Meet Highlights - BLAST Winter Invite

We had many swimmers attending the BLAST Winter Invite. With that, we had plenty of best times, a couple new ACAC Records, and most importantly, a great time together! Here are the individual highlights:

Lauren Banwart (Senior): got one best time, which is also a new B time (500 free);

James Bentley (Age Group 3): got six best times, including 1 new A time (100 IM);

Sara Bentley (Senior): got four best times, including one new ACAC Record (Girls 13-14, 100 Fly: 1:02.50);

Matt Boylan (Age Group 3): got two best times, including 1 new AA time (100 back), and dove in for one new event, which is also a new B time (200 fly);

Michael Burke (Age Group 2): got 5 best times, including 3 new B times (200 free, 200 breast, and 200 IM);

Tia Cavender (Senior): got 4 best times, including two new B times (100 and 200 free), and dove in for one new event;

Blaire Collett (Novice): got three best times;

Emily Collett (Novice): got one best time and dove in for one new event;

Meghan Collett (Age Group 1): got three best times and dove in for one new event;

Hannah Dietrich (Age Group 2): went 5 for 5 in best times, including 2 new BB times (100 free and 200 IM) and 2 new B times (100 and 200 fly), and dove in for one new eventl

Leah Dietrich (Novice): dove in for one new event;

Taylor Flummerfelt (National): got two best times;

Jess Gaumer (Age Group 2): got five best times, including 1 new B time (100 IM), and also dove in for two new events;

Ryan Gaumer (Age Group 3): got four best times and dove in for one new event, for a total of 1 new A time (50 back) and 2 new BB times (200 free and 200 IM);

Amanda Harter (Age Group 2): went 8 for 8 in best times!

Meredith Harter (Age Group 1): got 3 best times, and dove in for one new event;

Eli Heginger (Age Group 1): got three best times, including 1 new A time (50 free) and two new B times (100 free and 50 back);

Jazlyn Horras (Age Group 3): got one best time, and dove in for two new events, both of which are new BB times (200 breast and 400 IM);

Olivia Jenks (Age Group 2): got 6 best times, including 3 new BB times (200 free, 100 breast, and 100 IM), and 1 new B time (50 back);

Timothy Jenks (Age Group 1): got four best times, including 1 new BB time (100 back) and 1 new B time (200 free);

David Jiang (Age Group 1): got four best times, including 1 new B time (50 fly);

Ethan Johnson (Age Group 1): got two best times, and dove in for two new events, including 1 new B time (100 back);

Jaci Johnson (Age Group 2): got four best times and dove in for one new event, totaling 1 new BB time (100 IM) and two new B times (500 free and 50 fly);

Chloe Kuehner (National): got two best times and dove in for two new events, including 1 new BB time (1650 free);

Alyssa Lehman (Age Group 2): got one best time, which is also a new B time (50 back);

Rachel Manderscheid (Senior): got three best times and dove in for two new events, for a total of 3 new BB times (50 free, 100 fly, and 400 IM);

Nathan Matthews (Age Group 3): got three best times, including 1 new B time (200 free), and dove in for one new event;

Josh McCunn (Novice): got one best time;

Sarah McCunn (Age Group 3): dove in for one new event;

Bailey Moulden (Senior): got two best times and dove in for two new events, totaling 2 new BB times (100 free and 200 back) and 1 new B time (200 IM);

Mia Moulden (Novice): in her first swim meet, dove in for four events, including 1 new B time (25 free);

Molly Muench (Age Group 2): got three best times;

Anna Napolitano (Age Group 3): got two best times and dove in for two new events, totaling 2 new BB times (100 breast and 400 IM) and 1 new B time (200 IM);

Lindy Peterson (Senior): got one best time;

Cael Rasmussen (Age Group 1): got three best times, including 1 new A time (100 free);

Cameron Rasmussen (Senior): got two best times;

Tony Rosser (Novice): got four best times and dove in for one new events;

Morgan Rosser (Age Group 3): got one best time, which is a new BB time / ACAC Record (Girls 11-12, 200 Fly: 2:41.24);

Myah Rozinek (Age Group 1): got five best times, including 1 new B time (50 back) and dove in for one new event;

Bella Saad (Age Group 1): got two best times and dove in for two new events;

Katie Sailer (Age Group 3): got four best times and dove in for one new event, for 1 new BB time (200 IM) and 1 new B time (400 IM);

Gracie Snyder (Age Group 3): got one best time, which is a new AA time / ACAC Record (Girls 11-12, 400 IM: 5:19.71), and dove in for two new events, both new BB times (1650 free and 200 fly);

Olivia Snyder (Senior): dove in for two new events and got three best times, including 2 new BB times (200 breast and 200 IM) and 1 new B time (500 free);

Sophie Sorenson (Age Group 3): got two best times;

Sydney Sorenson (National): dove in for one new event, which is a new AA time (1650 free), and got one best time, which is a new B time (200 fly);

Quentin Strohm (Age Group 1): got three best times, including 1 new B time (50 back);

Zak Strohm (Age Group 3): got one best time;

Priyanka Tomar (Age Group 1): got two best times;

Molly Winer (Age Group 2): got five best times, including 1 new A time (500 free).

Congrats, ACAC!

Fojxet meet highlights

Our swimmers attending the Foxjet meet had a great time and great swims! Here are the individual highlights:

James Bentley (Age Group 3): got one best time, which is also a new A time (50 back);

Sara Bentley (National): got six best times;

Matt Boylan (Age Group 3): got four best times, including one new A time (50 free);

Taylor Flummerfelt (National): got one best time, which is also a new AA time (500 free);

Jazlyn Horras (Age Group 3): got two best times, including one new A time (50 free);

Hannah Newell (National): got one best time, which is also a new AA time (500 free);

Lauren Rosser (Senior): got one best time, which is also a new A time (400 IM);

Morgan Rosser (Age Group 3): got four best times, including 1 new A time (50 fly);

Sophie Sorenson (Age Group 3): got six best times, including two new ACAC Records (Girls 9-10, 50 Fly: 32.02 & 100 Fly: 1:12.31), two new AAA times (100 free and 100 back), and 1 new AA time (500 free);

Sydney Sorenson (National): got four best times, including 1 new AAA time (200 breast);

Zak Strohm (Age Group 3): got six best times, including 1 new BB time (50 breast);

Molly Winer (Age Group 2): got six best times, including 1 new A time (200 free).

Congrats, ACAC!

Pike Syndrome

The pike is a fierce carnivorous fish that eats smaller fish. What is the Pike Syndrome all about and what are the implications that we can learn from it? Firstly, lets learn about the Pike Syndrome.

In an interesting experiment, scientists took a pike and placed it into a large tank with many smaller fishes. The pike however, was separated from these smaller preys by a layer of glass, forming a barrier preventing the pike from reaching its prey. The pike continuously smashed itself against the glass barrier while trying to reach its prey, but was unsuccessful in its attempts in penetrating this invisible barrier. Gradually, it became discouraged and discontinued this behavior. The pike eventually sank to the bottom of the tank and just laid there. When the pike finally stopped hitting the glass barrier, the scientists removed the barrier, allowing the pike to feast. To their surprise, the pike continued ignoring the smaller fishes, even when they were swimming right next to the pike. Eventually, the pike starved to death, even when its food was swimming right in front of it. This behavior was eventually known as the “Pike Syndrome”.

So, what are the lessons we can take from this “Pike Syndrome?” Well, the Pike Syndrome tells us that our minds are indeed very much in control of our behavior. In the experiment, when the barrieri s removed, the fish were swimming right in front of the pike, yet the pike still perceive the barrier to be in place and starved to death. The pike still believed that the barrier was there. In real life, people are limited by a whole host of barriers such as age, abilities or even self confidence. It does not matter if the barrier is physically there or not, but if our minds perceive a limitation, then a barrier is very much in place. If you perceive yourself to be inferior for instance, this could eventually become a self fulfilling prophecy. In addition, this experiment tells us that it is often difficult to identify the change, even when the barrier is removed. The pike was unable to change its mindset when the barrier was removed and starved to death.

Similarly, people suffer from the same problem as well. We often assume that the barrier is still in place when in fact, it has already disappeared. So, do try to identify cases of Pike Syndrome in your life and in your swimming! Remove the constraints that limit your life by critically examining the situation and remove any false assumptions that have been previously holding you back. You can change and be a better person!

ICE Irving Weber Invitational - Meet Highlights

A little late by now, but still worth celebrating some of the fine performances we had for the ICE Weber Invite. Here are the individual highlights:

James Bentley (Age Group 3): got 5 best times, including 1 new A time (100 free) and 1 new BB time (50 fly);

Matt Boylan (Age Group 3): got six best times;

Michael Burke (Age Group 2): dove in for one new event and got 4 best times, including 1 new BB time (50 free) and 1 new B time (200 free);

Tia Cavender (Senior): dove in for one new event and got 3 best times, including 1 new B time (50 free);

Hannah Dietrich (Age Group 2): dove in for one new event and got five best times, for a total of 1 new BB time (200 free) and 4 new B times (500 free, 50 back, 100 and 200 IM);

Jess Gaumer (Age Group 2): dove in for two new events and got 3 best times, including 1 new B time (100 breast);

Ryan Gaumer (Age Group 3): got five best times, including 1 new A time (50 free), and dove in for one new event, which is also a new B time (50 fly);

Amanda Harter (Age Group 2): got three best times;

Meredith Harter (Age Group 1): got one best time and dove in for two new events;

Eli Heginger (Age Group 1): dove in for one new event and got three best times, including 1 new B time (50 free);

Jazlyn Horras (Age Group 3): got three best times, all of them new Q times (200 and 500 free, and 100 breast);

Oliva Jenks (Age Group 2): went 4 for 4 in best times, including two new BB times (50 breast and 200 IM);

Timothy Jenks (Age Group 1): got two best times;

Chloe Kuehner (Senior): got three best times and dove in for one new event, totalling 1 new A time (100 free) and 2 new BB times (200 and 400 IM);

Myca Lee (Age Group 3): got two best times;

Nicky Lin (Age Group 2): dove in for two new events and got four best times;

Rachel Manderscheid (Senior): got three best times;

Nathan Matthews (Age Group 3): dove in for one new event and got two best times;

Jolyn McCalley (Age Group 1): got one best time;

Molly Muench (Age Group 2): got three best times;

Cael Rasmussen (Age Group 1): dove in for one new event and got four best times, including one new A time (50 free);

Cameron Rasmussen (Senior): got three best times;

Alli Rogers (Age Group 1): got one best time;

Tony Rosser (Novice): got two best times;

Morgan Rosser (Age Group 3): got three best times;

Myah Rozinek (Age Group 1): got 2 best times and dove in for one new event;

Bella Saad (Age Group 1): got one best time and dove in for one new event;

Katie Sailer (Age Group 3): got two best times and dove in for one new event;

Sophie Sorenson (Age Group 3): got one best time, which is also a new AA time (50 breast);

Quentin Strohm (Age Group 1): dove in for two new events, and got three best times, including 1 new A time (50 free) and 1 new B time (100 free);

Zak Strohm (Age Group 3): got two best times;

Molly Winer (Age Group 2): got three best times.

Congrats, ACAC!

The Key to Empowerment

Many of today’s leaders, companies and organizations believe that they are empowering their employees and colleagues to make decisions on their own. Yet when a wrong decision is made, the employee gets yelled at or is reprimanded. The outcome is that empowerment dies at that moment.

The key to making empowerment successful is to allow the person to make the mistake and in a calm, helpful manner teach them or train them on the better way to accomplish the task. Mistakes are the building blocks of growth.

It is very easy to spot an enterprise that empowers people. A classic example is when you check out of a hotel and there issomething appearing on your bill that you did not pay for or order. The front desk person has two options. They take it offyour bill right away or they say, “let me check with my manager.” When a person has to check with their superior and cannot make the decision on their own, you know that empowerment is lacking.

In the end, the key to successfully empowering employees comes down to two things: great training and the confidence ofthe leader.

Meet Highlights - CSC Jim Devine Memorial

As usual, ACAC swimmers were fast at the Mizzou pool! We had a great percentage of best times, and several of those were BIG time drops! Here are the individual highlights:

James Bentley (Age Group 3): got four best times, including 2 new A times (200 free and 100 back);

Sara Bentley (Senior): got give best times, including 1 new AAA time (100 back), 3 new AA times (200 free, 200 back, and 400 IM) and 1 new BB time (200 fly);

Matt Boylan (Age Group 3): got five best times, including 1 new A time (100 free);

Hannah Dietrich (Age Group 2): got one best time, which is also a new B time (200 free);

Jess Gaumer (Age Group 2): in her first meet with ACAC, dove in for five events, including 2 B times (50 and 100 breast);

Peyton Gaumer (Senior): went 7 for 7 in best times, including 5 new A times (100 and 200 free, 100 and 200 breast, and 400 IM);

Ryan Gaumer (Age Group 3): got one best time and dove in for three new events, totaling 3 new BB times (50 and 100 back, 100 IM) and 1 new B time (100 breast);

Jazlyn Horras (Age Group 3): got 7 best times, including 4 new ACAC Records! (Girls 9-10, 100 Free: 1:04.70; 50 Back: 31.79; 100 Back: 1:10.87; 50 Breast: 38.71), 1 of which is a new AAA time (100 free), and 2 additional new AAA times (100 and 200 IM);

Myca Lee (Age Group 3): got six best times, including one new BB time (100 IM);

Alyssa Lehman (Age Group 2): got six best times, including one new B time (100 IM);

Nick Lin (Age Group 2): got three best times, including one new A time (25 back);

Rachel Manderscheid (Senior): got five best times, including two new ACAC Records (Girls 11-12, 100 Breast: 1:15.51; 200 Breast: 2:44.23) and 1 new AAA time (50 breast);

Isabel McLeod (Senior): got four best times;

Lucas McLeod (Age Group 1): dove in for one new event, which is a new B time (50 back);

Anna Napolitano (Age Group 3): got four best times;

Cael Rasmussen (Age Group 1): got three best times and dove in for one new event, including two new B times (25 free and 25 back);

Cameron Rasmussen (Senior): got two best times, including one new A time (100 breast);

Morgan Rosser (Age Group 3): got nine best times, including one new AA time (500 free) and two new A times (100 free and 100 IM);

Katie Sailer (Age Group 3): went 6 for 6 in best times, including 3 new A times (50 and 100 free, 100 back) and 1 new BB time (200 free);

Gracie Snyder (Age Group 3): got six best times, including 2 new ACAC Records (Girls 11-12, 100 Fly: 1:08.50; 200 IM: 2:27.39), one of which is a new AA time (200 IM), and one additional new AA time (50 back);

Olivia Snyder (Senior): went five for five in best times, including 1 new AA time (50 free), one new A time (100 free) and two new BB times (200 free and 100 back);

Sophie Sorenson (Age Group 3): got eight best times, including 5 ACAC Records! (Girls 9-10, 100 Breast: 1:23.99; 50 Fly: 32.48; 100 Fly: 1:12.37; 100 IM: 1:13.18; 200 IM: 2:34.51), 3 of which are new AAA times (100 breast, 100 fly and 200 IM), and one additional AAA time (50 free);

Sydney Sorenson (Senior): got three best times, including one new ACAC Record (Girls 13-14, 200 Breast: 2:29.42) and one new AAA time (200 free);

Molly Winer (Age Group 3): got four best times.

Congrats, ACAC!!!

Meet Highlights - DMSF Invitational

ACAC Swimmers showed up and swum fast again at the DMSF Invitational! Here are the individual highlights:

Girls 11-12, 200 Fr Relay: the team composed of Morgan Rosser, Isabel McLeod, Rachel Manderscheid and Gracie Snyder established a new ACAC Record at 1:53.85;

James Bentley (Age Group 3): got 6 best times, including two new A times (50 and 100 breast) and 1 new BB time (100 fly);

Matt Boylan (Age Group 3): got one best time;

Grace Carleton (Senior): got one best time;

Blaire Collet (Novice): got four best times;

Emily Collet (Novice): got one best time;

Meghan Collet (Age Group 1): got three best times and dove in for one new event;

Chandler Cox (Senior): got three best times and dove in for two new events, totaling 1 new A time (500 free), one new BB time (50 free), and one new B time (100 fly);

Hannah Dietrich (Age Group 2): got five best times, including one new B time (100 back);

Leah Dietrich (Novice): got one best time;

Maddie Fowler (Senior): got four best times, including 3 new B times (100 and 200 free, and 100 back);

Amanda Harter (Age Group 2): got four best times;

Meredith Harter (Age Group 1): got three best times and dove in for two new events;

Sabrinna Hegelheimer (Age Group 2): got two best times and dove in for six new events, including 4 new B times (50 free, 50 back, 50 fly and 100 IM);

Eli Heginger (Age Group 1): dove in for one new event;

Jazlyn Horras (Age Group 3): dove in for one new event and got six best times, including 1 new ACAC Record (Girls 9-10, 50 Breast: 39.37), 2 new AA times (50 free and 200 IM) and 1 new A time (100 fly);

Olivia Jenks (Age Group 2): got six best times, including 1 new BB time (50 fly) and 3 new B times (200 free, 100 back, and 100 fly);

Timothy Jenks (Age Group 1): got six best times and dove in for one new event;

David Jiang (Age Group 1): got four best times and dove in for two new events;

Wendy Jiang (Age Group 1): got one best time and dove in for two new events;

Myca Lee (Age Group 3): got four best times and dove in for two new events, for a total of 3 new B times (500 free, 200 back, and 200 IM);

Alyssa Lehman (Age Group 2): got five best times, including two new B times (50 free and 50 breast);

Rachel Manderscheid (Senior): dove in for one new event, which is a new BB time (500 free), and got six best times, including 1 new A time (200 IM) and 1 new AA time / ACAC Record (Girls 11-12, 200 Breast: 2:46.78);

Ezra Manus (Age Group 1): went three for three in best times and dove in for three new events;

Josie Manzer (Age Group 2): got one best time and dove in for one new event;

Terianne Marsh (Age Group 2): dove in for one new event and got one best time;

Jolyn McCalley (Age Group 1): dove in for two new events;

Joshua McCunn (Novice): dove in for one new event;

Sarah McCunn (Age Group 3): went 4 for 4 in best times, and dove in for one new event;

Isabel McLeod (Senior): went 4 for 4 in best times, including 1 new B time (50 breast);

Lucas McLeod (Age Group 1): got one best time;

Molly Muench (Age Group 2): got two best times;

Anna Napolitano (Age Group 3): got one best time;

Cael Rasmussen (Age Group 1): got two best times;

Alli Rogers (Age Group 1): dove in for two new events;

Tony Rosser (Novice): got two best times;

Morgan Rosser (Age Group 3): got three best times;

Myah Rozinek (Age Group 1): got two best times and dove in for one new event;

Bella Saad (Age Group 1): got one best time and dove in for one new event;

Katie Sailer (Age Group 3): got five best times, including 2 new B times (100 fly and 200 IM);

Gracie Snyder (Age Group 3): got six best times, including 3 new ACAC Records (Girls 11-12, 50 Fly: 28.52; 100 IM: 1:07.50; 400 IM: 5:23.52), one of which is a new AAA time (100 IM), and one is a new A time (400 IM), in addition to two more new A times (500 free and 100 back);

Olivia Snyder (Senior): got three best times, including 1 new B time (200 breast);

Sophie Sorenson (Age Group 3): got three best times, including one new AAA time / ACAC Record (Girls 9-10, 50 Fly: 33.11);

Hatie Stenberg (Age Group 2): got four best times, including 2 new B times (50 and 100 back);

Zak Strohm (Age Group 3): got five best times, including 1 new BB time (100 breast);

Molly Winer (Age Group 2): got four best times, including 1 new BB time (100 fly);

Franklin Zhu (Age Group 1): got seven best times.

Congrats, ACAC!