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Blue Swimmer of the Month Hadley Nixon is the September Swimmer of the Month! Hadley had great attendance and set a standard of hard work at practice that encouraged others. Her focus and confidence in practice and meets have greatly improved while being very coachable in changing technique in all 4 strokes. At the Swimtember Invite she recorded 7 out of 7 best times with impressive swims in her 200 free (2:04.47), 500 free (5:35.04), and 100 back (1:07.40). Congrats Hadley! Blue Meet Wrap Up The Blue swimmers had an...
S2 Swimmer of the Month Grace Lane is the September Swimmer of the Month! Grace has shown an exceptional work ethic this past month and excellent attendance. Grace is always looking to improve and is focused when she arrives to practice. At the Swimtember Invite Grace swam the 50 free, 200 free, and 200 breast where she recorded best times and has her sights on Senior State Cuts. S2 Meet Wrap Up Senior 2 had an outstanding start to their season with 10 new AG State Cuts and 46 best...
Paige Downey was selected for the US National Team that traved to Canberra, Austraila last week. The Junior Pan Pacific team was selected off of the Olympic Trials..To be eligible, you had to swim at the Olympic Trials, be 18 years and younger, and finish in the top two at the trials in your event. Paige was selected for the 800 and 1500 free. The first day of the meet Paige won the 1500 free and improved her best time eight seconds. In her race, she also did best times...
Senior 3 Summer Wrap-Up As the summer season comes to an end, I want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible journey we've had together. This summer, we had an active group of over twenty swimmers training with the Senior 3 group. The commitment and determination you all demonstrated was nothing short of inspiring. We are a stronger team because you committed to our summer training plan and worked together to make it happen. For many of you, this was your first experience with long course swimming. You...
Senior Three Swimmers and Parents: Somehow the Spring report from Jenn never got posted when it should have been sent out. I apologize for this delay. Spring Wrap-up We are thrilled to welcome new and returning Senior Three swimmers to the team this spring and summer. Many of whom have never participated in a club swim meet before. Their enthusiasm and dedication have been truly inspiring. We have spent the spring (March, April, and May) learning to race at the club level. We are incredibly proud of the effort and...
June: Rachel Spresney Beyond having very consistent attendance, Rachel told me what she would to get better every week. She has been a great example for our group and continues to share knowledge and experience with other swimmers to help them along the way! Way to go Rachel! July: Ella Wilson Ella had over 90% attendance leading up to the biggest meets of the summer and she killed it at her championship meets! Ella knows how to work hard every day, but also support her teammates with amazing passion. The...
Congratulations to all of your State Qualifiers and State Swimmers. GMSC finished 3rd as a team in the State Meet and AG2’s contribution to this was immeasurable! I am proud of all of our swimmers and the heart and determination that they showed throughout this meet! Special thanks to our relay-only swimmers and alternates Tegan, Elan, Elena, and Juniper who were all ready to swim and perform! Congratulations to our July swimmers of the month, members of the Boys State 200 free and 200 medley relay teams, Truitt, Edward, Danny...
Regionals: Congrats! There was so much success both within races and bouncing back from swims. As a team, just under 70% of swims were best times. This is an unreal stat everyone. This is beyond anything I have contributed here, this is you all wanting to have success at any cost. Still, it wasn’t a perfect meet, however, the confidence you all presented was a massive factor in bouncing back from one bad swim to the next potentially great swim. A specific detail I listened to between any good or...
July Swimmers of the Month Alaina Herrig, Cullen Kelly, and Elliot Niemoth are the Blue July Swimmers of the Month! It was very difficult to pick between so many great swimmers this month. These 3 swimmers worked incredibly hard during the long course season and it showed at AG State. Alaina spent numerous hours working on her underwaters and freestyle technique this season, and with the confidence she had swimming at AG State, she earned 2- 1st place finishes and 3rd place 11-12 High Point Award. Cullen has matured as...
July Swimmer of the Month Alexa Largent is the Senior 2 July Swimmer of the Month! Alexa consistently improved over July. Alexa had a great meet at Sectionals where she dropped large amounts of time in her distance events and achieved her first Futures Cut in the 400 IM. Congrats Alexa! June Swimmers of the Month Piper Jones-Campbell and Julia Thomas are the Senior 2 June Swimmers of the Month! Both athletes have battled many challenges, but were dedicated and diligently approached their training and goals. Piper achieved Sping Sectionals...