Georgia Tech Swim Club

new website coming soon

2006-10-02T05:06:13Z

Elliott is *finally* getting gtswimclub.com and mySwimClub (an internal site for members) up and running this semester... hooray!

With that said, we will no longer be using this site. Hopefully it has been helpful to ya'll; it has certainly been useful for the officer core while we awaited the AWESOME new site. Remember: Don't hate, Secretate.

SWIM CLUB LOVE.

New Member Meeting August 28th at 7:30 pm. Location TBA.

2006-08-22T00:23:28Z

Georgia Tech Swim Club
“How can I become a part of this super cool organization?”

PRACTICES:
Practices start at:
7:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
8:15pm Wednesday
11:00am Saturday
All practices are held in the competition pool.
Practices for new members begin August 29 after the New Member Meeting (August 28).
The New Member Meeting is purely informational; you are under no obligation to join (but you should).

"HOW MANY DO I NEED TO MAKE?"
There's a handful of people on the team who come to every single practice and a
handful of people on the team who come once a month, with everyone else
scattered in-between. Come to as many as you can manage... we're totally
laid-back! Two a week is probably average.

“HOW HARD IS PRACTICE”:
Depending on the level at which you wish to practice, practices extend from 1000
yards to 5000 yards. Practice is written on the white board. If you need help finding
people your speed/experience to train with, ask Trey (president) or Mannfred (secretary) for help.

“ARE THERE MEETS? ARE THEY MANDATORY?”:
Meets are optional, but are definitely encouraged because they are so much fun and probably the
best way to get to know everyone on the team. There are generally 2-4 per semester.
Popular past meets include:
Georgia College and State Invite: Millidgeville—late September
Elon University Fall Champs: Elon, NC—late October/early November
UGA Fall Quad Meet: Athens, GA—October/November
GT-UT Fall East Coast Champs (FECCs): Knoxville, TN—first weekend in December
Mardi Gras Invite: New Orleans, LA—February
GT Spring Break Training Trip—Fort Lauderdale, FL—spring break
East Coast Swim Club Championships (ECCs): Atlanta, GA—first weekend in April
UWF Invite: Pensacola Beach, FL—when it’s warm enough
Collegiate Club Swimming National Championships: Columbus, OH/Houston, TX—late April

“HOW DO I JOIN”:
Just stop by practice and try us out for a week or two and see if you like it (you will).
Dues can be paid either cash or check (made out to Georgia Tech Swim Club) and are
$45 for a semester or $80 for two semesters. This covers hotel stays at meets, gas for
transportation, and your GT swim cap. You will also receive a free GT Swim Club hoodie
once you become a full member*.

OTHER
See our official website at: http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/swimclub
See meet results at: http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/swimclub/results.php
See team pictures at: http://swimclub.two-fish.com

*full membership status: the hoodie is conditional upon participation in at least one meet and/or consistent attendance at practice (once a week minimum).

New Season!!!

2006-08-03T01:08:47Z

Hope everyone has had a safe and fun summer!

Congrats to our new officer core, ready to lead us in the 2006-2007 season:
President- Trey Lawrence, Vice President- Patrick Chai, Treasurer- Stephen Clawson, Secretary- Mannfred Slotnick

Old members- check your e-mail for practice info.

There will also be a NEW MEMBER MEETING for anyone interested in learning more about Swim Club on the evening of Monday, August 28. More info TBA.

ASA U Championships wrap-up

2006-04-25T00:57:25Z

Congratulations to:

Steven Costello
National Champion (3) and Record Holder (3)
National Runner-up (1)
National High Point Winner

Brent Rivard
National Champion (3) and Record Holder (3)

Melissa Scholz
National Champion (5) and Record Holder (5)
National Runner-up (3)
New GT records: 25 and 50 free, 50 breast, 100 IM

Mannfred Slotnick
National Champion (1) and Record Holder (1)
National Runner-up (1)
New GT records: 25 and 50 free, 100 IM

Congratulations also to National finalists Danny Kuecher, Alex Johnson, and Patty Srinath.

Pictures should be posted soon on the pic site. Check your e-mail for new top times, or refer to http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/swimclub/toptimes.php. Practices are from 8:30-10pm both during dead week and finals week (Tuesday and Thursday nights only). If you want to go in and swim at a different time, I would recommend between 8-10 am, since there's never anyone there. Construction on the competition pool will not be finished until after the semester is over. And yes, elections will in fact be taking place sometime during the next month. Questions/ concerns/ announcements, as always, can be addressed to Melissa at gtg905g.

ECC recap / nationals reminder

2006-04-04T20:36:12Z

Congrats to the men's, women's, and combined team for winning the third annual East Coast Championships.

Congrats to our new record holders:
Steven Costello (50 free)
Melissa Scholz (25 free, 50 breast, 100 breast)
Zack Schreer (50 back, 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly)
Meghan Martinez (100 fly, 200 fly)
Alex Kennedy (1000 free)

Congrats to new relay record holders:
Christine Keys, Adrienne Froemelt, Meghan Martinez, Melissa Scholz, Alex Kennedy, Mannfred Slotnick, Brett Ryan, Cameron Lippert, Steven Costello, Zack Schreer, Brent Rivard.

Special thank you to all who participated, swam, made points, cheered, and helped out!

Now, SIGN UP FOR NATIONALS! After the great fight we put up this weekend, let's go to Nationals and show them what we can do! PLEASE E-MAIL MELISSA YOUR ENTRIES ASAP! Don't be scared away by the title, this meet is less intense than ECCs. We need YOU!

spring meet schedule

2006-03-08T14:08:27Z

Meets (as can be referenced on our website):

March 31-April 02: East Coast Championships (home)
April 07-April 08: Southeastern Championships (UGA)
April 22-April 23: National Championships (Ohio State)

For full info or event lists, e-mail Melissa at gtg905g.
Entries for ECCs are due by March 25.
Entries for UGA are due by April 2.
Entries for Nationals are due by April 5. [***EDIT: these are actually due by April 2 as well. My aplogies for originally putting down the wrong date]

one BE-ach of a spring break

2006-02-21T22:19:02Z

Because the Spring Break meet we had planned in Pensacola was cancelled, Swim Club will instead be traveling to Fort Lauderdale on a training trip March 17-March 21 or 22. We will be swimming doubles at the International Swimming Hall of Fame, one of the most famous pools in America. Sign up by 11:59pm this Wednesday, February 22 (reply to the e-mail sent earlier today or post here) and we will e-mail you with more info (cost, times, and plans).

democratic swim club!

2006-02-16T20:47:22Z

Vote on which weekend you would rather go to Pensacola Beach for a meet again UWF.

March 18

or

March 25

TIME TRIAL Feb 18

2006-02-02T23:38:43Z

We will be holding a Time Trial here at GT on February 18th.

All information is attached. Sign up here or over e-mail (to gtg905g) by February 10 please.

e-mail announcements

2006-01-20T04:32:49Z

January announcements went out today via e-mail.

Topics were
-meet invites and schedule
-officers for 2006-2007
-signing the waiver
-spring 2006 dues
-in need of those of you who are cpr/first aid trained
-swimclub AIM screennames

gtswimclub @ 2006-01-13T00:13:00

2006-01-13T05:18:20Z

Mannfred's 21st birthday, tonight, 12:00 midnight. See e-mail from Mannfred and contact him if you'd like a great excuse to party.

Also, happy 21st to Katie Fluke (Jan 10).

Lastly, the (in)famous Yojimbo Montanaki -- aka James Montante, Patron Saint of Swim Club, and fall semester keg provider -- is back in town. If you missed him at practice, make sure to catch him at one of the swim club events before he leaves town on Sunday.

this weekend's parties

2006-01-12T13:43:07Z

Saturday night: party at Travis's. BYOB. Come over around 9:30-10. It's off campus, let us know if you need a ride or directions.
Sunday night: party at DK's BYOB. Come over around 7. It's in Center Street, call to be let in. Four movies and pizza.

For more information, see e-mails from Travis and DK.

announcements

2006-01-11T19:00:38Z

1. Don't forget Wednesday practices are at 8:15
2. Introduce yourself to people you don't know at practice. We have some new swimmers this semester, as well as some returning ones (like Megan, Patty, Jackie, Sam, Denise, and John).
3. March 31-April 2 is ECCs here at Tech (your millionth reminder)
4. April 22-April 23 is Nationals at Ohio State (mark it down! we want to win!)

New Year Announcements

2006-01-05T16:32:34Z

Hope everyone has had a safe break! Has anyone been joining Mannfred for those 6:30 AM swims? Just a few announcements:

1. A new year, a new start. Encourage your friends to join!
2. Elliott will soon be sending out an e-mail about team t-shirts. Make sure you order one! I know there's been a lot of t-shirt offers over the past semester, but these will be our official team shirts.
3. Unfortunately, we only had 9 people sign up for the Miami of Ohio meet January 20-22. It's not enough for us to be able to afford to go up there, so we won't be able to attend that meet. They are hosting a number of other meets later in the season, so we'll see if we can get enough team interest that we can get up there at least once this semester.
4. As we start a new semester, let's have some team resolutions. I suggest the first be to get in the water on time at practice! Also, let's make sure we're holding to practice set-up: Left side of the pool is the least serious and right side of the pool is the most serious swimmers. Please hold to this, especially as new swimmers come in who have not yet found their comfort zone or a good training partner. Encourage your lane to swim sets with you!

Meet sign-up: January 20-22

2005-12-10T20:54:15Z

If you are interested in attending the January 21 meet at Miami of Ohio, please sign up in the comments section of this post or e-mail your entries to Melissa (gtg905g). Though entries are not due until January, we would like a head count as soon as possible. Please respond by December 21 if you plan to attend. That should give you plenty of time. Cost is $40. Event order is in the comments.

VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

2005-12-10T01:05:27Z

We have been officially invited to Oxford, Ohio for a spring meet January 21st. Miami of Ohio has a fabulous pool (they'll be hosting swim club nationals later in the year), yes they'll have touchpads, and GCSU and UF have already committed. On the other hand, it is a 10+ hour drive and would likely cost each person a bit more. We would leave Friday, sleep in a hotel on the way up that night, arrive in Oxford on Saturday, swim the meet, hang out there Saturday night, and then drive back on Sunday. Events and all meet info is attached.

The questions is... would you be interested in going to this meet?!? It would be a ton of fun, but if we're driving all that way, we'd like to be able to take a big team! Post in the comments and let us know what you think!

good luck on finals

2005-12-07T21:55:44Z

The last official practice of the fall semester is this Thursday, Dec 8. We still have the pool reserved during normal swim club hours during finals week, so feel free to swim and relieve some stress; there just won't be a written practice for those days.

Next semester, we are planning on a meet at Miami of Ohio in January, the Mardi Gras Invite on March 11, the East Coast Championships here in ATL March 31-April 2, and a meet at UWF (Pensacola) in late March/early April. Possible other meets include UGA and UNC-Charlotte. The only finalized date is that of ECCs, so go ahead and mark it on your calendars! Tulane's pool did sustain some damage, but they hope to be done with all repairs by March 11th.

MEET HIGHLIGHT

2005-12-04T22:30:55Z

CONGRATS to all of you who competed at this weekend's big GT-UT meet. There were 44 new top times, wow! We also had two new records by our amazing Secretary, Alex Kennedy, in the 400 IM and 1650 free. The relay team of Stephen Clawson, Brett Ryan, Cameron Lippert, and Mannfred Slotnick handed UT a rare loss in the 200 FR. The medley relay team of Zack Schreer, Brent Rivard, Cameron Lippert, and Mannfred Slotnick finished just .07 off the Swim Club record. Individual event winners were David Paul Millard, Brent Rivard, Zack Schreer, Mannfred Slotnick, Melissa Scholz, Alison Skala, Taylor Kopacka, Halley Espy, and Alex Kennedy. Team scores and individual scorers are attached in the comments.

Weather in Knoxville this weekend

2005-12-02T12:55:43Z

National Weather Service
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ifps/MapClick.php?CityName=Knoxville&state=TN&site=MRX

Saturday and Sunday: rain likely!
Tonight: low of 28!!! brrr!

Please pack accordingly. :)

Extra details you don't really need

2005-12-01T20:37:29Z

If you are going to the meet this weekend, you should have received an e-mail yesterday with all information: rides, rooming assignments, individual entries, and the relays. If you did not, or if you have any questions, feel free to e-mail Melissa (gtg905g).

Also, just FYI: Unlike ECCs (our big spring meet) which is our biggest meet of the year against 10 or 11 teams and in prelim-final format, this meet is a timed finals, very competitive dual or tri meet. Scoring is as follows: Individual Events: 10,7,5,3,1 Relay events: 20,15,10. Multiple relays can score. Also, I don't believe there are awards for this meet. Let's beat UT (boys, your record against them is 1-2).

Don't forget to bring money for meals and your $20 meet entry fee.

Thanksgiving break schedule

2005-11-21T00:24:41Z

Monday 11/21: regular practice
Tuesday 11/22: regular practice

(Melissa VanderWood is bringing the hoodies to practice on Monday! Come pick yours up Monday or Tuesday, or you'll have to wait until after Thanksgiving break.)

Wednesday 11/23: the CRC closes at 8 pm; if you wish to swim, you'll need to come in earlier. No organized practice.
Thursday 11/24-Sunday 11/27 at 3pm: the CRC is closed. No practice.
Monday 11/28: regular practice resumes

entries due by November 20

2005-11-16T02:44:05Z

Entries for the December 2-4 meet need to either be e-mailed to Melissa or posted in the comments section here.

FRIDAY: Timed Finals
1&2 400 IM
3&4 200 breaststroke
5&6 200 backstroke
7&8 200 butterfly
9&10 1650 freestyle

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SATURDAY: Timed Finals
1&2 200 IM
2&3 100 butterfly
4&5 50 breaststroke
6&7 100 freestyle
8&9 50 backstroke
10&11 25 freestyle
12&13 500 freestyle
14&15 200 Medley Relay

SUNDAY: Timed Finals
16&17 200 free
18&19 100 IM
20&21 50 butterfly
22&23 100 breaststroke
24&25 100 backstroke
26&27 50 freestyle
28&29 200 Free Relay

Friday is a separate meet (a "long events scrimmage"); it will not count for points and in no way affects the events you swim on Saturday or Sunday. The limit is FOUR events per day.

reminders!

2005-11-12T01:28:24Z

Reminder: no practice tomorrow, Nov 12th, due to the varsity meet.

Reminder: December 2-4 is our big meet in Knoxville, TN.

Reminder: video scavenger hunt November 18th --POSTPONED to a later TBA date (see e-mail)--

S&M and some meet wrap-up

2005-11-06T01:59:52Z

Sharks and Minnows to take place this TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8.

Congrats to the Women's Team who, though outnumbered 2:1 by UGA, beat down the Dawgs at THEIR pool at today's Quad Meet, while also taking down Tennessee and Georgia College and State in the process.
Congrats to the Men's Team for beating UGA and handing UT some tough losses, while earning 8 new top times and barely missing the school's 200 MR record.

Conrats to the team overall for taking FIRST PLACE
GT- 313
UT- 272
UGA- 254
GCSU- 103

Look to your e-mail inboxes for results and top times recognition.

use swim clubbers as a resource

2005-10-31T15:57:29Z

As everyone creates their schedules for next semester, feel free to post a comment here if you have a question as to what professor to take or which section of a class etc... hopefully, a swim clubber can help you out!