March 25th-31st, 2018
Weekly Schedule (03/25-03/31):
Monday, MHS, Distance, Jim 9:30-11am
MHS, Distance Power, Jim 7-8:30pm
Tuesday, MHS, Stroke Training, Dianne 9:30-11am
Wednesday, MHS, MAC-opoly, Jim 9:30-11am
MHS, Distance Optional, Melissa 7-8:30pm
Thursday, MHS, Stroke Training, Dianne 9:30-11am
Friday, MHS Race Pace Training, Dianne 9:30-11am
Saturday, MHS General Training, Maria 7:30-9:30am
Noteworthy: This week schedule will not be affected by the Easter Holiday. We will run Friday and Saturday practices as normal.
Please check out the event schedule for included dates for the State Meet Dinner and the deadlines for the National and State Meets. The deadlines are coming quickly so please get your entries in!!!!! When registering for Nationals remember to sign up for Michigan Masters. State Meet is the only time to pick MAC! When signing up for State Meet you will first signup for Michigan Masters and then signup for MAC as your workout group. This should only be needed for new swimmers to our team. Returning members will automatically be registered for MAC as your workout group, no need to worry.
3 weeks until the State Meet!!!!!
Upcoming Events:
March 26 Power Hour (pm only)
April 4 Deadline to RSVP for Pre-State MeetDinner
April 9 Deadline to signup for Nationals
April 10 Deadline to signup for State Meet
April 11 State Meet Dinner 59 West Highland
April 13-15 Masters State Meet, EMU
May 10-13, 2018 Masters Short Course Spring Nationals Indianapolis, IN
Event Details/Results:
State Meet Dinner: Kathy Burkhart and Carol Schemanske are planning our annual State Meet dinner. The dinner will be held on Wednesday, April 11th at 6:30 p.m. at 59 West located at 786 W. Highland Rd, Highland, MI 48457 (248.889.3004). 59 West will take separate checks and you can order from the regular menu. Please RSVP to Kathy at burkcoop@yahoo.com by April 4th.
State Meet: Please fill out the relay doc is up! This is for MAC information and eyes only. The doc, in the link provided, is for all MAC State Meet swimmers to fill out their relay availability and the events they plan to swim at the State Meet. This doc is extremely important for the coaches when it is time to organize relays. All relays are planned/devised before the State Meet from this form! This doc is also great to see what other swimmers in your age group are swimming if you need help deciding on events and where you can score points. Here’s the link:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Si3aNGjzUwjaVuuibhQ1mCQQQoMt7YF2GSv011NQ9ps/edit?usp=sharing
National Meet: Check the Hilton Home2Suites for a rate of $129.00. AAA Members or Hilton Honors may get better rates. Who’s going? Ask around early to book hotel with roommates and arrange ride sharing. See the link below for more information:
http://home2suites3.hilton.com.
From the Coaches:
Kris: I’m off to Florida for the week! You’ll be in capable hands while I’m gone but I’ll still be making my way to a pool so no slacking off for you either while I’m away!
Jim: This Wednesday AM practice I will be coaching for Kris who is on vacation this week…
While Coach Kris is away.. MAC will PLAY.. “MAC-opoly”
MAC-OPOLY is just like the board game.. we’ll roll the dice, and move around the Mac-opoly game board, but swim whatever we land on. Join us if you can.. This will be fun!.. 
Maria:
Melissa:
Dianne: 3 weeks until State Meet we are getting ready! Hope to see you this week at practice!
On a Personal Note: We have had a great season so far, let’s keep up the momentum coming into State Meet and on to Nationals. If any of you kept up with Men’s NCAA Championships this past weekend you should be inspired to get into the pool and see what you can do! Watching the first male swimmer swim 17.63 in the 50 yard freestyle, 42.80 in the 100 yard fly, and break 40 seconds in the 100 yard freestyle (P.S. all swum by the same person) is simply awe inspiring! You may not be able to break 18 seconds in the 50 yard freestyle but what can you do? Break 1:00? Break 30 seconds? Swim a personal best? Take 3 breaths total? Do a flip turn in a meet for the first time? What can you do in your races? What are your goals moving into State Meet and Nationals? Let your teammates help your reach those goals, it’s amazing what the support of a good team can do for your confidence and let’s be MAC Strong together and live as a #BAN!!!!!
3 Weeks to State
7 Weeks till Nationals
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!