Congrats to the Y-State Qualifiers!

February 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Y-Team Swimmers

The YMCA swimmers recently swam at their sectional meet (2/12). The team had a great day and great swims! After aiming all season for the Y-State qualifying times, the Rails have several swimmers that qualified for Y-State!

Y-State is held in the Marshalltown at the same YMCA that holds the high school state meets (both men’s & women’s). The big meet is only a couple weeks away – 3/3/12 for the boys and 3/4/12 for
the girls.

Stay tuned for more details as the meet gets closer.

Congratulations to the Y-State Qualifiers

Alex Bennett (medley relay, free relay)
Will Bennett (200 free, 100 free, 50 free, free relay)
Lauren Benson (25 free, 50 free)
Arvin Garcia (free relay)
Edwin Garcia (50 breaststroke)
Jordan Greenwood (200 IM, medley relay, free relay)
Courtney Meyer (100 IM)
Brittany Purscell (200 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke, 50 free, medley relay, free relay)
Javier Santiago (50 fly, 100 IM, 100 free, free relay)
Valeria Santiago (200 IM, medley relay, free relay, 100 fly)
Ane Skartvedt  (200 IM, medley relay, free relay)
Alexis Trucano (200 free)
Sam Wilson (25 free, 100 IM, 50 back, free relay)

Sectionals Photos
Check out some photos from the sectionals meet!

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YMCA Sectionals Meet Sunday (2/12/12)

February 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The biggest YMCA meet of the year so far is this Sunday (2/12). Here’s where swimmers can qualify for the YMCA State Meet which held in the same pool as the high school state meet! Because of this, we selected the sectional entries based on what we felt your child(ren) had the best chance to qualify in. To qualify for Y State, a swimmer must hit the cut-times for their age-group and gender.

Meet Details
Site: Ankeny YMCA pool
Time: Warm-ups are at 9:15. Meet begins at 10:00 a.m.
Volunteers: Please report to your shift 5-10 minutes in advance. If you’d like to help time, let us know. More timers means each spends less time on deck and more time in the stands!

Y State Apparel
YMCA State shirts and apparel are also available for order. Even if your child(ren) doesn’t make it to the state meet, you are welcome to order. The order form is due by February 14th. Please make checks payable to the South Suburban YMCA.

Feel free to email Coach Hendrickson with any questions about the sectionals meet or if you would like to volunteer.

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Congratulations to the MidWest Regional Qualifiers

January 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Rails Swimming is proud to congratulate several club swimmers that have qualified for the 2012 Midwest Regional swim meet. This meet is held at the University of Minnesota’s Aquatic Center.  Athletes can only qualify for this meet by swimming faster than the cut-times at a club or YMCA swimming meet. It is a very competitive meet and all athletes that have qualified so far should be proud!

Current MidWest Regional Qualifiers

Lauren Benson (25 free, 50 free)
Aubrey Douds (50 free)
Sam Wilson (50 free, 25 back)
Javier Santiago (50 free, 50 fly, 100 IM, 200 free)
Will Bennett (50 free, 50 back, 100 free)
Summer Struve (50 free)
Ane Skartvedt (50 free, 100 free, 200 IM)
Sara Bennett (50 free, 100 free)
Max Hosier (50 free)
Courtney Meyer (50 free)
Alex Bennett (50 free, 200 free)
Jordan Greenwood (100 back, 200 IM)
Abby Harrison (100 back)
Brittany Purscell (50 free, 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM)
Valeria Santiago (50 free, 100 fly, 200 IM)
Olivia Simpson (50 free)
Torie Dotts (50 free)
Evan Chidley (200 free)
Matt Friend (50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 500 free)
Mitchell Friend (50 Free, 100 free, 100 back, 100 fly, 200 IM)
Tom Chidley (50 free, 100 back)
Curtis Knapp (50 free, 100 free, 100 fly)
Carter Worth (50 free, 100 free)
 
With a few more club meets this season, there’s still time to earn a spot on the Regionals team. We’re wishing everyone Good Luck for the rest of the season!
 
More details on the meet can be found here. Please note – you will not be doing any online registration for this meet. Coach Stefanie will be handling all of the details for participating athletes. Please email her with questions about the meet. However, you will need to book your hotel. This can be done online.
 
 
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Rails Y Team Doing Great

January 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Rails YMCA team has been having a great season! These young swimmers have hit the road on several Saturdays heading to various YMCA’s around the state to swim in all-day meets.

YMCA meets are slightly different from standard club meets. They have more events in different distances. But the athletes still swim by age-group and gender.

You can learn more by visiting the YMCA Team page. There, we have details about the team, a meet schedule, meet results, upcoming meet information, Y State Cut-off Times and more!

The Y team’s next meet is February 4th at the Riverfront YMCA in Des Moines. For full meet details, click here.

*Pictured above are the swimmers that attended the January 7th meet at the Newton YMCA.

 

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Club Swimmers Excel Against Indianola

December 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Rails Swimming club team swam great against Indianola! Last night (12/12) marks the last meet before the Winter break. The meet was great opportunity to showcase all the strides the club team has made so far. Tons of swimmers are improving their times with every meet! All should feel proud of the hard work they put in each week.

While we can’t recognize everyone – we did want to highlight some great swims by Rails swimmers.

  • Aburey Dowds (18.77), Lauren Benson (19.84), and Ellie Sizemore (23.22) taking first, second and fifth in the 25 Free for the 8 and Under girls.
  • Ella Worth taking third in the 50 Free for the 9-10 girls with a time of 39.74
  • Frank Hosier (40.95), Konnor Klocke (42.52), and Arvin Garcia (42.86) taking third, fourth and fifth in the 50 Free for the 9-10 boys
  • Javier Santiago taking first in the 100 IM for the 9-10 boys with a time of 1:33.63
  • Alexis Trucano taking first in the 11-12 IM for the 11-12 girls with a time of 1:26.74
  • Sam Wilson (24.57) and Austin Ilse (27.01) taking first and second in the 25 Back for the 8 and Under boys
  • Edwin Garcia taking second in the 50 Back for 11-12 boys with a time of 49.67
  • Ane Skartvedt taking first in the 100 Free for 13-14 girls with a 1:10.73
  • Andi Miller taking first in the 50 Breaststroke with a time of 44.16 for the 11-12 girls

You can also view the full meet results. All club meet results can be found under Current Season beneath the Club tab.

One thing to note: Some results have an asterisk next to the place. This because the event is combined with at least one other event. So while it may look like several relays took first in the same event, that’s not the case. These races swam in the same heat, but were actually different events (a different event number due to age, ect).

Looking for YMCA meet results? They can be found under the YMCA Team under the Club tab. The results are posted as part of the meet schedule.

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Club Meet Tonight (12/12) Against Indianola

December 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Tonight is the last meet before the Winter break! The Rails are swimming against Indianola at Lincoln at 5:30 p.m. We’ll have fan T-shirts on sale for $13. Since it’s also the third meet of the Fall/Winter club season, now would be great time to invite friends and family to watch a swim meet. 

It’s also a great time to take stock of your swimmer(s). Hopefully, everyone is starting to see some time drops and is getting more comfortable with the hectic meet environments! If not, don’t worry – we’re only halfway through the season. Each week builds your child’s strength and comfort level. And we’re excited for the second half of the season!

Go Rails!

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Middle School Girls Dominate

November 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Lincoln Middle School Girls’ Team is a force in the water! The team has swam two meets already and they have out-preformed every other school. In Tuesday’s meet (11/15), the Rails “A” relay lapped the other teams’ relays. Plus, the Rails took home first places in every event at each meet. These “Future Rails Swimmers” live up to their name!

The Rails next meet is 11/22/11 at East. There the team will be looking to dominate again! The girls finish up their season with the Middle School Girls’ Metro Conference Meet 11/29/11, where the Rails will be vying for medals and ribbons against all of the metro teams!

Have a middle school boy? Their season starts in few months. Look for more details in late December or early January.

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Volunteers Needed

October 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Calling all volunteers! Rails Swimming is looking for timers for all home meets.  We’re also in need of timers, ribbon and program volunteers for the Conference Meet in February.  Check out the Volunteer Sign-Up sheet. If you can volunteer, email Coach Weber and tell him for which event(s). Your help is appreciated!!

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Master Swim Schedule

October 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Be sure to check out the Rails Master Swimming Schedule. With practices for several age groups and meets for high school, middle school and club athletes - it can be hard to keep it all straight! Hopefully, this master schedule will help.

Sometimes practice is canceled to due to home meets for other Rails Swimming teams.  Of course, when that occurs, we’d love to have you cheer the Rails on in the stands!  Email Coach Weber with any questions about the schedule.

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Oct. 5th: Parent Meeting for Club Team

September 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Club team parent meeting will be held Wednesday, Oct. 5th at 6:00 p.m. in the Lincoln Cafeteria. This is a great opportunity to meet the coaches, go over any rules and ask questions.  The meeting is an informal open house so feel free to leave once you receive the information you need. Action Accents will be there selling swim gear at a discount, including the team suit and goggles. So it’s a great time to grab everything you or your family may need for the upcoming season. We hope to see you there!

Directions:
Lincoln High School is located at 2600 S.W. 9th Street in Des Moines. The LHS Cafeteria is on the back side of the school.  Park in the large lot just behind the school. The large glass wall & doors is the school entrance. From there, you go through the doors and up a flight of stairs to the Commons. The cafeteria is located through maroon double doors that will be just ahead.

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