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This past Saturday, the Gaels took on Arbor View High School in our second dual meet of the season. Unfortunately, due to an area Meet Admin shortage, we still don't have the final results from the meet. As soon as we receive them, we will post them to TeamUnify. That said, the Coaching Staff is very pleased with our performances! Even coming off a training week where we really pushed the swimmers in practices, they all stepped up and continued to give their best. There was obvious improvement in our...
This past Saturday, the Gaels took on Faith Lutheran High School in the first "Dual" meet of the season. The Gaels did an awesome job getting up and racing the Crusaders in a very close meet for both the Men & Women's teams. When the dust settled, the men beat Faith Lutheran 148-128. Our girls ended up falling short to the defending 4A State Champions by a similar margin, 135-150. Full results can be found here and are uploaded to the team database, The coaches can't wait to see our...
Happy Sunday Gaels! I hope you all had a relaxing and safe Spring Break. We are excited to get back into it tomorrow and hit the ground running. We will resume regular practices tomorrow, 3-4:30pm at Desert Breeze. The coaches look forward to seeing you all again and picking up where we left off with our skills and training. We have a lot of other information to publish. Please read through the rest of this news blast thoroughly! REQUIRED: All Swim/Dive athletes must sign and complete a 2023 Season Travel...
The second competition of the 2023 season is in the books. The last of the season's "Invites" saw the Bishop Gorman Swim/Dive team continue to try new events and race against a huge pool of competition from across Las Vegas. The Coaches are already seeing noticeable improvements in our skills and times. The highlight of the meet was having a strong contingent of parents and teammates cheering loudly for every Gael that was racing. Let's keep up the support at our next meets as we move into our more traditional...
The first Bishop Gorman Swim & Dive meet of the 2023 season was a great success! Considering it will be far and away the biggest and most hectic meet of the season, the coaches thought all the Gaels handled themselves extremely well and had some great races. It is always amazing to watch the improvement from this first meet to the end of the season. Results from the 2023 Bob Swift Invite can be found here. The coaches are looking forward to seeing us race again this weekend before Spring...
The first week of the 2023 Bishop Gorman Swim & Dive season is in the books! We have over 70 student athletes joining the team this season. After a strong first week of practices and getting back into the swimming routine, the coaching staff is very excited for the season to come. Parent & Athlete Zoom Meeting Recording Thank you to those of you who attended today's Zoom meeting! If you have any questions, please email me. For those that couldn't attend, the recording of the meeting can be found...
We are less than a week away from the start of the 2023 Bishop Gorman Swim & Dive season! We have finally received some concrete scheduling info and are just about set to get the season underway. Please read through the info below. Email Coach Michael if you have any questions. Competition Schedule Posted & Guidelines Updated The meet schedule has been published. Please note it is always subject to change, especially the Championship Meets at the end of the season. The full schedule can be found in the updated...
Thank you to all that came to our 2023 Swim/Dive kick off meeting yesterday! We had an amazing turnout. At this time, the only action that is required of ALL students who plan to be on the Swim/Dive is to do the THREE items on our pre-season checklist: PRE-SEASON REQUIREMENTS Once you complete all 3 items, you will receive a confirmation email from Coach Michael stating you are good to go for the first day of practice. Please read through the 2023 Team Guidelines. I will update this document when...
And that is an official wrap on the 2022 Bishop Gorman Swim & Dive Season. It was great seeing everyone and celebrating at our banquet last week. Good luck on your finals this week and have a relaxing Summer vacation. Merlin & Montegrande Compete at State Julie Merlin & Valentino Montegrade both had great showings at the State meet yesterday. Merlin threw down life time best times again in the 200IM & 100 Back. In the 200IM, she improved on her seed and dropped .4 from Regionals to earn 5th...
CONGRATULATIONS TO JULIE MERLIN & VALENTINO MONTEGRADE FOR QUALIFYING FOR THE 2022 NIAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP! Yesterday, the Gaels raced in the Finals session of the 5A NIAA Regional Meet. The team saw time drops and place improvements across the board as we outscored our prelims projection on both the men's and women's side. When the dust settled, Bishop Gorman finished in 4th place on the women's side, a mere 2 points out of 3rd. The men took home the 6th place position overall. While we had some very near misses...