MARCH 6TH UPDATE
WEEKLY UPDATE: Due to Senior Champs this weekend at GMU, we will not have practice on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday.
This week: 
UPCOMING MEET: The March Championship meet is the weekend of March 24th and 25th at GMU. If you swam less than 3 events at JO's you may enter this meet, however you may not swim the events you swam at JO's. If you swam 4 or more events at JO's I do not want you to enter this meet (this excludes relays at JO's). You may enter the 500 free regardless of JO's. Let's give our teammates a chance in the spotlight.
Don't forget to turn your clocks up on Saturday night, or you will be late on Sunday!JUNIOR OLYMPICS WRAP UP: I know this was a long weekend and meet for all of you, but I am proud of ALL OF YOU! A lot of us gained some valuable experiences, and learned a thing or two about ourselves, such as fueling our bodies, the need to relax, taking races out fast without the fear of dying, saving our legs for that final kick in the race. I will attempt to wrap up the weekend now and if I miss someone or something, I'm sorry.
We had a lot of teammates come out and support our 2 500 free swimmers, both of whom posted their best times. Maggie was first off the blocks, and John was second, both of these swimmers had great splits throughout the race. Maggie especially showed a lot of 
swimming this distance after being sick most of the week.
After fighting the traffic to get over the bridge, and the rain storm 
we arrived for our early warm-up and our first relay of the meet, which produced some good splits!200 BACK: Zoe and Katie Y. started the day off by posting best times in this event, with Zoe posting a faster time at finals in the evening.
50 BREAST: We continued to be very aggressive in the pool with our first sprint of the meet. Mitch, Don, and Ruthann all posted best times, with Mitch making it back to finals.
100 FREE: Our three teammates to swim this event were Maggie who was just off her time, and William Z., and John K., who both swam to a personal best.
50 FLY: Now it was time to go back to the sprinting distance and we had 11 of our group entered in this event. Mitch, Christie, Stephanie W., Gillian, Katie S., and Rachel R. all sprinted to their fastest times of the season. Of special note was Mitch making it to finals, and Rachel achieving her goal on her goal sheet (remember those). Sean M., Lauren Y., Emily D., Claire, and SarahG. also swam this event and swam well coming very close to best times, (Matt calls this a PUSH), under .95of their best.
200 IM: We finished this first session with 4 swimmers in this event. Don dropped over 3 seconds, and Rachel R. posted a best time. Maggie and Zoe also had good swims but were a little off their times.
Now it was time for our 
and unders to take to the pool as the 11 and overs headed for a rest!
and unders to take to the pool as the 11 and overs headed for a rest!50 Breast: Dylan, Mark, Logan R., Megan H., and Melissa K., started the day off by posting their best times in an impressive manner. Amy B. also swam a best time making it back to finals, and then setting the team record that night. Luke J. just missed his best time swimming this event.
100 FREE: We entered 10 of our teammates in this event and proceeded to post 9 best times. Posting best times were Luke, Mark, Jacob, Logan R., Logan M., Meg, Kyle, Amy (who made it back to finals). Swimming with a lot of after missing a lot of pool time was James M., who had one of those pushes.
after missing a lot of pool time was James M., who had one of those pushes.50 FLY: Swimming this event were Sean, Jacob, James, Mark, Jamie, Rachel W., Megan H., and Kyle. They all put in a tremendous effort with Jacob and Rachel posting best times, and the other 5 coming within a total of .49 of their best.
200 IM: We had 4 of our swimmers entered in this event all of whom dropped a total of 28 seconds. Dylan and Meg R. each shaved off 4 seconds, Rachel W. knocked off 7 seconds and Logan M. hit the jackpot by knocking off 13 seconds.
The dawn of the second day brought drier weather and a lot of sunshine and fast swims!200 FLY: This was a long event and we had three of our girls give all they had, and who I am very proud of. Katie S. who shaved off three seconds, and Christie D. and Gillian who gave all they could but came up a little short.
100 IM: Maggie swam this race with a lot of but came up a little short. Rachel R and William Z. shaved off 2 seconds from their entry times and made it back to finals.
but came up a little short. Rachel R and William Z. shaved off 2 seconds from their entry times and made it back to finals.100 BREAST: Mitch and Don both swam great races here with Don posting a best time and making it back to finals.
50 BACK: I think we hit our peak in our sprints in this event, with Melissa C., John, Don, Emily, and Zoe posting best times, with Zoe and John making it back to finals. Katie Y., Sarah G., Miles, William, Claire, and Gillian all swam good races but came up a little short with a push.
200 FREE: To finish this session off was John knocking off 2 seconds and Maggie being .01 off her best time. John also made it back to finals in this event!
The stage was set for our and unders to continue their assault on personal best's.
and unders to continue their assault on personal best's.100 IM: Amy (who made finals), Rachel W., Logan R., Leah R., Luke J., James M., and Matt M. all had awesome swims in this event shaving off a total of 15 seconds from their entry times. Also swimming this event was Kyle and Dylan who basically had a push and held their entry times. A good showing in this event with 7 best times out of 9 swims.
100 BREAST: Logan R., and Amy each knocked off 3 seconds and made finals. They then knocked off more time swimming 4 hours later that evening. Also swimming this event was Emma S. knocking off 2 seconds and Melissa K., and Jamie B. who just missed getting best times. Luke shaved off 1 second and Dylan came within .20 of his best time.
50 BACK: We had 8 swimmers entered in this event and came out with 4 best times! Rachel W., Mark M., Kyle M., and Logan M., all had best times and Kyle and Logan made it back to finals. Also making finals as an alternate was Rachel W. Dylan, Jacob Leah, and Megan H. all had pushes and missed best times..If we add up all their pushes it comes up to .75, not bad.
200 FREE: The last event of the afternoon was a distance event for two of our girls, with Logan M. swimming to her best time of the season, and Kyle just missing her time.
No 
today as we headed to the pool for our last warm-up of the meet, and we hoped the water was warmer than the cold that greeted us 
and we could maintain our focus for this last day!200 BREAST: Mitch and DON turned in awesome swims in this event, knocking off 6 seconds from their times. Both of them made finals, were seeded next to each other and knocked off another 5 seconds. Great effort!
100 BACK: William, John, and Zoe all made finals in this event, with John and Zoe turning in best times Sunday night. Katie Y. had a push in this event coming within .7 of her best time.
50 FREE: It was now time for our sprinters to hit the water and out of 6 swims we had 4 best times with William, John, Rachel R., and Maggie. Mitch and Sean M., just missed a best time by .19 and .01.
100 FLY: The last event for the day saw Don and Christie swimming best times. Rachel R., Rachel A., and Katie S. all had hard swims but missed best times. Gillian had a push in this event missing her best time by .03.
It was now time for our and unders to enter for the last day of competition and were they ready 20 swims 15 best times.
and unders to enter for the last day of competition and were they ready 20 swims 15 best times.100 BACK: We had 4 swimmers in this event with Logan M. posting a best time and than having another one at finals later in the day. Dylan and Jacob also had outstanding swims with best times. Leah R. was a little off but she did gained valuable experiences.
50 FREE: Next up were our sprinters and boy did we sprint. We had 11 swimmers in this event and had 9 best times including Jamie B., Kyle, Megan H., Rachel W., James M., Jacob, Mark, Luke, and Amy who broke her 29 made finals and went faster at night. Having good swims but missing finals were Leah and Logan R.
100 FLY: We now entered the last event of the day and had 5 swimmers left and came out with 3 best times. These included Jacob, Luke, and Rachel W. who again made finals. Kyle and Meghan H. were a little off in this event, but swam gusty races.
Our meet totals look like this TOTAL SWIMS: 160, BEST TIMES: 104, PUSHES: 39, BAD TIMES: 23. I AM VERY PROUD OF ALL OF YOU, FOR PUTTING FORTH A GREAT EFFORT AS A GROUP IN SUPPORTING EACH OTHER, AND AS INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING YOURSELVES AND MAKOS. We do have some areas to address after this week.
I would like to thank all the parents who supported their kids by getting them back and forth to the pool. YOU ARE THE GREATEST!!
I would like to thank all the parents who supported their kids by getting them back and forth to the pool. YOU ARE THE GREATEST!!NO TOPICS THIS WEEK MIKE
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