Meet Recap
ICE Meltdown
May 1-2, 2010
Goals
1. Familiarize swimmers to long course swimming.
We performed some sets during warm-ups for extra practice.
Plus, swimmers swam a full slate of events allowing them to gain more experience in long course racing.
2. Learn Race strategies.
The swimmers took time to plan out race strategies. We still had a few swimmers that were unprepared for a few races. I believe we will get better throughout the course of the season.
3. Understanding swimming fast versus getting best times.
We did a great job of this. Swimmers got up and performed well. They did swim fast for themselves and against competition. Swimmers were generally not focused on beating the time in the heat sheet. This allowed swimmers to focus more on how to swim the race.
4. Learn Swim Meet procedures.
Swimmers were mostly on task. There were a few instances where swimmers needed to be reminded that they needed to cool down. There were also a few instances where swimmers were not completely warmed-up for the races. Swimmers did an excellent job making sure they were behind the blocks at an appropriate time; not too early, not too late.
5. Understanding how to eat properly during the course of competition.
Swimmers did a good job of bringing their own food to eat during the course of competition. I did not see a lot parent interaction, meaning they had worked out plans before the meet started and that swimmers were taking ownership of their swim meet diet plans.
Areas for Improvement:
Transitions: Swimmers were able to perform long underwater dolphin kickouts, however, we did not breakout with any competitive advantage. This was due to the fact that swimmers lost speed between the dolphin kicks and the breakouts. Swimmers need to learn more about the transitions between underwater swimming and surface swimming.
Turns and Finishes: Swimmers were gliding into walls on both the turns and finishes. This resulted in a few disqualifications for backstroke turns and some slow finishes in freestyle events.
Mental Preparations: Swimmers did a great job with swim meet procedures. I do think we could have done a little more to get “fired-up” for some races. Some swimmers still did not know which events were on which days. This means that swimmers were not mentally prepared before the meet. If swimmers take the time to rehearse strategies and plans before the meet, they will also likely go through mental “pump-up” procedures as well. This will lead too more focused swimming at the meet with reduced effort to get oneself “pumped-up”.
General Comments
I noticed some of the faster swimmers from other teams were really snapping kicks, or really snapping their hips in a freestyle rotation. Swimmers should always practice to be powerful. Notice how your own body reacts to the water and whether or not you are “snapping” your own movements.
We had a small group of swimmers attending the ICE Spring Meltdown meet this past weekend. Since this is the first LCM meet of the season, we encourage kids to attend just so that they get to experience LCM racing before the meet season picks up in June. While at it, some swimmers also performed pretty well. Here are the Highlights:
Sara Bentley (Senior 2): four best times, including a new A time (200 IM), and one new event for a new B time (200 Fly);
Christopher Merchant (Senior 2): three best times, including 2 new A times (50 and 100 Free), and two new events, including 1 new B time (200 Breast);
Taylor Messingham (Senior 2): after a long retreat from LCM racing, swam seven events for 6 new B times (200 Free, 100 and 200 Back, 100 and 200 Breast, 100 Fly, and 200 IM);
Alex Pyle (Senior 2): one best time for a new a time (200 IM), and one new event for a new B time (200 Fly);
Lauren Rosser (Senior 1): dove in for two new events and 2 new BB times (400 Free and 200 Breast);
Morgan Rosser (Age Group 3): swam two new events, for a new BB (200 Breast) and a new AA and ACAC 11-12 Record (1500 Free: 20:55.71)
Gracie Snyder (Age Group 3): got two best times, including 1 new AA time (50 Free);
Sydney Sorenson (Senior 2): one best time for a new A time (200 IM), and dove in for one new event a new B time (200 Fly);
Caleb Utesch (Senior 2): one best time;
Chrisann Zuerner (National): one best time for a new B time (100 Back).
On top of claiming 4th place overal and the Team Spirit Award, ACAC swimmers also had plenty of individual highlights during the ISI Senior Champs. Here they are:
Lauren Banwart (Senior 2): got two best times, including 1 new AA time (50 free);
Sara Bentley (Senior 2): including a relay leadoff went seven for seven in best times, including 2 new AA times (100 back and 100 breast);
Luuk Dekkers (National): three best times, including 1 new AA time (100 fly) and 2 new A times (100 back and 100 breast);
Taylor Flummerfelt (National): four best times, including 1 new AAAA time (100 free);
Jon Hagen (National): one best time, which is also a new Sectionals Cut (100 back);
Taylor Kutchen (National): one best time, which is also a new AA time (50 free);
Christopher Merchant (Senior 2): three best times, including 2 new AA times (100 free and 200 free) and 1 new A time (50 free);
Taylor Messingham (Senior 2): four best times, including 1 new A time (200 IM);
Hannah Newell (Senior 2): five out of five in best times including 2 Sectionals Cuts (50 and 100 free), one of which is a new AAAA time (50 free), 1 new AAA time (200 free), and 1 new AA time (100 fly);
Alex Pyle (Senior 2): four best times, including 1 new AAA time (50 free);
Wyatt Rasmussen (Senior 2): one best time;
Abby Rewoldt (Senior 2): three best times;
Dustin Rhoads (National): four best times, including 2 new Sectionals Cuts (200 free and 100 breast), 2 new AAA times (200 free and 200 IM), and 1 new AA time (100 breast);
Lauren Rosser (National): six best times, including 1 new Sectionals Cut (200 IM), 3 new AA times (100 free, 100 fly, and 200 IM), and 1 new A time (200 fly);
Sydney Sorenson (Senior 2): including a relay leadoff, when 7 for 7 in best times, including 1 new Sectionals Cut (100 breast), 3 new AAA times (50 free, 100 free and 200 IM), 1 new AA time (200 free) and 1 new A time (100 fly), and 1 new ACAC Record (200 Breast: 2:30.59);
Michael Stark (Senior 2): got 4 best times, including 1 new AAA time (100 free) and 2 new AA times (50 free and 200 free);
Caleb Utesch (Senior 2): two best times, including 1 new AA time (1650 free), which is also a new ACAC Record (18:20.42);
Sam Wiedemeier (Senior 2): three best times, including 1 new Sectionals Cut (100 back), 1 new AA time (100 free) and 1 A time (200 free);
Tim Wiedemeier (Senior 2): three best times;
Seth Wills (Senior 2): got 1 best time;
Chrisann Zuerner (National): went 4 for 4 in best times, including 1 new Sectionals Cut / AAA time (100 free).
In a weekend were our swimmers broke a total of 9 ACAC Records (4 relay and 5 individual ones), we have a lot to celebrate!!! Here are the highlights:
10 & Under Girls: the relay team of Sophie Sorenson, Eva Scheibe, Anna Napolitano, and Jazlyn Horras established new ACAC Records on the 200 Medley Relay (2:23.70) and on the 200 Free Relay (2:10.07);
11-12 Girls: the relay team of Morgan Rosser, Katie Sailer, Isabel McLeod, and Gracie Snyder established new ACAC Records on the 200 Free Relay (1:56.11) and on the 400 Free Relay (4:21.73);
James Bentley (Age Group 3): counting the relay lead-off, 10 for 10 in best times!!! Including two new A times (500 free and 200 IM);
Matt Boylan (Age Group 3): 6 best times, including one new AA time (1650 free) and one new A time (1000 free);
Jazlyn Horras (Age Group 2): 9 out of 9 best times!!! Including six! new A times (50, 100 and 200 free, 50 and 100 back, and 50 breast;
Ethan Johnson (Age Group 1): one best time;
Nick Lin (Age Group 2): 3 best times, including two new A times (50 free and 50 breast);
Joshua McCunn (Novice): one best time;
Isabel McLeod (Age Group 3): two best times;
Anna Napolitano (Age Group 3): 7 best times, including one new A time (50 fly);
Cael Rasmussen (Age Group 1): 2 best times;
Cameron Rasmussen (Age Group 3): 3 best times, including one new AA time (1000 free), one new A time (1650 free) and one new ACAC Record (400 IM: 5:22.23)
Morgan Rosser (Age Group 3): 7 best times, including three new A times (200 Back, 200 IM, and 400 IM), one AA time and ACAC Record (1000 Free: 12:09.47), and one State Title with a new AAA time/Zone Cut/ACAC Record (1650 Free: 19:43.01)
Katie Sailer (Age Group 3): 4 best times, including three new A times (50 Free, 50 Back, and 100 Back);
Eva Scheibe (Age Group 3): 7 best times, including one new AA (100 Breast) and one new A time (50 Breast);
Gracie Snyder: 4 best times;
Sophie Sorenson (Age Group 3): 8 best times, including five! new AA times (200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly, 100 and 200 IM), and two new ACAC Records (100 Back: 1:15.62; and 50 Fly: 33.88)
Quentin Strohm (Novice): leading off a Relay, got 1 best time;
Zak Strohm (Age Group 3): 1 best time;
Priyanka Tomar (Novice): 1 best time;
Molly Winer (Age Group 2): 2 best times;
Franklin Zhu (Age Group 1): 1 best time.
