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Swim & Dive Team Update
July 21, 2008
Congratulations to the Swim Team for winning the Division D divisional swim meet on Saturday!! As the result of this summer's great performance, the team has moved up to Division C for 2009!! Special thanks go to our A Rep, Lauren Kingsmore, our B Rep, Audrey King, and our Dive Rep, Liz Wiedemann, for all of their hard work this summer. Great job!
Swim Team Update
Congratulations to all-star swimmers and qualifiers!
On Saturday morning, July 26, the all-star relays will be held at the Rockville Municipal Swim Center. Warmups begin at 6:30am and the meet starts promptly at 7am. The relays that will be attending will be the Girls Open Relay, the Boys Open Relay, the girls 11-12 medley and the girls graduated 14 and under freestyle. Here is a list of swimmers who qualified. Please call Claire (240-498-8580) or Seven Locks Pool (301-365-4122) if you cannot attend.
Girls Open: Victoria Kuhn, Haley Kameros, Jackie Tully, Jessica Donahue
Boys Open: Serge Gould, Raymond Chi, Pete Donahue, Ben Huizinga
11-12 medley: Mia Jabara, Anna Rose Chi, Audrey Gould, Bella Lederer
Girls graduated 14 and under free: Clare Severe, Audrey Gould, Hannah Lutz, Jenny Langerman
Additionally, on Sunday morning, July 27, the individual all-stars will be held at the Rockville Municipal Pool. Warmups will begin at 7am and the meet starts at 8am. Here is a list of preliminary all-star rankings. These rankings will be adjusted when there are cancellations and scratches. The final all-star rankings should be posted on www.mcsl.org in a couple of days. Remember: The top 16 swimmers in the county in each event swim and numbers 17-19 are alternates. Here is a list of those who achieved all-star nominating times and their preliminary rankings. PLEASE notify Claire if you are unable to attend, regardless of your ranking.
Jenny Langerman: 22nd free, 20th fly
Clare Severe: 19th free, 1st breast
Elizabeth Holland: 38th free, 47th back, 27th fly
Elle Lynott: 35th fly
Audrey Gould: 3rd free, 11th back, 7th fly, 6th IM
Amanda Kuhn: 21st back
Victoria Kuhn: 7th free, 5th back, 30th fly, 17th IM
Hannah Lutz: 20th free, 14th breast, 19th IM
Jackie Tully: 37th back, 19th breast, 28th IM
Darby Nelligan: 21st back, 35th fly
Max Goldberg: 36th back, 20th fly
Teddy Joaquin: 21st breast
Njord Soevik: 38th free, 45th back
Odin Soevik: 28th free, 48th back, 37th fly, 39th IM
Rosemary Joaquin: 40th breast
Anna Rose Chi: 54th breast
Bella Lederer: 49th fly
Serge Gould: 20th back, 36th IM
Raymond Chi: 4th breast, 38th IM
Pete Donahue: 5th breast, 21st IM, 56th free
******All-Star Practice Change: Due to popular demand and kids in camp, all-star practice is being changed from the morning to the afternoon. It will now be held Monday-Friday from 4-5pm.
Divisionals were held on Sunday and it was a very long and very hot day. Congratulations to divers Ben Severe, Pat O'Neill, Simon Carne, Mallory Donahue, Paul O'Neill, and Eric Olson for persevering through the heat and making All Stars. All Stars will be held this Wednesday at East Gate Pool for the 8 and unders, 9-10s, and 11-12s, and then on Thursday at Flower Valley Pool for the 13-14s and 15-18s. Both meets start at 5:00 pm. Please come out and root for your fellow divers.
Other Updates
Volunteers needed for next summer! It may sound early, but now that you know the summer routine, please consider signing up as a swim & dive volunteer for next summer. In particular for swim team, we would love to sign up a new B Rep to replace Audrey King who has done it for the last several years. We also need someone to replace Rachel Jabara for A Meet Food, and we need a new B Meet food person.
Want a DVD copy of this year's Swim & Dive Team slide show? Ginny Maycock is taking orders for this year's Swim & Dive Team slide show. She is making the copies this week so if you are interested please e-mail her at ginny.maycock@comcast.net and let her know. The DVDs are $10 a copy. Please pay via check made out to Seven Locks Swim & Dive Team. She will leave them at the pool front desk later this week.
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Swim & Dive Team Update
July 14, 2008
Congratulations to the swim team on their victory over Darnestown on Saturday! Last Sunday's dive meet was again interrupted by Mother Nature. It has been rescheduled for TUESDAY at 5:00 (and yes, we anticipate be completed well before the Teen Night which begins at 8:00).
This Week's Calendar
We're nearing the end of the swim & dive team season, so our schedule this week is a bit different than usual.
Monday, July 14: Due to the Swim and Dive Team Six Flags Trip, there will be no afternoon swim practice. Milly will still be holding pre-team. Dive practice is for 10 & up.
Tuesday, July 15: Regular morning and afternoon swim practice. Rescheduled dive meet at 5:00 pm. Then, swimmers and divers 13 & over, join us for s'mores at Teen Night, 8-11pm! Volunteers still needed to help and bring food. Check the board for signups and more info.
Wednesday, July 16: Regular morning practice. Pre-teamers will celebrate the end of the season with a treat at their regular 3:30 practice time. No afternoon swim practice due to the B-Relay Carnival at Somerset. All swimmers who did not swim in the A Relay Carnival are welcome at this fun and exciting meet! Warm-ups are at 5pm. There is still time to sign up on the board! Divisional divers practice 4-6.
Thursday, July 17: Regular morning practice. No afternoon practice due to the Lollipop Meet for 10 & unders! This is a Home meet and warm-ups will be at 5pm. 10 and unders will swim their regular A/B meet events. Pre-teamers can sign up for kickboard races. Please sign up on the board today! Divisional divers practice 4-6.
Friday, July 18: Come join the fun at the annual Yo's and Ho's meet at 8am. This is an intersquad meet with fun events, original cheers and T- Shirt relays. There will be a breakfast after the meet is over. Volunteers are needed to bring food for the breakfast. After that, the swim team will be going to a local movie. Movies and times will announced later in the week and posted on the board! No swim practice Friday afternoon. Divisional divers practice 4-6.
Saturday, July 19, morning: Divisionals for qualified swimmers at Potomac Pool. Warm-ups begin promptly at 6:45am so please plan to be there at 6:30am sharp! The theme is the 1960's and 1970's, so wear your parents' (or grandparents') best hippy and disco clothes!
Saturday, July 19, 6:00 pm: Our world famous Swim & Dive Team Banquet!
Cowabunga! Are you ready to catch a wave and hang loose with us at Surfing Seven Locks? Wax down your surfboard and paddle on over to our awards banquet, Saturday July 19, at 6pm. It is a great night! The evening begins with a potluck dinner. Please sign up to bring a dish; the sign up list will be posted as of Sunday July 13. The team will provide drinks, paper products and dessert. Please Note: adult beverages will NOT be provided. Feel free to bring your own and we will have coolers ready.
Here's the plan for the evening: The coaches take the microphone, sum up the season and hand out team awards both serious and humorous. For the swim team, every swim team member earns an individual participation award. The High Point swimmers in each age group, male and female are recognized, as well as an Overall High Point. Most Improved Swimmer Awards are given as deemed by the coaches. Outstanding dedication, sportsmanship and team spirit are acknowledged with the dedicated swimmer awards, the Paul Phillips Sportsmanship award and the team spirit award. The Coaches award is given to the swimmer who beyond others has given the most Heart to the team. The graduating seniors are thanked for all their years of swimming and contributions to the team with a traditional pewter mug. For the dive team, the highlight of the evening is the "Paper Plate Awards." There is also the coach's award for one boy and for one girl, and most improved award for one boy and for one girl. All divers receive a trophy for individual participation. The night ends with the famous slide show. Hang ten; later dudes!!
Sunday, July 20: Dive Divisonals at Mill Creek Town in Gaithersburg. Warm-ups begin at 7:30, meet begins at 8:00.
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Swim & Dive Team
Update
July 7, 2008
Congratulations to
the Swim Team for
their decisive win
over Country Glen,
470-321, our biggest
margin in
years! Sunday's
dive meet against
Flower Valley was
interrupted by
Mother Nature and
will be completed on
Monday night
(weather
permitting). At the
break it was too
close to call.
Upcoming
Events
Reminder: Six
Flags forms and
payments
are due to the
pool by July
10.
*** Note
correction:
please make
checks payable
to Seven Locks
Swim & Dive
team.
Swimmers and
divers, join
other MCSL teams
for a day at Six
Flags amusement
park on July
14! Discount
tickets ($24.50)
plus food and
parking coupons
are available.
Cars will leave
from Seven Locks
at 8:15 sharp.
Please place
your order by
July 10. Look
for order forms
at the pool, and
drop off your
payment at the
front desk.
Make checks
payable to Seven
Locks Swim &
Dive team. For
more
information,
contact Bart
Servaes at
bart_servaes@yahoo.com
or Robby
Linnoila at
linnoila@bc.edu.
Team
Photo Saturday,
July 12:
The Seven Locks
Swim & Dive Team
photo will be
taken
immediately
following the
home meet on
Saturday, July
12. If you are
not
participating in
the meet, please
plan to be there
around 11:15.
Teen
Night
for swimmer and
divers 13 and
older: look for
information on
the board
This
Week's Calendar
Tuesday,
July 8, Coaches
Longcourse Meet Congratulations
to the following
swimmers who
qualified for
the Coaches'
Longcourse
Meet: Clare
Severe (seeded
1st in 50
breast), Audrey
Gould (seeded
5th in 100 free
and 3rd in 100
fly), Raymond
Chi (seeded 4th
in 200 breast)
and Pete Donahue
(seeded 7th in
200 breast).
The Coaches
Longcourse meet
is at the
Rockville
Municipal Swim
Center this
Tuesday at 6pm.
Seven Locks swim
coaches will not
be at afternoon
practice this
Tuesday due to
the Coaches
Longcourse Meet.
However, a
former Seven
Locks assistant
coach will be
substituting and
still holding
regular practice
at regular
times!
Wednesday, July
9: B Meet Home
vs. Merrimack.
Swimmers should
arrive by 5:15.
Please sign up
on the board for
events by
Tuesday
evening. Also,
please sign up
to bring food
for the snack
bar and to work
the meet!
Friday,
July 11 Pep
Rally
This coming
Friday, Mrs
Kellman is
organizing the
pep rally with
other 15-18
families.
Hawaiian is the
theme of the
week. 15-18 swim
& dive families,
please sign up
to bring a
dish.
Despite the
deluge, last
Friday's pep
rally featuring
Superheroes was
a great success.
Thanks to Mrs
Sparaga and her
other 10-11
families for a
wonderful
dinner. The 8
and under
families, under
the leadership
of Mrs O'
Shaughnessy,
outdid
themselves for
the Red, White
and Blue
breakfast on
July 4. It was
well attended by
swimmers and
parents alike.
The waffles were
going like
hotcakes! Thanks
to everyone who
participated.
Saturday, July
12 A Meet Home
vs. Darnestown
The last home
swim meet of the
season will be
Saturday vs.
Darnestown.
Swimmers please
arrive by
7:45am. The
lineup will be
posted at the
pool by
Thursday, please
contact Claire
if you cannot
swim at the
meet. (Due to
vacation
scheduling,
there may not be
an online
posting this
week.) Please
sign up to bring
food for the
snack bar and to
work the meet.
The swim & dive
team photos will
be taken
immediately
after the meet.
Sunday,
July 13 Dive
Meet Home vs.
Mill Creek Town
at 5:00pm.
View
Team Photos on
the Web:
View lots of
Swim & Dive Team
photos at
www.sevenlocks.smugmug.com.
If you have any
photos that
you'd like to
post, please
contact Ginny
Maycock at
ginny.maycock@comcast.net.
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Seven Locks Swim &
Dive Team Update
July 1, 2008
Upcoming Events
Six Flags Trip:
Swimmers and divers, join other MCSL
teams for a day at Six Flags
amusement park on July 14! Discount
tickets ($24.50) plus food and
parking coupons are available.
Cars will leave from Seven Locks at
8:15 sharp. Please place your order
by July 10. Look for order forms
at the pool, and drop off your
payment at the front desk. Make
checks payable to Seven Locks Swim &
Tennis Club. For more information,
contact Bart Servaes at bart_servaes@yahoo.com
or Robby Linnoila at linnoila@bc.edu.
Team Photo Saturday, July
12: The Seven Locks
Swim & Dive Team photo will be taken
immediately following the home meet
on Saturday, July 12. If you are
not participating in the meet,
please plan to be there around
11:15. More reminders will follow
as we get closer to the date.
This Week's Calendar
Wednesday, July 2:
B Meet Wednesday at Carderock
Springs Pool: This week's B Meet is
at Carderock Pool on Wednesday, July
2. Please arrive by 5:15. If you
plan to swim in the B Meet, please
sign up for your strokes on the
board by Tuesday evening. Also,
parents are needed to work at the
meet, please sign up on the board.
Guidelines for swimming in the B
Meet are posted there, too. Directions
to Carderock Springs Pool
Thursday, July 3:
15-18 swimmers and divers, come to
Maggiano's in Friendship Heights for
dinner. Meet at the pool at 7:00
after practice. Bring $40 for
food. RSVP to Claire for a
headcount.
Friday, July 4:
Red, White & Blue Breakfast for Swim
& Dive Team: Celebrate July 4 at
the annual Red White & Blue
Breakfast on Friday morning at 10:00
am immediately following am
practice. Enjoy all sorts of
breakfast treats, especially red,
white & blue ones. This breakfast
is sponsored by 8 & under families,
so please sign up on the board to
bring food or help out.
* Note that morning practice on
Friday, July 4 will be held from
9-10am for all swimmers.
* Then join other Seven Locks
members at the pool-wide July 4 BBQ
and potluck at 3:00! No pep rally
on July 4.
Saturday, July 5:
A Meet Saturday at Country Glen:
Our next A Meet is Saturday morning
at Country Glen. Be there at 8am.
Lineups will be posted on the board
by Thursday morning. Please check
to see if you are swimming any
races, and contact Claire ASAP if
you won't be available for the
meet. Directions
to Country Glen Pool
Sunday, July 6: Dive
Meet at Flower Valley: The meet last
week was at Tanterra and despite
early afternoon storms, the weather
cleared and the meet went on as
planned. Once again, there was
great diving from both teams and in
the end our team was just short of a
win. However, all of the divers
dove well and many divers had great
improvements in their
scores. This week, we venture off
to Flower Valley Pool for the
meet. Directions
to Flower Valley
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Swim & Dive Team Update
June 16, 2008
Swim Team
Preteam starts June 16: Preteam
is for our youngest swimmers who are able to swim half
the length of the pool, but aren't ready to swim the
entire length yet. Starting Monday, June 16, practices
will be held Monday, Tuesday, Thursdays and Fridays from
3:30 to 4. Swimmers must wear suits and bring goggles
every day.
B Meet June 18: Our first B
meet is Wednesday, June 18 at home vs. Old
Georgetown. Here is some information regarding the B
Meet:
The B meet line-up is posted now at the pool. Please
write your name and then check off the strokes you would
like to swim. Additionally, please check the "B Meet
Eligibility Policy" to make sure you are eligible to
swim. Here is the policy and it is also posted on the
board at the pool: Any swimmer who does not swim in a
Saturday morning A-Meet is eligible to swim in the
subsequent Wednesday evening B-Meet. Swimmers who place
1st-5th in an A-Meet event are not allowed to swim that
event in the following B-Meet. However, swimmers who
place 6th-12th (no ribbon) in an A-Meet event are
allowed to swim that event in the following B-Meet. If a
regular A-Meet swimmer would like to swim an event in a
B-Meet in order to achieve a specific time or swim an
"off-event", they may swim EXHIBITION (no ribbon) only
with coachʼs advance permission. Swimmers should sign-up
for each B-Meet on a sign-up sheet posted on the
bulletin board. Swimmers and parents may also e-mail
Claire to register for the B-Meet (ClaireW820@yahoo.com).
Please sign up for B-Meets no later than Tuesday evening
(the day before a B-Meet). Please ask coaches if you
have any questions!
Also, please check the board and sign up to volunteer to
work at the meet.
Finally, we need food contributions for the snack bar.
If your child plans to swim in the meet, please sign up
to bring food. Food sales at meets are important
fundraisers for the team and help keep our fees low.
Pep Rally June 20: This week's
Swim & Dive Team Pep Rally will take place on Friday,
June 20 at 5:00. It's hosted by the 13-14 age group.
Please check the bulletin board for food sign-ups. The
theme of this week's Pep Rally and A Meet is Pink &
Preppy.
A Meet June 21: Our next A Meet
is Saturday, June 21 vs. Kentlands. Swimmers should
arrive by 8:00 am. As a reminder, the list of swimmers
who qualify for the A Meets is posted at the pool by
Thursday morning. If your swimmer cannnot swim in the
Saturday meet, please contact Claire immediately. No
changes can be made to the line-ups after Friday noon.
A Relay Carnival June 22: The A
Relay Carnival will be held on Sunday, June 22 at
Darnestown. Lineups for the Relay Carnival will be
posted on Thursday, June 19. Please check the board and
let Claire know ASAP if you can't attend the meet.
Stroke Clinics Start Tuesday, June 24:
Eleanor Jimenez, a Bradley Hills teacher and swim team
coach, will begin offering stroke clinics on Tuesdays
starting June 24 at Seven Locks Pool. The one-hour
clinics will run from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesdays on June
24, July 1 and July 8. The clinics are designed
specifically to help kids avoid disqualifications and
focus on proper breast, back and butterfly stroke
techniques. If there is enough demand, a separate
workshop may be organized focusing on flip turns or an
expanded class on one stroke on other days of the week.
Clinics cost $25 per swimmer. To sign up, see the
bulletin board at the pool or email Eleanor Jimenez at
eleanorj@comcast.net.
New Practice Schedule:
Don't forget that we've switched over to the new
practice schedule:
Morning practice: Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs & Fri.
11 & over: 7:30 - 9:00 am (8:00 - 9:00 am on
Fridays)
10 & under: 9:00 - 10:00 am
Afternoon practice:
Mon., Tues. & Thurs. (No practice Wed. due to B meets)
Pre Team: 3:30 - 4:00 pm
8 & unders: 4:00 - 4:45 pm
9 - 10s: 4:45 - 5:45 pm
11 & over 5:45 - 7:00 pm
Fridays:
4:00 - 5:00 pm: All Ages! (precedes team dinner and pep
rally)
Dive Team Updates
We hope everyone enjoyed a
'dive-free' Father's Day!
Practice: This week practice
will be a little different. Wednesday will be a short
practice from 4-5 so the pool can get ready for the home
swim meet. Friday's practice will also be short as there
is a pep rally starting at 5 PM
Mock Meet: This Thursday, we
will be having "Mock Meet" during practice. A mock meet
is where we will set up like it is a meet and have the
divers dive in age groups. Warm-ups will begin at 4:00
then the mock meet will start at 4:30 and we should end
by 6:00. It is important for all divers to attend as it
helps the new divers walk through the process of a dive
meet AND it gives the coaches an opportunity to see all
the divers and best place them for Sunday's meet.
Our first dive meet is Sunday, June 22nd
verses East Gate at home. The meet will
start at 5PM with warm-ups beginning at 3:00. And don't
forget to enjoy the Swim/Dive pep rally Friday evening.
Swim & Dive Team Photos:
Calling all swim & dive team photographers!! In
addition to the world-famous slide show that's shown at
the end of the season, we'd like to share team photos
over the course of the season. We have established a
password protected, online location to post swim & dive
team photos. You can view
photos, download full-resolution copies of favorites and
place orders for prints. So far, some
photos of time trials on June 7 and the A Meet on June
14 have been posted.
If you have photos to share, please contact Ginny
Maycock at ginny.maycock@comcast.net. Photos can be
uploaded directly from your computer, or you can provide
them to Ginny for posting.
Questions? Please check the
Swim Team bulletin board every time you go to the pool.
Notices about meets and activities, as well as sign-up
sheets, will be posted there. Volunteers are always
needed!
For any Swim Team questions, please send an e-mail to
swimming@sevenlocks.net.
For any Dive Team questions, please send an e-mail to
diving@sevenlocks.net.
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Swim Team Time Trials this Saturday, June
7, 2008
Time Trials will be held this year on Saturday, June
7. Due to busy Saturday schedules, the warm-ups for
Time Trials will begin a little earlier this year at
7:45am, with the meet starting between 8:15-8:30am.
The meet will go for approximately 1 hour and 30
minutes. Swimmers should bring their suits, goggles,
towels and swim caps (if they wear one). Swimmers do
not need to sign up for Time Trials, but just need
to show up! All swimmers are encouraged to try all
strokes and races for their age group.
If unable to come to Time Trials, please email
Claire (ClaireW820@yahoo.com) or talk to a coach at
the pool to schedule a date and time to get timed.
Many parent volunteers are needed to help run Time
Trials. Please help out the team by volunteering!
Important Note: In order to swim in the first
A-meet, 15-18's must either come to Time Trials or
email Claire a list of their most recent times
(yards or LC meters is fine). Because the number of
swimmers in the 15-18 age group is bigger than ever
this season, coaches want to have the most accurate
and up-to-date times on all swimmers!
Dive Team Update
The dive season has begun, and the team is EAGERLY
seeking new divers! All ages and skill levels are
welcome. Come jump, dive, and maybe even flip with
coaches Eric Olson and Paul O'Neill this season.
Julia Dane will also be assisting with our young new
divers. Practice is every Monday thru Friday from
4-6 but you don't have to be there for the whole
practice. Swim team members can come before or
after their scheduled swim practice. Currently, we
have five scheduled dive meets at 5 PM on Sundays
starting June 15th. Not sure if it is right for
you? You can try it for a week with just a $10 check
to cover the required MCDL insurance. Anyone
interested in diving or if you would like more
information, please contact Liz Wiedemann at
lwiedemann@comcast.com or see coaches Eric or Paul
at dive practice.
Attention Divers! Are you a bit cold in the water
this week? Then how about ordering an MCDL
sweatshirt to keep warm? This year, MCDL is selling
MCDL t-shirt and sweatshirts at the beginning of the
season instead of Divisional shirts at the end of
the season. See Liz Wiedemann for the design and
order from.
Divers - Want more practice? This year, coach Eric
will be offering private dive lessons Monday thru
Thursday in the morning. See Eric Olson for times
and rates.
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Questions?
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Please check the Swim Team bulletin board every
time you go to the pool. Notices about meets and
activities, as well as sign-up sheets, will be posted
there.
For any Swim Team questions, please send an e-mail
to swimming@sevenlocks.net.
To contact Claire Wolf, email to:
clairew820@yahoo.com.
For any Dive Team questions, please send an e-mail to
diving@sevenlocks.net.
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