MTV TIDBITS FROM COACH ZOLLER

8/29

After the first week of practice we have 96 swimmers who are practicing or committed to start practice.

We need to fill out forms in a timely manner. Please check the Roster Listings to see what forms you need to be turned in.

Please check out the Meet Sign-up list to make sure you are signed for the meets you want to participate in. Remember all swimmers participate in the

MTV Quad Meet 9/27
Jasper Dual 10/5
Newburgh Dual 10/25
MTV Candy Cane Classic 12/5,6 &7

HS swimmers will compete with the club team in meets until the third week in October.

8/18

Dual Meet with Newburgh Swim Club Saturday 10/25 at Mt. Vernon 2:00 PM

1st event - 200 IM - 9&10, 11&12, 13&14, Open

50 Fr, Br, Fl, Bk individual events (25 - 8&U)

Finish with Relays all free - 8&U do 100. All other ages groups do 200

8/15
_Mt.Vernon swim team parents and swimmers:_
This cookout is for everyone and not just the people that swam over the
summer, including any new swimmers for the fall.

Where: New Harmony Park, Hill Top Shelter
When: Saturday, August 23
Time: 11 AM - 4 PM
Lunch: 1 PM

*_What to bring:_**
Bring a covered dish, to share.
Bring a cooler of drinks and lawn chairs, for your family. *

*_RSVP:_ Respond to this email by Tuesday (8/19) if you are
coming so we can get a count for the meat that we will be grilling.

_NOTE: The Harmony Park pool will be open for swimming before and after lunch._ _
_*
Hope to see you there!

Mt.Vernon Swim Board.

8/7

Congratulations to all the MTV participants in the Indiana State Senior Meet and the State Age Group Meet.

In the State Senior Meet Michea Reinitz
was a top 16 finisher in the 100 Fly (5) and in the 200 Fly (14).

In the State Age Group Meet the MTV Girls finished 16th as a team.
Top 16 individual finishers were
Kasey Gerst
14th - 200 fly
Erika McCormick
10th - 100 free, 10th - 100 Brst, 6th - 200IM, 10th - 200 Brst
Kelsey Turner
8th - 100 Bk, 5th - 200 Fly, 9th - 100 Bk, 7th - 200 Bk, 16th - 200 Free
Relays team of Kelsey, Erika, Kasey and Cydney Quinn
200 Free - 10th, 400 Free - 5th, 200 Medley - 10th, 400 Medley - 11th

7/21

Info Sheets for the State Senior Meet and State Age Group Meet have been posted on our web site. Remember both meets are in the Eastern Time Zone.

There have been some tweaks to the practice schedule for the final three weeks of the summer season. Please check the 7/21 revised schedule.

Coach Zoller will be gone from Thursday 7/24 until Friday 8/1 due to the State Senior Meet and the final Moratorium week. He will be at the State Age Group Meet in Columbus. Coach Loehr will be at all the MVJHS practices and Coach Boyer will be at all the Burdette Park practices.

In case of poor weather conditions at Burdette AM practices call Coach Boyer (219-765-4872).
If at all possible practice will still be held at Burdette.

7/18

All State Senior and Age Group State Entries have been updated.

A reminder that, as scheduled, there will be no PM MVJHS Friday practice.
There will be a Saturday AM practice at MVJHS from 8-10.

There have been some practice schedule changes for the next two weeks. Please check the updated schedule for those changes.

7/15

What a great meet the MTV swimmers had at Seymour. We had over 75% personal best times. New MTV Long course records were set by - Erika McCormick (2), Michea Reinitz (3) and Jacob Poole (5). No team points were kept so there were no high point awards.

Most improved swimmers were

Eli Anderson - 6 of 7
Oscar Anderson - 9 of 10
Natalie Blair- 6 of 6
Lani Mobley - 3 of 3
Reid Mobley - 8 of 9
Wade Mobley - 5 of 5
Jacob Poole - 8 of 10
Cydney Quinn - 9 of 11
Michea Reinitz -10 of 10
Amy Steele - 8 of 10

All the Long course records have been updated. Plus relay have been added.

7/8

Info on 1500 entries at Seymour - click here.

7/7

Tentative State Meet individual entries have been posted.

6/30

Coach Zoller will be gone from 6/29 - 7/7 due to the IHSAA moritorium week. Coach Boyer and Coach Loehr will be covering practices.

6/26

All Long Course Meter MTV records have just been updated.
26 new MTV Long Course records were set so far this season.

6/25

VINCENNES MEET

From Vincennes regarding some timeline changes and other activities.

** Remember Vincennes is on EST. **

Friday’s timelines have not been changed. Saturday & Sunday warm-ups will begin at 7:30 to 8:30 with the meet starting immediately at 8:30 a.m.

Sunday morning is a bigger session and will cause the afternoon warm-ups to be delayed approximately 15 minutes. At this time and tentatively, warm-ups for the Sunday afternoon session should start at 12:30.

At this time there are 13 teams represented and hope to have near 300 swimmers.

The following activities will be held.

· Coaches/Parent relay – enter as many teams as you like, cost is $20 per team entered, winning team will receive a coach/parent relay trophy that you can proudly display, relay will take place at the conclusion of Saturday morning session, 200 medley relay!!

· Hoola-Hoop contest – boy and girl winners receive a McDonald’s value meal, winning mother will receive a free manicure, and winning father will receive a Starbucks gift card, cost $1

· Dunking Booth – throw 3 balls at your choice of anyone from the crowd that agrees, cost $1

Vincennes plans on having a Saturday evening social from 7 – 9 pm. There is a live band (BAD MEDICINE) and light show for all ages, swimming and the water slide under the lights, and our concessions will be open as well. Cost is $5 for children and $7 for adults. Should be a great time, public is welcome and encouraged to attend! The band plays mostly cover music from the 80’s to today.

6/23

Training Trip

We had a very successful Training Trip.
We visited seven Universities: Louisville, Tennessee, Warren Wilson, NC Willing ton, Charleston, Georgia, and Emory plus we had a trolley tour of savannah. We all had had a lot of fun working hard and making new friends with Southeastern Swim Club.

6/12

Coach Zoller will be gone to the Louisville Meet and on the Training Trip from 6/13 until 6/22. For help call coach Loehr at 812-499-6181 or Coach Boyer at 219-765-4872

Swimmers and adults attending Training Trip

Frye, Elizabeth; Harris, Emily; Higdon, Kourtney; Higgenbotton, John Paul; Higgins, Kate; Keene, Kirstie; Loehr, Nicholas; McCormick, Erika; McWilliams, Maddie; Mobley, Reid; Norris, Alex; Reinitz, Michea; Saltzman, Cody; Wooten, Jordan;
Frye, Lisa; Keene, Kim; Zoller,Brenda; Coach Zoller

6/11

Updated training trip info

FYI
Coach Zoller is staying at the Howard Johnson - Louisville Airport for the Louisville Meet. The rates are very reasonable ($65) and it is about as close as you can get to the Lakeside Pool and the University of Louisville. Reservations can be made directly throught the hotel 502-363-9952. I actually got a little cheaper rate by calling direct.

Or go to this link - http://travela.priceline.com/hotel/overview-United_States_Kentucky_Louisville_Howard_Johnson_Express_Inn_Airport-2626205.html

On Tell City Meet

The Tell City Meet has a change of warmup times to 9am Tell City time on Saturday and Sunday instead of starting warmups at 8am. No other changes.

REMINDER: TELL CITY IS ON CENTRAL TIME.

6/10

Congratulations to all the MTV swimmers who participated in the Jasper Meet

Meet High Point Winners were

Girls
10&U Claudia Crawford 91
11-12 Samantha Reese 163
13-14 Kelsey Turner 188

MTV High Point

Girls
Kelsey Turner 188
Erika McCormick 186
Claudia Crawford 177
Boys
Jacob Poole 141
Oscar Anderson 117
Reid Mobley 82

Most Improved Swimmers

Girls
Natalie Blair 5 of 5
Claudia Crawford, Erika McCormick 9 of 10


Boys
Reid Mobley 5 of 5
Keith Turner 6 of 7
Eli Anderson, Oscar Anderson, Jacob Bailey 3 of 9

 

6/6

Please note change of warm -up times for Jasper Meet listed under 6/5.

Seymour Meet Information is in the Meet Information section

On Tell City Meet

The Tell City Meet has a change of warm up times to 9am Tell City time on Saturday and Sunday instead of starting warm ups at 8am. No other changes.

REMINDER: TELL CITY IS ON CENTRAL TIME.

6/5

Did you know the MTV went to Florida to swim a meet?

The Austin's attended a swim meet in Destine, Florida a part of their vacation. Coach Zoller entered them over the internet in the Sand Dollar Invitational hosted by Emerald Coast Swim Club.

Caitlin best finish was 6th in the 100 breaststroke and had a :03.07 drop. Ma Kayla best finish was 7th in the 25 fly with an improvement of .13.

On Jasper Meet time from JAWS

Jasper is on EDT not CST as put in meet info packet.

Warm-up time for the morning has changed to 8:00 EDT instead of 7:00 EDT. Afternoon warm-ups at Noon on Saturday and 11:30 on Sunday. Our afternoon session is much fuller than the morning session!

A reminder from Coach Zoller that there will be no Friday afternoon or Saturday morning practice for the Senior or "M" team due to the Jasper meet.

"T" and "V" team practice will be held as scheduled at MVJHS on Friday afternoon.

6/2

All "T" team practices will now start at 5:00 at MVJHS.
The printable online schedule has been updated.

5/31

Links to training trip forms
All forms must be turned in to Coach Zoller by Monday, June 2

5/30

Entries for Vincennes and Seymour have be added. please check them over.

Entries for Jasper and Tell City have been updated. please check your entries out and make sure the days are correct. Also the meet info is under the
"Upcoming Meet Info"

5/29

The practice schedule has had some changes. Please check and see if your practice group has been affected.

All training trip forms have been placed in your mail boxes. Please have the money in by Monday June 2.

The Burdette Pool’s water temperature will likely be suitable to start practice there on Monday AM