June 17th-23rd, 2018
Monday, MHS, Pool Training Dianne 9:30-11am
Spring Mill Pond, Open Water Maria 6-7:45pm
Wednesday, LHS, Pool Training, Dianne 9:30-11am
Thursday, LHS, Pool Training, Jim 7-8:30pm
Saturday, SSS Canceled
Noteworthy: Lots of BIG stuff this week, please read the entire email! This week we have the summer schedule starting, pool shutdown taking effect on Wednesday (read above schedule for locations), Barb’s house volunteer project on Wednesday at 6pm (see event details), the Penguin’s Open Water Swim on Thursday (Kent Lake Beach), and Tom Welsh’s Big Swim 2 on Sunday (RSVP by Friday)!
Also check below for an awesome Barb Hertz update!
Saturday Open Water Swim: SSS is canceled for this week due to the scheduled open water swim at Tom Welsh’s house on Sunday June 24. See below for the event details and RSVP (twelsh217@gmail.com) if you are coming by Friday.
Upcoming Events:
June 18 Summer Hours Start
June 20 Barb’s House Clean-Up
June 20 TRex Tri Island Lake
June 20-July 9 Milford Pool Shutdown
June 21 Penguin’s Open Water Swim
June 24 Big Swim 2 Tom Welsh’s House
June 27 Motor City Mile Belle Isle Beach, Detroit
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
Barb’s House Clean Up: On Wednesday June 20, at 6:00pm come and meet at Barb’s house (3395 Morrow Lane Milford) and help her and her family prepare the farm for the summer. Kris and Irene have arranged for us to help out with some much needed chores around the farm. The plan is to help weed around the house for a while and then head over to Baker’s for dinner. All interested can bring their gloves and weeding tools and show Barb and her family that we are with them and are MAC Strong.
Penguin’s Open Water Swim: Come and support the Huron Valley Penguin’s Open Water Swim, Thursday June 21, 2018. The Open Water Swim will be held at the Kent Lake Beach inside Island Lake State Park. Full meet information will soon be available at: HuronValleyPenguins.com
Big Swim 2: The Big Swim 2 will be Sunday, June 24th @ 10:00 am at Tom’s house on Long Lake in Hartland (just 20 minutes from Milford). The lake is approximately 2.5 miles around. Any distance you want to swim is okay. There will be a couple kayaks and a pontoon boat to support the swimmers. Lunch and beverages (water, soft drinks, beer and margaritas) will be provided for an after swim picnic. A small donation will be taken with all proceeds going to Jim Young Gun Fund. MAC swimmers and guests are welcome. Please RSVP to: twelsh217@gmail.com The address is: 1411 Shady Crest, Hartland, MI. Don’t miss this great event!
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:
Maria: Yay! Pond practices start this week! Monday 6:00 at Spring Mill Pond. Remember to bring a bright cap! Meet near the pavilion. And we will probably go for a bite to eat afterwards nearby.
Also, the first T-Rex Tri is this Wednesday. Buoys are normally out Tuesday evening, in case you want to swim the 800m course. Send FB posts to arrange times with each other.
T-Rex is also a great chance to volunteer and give back into the racing community. Races just can’t happen without the volunteers!
Lastly…If you need help with triathlon training plans or advice, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Dianne: Looking forward to work on FR, BK, and BR this week!
Barb Update: Hey family and friends,
Our shortest email yet to let you know that my mom came home from the hospital this past Wednesday. She is still in a good deal of pain from the chemo but getting a little better every day. We knew she was happy to be home because she immediately stated reorganizing the tupperware, dining room table, and other points of offense in the house. For the next 3 months she will be receiving magnesium, some infusions, and immunosuppresant drugs. It will be a journey to rebuild her strength and sense of self, but she is on the right path.
If you want to visit please contact Steve first to arrange and remember that she has very low energy. Its also not too late to send videos, we love the once we’ve seen so far. Please send them to laurenhertz@gmail.com. Thank you again for your love and support.
Jenna, Lauren, Steve, David and 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!