Please check this page often for the most up to date information:
2/26/09
Just a reminder that the banquet is next Wednesday (March 4th) at 6:30PM at Scalini's on Hwy 41...
Please send your money to Mrs Franklin by Saturday if you are planning to attend...
1/26/09
The rosters for both meets this weekend have been posted...
Warms for county prelims Friday will begin at 4:00...everyone should head to Mountain Vew immediately after school...Prelims will start at 5:30pm
Saturday morning, warmups for the Pope Invitational and for County Diving will begin at 7:30AM at the CAC...the meet starts at 9:00
Saturday afternoon, warmups for finals begin at 4:00...Finals will begiin at 5:00
On Friday and Saturday (at MVAC) we will need 2 volunteers to run the gate (they should arrive by 3:30pm each day) and four volunteers to time (two for each shift)
Saturday morning (CAC) we will need two volunteers to help with the Pope Meet
Everyone needs to vote for the end-of-year awards...I have added a special awards voting page...you will need to vote for one person for each award...your vote will be emailed to me and I can tally them
1/22/09
Swim-a-thon went very well this morning...the swimmers swam a combined total of 2137 laps (60.7 miles)...we'll know shortly how much we were able to raise for our boosters and our charity...remember, we need your sponsorship money by next Friday...
Warmups for the meet Saturday will be at 2:00...you should arrive at Mountain View no later than 1:45pm...the meet will start at 2:30...there is only one heat of most events, so the meet should go pretty quickly...I tried to put everyone in the events they chose, but in a few cases it wasn't possible...the lineup has been posted..remember, there will be no diving at this meet...
We still need a few volunteers to help time, etc for this meet...if you are able to help, please contact Mrs Sloat as soon as possible to let her know...
1/18/09
What a great meet we had...out of 34 teams, the boys finished 4th and the girls finished 13th...almost everyone had at least one personal-best swim in the meet.
Congratulations to Ryan Sloat who set a new school record in the 200 yard Freestyle (he took almost three seconds off the old record, which was 12 years old). It was the first swimming record broken in 6 years.
There will be no practice on Monday....enjoy the rest of your weekend. We will practice on Tuesday morning.
I will put the roster together for this weekend's meet on Tuesday afternoon...if you haven't had a chance to stop by and choose your events, do so before lunch on Tuesday...I will do my best to put everyone in the events they chose...
This weekend's meet will be exactly like the one last weekend at Mountain View...we will need the same volunteers...warmups will start at 2:00...the meet should start at 2:30...expect it to last between 2 and 2 1/2 hours...
1/14/09
We are traveling to UGA this weekend to compete in the Clark-Oconee Invitational at the University of Georgia.
The bus will leave the school at 6:30AM on Saturday (you should plan to be there by 6:15)...since I will already be at UGA on Friday, you will be meeting Coaches Colasurdo and Ward on the bus.
Warmups start at 9:00am and the actual meet starts at 11:00...diving is done concurrent with swimming...
The lineup has been posted as it was submitted about six weeks ago...there will probably be changes to the relays (due to some people recently informing me there are conflicts on Saturday), but not the individual events...
This is a long meet...it's timed finals, so there isn't a break in the middle...in the past, we have gotten home between 10:30-11:00pm...the boosters will bring food to eat during the meet, but that food only goes so far...you should definitely plan to bring money for food during the meet (there are concessions) and for dinner on the way home from the meet...
IMPORTANT: Those of you who were on the team last year will remember that we had a snow storm the weekend of this meet...if the county calls off all activities, I will let Mrs Sloat know as soon as I hear from them...I will also post it here...if the weather is rainy/sleeting/snowing please check the website before you leave home.
Directions to the pool at UGA have also been posted
1/8/09
Saturday - please arrive at Mountain View Aquatic Center by 2:00...the meet will start at 3:00...there is no diving on Saturday - those who are working the gate should be there prepared to start taking admission fees no later than 2:00...the lineup for Saturday's meet has been posted...
SENIORS: The Cobb Swim Coaches Association offers a $500 scholarship to a senior swimmer each year...I've emailed the application home to everyone already, but you can also download it from the CSCA website ()
The next captain's practice will be our swim-a-thon...I also emailed a copy of the swim-a-thon form to this email (or you can download it from the website)...we are asking each swimmer to get at least $100 in sponsorships - sponsorships can be either a set dollar amount (i.e. "I'll sponsor you for $10) or can be a sponsorship per lap - you will be swimming for one hour, so remember to tell them how many laps you can swim in an hour (a lap is down and back)...
On Monday (Jan 12) I will post a blank roster for the Jan 24 meet on the swimming bulletin board outside the attendance office...I would like everyone to stop by and sign up for FOUR events (either two individual & two relay or one individual & three relays)...after I make sure everyone is in the meet (i.e. signed up for events) I will do my best to swim everyone in the events they choose....this is your chance to swim in your favorite event...
Divers, the remaining meets with diving are:
UGA Meet (January 17) - 11 dives
County Championships (January 31) - 11 dives
JV Championships (January 31) - 6 dives
Pope Relays (divers only - February 7) - 6 or 11 dives
State Championships (qualifiers) - 11 dives
All divers have been entered in the UGA meet - and everyone will be entered in one of the championshp meets (depending on how many dives you have)...
1/4/09
What a great meet...despite the fact that everyone was tired and we hadn't had a practice in over a week, we did exceptionally well...the boys finished 3rd (only four points from second) and the girls finished 8th...we finished 4th overall
We're back to the regular practice schedule this week...we WILL practice Monday afternoon, even though there isn't school...we will also have both morning practices...we need to work out all those holiday calories...
1/1/09
Happy New Year everyone...
The roster for Saturday has been posted...
Warmups on Saturday start at 2:30...everyone should be at the Cobb Aquatic Center no later than 2:15...
Diving warmups will begin at 4:00 and diving will be done during the meet (the meet will not stop for diving)...
The meet is scheduled to start at 4:00
They are asking that we be prepared to provide at least one volunteer (though they might not need them)
12/23/08
We will only practice Monday and Tuesday...I've decided to give everyone Christmas Eve off...
Remember the Mustang Invitational at CAC on Saturday, Jan 3...
WORKOUT FOR THE BREAK
(swim on your own if you are near a pool)
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Warm-up
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100 Fly Drill
200 Back
300 Breast
200 Back
100 Fly
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Pre-Set
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3x200 free descend 1-3
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2:40
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Main Set
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3 times through
2x200 best stroke(second one fast)
200 kick choice
4x50 best stroke (HARD)
5x100 (push to make interval)
1x100 (recovery)
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3:20
4:00
1:00
1:20
2:30
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Drill Set
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2x400 drill (choice)
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:10 rest
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Warm-Down
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200 easy
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Total = 6700 Yards
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12/17/08
No practice Friday...the pool is closed for a meet
12/15/08
What a great meet this weekend...lots of personal best swims and first-time state qualifying times for several people...despite the fact that we were outscored by Walton by ONE point (309 to 308) it was a fantastic meet...
The next meet is this Saturday...we are in Division IV of the Cobb/Gwinnett Challenge with Harrison against Norcross and Duluth...this is a meet we can WIN, especially since we'll have almost all our swimmers there for the first time this year...
Warmups will start at 10:00am on Saturday, with the meet starting at 10:30...
PRACTICES:
Because of finals, we will only practice Monday, Tuesday afternoon and Friday this week...no Tuesday morning practice, no Wednesday night practice...
We WILL practice next week...Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 12:00-2:00
No practice New Years week...but we will still have the Mustang Invite that Saturday...more info posted here on that meet as soon as I receive it...
12/10/08
This is a reminder that there will be no practice Thursday morning (because of the meet) or Friday afternoon (the pool is closed)
12/8/08
We have two meets this week - Thursday at Rome HS and Saturday at the Cobb Aquatic Center (the Walton Invite)...the rosters for both meets are on the meet roster page...
THURSDAY: The bus will leave immediately after school - 3:30 - meet in front of the school as soon as the bell rings...make sure you take your swim bag with you to 4th Block so you don't have to go to your locker after class...we will have a snack available for you when you get on the bus and the usual meet food will be available during the meet...we were limited on entries for this meet (two per individual event except the 50 & 100 free and the relays) so most people are only swimming two or three events...
SATURDAY: Be at the Cobb Aquatic Center by 2:00...warmups will start shortly afterward...the meet starts at 3:00...again, I was limited on entries in this one (three per individual event except 50 & 100 free)...I did my best to get everyone into as many events as possible...
Saturday's meet is a "military appreciation" meet...Walton will be collecting donations to purchase calling cards for the troops stationed overseas...they are asking everyone in attendance to purchase at least one $5 calling card...
12/5/08
REMEMBER, there is no practice Friday - the pool is closed for a swim meet
12/2/08
Info for the McCallie Meet:
DIVERS will leave the school at 2:30 - arrangements have already been made through Mr Giles for you to leave school early...meet Dr Crooks at the front of the school
Warmups start at 4:00 followed immediately by the girls competition. After the girls finish, the boys will be allowed more time to warm up, followed immediately by the boys competition. You will be returning home Friday night
SWIMMERS: the bus leaves the school at 5:00AM...meet Coaches Colasurdo and Ward in the parking lot in front of Wheeler no later than 4:45am...you must ride the bus to the meet (you may NOT drive yourself or have a parent drive you)...warmups start at 6:55AM and the meet starts at 8:30AM...prelims will be over around 1:30-2:00...we will go out to lunch, so bring money for lunch (probably the food court at the mall)...
Finals start at 5:30 (with warmups at 4:30)...finals should take about 2 1/2 - 3 hours...if it's not too late, we may stop on the way home for dinner...or we might just come straight back to the school...
11/18/08
Lineup for the McCallie Meet has been updated...
There will be no practice Friday afternoon this week since so many people are going out of town for the holidays...
11/17/08
The Cobb Relays went exceptionally well...we had some outstanding swims, including a number of pretty surprising ones...
All three girl's relays and two of the boy's relays qualified for state...the boy's "B" 200 free relay missed qualifying for state by a second and Hunter Bobbey missed qualifying in the 50 free by only .04 of a second while leading off the 200 free relays (bet he'll remember to take off his drag suit next time, don't you think?).
The boys 8X25 Free Relay came first!!!
The next meet will be the McCallie Meet at the McCallie School in Chattanooga. Since this is a time standards meet for most events, only about half the team will be able to participate...the lineup is posted on the "Meet Lineups" page
The following swimmers are scheduled to participate:
ALL DIVERS
Boys:
Hunter Bobbey
Brian Boda
Brian Boone
Matt Czerwonka
Jared Daniels (diving)
John Franklin
Robin Goverdhan (diving)
Robert Hobbs
Walter Kim
Chris Leinweber
Peter McKenna
Johnathan Neault
Nathan Nejad
Dillon O'Connell
Alex Olbrych
Eric Patten
Kenneth Smith (Diving)
Max Tannenbaum
GIRLS:
Vanessa Aguilera
Katherine Biddle
Bethany Crooks (diving)
Blair Erickson
Emily Hays
Sophie Jacobson (diving)
Lauren Kang (diving)
Casey Kisling
Victoria Ronn (diving)
Chanan Slay
Julie Sliwinski
Savannah Staley
Lacey Turner
11/02/08
Due to it being Election Day on Tuesday, we will only have practice in the morning...everyone should plan to be at practice Tuesday morning, but there will be no afternoon practice...
Parents, we will need volunteers to help run the first meet (Cobb Relays)...
We will need two people to man the door and collect money on Friday afternoon (starting around 4:00) and two people to man each shift on Saturday (7:00-11:00 and 11:00-3:00) doing the same thing...we will also need one volunteer for each of these shifts to work as timers...(total of 9 volunteer spaces)...
Mrs Sloat will be contacting you (or you can contact her) to fill these slots...
10/30/08
Don't forget to email me () to let me know what you want to swim this year - there's no guarantee that you'll get to swim everything you want, but I'll try to get you into them if the situation presents it'self...
CONGRATULATIONS to this year's captains...I've done it a little different this year...I was having a hard time deciding who had earned it more and decided to add one name to the list and have five captains this year...the 2008-09 team captains are:
Hunter Bobbey
Brian Boone
Blair Erickson
Ryan Sloat
Lacey Turner
The next Captain's Practice is November 13 - this will be the Annual Blue -vs- Gold Meet...I will provide the captains with their rosters next week so they can put together their lineups...
10/22/08
Tryouts went very well - I was really impressed with the effort and overall skill of everyone who tried out...
After confering with the other coaches, we have decided not to make cuts this year...however, since this puts us over the normal limit of 50 swimmers, it will be more difficult to get everyone into swim meets. Because of this, everyone needs to understand that we might not be able to get every swimmer into every meet - who will swim in which meets will be determined by your effort during practice (including practice attendance) and your improvement during the year (and of course, your times and ability in each event). The harder you push yourself this year, the greater the chance that you will swim in every meet (or most of them)...
Our first meet is the Cobb Relays and Time Trials on Nov 14-15. More info to come.
REMEMBER: Team fitting for suits, etc is tomorrow (Thursday) immediately after school in the cafeteria. Every swimmer and diver is required to purchase a competition suit. All swimmers must also have zoomers. Anyone new to the team who does not have the team "game day shirt" must also purchase one of those. All this information is on the equipment order for handed out at the last meeting. You can also download the form from the downloads page here.
Our next practice will be Friday at 4:00pm.
We start the full practice schedule (including morning practices) next week.
Everyone is required to attend all practices
10/17/08
The new season is finally here...tryouts start Monday...
Everyone must attend Monday's tryout...
Returning USS Swimmers only have to attend Monday
Everyone else must attend all three nights...
Diving also starts on Monday...
REMEMBER: You must turn in all required forms and your completed physical before you can try out.
2/15/08
CONGRATULATIONS to our boys who have been named to the CSCA All-County Team:
Richard Cornelius - 1st Team and County Diver of the Year
Eric Pictor - 1st Team
Owen Sweitzer - 2nd Team
Ryan Sloat - 2nd Team
Mike Klodnicki - 2nd Team
To see the rest of the all-county team, go to
Awards Banquet:
The swim and dive banquet will be Monday, Feb 25th at 6:30pm at Mazzy's Sports Grill located at 2217 Roswell Rd NE in Marietta.
The booster club will cover the cost for all athletes, but the cost for additional family members is $10 each.
If you haven't done so already, please send your money and RSVP to Mrs Sweitzer as soon as possible.
2/13/08
The state championships went very well - almost everyone had personal best or season best times in their swims - the boys team finished 13th in the state (outof over 160 AAAAA swim teams) - the best finish for Wheeler since 1996...
The Medley Relay finished 14th, the 400 Free Relay finished 11th and the 200 Free Relay finished 8th (barely missing the school record)...Congratulations to our state finalists (Eric, Mike, Owen, Ryan and John) and to everyone else who swam their hearts out in the meet...
The banquet will be on Monday, February 25th...Mrs Sweitzer will be (or probably already has) contacting you with information about the time and location.
Water Polo (for those who are interested) will begin on Tuesday, March 4th...practices will be every Tuesday & Thursday morning from 6:00-7:00am at the central aquatic center...since this is a club and not a varsity sport, we are able to have students at other schools participate...if you know of someone at another school (that doesn't have a water polo club) who would like to participate, have them contact me or bring them to the first practice...
2/4/08
What a great meet...we finished 5th overall and many people had the opportunity to swim in events they aren't normally able to...we even had a couple of people earn a "county time" to allow them to letter this year...
Kudos to our boys 800 Free Relay for winning the event so handily and setting a new meet record...
If you haven't already...you need to remember to bring your pull bouy and turn it in to coach Tavernaro...
STATE TEAM
Diving - Richard will be able to warm up on Thursday morning beginning at 7:30am until the girls' diving starts at 10:00 - at that point he will most probably join the rest of the team at the OK Cafe for lunch until he has to dive (I'm guessing he'll dive around 1:00)...
Swimming - Everyone should sleep in on Thursday...if you'd like to come down to watch Richard warm up you can, but the real excitement won't start until boys diving starts (probably around 1:00 - after lunch)...Everyone should meet at the OK Cafe at 12:00 for lunch - we will all then head back to Westminster to watch diving...Swimming warmups will begin as soon as diving is complete and prelims start at 5:00pm
Friday: We will have a workout from 4:00-5:00 at the CAC for those who qualify for finals.
Saturday: Those who qualify for finals should arrive at
Westminster no later than 11:30pm for warmups...Finals begin at 1:00pm...
1/31/08
The last meet of the year (besides the State Championships) - the Pope Relays. I have scheduled the state team for only a couple of events each - I especially wanted to get the seniors into the Senior Relay at the end - for the Senior Relay, you should "dress up" in funny costumes and generally just have fun with it...since we don't have eight seniors (it's an 8X25 relay) some of you will have to swim more than once...
Everyone should plan to arrive at the Central Aquatic Center no later than 2:30...Warmups start at 3:00...the meet starts at 4:30...
I have put the lineup for the Pope Relays below
THERE IS NO DIVING IN THIS MEET
State Team:
Changes to the practice Schedule:
Both these practices are mandatory for all State Team Swimmers
Monday: 4:30-5:30pm (I will hand out the State Team t-shirts)
Tuesday: 6:00-7:00am
We will also have a workout on Friday from 4:00-5:00pm for those swimmers who qualify for finals...
STATE MEET SCHEDULE
Diving - Arrive at 7:30am on Thursday for warmups - girls dive first at 10:00, so diving will start immediately after girls diving (probably around noon)...
Swimming
Thursday: No School - sleep in late and rest for the meet - we will meet at 12:00 at the OK Cafe on Paces Ferry Rd for lunch, then will head over to Westminster afterward. Warmups will begin as soon as diving is complete and prelims start at 5:00pm
Saturday: Those who qualify for finals should arrive at Westminster no later than 11:30pm for warmups...Finals begin at 1:00pm
1/29/08
What a great meet...almost everyone dropped significant time in every event and we had the best finish for Wheeler in the county championships since 1988 - if Eric hadn't cut his fingernails that morning we might have won the 400 Free Relay (yes, it was THAT close folks...good job)...in case you didn't hear the other coaches talking, they were WORRIED about our relays...before the meet, several of them asked me how fast you were going to swim...they were "scouting" you...and since several of you said you have more in you, we're looking even better for the state championships...
In the HOYA Invite, the boys took third place despite only having five guys swimming...the girls placed 8th - again, the best finish in school history in this meet...
The Pope Relays are this weekend...this meet is optional for those qualified for state...if you do not want to swim in this meet or would like to swim only a couple of events, let me know ASAP - I'm submitting the entries Tuesday afternoon...the last event of the meet is the "senior relay"...you are allowed to dress in funky outfits and will swim an 8X25 relay...it's CoEd so all seniors will swim together in this event...
Right before the senior relay is the Coaches Relay...depending on how I feel (i.e. recovery from my surgery) on Saturday, I am planning to swim in this event - Coach Gordon will also be swimming...that alone is worth the price of admission if you ask me...
Practices: we will only practice in the afternoons this week...next week, only the State Team will practice - we will practice Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning...the Tuesday practice will mandatory for ALL state swimmers (including US Swimmers)...I will hand out the State Team t-shirts at this practice...we will also have a short (1 hour) workout on Friday afternoon for those who make finals...nothing heavy, just to work out the tightness from Thursday's competition...
Equipment: Make sure to bring your issued equipment to practice this week...we will be collecting them at the end of practice on Thursday...
Banquet: Mrs Sweitzer is in the process of making arrangements for the awards banquet - it will be Monday, February 25th at 6:30...location TBA at a later date
1/25/08
SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEKEND
County Prelims (Friday PM)
- all events except diving and 500 free
- warmups start at 4:00pm
- meet starts at 6:00pm
County Diving (Saturday AM)
- warmups start at 8:00am
- diving starts at 9:00am
Hoya Invite (Saturday AM)
- Warmups start at 9:00am
- Meet starts at 10:00am
- Diving starts immediately after county diving
County Finals (Saturday PM)
- warmups start at 3:00pm
- meet starts at 5:00pm
- 500 Free will be done as timed finals during finals
1/24/08
Remember, those who are swimming in the county championships should go straight to Mountain View after school on Friday. Warmups are "Open Warmups" beginning at 4:00 and the meet starts at 6:00
CHANGE FOR THE POPE RELAYS:
I had originally planned to give those who are swimming at state the weekend off for the Pope Relays, but several of you have said that you WANT to swim in that meet...so, I will enter everyone in the meet unless you tell me otherwise. If you do not want to swim in the Pope Relays, let me know ASAP...
1/22/08
PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK:
Tuesday: 4:00-5:30pm (Captains Practice)
Wednesday: 4:00-5:30pm
Thursday: 6:00-7:00am (EVERYONE)
There will be no practice on Thursday afternoon.
SENIORS: The Cobb Swim Coaches Association is awarding a $500 scholarship to a senior swimmer or diver this year. You can download an application at the CSCA Website () - the application deadline is this Saturday (they can be brought to County or the Hoya Invite)...
I am posting the lineups for both the county meet and Hoya Invitational...unfortunately, because we had so many people qualify for the same events, and we are only allowed four entries per event (and one of each relay) there are a couple of people who qualified for county in an event but won't be able to swim...these people will swim in the Hoya Invite instead...(this will NOT effect lettering)...
This weekend...those who are swimming in the Hoya Invite are not required to attend the county prelims...those who are swimming in the county prelims are not required to attend the Hoya Invite...EVERYONE will attend the county finals to cheer on those who made finals...
This weekend is the last chance to qualify for the state championships...I have to submit our roster on Monday...good luck to everyone!!!
1/18/08
Remember, the bus LEAVES the school at 6:30 on Saturday morning...make sure you are there BEFORE then...
We have the first warmup session, which begins at 9:00...the meet starts at 11:00...
According to the folks who are running the meet, the computer-generated prediction for the meet shows it ending at 8:15...this will put us back at Wheeler between 10:00-10:15pm...we will have everyone call their parents when the bus is about 30 minutes from the school...
Make sure you have money for food...though the boosters will be bringing some food for us, I doubt it will be enough to feed everyone all day long...
1/16/08
THURSDAY'S MORNING PRACTICE HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER. If school is not closed tomorrow, we will have practice in the afternoon. If school IS closed tomorrow, check here tomorrow afternoon and I will post whether we will practice in the afternoon as soon as I know whether the county will allow us to practice.
1/14/08
This weekend we travel to the University of Georgia for the Clark Oconee Invitational - this is a great meet in a very fast pool...those of you who are close to county or state qualifying times might just be able to drop that extra time in this meet. This will be the last opportunity to qualify for the county championships (which are the following weekend).
The bus will leave Wheeler at 6:30 Saturday morning. Swimmers AND Divers will ride the bus. Warmups will start at 9:00 (for both diving and swimming) and the meet starts at 11:00 (diving and swimming starts at the same time). This is a timed finals meet, but it is still a long one...I'm not sure what time we'll be back, but it's usually well after dark. I will have everyone call home when we are 30 minutes from the school on the way home.
I will post what everyone is scheduled to swim here tonight.
PRACTICE CHANGE:
Due to the college fair at the school Tuesday, there will be no practice Tuesday afternoon - everyone should plan to attend the morning practice instead (not just the boys).
1/10/08
I finally found out how many entries we are allowed for the meet and did the lineup - we were only allowed two entries for each event (except the 50 free, 100 free and 200 Free Relay) so everyone didn't get to swim four events...I did get everyone into at least two events though...below are is the lineup
I will not be able to make it this afternoon...going to practice last night wore me out so much that I slept for the rest of the day and I'm really tired today...Coach Gordon will be going with you to the meet...
1/9/08
For tomorrow's meet at Rome, the bus will be in front of the school immediately after school...make sure you have everything you need for the meet with you at school tomorrow and go straight to the bus at the end of the day...
Booster parents are providing sack dinners to eat on the bus on the way to the meet...
This meet shouldn't take too long...about the same as the meet in Douglasville....we should be back at the school around 10:00pm
1/7/08
For those who had not heard already, I had to miss the meet this weekend because I had to take an unexpected visit to the emergency room to have my gall bladder removed (I had a gall stone the size of a golf ball)...I'm doing much better and hope to be back at school (and practice) on either Tuesday or Wednesday...
Despite that, you all swam a fantastic meet - the coach from Kennesaw Mountain just emailed me the results and we had a lot of REALLY good swims. Several more county qualifying times and three new state qualifying times...the boys brought home the second place trophy and we won the third place overall trophy as well...a good job by everyone...and a special thanks to coach Roberts for filling in at the last minute for the meet...
I have updated the list of qualifiers for both...
I'll post more info on our next meet once I'm feeling a little better and can handle sitting at my computer a bit longer...
SWIMMERS OF THE MEET are Brian Boda, who qualified for the State Championships for the first time in an individual event (the 500 free) and Emily Hays, who qualifyied for the county championships for the first time (in the 100 fly)...
12/20/07
I submitted our entries for the Mustang Invitational today...our entries are posted below. I did my best to put everyone in the event(s) they requested or in events in which they are close to qualifying for county.
At this point, a significant percentage of the team is qualified for the county championships, and I expect to have quite a few more before it's all said and done...
Remember, practices over the break are Wednesday and Thursday both weeks - if you are in town, you must attend practice...when we get back to school, we will only have three weeks before the county championships - we can't afford to miss two weeks of practice...
For those who will be out of town over the break, I am also posting a workout that you can do while you are gone...
12/18/07
- VERY IMPORTANT -
The Mustang Invitational has been changed from Friday to Saturday (1/5/07). Warmups will start at 3:00pm. If this changes your ability to attend the meet, please let me know ASAP!!!
12/15/07
What a great meet - though we didn't win out division, we came very close. We had a LOT of best times and county qualifying times - a total of 28 County Qualfying times today.
Remember, next week we will only practice Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday due to finals. No morning practices next week.
Over the break we will practice on Wednesday and Thursday each week. If you are in town, you must come to practice.
The next meet is the Mustang Invite on Friday, January 4th and then the Cobb Diving Challenge the following day. Let me know ASAP if you are going to be out of town the day of that meet.
12/12/07
Saturday is the biggest meet of the year so far - the Cobb/Gwinnett Challenge at the Cobb Aquatic Center...we will pair up with Sprayberry to take on Central Gwinnett and Peachtree Ridge...we'll have to swim hard - both teams are very good.
Warmups start at 12:00, so everyone needs to be there and ready to get in the water no later than 11:45am.
I've posted the entries below...
Next week, we will practice Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday...no morning practices...and no Thursday practice...
Over the break, we will practice Wednesday and Thursday both weeks...we have a swim meet on the second Friday (1/4/08) and the divers have a diving meet the next day...if you are going to be out of town at all during the break and will miss practice, have a parent send me an email ASAP...
If you are going to be out of town during the meet I need to know this week, before I submit entries...
12/5/07
The great swimming continues. We won last night's meet 153-55 (73-34 for the girls and 80-21 for the boys). We had several more state and county qualifiers and lots of personal bests. At this point, we have 6 girls and 19 boys qualified for the county championships....quite a few more of you are REALLY close...
The next meet will be a BIG one...the Cobb/Gwinnett Challenge...Saturday, December 15th at the Cobb Aquatic Center...we team up with Sprayberry to swim against Peachtree Ridge and North Gwinnett...this meet carries bragging rights between the two top swimming counties in the state...
The meet will begin at 12:00, so everyone should plan to be there no later than 11:45...I will post the lineups sometime next week....
12/3/07
What a great meet. We had a lot of county qualifying times this weekend and several state qualifying times (including the first for the girls team) - many more are in the near future.
Tomorrow's meet is in Douglasville, against Chapel Hill HS. The bus will leave the school immediately after the bell. Be sure to bring your swim bags with you. Mrs Haines will be making a "sack lunch" for you to take on the bus with you. Make sure you thank her (and all your parents) for all the work they do to help out.
Here are the entries for tomorrow:
11/28/07
The University of Georgia is offering a swim camp over the summer (there are three sessions plus a sprint camp)...if you are interested, the website with the information is
Swim Camps are a good way to work on your stroke technique...
11/28/07
The permission form for the meet this weekend is due to coach Tavernaro by Thursday - remember, without this form signed by both a parent and athlete you will not be able to attend the meet. If you have lost your form, you can get another one on the downloads page.
Car Assignments for Friday:
Haines: Hena, Kruti, Lacey, Leah, Shelby & Casey
Sweitzer: Owen, Eric Pictor, Steven & Ryan
Guzak: Nick, Taylor, Peter, Julie & Kelsey
O'Connell: Dillon, Chelsea, Eric Patten, Brian Boda, John F.
Rogers: Hank, Vanessa & Ashley
Tannenbaum: Max & Walter
Leinweber: Chris L, Brian Boone & Patrick
Fachinne/Carter: Harrison, Hunter, Alex & Chris H
Prins: Parker, John T & Savannah
Erickson: Blair, Emily, Katherine & Melissa
Directions to McCallie are on the "Meet Schedule" page.
Here is the list of who is scheduled to swim what this weekend:
11/26/07
Remember, tomorrow is a "captain's practice"...required for all USS Swimmers. It will also be team pictures for the yearbook, so divers should also plan to attend and everyone should wear their team suit.
Immediately after pictures, there will be a divers meeting to discuss diving at the McCallie Meet this Friday.
11/19/07
There has been a change in the meet schedule. The meet n January 19th (Clayton Invitational) was changed to a different date that creates a conflict. Therefore, we will be attending the Clarke/Oconee Invitational that weekend instead.
From this point, each person who qualifies for the county or state championships will be listed on the right side of this page.
11/17/07
Wow...what a meet. The best finish in team history. The girls finished in 7th place and the boys finished in 4th place (out of 29 teams). The boys qualified for the state championships in all three relays, plus three individual events. The "big three relays" finished third (medley), second (400 free) and FIRST (200 free). There were also a number of people who cut significant time from their best times.
Swimmers of the Meet this week were Dillon O'Connell and Kelsie Maloney.
Congratulations to everyone. From this meet, you can see how well the rest of the season is going to go for us.
Practice next week will be only Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning - enjoy your Thanksgiving break...BUT, it would be good if you swam on your own over the break...the longer you stay out of the water, the more you will lose performance-wise. I will provide you with a workout to swim over the break if you are able.
11/14/07
The Gold -vs- Blue meet went very well...quite a few swimmers had personal bests..not bad considering we were swimming in the diving well, with very warm water and a turn-end that's only three and a half feet deep...I'm posting the results below.
Our first meet is finally here. Friday night is the time trials - only those who are scheduled to swim need to attend...the following people are scheduled to swim on Friday:
Kelsey Maloney
Nick Guzak
Brian Boda
Eric Pictor
Owen Sweitzer
Mike Klodnicki
John Franklin
Alex Olbrych
Hank Rogers
John Tyson
Walter Kim
Dillon O'Connell
Peter McKenna
Max Tannenbaum
Saturday is the Relays...EVERYONE should plan to be at Mountain View Aquatic Center no later than 6:45am on Saturday...I will also post the lineup for this weekend below.
(the lineup for the each relay may change between now and Saturday - make sure to double check the lineup on Saturday morning for each relay)
11/1/07
There will be practice next week on Monday and Tuesday (including Tuesday morning for the boys team), even though there is no school. We only have two weeks to prepare for the first meet and we need every night of practice we can manage. If you are out of town for the weekend, I'll need a note (or email) from a parent letting me know you'll be out of town.
The first "Captain's Practice" will be Nov 13th. This is the Blue & Gold Meet. I will be announcing captains sometime next week - they will then be given their rosters for the meet to be able to put together their lineup. Next week I will put a form on this website to allow you to provide your "votes" for team captains. I will use these votes to make my decision as to who will be captains for the year.
10/24/07
Tryouts went very well...the roster for those who attended the regular tryouts has been posted. For those who are participating in fall sports and were unable to attend the regular tryout because of practices/games for these sports, there will be an alternate tryout on Tuesday (10/30) and Thursday (11/1) from 6:00-7:00am (BOTH DAYS). The roster will be updated after those tryouts.
The fitting for team suits will be Thursday, October 25th at 3:30 in the cafeteria. bring your order form and check made out to Wheeler Swimming to the fitting.
There will be no practice on Thursday due to the homecoming parade. The next practice will be Monday afternoon.
10/5/07
IMPORTANT CHANGE!!!
Contrary to what we had originally been told by the county, the state has NOT given us permission to hold a week of "in-water conditioning" prior to tryouts. Therefore, the first day we will be in the water will be October 22nd for the first day of tryouts...
Many of the members of the swim team are involved in the Water Polo Club. They will be competing in the Finals of the Championship Tourniment against St Pius X on Tuesday, October 9th at Wesleyan. Some footage from their semi-final game against Pace Academy have been uploaded to YouTube. Here are the links to the footage:
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9/24/07
Only a few more weeks until we start. In-water conditioning will start on October 15th (normal "practice" times) and tryouts will begin the following Monday. Remember, I need all your forms AND your completed physical before you are allowed to do anything with the team (this includes conditioning). If you do not have the forms, they are available on the "download" page of this website. If you are not sure whether I have all your forms, stop by the guidance office to see me and I'll let you know.
USS Swimmers are only required to attend the first night of tryouts. All other swimmers must participate in all three days. Divers will have their own tryouts - stay posted for more info on that.
9/7/07
The practice and meet schedules are finalized and posted on the website. We will discuss this further at the organizational meeting on Tuesday.
8/21/07
There will be an organizational meeting for anyone planning to try out for the swim and dive team on Tuesday, September 11th at 7:00pm in the Wheeler Cafeteria. This meeting will be for all athletes AND their parents.
8/18/07
Listen closely to the announcements in the morning and check this page frequently. I am planning an organizational meeting shortly after Labor Day (specific date/time TBA) and then start weights immediately after that.
If you have not already had your physical done, you should do so immediately. If you need a physical form, stop by the guidance office and get one from coach Tavernaro.
2008-09 State Qualifiers:
BOYS
200 yard Medley Relay
Ryan Sloat
Dillon O'Connell
Hunter Bobbey
John Franklin
200 yard Freestyle
Brian Boda
Ryan Sloat
SeanSloat
200 yard Individual Medley
Ryan Sloat
50 yard Freestyle
Ryan Sloat
100 yard Butterfly
Ryan Sloat
100 yard Freestyle
Ryan Sloat
500 yard Freestyle
Brian Boda
Ryan Sloat
Sean Sloat
200 yard Freestyle Relay
Hunter Bobbey
Brian Boda
John Franklin
Taylor Huestis
Sean Sloat
Ryan Sloat
Chris Leinweber
Max Tannenbaum
100 yard Backstroke
Ryan Sloat
400 yard Freestyle Relay
John Franklin
Ryan Sloat
Brian Boda
Max Tannenbaum
Sean Sloat
Chris Leinweber
Peter McKenna
GIRLS
200 yard Medley Relay
Blair Erickson
Lacey Turner
Kelsey Maloney
Julie Sliwinski
Chanan Slay
200 yard Freestyle
Kelsey Maloney
Julie Sliwinski
100 yard Butterfly
Kelsey Maloney
200 yard Freestyle Relay
Blair Erickson
Lacey Turner
Kelsey Maloney
Julie Sliwinski
Chanan Slay
Chelsea Sexton
400 yard Freestyle Relay
Blair Erickson
Lacey Turner
Kelsey Maloney
Julie Sliwinski
Chanan Slay