Monday, March 19, 2012

February Swimmers of the Month

Lizzy Mandrgoc (Green Tide) 2012-03-30 16.46.26

Lizzy was chosen as a swimmer of the month due to her hard work at both practice and meets!  Lizzy’s favorite meet was Turkey Clause in December.  She likes this meet because it has three days and it has prelims and finals.  Her favorite events to swim are the 200 breast, 100 breast, 200 IM and 500 free.  She likes these because they are her best events and they are fun.  Her favorite set at practices is when they do super 500’s (500’s broken up into mini sets).  Lizzy has been influenced as a swimmer by her teammates because they always push her to be a better swimmer, and they have been swimming together for a long time (almost 7 years).  The three things Lizzy likes best about being on BWST is all the attention you get at practices because they are smaller sized groups, her nice coaches, and her teammates and friends.  To get ready for a meet Lizzy likes to go to bed early, eat a healthy meal the night before and drink lots of water!  One of her goals for this year is to make JO’s (as a 13 yr old).  To meet this goal she will work on thinking more about the positive and not focusing on the negative.  Her advice for her teammates is to always work hard and never give up even when things seem impossible.  If she were stranded on a desert island, the three things she would want would be an airplane, a cap and goggles to swim, and a limo to take her back home from the airport.  When Lizzy isn’t swimming she likes to ride her bike and hang out with her friends.  Awesome job Lizzy!

Aaron Lee (Typhoon 1) 2012-04-10 16.14.28

Aaron was chosen as swimmer of the month because he been working hard and has made so many improvements this season!  Aaron’s favorite swim meet was the Winter Gator Mini meet because he swam his first 100 freestyle.  His favorite event to swim is the 100 IM because he can swim all four strokes!  Aaron feels influenced by the BWST coaches because they have been teaching him to swim since he was 3 years old and they make him work hard.  The three things Aaron likes best about being on BWST are the Winter Holiday Bowling Party, eating and playing at the annual picnic/team banquet, and going to swim meets.  To get ready for a swim meet Aaron makes sure to eat healthy foods the night before, get a good nights sleep, and make sure he’s been going to practice.  One of his goals for this year is to get a “B” time standard.  His advice for his teammates is to come to practice on time and swim fast, and to come to meets so that we have relay teams!  If he were stranded on a desert island the three items he would want would be water, a hat, and sunglasses.  When he’s not swimming Aaron likes to play hockey and baseball.  Great job Aaron!

Jackson McCummings (Green Crest 1)2012-03-30 17.53.17

Jackson was chosen as a swimmer of the month because he has shown great improvement since joining green crest, and he always has a great attitude!  He also works very hard to refine his stroke technique during practice.  Jackson’s favorite meet this year was the January Open, because it gave him a chance to swim some of the “bigger” events that he hadn’t done before.  His favorite events to swim are the 200 free, 100 back and 50 breast.  These are his favorite because every time he swims them he improves and goes faster, and he feels strong and comfortable swimming them.  His favorite set they do in practice is doing 2 x 75 of each stroke, IM order, kick, drill swim.  Jackson feels influenced as a swimmer by his mother, because any time that he didn’t want to come to practice, she would make him go, and that has helped him improve.  Plus she’s always there to encourage him if he gets upset by a bad time at a meet.  He also feels influenced by Michael Phelps because he is inspirational.  Some things Jackson likes about being on BWST is that his coaches and teammates are always encouraging, which has helped him to become a better swimmer, and the coaches are always there to help fix his stroke technique.  To get ready for a swim meet Jackson makes sure to get a good nights sleep, pack his swim bag ahead of time and visualize and talk to himself about his swims.  One of his goals for the year is to achieve bronze level Club Tsunami.  Once he found out about Club Tsunami he made it a goal to join!  He plans to achieve this by working hard, never giving up, and believing in himself.  His advice for his teammates is to always believe in yourself and never give up, always follow your dreams, and eat well and sleep well.  Also you have to have confidence in yourself!  If he were stranded on a desert island, the three items he would want would be food, water, and his Kindle Fire for listening to music and watching TV.  When he’s not swimming Jackson likes to play with his friends, play with Legos, read, ride his bike and scooter, get on the computer, and write.  Way to go Jackson!

Austin Chen (Tidal Wave)2012-04-12 19.18.07

Austin was chosen as a swimmer of the month because even though he just came back to the team recently, he’s been working hard and was able to jump right back into the swing of things.  While he’s in TW now he is working hard to get back to BT for next season!  Austin’s doesn’t really have a favorite meet, because he loves being at all of them and enjoys the atmosphere of the meet and the rush of the meet.  He likes to swim the 200 breast because he love that stroke the best, and likes to challenge himself to spring the whole event.  He also likes all the freestyle events.  During practice, his favorite set is the “whistle set'” where the kids challenge themselves to jump up to the higher distance with the same amount of rest.  He likes it because of the challenge and because it is self-paced.  Austin feels like he has been influenced by his parents because they have given him so much support over the years and are supportive of his swimming.  He also looks up to the Olympic swimmers and loves to watch them compete.  A few things that Austin likes best about being on BWST is the great coaching that focuses on technique, making new friends in a positive team atmosphere, having lots of things to participate in (both SC and LC meets and team activities).  To get ready for a meet Austin makes sure to work on his preparation during practice.  That’s where he gets to iron out his strokes and make sure he feels they are ready.  He also gets lots of sleep and eats well.  One of his goals for the year is to get an “A” time in either the 50 free or the 100-200 breast.  Those are his best strokes and his best chances to get an “A” time.  His advice to his teammates is not to skip practice!  While Austin has done this on occasion, he always regrets not having that chance to work on his strokes and speed in the pool.  Also his advice is to enjoy practices and figure out what you can improve.  If he were stranded on a desert island he would bring an axe, a fork, and a large white cloth.  When Austin is not swimming he likes to sleep and eat!  Great job Austin!

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