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Parents: Here is an excellent parent education article about becoming the "Second-Goal Parent." http://d3kv8ayplk3lle.cloudfront.net/sites/uploads/files/PCA_SecondGoalParent.pdf ENJOY! EST Coaching Staff
For some families the car ride home after a competition is more stressful than facing the number one ranked opponent. If you’re experiencing more combat after competitions than during them, it might be time to change your approach. Children become defensive for one of two reasons. Let’s look at them one at a time. When parents analyze a child’s performance by focusing on what was not done correctly, a child often hears this as criticism. If parents appear to be on the offense in this conversation, defense is the only...
Day 1 Update at Seniors: Strong & FAST swimming from all of our swimmers this morning! Hannah Deschenes drops a second in her 100 back and achieves the NE Seniors Summers cut and moves up 40 places from her seeded time! Zach Bishop is seeded 9th in the 100 Back and 6th in the 200 Fly for tonight's finals! Way to go Fleet!
Tom Gallup and Andrew Benson have earned National Rankings for USA Swimming! Tom Gallup (17) 100 Meter Breast (1:04.74) Currently ranked 16th Nationally Andrew Benson (13) 50 Meter Free (26.07): Currently ranked 11th Nationally 100 Meter Free (55.51). Currently ranked Tied for 2nd Nationally 200 Meter Free (2:02.93): Currently ranked 5th Nationally Congratulations gentlemen and the EST family is very proud of you both! GO EXETER SWIM TEAM!
The 2016 USA Swimming Olympic Trials begins today and will continue through July 3 in Omaha, Nebraska. You can follow all of the updates, webcasts and more on usaswimming.org Also, NBC will be broadcasting everyday. If you would like to know the schedule, click on the link below. http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/03/28/nbc-olympic-trials-broadcast-schedule-track-and-field-swimming-gymnastics/ Good luck to all the athletes competing this year and let it spark to go for 2020!
Earlier today, Tony Min broke the New Hampshire Swim Association 13-14 Boy's State Record in the 100 Fly. His time of 53.72 eclipsed the old mark by .08. Tony also qualified for the Speedo Sectional meet in Buffalo, NY on March 30-April 3, 2016! GO FLEET!
Exeter Swim Team wants to congratulate Tom Gallup qualifying for Summer Junior Nationals in the 100 meter Breast. He went 1:04.84, which was a best time by over 2.5 seconds and a second off the Olympic Trial Qualifying standard! The NCSA Junior National meet in Orlando, Florida is very unique in that the prelims are swum in yards and finals in Long Course meters. Huge congrats to Tom! GO FLEET!
Hello EST Swimmers/Parents, The UNH Wildcats are taking on Northeastern at UNH this Saturday, Oct 24th at NOON. As members of our Fleet, we'd like to welcome and encourage all EST swimmers to come watch some fast swimming and cheer on the Wildcats. The swimmers will have a chance to hang out together in a swimming environment, and see what very fast swimming looks like right in their own backyard. The meet starts at noon, so EST swimmers should come at 11:30am to get seats together and watch the exciting...
Swimmers/Parents: The October 2015 Newsletter is now available. You will find it in your email and on the website. GO FLEET! Thank you, EST Coaching Staff
