Weekly Update 03/07 - 03/13
Hello Team,
I hope that you are all doing well and training hard. We have some very exciting news, important updates, and major Championship meets ahead of us to start getting geared up for.
Please review all of the information in detail and let me know if you have any questions.
Good luck to all members swimming in the meet this weekend! Shout out to Ula Weng on qualifying for JOs in the 100 Breast and to Lily Calandra for adding a 200 Backstroke to her event roster at JOs as well. Tons more best times today and lots ahead of us tomorrow!
PS - Beginners and Beginner Plus please review the information below regarding upcoming meet opportunities.
Let's go SSC!
-Coach Kyle
***NEW FITTER AND FASTER SWIM CLINICS ANNOUNCED***
We have added another Fitter and Faster clinic series to our calendar to continue to provide our members with learning experiences in the sport at the highest level offered. Please save the date in your calendars and standby for another email update with directions on how to sign up.
The clinics will be held at Sachem East High School from April 29 - May 1st.
This time around, our clinics will focus on speed, skills, and race strategy. This is a more advanced clinic than the last stroke clinic and should offer some really exciting new ways to think about and strategize in the sport for our members!
2022 Speed & Power Swim Camp for Ages 13 & over (April 29-May 1)
-> DAY 1 (Friday): Generating Power in Your Swims
-> DAY 2 (Saturday): Creating & Maintaining Speed
-> DAY 3 (Sunday): Explosive Starts, Underwaters & Breakouts
2022 SPRINTING & FAST 50’S FOR SWIMMERS AGES 12 & UNDER (April 30-May 1)
-> DAY 1 (Saturday): Establishing Speed in Your Swims
-> DAY 2 (Sunday): Sprinting and Racing Skills
Hope to fill this one out with Sachem Swimmers ASAP!!
Upcoming Swim Meets & Meet Information
SSC Shamrock Invitational - Mar 5, 2022 - Mar 6, 2022
- Meet information & entries have been published and are final.
- Any swimmers who have three or more Silvers qualifying times or better will swim as an exhibition swimmer in this meet, meaning they cannot earn a ribbon or medal.
- Masks are optional and we have no spectator limitations for the meet this weekend. We no longer are to use the loading dock doors at Sachem East for meets or practices. All swimmers and spectators are now to enter the building through the capitol steps out front.
2022 MR Age Group 15-18 Team Challenge -Mar 11, 2022 - Mar 13, 2022
- Meet Invite Posted, entries submitted. Last chance to qualify is this weekend.
- AGTC Cut Times are available at Metro Swimming.
- Meet psych sheets and live stream info
2022 MR SCY Junior Olympics - Mar 11, 2022 - Mar 13, 2022
- Meet Invite Posted, entries submitted. Last chance to qualify is this weekend.
- JO Cut Times are available at Metro Swimming.
- Meet psych sheets and live stream info
2022 MR TVSC 8 & Under St Patrick’s Day Swim Meet Invitational - Mar 19, 2022
- All 8 & Under members have been added to the meet. This includes Beginners and Beginner Plus
- AM Session is Girls, PM Session is Boys.
- If you are in our Beginner and Beginner Plus program and are 8 years old or younger you are also eligible to compete in this meet. If you CAN NOT ATTEND, you must submit your intent to scratch(not attend the meet) ASAP to Coach Kyle at [email protected]
2022 Speedo Sectionals - Region 1 (North) - March 24-27, 2022
- Entries posted & submitted on OME
-This is a major qualifier meet with advanced qualifying times only. If you qualify, you will be manually added to this meet. If you add yourself in, you will be removed.
Eastern Zone Short Course Age Group Championships Mar 30, 2022 - Apr 02, 2022
2022 ASCSC County Championships - Apr 09, 2022 - Apr 10, 2022
- Meet event file will be added by Monday 03/07
- Qualifying times posted - no changes from previous meet.
2022 IMX Challenge Update
- 2022 IMX Update: Unfortunately, we have just been notified that the meet host was unable to secure a new location to run the IMX Team Challenge this year. We are very disappointed that some of our swimmers will miss out on the opportunity this year. That being said, if you would have qualified for IMX this year based on your scores, we have 2022 IMX T-Shirts available for distribution. Please email Coach Kyle at [email protected] to arrange to have your shirt picked up at your practices.
Weekly Schedule - 03/07 - 03/12
Black Text = Standard Winter Schedule *Updated*
Red Text = Alternate schedule to a standard Winter Schedule
Red Highlighted Text = Dates/Schedule that is TBD
Beginner and Beginner Plus - Swim Meet Opportunities and Spring Registration
The last day of practice for the Beginner and Beginner Plus Winter Session will be 03/05 (session #20).
We will be hosting a Beginner and Beginner Plus Mini Meet Time Trial on 03/09 at Sachem North High School. This will act as a “bonus” session (21st session) for free to provide the Beginner swimmers with their first taste of what a swim meet is like. Our time trial will begin at 5:00 pm for ALL GROUPS. This will likely conclude around 7:30 pm.
The Beginner and Beginner Plus Spring session begins on 03/16.
- Registration is now OPEN for all interested in returning.
- Registration can be completed by clicking this link.
Additional Swim Meet Opportunity: Each year, Metropolitan Swimming normally puts on an 8 and Under championship meet. Due to facility issues for COVID restrictions where the meet is normally held upstate at Felix Festa Middle School, this year’s meet has been canceled. However, TVSC will be hosting a replacement 8 and under meet for Suffolk County-based teams on 03/19 at Stony brook University. We have gone ahead and added all of our 8 and Under members to this meet. It is a great, additional opportunity for your young swimmer to race in a true meet setting. You must submit a scratch to Coach Kyle via email at [email protected] if your swimmer is 8 years old or younger and does not want to participate, otherwise, you will be entered in this meet. Fees for the meet will be billed to your swim account. Important to note, that if you do not scratch before the deadline, you will be responsible for the splash fees. If you don’t show up, you will be charged a splash fee.
Please click here for the details regarding this event. Entries and meet information have been posted at this link as well.
The meet will run in two sessions, girls and boys as follows:
Session #1 - Girls 8&U - Warm-Up 8:15am, Start Time 9:15am
Session #2 - Boys 8&U - Warm-Up 11:30am, Start Time 12:30pm
There is one spectator allowed per session.
All final scratches will be due March 16th to Coach Kyle.
I hope to see you all at our time trial and I would love to see more of our new swimmers taking advantage of this opportunity at Stony Brook!
Recommended Personal Equipment & Gear by Group
Attached to this email is a pdf with clickable links to various pieces of recommended personal training equipment. We understand that many may not have the resources to purchase all of this equipment and that is OK. We have some equipment at each of our facilities that can be borrowed whenever needed. This is all recommended equipment as each suggested item was selected based on durability and practicality and each piece of equipment allows to some nuance in training skills and can be used for stroke corrections. Use of this equipment is at the discretion of the group head coaches and will be prescribed accordingly.
If you wish to purchase any of these items, have any questions about additional pieces of equipment not on this list, or have any questions in general, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.
Thanks,
Coach Kyle
