in the stopwatch time and the lane judge's placement. I have put together some guidelines that will hopefully help to alleviate some of these problems. Please read and follow the guidelines below. Thanks!

Timing at a home swim meet:

• There are two timers per lane. You will be assigned one lane for the duration of the meet. One timer will be assigned to record the swimmer’s time on an index card clipped to a clipboard.
• Make sure your stopwatch is at 0.00. Listen for the Starter to start the race. Watch the starting system for the start of the race. There is a light that will flash and a beep that will sound when the race is started. Since light travels faster than sound, start your stopwatch as the light flashes. The Starters usually say “Swimmers take your mark!” Then the starting system will be activated.
• Check your stopwatch to make sure it started.
• As the swimmer approaches the end, stand as close to the pool’s edge as possible, and watch as the swimmer finishes his/her race. The race is finished when he/she touches the wall with ANY part of his/her body. This can be the head, hand, fingernail, etc.
• The moment the swimmer touches the wall, stop the stopwatch. It is even helpful to watch the wall being touched, rather than the hand touching the wall.
• Record both times on the index card. Write down both hand times even if they are the same. Do not round up or down the times (i.e. 48.10 and 1:00.74), write down all numbers. Do not circle any time. Scorekeepers take care of this. If you have any doubt that your time is accurate (e.g. if you are pretty sure that you were late in starting or that you missed the touch) don’t write down your time. Write NT (no time.)
• Check the Lane Judges positioned on the side of the pool for which lane has 1st, 2nd or 3rd place. Record this for your lane on the index card. If there is a discrepancy between the Lane Judges and Timers regarding a close race, talk to the timers in the other lane to compare which lane came in 1st. Sometimes the Lane Judges will see the race differently than what the stopwatch indicates.
• A Runner will pick up the cards and take them to the scoring table.
• Clear your stopwatch. You are now ready for the next race.
• Repeat.

Things to remind swimmers:

• Two-hand touch on the wall for breaststroke and butterfly.
• Don't dive off the block on a relay until the incoming swimmer touches the wall.
• IM = Fly, Back, Breast, Free
• Medley Relay = Back, Breast, Fly, Free

If you have any questions or any suggestion on improving our swim team, please let me know. Thanks!

Swim Team Update - 6/13

Hi! Great job in Gridley last night! Just a reminder that tomorrow's swim meet is at HOME vs. Bloomington Parks. Yes, the pool is filled and it is blue! :)

Warm-up starts at 8:00 a.m. with the meet starting at 8:30 a.m.!

I have the following listed as absences for tomorrow:

• Ashleigh, Kelly, Hannah, Lauren, Katie P, Faith, Erin, Kaina, Becca, Amanda, Connor P

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

Swim Team Update 6/10

Hi! I have lots of information below that was going to be covered tonight at the practice meet...but since it is cancelled, I will send an email with the information! Please read to the bottom! :)

#1 - File Folders: Please have your swimmer check their file folder in the swim team box at the pool for your 2008 swim team packet. This packet contains lots of useful information (especially for first-time swimmers!) This is also where you will receive your ribbons and other sources of communication!

#2 - Absences for Thursday, June 12 at Gridley: Please let me know if this is not right: Ashleigh, Kelly, Ted, Hannah?, Lauren?, Nick, Rachel, Kolten, Katie P, Brennan, Barin, Kale, Tommy, Becca,

#3 - Absences for Saturday, June 14 at HOME (hopefully!): Please let me know if this is not right: Ashleigh, Kelly, Hannah, Lauren, Katie P, Faith, Erin, Kaina, Becca, Amanda, Connor P

#4 - El Paso Invitational Update - please let me know if this is not right:
The following have let me know that they will NOT be at the El Paso Invitational on Saturday, June 21: Jack, Noah, Annika, Amanda, Connor P, Katie P, Lia, Erin, Courtney T, Kayleigh, Rachel, Bridget, Leslie, Kelly, Becca, Tommy, Tessa

You need to reply if you will NOT attend the meet. The Lexington Park District pays for each swimmer to swim and the cost is $16 for 4 events. If you do not let me know that you are not swimming or if you say you are swimming and do not show up, you will have to pay the $16 to the Park District.

T-shirts: If you want a t-shirt for $10, please bring your check ASAP! The t-shirts cost $10 per swimmer. The Park District does not pay for this. You need to get a check made payable to El Paso Recreation for $10 by Wednesday, 6/11 at 12:00! Note - The t-shirts will not be personalized as in years past!

El Paso Invitational Timers (thank you!!!):
9:00 - Winterland/Weis
10:00 - Hilt/Michal
11:00 - Kelley/Compton
1:00 - Shipley/?
2:00 - Heitzmann/?
3:00 - Surma/?

#5 - Parent Volunteers: Each parent needs to volunteer at least 2x per swimmer at the home swim meets. Once you volunteer, you will receive your deposit check back! If you have not volunteered to help out at a swim meet, you will need to contact Ginnie Hilt at "ginniehilt at hotmail.com".

#6 - For Sale: Yard Signs and Car Decals. Mark Pritchard has personalized yard signs for the swimmers. The signs say Lexington Lakers with a picture of a swimmer, and your swimmer(s) names. The cost is $20 and these need to be ordered. There are also Lexington Lakers Swim Team Car Decals - white is $3 and purple is $5. These are in stock. Please contact Tammy if you want to purchase. I will have these at practices and meets.

#7 - Concession Sign-Ups: There will be a concession sign-up sheet coming soon - we need parents to donate food, drinks, snacks, treats, etc. for each home meet! Look for this to come soon!

Any questions, please let me know. Thanks!

Practice Meet Cancelled!

The practice meet for tonight is CANCELLED because the lap pool is still not open. However, it appears that the problem was found and it should be open by this weekend! Our meet Thursday is IN GRIDLEY! Our meet Saturday is AT HOME as long as the pool is functioning!

Practice for June 11-13 will still be in the small pool as follows:

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Advanced and/or Older swimmers
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: Advanced and/or Experienced Younger Swimmers
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: All 8 and under and/or 1st year Swimmers

If you need to attend a different practice, please do so - no permission needed!

We will keep you informed on the status of the lap pool and if we will be able to have our swim meet on Saturday, June 14 at 8:30 a.m. (8:00 a.m. warm-ups).

Thanks!

Swim Team Practice on June 10

Hi! Tuesday, June 10 practice will be as follows:

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Advanced and/or Older swimmers10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: Advanced and/or Experienced Younger Swimmers11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: All 8 and under and/or 1st year Swimmers

If you need to attend a different practice, please do so - no permission needed!

We will keep you informed on the status of the lap pool and if we will be able to have our practice swim meet on Tuesday, June 10 at 6:00 p.m. (5:30 p.m. warm-ups).

Thanks!

El Paso Invitational 6/21

Hello! I just received information for the El Paso Invitational held on Saturday, 6/21. Sorry for the short notice, but the information was mailed to me on 6/4 and the deadline for entries is 6/13. So, I will need to know the following from each swimmer by Wednesday, 6/11 at 12:00!

1. Will your swimmer attend the meet?
You need to reply if you will NOT attend the meet. The Lexington Park District pays for each swimmer to swim and the cost is $16 for 4 events. If you do not let me know that you are not swimming or if you say you are swimming and do not show up, you will have to pay the $16 to the Park District.

2. Do you want to purchase a t-shirt for $10?
El Paso is offering meet t-shirts for a cost of $10 per swimmer. The Park District does not pay for this. You need to get a check made payable to El Paso Recreation for $10 by Wednesday, 6/11 at 12:00!

3. What time will you volunteer to time a lane? We need a total of 12 timers - 2 each hour:
9:00-10:00, 10:00-11:00, 11:00-end, beginning-2:00, 2:00-3:00, 3:00-4:00

Right now the following are NOT attending:
Jack, Noah, Annika, Amanda, Katie P, Lia, Erin, Courtney T, Kayleigh, Rachel, Bridget, Leslie

El Paso Invitational Information:
Meet is Saturday, 6/21 at South Pointe Pool in El Paso.
New this year - 19 and older events!
Clif and Katie will determine what events your swimmer will swim!
10& Under
8:00-8:45 warm-ups
9:00 meet starts
11& Older
12:30 warm-ups (approximate)
meet to follow

If you have any questions, please let me, Clif, or Katie know. Thanks!

Swim Team Practice on June 9

Unfortunately, Swim Team Practice will need to be altered the week of Monday, June 9 due to continued problem(s) opening the pool(s). We originally stated that swim team practice would be adjusted the week of VBS. However, right now the only pool to practice in is the small pool. We do not have access to the small pool from 12:00-1:00 since the pool opens at noon to the public. We need to readjust times until the lap pool is open. Please check your email each day to find out what time your practice is. Also, if you need to attend a different practice, please do so - no permission needed! We apologize for the inconsistency in swim practice times. Hopefully, the lap pool will open soon...

For the days that swim practice is in the small pool, please bring tennis shoes for dryland exercises and games.

To recap, practice will be as follows:

Monday, June 9 until the lap pool opens:
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Advanced and/or Older swimmers
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: Advanced and/or Experienced Younger Swimmers
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: All 8 and under and/or 1st year Swimmers

After the lap pool opens through June 13 (week of VBS):
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: Advanced and/or Older swimmers
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Advanced and/or Experienced Younger Swimmers
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: All 8 and under and/or 1st year Swimmers

June 16 through the rest of Summer:
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Advanced and/or Older swimmers
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: Advanced and/or Experienced Younger Swimmers
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: All 8 and under and/or 1st year Swimmers

You can keep up to date by visiting the website at http://lexingtonlakers.blogspot.com. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

Swim Team Practice Starts June 6!

Unfortunately, Swim Team Practice will NOT begin this week until Friday, June 6 due to problems opening the pool(s).

The first practice for swim team will be Friday, June 6 at 9:00, 10:00, and 11:00.

Plans are to have a light practice and dryland in the small pool on Friday.

Because of the pool problems, practice times will be adjusted the week of June 9 to accommodate those attending VBS. Here is the schedule:

Week of June 9 - 13:
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: Advanced and/or Older swimmers
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Advanced and/or Experienced Younger Swimmers
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: All 8 and under and/or 1st year Swimmers

Rest of Summer:
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Advanced and/or Older swimmers
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: Advanced and/or Experienced Younger Swimmers
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: All 8 and under and/or 1st year Swimmers

You can keep up to date by visiting the website at http://lexingtonlakers.blogspot.com. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

2008 Lexington Lakers Swim Team Schedule

JUNE OPPONENT LOCATION WARM-UP MEET
Tues. 10th Practice Meet Home TBA TBA
Thurs. 12th @Gridley Away 5:30pm 6:00pm
Sat. 14th Bloomington Parks Home 8:00am 8:30am
Tues. 17th Roanoke Home 5:30pm 6:00pm
Thurs. 19th @El Paso Away 5:30pm 6:00pm
Sat. 21st El Paso Invitational Away TBA TBA
Tues. 24th Fairbury Home 5:30pm 6:00pm
Thurs. 26th Flanagan Home 5:30pm 6:00pm
Thurs. 26th *** Team Pictures at 5:00 ***
Sat. 28th Pontiac Pentathlon Away TBA TBA

JULY OPPONENT LOCATION WARM-UP MEET
Tues. 1st @Dwight Away 5:30pm 6:00pm
Thurs. 3rd Off
Sat. 5th Off
Tues. 8th @Pontiac Away 5:30pm 6:00pm
Thurs. 10th Clifton Home 5:30pm 6:00pm
Sat. 12th Eureka Home 8:00am 8:30am
Tues. 15th @Fairbury Away 5:30pm 6:00pm
Thurs. 17th Washington Home 5:30pm 6:00pm
Sat. 19th Lexington Invitational Home TBA TBA
Tues. 22nd Awards Picnic TBA