July 1st-7th, 2018
Weekly Schedule (07/01-07/07):
Monday, LHS, Pool Training Dianne 9:30-11am
Spring Mill Pond, Open Water Joannie 6-7:45pm
Wednesday, No Practice – Happy 4th of July!
Thursday, LHS, Pool Training, Jim 7-8:30pm
Saturday, SSS, Dunham Lake Melissa 7:45am
Wanut Creek Country Club Pool – 8:30-10:00 am
Noteworthy: Monday night’s pond practice is still running thanks to Joannie Eastridge for volunteering to coach while Maria is gone!
Pool practices on Monday, and Thursday are at Lakeland High School this week.
We will offer 3 Saturday swims at Walnut Creek Country Club during the month of July. Dates for Walnut Creek are July 7, 14, 21. Walnut Creek Country Club offers a 25 meter outdoor pool located in South Lyon. See below for more Event Details but be aware that swimmers attending these practices must be USMS registered.
Saturday Open Water Swim: The SSS for 7/7 will be at Dunham Lake, with Jack Colliton and Carol Schemanske hosting us. Meet at 7:45 a.m. at 930 Murray Hill, Highland, 48357. Watch for more details in an e-mail later this week. See you there!
Walnut Creek CC: Here are some important things to know about swimming at Walnut Creek:
Time: Saturdays (7/7, 7/14, 7/21), 8:30-10:00am
Walnut Creek Country Club
25501 Johns Road
South Lyon, 48178
• You must be USMS registered to participate. If you are not we will require you register before jumping in the pool. This is a requirement of the insurance coverage through USMS.
• It is $5 cash on the pool deck. We will have an envelope on the table with a sign in sheet so we can keep track of attendance as well. Typically we have change but it’s helpful if you bring a $5. This covers the cost of the lifeguard and coach for practice. If you forget we will work on the honor system – bring it next time.
• There are kickboards available but that is it so bring your own gear!
• We will be using Remind to cancel in the event of inclement weather – NOT EMAIL!
Upcoming Events:
July 8-July 22 Lakeland Pool Shutdown
July 25 TRex Tri Island Lake
August 4-5 Lakeside Masters Invite Louisville, KY
August 13 Senior Olympics Oakland Univ.
August 19 Swim to the Moon Half Moon Lake
August 22 TRex Tri Island Lake
April 12-14, 2019 (Pending) MI Masters State Meet Waterford Mott HS
Lakeside Masters Invitational: This invitational will be held and August 4 and 5 and is a 2-day meet. Lakeside is located in Louisville, KY within the Highlands. The facility is a converted rock quarry that holds 3.2 million gallons of chlorinated water and contains an eight lane 50 meter course as well as a six land 25 yard course used as a warmup/warmdown area. This truly is a unique swimming and competition pool. I strongly recommend you add this meet/pool to your swimming bucket list!
Senior Olympics: Are you 50 or older? Here’s your chance to attend an awesome meet, win some medals, and have a great time with your MAC teammates! Monday, August 13th at Oakland University is the pool meet and for the first time an Open Water Race has been added that is actually Swim to the Moon. Registration for both swimming portions is here: http://www.michiganseniorolympics.org/
Swim to the Moon: August 19th at Half Moon Lake! Let’s continue MAC’s tradition of excellence and participation in this fantastic event! Check out the website (https://epicraces.com/event/swim-to-the-moon/) and also our spin-off Facebook page MAC to the Moon!
From the Coaches:
Melissa: Mini MAC Attack this morning in Howell! Congratulations to Mike Schuldinger, George Sveda, Hong Weng and Melissa Richardson for competing today in the Howell Independence Aquathlon. Mike and Melissa competed in the one mile open water event and Hong and George did both the mile swim AND the run-swim-run event! Way to represent!
Maria: Pond practice on Monday night with Joannie!
On a Personal Note: Congrats to all the competitors this week involved in the Detroit Motor City Mile and the Howell Independence Aquathon (Melissa Richardson, Hong Weng, George Sveda, Mike Schuldinger, and Paul Chadwick! MAC was well represented! Coach Melissa Richardson placed 1st overall for the female at the Aquathon! MAC also placed well in the Motor City Mile unfortunately the website was not cooperating this evening.
Here is an update on Barb Hertz:
Dear family and friends, A quick update to let you know that as of the 24th, Barb is back in the hospital for what we hope will be a short stay. She went back in because her medications were thrown off of balance and she needed to get the doses re-adjusted. At this point the doctors don’t believe there is anything life-threatening going on. She is very weak, disoriented, and not able to communicate at this time. Once they get her medications under control and stabilized we expect they will move her to intensive physical therapy to help restore her strength. We will send another update when we know more.
Lauren, Jenna, Steve, David, & Jake
Communication: If you have questions for any of the coaches don’t hesitate to ask! Here’s a quick list of emails to make that a bit easier!
- Password for the Weekly Communication section of the website is: macswimmers
Dianne: h2oranger@hotmail.com
Kris: macswimgoblue@gmail.com
Jim: jimjtg@icloud.com
Maria: carpelacusnatavi@gmail.com
Melissa: jrichardson90@comcast.net
Facebook: MAC Swimmers – Unofficial team communications
Remind: www.remind.com
Go to: www.remind.com
1. Click Sign Up. You will be prompted for a phone number or email address. If you enter a phone number you will get a 4 digit code texted to you for verification. If you entered an email address, you will not get the 4 digit code.
2. You will be asked to enter: First, Last Name and a Password.
3. The next page will ask who you are: Teacher, Student, Parent, or Administrator. Select “Student”.
3. The next prompt is for a class code @_________. Enter: macsw06
4. Click Join. That’s it!