Friday, December 04, 2009

Change in email address for Coach Bob

I am starting a new position on Monday with a new company and will no-longer have access to my past work email account. Please send any future email to my home email - calegan@machlink.com or to my yahoo email - trebornagelac@yahoo.com (my name spelled backwards for those of you wondering). I will continue to try and send out updates as often as possible and try to keep the website up to date as timely as possible as well.

It has been a crazy week for both the Varsity and Junior Varsity. The JV team swam the Davenport North invite on Tuesday and came away with a huge margin of victory vs the competition. I was able to see why last night in Bettendorf when both the Varsity and JV teams took to the pool. I can honestly not remember such a performance. Muscatine scored 120+ points on both the Varsity and JV compared to Bettendorf's varsity score of 40+ points and the JV's 20+ points. Our first opportunity to see the boys at home will be on December 17th vs Davenport West. We need to support Judd's squad and pack the bleachers. Most of the swimmers on the squad have been a part of the Muscatine Swim Club (many still are). It is an opportunity to see what potential each of you can have when you get to that level...

We need the volunteer's to help setup for the meet tonight (and take down after the meet tomorrow). We are a parent run organization - parents... we need you!

There is an Officials Clinic being held on Sunday, December 6 in Cedar Rapids. Level 1 training begins at 8 and Level 2 training begins at 1. If you have not yet attended a certification class, this is the perfect opportunity to learn more about what your swimmers are doing and the first step towards helping your team remain eligible to host a meet. If we do not have officials - we can not host a meet. Please contact Joni Jackson for directions (563-260-1248)

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Tonight (12/3/09)

There is a High School - Boy's Swimming duel meet at Bettendorf. Coach Bob will be going to that meet and Coach Dave will be holding the 13 & Over practice (Thanks Dave!).

If you signed up (or even if you did not) to help set up for the meet on Saturday, thank you in advance for working behind the scenes and helping to get everything ready! This team is your team - the more help we het the easier it becomes for everyone on your team...

Warm-ups for Muscatine begin at 7:55 am and go to 8:20 am. The meet will begin at 9:00 am. Please be dressed to swim and ready to warm-up 5-10 minutes before we are able to get into the water...

There is an Officials Clinic being held on Sunday, December 6 in Cedar Rapids. Level 1 training begins at 8 and Level 2 training begins at 1. If you have not yet attended a certification class, this is the perfect opportunity to learn more about what your swimmers are doing and the first step towards helping your team remain eligible to host a meet. If we do not have officials - we can not host a meet. Please contact Joni Jackson for directions (563-260-1248)

Our club will be attending two different meets. The first meet is a YMCA meet in Fairfield (Saturday). If you are planning on attending this meet you must sign-up by Monday, December 7th.

The second meet is a USA meet in Iowa city (Saturday and Sunday). Registrations for that meet have closed. We have 30 swimmers attending this meet. The meet entries are attached. Please let Coach Bob know if you have any questions about these entries. (563-288-3491)

Iowa City - USA meet entries

YMCA - Home meet entries due:

I hope all of you have enjoyed your Holiday weekend! We are fast approaching our second home YMCA meet (Saturday, December 5, 2009). If you are planning on swimming in this meet, you need to either sign-up for the meet at Monday's practice or contact your coach ASAP. Please keep in mind that we need to get all of the entries to the meet entry volunteers by the end of practices Monday night. This will give them the time needed to set the meet up properly - There will not be any late entries accepted!

The ICE- Irving B Weber meet is scheduled for December 12 &13 in Iowa City. This is the same weekend as the YMCA away meet in Fairfield. Any swimmer on our club (or on the Boy's High School Team) is eligible to swim in USA swim meets. If you have not already registered with USA Swimming or are interested in participating in USA Swimming meets, please contact Coach Bob Calegan to learn more about it (563-288-3491). Please review the attached meet packet and registration form. All entries need to be turned in by the end of practice on Tuesday, December 1st, 2009. If you would like to swim the YMCA meet in Fairfield on Saturday and the USA meet in Iowa City on Sunday, that can be done as well. For those High School boys going to the Cedar Falls Invitational on Saturday and wanting top participate on Sunday in Iowa City - please let me know - we can make that work too (We already have a number of swimmers doing that also...).

ICE - Irving B Weber Meet Packet

ICE - Meet Registration Form

Happy Thanksgiving Swim Club Members:

I want to introduce myself, I am Hope Goss.  I have 2 girls, Hallie 15 and Erin 10, in the Muscatine Swim Club.  This is our third year swimming with the club.  I volunteered the first two years as just a regular worker.  This is my first year volunteering to be a member of the Board.  I volunteered to do the timing of the home meets which is a completely new experience for me.  I have never even timed a meet with a stop watch...boy, was I nervous!  I know I made mistakes but I had the members that are stepping down to help me and of course we had volunteers timing at poolside.  No catastrophes that could not be fixed.

So, I want to ask for every member's help.  First, we are having a concessions stand for the next home meet, Saturday, December 5th.  Since the meet will be a little longer than our first we would like to try something different.  We would like to have the members donate at least one item for the concession stand.  Remember this will be a limited concession stand so donations of bottled water (cases), baked goods, fruit, string cheese, trail mix, puppy chow, gatorade (medium size), napkins and we will have Pizza Ranch deliver individual slices of pizza.  I will put up a sign-up sheet at the Y and MHS for the concession donations.

Second, the swim club desperately needs volunteers!  I do not know the exact number of people we need to run a meet but I do know that the swim club has 84 swimmers signed up for the 2009-2010 season and if just one parent volunteers for a meet we should have plenty of help.  Once again, I do not know how we will split the events up for the December 5th meet but normally the day of the meet is split in half (a morning and an afternoon session) so a parent member volunteers for half of the day's events (3-4 hours;morning or afternoon).  There is also set-up on Friday night and clean-up when we are finished on Saturday afternoon so if you are unable to make the actual meet we definitely can still use your help.  I just want you to know the volunteer positions are straight forward in their duties and easy.  Here are a few examples, we have clerk of course which lines up all the swimmers for their heats outside the pool office, a clerk of course announcer which calls the swimmers for their heats (I liked this one the best because you can use a bull horn and be funny), a swimmer escort which takes the swimmers from the pool office to the bench in the pool area to await their heat (making sure they stay in lane order), a time runner which makes sure the swimmers are where they are suppose to be and collects the time cards from the timers and takes them to the timing platform, selling programs, and working concessions.  I have volunteered for four of these positions and had a fun time (the bull horn was the best!).  Oh, if you have a concern about seeing your child swim do not worry there is always someone to cover for you or if you are working in the pool you are right there to watch.  Please sign-up.....there will be sheets at the Y and MHS.     

The Muscatine Swim Club is a parent run/parent volunteer organization and it is a excellent organization.  Did you know the Muscatine Swim Club has been in existence for over 30 years?  Did you know the Muscatine Swim Club builds swimmers that go on to have successful high school, USA and Olympic careers?  In the words of Uncle Sam, "WE NEED YOU!" 

Thanks,

Hope Goss

Pentathlon Meet

We will hold our first meet next Saturday, November 21 at Muscatine High School.  This is an excellent opportunity to get in the water and see that the hard work at practice pay off.  The deadline to sign up to participate in this meet is Monday, November 16, so please see your coach ASAP if you have not already signed up.  Warm ups will begin at 8:00 am and the meet will start at 9:00. 

As a reminder, parents are required to volunteer at the meet or your child will not be allowed to swim.  There is a sign-up sheet at MHS in the pool area; please be sure to sign up.  If you have questions, please ask your coach and they can direct you to someone who can help you.

Thank you - Pam Beadle

Friday, November 13, 2009

We are back to normally scheduled practices in the normally scheduled pools!

Attached are the entries for the swimmers that will be attending the USA - DMSF meet in Johnston, IA. Coach Bob will be there for both sessions on Saturday and Sunday. If you signed up to swim in tonight's session (Samantha Fritz and Alex Walton), you must do a positive check-in by 6:00 pm.

- DMSF Meet Packet

- Individual Entries

- Event Entries

If you are swimming in Coach Bob's practices, you are expected to participate in our first home meet of the season. This should be a fast and fun meet. Every swimmer will be swimming a 50 yard event for each stroke and then a 100 IM. This will give you and the Coaches an opportunity to see where you are at and to serve as a foundation to build upon. If there is a conflict with being able to participate in the meet - you must notify coach Bob ASAP!

USA - CRAA Q- meet (Saturday/Sunday November 21/22, 2009)

For those of you that are registered to swim in USA swim meets and would like to swim in the Q- meet in Cedar Rapids next weekend, please review the meet packet and let Coach Bob know by Sunday afternoon (please text or call 563-288-3491). This meet is designed to have swimmers of similar ability competing. If you already have a Q time in an event in LCM or SCY, you can not swim that event at this meet. Please call with any questions about your current best times...

CRAA Meet Packet

Thursday, November 12, 2009

The High School pool is still closed. Bob's 13 & Over group will be practicing at the YMCA at 7:00 pm. There is an exercise class that might be in the pool until 7:15 pm and we will adjust our start time if needed. Please be ready to swim by 7:00. If there are swimmers from the 5:30 pm practice that would like to join us - please call or text me ahead of time to verify that we have enough pool space (my cell is 563-288-3491).

The High School pool will be available on Friday and all practices will resume at their normal times. - Coach Bob Calegan

Friday, October 30, 2009

Tonight will be the last pre-season practice for the 4:00 pm group at the YMCA. Beginning Monday you will be joining your newly assigned practice times (posted in yesterday's newsletter - below). The 6:30 group at the High School will continue to practice at their regular practice times.

Each of the coaches look forward to the new season and hope that you do as well. If you are new to the club - Welcome! If you have swam with us in years past - Welcome back!

Coach Mike Maher will be focusing on our youngest swimmers (8 and unders)- helping them to get used to the drills and technique that they will need to become confident - successful swimmers. Coach Mike has coached all levels of swimmers in the past and has competed on the collegiate level. We think this year with the 8 and unders promises to be one of his most challenging seasons ever - Good luck Coach Mike!

Coach David Moeller, Coach Hank Mann and Coach Rita Mann will be working with the 9-12 yr olds. They will be building on the foundation that these swimmers have developed over the past couple of years. Once the basic skills have been reviewed and mastered, they will begin working on transitioning the swimmers to increased conditioning. Aside from club swimming, Coach Dave will also be working with the Middle School swimmers. Dave has been with the club for a number of seasons and has one of the most successful Middle School programs in the state. Coach Hank and Coach Rita have dedicated most of their lives to the sport of swimming and do a great job working with the newer swimmers in the middle age group. We are excited in having both of them back again this year!

Coach Bob Calegan will be working with the older swimmers again this year. Coach Bob will also begin the season by building on a foundation of technique and drills - transitioning into competitive conditioning. Coach Bob will be working on helping the older swimmers to develop and obtain personal goals - both in and out of the water. Coach Bob was selected last January as one of three Iowa coaches to take an All-Star team to the Mid-West All Stars meet in Lawrence, KS. He was also asked to support Team Iowa by helping to coach at last summers USA-Central Zone Championships meet in Grand Forks, ND.

Each of the coaches would welcome any parent volunteers to assist with the practices. This allows the coaches the work more specifically with an individual swimmer if there is someone else that can possibly help run the time clock for the sets and to help maintain a bit of crowd control in the lanes while the coaches are talking - please consider volunteering!

A practice suit was accidentally left in the girls locker room at the High School earlier this week. It is a solid black TYR tank suit (w/white letters), size 26.

The swimmer thinks she left it in a bathroom stall. I am asking that all of the High School girls and Club girls please check their bags to make sure that the suit did not accidentally wind up there. I you find the suit, please give it to Judd Anderson or Bob Calegan. Thanks!

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Tonight's evening practice will be moved to the YMCA at 6:30 pm. We will be back at the High School on Friday.

Muscatine Swim Club Practice Times - Fall 2009

Remember that the practice times and locations below are subject to change at the discretion of the coaches and the Muscatine Swim Club Board because of scheduling conflicts, pool usage numbers, and other circumstances that occur during the swim season.

8 and under: Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 5 to 6 pm at the Muscatine Y Pool

Swimmers need to be dressed and in the pool area by 4:55 pm

Coaches: Mike Maher (H) and

9 through 12 year olds: Monday  - Friday 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the High School Pool

Swimmers need to be dressed and on the bleachers by 5:25 pm

Coaches: Dave Moeller (H), Hank and Rita Mann

13 and up: Monday - Friday 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the High School Pool

Swimmers need to be dressed and on the bleachers by 6:25 pm

Coaches: Bob Calegan (H) and

Exceptions to these age group practice times need cleared through the coaches and the Muscatine Swim Club Board.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Tonight:

Parent meeting tonight at 6:45 pm at the YMCA. At least one parent from each swim family should be in attendance. I am attaching the newsletter that has the registration form.

2009-2010 Fall-Winter Meet Schedule 

MUSCATINE SWIM CLUB NEWS 2009 - 2010

Practice will be at it's normal time tonight at the HS.

There is a home swim meet at the HS on Tuesday. We will be moving the evening practice to the YMCA at 6:30 pm

The meet results are going to be posted on the results page. Everyone swam great!

I would like to send a big congratulations to some special young ladies for breaking a nearly 20 year old USA Swimming- Iowa State Record in the Female 10&U 200 Medley Relay.

Erin E. Goss (10) Backstroke 38.29 (38.29)

Olivia M. Calegan (10) Breaststroke 1:14.29 (36.00)

Samantha N. Fritz (10) Butterfly 1:44.84 (30.55)

Taylor D. Beadle (10) Freestyle 2:13.45 (28.61)

The old state record was: 2:14.05 13-Jan-90 CFSC -IA Courts,Peterson,Martin,North (Omaha, NE)

For this season, their relay team has swum the second fastest time in the Nation! Way to go girls!

Due to an unfortunate battle with the flu, we were one swimmer short on an attempt to go after the 200 Freestyle Record on Sunday. We called on Brynna Bowman (10) to step up and fill that spot. She did awesome!

The old record was: 200 Free Relay 1:55.78 14-Jan-90 CFSC -IA North,Courts,Peterson,Martin (Omaha, NE)

Our girls came so close! they swam a fantastic 1:56.92!

Olivia M. Calegan (10) 28.78 (28.78)

Brynna Bowman (10) 1:01.22 (32.44)

Taylor D. Beadle (10) 1:29.96 (28.74)

Samantha N. Fritz (10) 1:56.92 (26.96)

Oh, and by the way... For this season, their relay team has swum the second fastest time in the Nation as well! Way to go girls!

If you are bored next Saturday and would like to see one more attempt at swimming history, our young ladies will be making another attempt at a meet in Rock Island - Good luck Girls!

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Same old - Same old.... Due to the heater not working properly at the High School pool, we are moving practice to the YMCA at 6:30 pm.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

No 4:00 pm practice this afternoon at the YMCA:

The pump is being replaced in the large pool at the YMCA and there are other lessons scheduled in the small pool. With that said, we will be unable to hold practices today.

There is a home girls swim meet. This would be a great time to support the High School girls - Go Muskies!

No 6:30 pm practice Friday night at MHS:

There is a home football game at the High School and they have asked that we not use the pool that evening. I will try to get back to Muscatine by 5:15 and hold a practice at the YMCA (if the pump is fixed by then).

There will be an informational meeting for anyone wanting to learn more about the Muscatine Swim Club program on Monday, September 28, 2009 at 6:30 at the Muscatine YMCA. If your child is interested in swimming this season this is a good meeting to learn and ask questions about the program.

There will be a mandatory parents meeting on Monday, October 19, 2009 at 6:45 at the Muscatine YMCA. AT LEAST ONE PARENT SHOULD ATTEND THIS MEETING. This meeting is a great opportunity to ask questions, meet the coaches, and learn more about volunteering during the meets.

Please click on the links below for more information:

2009-2010 Fall-Winter Meet Schedule 

MUSCATINE SWIM CLUB NEWS 2009 - 2010

August 28, 2009

July 29, 2009

Link to State meet Info

http://www.iceels.org/meet%20info%20pages/2009LCCwebpage.htm

State meet time line

http://www.iceels.org/meet%20info%20pages/documents/documents/timeline7.27.pdf

State meet psych sheet

http://www.iceels.org/meet%20info%20pages/documents/psychsheets7.28.pdf

Timing assignments for our club

http://www.iceels.org/meet%20info%20pages/documents/documents/LCChamps2009Timing_Assignments.pdf

What a summer!

The Summer season is quickly coming to an end and I wanted to thank each of you for all of your effort this summer. You have made great improvements in both your technique and your conditioning. Those of you that chose to participate in meets this summer, have all set numerous personal bests in almost every event that you participated in. As a team, we have had 14 different swimmers brake 84 Muscatine Swim Club records - many more than once. We even had 4 young ladies break a state record in the 9-10 200 LCM freestyle relay.

The State meet begins tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon through Sunday evening. The Muscatine Swim Club will be represented by 12 athletes swimming in 77 individual events and in two relays. This, by far, will be our best showing at a summer state meet in our clubs history. You have all worked so hard and you are ready! The taper is going well - you all seem to have a ton of extra energy! Trust what you have learned and the conditioning that you have put yourselves through. Our goal is to set a personal best in every swim at state. This weekend is truly going to be special.

For those swimmers that achieve a "AAA" swim time (or better) in an event, you are eligible to participate in the Central Zone Championships next weekend in Grand Forks, ND. So far we have 6 swimmers that have qualified and are planning on taking the trip.

The P1 & P2 swimmers last practice for the season was this morning. The swimmers attending the state meet have a practice this evening from 6:30 to 8:30 pm and again Thursday Morning from 9-11:00 am - both practices will be at the High School. The Zone swimmers will have practice next week at the normal time on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday will be a travel day and we will practice with the rest of the Iowa swimmers in North Dakota.

The t-shirts are in and they look awesome! They have "Muscatine Swimming" on the front and some of the best "swimming related" quotes that we could find - on the back. We are making them available to all swimmers in Muscatine. If you ordered a shirt ahead of time, you may pick up your shirts at Carver pool at Muscatine High School on Wednesday from 7:30-8:15pm. There are still some available for purchase if you would like to purchase one ($10 each). If you would like a shirt, but can’t make it to MHS on Wednesday please let Pam Beadle know and she will find a way to get one to you.

July 20, 2009

July 14, 2009

June 24, 2009

All swimmers are back at the High School tonight at 6:30 pm. I just got off of the phone with the city and we can practice each evening at 6:30 pm until further notice. The calendar on the swim club web site has been updated. Please keep in mind that this Friday we will practice from 2:30 to 4:00 pm so that the swimmers heading to the MCSC meet in Mason City can get on the road at a decent time.

I would like to welcome Jensen Watson to the P1 and P2 workouts. She is 10 years old and has been with the Swim Club during the YMCA season. She is looking forward to improving on her technique this summer. I had a chance to work with her for the first time last night and she learns very quickly... Welcome Jensen!

If you have not turned in your Swim-A-Thon packets yet, please get them in to me as soon as possible. Thanks again for all of your hard work!

June 08, 2009

Parents - We are holding a quick meeting on Wednesday (6/10/09) at 6:00 pm at the YMCA in the Teen Center to discuss next Friday's Swim-A-Thon. We will be finalizing what needs to happen so this can run smoothly. I would really like one member of each swim family in attendance. This fund raiser can not succeed without everyone's help! Please plan on attending...

Parents - Unless I hear back from you - we will be taking pictures of your swimmers and placing them under the Swim-A-Thon sign to show the YMCA members who is raising money for YMCA swim equipment. We really want to recognize all of the swimmers - so please let me know if you object.

The results are in and I must say - Everyone was fantastic! I know that I am a bit partial, but when you look at our swimmers compared to other teams, you guys looked and swam great! I must have gotten over 50+ compliments from other coaches and parents from other teams on how good your form and technique looked as a team.

The meet packet is now available - Registrations are due by this Thursday (6/11/09)!!!

If you have not already done so, please bring your fees for June to your next practice (please make checks payable to "Muscatine Swim Club"). Thank you!

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