09/02/2008
Due to scheduling, Brian, John and I (who ran the work-outs last year) can't swim during the MWF 11:50-1:00 time slot at the SERF. However, we still have those lanes reserved so if someone, or several people, wants to take charge then we can still have work-outs during that time. We can still write the work-outs but will need somebody to print them out, write them up for everyone, and just make sure everyone's clear on what's going on. If you are interested and able to do this please shoot me an email, even if you can only commit to a single day a week.
Brian and I will be swimming in the mornings (6:30-8:00) at the NAT, MWF, and I'm going to try to swim on the weekends. If those times would work better for you then you can come swim with us. We won't have reserved lanes but will just to do the best can with space.
If enough people show interest in having reserved lanes then we will need to charge dues for the year. Depending on interest those might be anywhere between $20 and $60 a year. If we keep the lanes we will probably also have to put on a swim clinic at some point to raise more money. That won't be a big time commitment and will come much farther down the road.
Finally, to get all this sorted out we'd like to have a meeting where we can all meet each other again and recognize some faces. What we're trying to do is get people to know each other so that they can recognize them at the pool and have a work-out partner. We will have that meeting (it will be short and at the Union probably) during the second week of class, tentatively on Monday, Sept. 8, 7:00, location TBA. Meanwhile, there will be lanes reserved for us at the SERF MWF 11:50-1:00 whenever the pool opens again.
Pass this along to anyone who might be interested and spread the word at the pool whenever you go.
03/19/2008
We will be holding a stroke clinic at Monona Grove pool on the 30th of March. For more info, check the flyer or our links section above.
01/23/2008
And we're back. For any who did not get Fritz's latest email:
Next Saturday, January 26, we're going to have a stroke clinic of sorts for anyone who wants some help from 11:00-12:15ish at the SERF. Brian, John and I will be coaching. The format will roughly be 15 minute warm-up, 25 minutes working on freestyle, and then we'll split into lanes for 25 minutes to work on a stroke of your choice (we're thinking fly, back, or breast).
That night, Saturday, January 26, at 8:00, we're going to have a meeting at Union South that will organically evolve into a night of bowling, should you so choose. We're just going to go over some registration things, fund-raising ideas, and other things of that nature. It shouldn't take very long. Even if you haven't been able to make it to practices we'd love to have you show up and it might be a good place to meet other swimmers who can't make the scheduled practices. Shoot me an email if you have any questions. I'll send out another email with more details about the meeting next week. Fritz
10/29/2007
Fritz and John are going to take over the workout writing as of today, and we'll be adding a workout archive in the workouts section for those who are looking for a given type of workout at any time.
10/21/2007
Great meet this morning! Looks like we're more than prepared for the challenge of racing another team!
10/08/2007
Intersquad meet is upon us! We will have out intersquad meet Sunday, 10/21 at the nat. Warm ups start at 8:00 am. Find the event order at the new MEETS link. Sign up for events by emailing badgermasters@rso.wisc.edu.
10/02/2007
Training well, as usual! Just a reminder that our intersquad meet is the morning of 10/21 at the NAT. Sign up with Brian, Sarah, Adam, or Liz as soon as you can.
09/05/2007
We've posted today's workout in the practice pages (under Wednesday). Also, expect an email later today for anyone who gave us their name on the email list. I realize everyone has different schedules, so hopefully we can all manage to practice with others even if we can't all be together at the mid day practices.
08/30/2007
We have an info session scheduled for Tuesday. If you cannot make it, just come to the first practice. We'll mainly discuss practice schedule, meets, USMS enroollment, and other miscellaneous issues.
08/27/2007
Fall Practice Schedule is finalized!! We will have 4 short course or 2 long course depending on the pool set up each MWF from 11:50-1:00 p.m. at the SERF. We will also be able to use the blocks on Fridays.
03/21/2007
The Workouts page is finally up. I'll post all the workouts here so anyone who wants a workout but can't come to any practice can do them on their own. Also, I plan to put up Sprint / IM / Distance / Etc. workouts in the "Theme" area. Check it out.
03/15/2007
First official practices will begin after Spring Break. We'll post workouts here until then, but check back frequently for practice times and locations. Also, we'll hopefully offer five practices a week so everyone can train as much or as little as needed.