Buckeye Swimming

We are getting ready to begin our Scarlet & Silver break from the pool.  All Scarlet's & Silvers will have April 1-21 off.  We hope this is enough time for you to all miss us and look forward to being back in the water. At Buckeye we believe strongly that a break from training is great for forgetting bad habits.  When the kids return we begin anew on our emphasis of good and effective technique. Open practices this week are Monday, Weds & Thursday from 4-5:15.

The Buckeye Select swimmers are near the end of their 5 week break and will return to the pool on Tuesday, April 9.  Please note that the first two weeks of practice will be held entirely at Columbus North Sports Club. The Senior group is nearing the end of their 4 week break and will return to the pool on Monday, April 8.  Coach Lew will communicate the schedule directly with you.

Buckeye Swim Club 2012-2013 Swim Season Banquet Where:      The Lakes Country Club 6740 Worthington Road Westerville, OH 43082 When:       Sunday, April 21, 2013 Time:         5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Let’s celebrate a great season of swimming! The evening will include… Dinner- Mixed Garden Greens, Shredded Cheddar, Diced Tomatoes, Croutons& Ranch and Italian Dressings; Fruit Salad, Garlic Bread, Herb Grilled Julienne Chicken, Penne Pasta, Meat Sauce, Alfredo, Marinara, Parmesan Cheese, Chef's Choice Vegetable Medley, Chicken Fingers with BBQ Sauce and Honey Mustard) Dessert Awards- Each swimmer receives a participation award. Cost: $18 per adult/$10 per child *As with all USA Swimming events, this event is alcohol free.  Those that wish to enjoy an adult beverage may do so after we officially conclude the business of handing out awards (approximately 7/7:15 pm). Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchas...

New Swimmer registration is now open for Spring & Summer. We have opened a limited number of spots for new swimmers.  If you have a friend that is interested in the team, please have them email us!

Open practices this week will be Monday, Weds & Thursday from 5:30-6:45.

Your coaching staff is taking the day off.  ALL PRACTICES are CANCELED today (Monday, March 11).  Thanks! We do have a lot of open practices scheduled in the next two weeks.  Swimmers are welcome to attend these. open practices are generally light on instruction but offer a great way to stay in the water until we resume in April.

April 22-June 2* Senior Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 3:45-6:30 Tuesday 6-8:30 Saturday 7-10 am Sunday 6-8:30 pm at OWU Scarlet Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 6:15-8:30 Tuesday 4:30-6:45 Friday 5-7 (1st hour is dry) Sunday 6-8:15 pm at OWU Silver Tuesday & Wednesday 4:30-6 at North YMCA. Please let your coach know if your school schedule will cause you to be late. Thursday 5:30-7 Friday 5:00 & 6:00 Small Groups Saturday 8-10 am ( 1 st hour is dry land) Sunday 6-7:30 pm at OWU Buckeye 1 & TOO Tuesday & Wednesday 1: 4:30-5, TOO: 5-6 @ North Y 1: 4:30-5 2: 5-6 Saturday 1: 8:30-9 am 2: 9-10 am Sunday 6-7 at OWU Buckeye 3 Monday 6:45-8:15 Thursday 6:45-8:15 Saturday 9-10:30 Sunday 6-7:30 at OWU IMPORTANT NOTE • All Sunday practices are at Ohio Wesleyan • Tuesday & Wednesday: Silver and Buckeye 1, TOO will share 3 lanes at the North YMCA • SILVER & SCARLET SIBLINGS:  Silver Siblings of Scarlet swimmers...

Heather Weidenhamer is working on a team video for the banquet.  Please send any pictures that you want included to her at hweidenhamer@gmail.com We have also started an album in our Shutterfly site called TEAM 12-13.  If you could please select two oft the best pictures you have of your child from this season or last summer and upload them into that album or send them directly to Heather via email, we can make sure your child is included in the video! You can join the Shutterfly site by heading to the site and sending a request to be a member.  The shutterfly site keeps our photos of our kids secure across the web and easy to share with our teammates. http://bkhy.shutterfly.com/

May 17-19 Cincinnati – two meets Meet 1: CM Pepsi Cola Spring Invite, all ages, no cuits, timed final Meet 2: Senior Circuit meet at Powel Crosley YMCA, Senior cuts, prelim/final May 31-June 2 OSSC Spring into Summer, prelim/final, yards in prelims, LCM at finals June 14-16 Flag City, timed finals in Findlay June 21-23 FAST Summer Jam, Fishers (Indy), prelim/final, no cuts June 26 Ohio open water championships July 5-7 Mike Peppe* *We will only take our 13 & overs and any 9-12 year old that is already qualified in the max events at JO's July 7 BSC summer B meet at Ohio U July 12-14 Age group regionals @ BGSC July 18-21 Ohio JO Champs @ Miami July 25-28 Ohio Senior Champs at Kenyon

We will have a pizza party after practice on Thursday, 2/28 for all Mini Meet Participants.  Please bring $5 for pizza  and your own drinks for your children.  Thanks and GO BUCKS!

WOW!!! What a month we had.  I am sometimes left wondering when our kids will stop dropping time. Her are our swimmers of the meet from February - the incredible swimming made for some difficult choices. TYR Inivitational Kelly Godfrey  went 4 of 5 best times at the TYR meet and along the way learned a lot about her strengths as  swimmer.  This meet set her up for an outstanding Regional where she picked up her first ever JO cut and had near misses in a few others. All in events she would never have considered as her strengths at the beginning of the year.  Congrats Kelly! Jeremy Baggs  had a solid meet with a couple of event wins and 7 of 8 in best times.  During the meet Jeremy was met with a new challenge that he handled with poise & grace beyond his years.  Jeremy's maturity, but ability to keep things fun and in perspective is a part of his success int he pool. ...

Thursday, 2/28 Seniors 4-6:15 SILVER 1 & 2 5:15-6:30 SCARLET 1 & 2 6:30-8:00 no change for Patty's kids Friday, March 1 8 & unders 4:30-5:45 9 & overs 5:30-7 Saturday, March 2 Seniors 7-9:30 am, JO swimmers 8:30-10 am Sunday, March 3 Seniors only 6-8:30 pm at Columbus North Sports Club Monday, March 4 Seniors 3:45-6:30 JO Participants 6:15-8:00 Tuesday, March 5 Seniors 3:45-6:30 Open Practice 6-7 JO Participants 6:30-8:30 Wednesday, March 6 Seniors 3:45-6:30 JO Participants 6:15-8:00 Thursday, March 7 JO participants 4:45-6:15 Open Practice 6-7 March 8-10 NO PRACTICES ALL GROUPS March 11-April 6 we will have regular practices for those that have qualified to USA Sectionals, Can Ams and NASA.  We will also have open practice 2-3 days a week for kids that want to stay in touch with the water.  Schedule is TBA for this.  Seniors Spring Session for Buckeye 1 & Too will start April...

Our team is assigned the following times and lane: Saturday & Sunday morning GIRLS: 8:10 am (in the water, please be ready at 8) in lane 2 Saturday & Sunday afternoon BOYS: 1:30 pm (in the water, please be ready by 1:20) in lane 6 Good luck to the best tots in swimming - Buckeye 8 & unders!!  Swim FAST and have FUN!!!

Just a reminder that our Saturday relays swim at finals. Sunday relays are at prelims.

Seniors will practice this Sunday 6-8:30 at Columbus North Sports Club. First hour is dry land.

In the event that Franklin County announces a Level 2 Snow Emergency on or before 7 a.m. on Friday, then all Friday events will be converted from a Prelims/Finals format to a Timed Finals format with warm-ups beginning at 4:10 p.m. and competition beginning at 5:30 p.m. The warm-up schedule announced for Prelims will be followed if this change occurs and Time Trials will be held at the end of the session. Refunds will not be given to account for the difference in the Prelims/Finals and Timed Finals formats, since the facility has already assumed the cost to host the meet; however swimmers who are within a ½ second per 50 yards of the JO cut who finished in the top 16 for their event will be permitted to reenter that same event in time trials at no additional cost to the swimmer or team. This excludes events that were initially planned as timed final events.  Per Ohio Swimming rules for Timed Finals, a maximum of five individual swims will be permitted for ...

Hi Buckeyes!  This somehow got left out of this weeks team news.   I am also hearing that there may be weather issues Friday morning.  If I am informed of a delay I will post to the blog at  http://bkyswim.blogspot.com/   If I hear of a plan from OSSC  I will email it out to you.  Most swim meets are not delayed unless the county goes to a level 2 or 3 emergency.

Prelims 8:10 a.m. warm-ups (two 25-minute assigned sessions followed by one 10-minute sprint warm-up) 9:10 a.m. clear the pool for equipment test and measuring 9:20 a.m. prelims begin Estimated prelims end: Friday 11 a.m., Saturday 12 p.m., Sunday 12:30 p.m. Estimated time trials start: Friday 11:15 a.m., Saturday, 12:15 p.m. and Sunday 12:45 p.m. Finals 4:20 p.m. warm-ups (general with sprint pace lanes announced during last 15 minutes) 5:20 p.m. clear the pool for equipment testing and measuring 5:30 p.m. finals begin 8 p.m. estimated finals end Based on the number of entries, the 500 and the 1650 are scheduled to be swum in the evening session. Just as a reminder for those who wish to enter time trials, a USA Swimming card must be presented for swimmers who are not in the meet and all entry fees must be paid by check or credit card.  Cash will not be accepted. There are 340 swimmers entered into the meet, so I have assigned two 25-minute session...

We'd like all parents and swimmers to put together a coordinated effort to look as one this week-end.  Please keep the following in mind when preparing your attire: Friday - Grey shirts Saturday  - White shirts Sunday - Red shirts Thanks! Good Luck to all of our swimmers this week-end!!

We are looking for a parent that can help create a cover for the starting blocks that will lock in place. The cover should help prevent unauthorized use of our starting blocks. If you think you can help please email me right away. Thanks!