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Current News
Season's Greetings:
Wishing you and yours a joyous Holiday Season, a happy New Year,
and safe travels.
The Midwestern Board of Directors
All Star Information:
Top 5
for All Star consideration -
age as of 01/16/10 -
(12/20/09)
Application Form
Were due by DECEMBER 1, 2009 - forms must have been received by December 1
in order for swimmer to be considered for the All Star team
Bus Trip - Cost $175.00 - All Star Team swimmers will travel
with the team and stay with the team at the team hotel (fee includes
bus travel, hotel, entry fees, shirts and caps)
Qualifications:
BB or better time achieved after September 1, 2009
Last date to qualify -
December 20, 2009
Top 5 in stroke/age group
Registered for 2010
Coaches will select team and swimmer events
Chaperones needed -
application and requirements
posted. (Word document) (12/08/09)
Hotel Information: Team will be staying in Lawrence.
Parents not traveling with the team as a chaperone are welcome to make
their own reservations. Contact the MW Office for hotel information -
mwoffice@mwswim.org .
More travel information at a later date
(11/02/09)
Midwestern Notes
MW Notes - November
2009 (11/02/09)
Dec 11-13 Meet:
Host: GNST (hemoone@aol.com)
Format: Timed Finals;
Location: UNL Devaney Center
Meet Flyer: Posted and
corrected.
(11/10/09)
Midwestern Awards Banquet
Congratulations to all award winners! Special congrats to the newly
inducted MW Hall of Famers -
Michael Hayhurst, Wendell Groth, Robert Rutford, Barb Harris, Jeff
Evans, and Chuck Sharpe. Bios are posted for these special
awardees. See all 2009 award winners.
Congrats!
Ryan Bubb has been selected for the Youth National Team in the 50
free. Way to go, Ryan! (09/03/09)
Registration:
Club packets and individual registration forms for 2010 have been
sent. New cards will be sent when registration is complete! Who is on
this year's athlete card? (08/27/09)
Records and Top 8:
The Long Course records have
been updated and the 2009 Long Course
Top 8 is posted. Please check for errors and omissions!
Fast performances were recorded at the USA Swimming Speedo Junior
Nationals in Federal Way, WA. Ryan Bubb of HLA tied for 4th
in the 50 free, 13th in the 100 butterfly, and 22nd in the 100 free.
Shannon Guy was 23rd in the 100 butterfly.
Swimming at the U.S. Open were Billy
Kunkel, SO and Kaitlin Arntz and Mariah Hutchinson of NA.
MW LC Championships:
Congratulations to our champions! Greater Omaha Aquatics was the
top team with 3695.50 points. Swim Omaha followed closely behind with
3661.50 points. Lincoln Select Swimming was 3rd the 3520.50 points.
The tight scoring made for lots of excitement and fast swimming!
Congratulations to all high point winners, record breakers, and all
swimmers for outstanding swims. Results are posted on the Meet pages.
Records were set by Alexis Altmaier (HLA) 11-12 400 IM and 200 Fly;
Brennan Balogh (LSS) 11-12 400 IM, 200 Back, 800 Free, 200 IM, 200
Fly, 100 Back, 100 Fly; Jacob Pales (LSS) 100 Free, LSS 11-12 Boys 400
Med Relay (Jacob Pales, John Whittle, Brennan Balogh, Drew Linder);
GNST 10 & U Girls 200 Free Relay (Caroline Theil, Emma Ryan, Logan
Lee, Danielle Dilsaver); GNST Boys 10 & U 200 Free Relay (Nolan Reid,
Masen Louviere, Logan Kreizel, Jonathan Johnson); LSS 11-12 Boys 400
Free Relay (Balogh, Whittle, Linder, Pales). Congratulations Swimmers!
(See below for all Long Course Record Breakers)
Congratulations to Senior Coach of the Year - Tom Beck and Age
Group Coach Louis Balogh!
Central Zone Meet:
Meet Results
Meet Summary - MW
Congratulations to Brennan Balogh, High point scorer for
11-12 boys!
From the 2009 USA Swimming
Rulebook:
Article 502.4.3: Anyone who
coaches athletes at a USA Swimming practice or competition must
be a coach member of USA Swimming and must have satisfactorily
completed safety training and background screening required by
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MW Hall of Fame:
The 2009 MW Hall of Fame inductees are
Michael Hayhurst, Wendell Groth, Robert Rutford, Barb
Harris, Jeff Evans, and Chuck Sharpe.
Please see the MW Hall of Fame
page for previous inductees. Send your nominations for 2010 by
July 15 to
Mary Losee! |
Where are
they now?
Josh White - 1996 graduate of Bellevue West HS
MW Team - Swim Omaha
Assistant Men's Coach - University of Michigan
Travis Stensby - 2001 graduate of Bellevue
West
MW Team - Swim Omaha
Assistant Coach - Gardner Webb, North Carolina |
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Contact the MW Office
Contact the
MW General Chair
Go to
Central Zone
MW's TMOnline
Times since 09/01/08
Office Notes:
November 2009
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HOD/BOD Meetings
BOD Meetings -
Jan 2010 - TBA
HOD Meetings
Spring Meeting -
TBA
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Officials Page
Documents and information for
MW Officials
A work in progress
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Coaches
Corner:
Coaches' Rep:
Lynn Weaver
Note to Coaches:
Attention all coaches! Make sure you read your rule books and know
your rules. We have had several instances where coaches have made mistakes
because they did not know the USA Swimming rules. If you have any questions
on a rule feel free to ask Scot for clarification.
Coaching Position
Asst Coach Opening
Heartland Aquatics
Position Information
Contact Coach Eric.
Approved Courses
Please make sure your cards
are current at all times and that you have completed the background check.
From the 2009 USA Swimming Rulebook:
Article 502.4.3: Anyone who coaches
athletes at a USA Swimming practice or competition must be a coach member of
USA Swimming and must have satisfactorily completed safety training and
background screening required by USA Swimming.
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Athletes Corner:
Senior reps
are Ryan Bubb and
Peter Slawinski.
Junior reps are Bianca Christensen and Shannon Guy
Application/Financial Aid
PLEASE put your address on your app so we can send you your
reimbursement! |
US
Paralympics
US Paralympic Open
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Congratulations!
Congratulations: Midwestern Scholastic All
American Team members - 2008: Three-time team members: Mitchell
Pruss, NYA; Kyle Wemhoff, NYA; Additional Team Members: Ryan Krysl,
MS; Billy Kunkel, SO, Anna Kokensparger, SO; Kelly Kunkel, SO.
Congratulations: Midwestern
Record Breakers for 2008-2009. Short Course: Shelby
Mullendore, HLA, 8 & U 25 Back, 50 Back; Alex Kuszak, LSS, 1000 Free,
1650 Free, Mary Kate Luddy, GOAL, 11-12 400 IM, Brennan Balogh, LSS, 11-12 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Fly;
Jacob Molacek, LSS, 11-12 400 IM; Ryan Bubb, UN, 15-16 50 Free, 100
Fly; Caleb Schuermann, UN/GOAL 200 I.M., 500 Free; Afton Robertson,
GOAL, 17-18 200 Breast; Shannon Guy, UN, 17-18 100 Fly; 10 & U Girls Med Relay, GNST (Vertin,
Kreizel, Dilsaver, Theil); 11-12 LSS Boys 200 Free Relay (Pales,
Balogh, Day, Kuszak); 400 Free Relay (Balogh, Pales, Day, Kuszak); 200
Med Relay (Balogh, Pales, Day, Kuszak); 400 Med Relay (Balogh, Pales,
Day, Kuszak).
2008-2009 Long Course: Dannie Dilsaver, GNST,
400 Free, 10 & U Girls 200 Free Relay (Dilsaver, Vertin, Theil, Lee);
GNST 10 & U Girls 200 Med Relay (Vertin, Theil, Dilsaver, Lee); GNST
10 & U Boys Free Relay (Reid, Louviere, Kreizel, Johnson); Alexis
Altmaier HLA, 11-12 200 Fly, 400 IM; Jacob Pales, LSS, 11-12 50 Free,
100 Free, 100 Back; Brennan Balogh, LSS, 11-12 400 Free, 800 Free,
1500 Free, 50 Back, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 IM,
400 IM; LSS 11-12 Boys 400 Free Relay (Balogh, Whittle, Linder,
Pales); 400 Medley Relay (Pales, Whittle, Balogh, Linder); Andre Wilt,
GOAL, 15-16 Boys 100 Back and 200 Back, Shannon
Guy, MAC, 17-18 Girls 100 Butterfly; Ryan Bubb, HLA, 17-18/Senior Boys
50 Free, 100 Fly; Billy Kunkel, SO, 17-18 Boys 100 Free; SO Senior
Boys 400 Free Relay (Kunkel, Hensley, Militti, Zubrod).
Congratulations to ALL!
If we have inadvertently missed anyone, PLEASE let us
know. (We'll update list after USA Junior
Championships results are available if necessary).
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