High School Swim Mom - Page 11

monster · 12-11-2011, 08:37 PM

that said, coach is right, but she's just too young to give up fun completely

monster · 01-24-2012, 09:45 PM

And to close out her first season..... Varsity Jacket.

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.....and Water Polo conditioning started today......

footfootfoot · 01-24-2012, 11:05 PM

she's as cute as a button

glatt · 01-25-2012, 07:29 AM

Nice jacket! She earned it.

monster · 01-25-2012, 08:26 AM

thanks

infinite monkey · 01-25-2012, 08:33 AM

WTG Hebe!

zippyt · 01-25-2012, 09:43 AM

cool jacket for a cool girl !!!!!

monster · 02-29-2012, 09:36 PM

And now we enter Michigan Swimming Championship season. It's becoming very, very clear just how far she's come. Michigan swimming is an affilliate/subsection/something of USA swimming -the national governing body. At the highest level meets you are competing for a place in the Olympics. But anyone can join.

There are 3 levels of championship within Michigan -then we leave the state.....

Level 1: Districts
If you don't qualify for any higher level in an event, you can swim it at District championships. There are three of these across the state.

Level 2: Junior Olympics
I agree, the name doesn't make sense for this level. You have to be pretty fast to swim an event at JOs. but not fast enough to swim at the State Championship. There are two of these meets in the state

Level 3: State Championships
One meet, fast times required.

Then we move out of states to the Central Zone Sectionals. You have to swim really fast to qualify, there are no age groups at sectionals. It's not just kids. It covers about 7 states.

Two years ago, Hebe was 2nd in the 100 breaststroke at Districts in the 11-12 age group, and qualified for JOs in that event.

Last year, she was first in the 100 breaststroke at Districts -her first 1st at a big meet (first of 4 that year) and qualified for JOs in the 100 breaststroke and the 200 breaststroke, despite only just having "aged up" to the 13/14 group.

This year, she didn't swim at district championships because there were so few events she could swim and all ones she hates. She was too fast for the rest. So we got a weekend off (last weekend). it was weird. (we filled it with hockey)

This weekend, we go to JOs. She's swimming three events -although she qualified in four. We're passing on the 200 free because she only just qualified, she doesn't really like it and it's after the 400IM and immediately before the 200 fly in which she might get a state cut. The 100 fly is the next day

In two weeks, we go to States. She's never qualified for States before. She will swim the 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM. And anything she qualifies for at JOs. She's in reaching distance with all three events she's swimming.

And then, we go to Sectionals the next weekend. She will be swimming the 100 breaststroke against 26-year-olds! and three other bonus events -she can swim them even though she hasn't qualified for them. She's not going to get to finals never mind place at this meet, but it will be one hell of an experience, And she'll probably get some personal best times.

now I know why her coach said it was time to invest in a tech suit.

Crazy,

Fun.

Scary.

Proud.

Expensive.

Chlorinated.

(anecdotally, her stroke coach prior to going to high school (Val) left town this fall, leaving a lot of swimmers we know without a private coach. Some of them (the cheaper ones) are interested in taking lessons from Hebe, the rest are now taking private lessons from Hebe's high school coach. I don't know if she did privates before, but when they asked me who Hebe was taking from now Val was gone, I told them.....

)

monster · 02-29-2012, 09:56 PM

....oh, and apparently, Hebe's off-high-school-season USA Swimming team is also recruiting her high school coach -to train their coaches!

monster · 02-29-2012, 09:56 PM

I should claim recruiting fees, no?

Clodfobble · 03-01-2012, 04:23 AM

So we're looking at the 2016 Olympics, then? I want to get my bets in with the bookie early, so I can get the highest odds.

monster · 03-01-2012, 06:54 AM

I doubt it, she's not the best by a long way, although a good amount of it is attitude and dedication. But I'm hoping a college scholarship might come out of it.

monster · 03-03-2012, 05:15 PM

WOO-HOO! State cuts in both events today -400 IM and 200 fly -both by a couple of seconds. (Wearing the magic suit) That girl is rocking the pool. She came in 5th and 3rd in the events, but the 13-14 and 15-18 age groups are combined at this meet. At States, they will be separated...... (She's 14)

Griff · 03-03-2012, 05:18 PM

WOOT!

limey · 03-03-2012, 05:23 PM

WTG Hebe!

Sent by thought transference

12-11-2011, 08:37 PM	#151
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	that said, coach is right, but she's just too young to give up fun completely __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-24-2012, 09:45 PM	#152
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	And to close out her first season..... Varsity Jacket. .....and Water Polo conditioning started today...... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-24-2012, 11:05 PM	#153
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	she's as cute as a button __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-25-2012, 08:26 AM	#155
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	thanks __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-25-2012, 09:43 AM	#157
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	cool jacket for a cool girl !!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-25-2012, 07:29 AM	#154
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Nice jacket! She earned it.

01-25-2012, 08:33 AM	#156
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	WTG Hebe!

02-29-2012, 09:36 PM	#158
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	And now we enter Michigan Swimming Championship season. It's becoming very, very clear just how far she's come. Michigan swimming is an affilliate/subsection/something of USA swimming -the national governing body. At the highest level meets you are competing for a place in the Olympics. But anyone can join. There are 3 levels of championship within Michigan -then we leave the state..... Level 1: Districts If you don't qualify for any higher level in an event, you can swim it at District championships. There are three of these across the state. Level 2: Junior Olympics I agree, the name doesn't make sense for this level. You have to be pretty fast to swim an event at JOs. but not fast enough to swim at the State Championship. There are two of these meets in the state Level 3: State Championships One meet, fast times required. Then we move out of states to the Central Zone Sectionals. You have to swim really fast to qualify, there are no age groups at sectionals. It's not just kids. It covers about 7 states. Two years ago, Hebe was 2nd in the 100 breaststroke at Districts in the 11-12 age group, and qualified for JOs in that event. Last year, she was first in the 100 breaststroke at Districts -her first 1st at a big meet (first of 4 that year) and qualified for JOs in the 100 breaststroke and the 200 breaststroke, despite only just having "aged up" to the 13/14 group. This year, she didn't swim at district championships because there were so few events she could swim and all ones she hates. She was too fast for the rest. So we got a weekend off (last weekend). it was weird. (we filled it with hockey) This weekend, we go to JOs. She's swimming three events -although she qualified in four. We're passing on the 200 free because she only just qualified, she doesn't really like it and it's after the 400IM and immediately before the 200 fly in which she might get a state cut. The 100 fly is the next day In two weeks, we go to States. She's never qualified for States before. She will swim the 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM. And anything she qualifies for at JOs. She's in reaching distance with all three events she's swimming. And then, we go to Sectionals the next weekend. She will be swimming the 100 breaststroke against 26-year-olds! and three other bonus events -she can swim them even though she hasn't qualified for them. She's not going to get to finals never mind place at this meet, but it will be one hell of an experience, And she'll probably get some personal best times. now I know why her coach said it was time to invest in a tech suit. Crazy, Fun. Scary. Proud. Expensive. Chlorinated. (anecdotally, her stroke coach prior to going to high school (Val) left town this fall, leaving a lot of swimmers we know without a private coach. Some of them (the cheaper ones) are interested in taking lessons from Hebe, the rest are now taking private lessons from Hebe's high school coach. I don't know if she did privates before, but when they asked me who Hebe was taking from now Val was gone, I told them..... ) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-29-2012, 09:56 PM	#159
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	....oh, and apparently, Hebe's off-high-school-season USA Swimming team is also recruiting her high school coach -to train their coaches! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-29-2012, 09:56 PM	#160
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I should claim recruiting fees, no? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-01-2012, 04:23 AM	#161
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	So we're looking at the 2016 Olympics, then? I want to get my bets in with the bookie early, so I can get the highest odds. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-01-2012, 06:54 AM	#162
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I doubt it, she's not the best by a long way, although a good amount of it is attitude and dedication. But I'm hoping a college scholarship might come out of it. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-03-2012, 05:15 PM	#163
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	WOO-HOO! State cuts in both events today -400 IM and 200 fly -both by a couple of seconds. (Wearing the magic suit) That girl is rocking the pool. She came in 5th and 3rd in the events, but the 13-14 and 15-18 age groups are combined at this meet. At States, they will be separated...... (She's 14) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-03-2012, 05:18 PM	#164
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	WOOT! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-03-2012, 05:23 PM	#165
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	WTG Hebe! Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

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