Message from Coach Jay

I would like to thank all our swimmers and parents for a wonderful season I have had a lot of fun coaching you all, tomorrow is finals and I wish you all the best this is your time to shine.

 

Good luck and swim fast.

 

Coach Jay

Directions to King George YMCA

American Division RSL Finals 2009

King George YMCA,
10545 Kings Highway,
King George, VA 22485

8 lane, 25 meter pool

Directions: From I95 take Exit 130B and head east on Plank Road/VA-3 for 3.8 miles;
Merge right to Kings Highway/VA-3 for 19.2 miles. Pass through King George Courthouse area, go past stoplight at intersection with Rt. 205, proceed ¼ mile, turn left on Mount Rose Drive, after 1 block take next left (un-named road) then left into YMCA parking lot and YMCA will be on right. Follow directions for parking.

CLICK ON THE LINK ON THE RIGHT COLUMN FOR GOOGLE MAP DIRECTIONS, WHICH MAY TAKE YOU THROUGH ROUTE 17 if you prefer.

(Note for finals: Coaches and RSL Rep parking will be to the left side of the building, parking pass required; KG YMCA patron parking will be directly in front of the main entrance; swimmer drop off will be to the right of the main entrance and swimmers will follow sidewalk directly into the gym.

Finals and Picnic Updates!

Please take time to review all the emails that have been sent out over the last couple of days.  At the end of the season, there is a lot of information to get out!

 

Friday July 31 we will have a pot-luck breakfast for the swimmers.  Please send breakfast items to share at your practice time.  We will set up in the clubhouse and let the swimmers eat after practice.  Suggestions:  juice, bagels, fruit, breakfast casseroles, sweets.

 

Finals on Saturday August 1 at the King George YMCA:  We will have an indoor team area in the gymnasium!  Please look for the coaching staff inside the gym to sign in!  We are being told that there is room for everyone inside, however, we will have an outside tent also.  You need to bring chairs whether we are inside or outside.  T-shirts and heat sheets will be for sale, and they are usually $10 each.  Concessions will be for sale, and there may be other vendors as well.

 

**please note, the event numbers that were sent home with the swimmers are the regular dual meet numbers.  These are not the numbers of the finals events.  Please double check your event name with the list that was sent out last night, as we don't want the swimmers to miss their events. 

 

End of year picnic Sunday August 2 at the North Pool:  We have some really cool raffles on Sunday, including golf at the Lee's Hill Course, American Family Fitness gift certificates, and several restaurants.  This is our final fund raiser for the year, so be sure to get your tickets!  Don't forget your food to share, your chairs, your vote, and your cheers for the awesome job our swimmers and coaches have done this year!

 

 

Message from Coach Jay

Today we did our Swim-A-Thon and it went very well, If you swam today 7 -8:30am you swam 2300 meters 92 lengths of the pool. If you swam at the 8”30-9:30am practice you swam 1650 meters 66 lengths of the pool and if you swam at the 9:30-10am practice you swam 500 meters 20 lengths of the pool and if you swam on Tuesday night at clinics you swam around 500 meter 20 lengths of the pool.  What a way to swim everyone.  If you are participating in the Swim-A-Thon, please have your forms with your name on it and money in by Sunday. Don’t for get Friday’s practice is our last practice of the session, it is also our potluck breakfast. 

 

Regular practice times for Thursday and Friday 7:30-8:30am -8:30-9:30am & 9:30-10am

 

The count down to finals is here 3 days to go.  From the Coaching staff we are all very proud of you and this is your day to shine, show us what you do best.

 

The following information is about finals what time to be there and warm-up times

 

First Session 10 and under’s should arrive no later than 7:15am for check in and our warm-ups will be at 7:45 to 8am in lanes 1-4.  Look for our tents with Lee’s Hill on it.  The first session should start at 8:30am events 1 to 22, 25 Free, Fly, and Back, Breast and 100 Free Relay. 

 

Second Session 11-18 yrs should arrive for check in no later than 10:45am; our warm-ups start at 11:15 – 11:30am in lanes 1-4. The second session should start around 12 noon events 23 to 49 which will be the Graduated, IM, Medley, 100 Free, Free, Fly,

 

Third Session 11-18yrs should start around 2:15pm with events 49 to 66, Back, Breast and Free Relays.  No warm-ups for this session it is to change workers only.  If you only swim in the last half of the meet, you still should arrive no later than 10:45am for warm-ups. Please make sure that you check in with the coaches. 

 

Some things you should know:-

Drink lots of water the day before finals during finals and after you swim.

Bring extra towels and dry clothes.

After your swim take of your swim cap of it keeps the heat in. 

Bring a book or cards in case of a delay.  (Hope not)

Do not miss your events. 

Please remember to show your Lee’s Hill team spirit with all swimmers.

  

 

If you have any questions about finals please let me know. 

 

List of Event Numbers are below

                                                                               

2009 AMERICAN DIVISION EVENTS

 

EVENT NUMBER	AGE GROUP	EVENT
1-2	6&U	25 Freestyle
3-4	8&U	25 Freestyle
5/6	9-10	25 Freestyle
7/8	8&U	25 Butterfly
9/10	9-10	25 Butterfly
11/12	8&U	25 Backstroke
13/14	9-10	25 Backstroke
15/16	8&U	25 Breaststroke
17/18	9-10	25 Breaststroke
19/20	8&U	100 Free Relay
21/22	9-10	100 Free Relay
INTERMISSION/ WARM-UPS	2nd and 3rd Session @
EVENT NUMBER	AGE GROUP	EVENT
23/24	All Ages	125 Freestyle Relay
25/26	12&U	100 Jr. IM
27/28	13-18	100 Sr. IM
29/30	12&U	100 Jr. Medley Relay
31/32	13-18	100 Sr. Medley Relay
33/34	12&U	100 Jr. Freestyle
35/36	13-18	100 Sr. Freestyle
37/38	11-12	50 Freestyle
39/40	13-14	50 Freestyle
41/42	15-18	50 Freestyle
43/44	11-12	50 Butterfly
45/46	13-14	50 Butterfly
47/48	15-18	50 Butterfly
Third session workers report
49/50	11-12	50 Backstroke
51/52	13-14	50 Backstroke
53/54	15-18	50 Backstroke
55/56	11-12	50 Breaststroke
57/58	13-14	50 Breaststroke
59/60	15-18	50 Breaststroke
61/62	11-12	100 Free Relay
63/64	13-14	100 Free Relay
65/66	15-18	100 Free Relay

 

 

 

Attachment for previous email

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Last week of swim team! Important News!

Lightning Families,

We have just a few days left, and as always, we need full participation from all families who are in town to end our season in fine form!

 

Wednesday, July 29 is our Swimathon, in memory of Deann Fischer.  The team plans to purchase a tree aniid a plaque to honor her years of devotion to the team.  Please collect donations and bring them to the pool between now and Sunday.  Coach Jay will have an envelope.  Swimmers will count their laps at practice on Wednesday.  Parents may come swim as well.

 

Friday, July 31 is our final practice of the season.  We will have a pot-luck breakfast after each practice group.  Please bring goodies to share!

 

Saturday August 1 is RSL Finals at King George YMCA.  Coach Jay has the events that each swimmer has been assigned.  No changes may be made to any of the events.  If your child has been entered into the meet, it is critical that he or she be present to swim their assigned events.  Our team typically does very well at Finals, because swimmers at B and C levels also earn team points.  The top 3 swimmers in each level in each event receive medals!

 

The team will have a couple of tents for finals, but if you have tents please bring them.  We will be spending most of the day outside, and keeping the swimmers (and parents!) out of the blazing sun is very important.  Bring lots of water!

 

Sunday August 2 is our End of Season party and LHST Annual Meeting.  I sent an earlier email about the food portion of the evening. Coach Jay will present awards to all the swimmers, then they will be dismissed to the pool.  For the Annual Meeting, you will have an opportunity to provide feedback to the board, and share ideas for next season. 

 

Board elections are part of the Annual Meeting as well.  We re-elect the board each year, and members may serve up to 3 consecutive 1 year terms.  We will elect a slate of candidates for the 2009-2010 board, and right now that slate has a few openings.  I am attaching the job requirements for each board position.  We need volunteers for

President, Vice President, RSL Representative, Membership Chairman, and an At-Large director.  Just as we put out a call for RSL training this past season, we are putting out a call for Board Members.  You answered the last call beautifully, and I'm sure you will do the same again this time.

 

Thank you for all your support and encouragement this year.  I am proud to have worked with all of you and your swimmers!

Amy

End of Season Picnic!

Lightning Families,

We will celebrate our awesome season this Sunday, August 2, beginning at 4pm at the North Pool!

 

Food:  The team will provide pizza, pasta, and beverages (soda, Gatorade and bottled water). If someone wants something else, bring your own. If your last name begins with Lletters N-Z bring a covered side dish, letters A-M bring dessert. Plates, napkins, utensils are also provided by the team.

Bring your own chairs. Annual meeting will be held during the banquet, following the trophy presentation.

 Raffle drawings throughout the banquet. Gift cards from Dicks Sporting Goods, Bloom, Danny’s Pizza, Lee’s Hill Golf Club and others will be available to win. Please bring some cash to help support the team with this fun end of the year fundraiser.

 During the annual meeting, we will have our election of officers and board members for the coming year.  If you are interested in serving the team in this very important capacity and haven't been contacted by a current board member, please email me ASAP.

Good luck to all our swimmers at RSL Finals, Y-Nationals, and Senior Champs meets this week!

We're Having a HUGE Blowout Clearance Sale!

This week, a bin of the team's former logo t-shirts in various sizes will be available for half price. All shirts are white with the blue & yellow logo and will be only $5! It would be great to see all of our Lee's Hill Lightning families showing team spirit at Finals on Saturday! Please come and find me during morning practice this week with cash or your checkbook!

Stacey Ostlund

Finals Workers

Hi everyone.  It is time to sign up to work for finals.  If your child is swimming, you need to sign up.  I am using a new online system for sign ups which should make it much easier.  Please let me know if you have any questions! 

Make sure that you sign up for a time that you will be there.  Swimmers who are 10 and under will swim during the first session.  Swimmers who are 11 and up will swim during the second and third sessions. 

Please sign up quickly before the "good" jobs are all taken!

Click here to sign up!

or visit http://mysignup.com/lightningfinals

Carey Pohanka

Lee's Hill Lightning Swim-a-thon

LEE’S HILL LIGHTNING SWIM TEAM
Deann Fischer
MEMORIAL SWIM-A-THON

All Lee’s Hill Lightning team members are invited to participate in a swim-a-thon in memory of Deann Fischer, longtime swim parent who served tirelessly volunteering countless hours in the scoring room before, during and after meets. Sadly, Deann passed away in January after a long battle with cancer. Our team is swimming to purchase a tree and plaque in memory of her to be planted near the swimming pool. Something her husband Mark and daughters Amanda and Abby can see each time they are at the pool.

Swimmers – you are invited to recruit sponsors for your participation in this swim-a-thon. Ask family and friends to pledge an amount based on the number of pool lengths you swim or a specific dollar amount no matter how many lengths you swim. We will accept cash donations or checks made to
“Lee’s Hill Lightning Swim Team.”
Write “Swim-a-thon” on the memo line, please.

Participants will swim for the Fisher family during morning practice on July 29 or at the evening clinic on July 28 under the supervision of our coaching staff. If you are unable to attend practice on those dates, see Coach Jay for make-up times OR you may swim for Deann on your own. Just get someone to count pool lengths for you and have an adult sign the reverse of this page to verify your participation if you do this outside of team practice.

Please turn in all donations and sponsor sheets (see reverse) by July 31.
You may give cash donations to any Lee’s Hill Lightning Board member or any adult coach OR place checks in the designated folder of the Communications File Box that is present at practices.

Lots of sponsors mean we will be able to purchase something beautiful for our team and the Fisher family to enjoy and prizes for the swimmers!

Lee’s Hill Lightning Spirt Prize Packs will be awarded to the top boy and girl fundraiser!

Let’s all do our best for someone who has given so much to our team.

Please click the link below for the donations form:

http://lhlflash.googlegroups.com/web/Swimmathon2pg%2520%283%29%281%29.xls?pli=1

Congratulations Undefeated Lightning!

Congratulations to our awesome Lee's Hill Lightning for an undefeated season! Our final meet score against Eden Estates was 354-149. We will be posting our new records for the season in the coming days. Keep checking the blog for updates!

Meet tonight!

We will swim tonight, even if it's raining.  Hopefully there will be no thunder/lightning.  Bring your rain gear and warm clothes for your swimmer!

 

Concessions cards must be used tonight.  There are no refunds on remaining balances for the year.

 

If you would like to purchase an ad in the RSL Finals Heat sheets, please do so by tomorrow.  Put your check and ad in the McNult family box.  Contact Peggy at psmcnult@aol.com if you have questions.  I will have last year's heat sheet to look at tonight if you would like to have ideas for ads.  Surprise your swimmer with a special message and picture!

 

Show your Lee's Hill spirit at RSL Finals!  All spirit items are 25% off tonight.  See Stacey to buy your shirt, backpack, towel, magnet, or lanyard.

 

There will be no stroke and turn clinic this week, as our coaches use this time to prepare for RSL Finals.  Our practice schedule for next week (July 27-31):

 

  Monday-Wednesday:  Ages 13 and up 7-8:30am (extra practice for finals!).  Swimmers age 9 and up may join the early session for extra Finals workouts.  Other age groups remain the same.

 

Thursday-regular practice

Friday-pre-meet practice with Pot Luck Breakfast!  Bring a dish to share.

 

We will also have a swim-a-thon on Wednesday July 29 in memory of Deann Fischer.  More details to come!

 

See you at the pool!

Amy

 

 

Concessions Cards

Just a friendly reminder that if you have remaining funds left on your concessions cards, they must be used at tonight's last home meet. No refunds can be given for unused cards and they are only valid for 2009!

Come out and enjoy all of the great food that our concessions team has put together for you!

Lee's Ice Cream will offer Smoothies and Fresh Squeezed Lemonade!

At tonight's meet, Lee's Ice Cream will be making fresh smoothies and lemonade! He will be set up under a white tent near the soda machines. The smoothies and lemonade are $4 and he takes cash only - concessions cards cannot be used for these treats! Lee's Ice Cream donates 15% of his proceeds back to the team!

Spirit Items On Sale Tonight!

25% off on Lee's Hill Lightning Shirts

Lee's Hill would like to see all of our families show our team spirit at Finals on August 1! We are offering a variety of team shirts for 25% at tonight's meet. Shirts will be $7.50. Bring your checkbook and get your family geared up to support our swimmers at Finals!

The spirit store will be near the railing and recycling bin!

Lightning Wins and Important Schedule changes!!

Congratulations to our Lee's Hill Lightning for another victory tonight!  Final score was 288-217.

 

Thursday will be an after-meet practice, with 13 and overs beginning at 8 am, 9-12 at 8:45 and 8 and unders at 9:30 am.  Come check out the new water polo nets that the team has purchased!

 

The pool is scheduled to be repaired tomorrow evening, so there will be no Stroke and Turn on Thursday and no morning practice on Friday July 17 while the pool repair is being completed.  Thanks to the swimmers who had to swim with no blocks in the 1st lane tonight.  It simply was unsafe to have the block in place in that lane until the repair was made.  We should be all set to go on Monday morning, in preparation for our final home meet vs. Eden Estates.

 

Parents, if you know your swimmer will not be participating in RSL Finals on Saturday, August 1, please let coach Jay know ASAP.  We have to pay for all swimmers who are participating in Finals on Tuesday July 21, so it benefits the team both financially and competitively if we know what your intentions are.  We assume that all swimmers we have not heard from will be swimming, and the Finals fees are then paid for that swimmer.  Drop Coach Jay a quick note now at usa_aus@verizon.net if you are not going to be at finals.

 

Five meets down, one to go (plus Finals!)!  Thanks for all your support this season.  We are so proud of the way the swimmers are competing, and we are proud of their sportsmanship in all situations.

 

Amy

Concessions Cards on Sale!

Concessions cards will be on sale tonight at practice and Wednesday morning before practice, for $20 each. No refunds will be made at the end of the season, but remember that we have 2 meets remaining (July 15 and July 20). Cards are on sale during the meet, but the concessions chairmen prefer to sell them before the meet. If you have questions, please contact Chris Hensen or Maureen Hays.

In the Home Stretch for Swim Team!!!

Lightning Families,

We will be winding down swim team very soon, and it's hard to believe that meet #5 is Wednesday!  We will host Lake of the Woods at 6 PM.  We will continue our usual practice of arriving at 4:30 and checking in with the coaches.

 

One adjustment to this week's warm up schedule will be our team picture, to be made at 4:45PM.  If your swimmers have a Lee's Hill suit, please wear it Wednesday, and wear a LH shirt if you don't have a team suit.  Our sponsors receive plaques with the team picture, and we will post it on the website and blog.  We will be done in time for our 5PM warmup session.

 

Parents, we still have LH merchandise to purchase, including shirts, towels, string backpacks, magnets, and lanyards.  Help the team by purchasing some of these items for your family.

 

Tomorrow night, Tuesday July 14 will be another Stroke and Turn clinic with benefits:  ice cream cones for the swimmers!  Come from 6:30-7:30 and have some dessert before you go home.

 

Our final home and dual meet is next MONDAY, July 20, at 6PM.  Following this meet, we will be preparing for RSL Finals.  More information to follow!

 

Go Lightning!  Swim Fast!

Amy

Help us cheer on Lee's Hill Lightning!

Let's show our team spirit this Wednesday at our home meet by having your entire family wear your Lee's Hill Lightning t-shirts!

If you don't have a t-shirt for each member of your family, we have great prices on all of our spirit items! T-shirts and tank tops in all sizes are $10, lanyards and car magnets are $5, towels and swim bags are $12.

I will be at Stroke & Turn clinics Monday and Tuesday evening, with Spirit Items available for purchase. Please come and see me there! Or, find me at a Spirit Item table at the home meet on Wednesday!

Go Lee's Hill Lightning!

2009 Finals Heat Sheets

Lightning Families,

The RSL Divisional Finals will be held August 1 at the new King George YMCA.  We will have lots more information to come about this very exciting meet.  RSL Finals are different than our dual meets (between 2 teams) because all 6 teams from the division will compete, and there is opportunity for more swimmers to score points for the team.  Swimmers will be ranked according to times into "A" "B" and "C" categories according to qualifying times, and points are awarded in all three categories, instead of only 3 swimmers per event that receive points in dual meets.  The coaches will place swimmers into the events that they think that will get the most points for the team and the best chance for the swimmer to get finals medals and ribbons.  Please talk to the coaches if you have questions.

 

Finals is a pre-seeded event, meaning that once the swimmers are entered into an event, they cannot be changed.  Because the meet is set, a program or "heat sheet" is printed before the meet, and available for purchase.  Each swimmer will be listed in their event, heat, and lane so you will know where your swimmer will be placed.  These heat sheets also provide an opportunity for you to cheer on your swimmer, by buying an ad in the heat sheets.  I will have a copy of last year's book if you'd like to see it.

 

Parents, if you would like to provide an encouraging word or funny picture for your swimmer, or business ad, please click this link to print the form for orders.  Place your camera-ready ad and a check payable to RSL in the McNult family folder in the communication box at the pool.  Deadline for ads is July 21!  The swimmers really do like to see something special from their families in the heat sheets.  Please consider including an ad and don't miss the deadline!

 

http://www.rslswimming.com/2008%20RSL%20AD%20Sheet.doc

 

Thanks! 

Amy

Lightning Wins!

Final score of last night's meet was 259-243! Congratulations to all our swimmers and our coaching staff on a job well done!

Great Meet Tonight vs. Fox Point!!

While we're awaiting final scores from the Fox Point meet, we were ahead late in the meet, and the last relays were evenly divided. Thanks to our coaches and our awesome swimmers who work so hard every day to do their best to make this season rewarding and fun.

Thursday morning practice will be at 8:00 for 13 & over, 8:45 for 9-12 yo, and 9:30 for 8 and under.

More info to come!

Swim Meet at Fox Point!

We will visit the Fox Point swim team this Wednesday, July 8. Swimmers need to arrive between 4:30-4:40 for check-in with the coaches. If you have signed up to time or be an official, you need to arrive by 5:30. Please click the schedule on the right column of the blog for directions to the Fox Point pool.

As always, remember that we are guests in the Fox Point neighborhood. Please do not park in areas that would block residents or other traffic. Please dispose of all trash properly. We have high exectations for our swimmers and families, and we know we won't be disappointed!

Go Lightning! Swim fast!

Lightning Tatoo Pictures Are Posted!!!

Check out the pictures of your favorite Lightning swimmer from last night's meet! You can either click the picture album on the right side of this page or follow this direct link:

http://picasaweb.google.com/ttalmadg/Lightning0902#

Check back all season for additional pics!

Enjoy!

Meet Results--Lightning Wins!!

Congratulations to our awesome Lee's Hill Lightning for our win tonight over Country Club.  The final score was LH 266, CC 232.  Thank you to the Country Club Buccaneers for an excellent meet.  We enjoyed the spirit of sportsmanship and competition!

 

We have 7 Triple Winners in our meet tonight:

From Country Club:

Michael Sell(14)-50 Fly (30.7), 50 back (32.79) 50 breast (38.16)

Katie Sell(11)-50 Fly (37.02) 50 Back (36.36) 100IM (1:23.3)

Lexie Osleger(9)-25 Free (17.54) 25 fly (26.16) 25 breast (23.36)

Trevor Carr(18)-100 Free (55.03) 50 fly (27.54) 100IM (1:04.8)

Brad Allison-(11) 100 Free (1:08.0) 50 free (30.2) 50 fly (36.24)

 

From Lee's Hill:

Shannon Minnich(14)-50 fly (32.48) 50 back (35.58) 50 breast(46.12)

Kathleen Wilkinson(18)-100 free (1:04.0) 50 free (29.49) 50 breast (38.52)

 

Ribbons will be passed out to our swimmers on Tuesday morning.  Practice will be at 8:00 for 13&over, 8:45 for 9-12yo, and 9:30 for 8&unders on Friday July 3.

 

We hope everyone has a safe Independence Day holiday!

 

 

Thank You from Concessions!

I want to extend thanks to everyone who made tonight's meet a success.  What a TEAM!!!!   A special thanks to everyone who stepped up and helped out concessions by storing food in their refrigerators and setting up/covering the meet tonight until we got things rolling this evening!!!!

Thanks again!l
Have a safe and happy 4th of July!
Chris Hensen

Meet worker Update-2:30 pm

Thank you to all our families who have stepped up and helped us fill our vacancies for tonight's meet.  This is a great example of what happens when everybody pulls together, and the LHST Board greatly appreciates all your flexibility!  Thank you for being a part of our "TEAM"!!

 

We may have last-minute changes, so please continue to hang with us as we proceed tonight!

 

If you misplaced any personal belongings last night, please check by the entrance fence.  Most of our families claimed their chairs, etc. this morning.  There's still a brown blanket, a LH towel, and a set of boys clothes to be claimed.

Amy

Updating Workers for Thursday

Please click on the link below to update our Meet Director about your family's status for tomorrow. This will be very important in assigning workers. We know some families will be headed out of town, and perhaps some who couldn't make it tonight will be there on Thursday.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=ckhOWldqUExxdTlNemZpaWdLYVFGYlE6MA

Makeup Meet is Thursday!

We will be sending out more information tonight, but the makeup meet will be Thursday, July 2, at 6:00pm. Watch your email for more information and instructions for tomorrow!

Message from Coach Jay

Hello to all Lee’s Hill Swimmers and Family’s,

 

We have postponed tonight’s meet until tomorrow night July 2.  We will start at the regular time 6pm, swimmers need to be at the pool by 4:30pm for check in and warm-up at 5pm  if you will not be able to swim at tomorrow nights meet please e-mail me ASAP so I can have enough time to put in the changes  I can not change your events. I just need to know who will not be here.   My e-mail is usa_aus@verizon.net.  Thank you all for your patience

 

We will have regular practice tomorrow 7:30am 13-18yrs 8:30am 9-12 and 9:30 for the 8 & under’s.

 

If you have any questions please let me know

 

Thank you

 

Coach Jay