Fall League Meeting

Just a reminder about the fall league meeting on September 13.  This is a meeting where we address proposed rule changes, so each team needs to be represented by the Executive Director or their designee with a signed Proxy.  Remember, teams pay a fee for not attending the meeting. 

We discuss the assignments for Winter Champs.  Please review the roles document and come prepared to select a section or two where your team can provide the needed support.  

Swimposium

The annual Swim Clinic hosted by the Great Lakes Zone, USA Swimming and Kast-A-Way is upcoming on October 3 to 5 near Columbus.  There are great sessions presented, and previous years had under-representation from SEOWV.  All of the training needed to be a certified coach is available in one weekend!  Late fees apply after 9/20.

2008 Summer Champs Wrap-up (final results on 2008 Summer Champs page)

THANK YOU to all of the volunteers who helped make the SEOWV 2008 Summer Championship Meet a success.  There are around 100 volunteers required on each day of this meet.  Instead of missing any area, THANK YOU to all!  

A special thanks to volunteers who worked on days without swimmers in the meet.  A special thanks to Dave Shull, Janna Hetrick, Brent Brown -- our lead officials, who volunteered on meet days without children at the meet and who worked diligently to insure we held a fair competition.  

Special recognition to the staff and parents from both the Hilliard YMCA and the Liberty Township/Powell YMCA.  First for allowing us to host the event at their facilities and second for all the extra work they did in advance to make for a terrific event.  The facilities were in tip-top shape, the staff was extra helpful, and the volunteers worked extra time to setup and tear down equipment.  Their extra efforts did not go unnoticed. 

Winter 2008-2009 Schedule

The first draft of the 2008-2009 Winter schedule is available.  Where your team has a yellow background, some piece of information doesn't match with the other team's information.  If your team can confirm a different piece of information to resolve the disconnect, please send a note to Jon Reidler.  There are three teams who have not submitted their schedules, so some entries are yellow solely because of missing information.

SEOWV Swimmers and Y Nationals

Representing the Southeast Ohio/West Virginia League at the recent YMCA Short Course National Championships in Fort Lauderdale:

Harrison County: Laura Alvarez, Whitney Rhoades, Kelsey Shingleton, Kerri Wanstreet, Tim Squires, Wil Squires, Austin Thrasher, & Gabe Wilson.

Hilliard: Sarah Behrent, Alyson Francis, Katie Lewis, & Kari Sheahan.

Huntington: Katherine Crain & Joseph Aburahma.

JB Chambers: Alison Garbash & Ryan Longenette.

Lancaster:  Matt Hargrove, Malachi Oyer, Andrew Slater, & Matt Wingett.

Marietta:  Taylor Allen, Grant Bauer, Matt Logan, Tim Phillips, Devin Teer, & Hannah Morris.

Mt. Vernon:  Ian Richardson.

Hilltop:  Gus Bailey.

Tim Phillips was a double National Champion winning the 100 and 200 butterfly. He also placed 4th in the 200 IM and 6th in the 200 free.

Starting Blocks -- Opportunity Knocks! (1/24)

The fiberglass starting blocks used for the 4x25 relays at Champs were turned over to the SEOWV league.  We are trying to find a home for them.  Otherwise, the league will need to rent a storage unit to keep them between meets (OU cannot store them).  If your team is interested in using the blocks at your pool, the league would like to discuss a deal.  The primary conditions are to leave the blocks in a condition that we can still use them and OU, and the receiving team transports them to OU for Winter and Summer Champs (mileage paid by SEOWV).  Remember, you need 5 feet of water depth to use starting blocks, so these may not be suitable for usage at the shallow end of your pool.  If this can work for your team, please contact Jon Reidler.