There is practice this week for summer league kids who are joining year round:
Starting August 18
Practice has resumed as follows:
Age Group 3
Mon-Thurs
6:30-7:30pm
Sat. 8-9am no Friday
Age Group 2
Mon-Fri 6pm to 7:30pm
Sat 7:30am to 9am
Age Group 1
Mon-Fri 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Sat 7am to 9am
Senior I and II
Mon-Fri 4pm to 6:30pm
Sat 7am to 9am
PRACTICE VIDEOS - The Gator Coaching Staff is trying to make it easier for our swimmers, parents and satellite programs to understand the basic drills we do for each stroke. The drills and turns are briefly demonstrated by Coach Steve. There is normal speed and soon we will have it in slow motion. I hope this helps our Gator family and all those visitors to the website. View the videos here! - Coach Steve.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please visit gatorswimteam.net for Gator-only access (year-round USA swimmers only) to USA meet signups, workouts, forums, GatorGrams, USA Swimming news feeds and more. Please continue to check this site for practice changes, announcements, Gator meet entries and meet results and Summer League information.
Last Update:
Monday, August 25, 2008 4:55 PM
ONLINE MEET SIGNUPS - Sign up online now for the first 3 meets of our new short course season. Deadline is Sept. 15 for Paducah and FAST and Oct. 1 for the Halloween Howl.
BINGO WORLD UPDATE - Check your calendars and mark your spot! Please contact Jena Mabry if you can work! It's just a 3-hour commitment (5-8 pm) and the team earns $100. Thank you to all for volunteering and getting the dates filled with workers. If for some reason you can't work, PLEASE find someone to cover your spot.
August 29: Vasudevan Asokan, Jena Mabry, Mike Scott (NEED 1 MORE)
September 12: (NEED 4 MORE)
September 19: Lizz Maguire, (NEED 3 MORE)
September 26: (NEED 4 MORE)
GATOR GEAR - The week of September 9th Action Accents will be sending a box of goggles and practice suits. Also the new white caps are here. The price is $5 We do not have any latex caps at this time. If you want to purchase a new cap call Ellen Schmidt at 450-7634. Everyone is required to wear the new cap at the next swim meet. If you have any questions please call me. Thanks Ellen
MISSING STROKE VIDEOS - Coach Steve is missing some of his stroke videos. If you have them, please return them to him as soon as possible. Thank you!
October:
1. 4th - 5th IMX Kickoff Fast / Lindbergh High School
2. 24th - 26th Halloween Howl RSCA Marquette High School
November:
1. 7th - 9th PKWY Pentathlon PKWY South High School
2. 21st - 23rd Carbondale 500 SIU
December:
1. 5th - 7th H2O Invitational RECPLEX
2. 13th Swim Own Age 14 and under Saluki
3. ( Depends on H2O Meet ) 12th - 14th Cardinal Aquatics xmas classic Prelim & Final meet w/8 and unders ( Louisville )
January:
1. 2nd - 4th Aritc Blast (Prelim and Finals ) w/8 & unders Terre Haute , Ind.
2. 10th - 11th BC Invitational PKWY
3. 23rd - 25th Fast winter Invitational Lindbergh High School
Feburary:
1. 6th - 8th Great Times Meet Cape
2. 14th - 15th Ozark Qualifers St. Louis
3. 27th - 1st Ozark Championships
March:
1. 5th - 8th Sectional Oklahoma City , Oklahoma
2. 14th - 15th Spring Fling / 8 & Under Champs Heat Lafayette High School
GATORS EXCEL AT ZONES - Caleb Coots won 1st place in the in the 15 & Over Open Water competition at the Central Zones Championship under way Aug. 6-11 in Indianapolis. Ramsey Scott finished 13th -- so two Gator/Ozark swimmers made the top 16! Live video and real time results can be found here: http://www.allgreatracers.com ... Congratulations! Also entered in events at Zones are Gabby Vieira and Morgan Fraser. Go Gators!
GATORS BRING MEDALS AND RECORDS FROM THE 2008 JUNIOR OLYMPIC GAMES
Sixteen athletes from the Gator Swim Team competed in this year’s AAU Junior Olympics in Detroit, Michigan, at the Jones Natatorium at Eastern Michigan University. The Gators brought home a total of 26 gold, 18 silver and 30 bronze medals, along with strong finishes in all events they competed in. Gator Results Here
Gold Medalists: Anna Esswein, Austin Hobbs, Thomas Janisse, Morgan Maguire, Kristian Troxel, Kyleigh Troxel, Gabby Vieira and Annie Wolpers.
Silver Medalists: Allison Hobbs, Joseph Janisse, Shelby Ray and Madeline Siefert.
Bronze Medalists: Bridget Hale, Daniel Janisse, Elizabeth Rorick and Jared West.
Records: Gabby Vieira also broke 4 national AAU records in the Girls 9-10 age group: 200 Meter Freestyle (2:26.76), 200 Meter Individual Medley (2:49.55), 100 Meter Backstroke (1:19.00), 100 Meter Freestyle (1:08.46).
Please note NEW PRACTICE SCHEDULES at left.
GATORS at JUNIOR OLYMPICS - Members of the Gator Junior Olympic Team gather for a group photo before practice on Monday at the Michael Jones Natatorium on the campus of Eastern Michigan University.
SUMMER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP - GATOR HIGH POINT WINNERS (from left): Brogan Davis, Payton Beck, Kristian Troxel, Elizabeth Kiefner (below), Kyleigh Troxel, Bridget Hale, Allison Hobbs, and Tommy Janisse.
SUMMER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS - Gators pose for a group shot after winning the SMSC Championship Meet in Jackson.
SUMMER LEAGUE GATORS celebrate their 5th consecutive large division victory at the SMSC Championship meet July 26 in Jackson.
GATORS DO WELL AT SECTIONALS, CHAMPIONSHIPS - Gator swimmers were in action in 3 different meets this past week. The Gators won the Southeast Missouri Swim Conference Large Team Division for the 5th consecutive time. See highlights here.
GABBY VIEIRA achieved six new Top-16 (NRT) times in one meet, a new all-time mark for a Gator swimmer, at the SEAHAWK INVITATIONAL held July 10-12 in Louisville. Meet highlights and results are now online here. Gabby won high point for her Girls 9-10 age group and also broke two long-standing Ozark records. Congratulations, Gabby! Gabby, Austin Hobbs and Kyleigh Troxel achieved new Gator records at the meet, and Gators had nineTop-8 finishers.
Esswein, Anna (15): 1st in Mixed 400m Freestyle Relay; 2nd in Mixed 200m Freestyle Relay; 3rd in 200m Breaststroke; 4th in 100m Breaststroke; 7th in 50m Freestyle; and 8th in 200m and 100m Freestyle.
Hale, Bridget (13): 3rd in 200m/400m Freestyle Relays and 200m/400m Medley Relays; 5th in 200m Backstroke and 200m Butterfly; 6th in 200m Breaststroke, 400m IM and 1500m Freestyle; 7th in 400m Freestyle; 8th in 200m IM; and 9th in 50m Freestyle.
Hobbs, Allison (14): 2nd in 200m/1500m Freestyle, 200m Backstroke, and 200m Butterfly; 3rd in 400m Medley Relay, 100m Backstroke, 400m Freestyle, 200m/400m Freestyle Relay, and 200m Medley Relay; 5th in 200m IM; and 8th in 100m Freestyle.
Hobbs, Austin (10): 1st in 50m/100m/200m Freestyle, 50m Butterfly, 200m IM, 100m Backstroke and 50m Breaststroke; 2nd in 100m Breaststroke and Mixed 200m Freestyle Relay.
Janisse, Daniel (14): 3rd in Mixed 200m and 400m Freestyle Relays; 9th in 100m Backstroke; 17th in 100m Freestyle; and 21st in 50m Freestyle.
Janisse, Joseph (12): 2nd in Mixed 400m Freestyle Relay; 5th in Mixed 200m Freestyle Relay; 11th in 200m Freestyle; 14th in 100m Breaststroke; 14th in 50m Breaststroke; 19th in 100m Freestyle; and 26th in 50m Freestyle.
Janisse, Thomas (17): 1st in Mixed 200m and 400m Freestyle Relays; 2nd in 200m Butterfly; 4th in 200m Breaststroke; 13th in 200m IM and 100m Breaststroke; 14th in 200m Freestyle; 18th in 50m Freestyle; 20th in 100m Freestyle.
Maguire, Morgan (12): 1st in 100m, 200m and 400m Freestyle; 2nd in Mixed 400m Freestyle Relay; 3rd in 200m IM; 6th in 100m Butterfly; 9th in 100m Breaststroke; 9th in 50m Freestyle; and 11th in 50m Butterfly. ·
Ray, Shelby (13): 2nd in Mixed 400m Freestyle Relay; 3rd in 200m/400m Freestyle Relays and 200m/400m Medley Relays; 6th in 200m Butterfly; 10th in 200m Backstroke; 18th in 200m Freestyle; and 13th in 200m IM. ·
Rorick, Elizabeth (11): 3rd in Mixed 400m Freestyle Relay; 5th in 50m and 100m Freestyle; and 10th in 50m Butterfly.
Siefert, Madeline (12): 2nd in 50m and 100m Breaststroke; 3rd in Mixed 200m Freestyle Relay; 4th in 200m and 400m Freestyle; 4th in 400m Freestyle Relay; 6th in 200m IM; 6th in 100m Freestyle; 10th in 100m Butterfly; and 19th in 50m Freestyle.
Troxel, Kristian (13): 1st in Mixed 400m Freestyle Relay and 200m Butterfly; 2nd in 200m Breaststroke, 400m IM, 1500m Freestyle, and 200m Freestyle Relay; 3rd in 100m Breaststroke; 4th in 200m and 400m Freestyle; and 4th in 200m IM.
Troxel, Kyleigh (13): 1st in 200m Butterfly; 3rd in 400m Medley Relay, 1500m Freestyle, 200m IM, 200m and 400m Freestyle Relays, Mixed 200m Freestyle Relay, and 200m Medley Relay; 4th in 400m IM and 400m Freestyle; 6th in 200m Freestyle; 5th in 200m Breaststroke; and 7th in 200m Backstroke.
Vieira, Gabriela (10): 1st in 50m, 100m and 200m Freestyle, 50m and 100m Butterfly, 200m IM and 100m Backstroke; 2nd in 50m Backstroke.
West, Jared (12): 3rd in Mixed 400m Freestyle Relay, 4th in Mixed 200m Freestyle Relay; 17th in 50m Butterfly; and 29th in 50m Freestyle.
Wolpers, Anne (17): 1st in 50m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle Relay and 200m Freestyle Relay; 3rd in 100m Freestyle; 5th in 200m Freestyle; 5th in 200m Backstroke; 6th in 100m Backstroke.
Speedo Championship Series
Central Section Region VIII Long Course Sectionals
6 Gator swimmers qualified and participated in the sectionals (Oklahoma City): Caleb Coots, Morgan Fraser, Allison Hobbs, Kyleigh Troxel, David Welker and Nick Welker. Gator Results - Full Results:
New Team Records:
Kyleigh Troxel set new team records in the Girls 13-14 800 Meter Freestyle (9:47.83), 1500 Freestyle (18:40.83) and 400 Individual Medley (5:34.54). ·
Allison Hobbs, also in the 13-14 Age Group, broke a longstanding (1999) team record in the 200 Meter Backstroke with a new time of 2:35.78.
Ozark Long Course Championship
25 swimmers qualified for the grand finale of the long course season at the Shea Natatorium (Carbondale), in which the team finished 7th place overall with 881 points. Way to go, Gators! Gator Results - Full Results - Individual Scores - Team Scores
High Points
Gabby Vieira won the high point award in the 9-10 Girls age group with 137 points.
Austin Hobbs finished 2nd overall in the 9-10 Boys age group with 123 points.
David Welker finished 2nd in the 15 & Over Boys age group with 109 points.
Natalie King finished 12th in the 11-12 Girls age group with 56 points.
Caleb Coots finished 13th in the 15 & Over Boys age group with 64 points.
Allison Hobbs finished 14th in the 13-14 Girls age group with 50 points. ·
Kyleigh Troxel finished 16th in the 13-14 Girls age group with 42 points.
Morgan Fraser finished 16th in the 15 & Over Girls with 54 points.
Nick Welker finished 16th in the 15 & Over Boys with 54 points.
New Team Records
Austin Hobbs set new team records in the Boys 9-10 100 Meter Freestyle (1:10.50), 50 Breast (43.27), 100 Fly (1:25.09) and 200 Individual Medley (2:53.77).
Gabby Vieira set new team records in the Girls 9-10 50 Meter Freestyle (31.32) and 100 Backstroke (1:17.32).
New Time Standard Achievement
Kevin Douglas got his first double-A time in the Boys 11-12 50 Meter Freestyle with a time of 31.50 (a 7th place finish).
Penny Taylor Award
Gabby Vieira was voted the outstanding athlete of the meet by coaches and officials, and was awarded the Penny Taylor trophy in recognition of that achievement.
Summer League Championship
The Gators won the Southeast Missouri Swim Conference Large Team Division for the 5th consecutive time this weekend. The team scored 1142 points to win the title, ahead of second place Kennett Swim Team with 1012 points. Congratulations to all swimmers for another great display of sportsmanship and talent. Gator Results - Full Results - High Point Winners - Team Scores - Conference Records:
High Point Winners
8 & Under Boys: Brogan Davis
9-10 Girls: Elizabeth Kiefner
9-10 Boys: Payton Beck
13-14 Girls: Kyleigh Troxel, Bridget Hale and Allison Hobbs
13-14 Boys: Kristian Troxel
15-18 Boys: Thomas Janisse
New Time Standard Achievements
Jennifer Willet got her first “A” time in the 17-18 Girls 50 Meter Freestyle (30.91).
Brogan Davis got his first “BB” time in the 10 & Under Boys 100 Meter Individual Medley (1:40.28). ·
Reed Dickson got his first “BB” time in the 10 & Under Boys 50 Meter Breaststroke (50.69).
John Kiefner got his first “BB” time in the 10 & Under Boys 100 Meter Individual Medley (1:40.50).
New Summer League Records
Gabby Vieira set new conference records in the 9-10 Girls 100 Meter Freestyle (1:09.47) and 100 Individual Medley (1:21.75).
Morgan Maguire set a new record in the 11-12 Girls 100 Freestyle (1:06.90).
Brogan Davis set a new record in the 8 & Under Boys 25 Freestyle (17.05).
Gabby Vieira, Caitlyn Palmer, Josey Powell and Elizabeth Kiefner set a new record in the 9-10 Girls Freestyle Relay (1:07.12).
Bridget Hale, Kyleigh Troxel, Sydney Franklin and Allison Hobbs set a new record in the 13-14 Girls Freestyle Relay (2:07.93).
Annie Wolpers, Jennifer Willet, Audrey Glover and Sydney Stein set a new record in the 15-18 Girls Freestyle Relay (2:04.34).
EVENT WINNERS:
Payton Beck the 9-10 Boys 50 Meter Free and 50 Back.
Brogan Davis won the 8 & Under Boys 25 Free, 25 Back and 100 Individual Medley.
Reed Dickson won the 9-10 Boys 50 Breaststroke.
Audrey Glover won the 15-18 Girls 100 Breastroke.
Bridget Hale won the 13-14 Girls 100 Breaststroke ad 50 Freestyle.
Allison Hobbs won the 13-14 Girls 100 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke.
Austin Hobbs won the 9-10 Boys 100 Freestyle and 100 Individual Medley.
Thomas Janisse won the 15-18 Boys 100 Back, 100 Breast and 200 Individual Medley.
Elizabeth Kiefner won the 9-10 Girls 50 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke and 50 Breaststroke.
John Kiefner won the 8 & Under Boys 25 Breaststroke and 50 Freestyle.
Ben Koch won the 13-14 Boys 50 Freestyle.
Tra Leimer won the 8 & Under Boys 25 Butterfly.
Morgan Maguire won the 11-12 Girls 100 Freestyle and 100 Individual Medley.
Allison McDonald won the 8 & Under Girls 25 Breastroke.
Caitlyn Palmer won the 9-10 Girls 50 Butterfly.
Molly Phegly won the 8 & Under Girls 25 Backstroke.
Madeline Siefert won the 11-12 Girls 50 Breaststroke.
Sydney Stein won the 15-18 Girls 200 Individual Medley.
Kristian Troxel won the 13-14 Boys 100 Breaststroke, 100 Butterfly and 200 Individual Medley.
Kyleigh Troxel won the 13-14 Girls 100 Butterfly and 200 Individual Medley.
Gabby Vieira won the 9-10 Girls 100 Freestyle and 100 Individual Medley.
Annie Wolpers won the 15-18 Girls 50 Freestyle.
Other swimmers who placed top-8 in their events, earning points for the team: Ava C Andersson, Collin L Andersson, Ryan M Aufdenberg, Jackie K Bader, Landon B Beck, Ian Cameron, Lydia G Cameron, David M Carman, Mathew C Chandler, Raleigh M Davis, Anna P Esswein, Dalton O Franklin, Sydney A Franklin, Melissa N Hopkins, Joseph E Janisse, Blake A Kidd, Matthew A Leimer, Amanda M Mabry, Daniel R Neff, Dustin L Parsons, Corey A Pech, Jenny Powell, Josey T Powell, Olivia J Priest, Allie C Pujol, Carly J Pujol, Madison A Rau, Sierra M Rau, Elizabeth M Rorick, Sierra S Smith, Steven J Sugarbaker, Owen D Todd and Jennifer D Willet. CONGRATULATIONS GATORS!
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