Ballston Spa Swordfish

PRACTICE CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT 1/26

bspaswordfish — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:50:16 +0000

Thursday, January 26, 2012: All after school and evening activities are cancelled (THIS INCLUDES SWORDFISH PRACTICE).

Posters & Cover Contest

bspaswordfish — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:14:36 +0000

Swordfish Parents! Please have your child submit a drawing for the Cabin Fever cover. It must be 8 1/2 x 11. In Black and White. It should say Cabin Fever, on it and have the date of the meet. Please email coach Matt with any questions. We need cover submissions by 2/10/12.

Also – don’t forget to make a poster for all of your favorite swimmers!! Click here for a video of the posters from the 2011 Harvest Invitational.

Favorite Swim Quote of the Day:

Swimmers don’t swim because it’s fun. Ask any of us, most of us hate it. But we couldn’t imagine our lives without it. It’s part of us, it’s something we live for. We live for the 3 hr. practices, the team parties, the cheers, the long bus rides, the invitationals, the countless swim caps, the chlorine, the jokes the friendships, the laughs, the coaches you hate but appreciate later. We live for the way it feels when you beat the person next to you by a tenth of a second because we know how much it matters and you know those two extra laps you did in practice were worth it. We live for the way you jump every time you hear a buzzer, or the way you scream whenever you heat the gun on the 500 even though you hear it every time. We live for the workouts and the goals we set at the beginning of the season. We live for the way you become a family with your team. We live for the countless songs you sing in your head while swimming laps. We live for the people who scream at you even though all you hear is BLAH BLAH BLAH. We live for the competition, the friends, the practices, and for the pain. We live for the race, the sprint, the distance, the team. It’s a part of us because we’re SWIMMERS.

CHANGES posted for Chris Goody IMX & Canajoharie

bspaswordfish — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:57:00 +0000

Please check the Adirondack Swimming website for the most current information.

The Canajoharie change is not posted on the Adirondack site as of this moment, but Coach Matt e-mailed the change to the families signed up to attend Canajoharie. If you need this information, please let Coach Matt or Jodi know.

Meet signups & IMX information

bspaswordfish — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:45:12 +0000

There are 3 meets on the weekend of January 14th-15th:

The meet signups are up in the hall and are due by December 29th for all 3 of these meets.

A note about the IMX meet: This is an IMX Challenge meet, and you can find more information on the IMX Challenge at this web page on USA Swimming website, or you can see the summary of the events on the second page of the announcement. IMPORTANT: If your swimmer is signing up for this meet and wants to do all events for the IMX Challenge, please let Coach Matt know.

P.S. Kim has posted the best times poster in the pool, so the kids can see what their best times events tally is, as well as the information posted on the website.

Swordfish Galactic Bowling Party

bspaswordfish — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:01:02 +0000

Tuesday, December 27th 3-5pm at Galactic Bowl at Tippy Bowl in Ballston Spa – $10 per person and you also get 2 slices of pizza and a soda (includes the cost of shoes)

For more information or to RSVP, contact Andrea Williams 309-4931, or bawilliams4@nycap.rr.com

Personal Best Times updated

bspaswordfish — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:23:32 +0000

The “Personal Best Times” page for Swordfish swimmers has been updated. I will update this information after the results of each meet are posted. There is also a chart that has each swimmer’s cumulative total. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail Jodi at 1stbase@gmail.com.

CHANGE NOTICE posted for Distance Meet

bspaswordfish — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:10:49 +0000

Please check the Adirondack Swimming website for the most current information.

CHANGE NOTICE POSTED: SUPER SPLASH Session 2 and 3 will be starting 30 minutes EARLIER.

bspaswordfish — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:25:11 +0000

DECEMBER SUPERSPLASH CHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

SESSION 2 WILL NOW START AT 12:00
WITH WARM-UPS FROM 11:30 TO 12:00.
POSITIVE CHECK IN DEADLINE IS NOW 11:30.

SESSION 3 WILL NOW START AT 2:15
WITH WARM-UPS FROM 1:30 TO 2:10.

December Supersplash Warm-up Lane Assignments

December Supersplash Timing Assignments

Mini-Meet & Meet Fees Reminder

bspaswordfish — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:50:21 +0000

REMINDER: Sign ups are posted for the Saratoga Mini-Meet on the bulletin board across from the boy’s locker room. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday November 30th.

ANOTHER REMINDER (about meet fees/escrow account): Swim meet fee invoices are e-mailed usually around a week before each meet, and you will get another e-mail each time I credit your account. Swimmers must have their escrow account in good standing to be eligible to swim in a meet. Meet fees payments can be made by giving your payment to Jodi Bedson, mailing it to Jodi Bedson (address on the e-invoice), or putting your check in an envelope in the “Bedson” folder. E-mail 1stbase@gmail.com with any questions on meet fees.

bspaswordfish — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:50:34 +0000

Reminder .. make sure you are checking the practice calendar for practice times (tonight’s practice starts at 6:30) –>

Also, in the hall are the next two meets posted for signup:

December Supersplash, December 4 @ Union College – sign up by Friday, November 18th

December Distance Meet, December 11 @ Shenendehowa Aquatic Center – sign up by Tuesday, November 22nd