Storm Forecast for November 29th, 2023

Michael White

The Busy Season

December marks the toughest part of the season for swimmers, parents, and coaches alike.  Meets on the next three weekends means no “breather” days, capped off with the massive volunteer commitment of the Winter Classic, our largest event of the year.  For our older swimmers, the Christmas break that follows is the time when coaches hope for more practice attendance than usual, too.  It’s a slog--take a deep breath, January will be much more calm.

Time Standards

Last year, I made a lovely piece on time standards, specifically the USA Standards--what they mean in the short term, how to decipher them, all that fun.  It’s too darn long for the newsletter, so for new families--here’s some light reading.

Meet Entry Deadlines

Date

Meet

For

Status

12/1-

12/3

Des Moines Travel Meet

All 13&O

Signup: Closed

12/3

Watertown Meet

All 12&U without full set of state cuts

Signup: Closed
 

12/9-

12/10

Wisconsin Single Age Sprint Champs

12U Swimmers with State Cuts

Signup: Open

Deadline: 12/3

12/16-

12/17

Storm Winter Classic

All

Signup: Open

Deadline TOMORROW

12/27

Distance Challenge

All groups except Thunderstorm

Signup: Open
Deadline: 12/22

1/5

Rising Stars Meet

All Non-State Swimmers

Signup: Open
Deadline: 12/29

1/12-
1/14

SWAT Grand Prix

All groups except Thunderstorm

Signup: Open
Deadline: 1/1

1/12

Rising Stars Meet

All Non-State Swimmers

Signup: Open
Deadline 1/6

1/27

12&U Travel Meet

All 12&U

Signup: Open
Deadline: 1/1 or until we fill the bus

1/27

BAC Groundhog Meet

All 13&O

Signup: Not yet Open

Deadline: Who knows

Meet Notes

→The Distance Challenge is going to be bigger and better this year, with a t-shirt for participants and a variety of distances--even a prize or two!  Signup is now open

→On the weekend of 1/12, there are a pair of meets--it’s not necessary to do both.  One or the other is fine!

→All the pertinent details are up for the 12&U travel meet to Oswego.  We’ll take exactly one bus load of children.  So after it fills, we’ll close registration.  There’s rumor that the host team is going to have a taco bar for after the meet!

→Our Winter Classic deadline is tomorrow.  There are 42 swimmers undeclared.  Boy, it makes my life easier if you mark your swimmer as yes or no.  My feelings wont be (entirely) hurt if you so no.  Just…don’t say nothing at all.

 

Thunderstorm

Trop Storm

Cyclone

Hurricane

Typhoon

Senior

Armstrong

Kuhns

Lehmann

MacDonald

Rajkondawar

Rogers

Taylor

Xiong

Acker

Giese

King

Miko-Kohlhardt

Rortvedt x 2

Rusch

Vohs

Adler

Baier

Fritsch

Johnson

Lehmann

Fritz

Quinton

Acker

Bandagattu

Etter

Hauf

Kostichka

Kuhns
Munroe

Schifner
Schulz
West x 2

Voss

Dicmann

Ganshert

Horstman

Jacobs

Larkworthy

Stampf
Schmeiser

 

 

Practice Changes

Friday, Dec 1st

Masters--Normal
Typhoon and Senior--No PM Options, AM Only
All East Practices--Normal Schedule

Saturday, Dec 2nd 

No practice

 

Upcoming Events
Dec 1-3 Des Moines Meet
Dec 3 Watertown meet
Dec 9-10 Wisconsin Single Age Champs
Dec 12 Monthly Board Meeting
Dec 13 Mooyah Share Night
Dec 16-17 Storm Winter Classic