AG State summary: Great work at the State Meet everyone! You all battled through some very tough conditions and you came out victorious. Across the board, it was a tough meet for our individual races, however, when it came to stepping up for the team relays we killed it. I have mentioned this before but the ability to step up the focus level for relays is 100% transferrable to individual races. Highlights: Ryan Foley 200 Fly: Ryan went a best time in November and then did not go faster until...

Senior Three had a small group of swimmers who qualified for the Regional Championships. Cailyn Ross, Eden Quintana, and Ronav Udar all achieved multiple best times throughout the meet and all three were able to return and swim in at least one or more event finals. Being able to race at prelims and return for finals is an important skill to experience and practice as a swimmer. Senior Three coaches are proud of your achievements and efforts this season and cannot wait to watch everyone race long course in April!

Blue had two great meets in February. At Lost Dutchman, swimmers achieved 116 best times and 15 new state cuts. Many swimmers swam best times in prelims and swam even faster during finals. At Regionals, 15 swimmers achieved a total of 56 best times and 9 new state cuts. Congrats to all our Lost Dutchman and Regional swimmers. Below are achievements from the 2 meets: Kailey 6 BT Emma 10 BT & AG 200 Fly, 500 Fr, 100 Fly Mackenzie 7 BT & 1st 13-14 AG in 100 Br Joselyn...

Lost Dutchman Meet Summary: There was a lot of good and a lot of not-so-good to come out of Lost Dutchman. We executed race strategy very well and a lot of our details (turns, breakouts, finishes, underwaters) were maintained throughout entire races. The only thing we need to work on is moving past a bad swim and giving ourselves the best chance at a great swim. In my eyes, it comes down to self-talk and how we think of ourselves after a bad race. I also think that some of...

Congratulations to all AG2 swimmers for their performances at Lost Dutchman , Regionals and State! During our final 3 big meets of the season, we had strong swims leading swimmers to personal bests, regional and state q times, many team points scored, and high state placing! I am most proud of the heart our swimmers showed swimming through adversity. The growth our swimmers has shown in everyway and it has been amazing to watch! Lost Dutchman Max Bailey - 3/3 best times including 4 sec drop 100 free Edward Cai...

Age Group 2 Great job to our Swimmers of the month for December and January Luke Skousen and Addison Von Schoff. Both swimmers come to practice everyday ready to learn and improve. Addison after just joining the team in the fall already has 6 regional cuts. Luke continues to improve all the time, recently dropping 15 seconds in his 200 free, 16 seconds in his 100 fly, and 6 seconds in his 50 free at the SAC Winter Invite. Great job Addison and Luke Congratulations to all AG2 swimmers for...

The Swimmers of the Month for Blue are Joelle Vandenbark and Diego Quintana-Spagnol! This season Joelle has consistently worked hard in practice and strives to be better everyday. Her hard work showed in our past two meets earning 10 best times and 6 new state cuts in the 100 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free, 1650 Free, and the 200 and 400 IM. Congrats Joelle! Diego arrives to practice every day with a great attitude and always asks what he can do to be better. He has worked hard at improving...

Blue Swimmers of the Month will be announced in a later e-mail. Blue had many great swims at our three meets in November and December. We had 12 new state cuts at the Maryanne Graham Keever Invite and 52 best times, 1 new state cut and 27 best times at the Tualatin Hills Holiday Classic, and 14 new state cuts and 84 best times at the Candy Cane Classic. The continuous improvement meet to meet speaks volumes as to how each swimmer is working hard in practice and improving by...

November Swimmer of the Month Ashton Largent was one of the few swimmers with a perfect attendance in November and on top of that he was raising his standard every day. Coming in with a smile and sheer grit each practice, we have seen the hard work begin to pay off. Keep up the hard work Ashton!" December Swimmer of the Month Delaney Holm is our December swimmer of the month. Over the past few weeks, Delaney has been a phenomenal example for many of our younger swimmers. She shows...

S2 Swimmers of the Month - November & December The December Swimmers of the Month for S2 are Benji Hames and Katie Skarbek! Both swimmers are incredibly hard workers with great attendance and great attitudes. This season, Benji has been working on meet preparation and carrying skills and speed from practice into meets. His 200 FR at the Oregon meet was very impressive with a huge drop and clocking a 1:47! Katie has been steadily getting better over the course of the season in her distance events and making big...