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Melissa Springer

Happy New Year to the All-Stars representing Team Wisconsin next weekend! What an exciting weekend we have coming up at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. We will be sending emails to families via the email addresses listed in your Wisconsin Swimming team unify account. If you need to add an additional email to that account, please do so now. If you haven't already done so, please review your swimmers events and relays for the weekend. The All-Star experience is unique in the sense that swimmers did not select their events,...

Angela Monty

The 10&U Athlete Pizza Party was a terrific event! As the 11-14 Athletes finish their session, there are 5-6 full pizzas left for any family or coaches that would like to stop by. They are located in the conference room on the first floor at the Fairfield Inn. Friday, August 4, 2023 11-14 Prelims Event Website: https://sites.google.com/elkhartaquatics.org/2023elkhartzones/home Pre-Scratch/ Tentative Timeline https://drive.google.com/file/d/14GJdl1pqHRzUGkMvzWzFdgcHg3JIAGlb/view Warm Up Schedule Warm Up Procedures - Zones 2023 SWIMMERS: Dress in Red Swim Wisconsinbly Shirt and Black Cap Prelims COACHES: Dress in Red Polo Prelims for 11-12 and...

Angela Monty

Event Website: https://sites.google.com/elkhartaquatics.org/2023elkhartzones/home Pre-Scratch/ Tentative Timeline https://drive.google.com/file/d/14GJdl1pqHRzUGkMvzWzFdgcHg3JIAGlb/view Warm Up Schedule Warm Up Procedures - Zones 2023 Thursday, August 3, 2023 ALL SWIMMERS: Dress in Black Mario Logo Shirt and Warm Up Jacket with black shorts (sports shorts are fine) - Green Caps to Thursday Timed Finals COACHES: Dress in Green Polo and black shorts. 10:00 AM - Team Wisconsin Gear Pick-up Table Opens. Athletes that have to pick up gear should arrive at 10:00 AM at the Pool staying at Pool for Team Time. 10:20 AM - Athletes that have...

Angela Monty

Hi Team Wisconsin Parents and Families, Congratulations to your athlete on making the 2023 Team Wisconsin Zone Team! This email is long, but it has a lot of important information regarding the meet and Team Wisconsin. First Item of Importance has a deadline: * Entries: As you well know, there is a very quick turn around from State to Zones. Our coaches have spent a number of hours late into the night and early morning preparing and checking entries, updating times and making sure we have all our t’s crossed...

Angela Monty

Hello Team Wisconsin Families! First, CONGRATULATIONS! Getting to represent our LSC at the Zone Championship level is an awesome accomplishment! Zones is a great experience for these athletes – it should be a really fun weekend! Sorry for the information overload – I know you’re getting a lot about the logistics of the meet from Angela right now. I certainly don’t want to add to that, but we did feel it was important to tack on a quick message from the coaching staff. My name is Jacob Johnson and I’m...

Angela Monty

Good afternoon! Last Friday Team Wisconsin of 63 registered athletes out of the 392 total had some strong swims at Open Water Zones despite the cooler "wetsuit optional" conditions. The Open Water Zones coaching staff extends our congratulations to all Team Wisconsin athletes on their efforts and good sportsmanship this last Friday! We also want to extend our gratitude to the officials team for their hard work in athlete verification and finalizing results from Saturday through Monday viewing hours of video footage! 21 Top 16 finishers: Boys 5k Open: Finn...

Angela Monty

Good Morning, I wanted to update you all after being notified that a "wetsuit optional" water temperature (68.0 degrees or below) is a potential on race day. This will be determined 2 hours before races begin on Friday at 6:30am. The landing page has been updated with this information. I understand that it could be a difficult turnaround to acquire a wetsuit for rent or otherwise in a short time, but that is the nature of open water swimming. We are dealing with the elements. Here is the search link...

Angela Monty

Welcome to the 2023 Wisconsin Open Water Zone Team, I am excited to welcome you to the Wisconsin Open Water Zone team. I am honored to be the Head Coach for Wisconsin’s Open Water Zone team following my position as assistant last year along with the outstanding coaching team of Carissa Donkersgoed, Lexi Monty, and Derrick Rendon. Coach Angela Monty is the Team Manager and is credited with bringing this meet together. We are proud to represent our Great State and to have the privilege to coach Wisconsin’s finest. If...

Angela Monty

Attention Swimmers, Coaches, and Parents: Open Water Zones Championships hosted at Lake Andrea, Pleasant Prairie, WI is approaching soon on Friday June 16th. Please note that there will be suit checks this year (no tech suits for 12 and under aged swimmers (per USA Swimming Rules and Regulations Article 102.8). The order of registration for all athletes will be as follows: 1. nail check 2. check-in 3. suit check 4. numbering Parents may enjoy the nearby beer garden during the clinic session on Thursday June 15th, but may not bring...

Angela Monty

Hi Team WI Families, Tonight's finals warm-ups begin at 4:25 PM. Please have athletes here and ready to go around 4:10. The session will begin at 5:30 PM. Our Team Wisconsin Red T-shirts are now available for order on our website. All sizes are available but there are a limited amount transfers so it is first come first serve for orders. https://elsmoreswim.com/teams/wisconsin/clubs/team-wisconsin.html Finally, to all of the siblings that have been cheering on the swimmer(s) in their families, please stop by the Team Wisconsin table. We have a few treasurers...