Monday Updates and Holiday Training schedule

Kathy Coffin-Sheard

Good morning!

Just a few updates and mostly the Training Schedule after school let's out this week.

Our EGRA meet was a huge success. Despite some scoreboard errors that delayed the am sessions a little- we survived! Lot's of best times, first time ever USA meets for some! Congrats! to Jonathan Palacpac who broke a minute in the 100 breast 59.66 and lowered his own team record in the 200 breaststroke, 2:12.52 qualifying for Speedo Sectionals for the first time.
Friday Fun night and gift exchange was so crazy fun! We had 52 swimmers attend and a big shout out to our Senior swimmers who helped out with all the youngers. Thanks for your support...it means alot to them! Thx to Coach Ben and Coach Megan for helping out with the night.
Our scoreboard issues have been addressed by Signplicity! which buys us some time and we will see how it goes...all looks great so far! Thanks to ymca member Ryan Wainwright for his drive to help us and Janelle as well for coming in several hours last Thursday to help out.

Practice updates this week.

NO DRYLAND FOR SILVER AND GOLD THIS WEEK on the 17th, Swim only Gold 4-5, Silver 5-6
I will be out of town beginning early Wed 17th am and going to VA to see my mom for the rest of the week. I will not be available the rest of that week thru the weekend. Coach Chris can address any issues, please email her [email protected]

Senior and Sr. Devp. Training Schedule: 12 workouts offered

Silver, Gold, Bronze ( minis usually take off this time!)

EXTRA for GOLD ONLY (and some Silver with permission by Coach Kathy)

NO workouts December 24/25 NOR 12/31 or 1/1

WE will resume regular practice sched January 5th, 2026

MEETS:

Our Home meet, January 17-18 will be available for sign up soon! We swim in the afternoon Saturday and Sunday am. There will be sing up slots for timing/ food/ meet support that each family needs to lean in and lend a hand. We have MYST and YCAD coming.
Cadillac MEET Jan 25 is for our newer & younger swimmers, time tbd .
February 7-8 Still deciding to split team into OLY and East Kentwood,tbd; (will be decided upon interest in OLY for our 13&over swimmers in the Senior/SRD Group, as there are qualifying times for that meet) OLY is not for our Gold and below groups.

March Champ meets-

Regions for all 13&overs who qualify at EGRA March7&8 Swimmers who have USA ULTRA or MAGS cut will go to swim off events and Relays. If you have qualified for MAGS or ULTRAS you need to go for this purpose.
YMCA states: for ALL our 12 &under swimmers March 7-8 at EAST KENTWOOD, who qualify. We do get to take 1 relay, without having to qualify for each age group; those swimmers get a bonus swim if they didn't make a ymca state cut. (We are going back this year to see how the meet is run without the presence of BBD)
MAGS 3/20-22 & ULTRAs 3/27-29 as quaflied ONLY
MAGS SITE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MLA ( Holland Aquatic Center ) instead of EASTERN MICH.

I think that is all for now !! which was alot!! Please share the holiday sched. with your drivers!! Take a screenshot and text them!

Drive safe out there and don't forget to BE KIND!

Kathy