Parent Info/Updates

Parents:

First, our last two home meets are next weekend on friday, 1/4/2013 and saturday, 1/5/2013.  We still need 3 timers for friday and 1 for saturday.  If you have not signed up yet but would like to you can signup at www.signupgenius.com or email me:  jandahiltner1@att.net  and I can sign you up online.  If you email me, remember to tell me which day.

Second, thank you to the parents who helped provide athlete snacks during December.  Unfortunately the overall response was less than needed to continue it in the new year. We were providing water and gatorade, bananas and clementines, and energy snacks such as clif bars/granola bars/trail mix.  For meets going forward please remind your athlete to pack appropriate snacks and beverages.  It is important for them to stay hydrated and to have appropriate energy sources throughout the meet.  Coach Karr can give additional feedback if you have questions about particular snacks and beverages.

Raffle Ticket Reminder

There are still a few of you who have not turned in your raffle ticket stubs.  The LAB drawings start in early January.  If you found your tickets in the bottom of your swim bag over break you should put your name on the stubs and return them to Cameron Hiltner at practice before January 1.  We will get those stubs to LAB so they are included in the cash drawing.  Remember, you already paid for them, you might as well get a chance at the cash.

New College Program, Fall 2013

I am very proud to announce that Tiffin University has added Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving programs to their roster and I have been selected to build the team and develop a championship tradition in the pool. Tiffin University (TU) is a private institution, located in North Central Ohio only 90 miles from major cities like Columbus and Cleveland. Tiffin is comprised of three major colleges; the School of Arts & Sciences, the  School of Business, and the School of Criminal Justice & Social Sciences. The TU Dragons compete at the NCAA II level and are a part of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), which is one of the fastest conferences for DIII swimming. Our athletic department at Tiffin is on the rise and now is a home for 22 varsity sports. Our first official season for Swimming and Diving Men’s and Women’s teams will be this coming fall (2013) and I am so excited for what this season will bring.  As I am assembling my team I am looking for swimmers who want to be a part of history and build the program with me. As a former Olympic swimmer I am intense, goal driven coach who loves the competing and winning! I’m looking for swimmers who share the same drive as me and I know that I will be able to build champions in the pool and in the classroom at Tiffin University. Please visit our website http://www.gotiffindragons.com/index.php and pass this information to the high school swimmers that you have. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. I look forward to speaking to you!
Rita Kalmikova Head Coach Swimming & Diving Tiffin University kalmikovam@tiffin.edu Office: 419-448-3314 Cell: 917-497-9744 Fax: 419-443-5007

IPAD WINNER!!!

Congratulations to Tonya O'Tighearnaigh who won the drawing for the OLHS swim/dive team IPad 3.  The drawing was held prior to diving at the OLHS vs Westerville North meet on saturday, December 15.  The raffle tickets have been forwarded to LAB to be included in the three cash drawings held during the winter sports season. 

There are still several team members who have not turned in their tickets.  It's not too late!  Give them to Cameron Hiltner at practice or get them to me before January 1 and we will get them to LAB for the cash drawings.  Remember, you've already paid for them.  Look through the junk drawer or basket in the kitchen, search the swim bags.  Then if they are still unsold, put your own name on them and get them in for the cash drawing.

Delaware County Classic Schedule

@Ohio Wesleyan University
Diving
Warm-ups are at 7 am
Meet starts at 8:30 am

Swimming
Bus departs school at 9:40 am (bus one way drop off only)
Warm-ups are at 10:20 am
Meet starts at 11:00 am

Lineup will be announced by Wednesday's practice and will be posted on Thursday.  Swimmers below 80% attendance are not eligible to swim in this meet.

Buckeye Bounce

Swimmers & Divers!  Join us this Friday from 11-12 for a little bit of team fun at Buckeye Bounce.  Cost is $10 per person, and yes Coach Karr will bounce too!

3967 Presidential Parkway, Powell, OH 43065

Waiver

Link to Electronic Waiver

Exam Week Schedule

Monday: 3:00-5:30

Tuesday: 3:00-4:30

Wednesday: 2:45-4:15

Thursday: 2:45-4:15

Friday: 3:00-5:30

As discussed with the swimmers, we would like to see them a MINIMUM of 2 of the 3 days (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday . We strongly believe in the value of getting in the water to swim as a means tor educe stress and clear the mind.  Exercise has been shown over and over to be a major benefit in mental alertness and stress reduction.  Practices these three days will be geared with this in mind.  Anyone that needs to come to part of the practice can.  Practices are 90 minutes each with a  recommended minimum participation of 30 minutes. Our swimmers seem to have a very good grasp of this concept.

Meet this Saturday 12/15

Our next meet is this Saturday at OWU vs. Westerville North.  All swimmers & divers need to be on deck ready to go at 3:45 pm.  The meet itself will begin at 5:00 pm.

You can GPS OWU with the following address: 150 S. Henry St, Delaware, 43015.  Access to parking is off of Harrison.  There is no bus provided to our meets at OWU.

The line up will be announced at practice on Friday  - everyone that has attended practice regularly will particiapte.

Exam week schedule

We are working on the practice schedule for next week with the hopes of getting the kids in and out of the pool slightly earlier each day.  During exams we ask that the kids attempt to get in at least 30-90 minutes of swimming each day.  The break in the day to swim is a great stress reducer in the midst of exams.  As soon as we know the schedule we will post changes to the calendar.

Swimmers of the Meet

Congratulations to our swimmers of the meet this past week-end.
Gahanna
Turner Schade and Justine Kenny. Turner broke the minute barrier in the 100 free for the first time capping off a great meet.  Justine led the relay with a quick 50 back and had a stellar 500 free on Friday night.

Ned Reeb 
Our swimmers of the meet at the Ned Reeb Invite were much harder to pick -we had a lot of GREAT swimming!  Congratulations to Cameron Hiltner and Cameron Thatcher.  Cameron Thatcher broke another team diving record, for 11 dives, on his way to a 2nd place finish in the 11 dive event.  Cameron Hiltner out together an amazing 40 minute triple, first anchoring our Medley Relay then in less than 10 minutes breaking 2:00 in the 200 freestyle.  She capped the triple off 30 minutes later with a best time in the 100 fly finishing in 1:01.36.  All swims were top 10 finishes!

Pasta Party Friday night at Hiltners

6-9 pm
2231 Ashbury Close
Powell

Directions from the Y:

Go south on Liberty through downtown and over the railroad tracks.
Turn left on Jewett Rd and go 1 mile to Ashbury Close (3rd street on the right)
Turn left in the fourth driveway, go up the driveway and park in the circle and in the grass.  There will be stakes at the edge of the yard like there were for the fall party. Please avoid parking on the street as it is a narrow road.

RAFFLE TICKET REMINDER

Only a dozen kids have turned in their raffle stubs so far!  If your kids are like mine, they are in a ziplock at the bottom of their swim bags.  Remind them to turn them in to Alex McCloskey  ASAP.  Jen McCloskey and I will both be at the Gahanna meet tonight if you have them.  You can also give them to me at the morning session tomorrow or to my wife Ann at the afternoon session tomorrow.  Remember, completed stubs with your athlete's name on a piece of paper in a ziplock baggie.  The drawing is next saturday at the meet (December 15). 

Pasta Party at the Lennon’s

Thursday, December 6th from 5:30-8:30 pm.

332 Tree Haven Ave.

Coming from the Y.  Take Liberty Rd. to Powell Rd.

Turn right onto Powell Rd.

Take Powell Rd. to Sawmill Rd. (old Sawmill not the Parkway).

Turn left onto Sawmill Rd. at the UDF

Take Sawmill Rd. to Grandshire

Turn Left onto Grandshire

Take Grandshire to Tree Haven Ave which is the 5th street on the right.

Turn right onto Tree Haven Ave and we are the first house on the left.

Week-end Meet Schedule

We have a busy week-end with a dual meet at Gahanna Lincoln on Friday and the Ned Reeb Invite on Saturday at OSU.  Please note the following:

Friday, 12/7 at Gahanna YMCA
555 YMCA Place  Gahanna, OH 43230
Bus leaves the school at 3:10 pm

Warm-ups are at 4:00, the Meet starts at 4:30
All swimmers that make the line up for this meet are required to ride the bus to and from the meet.  The line up will be announced at practice on Thursday.  Due to limited entries we will not be able to take our entire girls squad.  Also there are no diving boards, thus no diving at this meet.
Due to limited seating at the YMCA, parents are encouraged to bring their own chairs.

Saturday, 12/8 Ned Reeb Invite at Ohio State
A Flight
-The bus will leave the school at 6:15 am
-Warm-ups are at 7 am, Meet starts at 8:45 am
-This is a prelim/finals meet.  Top 20 prelim swimmers in individual events AND relays return for finals in the evening.  Finals warm-ups are at 4:30 pm, the meet starts at 5:30.

B Flight
-The bus will leave the school at 10:45 am
-Warm-ups are at 11:30, Meet Starts at 12:30
-This is a timed final session.  No relays.

LINE-UP
A flight psych sheet, top 24 divers are posted here: http://cosa.clubspaces.com/pagecustom.aspx?id=11&o=571923 

All swimmers in the meet are required to ride the bus to and from their appropriate A flight or B flight session.  Divers are not required to ride the bus for this meet.  Finalists are asked to provide their own transportation back to OSU.

Divers smash 2 records

Congratulations to Junior diver Olivia Ball and Freshman diver Cameron Thatcher!  Olivia broke the girls team record by nearly 20 points on Saturday with a 289.65. Cameron smashed the team record by over 70 points with a score of 294.50.  WTG Divers!

Winter Break Training Schedule

We have been able to acquire pool time at Worthington again this year in order to maximize our swimmers day with their club training.  While the times aren't ideal  they are an improvement from the 3:00 time slot that the YMCA has made available and should help our kids get in some doubles.  Please make note of the following schedule - all practices are REQUIRED.

Wednesday, 12/26: 11:30-2:00 at Worthington
Thursday, 12/27: 11:30-2:00 at Worthington
Friday, 12/27: 3-5:30 at Liberty YMCA
Monday, 12/31: 3-5:30 at Liberty YMCA
Wednesday, 1/2: 12:00-2:00 at Worthington
Thursday, 1/3: 8-10:30 am at Worthington
Friday, 1/4: 8-10 am at Worthington

No Practice 12/24, 12/25 and 1/1.
Happy Holidays!

Swimmers of the Meet

Congratulations to our swimmers of the meet from Saturday!
Girls - Reilly Haas for stellar performances in the 50 fly, 50 free & 100 free!
Boys -Jack Saczawa with a strong showing in the 100 back.

Raffle Ticket Reminder

Raffle ticket stubs are due to Alex McCloskey no later than Friday, December 7.  Please remember to put the completed stubs along with the athlete's name in a ziplock baggie.  The Ipad drawing will be at the December 15 home meet.

Wrap up

The first meet is in the books! Thanks to everyone who volunteered to help with the meet. I will be sending out a signupgenius link for anybody who would like to help provide water, gatorade, energy bars, fruit for the team at meets. Yesterday there was a case of water, a case of gatorade, 3 bunches of bananas, a big bag of clementines, a box of clif bars, a box of Costco trailmix, and a box of Kashi trailmix bars. There were 6 waters, 3 bananas and half the Kashi bars left at the end of the meet. I'll tweak the mix a little next week to avoid leftovers. The total cost was about $60. This was not in the budget for the year so if it continues it will be because of volunteer contributions. This is a no-pressure sales pitch. Ask your swimmer/diver if they appreciated having it available and help out if you want to.

Also, if you took pictures of your athlete being woken up before the breakfast gathering last Monday (G rated only), or if you took pictures at the McConaghys pasta party, or if you took pictures at the meet on saturday, please post those pictures to the shutterfly website. Let me know if you need another link to the site (jandahiltner1@att.net). Shutterfly says you can also post pictures to the site by emailing the jpeg file as an attachment to: olhsswimdiveteam@sfly.com . The only limitations are on your outbound mail size. I have tested this function and it did work.

John Hiltner