Dear GMA athletes, coaches and families,
GMA closed out the Regional Meet today with many best times, new qualifiers, and inside jokes.
Coach Nick described the performances of the Regional Group swimmers as “Amazing, tons of best times”. Some standouts include Nolan Davis who had 100% best times at the meet. Congratulations to him for staying strong for the entire weekend. That’s not easy to do. Caitlin McClellan, who was very sick today, still decided to come and swim. It paid off because she got 2 personal best times and also supported her teammates by swimming fast in the relay. Jacob Crock dropped 7 seconds in the 50 breast today breaking 1:00 for the fist time. I can say from experience that reaching a milestone like that is exciting and rewarding.
The Age Group swimmers had a good day at the pool as well. Sean Chamberlain went a 1:15 in his 100 fly which was 3 seconds faster than his personal best. Sarah Winget had a great 200 backstroke with beautiful dolphin kick. She went a 2:34, dropping 6 seconds. Coach Maria pointed out that Cameron, Grace, Natalie and Nathan all “got cut times and had great races”.
David Wood had another great day in the pool. He dropped time in all of his events and got his second NEAG cut time in the 100 fly. Brandon Philbrick finished off a great weekend of racing as he went best times in all of his events. Brandon also made the decision to time trial the 200 fly as redemption for his race on Saturday. Thanks to his warm-up and cool-down habits throughout the entire meet, he had the stamina to drop 2 seconds.
I would like to extend BIG CONGRATULATIONS to all of our GMA teammates. While I may not have included every GMA team member in my blogs, I know that we each had great swims! What a great weekend filled with fantastic GMA great racing!
There was also exceptional team support at this meet. The ends of GMA lanes were always filled with loudly cheering teammates. This enthusiasm and energy will surely carry through with those of us going on to other championship meets this season.
Dylan
Monday, February 15, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Captain Dylan's Regional Report: Day 2
Dear GMA athletes, coaches, and families,
Its been another successful day of racing her at the UVAC pool.
First off, I would like to apologize for a misprint in yesterday’s blog. When describing my friend and car pool buddy, Lindsay McNall’s, 500 Free I accidentally referred to her as a 13-14 girl when in fact she is 15 years old. My bad Lindsay. However, undaunted by my mix-up, Lindsay had a one-of-a kind-day of racing today. She got 3 NEAG cut times in the 200 IM, 200 Fly, and the 100 free. That performance could only have been created by a 15 year old swimmer.
Emma Hartswick had a great day as well, posting all best times and dropping 5 seconds in her 100 breaststroke with a 1:19. When it comes to team spirit, Emma is the leader on GMA. She makes it her priority to ensure every member of the team feels like a part of the group, especially when it comes to the younger swimmers.
One of the day’s successful heats was the final heat of the Boy’s 11-12 100 IM. Ian Griffith (1:14), Kevin Hancock (1:14), and Chris Ubert (1:12) all dropped time and qualified for NEAGs. Its exciting to see athletes who challenge each other everyday in training to come to their championship meets and have fun and success racing fast with their teammates.
Two more athletes will be joining the GMA championship team next month at NEAGs for the first time as 15-19 guys. David Wood slashed 9 seconds off of his 200 IM personal best going a 2:09. Not 30 minutes after the conclusion of the race, he had already purchased his championship suit and was firmly objecting to shaving his legs…..yeah right David. I had the opportunity to be in the pool next to Brandon Philbrick when he went a smooth 51.3 in his 100 free. Brandon has had unmatched focus this year and has earned his time twice over. His religious dedication to 6 dolphin kicks and no-breath turns has paid off. We are all thrilled to have these two hard workers join us at MIT for another fast meet.
I wasn’t at the morning session but by the emptiness of the best-time-prize-bag, it must’ve been successful. Marie Collison swam the 25 fly at her first Regional Meet. She breathed every other stroke and did excellent streamline in her dive.
Check back tomorrow for more highlights!
Dylan
Its been another successful day of racing her at the UVAC pool.
First off, I would like to apologize for a misprint in yesterday’s blog. When describing my friend and car pool buddy, Lindsay McNall’s, 500 Free I accidentally referred to her as a 13-14 girl when in fact she is 15 years old. My bad Lindsay. However, undaunted by my mix-up, Lindsay had a one-of-a kind-day of racing today. She got 3 NEAG cut times in the 200 IM, 200 Fly, and the 100 free. That performance could only have been created by a 15 year old swimmer.
Emma Hartswick had a great day as well, posting all best times and dropping 5 seconds in her 100 breaststroke with a 1:19. When it comes to team spirit, Emma is the leader on GMA. She makes it her priority to ensure every member of the team feels like a part of the group, especially when it comes to the younger swimmers.
One of the day’s successful heats was the final heat of the Boy’s 11-12 100 IM. Ian Griffith (1:14), Kevin Hancock (1:14), and Chris Ubert (1:12) all dropped time and qualified for NEAGs. Its exciting to see athletes who challenge each other everyday in training to come to their championship meets and have fun and success racing fast with their teammates.
Two more athletes will be joining the GMA championship team next month at NEAGs for the first time as 15-19 guys. David Wood slashed 9 seconds off of his 200 IM personal best going a 2:09. Not 30 minutes after the conclusion of the race, he had already purchased his championship suit and was firmly objecting to shaving his legs…..yeah right David. I had the opportunity to be in the pool next to Brandon Philbrick when he went a smooth 51.3 in his 100 free. Brandon has had unmatched focus this year and has earned his time twice over. His religious dedication to 6 dolphin kicks and no-breath turns has paid off. We are all thrilled to have these two hard workers join us at MIT for another fast meet.
I wasn’t at the morning session but by the emptiness of the best-time-prize-bag, it must’ve been successful. Marie Collison swam the 25 fly at her first Regional Meet. She breathed every other stroke and did excellent streamline in her dive.
Check back tomorrow for more highlights!
Dylan
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Hey GMA coaches, swimmers and families, its your captain Dylan giving you the daily update from Regional Championships at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center (UVAC).
A strong season of training and a quality taper is paying off as GMA swimmers are the clear standouts at this meet. GMA makes up the top 3 of almost every event. Impressively in some of our trademark events such as the 400 IM and the 200 Fly, GMA swimmers are the top 8 swimmers in the event. Its exciting to see and entire heat of black and white caps step up on the block and put on spectacular performances, with the rest of the team is screaming at the top of their lungs.
A few highlights include:
I can only describe Maya Lazarovich’s 400 IM tonight as the perfect combination of power and finesse. After a season of hard work she cruised to a sweet 4:58 qualifying for New England Age Groups and dropping nine seconds off of her personal best. She had the whole team on their feet and some of us in tears. Maya consistently leads the team with positive attitude and strong work ethic.
Also, the final heat of the MEN’S 400 IM, there were great swims in every GMA lane. David Wood (4:38), Brandon Philbrick (4:37), Kyle Hancock (4:42), David Lazarovich (4:38), and myself (4:38) all posted best times and had quality swims.
Jeremy Collison and Peter Mikheyev had a stellar “One-Two” finish in the Boys 11-12 200 Breast dropping 7 seconds a piece and qualifying for NEAGs. When I congratulated Jeremy he responded by shouting, “OH YEAH, FINALLY!!!”.
I would like highlight the incredible performances of ALL of the Regional Group Swimmers who posted 100% best times tonight. And also, to the joy of their coach, did SLUDK to the flags off of every wall. Way to go you guys, you are the future of GMA!
Some of the highlights from the GMA 13-14 girls include Lindsay McNall’s 500 free. She swam a great race with a time of 5:25, dropping 11 seconds off of her personal best time. She caught her opponent in the last 100 yards of the race with beautiful technique and strong kick. Also with an awesome swim was Kira Hancock who went a 5:29 in her 500 free dropping 21 seconds and had the award for the best post-race smile.
Sarah Winget had a great night of racing with a best time in her 400 IM. She was clearly humbled by her 16 second time drop which demonstrates that her focus lies on continuing to have a weekend of consistent successful racing. The rest of the team here shares her attitude as there were excited shouts of predictions for tomorrow's events echoing through the locker rooms as we left the pool.
Those are just a few highlights from a wholly successful night. Check back tomorrow for another update!
Dylan
A strong season of training and a quality taper is paying off as GMA swimmers are the clear standouts at this meet. GMA makes up the top 3 of almost every event. Impressively in some of our trademark events such as the 400 IM and the 200 Fly, GMA swimmers are the top 8 swimmers in the event. Its exciting to see and entire heat of black and white caps step up on the block and put on spectacular performances, with the rest of the team is screaming at the top of their lungs.
A few highlights include:
I can only describe Maya Lazarovich’s 400 IM tonight as the perfect combination of power and finesse. After a season of hard work she cruised to a sweet 4:58 qualifying for New England Age Groups and dropping nine seconds off of her personal best. She had the whole team on their feet and some of us in tears. Maya consistently leads the team with positive attitude and strong work ethic.
Also, the final heat of the MEN’S 400 IM, there were great swims in every GMA lane. David Wood (4:38), Brandon Philbrick (4:37), Kyle Hancock (4:42), David Lazarovich (4:38), and myself (4:38) all posted best times and had quality swims.
Jeremy Collison and Peter Mikheyev had a stellar “One-Two” finish in the Boys 11-12 200 Breast dropping 7 seconds a piece and qualifying for NEAGs. When I congratulated Jeremy he responded by shouting, “OH YEAH, FINALLY!!!”.
I would like highlight the incredible performances of ALL of the Regional Group Swimmers who posted 100% best times tonight. And also, to the joy of their coach, did SLUDK to the flags off of every wall. Way to go you guys, you are the future of GMA!
Some of the highlights from the GMA 13-14 girls include Lindsay McNall’s 500 free. She swam a great race with a time of 5:25, dropping 11 seconds off of her personal best time. She caught her opponent in the last 100 yards of the race with beautiful technique and strong kick. Also with an awesome swim was Kira Hancock who went a 5:29 in her 500 free dropping 21 seconds and had the award for the best post-race smile.
Sarah Winget had a great night of racing with a best time in her 400 IM. She was clearly humbled by her 16 second time drop which demonstrates that her focus lies on continuing to have a weekend of consistent successful racing. The rest of the team here shares her attitude as there were excited shouts of predictions for tomorrow's events echoing through the locker rooms as we left the pool.
Those are just a few highlights from a wholly successful night. Check back tomorrow for another update!
Dylan
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