JCKW is in lane 5 from 10-10:30 am at the Jones Center.  Good luck. Text Coach K when you make new Q times!

This email is meant only for Sectional qualifiers:  The Event Landing page for Sectionals now has a bit more info.  On the page there are addresses for the hotel and pool.  There is a link to the Sectional meet page that has info for spectator tickets and more.  There is also a detailed description of parking.  Parking will be a little complicated so please pay attention to the info on the pdf file. If you have any other questions about the trip, don't hesitate to email Coach K!

4-6 pm for contract groups.

Mallory has asked me to announce that today's PREP groups will practice at their normal times.  It is only Coach K's groups that will be swimming early tonight.  Sorry for any confusion! Also, Coach Kurt will be at the pool for a little extra time for anyone who can't make it at the beginning of the earlier practice time so that they can still swim and get their workout in.  We hope that helps!

There were a few people who said they missed the entry deadline so I extended it a few more days.  If you have committed but haven't chosen events, Coach K can pick for you, so you will have to let me know if you don't plan to be there Friday night.  Thanks!

Tomorrow (Wednesday) Coach K will be starting practice early. We will swim from 4:30 to 6:15 so that we can get as many Killer Whale swimmers and parents to the meeting at the Joplin Athletic Complex at 7 pm to discuss the new pool being built this year. The more JCKW is noticed there the better. Please show up if you can!

Tuesday and Thursday.

Killer Whale swimmers represented their High Schools well in Oklahoma and Missouri over the weekend.  Khyle Hill was a double state champion in Oklahoma with wins in the 50 free and 100 fly, with the 100 fly being an Oklahoma 5A State Record.  Genny Richards, Grace Reichard, Madi Wood, Michelle Barchak and Brittany Steever each earned spots in the finals in at least one event at the Missouri Girls Championships.  Grace Reichard's time in the 50 free was also her first Junior National time, so she will be booking her...

The Missouri Girls High School state meet is Friday and Saturday. They will be streaming live video at foxsportsmidwest.com and will later be archived at MSHSAA.tv for anyone wanting to watch. Prelims today and finals tomorrow both start at 3pm. Michelle Barchak, Genny Richards and Madi Wood are representing Joplin HS, Brittany Steever and Erica Logal are Webb City, and Grace Reichard swims for Nevada. The Oklahoma High School championships are also underway. In the prelim this morning Khyle Hill already turned in a JCKW team record in the 50...

Below is the text from a press release sent by the City of Joplin.  It was requested that we have large numbers there to help to get this pool built the right way.  We need to let them know that the swim teams care and want this pool be built in the best way to suit everyone who will want to use it!  Let's make sure the Killer Whale presence is felt.   February 10, 2012   SUBJECT:       Public Meeting set for Feb. 22 to discuss ideas for new aquatic...