Buckeye Swimming

The Spring and Summer packet has been uploaded to our website. You can download it here The biggest change in schedule is to Scarlet 1.  We would like to challenge this groups with training that is similar to the Scarlet 2 group.  Some of their practices have been moved to align with Scarlet 2 training times.  We have no large move ups planned at this time, but will speak to individuals over the break about ways to enhance their training or if we believe it is time to move up. The pool was scheduled to be repaired again the week of April 1.  They have bumped this schedule up and will try to complete the repairs in March.  This will allow our senior program back into the sports club April 1.  If they cannot complete the repairs the senior program will rent elsewhere.

First, thank you to everyone for adopting Slack so readily and providing feedback for what you do and do not like about the app.  We still have a lot to learn about how to best use it and your feedback is helping tremendously. The first responses we received was a desire to keep important announcements in one place.  To do this we changed the name of the #general folder to #team-announcements.  The only things posted there should be time sensitive information that the entire team needs.  Please adhere to this, so that everyone keeps their notifications on for this channel. We have the following additional channels to help communicate with smaller groups of people. Group Channels #Scarlet (Scarlet 1, 2, 3 & Gold), #Silver (Silver Comp, Rec and Intro) & #Senior (Senior, Junior & NPG).  These channels will auto pull the practice schedule off our team calendar each week.  It is a long pull, but easy to scroll right on past if you aren't intere...

Due to Districts and no Lew on Thursday, practice has been moved to 4:00 this Thursday.  We will swim until 6:00 and the facility will be open until 7:00 for those that wish to do dryland.

It's Championship Season! We will once again provide each swimmer that participates in a championship meet with a t-shirt (meets include Regionals, Auburn, Mini Meet and JO's).  Parents may also order shirts via email at $10 per shirt. We do need to confirm each swimmers shirt size.  Please reply to this email with your swimmers shirt size, the meet they are attending and any additional shirts you would like to order.  Payment to Buckeye Swim Club Boosters (check or cash) will be collected at shirt pick up at practice next week. Please reply by 10:00 am Thursday! The shirt this year will be a red Gildan Soft Spun Shirt that is Preshrunk jersey knit, Semi-Fitted, 4.5 oz & 100% Ring Spun Cotton.  Art is full front chest, no art on the back.

We have now moved most of our announcements to bkys.slack.com If you have not enrolled at Slack please do so ASAP You can also download the Slack app and get announcements on your phone. Full Slack information is here: https://blog.buckeyeswimclub.com/2018/11/slack-and-future-of-teamapp-app.html

We are working on a  motivational video for the end of the season.  Please send in any pictures you have of your swimmers at meets, swimming at meets or celebrating a finish.  Would also love video of starts or finishes.  You can send these too laurie@bkyswim.com.  Large files should be uploaded and shared via an online share site.

Everyone can swim a championship meet!  It is a great way to celebrate a long season of hard work and dedication.  Here is your Championship season guide: Regionals, February 22-24: for swimmers age 9-14.  Do not need to have prior event experience. Cannot be faster than JO cut in an event you wish to swim.  The meet is held at Ohio State.  There are three Regional meets in Columbus, making each meet a reasonable size and not too overwhelming.  Each day holds preliminary competition in the morning (including Friday).  The fastest 16 swimmers from preliminaries swim at night in the Finals.  SOME events are timed final, meaning you only have one opportunity to swim the event,with the fastest entries automatically advancing to finals.  * and younger swimmers can swim, but it is not recommended unless the swimmer is interested in longer events. Mini Meet, March 2-3:   This is a meet just for 8-unders!  It is held at Worthing...

We are thrilled to have everyone back from the holidays!  We hope everyone had a great break filled with family and swimming :) We have some minor changes to the practice schedule this winter which affects all groups except Senior/Junior/NPG.  These changes are based on when we have the most available coaching for our younger swimmers, which will help us hone our focus on technique and speed headed into Championships.  We are 7 weeks from Regionals! Our adjustments are detailed in our team practice calendar which is on our website (always click more to get a better view of the week ahead) and have been updated on the info pdf. These changes put the majority of our swimmers at times when we have two or more coaches on deck.  A summary of the changes: Mondays - no change Tuesdays - Scarlet 1 moves to 7-8:30, no Silver Comp,no Silver Rec,  no Scarlet 3, no change to Scarlet 2 and Gold. Weds - Scarlet 1 and Silver Comp at 5:45, Scarlet 2 at 6:15 for a...

Our winter break schedule has been finalized and is available here:  https://buckeyeswimclub.com/practice-schedule-1 PDF Please note the locations change between the North YMCA and Columbus North. When you arrive at the North YMCA you must sign in at the desk before heading down to the pool.  Please remember to thank the staff for hosting our team.

Due to a shortage of coaches we need to make changes to the schedule this Thursday, November 29 as follows: Scarlet 2 & Gold 6:30-8:30 Senior, Junior, NPG 6:30-9:00 Scarlet 3 - canceled - make-up is Sunday 12/2 from 4:30-6 Scarlet 1 - canceled - make-up is Saturday 12/1 8:45-10 am Silver Comp - canceled - make-up is Sunday 12/2 from 3:30-4:30 Intro  - canceled -make-up is Wednesday at 6:00 The calendar has been updated to reflect these changes.

Greater Columbus has asked us to change our day of attendance to Friday, December 14.  Please let us know by Wednesday at 8 pm if you would like to attend.  We will make corrections to your entries.  Events on Friday are: 50 Free, 200 Free, 50 back, 50 br, 400 IM and 50 fly

We have a modified schedule this week due to the holiday.  We have had a nice surprise of being able to get into the pool during the day on Wednesday and Friday as well.  This means we can get the kids in an out early so that you can get on with your holiday and family time! Wednesday, November 21 Senior, Junior, NPG 8 -11 am Silver (Competition, Recreation and Intro) 1:00-2:00 Scarlet 1 & 3: 1-3 Scarlet 2 & Gold: 2:00-4:00 (optional dryland at 1:00) Thursday, November 22 No Practice, Happy Thanksgiving! Friday, November 23 Senior, Junior, NPG 8 -11 am Scarlet 2 & Gold: 10:00-12:00 Scarlet 1: 10:30-12:00 Saturday, November 24 Senior, Junior, NPG, Gold  - regular practice NO 9 AM Silver practice - coach has 4 tickets, GO BUCKS! Sunday, November 25 Regular practice for all groups Silver Rec & Comp 3:30-4:30

Let's give a warm Buckeye welcome to our TWO new coaches Jules Van der Lans and Chloe Sidick!  Jules & Chloe are both Seniors at Olentangy Liberty High School and former members of Buckeye.  They come to us with over a year of experience of teaching at SafeSplash and will be applying that & their competitive experience to the pool deck.  Initially you will see both Chloe & Jules assisting Laurie on Thursdays.  This is a huge help as Laurie has been outnumbered by our swimmers!  We are very excited to have their enthusiasm and teaching skills on our pool deck.  Make sure you introduce yourself and welcome them if you happen to be at the pool on a Thursday.

Big & exciting news! By leveraging our boosters nonprofit status, we have been able to grab a Slack account for free!  As a result we are in the process of migrating from the TeamApp app to Slack.  We are very excited about what this means for ease of communication within our program. We will use public and private channels within Slack.  Public channels will be for group and team communication.  Private channels will be a way for swimmers, parents and coaches to privately communicate.  This includes sharing how a swimmer is doing, videos and attendance.  In a  private channel a parent must be a member - this increases the safety of our communication between our athletes and coaches.  As you know, our athlete protection standards prohibit all athletes from direct/private electronic communication with a coach. Athletes must be 13 or older to join Slack. You may use the following link to join our Slack Feed: Join Slack What is Slack? ...

LOOKING FOR ATHLETE COMMITTEE MEMBERS! Get More Involved! TEAM REPRESENTATIVES:  PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR ATHLETES! Dear OSI Athletes, You can make a difference in Ohio Swimming by joining the ATHLETE COMMITTEE The OSI Athlete Leadership is looking for athletes who are enthusiastic about swimming and are willing to get involved on the 'dry' side of swimming.  Athletes who are 14-years old or over will play an important part in the functions of Ohio Swimming by helping make the sport better for every athlete in Ohio. The more athlete participation we have, the bigger impact we can make! BONUS:  You can earn community service hours as you volunteer your time on the Athlete Committee and other OSI committees.  It also looks good on your resume for college! What does an Athlete Committee Member do? Interacts with athletes at swim events to find out what they would like im...

We have uploaded entries for the GCSTO Holiday Invite on December 15. Your entry declaration is due by MIDNIGHT TOMORROW ! (Weds, 11/14) Please note - you will have the option to enter 12/14-16. We are ONLY attending Saturday, December 15.  We will attend the Ohio Virtual Distance meet on Sunday 12/16.  This meet is an Ohio Swimming championship meet and offers the 500 free and Mile.

We will have a modified practice schedule this week-end due to the swim meet Saturday, November 3: Senior, Junior, NPG, High School practice is canceled. Silver Rec & Silver Competition will swim 8:30-9:30 Sunday, November 4: Scarlet 1, 2 Gold practice is canceled Intro to Swim Team is canceled.  We will hold a make-up Saturday 8:30-9:30 or next Saturday 9-10 (you pick one that works). Senior, Junior, NPG, High School - NO change

We have added quite a few team items to our custom shop at SwimOutlet.    All of these items utilize our team logo.  We also anticipate adding items with an alternative logo with the words Buckeye Swimming and no USA code (our USA code is BKYS).  Those should be available late next week. These items can be ordered year round and require no minimums.  Here is a small sample of some of the new items.  8% of your purchase will benefit the Boosters! Shop our Spirit Shop HERE

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All cap and shirt orders must be placed by Friday--update!! SUNDAY 11/4 IS THE NEW DEADLINE, you should have received this on 10/30 & did not. Check the condition of your cap - we likely will not place another order until January of 2020!  Every swimmer receives a free t-shirt with registration.  Parents can also order a t-shirt! This years shirt will be a Gildan 8000 5.5oz 50/50 DryBlend in Graphite Heather. Our logo will be on the front of the t-shirt. The swimmer's shirts will say 'Fearless in the Pursuit' on the back. Parents shirts will say 'Fearless in the Bleachers' on the back. Parent shirts are $10 each and can be ordered on our website. DO NOT ORDER A SHIRT FOR YOUR SWIMMER! Cap Orders Caps will be the same as last year. We are down to our last 6 caps, and need to order a new supply.  You can order a the team cap for $10 OR you may add your name to the cap for $2.50 more per cap (minimum order two caps). All ordering is through PayPal ch...