Hello Swim Families! I hope you have all had a great holiday season and are staying warm and safe during these wintry conditions! Due to many roads being closed and literal piles of snow blocking some of our cars in our driveways and very cold temperatures and a very slick Allison Avenue/Stagg Hill, there will be no swim practice today, Monday, January 6th. Weather permitting, we will return to our normal practice schedule tomorrow, Tuesday, January 7th. Please let me know if you have any questions, and stay warm! -Coach...

Hello Marlins Swim Team: On behalf of the Manhattan Marlins board, thank you for being a part of our vibrant swim team. New swimmers, lots of best times at meets, and full practices give us much to celebrate during this upcoming holiday season. Updates: 1) Holiday practice schedule. There will be no practice on Dec. 24, 25, 26, 31, or Jan. 1. Practices will occur at the regular time and place during the winter break. 2) Bookkeeping assistance is needed. We need help entering monthly financial transactions in QuickBooks. This...

Hello Swim Families! Please see the following warmup information for this weekend's 2024 Fosty Frolic in Topeka! Satruday AM -- 13 & Over Warmups: 8:00 - 8:25 am Lanes: Lane 6, East Pool (Blue lane lines; diving boards) Meet Starts: 9:00 am Saturday PM -- 12 & Under Warmups: 11:25 am Lanes: Lanes 2 & 3, East Pool (Blue lane lines; diving boards) Meet Starts: 12:00 pm Sunday AM -- 13 & Over Warmups: 8:00 - 8:25 am Lanes: Lane 6, East Pool (Blue lane lines; diving boards) Meet Starts:...

Fall 2024 Week 13 Technical & Conditioning Focus: November 25 – November 30 Technical Focuses: Catch, Pull, & Body Position Conditioning Focus: Aerobic Power & Resistance Macrocycle: Fall 2024; Mesocycle: Power & Resistance 2; Microcycle: Aerobic Power + Burst Speed Hello Swim Families! Welcome to Fall 2024 week 13! Apologies for not getting these emails out the past two weeks. If there is sufficient desire for a recap of weeks 11 and 12 technical and conditioning focuses, I will provide them. In very brief summation, we have focused significantly on...

Hello Swim Families! The week of Thanksgiving 2024 is here! As one of the most important holidays in the United States of America, many will be travelling or welcoming family in their homes this week. Furthermore, schools will be taking breaks, as I'm sure you all already know. Speaking of breaks, K-State is on break until Monday, December 2nd, meaning Coach Reid and Coach Myles will be the only members of the coaching staff at the pool this week. High school volunteers have been encouraged to come on the days...

Hello Swim Families! As today marks the beginning of high school boy's swim season our Platinum group will return to practicing from 6:00 - 8:00 pm Monday through Friday. The practice schedules for Blue, White, and Minnows will remain the same. Please let me know if you have any questions, and I'll see you at the pool! -Coach Reid

Hello Swim Families! The 2024 Legends Invitational, hosted by the Wichita Swim Club, begins tomorrow. Below is the warmup information. Friday, October 8th, PM Warmup Time: 4:30 - 5:15 pm Warmup Lanes: Open (any that we want) Meet Starts: 5:30 pm Saturday, October 9th, AM -- 12 & Under Warmup Time: 8:00 - 8:30 am Warmup Lanes: Lanes 4 & 5, Deep End Meet Starts: 9:15 am Saturday, October 9th, PM -- 13 & Over Warmup Time: 1:15 - 1:45 pm Warmup Lanes: Lane 5, Deep End Meet Starts: 2:30...

Hello Swim Families! The pool heater has been fixed and we are back in business! The water will be a little chillier than normal, but Genesis has told me that the water is 76 degrees Fahrenheit, which is swimmable! Platinum: 3:15 - 5:00 pm Blue: 6:00 - 8:00 pm White: 6:00 - 7:00 pm See you at the pool! -Coach Reid

Fall 2024 Week 10 Technical & Conditioning Focus: November 4 - November 9 Technical Focuses: Catch & Breakouts Conditioning Focus: Anaerobic Threshold Macrocycle: Fall 2024; Mesocycle: Power & Resistance; Microcycle: Aerobic Power + Resistance Hello Swim Families! Welcome to Fall 2024 week 10! If the Technical and Conditioning Focuses above look familiar, it’s because we will be revisiting what we were supposed to do last week before the pool heater went out, though with some modifications to the original plans. I understand the frustration of not being able to swim;...

Hello Swim Families! This is undoubtedly a frustrating time for us as we are swim team unable to swim. I was informed by Genesis staff that the required part to repair the heater will arrive on Tuesday, November 5, meaning next Tuesday is our most optimistic deadline for swimming at Genesis. Realistically, we are looking at a return to normal practice at Genesis on Wednesday, November 6. Considering current circumstances and due to the holiday today, there will be NO PRACTICE ON THURSDAY, JULY 31, HALLOWEEN. Have fun trick-or-treating! This...