October 1st-7th, 2017
Weekly Schedule (10/1-10/7):
Monday, MHS, Distance workout, Kris 9:30-11am
MHS, Race Pace, Jim/Melissa 7-8:30pm
Tuesday, LHS, Regular Training, Dianne 9:30-11am
Wednesday, MHS, Drill Day, Kris 9:30-11am
MHS, Distance opt. Melissa/Jim 7-8:30pm
Thursday, LHS, Regular Training, Dianne 9:30-11am
Friday, MHS Race Pace Training Dianne 9:30-11am
Saturday, MHS Maria 7:30-9:30am
Noteworthy: The schedule stays the same this week as last week.
Please take note of the information for the Michigan Masters banquet. There are many of your teammates that are up for awards. Last year we had a fantastic MAC showing at the banquet, let’s continue to support our excellence on October 21.
Upcoming Events:
October 15 Michigan Masters Banquet Genittis, Northville, MI-Details on the Michigan Masters website.
October 21 No Saturday practice
October 28 Milford Monsters Meters Meet
November 12 South Lyon East High School
May 10-13, 2018 Masters Short Course Spring Nationals Indianapolis, IN
Event Details/Results:
Michigan Masters Banquet: The Michigan Masters Banquet awards members for a variety of accomplishments, both in- and out of the water. One of the most important awards, honors Michigan Masters members for their continuous loyalty. Below is a list of MAC members, who are eligible to receive an award at the Banquet, Sunday, October 15, 2017 3:00-6:00pm at Genitti’s. 108 East Main St., Northville, MI 48167. $25 each for USMS members and Guests. See the Michigan Masters website for the banquet flyer and form for RSVP.
You can only receive an award if you come to the banquet, and can receive an award once in each 5 year category.
5-9 Years:
Mitzi Amelon
Martha Amis
Richard Bazzy
Peggy Bruin
Pat Butler
Bill Caldwell
John Cassidy
Brad Eastridge
Nathanael Evans
Gordon Frenette
Nathalie Gardon
Rita Gelman
Amy Goan
Kristen Goodrich
Sue Haapaniemi
Steven Heaney
Ann Hunt
Tom Hunt
James Izzi
Laurie Kaguni
April Maunu
Jennifer McCauley
Tom Neal
Bill Palmer
Marilyn Reichenbach
Melissa Richardson
Elizabeth Schmaltz
Chris Smith
Mike Smith
Tim Stachowski
Clisty Sturdy
Patrick Sturdy
George Sveda
Jacqueline Thorpe
Ann Ward
Tom Welsh
10-14 Years:
Brice Chase
Kitty Vanden Brulle
Maria Veen
15-19 Years:
Laura Gogola
20-24 Years:
Chuck Olson
Jonathan Riggs
Ralph Davis
Donald Kroeger
Dennis McManus
Milford Monsters: Short Course Meters meet at our pool! This meet is a sprinter’s dream! 100s and 50s of strokes, 100 and 200 IM, 400 and 1500 FR. Also, the short relays, 200 FR and Medley! The most awesome part is that there is a 25 meter race that will be contested tournament style! No matter how much you have or have not (me) been in the water, everyone can swim a 25! Put this meet on your TO DO list and sign up on the Michigan Masters website! Let’s start off the year in MAC fashion and have a great presence at this meet!
From the Coaches:
Kris: Monday group: Distance freestyle will be continuing to build yardage through October. We will also be doing a little stroke reset on our freestyle while we set some goals as well as learning about pacing and our own stroke style.
This Wednesday we will continue to work on streamlines and start to work on flip turns for both free and back.
Maria: Saturday: we have been working on streamline for all strokes, and on conditioning. We will also be starting to work starts & turns practices into the workouts. This is a great way to start your weekend!
Melissa: Jim and I would love to see you all – we’ll be reinforcing the goals of the morning workouts so you’re not left out of any of their fun.
Dianne: This week we began stroke reset and talked about buoyancy and how it relates to our flotation in the water and further how we can use that knowledge to achieve the best, most efficient body position in the water. When we can float on the surface of the water with a perfect body position that allows everything from our head to our toes to be in line we can not only swim with more efficiency by creating less frontal drag but we can also learn to swim with ease without dragging our bodies through the water. Thus, learning our swimming posture! Take a look at this video from legendary Coach Richard Quick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwOhW6YK_1k
This week we will add to this by working rotation for free and back and introducing undulation for fly and breast!
On a Personal Note: I am so encouraged by what I have seen over the past couple of weeks. Our practices have been fantastic. You are all working so hard and have been so flexible to all of the schedule changes we have experienced since the beginning of September. MAC continually inspires me! Keep up the fabulous work!
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: kris.goodrich@hvs.org
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!