Coaches please note the
new coach membership requirements and safety course list posted here.
South Dakota Swimming, Inc. announces the 2011 State Seasonal
Championships August 5-7 (sanction 070711) at
Municipal Pool in Huron. More information is available
here.
South Dakota 15 &
older zones qualifiers will be traveling as a team!
Get your applications in now so we can secure all travels
plans for our state. The
travel costs, van rentals and hotels need to be secured based on
athlete numbers. Please
confirm with coach Kastigar (ASC) that you are going!
South Dakota Swimming announces the
2011 Long-Course State Championship
July 29-31 (sanction #053111, time trial sanction #053211) at
Frank Olson Pool in Sioux Falls.
The 2011 Long-Course B/C
Championship is scheduled for July 22-24 2011 at the
Mitchell Aquatic Center in Hitchcock Park. Meet
information is posted here.
Webster Swim Team announces their 2011 Summer Invitational July
15-16 at the
Webster City Pool. More information is available here.
For coaches the updated SDIF events file is posted here.
Links to swimming-related
news from various media outlets. View this week's report (May
20-26, 2011) here.
Sports Illustrated also
has a USA Swimming-related feature in their May 23, 2011
issue.
Read about it here.
The 11th annual
All-American Swim Camp with ASC will feature an elite camp for the
fourth consecutive year, and will continue the technique development
that has been offered since 2001. Camp details and a printable
signup form are posted here.
USD Swim Camps announces
their 2011 summer swim camp schedule. Camp details and
signup forms are posted here.
The South Dakota LSC announces the appointment of new Sanctions
Chair Mike Moran (VAST),
effectively immediately.
Also please note there is
a new, corrected LSC Sanction Application Form available here.
West Fargo Swim Club announces their
summer Best Darn Swim Camp in West Fargo, ND on June 6-9, 2011.
More information is available
here.
Missouri Valley Swimming,
Lawrence (KS) Aquahawks, Inc. and the City of Lawrence (KS) Parks &
Recreation Department announce the 2011 Midwest All-Star Age Group
Invitational January 15-16, 2011 (sanction #MV-11-001) at
Free State High School in Lawrence, Kansas.
Also, please note that the
meet psych sheet should be available later this week on the Lawrence
Aquahawks website.
Rapid City Racers
Christmas Classic Meet Announced
Rapid
City Racers announce their Early Season Tune-up meet December
18-19 2010 (sanction #111510 - pending) at the Roosevelt
Swim Center in Rapid City. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Lindsay
Smith | Posted on: November 20, 2010
_______________________________________________
Snowfox Candy
Cane Classic Announced
Snowfox Swim
Team announces their 2010 Candy Cane Classic December 11-12 2010 (sanction #110510) at the
Downtown YWCA in Sioux Falls. More information is available
here.
The SDIF (Hytek) events file is posted
here. Swimmers and families should review the
downtown
parking map for information about parking availability for this
meet.
Posted by: Chad
Thomsen | Posted on: November 15, 2010
_______________________________________________
Watertown
Swim Team Candy Cane Invitational Announced
Watertown
Swim Team announces their 2010 Candy Cane Invitational December
4th (sanction #102810) at the Watertown
Community Recreation Center. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the SDIF (Hytek) events file has been posted
here.
Posted by: Donna
Bierschbach | Updated on: November 16, 2010
_______________________________________________
Mitchell Aquatic Club Coach Opening
Mitchell
Aquatic Club has an open coaching
position. The club will consider part-time candidates or a
full-time coach, depending on candidate qualifications.
Interested candidates should submit a resume and references to club
president
Dan Alexander at
alexanderdm@santel.net.
Posted by: Amy
Brown | Posted on: October 17, 2010
_______________________________________________
Brookings
Winter Invitational Announced
Brookings
Swim Club announces their Winter Invitational (sanction #101010,
pending)
November 20-21 2010 at the Brookings
High School Pool. More information is available
here.
The Hytek events file is posted
here.
Meet tshirts are available
by pre-order only. Orders will be taken directly from teams (eg.,
team turns in order form and check, BSC will deliver shirts to team
coach at the beginning of the meet). The order form is posted
here.
Posted by: Wendy
Ahrendsen | Updated on: November 7, 2010
_______________________________________________
Black
Hills Gold Pentathlon Announced
Black
Hills Gold Swimming announce their annual Pentathlon (sanction #100510)
November
20 2010 at the Donald
E Young Center at Black Hills State University in
Spearfish. More information is
available
here.
For coaches, the SDIF events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Teena
Huber | Posted on: October 14, 2010
_______________________________________________
Pierre
Swim Team Fall Invitational Announced
Pierre
Swim Team announces their 2010 Fall Invitational November
13-14 2010 (sanction #090910) at the Pierre
Aquatics Center. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Note: Warmup times have been updated as follows:
Session 1 - Saturday, November 13, 2010
10:15 a.m. - Warm-up A
11:00 a.m. - Warm-up B
12:00 p.m. - Meet starts
Session 2 - Sunday, November 14, 2010
7:15 a.m. - Warm-up A
8:00 a.m. - Warm-up B
9:00 a.m. - Meet starts
Posted by: Deanne
Booth | Updated on: October 17, 2010
_______________________________________________
Mitchell Aquatic Club
Fall Classic Announced
Mitchell
Aquatic Club announces their 2010 Fall Classic November 6-7 2010 (sanction #100610) at the
Downtown YWCA in Sioux Falls. More information is available
here.
Posted by: Laura
Miller | Updated on: October 14, 2010
_______________________________________________
Watertown
October Invitational Announced
Watertown
Swim Team announces their 2010 October Invitational October
23 2010 (sanction #091410) at the Watertown
Aquatic Center. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Donna
Bierschbach | Updated on: October 4, 2010
_______________________________________________
Rapid City Racers
Early Season Tune-Up Meet Announced
Rapid
City Racers announce their Early Season Tune-up meet October
23 2010 (sanction #091510) at the Roosevelt
Swim Center in Rapid City. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Lindsay
Smith | Posted on: September 28, 2010
_______________________________________________
Fall House of Delegates meeting
announcement
The South Dakota Swimming House of
Delegates will meet at 12:00 noon CDT, Saturday, September 18, 2010
at the
AmericInn, 1981 E King St. in Chamberlain, SD.
The HOD meeting will be preceded by a
“town hall” type meeting at 11:00 a.m. for open discussion of agenda
items and brain-storming on important issues for SD Swimming.
SWIM CLUBS: Each club is
entitled to one voting delegate. Delegates must be Non-Athlete
members of USA Swimming. Other club members are welcomed to attend.
1. Check the House of Delegates
list of SDSI Team Reps.
If you wish to designate a new voting delegate (or alternate)
complete a
Delegate Appointment Form. Please e-mail the form to the
LSC Secretary and turn in
the hard copy at the Sept. 18 meeting.
2. Membership/Registration
Coordinator, Sherry
Miller will be present to accept
USA Swimming
Registrations, renewals and fees for 2011.
ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVES:
There are 3 of you on our Board of
Directors, and 5 are At-Large Members of our House of Delegates. You
8 are 20% of our voting membership! We hope you will be present at
our September 18 meeting to speak for all SD Swimmers.
BOARD MEMBERS, CHAIRS, COORDINATORS &
COMMITTEES: Please e-mail your
reply to the
LSC Secretary
and Admin. Vice-Chair by
Wed September 8.
1.
Tell us whether or not you need to be included on the agenda.
2. Send any written report you want e-mailed with the agenda and
distributed at the meeting.
3.
Please e-mail
the text of any proposed amendment
to SDSI Bylaws or
Policies & Procedures in such form as to show the relevant
section as it will read if adopted.
AGENDA:
The agenda will be e-mailed and
posted on the website as soon as possible. It will include:
1.
Election of a General Chair (since none was elected at our Spring
2010 meeting) and Board of Review Members (per 610.2.3).
2.
Coaches will elect a Coach Rep. for the Board of Directors (since we
failed to do this at the LC Championship Meet).
Posted by: Norm
Bouwens | Posted on: August 23, 2010
_______________________________________________
By Emily Nohr (emily.nohr@yankton.net)
VERMILLION — Fourteen-year-old Kathie Herrera cheerfully offers a
lot of lessons in overcoming adversity.
Two weeks ago, the Vermillion girl competed at the 2010 Special
Olympics USA National Games in Lincoln, Neb., qualifying in multiple
swimming events for the upcoming World Special Olympic Games in
Greece. (read the full story
here)
Posted by: Mike
Moran | Posted on: August 10, 2010
_______________________________________________
Entries for Central Zones (14 & Unders) are posted below. For
all your Zones information go to
www.nscevents.com.
Woods Pool is an outdoor pool and bleachers will be provided for
spectators.
Pool entries
Relay entries (subject to change)
Open water entries
Posted by: Elyce
Kastigar | Posted on: August 3, 2010
_______________________________________________
15 & over swimmers:
15&O Zones Team
information is available
here, and an application form can be downloaded and printed
here.
14 & under swimmers:
Team South Dakota
information is available
here, and an
application form can be downloaded and printed
here.
Practice schedule for 14 &
under swimmers:
Monday, August 2 – 8:00-9:00pm Central
time (Frank
Olsen pool - Sioux Falls)
Tuesday, August 3 – 8:30-10:00am (Frank Olsen)
Tuesday, August 3 – 8:00-9:00pm (Frank Olsen - ages 11-14)
Wednesday, August 4 – 8:30-10:00am (Frank Olsen)
Wednesday, August 4 evening – possible team SD event - TBA
For all swimmers: 
** Check here for ordering information on Zone suits from Pure Blue
Swim Shop **
All swimmers must
complete, sign and submit
Code of Conduct
and Permission & Release forms. See the 14&U or 15&O
application forms and information for instructions on submitting
forms.
For parents:
The Central Zones
Chaperone Application and
Team Gear Order Form are now posted.
Posted by: Elyce
Kastigar (14&U) / Sarah
Hogg (15&O) | Updated on: July 26, 2010
_______________________________________________
South Dakota Swimming, Inc. announces the 2010 State Seasonal
Championships August 6-8 (sanction 062910) at
Municipal Pool in Huron. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Lesley
Berg | Posted on: July 20, 2010
_______________________________________________
South Dakota Swimming,
Inc. announces the 2010 Long Course State Championship July 30 -
August 1 at the
Mitchell Aquatic Center in Hitchcock Park. The meet
invitation is posted
here.
Meet
projected
timelines as well as
warmup information are posted.
Hotel
blocks for State Meet
Mitchell area map
Mitchell Activities & Lodging Guide
Posted by: Laura
Miller | Updated on: July 29, 2010
_______________________________________________
South Dakota Swimming,
Inc. announces the 2010 Long Course B/C Championship (sanction
#070410, time trial sanction #070510) July 23 - 25 at
Frank Olson Pool in Sioux Falls. For coaches, the SDIF (Hytek) events file is posted
here.
Meet information has been
updated and is posted
here. Please note highlighted changes, primarily to time
trial information.
** Warmups schedule and lane information for this weekend
is posted
here. **
Hotel
blocks for B/C Meet
Posted by: Lisa
Ladenburger | Updated on: July 23, 2010
_______________________________________________
Rapid City Racers announce their Inter-Squad
(sanction
#062310) July 15 at
Horace Mann Pool in Rapid City. More information is
available
here. The Hytek (SDIF) events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Lindsay
Smith | Updated on: July 3, 2010
_______________________________________________
Webster Swim Team announces their 2010 Summer Invitational July
16-17 (sanction 060310) at the
Webster City Pool. More information is available
here.
For coaches the SDIF events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Rose
Vogl | Posted on: June 22, 2010
_______________________________________________
Brookings
Swim Club announces their 2010 Summer Invitational
(sanction #060210) July 16-18 at the
Hillcrest Aquatic Center. More information is available
here.
The meet SDIF (Hytek) events file has been posted
here.
Posted by: Wendy
Ahrendsen | Updated on: June 22, 2010
_______________________________________________
Britton
Swim Team announces their 2010 Summer Invitational
July 10 (sanction 051510) at the
Britton City Pool. More information is available
here.
The SDIF (Hytek) events file for this meet is posted
here. Please note that due to the 4-hour session rule the
IM events have been eliminated.
Posted by: Sherri
Jensen | Updated on: June 25, 2010
_______________________________________________
Snowfox Swim Team announces their 2010 Summer Invitational
July 10-11 (sanction 051410) and 14&O IM Tough Challenge with 12&U
400 free July 9 (sanction 051510), both at
Frank Olson Pool in Sioux Falls.
The summer invite meet information is posted
here.
The Hytek events file is posted
here.
The 13 & Over IM Tough Challenge And 12
& Under 400 Free meet information is posted
here. That Hytek events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Chad
Thomsen | Updated on: June 1, 2010
_______________________________________________
Mitchell Aquatic Club announces their
2010 IMX Long-Course Challenge July 2-4 (sanction 0600310) at the
Mitchell Aquatic Center in Hitchcock Park. More information is available
here.
The events file for this meet has been posted
here.
The session report for the meet is posted
here.
Posted by: Laura
Miller | Updated on:
July 2, 2010
_______________________________________________
Rapid City Racers announce their Independence Day Swimvitational
(sanction
#052110)
July 2-4 at
Horace Mann Pool in Rapid City. More information is
available
here. The Hytek (SDIF) events file is posted
here.
Hotel info is available
here.
Posted by: Lindsay
Smith | Updated on: June 22, 2010
_______________________________________________
Huron Parks & Rec Wobbegongs announce their 2010 Summer Invitational (sanction 052510)
June 25-27 at
Municipal Pool in Huron. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Lesley
Berg | Posted on: June 6, 2010
_______________________________________________
Yankton
Swim Team announces their 47th annual Charity Invitational June
25-26 at Memorial
Park Swimming Pool in Yankton. Meet information is posted
here.
The Hytek events file has
been posted
here.
Posted by: DeeRhonda
Anderson | Updated on: June 3, 2010
_______________________________________________
On behalf of
Montana Swimming, it is my pleasure to
invite
you to the 2010 CAN-AM Native American Swimming Championships to
be held June 26-27 in beautiful
Hardin, Montana USA. This swim meet is open to all Native
American, American Indian, First Nation, and Alaska Native swimmers
from Canada and the United States ages ten and under through adult.
We hope this meet will be a celebration of Native American swimming
talent. The meet is held in conjunction with Native American Days in
Hardin.
The meet is hosted by the
Montana
Swimming Age Group Committee. Meet information is available
here. The Hytek (SDIF) events file is available
here.
Posted by: Susan
Huckeby | Updated on: June 3, 2010
_______________________________________________
Aberdeen
Swim Club announces their 2010 summer High-Point Swim Meet (sanction #051210)
June 18-20 at the Aberdeen
Aquatic Center. More information is available
here.
The Hytek events file is posted
here.
Updates: The
projected meet timeline has been posted
here. Warmup times and lane assignments are posted
here.
Also, please click
here for information about the scheduled family relay event.
Updated by: Sarah
Hogg | Updated on: June 15, 2010
_______________________________________________
Chamberlain Swim Team announces their 2010 Summer Invitational June 12 (sanction 051110) at the
Chamberlain City Pool. More information is available
here.
Posted by: Nancy
McDonald | Posted on: June 2, 2010
_______________________________________________
Watertown Area Swim Club announces their 2010 summer
Outdoor Sprint Invitational (sanction #051010) June
12 at the
Watertown
Aquatic Center. More information is available
here.
The Hytek events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Donna Bierschbach | Posted on: May
23, 2010
_______________________________________________
Milbank Area Lions Swim
Team is looking for a Starter and Referee for their
swim meet on June 4-5 in
Milbank.
If
you are able to assist or know of someone else who could fill these
positions, please contact Danny Spors at
milbankswim@hotmail.com.
Posted by: Danny
Spors | Posted on: May 16, 2010
_______________________________________________
Milbank Area Lions Swim
Team announces their 2010 Invitational Swim Meet (sanction
#SD042010) June 4-5 at the
Unity Square Pool in Milbank. For coaches, the Hytek
events file is posted
here. More information is available
here.
Please note that we will be following the most recent South Dakota
Swimming, Inc. rules with regards to
warm-up
procedures, as these supersede any other posted warmup
procedures.
Posted by: Danny
Spors | Updated on: May 16, 2010
_______________________________________________
Jonty Skinner is coming to
Aberdeen again this year. More
information available here.
Swimmers must also submit a
medical release form. An
application form can be found
here.
Posted by: Tina
Andrew | Posted on: March 30, 2010
_______________________________________________
USD Swim Camps announces
their 2010 summer swim camp schedule. Camp details and
signup forms are posted
here.
Posted by: Jason
Mahowald | Posted on: February 28, 2010
_______________________________________________
The 10th annual
All-American Swim Camp with ASC will feature an elite camp for the
fourth consecutive year, and will continue the technique development
that has been offered since 2001. Camp details and a printable
signup form are posted
here.
Posted by: Elyce
Kastigar | Posted on: February 28, 2010
_______________________________________________
West Fargo Swim Club announces their
summer Best Darn Swim Camp in West Fargo, ND on June 7-10, 2010.
More information is available
here.
Posted by: Mike
Stromberg | Posted on: February 25, 2010
_______________________________________________
2010 SD State Championships Results
All results from this year's state championships
have been posted:
Complete individual results
Hytek results file
Team scores
Percentage award results
Posted by: Joel
Mann | Posted on: March 8, 2010
_______________________________________________
Watertown
Area Swim Club (WASC) is seeking to hire a Full Time Head Coach
for its age group swim team (more information is available
here).
Posted by: Donna
Bierschbach | Posted on: February 25, 2010
_______________________________________________
The
Assistant Head Coach will be working directly with athletes 18 &
Under on a daily basis. The main objective of this position is toPosted by: Todd
Campbell | Posted on: February 3, 2010... (more
information
here).
Posted by: Chad
Thomsen | Posted on: February 13, 2010
_______________________________________________
The American Swim Coaches
Association (ASCA)
and Epic Sports announce the 2010 Dakota Coaches Clinic April 30 -
May 2, 2010 at the
Fargo
Expressway Suites in Fargo, ND, also sponsored by the
North
Dakota LSC and South Dakota Swimming, Inc. More
information is available
here.
Posted by: Mike
Stromberg | Posted on: December 12, 2009
_______________________________________________
Spring 2010 SDSI House of Delegates Meeting
This spring's House of Delegates
meeting is being held April 17th at
the
Cedar Shore Resort in Chamberlain.
The draft agenda for the meeting is
posted
here (check back for any updates prior to the
17th).
Fall 2009 House of Delegates Meeting Minutes
Fall 2009 House of Delegates committee reports
Delegates should check the
Documents page for any additional
minutes, reports or reference materials in advance of the meeting.
Posted by: Norm
Bouwens | Posted on: April 9, 2010
_______________________________________________
Bid Guidelines for Summer State Meet
Based on the current approved rotation
schedule Yankton was scheduled to host this summer's state
championship meet. SDSI, Inc has been informed that they are unable
to host this meet. Current policy states that the meet must go out
for bid to any eligible LSC member team. Any team that is
interested may submit a proposal to host the state meet this
summer. Below are the guidelines that need to be met for hosting
the summer state championship meet:
1. Any team that intends to submit a
proposal must e-mail Norm by April 10, 2010
Norman Bouwen's
e-mail address
njb700@msn.com
2. Bid Proposals will be presented at
the meeting April 17, 2010 and include the following:
A. Letter stating the pool is
reserved from Noon Friday till late Sunday night and must state any
restrictions. (From owner of pool)
B. Letter from the local hotels
or the CVB that 250 hotel rooms are available for this event. (Block
description)
C. Follow all SD-LSC guidelines
that pertain to championship meets. (Must be a combined meet for
summer)
D. Any other information that
pertains to hosting a championship meet.
The e-mail to Norm, should not contain
your proposal. Keep it simple and just state that your team will be
presenting a proposal for bid at the spring meeting.
Posted by: Todd
Campbell | Posted on: April 5, 2010
_______________________________________________
SD State Championships Warmup Schedule and
Meet Timeline
The warmup schedule for
this weekend's SD State Championships in Aberdeen is posted
here. The project meet timeline is posted
here.
The state meet psych
sheet has been posted
here.
Posted by: Joel
Mann | Updated on: March 4, 2010
_______________________________________________
The SD State Championships
Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet is posted
(and has been updated)
here.
Not all teams are listed yet due to the unknown number of
participants from some of the smaller teams; however, we expect all
teams to volunteer their time and this sheet will be updated once
entries are received. There are some positions that do not
have specific teams assigned, such as Head Timer (needed for Friday
evening and Saturday/Sunday afternoons), Runner, Computer Table and
Backup Head Lane Timers (will line up the little kids before their
races), so if you have experience in these positions please
volunteer your time!
Please distribute this
information to your teams and encourage parents to sign up early.
You can contact me (Sarah Hogg) via email at
sarahogg@midco.net or cell
at 605-380-9195 to sign up. We will also post this at the
meet; however, my hope is to have all positions filled prior to the
meet!
In addition, please remind
your teams/parents that our State Meets are now sponsored by the
South Dakota LSC with revenue going back to the LSC, so we need all
teams to volunteer their time to make the meet successful.
Please let me know if you
have any questions, and we'll see you in Aberdeen for the 2010 South
Dakota State Championships!
Posted by: Sarah
Hogg | Updated on: March 2, 2010
_______________________________________________
The 2010 SD
Short-Course State Swim Championships (sanction #012310,
time trial sanction #230110) will be
held March 5-7, 2010 at the Aberdeen
YMCA in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Meet information is posted
here.
Hotel information is
posted here.
When calling ensure you ask for the State Swim Meet rate.
Posted by: Todd
Campbell | Posted on: February 3, 2010
_______________________________________________
The Pierre Swim Team announces the
2010 SD Short Course B/C Championships to be held at the City of
Pierre
Aquatics Center. Entries will be limited to SD LSC swimmers for
events in which they have not achieved an State qualifying time
since February 20, 2009. For coaches, the SDIF events file is
posted
here.
Posted by: Kevin
McLain | Posted on: January 18, 2010
_______________________________________________
Information on SD State
Meet hotels is posted
here.
Please note that most of the hotel blocks expire 1 month prior to
the meet. The Super 8 block expires on Feb 17th.
The SD State Meet is being
held March 5-7 in Aberdeen.
Posted by: Todd
Campbell | Posted on: January 14, 2010
_______________________________________________
Pierre
Swim Team announces their 2010 Capitol City Qualifier February
20-21 2010 (sanction #010310) at the Pierre
Aquatics Center. As in the past, the USA/SD age group meet
will be held concurrently with a separate interwoven Masters meet
(sanction #SD LMSC 5410-01).
Entries are due Friday, February 12. Please contact Kevin
McLain if you have any questions.
More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Kevin
McLain | Posted on: January 14, 2010
_______________________________________________
Rapid City Racers Head Coach Position
Available
The Rapid City Racers Swim Club, Inc.,
(RCR) is seeking a Head Coach for their 60+ member swimming
program. RCR is a year round competitive swim club with swimmers
that range in ability level from novice to junior national level.
It is a non-profit, independent organization governed by a parent
board of directors. RCR is a member of USA Swimming, Inc. and SD
Swimming, Inc.
Job Qualifications:
ASCA Level 2 or equivalent experience minimum requirement.
Preference will be given to ASCA Level 3 or equivalent and above
coaches. The candidate should be familiar with Hy-Tek Meet Manager
Software, Team Unify, and possess good computer skills. The
candidate will be responsible for following; (1) Manage daily swim
operations and administration, (2) Promote the importance of proper
technique, teamwork, and sportsmanship, (3) Oversee, assist and
develop coaches, (4) Develop and implement practice and meet
schedules, (5) Complete meet entries and make team travel plans, (6)
Communicate with swimmers, parents, and BOD members as necessary,
(7) Recruit and retain swimmers, including marketing and promotion
to the community, (8) Develop training programs for swimmers in the
Senior Group.
Ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of
on-deck coaching experience and have previously coached swimmers at
the Sectionals or Junior National level and above. Base salary
starting between $26,000-$30,000 including incentives based on team
growth.
Preferable Start Date: December 16,
2009.
Website:
www.rapidcityracers.com
To Apply: Please submit your cover
letter and resume to:
Kelly Gorman
RCR President
1720 Evergreen Drive
Rapid City, SD 57702
Email:
kelly.gorman@k12.sd.us
Phone: 605-390-8730 (cell) or 605-791-4405 (hm)
Posted by: Kelly
Gorman | Posted on: November 23, 2009
_______________________________________________
Mitchell
Aquatic Club announces their 2010 Winter Invitational February
5-7 2010 (sanction #122909) at the
Nordby Recreation Center in Huron. More information is available
here.
The SDIF events file
for this meet has been posted and is available
here.
Posted by: Laura
Miller | Updated on: January 17, 2010
_______________________________________________
Web site issues
Please note that all posts to this site on January 17, 2010 were
inadvertently removed on the 18th. I have corrected this issue
and all of the following files and documents can now be accessed
either directly from their links below, or from their respective
links on the News and Meets pages.
My
apologies to the Mitchell Aquatic Club, Aberdeen Swim Club and Huron
P&R Team, as well as any visitors to the site for any inconvenience.
Aberdeen High-Point meet
high point scores,
meet results and
Hytek results file
Yankton
Tri-State meet
SDIF events file (meet rescheduled from Jan 9 to Jan 23)
Mitchell (Huron) meet
SDIF events file
Posted by: webmaster | Posted on: January
21, 2010
_______________________________________________
Watertown
Swim Team announces their 2010 Big Apple Invitational January
23-24 2010 (sanction #122009) at the Watertown
Community Recreation Center. More information is available
here.
Posted by: Donna
Bierschbach | Posted on: January 2, 2010
_______________________________________________
Black
Hills Gold Swimming announce their Winter Invitational (sanction #121309)
January 30-31 2010 at the Donald
E Young Center at Black Hills State University in
Spearfish. More information is
available here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Hotel information is
available here.
Posted by: Teena
Huber | Posted on: December 24, 2009
_______________________________________________
Snowfox Swim
Team announces their 2010 Winter Classic January 29-31 2010
(sanction #111909) to be held at Augustana University's
Elmen Center. More information is available
here.
The lists of events is posted
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Lisa
Ladenburger | Updated on: January 6, 2010
_______________________________________________
Yankton
Swim Team announces the Tri-State League meet has been
rescheduled to January 23, 2010
and will still be held at
the Summit
Activities Center in Yankton. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the updated Hytek events file is posted
here.
** note that the Hytek
file was updated January 17th **
Posted by: DeeRhonda
Anderson | Updated on: January 17, 2010
_______________________________________________
Due to the limited number of
individuals from the state who qualify for the All Star team
with a national “A” time the LSC board has reviewed the policy
and amended the policy to allow the top 5
in the state regardless of the national “A” time. This
decision was made to field the best SD team and to provide
opportunities for SD Swimmers to compete beyond the state
level. The purpose of the LSC is to encourage participation and
grow the number of athletes participating in this great
sport. We want to encourage swimmers to compete at this level,
provide opportunities and to fill the allowable athlete entries
at the All Star meet.
The All Star Application
deadline has been extended to Dec. 30, 2009.
Due to the holidays and limited
time please provide and forward this information to all team
members. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Elyce
Kastigar at
ascswim@abe.midco.net or 605-216-3223.
Posted by: Elyce
Kastigar | Posted on: December 24, 2009
_______________________________________________
Midwest All-Star Team Meet Entries
Congratulations to all SD All Star Qualifiers: See below
for links to individual and relay entries as well as the
warm up and picture schedules.
The Friday
warm up is a team practice time and we encourage all
athletes to be there if possible. This is an opportunity to
get into the pool prior to the meet on Saturday and Sunday.
Please wear
navy shorts and team t-shirt for the team picture. Swimmers
will receive their team t-shirt from the coaching staff when
they arrive at the pool on Friday.
Please
contact the SD All Star coach for your age group if you have
any questions, and we'll see you Friday!
Individual entries (by event)
Individual entries (by swimmer)
Relay entries
Warmups and pictures schedule
Posted by: Elyce
Kastigar | Updated on: January 7, 2010
_______________________________________________
Abderdeen
Swim Club announces their High Point meet (sanction #112509)
January 9-10, 2010 at the Aberdeen
YMCA. More information is available
here.
Posted by: Sarah
Hogg | Posted on: December 12, 2009
_______________________________________________
The American Swim Coaches
Association (ASCA)
and Epic Sports announce the 2010 Dakota Coaches Clinic April 30 -
May 2, 2010 at the
Fargo
Expressway Suites in Fargo, ND, also sponsored by the
North
Dakota LSC and South Dakota Swimming, Inc. More
information is available
here.
Posted by: Mike
Stromberg | Posted on: December 12, 2009
_______________________________________________
Rapid City Racers Head Coach Position
Available
The Rapid City Racers Swim Club, Inc.,
(RCR) is seeking a Head Coach for their 60+ member swimming
program. RCR is a year round competitive swim club with swimmers
that range... (see here for more
information).
Posted by: Kelly
Gorman | Posted on: November 23, 2009
_______________________________________________
Due to the limited number of
individuals from the state who qualify for the All Star team
with a national “A” time the LSC board has reviewed the policy
and amended the policy to allow the top 5
in the state regardless of the national “A” time. This
decision was made to field the best SD team and to provide
opportunities for SD Swimmers to compete beyond the state
level. The purpose of the LSC is to encourage participation and
grow the number of athletes participating in this great
sport. We want to encourage swimmers to compete at this level,
provide opportunities and to fill the allowable athlete entries
at the All Star meet.
The All Star Application
deadline has been extended to Dec. 30, 2009.
Due to the holidays and limited
time please provide and forward this information to all team
members. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Elyce
Kastigar at
ascswim@abe.midco.net or 605-216-3223.
Posted by: Elyce
Kastigar | Posted on: December 24, 2009
_______________________________________________
The 2010 Midwest All-Stars
meet information is posted
here.
Important! - please read
this for more information specific to the South Dakota
All-Stars team.
South Dakota team applications are posted
here
(check forms for deadlines and team coach information). Gear
order forms are posted
here.
Please check back here
regularly - additional information will be posted as soon as it
becomes available.
Posted by: Elyce
Kastigar | Posted on: December 1, 2009
_______________________________________________
Mitchell IMX Challenge (in Huron) Canceled
Mitchell Aquatic Club
announces the IMX Challenge scheduled for December 4-6 in Huron has
been canceled.
Posted by: Laura
Miller | Updated on: November 30, 2009
_______________________________________________
Watertown
Swim Team announces their 2009 Candy Cane Invitational December
12th at the Watertown
Community Recreation Center. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Donna
Bierschbach | Posted on: November 25, 2009
_______________________________________________
Rapid
City Racers announce their December Invitational December 19-20 at the Roosevelt
Swim Center in Rapid City. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Lindsay
Smith | Posted on: November 16, 2009
_______________________________________________
Black
Hills Gold Swimming announce their Fall Invitational (sanction #100109)
November 21st at the Donald
E Young Center at Black Hills State University in
Spearfish. More information is
available here.
For coaches, the SDIF events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Teena
Huber | Posted on: October 10, 2009
_______________________________________________
Rapid City Racers Assistant Coach Announcement
Due to
an increased volume of swimmers, we are currently looking for an
assistant coach for our age group and novice programs. The ideal
candidate would have experience with competitive swimming, coaching
and/or teaching swim lessons. Additionally, we are seeking
candidates who are current in their CPR and Lifeguard
certifications. If you are great with kids, have an intrinsic desire
to coach and have a passion for swimming then the Rapid City Racers
Swim Club would be a great place for you. We need to hire someone
very quickly to ensure the quality of our programming with our 12
and under swimmers. We offer a very competitive wage and would love
to hear from you if you are interested. Please email a resume to
coachzach@comcast.net
, or call 863-1216.
Posted by: Zach
Devine | Posted on: October 3, 2008
_______________________________________________
Brookings
Swim Club announces their Winter Invitational (sanction #092809)
November 21-22 at the Brookings
High School Pool. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Wendy
Ahrendsen | Updated on: November 6, 2009
_______________________________________________
Yankton
Swim Team announces the Tri-State League meet November 7, 2009 at
the Summit
Activities Center in Yankton. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Meet entries are due January 4, 2009.
We will need to have 2 warm-up
sessions. We have done entries. We have 200+ athletes.
Sioux Falls Snowfox, Vermillion, and Yankton will have the early
warm-up time (7:15). All other teams’ warm-ups will be at 8:00.
The meet will begin at 9:00AM.
Posted by: DeeRhonda
Anderson | Updated on: November 2, 2009
_______________________________________________
The final SDSI competitive
meet schedule was posted two weeks ago. This schedule was
approved at the South Dakota Swimming, Inc. 2009 Fall Delegates
Meeting, and includes meets through the 2010-2011 winter
(short-course) season. Please note that there have been
several changes made to that schedule; coaches, swimmers and parents
should review these changes carefully when making plans for the
upcoming season.
For example,
Mitchell
Aquatic Club has added a meet in December to be hosted in Huron,
SD; hotel information for the combined East/West B/C Championships
has been posted; and Britton Swim Club has added a meet for next
summer. Also, Watertown does not have a
meet on October 24th; that meet will be held October 31st. The updated meet schedule can be viewed
here.
Posted by: webmaster | Posted on: October
20, 2009
_______________________________________________
Pierre
Swim Team announce their Invitational November 14-15 at the Pierre
Aquatics Center in Pierre (sanction 093009). For coaches,
the Hytek events file is posted
here. This meet also features a concurrent Masters open
meet (sanction 549-002). More information is available
here.
Posted by: Kevin
McLain | Posted on: October 18, 2009
_______________________________________________
Watertown
Area Swim Club announces their Ghouls in the Pool meet (sanction #092409)
October 31 at the
Watertown Community Recreation Center. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Donna
Bierschbach | Updated on: October 15, 2009
_______________________________________________
The USA Swimming Report of
Occurrence Form has been posted on the Forms page. This form
is used to document safety incidents that occur at sanctioned
events. Contact SDSI Safety Coordinator Deb Finnesand
with any questions.
Posted by: Deb Finnesand | Posted on:
October 3, 2009
_______________________________________________
Rapid
City Racers announce their Fall Invitational (sanction #091609)
October 24-25 at the Roosevelt
Swim Center in Rapid City. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Lindsay
Smith | Posted on: September 18, 2009
_______________________________________________
A reminder that the
Athlete Travel Reimbursement Requests for the Summer Long Course
Season are due by the Fall LSC Meeting which is this Sunday,
September 20, 2009. If you are requesting reimbursement, please
complete the Athlete Travel Reimbursement Request Form posted
here on the SD Swimming web site. This form includes all the
information required by our
Policies and Procedures for reimbursement. Please contact me at
sarahogg@midco.net with any questions.
Posted by: Sarah
Hogg | Posted on: September 16, 2009
_______________________________________________
2009 Fall SD Swimming's
House of Delegates
This is the first of
several reminders that the Fall HoD meeting will be held Sunday,
September 20th from noon to 5:00pm at the
Cedar Shore Resort in Chamberlain. Check-in will be at
11:00am to ensure a timely start and finish. To ensure that we
maximize the time of all representatives from across the state, I
would like to request the following:
- If you are planning on
recommending any additions, deletions or changes to the
Policies and Procedures, please send them to all representatives
for review prior to the HoD meeting. All requests should
include a copy of the original policy followed by a copy of the
recommended changes.
- If you will be
presenting a report, please send them to
Norm Bouwens no later than
Wednesday, September 9th. Again, this will allow us to
distribute them for review prior to the HoD meeting and may reduce
the amount of time required to review them during the meeting.
- If you have any
questions, comments or concerns, please send them to me as soon as
possible so I can determine how they are best addressed at the HoD
meeting.
Posted by: Doug
Ladenburger | Posted on: August 8, 2009
_______________________________________________
South Dakota Swimming, Inc. announces the 2009 State Seasonal
Championships August 7-9 (sanction 070909) at
Municipal Pool in Huron. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Lesley
Berg | Posted on: July 14, 2009
_______________________________________________
Congratulations on
swimming a “AAA”
time between August 7th 2008 and August 3rd 2009. The “AAA”
automatically qualifies you to swim that event at the Central Zone Swimming Championship Meet...<read
more here>. An application form has been posted
here.
The Central Zones
Chaperone Application and
Team Gear Order Form are now posted.
Posted by: Zachary
Devine | Updated on: July 17, 2009
_______________________________________________
Every year South
Dakota Swimming, Inc., may award up to two $500.00 scholarships to
deserving high school seniors in recognition of their contribution
to the sport of swimming through competition and team
leadership..<read more here>.
An editable application form is available
here.
Posted by: Zach
Devine | Posted on: July 8, 2008
_______________________________________________
Scholastic
All America Applications are due August 1, 2009.
Applications must include the following:
- Completed Application
- Print-out from SWIMS of eligible times
- Transcript for the ENTIRE 2008-2009 academic year
Time standards for SAA recognition are listed on the form.
Mail the application with all supporting materials to the committee
members listed on the application (Louise
Limerick-girls; Betty Kooy-boys)
by August 1, 2009.
Posted by: Doug
Ladenburger | Posted on: May 19, 2009
_______________________________________________
Semi-Annual Audit at the
State Meet in Aberdeen
We are in need of some
parent volunteers to be on an audit committee for SD Swimming.
I need 4 parents who will be in Aberdeen for the State Swim Meet to
help with this audit. We are planning on doing the audit on
Friday afternoon at 2:00pm (during the mile swims) at a location yet
to be announced. If you can assist, please send an email to
dhonner1@sio.midco.net.
Posted by: Dave
Honner | Posted on: July 26, 2009
_______________________________________________
South Dakota Swimming, Inc. announces the 2009 State Long-Course
Championship July 31-August 2 (sanction 070209, time trials sanction
090702) at the
Aberdeen Aquatic Center. More information is available
here.
For coaches the SDIF events file will be posted by Sunday, July 12th.
The warmup schedule and list of team entrants is posted
here.
The state meet psych sheet is posted
here. The projected meet timeline is posted
here.
Posted by: Todd
Campbell | Updated on: July 31, 2009
_______________________________________________
Parents of Zone
Qualifiers:
The Lakeview Inn & Suites
hotel has a room block reserved for TEAM SD ONLY! Meaning that
this block of rooms is set aside for the athletes, coaches and
chaperones that are participating in the TEAM TRIP to Grand Forks.
This is not a block of rooms for parents, family members, etc.
There are rooms available at the hotel but they are filling quickly.
PLEAS REFER TO THE ZONE MEET INFORMATION posted
here for other hotels that are available in Grand Forks.
We apologize for any earlier miscommunication.
Posted by: Zachary
Devine | Posted on: July 14, 2009
_______________________________________________
South Dakota Swimming, Inc. announces the 2009 Long-Course
B/C Championship - West July 24-26 (sanction 070509, time trials sanction
090705) at
Horace Mann Pool in Rapid City. More information is available
here.
For coaches the SDIF events file has been posted
here. Hotel information is posted
here.
Posted by: Lindsay
Smith | Updated on: July 19, 2009
_______________________________________________
South Dakota Swimming, Inc. announces the 2009 Long-Course
B/C Championship - East July 24-26 (sanction 070709, time trials sanction
090707) at
Memorial Park Swimming Pool in Yankton. More information is available
here.
Note that the meet invitation has been
reposted. Please review carefully for updates.
Posted by: Deanne
Geditz | Updated on: July 18, 2009
_______________________________________________
Webster Swim Team announces their 2009 Summer Invitational
July 17-18 (sanction 060109) at the
Webster City Pool. More information is available
here.
For coaches the SDIF events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Rose
Vogl | Posted on: June 26, 2009
_______________________________________________
Brookings
Swim Club announces their 2009 Summer Invitational
July 17-19 at the
Hillcrest Aquatic Center. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Wendy
Ahrendsen | Posted on: June 15, 2009
_______________________________________________
Jonty Skinner is coming to
Aberdeen to teach pure Olympic swim technique. More
information available
here.
The camp application form
is posted
here. Swimmers must also submit a
medical release form. An editable version of the
application form can be found
here.
Posted by: Tina
Andrew | Posted on: June 5, 2009
_______________________________________________
Britton
Swim Team announces their 2009 Summer Invitational
July 11 (sanction 051409) at the
Britton City Pool. More information is available
here.
For coaches the SDIF events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Sherri
Jensen | Posted on: June 23, 2009
_______________________________________________
Snowfox Swim Team announces their 2009 Summer Invitational
July 10-12 (sanction 061509) at
Frank Olson Pool in Sioux Falls. The invite and SDIF
events file for this meet has been reposted with corrections; the
updated meet invitation can be found
here. The updated SDIF events file can be found
here.
The
invitation for this meet was modified again on June 30th to
clarify the provisions for exhibition swimmers. Please take
note.
Posted by: Lisa
Ladenburger | Updated on: June 30, 2009
_______________________________________________
Rapid
City Racers announce their Independence Day Swimvitational (sanction #051309)
July 3-5 at Horace
Mann Pool in Rapid City. More information is available here.
For coaches the SDIF events file is posted
here.
Posted by: Lindsay
Smith | Updated on: June 23, 2009
_______________________________________________
Mitchell Aquatic Club announces their 2009
SD Corn Palace Record Breaker meet July 3-5 (sanction 060209) at the
Mitchell Aquatic Center in Hitchcock Park. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the SDIF events file is posted
here.
The meet warm-up schedule
and lane assignments are posted
here.
Posted by: Laura
Miller | Updated on: July 1, 2009
_______________________________________________
Huron Parks
& Recreation announces their 2009 Huron Invitational June 26-28 at the
Huron Municipal Pool. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted
here.
Meet entries are due to me by
Thursday, June 18, 2009 and fees are due at the meet.
If you have any questions or concerns please call or email me. If
there are any problems with the template please let me know ASAP at
both email addresses below.
If you have trouble obtaining hotel
reservations please contact the Huron Chamber of Commerce at
605-352-0000. As of June 9th there were still rooms available at
the Comfort
Inn and the Super 8. The Dakota Inn is also another choice. Here
is a link to the Huron Chamber web page.
www.huronsd.com
Posted by: Lesley
Berg | Posted on: June 15, 2009
_______________________________________________
Aberdeen
Swim Club announces their 2009 summer High-Point Swim Meet (sanction #051809)
June 19-21 at the Aberdeen
Aquatic Center. More information is available here.
The meet warmup schedule
and lane assignments are posted
here.
Posted by: Joel
Mann | Posted on: May 22, 2009
_______________________________________________
The Watertown
Area Swim Club announces their 2009 Outdoor Invitational June 13
at the Watertown
Aquatic Center. More information is available here.
Posted by: Donna
Bierschbach | Posted on: May 22, 2009
_______________________________________________
The University
of South Dakota announces their 2009 summer Swim Camp
schedule. Session One (ages 8 & up) will run June 14-19;
Session Two (High School Camp - ages 14-18) will run June
21-26. More information and an application form are available here.
Posted by: Jason
Mahowald | Posted on: March 6, 2009
_______________________________________________
Milbank Swim Team announces their 2009
Invitational Swim Meet (sanction #042909)
June 5-6 at the
Unity Square Pool in Milbank. For coaches, the Hytek
events file is posted
here. More information is available
here.
Posted by: Danny
Spors | Posted on: June 3, 2009
_______________________________________________
Brookings Swim Club Looking for Additional
Coaches
The
Brookings Swim Club is looking for additional coaching staff. More information is available
here.
Posted by: Keli
Books | Posted on: April 27, 2009
_______________________________________________
The 9th annual
All-American Swim Camp with ASC will feature an elite camp for the
third consecutive year, and will continue the technique development
that has been offered since 2001. Camp details and a printable
signup form are posted here.
Posted by: Elyce
Kastigar | Updated on: April 10, 2009
_______________________________________________
The American Red Cross
wants to help you get ready for a great summer swim season! We
are proud to announce that Tom Johnson (TJ), head swimming coach for
the University of Wyoming, will be hosting a 3 day clinic for all
serious swimmers at the Watertown Community Recreational Center May
22-24, 2009. More information and a printable registration
form are posted here.
Posted by: Amy
Larson | Posted on: May 5, 2009
_______________________________________________
The Brookings Swim Club is looking for
additional coaching staff. The club seeks knowledgeable and
energetic applicants who have a passion for the sport of swimming
and enjoy working with children. Individuals should be organized and
dependable. This person would work under the supervision of a head
coach.
Duties will include coaching swimming
practices and dryland workouts for beginning to intermediate
swimmers. Assisting at swim meets (1-2 per month in June, July,
November, December, January, and February) and other duties as
assigned that accompany coaching (website, parent contact,
organizing team events etc).
A background
check and training to become a USA Swimming certificated coach
required.
Please contact Rhonda Young at 605-690-9796 or Keli Books at kelibooks@hotmail.com
or
320-282-6177 if interested.
Posted by: Keli
Books | Posted on: April 27, 2009
_______________________________________________
Rapid
City Racers announce their Cannot Wait for Summer invitational (sanction #040809)
May 16-17 at the Roosevelt
Swim Center in Rapid City. More information is available here.
Posted by: Lindsay
Smith | Posted on: April 11, 2009
_______________________________________________
SDSI Spring 2009 House of Delegates Meeting
Announcement (more updates)
Please see below for an
updated agenda and several reports not previously submitted.
The updated agenda is
posted here.
Additional reports:
General
Chair report
Treasurer's
report
Meet
Schedule 2009-2011
Proposed
amendments to Rule #7
Swimsuit
rule interpretation
Posted by: Norman
Bouwens | Posted on: April 18, 2009
_______________________________________________
SDSI Spring 2009 House of Delegates Meeting
Announcement (updated)
The
South Dakota Swimming, Inc. House of Delegates will meet at 12:30
p.m. CDT, Sunday, April 19, 2009 at the AmericInn,
1981 E King St. in Chamberlain, SD. To insure a quick and
accurate roll call and proper seating of delegates, check in will
begin at 12:00 noon and name tags will be issued at the door.
Click here
for a Draft of the Meeting Agenda.
Click here
to view Policies & Procedures proposed amendments.
SWIM CLUBS:
Each club is entitled to one voting delegate.
Delegates must be Non-Athlete members of USA Swimming.
Other club members are welcomed to attend.
On the SD Swimming
website:
1.
Check
the House of Delegates list of SDSI Team
Reps. If a new Representative or new Alternates need to be named for
your club, complete and return a new Delegate
Appointment Form. Please
e-mail
the form to the LSC Secretary and turn in the hard copy at the April
19 meeting.
2.
Complete and return any 2009
Non-Athlete Registrations needed.
Send the application form and $50 fee to the
Membership/Registration Coordinator or turn it in at the April
19 meeting.
ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVES:
We
welcome you! Nine new
athlete representatives were elected to our House of Delegates and
Board of Directors at the LC Championship meet last summer.
You are 20% of our voting membership.
We hope you will be present at our April 19 meeting.
BOARD MEMBERS, CHAIRS, COORDINATORS
& COMMITTEES:
1.
Please e-mail
by Thursday,
April 16 to tell us whether
or not you need to be included on the agenda, and to send any
written reports you want distributed at the meeting. I
will provide copies of reports received by the 16th.
After the 16th, e-mail anyway,
but please, make your own copies to hand out at the meeting.
2.
Please e-mail,
the
text of any proposed amendment to SDSI
Bylaws or Policies
& Procedures in such form as to show the relevant section as
it will read if adopted.
Posted by: Norman
Bouwens | Updated on: April 10, 2009
_______________________________________________
The Scholastic All-America Team is
comprised of high school student-athletes who have a grade point
average of 3.50 or higher, and have achieved a specific time
standard in an individual event during the qualifying period. They
must have completed 10th, 11th, or 12th grade and be a USA Swimming
member athlete. Further requirements, information and deadlines are
detailed on the application
form.
Posted by: Tina
Andrew | Posted on: March 30, 2009
_______________________________________________
SDSI Spring 2009 House of Delegates Meeting
Announced
The SD Swimming spring LSC House of
Delegates meeting will be on Sunday, April 19, 2009 in Chamberlain,
SD. Notice, the meeting day is Sunday—not
Saturday! Meeting time and place details will be sent soon.
Please e-mail agenda items or proposals
to me or Gen. Chair, Doug
Ladenburger A.S.A.P. so that we can prepare the agenda.
To review the Minutes and Reports from
our fall 2008 meeting click here.
Hope to see you all in Chamberlain on
April 19!
Posted by: Norman
Bouwens | Posted on: March 6, 2009
_______________________________________________
Thanks to everyone who attended or
assisted in this year's South Dakota Short-Course State Swim
Championships. Meet results are posted here. The
Hytek results merge file is available now and can be downloaded here.
Snowfox Swim Team won the overall meet with a team score of 6,582. Second place went to Aberdeen Swim Club with
4,100 points and Mitchell finished third with 2,448 points. Rapid
City was the Team Percentage Award winner with 10.9.
All team percentage scores are posted here. Overall
team point scores are posted here.
Posted by: Lisa
Ladenburger | Updated on: March 2, 2009
_______________________________________________
The North Dakota &
South Dakota LSCs, American Swim Coaches Association and Epic
Sports
of Bismarck announce the 2009 Dakota Coaches Swim Clinic May 1, 2
and 3 at
the Fargo Expressway Suites in Fargo, North Dakota.
More information available here.
Posted by: Mike Stromberg | Posted on: January
14, 2009
_______________________________________________
Central
Zone Swimming and the Lake
Country Swim Team announce the 2009 Speedo Championship Series
Sectionals meet March 12-15, 2009 at the Walter
Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown
Deer, Wisconsin. More information is available here.
Meet qualifying times are available here.
Posted by: Mark
Kohnhorst | Posted on: January 6, 2009
_______________________________________________
Coaches - throughout the day, many
discussions have taken place regarding the weather situation to include a
conversation with a representative from USA Swimming. As a result of
these discussions, the meet will proceed as scheduled.
Obviously we ask that anyone choosing to travel to this meet
monitor road conditions closely and travel safely.
In the event that a
team or swimmer would miss their scheduled warm up, every accommodation
will be made to include them in a later warm up.
Posted by: Doug
Ladenburger | Posted on: February 26, 2009
The 2008-2009 SD
Short-Course State Swim Championships will be hosted at Augustana
College's Elmen
Center in Sioux Falls February 27 - March 1. The
Order of Events is posted here.
The meet invitation is posted here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.
Please note that swimmers who will be participating in the 1650 should plan on being
at the pool by noon (Central time).
We
would appreciate it if
teams could submit entries for swimmers that have already qualified
for the state meet as soon as possible. By receiving these
entries earlier we will know approximately how many swimmers will be
attending; this will help in getting warm-up times sent and lanes
assigned. Coaches can then generate an additional file of
entries after the B/C
Championship meet with any changes and/or additions.
An
Awards Ceremony will be held at the end of each session for places 1
thru 8. That will be held in the East Gymnasium (also where
the camping area is located)
Hotel information is
posted here.
When calling ensure you ask for the State Swim Meet rate.
Updates:
The
warmup schedule and lane assignments have been posted. Click here.
The
meet timeline has been posted. Click here.
Lane
timing assignments have been posted here.
All participating teams are required to provide timers.
Check-in for timers will be at the concession stand prior to each
session.
Posted by: Lisa
Ladenburger | Updated on: February 12, 2009
South Dakota Swimming
announces the 2009 SD Western B/C Championship Meet (sanction #020409)
February 20-22 at the Donald
E Young Center at Black Hills State University in
Spearfish. The deadline for entries is Saturday, February
14th. More information is
available here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.
Posted by: Teena
Huber | Posted on: February 9, 2009
_______________________________________________
South Dakota Swimming
announces the 2009 SD Eastern B/C Championship Meet (sanction #020509)
February 20-22 at the SDSU
Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center. The deadline for entries
is Saturday, February 14th. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.
Posted by: Wendy
Ahrendsen | Updated on: February 9, 2009
_______________________________________________
Pierre
Swim Team announces their 2009 Capitol City Qualifier February
14-15 at the Pierre
Aquatics Center. As in the past, the USA/SD age group meet
will be held concurrently with a separate interwoven Masters meet.
Entries are due Friday, February 6. Please contact Kevin
McLain if you have any questions.
More information is available
here.
The Hytek events file is posted here.
Posted by: Kevin
McLain | Posted on: January 17, 2009
_______________________________________________
Black
Hills Gold Swimming announce their Winter Invitational (sanction #122608)
January 24-25 at the Donald
E Young Center at Black Hills State University in
Spearfish. The deadline for entries is Saturday, January
17th. More information is
available here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.
Posted by: Teena
Huber | Posted on: January 1, 2009
_______________________________________________
Snowfox
Swim Team announces their annual Winter Classic January 23-25,
2009 (sanction #122508) at Augustana
College's Elmen
Center in Sioux Falls. More information is available here
(please review as this file has been updated). Coaches,
the updated Hytek file is posted here.
A session report has been posted here.
Posted by: Lisa
Ladenburger | Updated on: January 12, 2009
_______________________________________________
The
updated entry documents for this year's All-Stars meet are
posted here: by-name,
by-event.
The Psych Sheet is posted here,
and the meet schedule including warm-ups is posted here.
You will find a diagram of the pool layout here.
We will warm-up from 6:00-7:00pm on Friday evening. Our team
picture is scheduled at 8:40am Saturday morning, and warm-ups will
begin at 9:10 AM. Let's have the swimmers wear navy blue
shorts or pants if possible for the picture.
I will be in the lobby of the Aquatic Center before warm-ups Friday
evening to hand out the gear.
Posted by: Wendy
Ahrendsen | Posted on: January 14, 2009
_______________________________________________
Watertown
Swim Team announces their 2009 Big Apple Invitational February
7-8 at the Watertown
Community Recreation Center. More information is available
here.
Posted by: Donna
Bierschbach | Posted on: January 16, 2009
_______________________________________________
The 2009 Team South Dakota
Midwest All-Stars entries are posted here.
Warm-up times, etc. will
be posted as soon as they are available. And...there will be a
team picture this year. The cost will be $10, so anyone who
would like to order one should let Wendy know as soon as
possible. She will collect the money once you get to Lawrence.
Posted by: Wendy
Ahrendsen | Posted on: January 7, 2009
_______________________________________________
Attention Meet
Directors:
Please be
aware of the following information when naming meets for the purpose
of submitting results:
The meet name must first state the
year 2008 (2009 as of January 1), followed by the LSC,
and finally
the name of the meet. This determines how swim meets appear
in the SWIMS database.
EXAMPLE: 2008 SD Rapid City
Invitational (for sanctioned meet)
EXAMPLE: 2008 SD AP Rapid City Invitation (for approved
meet)
Posted by: Kelly
Gorman | Posted on: November 11, 2008
_______________________________________________
Process for Meet Results & Top-16
Posts & Request for Relay Records
Attention Meet Directors:
We're going to try a new process for
submitting meet results and Top-16 reports this season. This
method will eliminate the need for meet directors to submit two sets
of results; will ensure the results posted on the web site and for
Top-16 are synched; and should provide a more timely means of making
both results and Top-16 reports available to swimmers, fans and
coaches.
We are asking all clubs to follow the
steps listed below to ensure prompt posting of Top-16/records
results each week following swim meets:
1. Forward the Hytek results filed to Bob Moore (bobmoore@sio.midco.net)
in order for this
file to be posted on SD Swimming Website.
Important! - Please note that the Hytek
Meet Manager results file must be forwarded, not the
backup file.
2. Once posted on SD Swimming Site, Top
16/Records Chair (tina@abe.midco.net)
will
update records by accessing required files directly from the SD
Swimming website.
3. There is no need for the meet director or meet referee
to sign and mail a hard copy of
results file as long as it is posted to the website. If any
changes or corrections are needed
or should you have any questions with regards to results please
email tina@abe.midco.net.
Coaches (please note):
If any swimmers attend meets outside of
South Dakota, simply follow the same directions
(i.e., forward the Hytek results file to Bob Moore to be posted on
the SD Swimming site). These will also be included in the
Top-16 report as soon as they are posted.
Relay Records:
Our relay records are outdated.
In order to recreate records all coaches are being asked to complete
and submit a State
Relay Record Application for any relay records set/broken within
the past five years. Please mail, fax or email completed forms
as directed on the bottom of
the form itself.
Posted by: Tina
Andrew | Updated on: November 30, 2008
_______________________________________________
Watertown
Area Swim Club (WASC) is seeking to hire a Full Time Head Coach
for its age group swim team.
WASC is a firmly established
USA
swim club - affiliated with the South Dakota LSC and competes year
around. WASC has about
80 age group swimmers.
Watertown
is located in
Northeastern South Dakota
with a population of around 25,000.
This position is an excellent
opportunity for an enthusiastic coach to take this team to the next
level. This position is available immediately.
Salary dependent upon experience. Per
diem plan provided for costs associated with meets (travel, lodging,
and meals).
Responsibilities:
1. Develop practice plans and coach
daily practices;
2. Enter the team and swimmers into meets using HyTek software and
Internet tools;
3. Coach all age group level meets;
4. Administrative and managerial support functions;
5. Maintain current USA Swimming coach licenses;
6. Supervise age group staff;
7. Organize and administrate Jr Dolphin feeder program;
8. Communicate and work with parents, swimmers, and the
Watertown
Community
Recreation
Center;
9. Teach all competitive skills;
10. Public Relations with media, and schools;
11. Recruit and grow membership;
12. Attend board meetings and keep board informed;
13. Participate in self improvement programs;
14. Keep accurate records of the club swimmers (practice attendance,
time drops, strengths, areas for improvement, etc.)
Qualifications:
1. ASCA level 2 preferred;
2. Current Red Cross CPR and First Aid certifications;
3. Red Cross certified lifeguard;
4. Competitive swimming and coaching experience preferred;
5. Knowledge of computers and HyTek management software is a plus;
6. Organization skills;
7. Reliable means of transportation;
Interested parties should mail a letter of interest, resume, and
three professional references to: Watertown Area Swim Club, P.O.
601,
Watertown
,
SD
57201
. For questions call
Donna Bierschbach at 605-886-0999.
Posted by: Donna
Bierschbach | Posted on: November 30, 2008
_______________________________________________
Yankton
Swim Team announces the Tri-State League meet January 10, 2009 at
the Summit
Activities Center in Yankton. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.
Meet entries are due January 4, 2009.
Posted by: Deanne
Geditz | Posted on: December 29, 2008
_______________________________________________
Abderdeen
Swim Club announces their High Point meet (sanction #120308)
January 10-11, 2009 at the Aberdeen
YMCA. More information is available here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.
The meet warmup schedule is posted here.
Posted by: Todd
Campbell | Updated on: January 6, 2009
_______________________________________________
The 2009 Midwest All-Stars
meet information is posted here.
South Dakota team applications are posted here
(check forms for deadlines and team coach information). Gear
order forms are posted here.
If you have swimmers who would like to order the warm-up and/or bag,
I will have to let you know how much they will be once we receive
updated pricing information. You may e-mail forms to the
coaches to meet the deadline, and then follow-up with the hard copy
and check in the US mail. Please note that we are having all
checks sent to Wendy Ahrendsen and the applications with events and
times to the coach for the respective age group.
Posted by: Wendy
Ahrendsen | Posted on: December 11, 2008
_______________________________________________
Mitchell
Aquatic Club announce their All-Star Qualifier meet (sanction #120608)
January 2-4
at the Middle
School in Mitchell. More information is available here.
Posted by: Laura
Miller | Posted on: December 8, 2008
_______________________________________________
Wanted: Enthusiastic assistant coach
for the Black Hills Gold Swim Team!
The Black Hills Gold Swim Team located
in Spearfish South Dakota is a year-round, competitive swim team
with growing membership. We are a forward looking team with the
mission of promoting the sport of swimming and encouraging swimmers
to be the best that they can be. The team consists of swimmers age
6-19, with swimmers of all abilities. The team practices in a 25
meter, 6 lane facility located in the Donald E Young Center at Black
Hills State University.
Responsibilities will include on-deck
coaching, practice design, and stroke instruction. An
energetic parent run board of directors provides the primary
administrative responsibilities to allow the coach to focus on the
team and the swimmers. Must currently have or be able to fulfill the
USA Swim coach requirements as posted on USAswimming.org. Interested
applicants can contact Troy at (605) 642-4316, Glen at 722-7722 or
Whitney at (605) 642-1695. You may also send a letter of
interest or resume to driscoll@mac.com,
or Black Hills Gold Swim Team, PO box 703, Spearfish SD 57783.
Posted by: Glen
Lewis | Posted on: September 3, 2008
_______________________________________________
Rapid
City Racers announce their Fall Invitational (sanction #112008)
December 13-14 at the Roosevelt
Swim Center in Rapid City. More information is available here.
Posted by: Lindsay
Smith | Posted on: November 30, 2008
_______________________________________________
Watertown
Swim Team announces their 2008 Candy Cane Invitational December
13th at the Watertown
Community Recreation Center. More information is available
here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.
Posted by: Donna
Bierschbach | Posted on: November 19, 2008
_______________________________________________
Snowfox
Swim Team announces their annual Pentathlon at the Augustana
College's Elmen
Center in Sioux Falls. More information is available here.
For coaches, the Hytek events file is posted here.
Posted by: Lisa
Ladenburger | Posted on: November 17, 2008
_______________________________________________
Brookings
Swim Club announces their Winter Invitational (sanction #102608)
November 22-23 at the Brookings
High School Pool. More information is available here.
The meet events file is posted here.
Posted by: Wendy
Ahrendsen | Updated on: November 10, 2008
_______________________________________________
Good
morning! Good news, we just received word that the pool test
passed so the meet will proceed as planned. We will see you
all on Saturday morning.
Posted by: Laura
Miller and Susie Ebert | Posted on: November 13, 2008
_______________________________________________
For those of you who don't read the
Mitchell newspaper, you should be aware that the state health
department detected a water quality issue as the result of a
regularly scheduled water test submitted to their lab last week.
Our Middle School was not notified of that test result until
Monday of this week. The School District has taken the
necessary steps to address the this issue, however, we are waiting
on follow-up test results to confirm that those steps have been
successful. Unfortunately, that confirmation won't be
available until sometime Friday afternoon. We are absolutely
planning to have the meet as scheduled; however we want everyone
to be aware of this situation in order to insure that teams
check their e-mail Friday for confirmation or notice in the event
of cancellation of the meet. if you have any questions,
please feel free to email me.
Warm-up times for this weekend are
posted here.
Posted by: Laura
Miller and Susie Ebert | Posted on: November 12, 2008
_______________________________________________
Here is the latest weather
update on the Pierre
Swim Team Invitational scheduled for November 8-9 at the Pierre
Aquatics Center in Pierre:
"At
this point the Pierre meet is still on. After consulting with
the Meet Referee, due to the weather we’ve decided to postpone the
warm-ups and the start of the meet on Saturday by three hours.
Warm-ups scheduled for 8:30 AM will now start at 11:30. The
9:10 warm-ups will now be 12:10. The meet will start at 1:00
PM. We should be done by 6:00. This will give those
teams the option (weather permitting) to either drive in the Friday
night or travel on Saturday morning.
No change to Sunday's schedule. We will let you know if things
change."
Posted by: Kevin
McLain | Posted on: November 7, 2008 (8:38am CST/7:38am
MST)
_______________________________________________
New Hope Crystal Plymouth (NHCP) is
located in New Hope, Minnesota, a western suburb of Minneapolis. Our
swimmers come from surrounding communities, with most living in
Plymouth and Maple Grove. This swim club is a not-for-profit
(501-3C) organization, managed by a volunteer Board of Directors, in
collaboration with the Head Coach and Coaching Staff. We are a
USA Swim Team. Our membership ranges from approximately 150 swimmers
in the fall season to nearly 200 during the summer. In
addition to the Head Coach, NHCP has a Head Age Group Coach and four
to seven assistant coaches, depending on swimmer needs.
NHCP is looking for an enthusiastic and
energetic full-time, year-round Head Coach to lead our team.
Our Head Coach is responsible for establishing and moving forward
the vision and mission of the club. The Head Coach will have
primary coaching responsibilities for our Senior swimmers, but will
play an active role in program, coach, and swimmer development for
swimmers at all levels and ages. The Coach will also be
responsible for administrative details, including practice and pool
scheduling, meet schedules and entries, promotion in the community,
and participation in local LSC activities. At NHCP, we believe
that “Every Swimmer Counts;” it is important, therefore, that
our Head Coach be actively involved in the development of swimmers
at all levels of our program. The Head Coach will report directly to
the President of the Board of Directors.
The ideal candidate will be a college
graduate with a minimum of 3-5 years coaching experience with a
demonstrated ability to develop young athletes. ASCA Level 3
certification is required. The candidate must possess a strong work
ethic, positive attitude, and outstanding organizational skills. The
candidate must also demonstrate effective, respectful communication
skills. The candidate must be able to apply positive, consistent,
and effective motivation strategies when working with swimmers,
parents, and coaching staff. The candidate must also possess
computer proficiency in Hy-Tek, MS Word and MS Excel. Candidate
should be in good standing with USA Swimming and have all USA
Swimming required certifications. A complete Head Coach
job description is available on request.
A competitive salary package will be
offered to the right candidate. Applications will be accepted
until the position is filled, and we are seeking to start the
position as soon as possible. Interested applicants may e-mail their
resume, cover letter, and references to nhcpswimclub@gmail.com.
Posted by: Kris
Rouleau | Posted on: September 25, 2008
_______________________________________________
Pierre
Swim Team announce their Invitational November 8-9 at the Pierre
Aquatics Center in Pierre. More information is available here.
Posted by: Kevin
McLain | Posted on: October 14, 2008
_______________________________________________
Rapid
City Racers announce their Fall Invitational (sanction #100108)
October 25-26 at the Roosevelt
Swim Center in Rapid City. More information is available here.
Posted by: Marty
Weathers | Posted on: October 7, 2008
_______________________________________________
Sioux
Falls Seals Swim Team has an opening for an assistant coach
(approximately 8-12 hours/week). This position commences
immediately for the 2008 summer season and extends beyond into the
year-round short course season. Email a Letter of Interest
along with a brief resume to Christine Brandner at Brandner62@aol.com.
Details regarding practice schedules, job description, experience
requirements and wage will follow receipt of the Letter of
Interest.
Posted by: Christine
Brander | Posted on: April 25, 2008
_______________________________________________
Black
Hills Gold Swimming announce their Fall Invitational (sanction #100608)
November 15th at the Donald
E Young Center at Black Hills State University in
Spearfish. More information is
available here.
Posted by: Teena
Huber | Posted on: October 6, 2008
_______________________________________________
Mitchell
Aquatic Club announce their Winter Invitational (sanction #100308)
November 15-16
at the Middle
School in Mitchell. More information is available here.
Posted by: Laura
Miller | Posted on: October 3, 2008
_______________________________________________
The new coach's
certification requirements for 2009-2010 have been published by
USA Swimming.
Posted by: Sherry
Miller | Posted on: July 10, 2008
_______________________________________________
South
Dakota Aquatics announce their Fall Invitational October 19th at the
University
of South Dakota Dakota Dome in Mitchell. More information is available
here.
Posted by: Jason
Mahowald | Posted on: October 3, 2008
_______________________________________________
Fall LSC House of Delegates meeting
announcement
The South Dakota Swimming, Inc. House
of Delegates will meet at 12:30 p.m. CDT, Saturday, September 20,
2008 at the AmericInn,
1981 E King Avenue in Chamberlain, SD.
To insure a quick and accurate roll call and proper seating of
delegates, check in will begin at 12:00 noon and name tags will be
issued at the door.
SWIM CLUBS: Each club is entitled to one voting delegate.
Delegates must be Non-Athlete members of USA Swimming. Other
club members are welcomed to attend.
1. Check the House of
Delegates list of SDSI Team Reps here.
If a new Representative or new Alternates need to be named for your
club, complete and return a new Delegate
Appointment Form. Please e-mail the form to LSC Secretary
Norm Bouwens at njb700@msn.com,
and be prepared to turn in the hard copy at the Sept. 20 meeting.
2. Complete and return any
2009 Non-Athlete Registrations needed. Download the form here.
Send the application form and $50 fee to the Membership/Registration
Coordinator, or turn it in at the Sept. 20 meeting.
ATHLETE
REPRESENTATIVES: We welcome you! Nine new athlete
representatives were elected to our House of Delegates and Board of
Directors at the LC Championship meet. You are 20% of our
voting membership. We hope you will be present at our next
meeting. If you have not replied to the letter requesting your
e-mail address, please reply by e-mail to njb700@msn.com
ASAP.
BOARD MEMBERS, CHAIRS, COORDINATORS & COMMITTEES:
1.
Please e-mail ASAP agenda items and your report if you want it
included on and distributed with the agenda.
2.
Please email me the text of any proposed amendment to SDSI
Bylaws or Policies
& Procedures in such form as to show the relevant section as
it will read if adopted.
Posted by: Norm
Bouwens |
Posted on: September 1, 2008
_______________________________________________
Long Course and Summer seasons complete
Check out the Meets
page for final results from Central Mega Zones, South Dakota
Long-Course State Championships, and South Dakota Seasonal
Championships results.
Posted by: webmaster |
Posted on: August 14, 2008
_______________________________________________
Watertown
Area Swim Club (WASC) is
seeking to hire a Full Time Head Coach for its age group swim team.
WASC is a well- established USA swim club, affiliated with
South Dakota Swimming Inc., and competes year-round.
WASC has about 60 age group swimmers with a goal of
growing to about 80 swimmers. Watertown is located in Northeastern
South Dakota with a population of around 25,000.
This position is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic
coach to take this team to the next level.
This position is
available in Sept 2008. Assistant coaching position is available
immediately.
Salary will be
dependent upon experience. Coach is encouraged to derive extra
income through teaching swim classes for the area schools, and
substitute teaching. Per
diem plan provided for costs associated with meets (travel, lodging,
and meals).
Responsibilities:
1. Develop practice plans and coach daily practices
2. Enter the team and swimmers into meets using Hy-Tek software and
Internet tools
3. Coach all age group level meets
4. Administrative and managerial support functions
5. Maintain current USA Swimming coach licenses
6. Supervise age group staff
7. Organize and administrate Jr Dolphin feeder program
8. Communicate and work with parents, swimmers, and the Watertown
Community Recreation Center
9. Teach all competitive swim skills
10. Public Relations with media, and schools
11. Recruit and grow membership
12. Attend board meetings and keep board informed
13. Participate in self-improvement programs
14. Keep accurate records of the club swimmers (practice attendance,
time drops, strengths, areas for improvement, etc.)
Qualifications:
1. ASCA level 2 preferred
2. Current Red Cross CPR and First Aid certifications
3. Red Cross certified lifeguard
4. Competitive swimming and coaching experience preferred
5. Knowledge of computers and Hy-Tek management software is a plus
6. Organization skills
7. Reliable means of transportation
Interested
parties should mail a letter of interest, resume, and three
professional references to: Watertown Area Swim Club, P.O. 601,
Watertown, SD 57201.
For questions call Dr Dan Reiffenberger at 605-886-7124.
Posted by: Donna
Bierschbach | Posted on: January 23, 2008
_______________________________________________
Mitchell Aquatic Club
is seeking an energetic, knowledgeable person to become part of our
growing team. Practice
hours during the week are primarily in the late afternoons and
evenings. If you are
interested, see the MAC website
for more information, or e-mail Coach
Baechler for an application.
Interested parties should return a cover letter, resume,
reference and an application
either via email, or
mail to:
Mitchell Aquatic Club
P.O. Box
1371
Mitchell SD 57301
Posted by: Vincent
Boddicker | Posted on: April 30, 2007
_______________________________________________
2008 South Dakota Mega Zones Team
Track your 2008 South Dakota Mega Zone
team all weekend via live results as well as a live, streaming
video feed directly from the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis,
Indiana. Go SD Swimming!
Posted by: webmaster |
Posted on: August 7, 2008
_______________________________________________
An
updated meet invite with sanction number and a correction on the
meet entry deadline is posted here.
The deadline is on Sunday August 3. I would appreciate it if
these entries could be sent to me by 2 pm on Sunday.
Information on the awards that will be presented at the conclusion
of the meet is posted here.
Posted by: Lesley
Berg | Updated on: July 30, 2008
__________________________________________
Coaches
& Team Representatives -
The warm-up schedule for this weekend's state meet is posted here.
Please note that Sat. and Sunday morning, we'll only have one group
of warm-ups so the first warm-up session will be at 7:45am.
Also, we will be having a Parade of Athletes between sessions on
Saturday. Teams will be asked to gather and line up in the grassy
area just west of the pool, outside the fence. We will have MAC
Parents there coordinating the swimmers. We ask that each team send
us in advance the number of swimmers on the team and qualified for
state, coaches' names, and graduating seniors. To run this as
smoothly as possible, we're asking that swimmers start gathering in
the area during the last race of the morning or during time trials,
if we have any.
Also, please note that the street immediately north of the pool
area, Hanson Ave., is under construction repair as it was in July.
The parking lot to the north of the pool is open and available for
parking. The is a wooden bridge enabling you to cross to the
pool/grassy area. We ask that if you do park your vehicle in the
park (limited spaces), that you do NOT park on the grass.
Thank you for your attention and we look forward to hosting this
exciting event!
Posted by: Lori
Baye | Posted on: July 30, 2008
_______________________________________________
This
year at Mega Zones they will be recognizing an All Time Central
Zones Team. This recognition is based
on past performances within the Central Zone and more specifically
in relation to the Central Zones Championship
Meets. To automatically be recognized on this team a swimmer
must meet one of the criteria listed
below in red. The swimmers do
not have to be swimming in this years Central Zones Championship as they
may be older adults. If SD does not have at least two
automatic qualifiers (I think we have at least several) we
will then nominate up to two individuals to be recognized at the
Central Zone Meet.
Please
let me know ASAP if you know of any swimmers on your team or
another that you believe qualify for this recognition based on
criteria 1, 2 or 3 below. If you have any questions I
will try to answer them.
When
submitting a name I also need the club, coach and the specific
event, record, team they qualified for, date & year, etc.
1. Have set
two or more individual Central Zone records (in any age group).
These must be set at the Central
Zones Meets.
2. Have swum a
Central Zone Championship time that was ranked #1 nationally for
that season.
3. Have been a
Central Zone Championship meet participant who has gone on to
qualify for one or more of these USA Swimming teams: Junior
National Team, Senior National Team, USA Olympic Team.
4. If an LSC
has no automatic qualifiers based on #1-3, the LSC will nominate one
male and one female athlete to represent the LSC on the All-Time
Central Zone Team.
It is the
responsibility of each LSC to perform the required research before
identifying and nominating its automatic qualifiers.
Posted by: Janet
Martin | Posted on: July 21, 2008
_______________________________________________
The
summer is closing and our State Meet is almost here! I'm planning on
putting together a schedule in advance for officiating at the state
meet. Please let me know if you're available to work (S&T,
Starter and/or N2 Referee), at what capacity and which sessions. It
would be great to hear from you by Tuesday night of next week. We
will have an Official's Meeting 30 minutes prior to the start of
each session. Thank you in advance for your willingness to help out!
If you know of an official who may not have received this email,
please forward this!
Posted by: Lori
Baye | Posted on: July 21, 2008
_______________________________________________
Congratulations on
swimming a “AAA”
time between August 9th 2007 and August 4th 2008. The “AAA”
automatically qualifies you to swim that event at the Central Mega
Zone Swimming Championship Meet...<read
more here>
Posted by: Keli
Books | Posted on: July 11, 2008
_______________________________________________
Every year South
Dakota Swimming, Inc., may award up to two $500.00 scholarships to
deserving high school seniors in recognition of their contribution
to the sport of swimming through competition and team
leadership..<read more here>
Posted by: Lindsie
Micko | Posted on: July 11, 2008
_______________________________________________
Meet information for this
year's Novice Festival in Aberdeen
is posted here. The
Hytek events file is posted here.
Posted by: Joel
Mann | Posted on: July 16, 2008
_______________________________________________
Warmup and lane assignment
for this weekend's Brookings Invitational are posted here. The
projected meet timeline is posted here.
Posted by: Keli
Books | Posted on: July 16, 2008
_______________________________________________
Webster Swim Team announces their Invitational Swim Meet July
18 & 19, 2008 at the Webster City Swimming Pool. Meet information is posted
here. The
warmup schedule and lane assignments are posted here.
Posted by: Rose
Vogl | Updated on: July 15, 2008
_______________________________________________
Britton Swim Team announces their Invitational Swim Meet July
20, 2008 at
the Britton
Swimming Pool. Meet information is posted here. The
Hytek events file is posted here.
Posted by: Sherri
Jensen | Updated on: July 3, 2008
_______________________________________________
SDSI,
Inc. has reservations at two hotels for the 2008 Central
MegaZones meet in Indianapolis. There are 30 rooms
at the Comfort
Inn reserved for the South Dakota Swim Team. There is also
a block at the Comfort
Suites designated for parents and families. The rate at
the Comfort Suites is $89.99 per night. Be
sure to ask for the South Dakota Zone Team price when booking the
rooms. Please distribute and post this information to your
swimmers and families. The above hotels are close to each
other, and are approximately 10-15 minutes from the pool.
The
room block at the Comfort Inn is only for the
coaches, swimmers, and chaperones. The rooms at the
Comfort Suites are designated for parents and families.
When we get closer to the meet , the zone committee will assign
rooms to the above individuals at the Comfort Inn.
Posted by: Todd
Campbell | Posted on: June 6, 2008
_______________________________________________
Webster Swim Team announces their Invitational Swim Meet July
18 & 19, 2008 at the Webster City Swimming Pool. Meet information is posted
here. The
Hytek events file is posted here.
Posted by: Rose
Vogl | Posted on: June 28, 2008
_______________________________________________
Brookings
Swim Team announces their Invitational Swim Meet July 18-20, 2008 at
Hillcrest
Pool. Meet information is posted here. The
Hytek events file is posted here,
and hotel information can be found here.
Posted by: Keli
Books | Posted on: June 26, 2008
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The
following are the warm-up lane assignments for this weekend. Please
note that Hanson St. (St. just north of the pool) is under
construction/repair. The parking lot across the street
to the north of the pool is available with a wooden bridge crossing
the street. There will be limited parking in the park, but PLEASE
stay off the grass! Unfortunately, the street repair was out
of our control! If you have any questions, please email Lori
Baye (MAC Meet Director).
Friday - mile - warm-ups at 11:00 - races will start at 11:30
Friday, events 2-4 - warm-ups at 2:15 - I've allowed a total of an
hour for warm-ups since all ages will be swimming Friday afternoon.
Under each coach's discretion, we're allowing the first 15 minutes
of generals for younger swimmers, followed by 30 minutes of generals
for older swimmers. Specifics will start at 3:00. Meet starts at
3:30.
LANE 1 - Huron
2 - SFX
3 - Brookings, Watertown, Chamberlain, Yankton
4 - MAC, Seals, Deadwood, ND, Aberdeen, Pierre
5 - MAC
6 - MAC
Saturday & Sunday AM - warm-up at 7:15am, 20 minutes of
generals, 10 minutes of specifics. Meet starts at 8:00 BOTH DAYS
SATURDAY AM ASSIGNMENTS:
LANE 1 - SFX, Yankton
2 - Chamberlain
3 - Huron, Brookings, Watertown
4 - Huron
5 - MAC, Deadwood, Seals, ND, Aberdeen, Pierre
6 - MAC
SUNDAY AM ASSIGNMENTS
LANE 1 - Huron
2 - Chamberlain, Huron, Brookings
3 - Chamberlain
4 - Yankton, SFX
5 - MAC, Deadwood, Seals, ND, Aberdeen, Pierre
6 - MAC
Saturday & Sunday PM - - warmups start immediately following the
morning sessions - 30 minutes of generals, 15 minutes of specifics.
Meet starts 15 following conclusion of warm-ups
SATURDAY PM ASSIGNMENTS
LANE 1 - Huron
2 - SFX
3 - Chamberlain
4 - Brookings, Yankton
5 - MAC, Deadwood, Pierre
6 - MAC
SUNDAY PM ASSIGNMENTS
LANE 1 - Chamberlain
2 - Chamberlain
3 - SFX
4 - Huron
5 - MAC
6 - MAC, Pierre, Deadwood, Aberdeen
For those of you staying in Mitchell Friday night, our Jaycees put
on a spectacular Fireworks Show at dusk at the lake - on the north
end of Mitchell. There are several areas to view the show. If you're
interested, ask us and we'll give you directions!
Posted by: Lori
Baye | Updated on: July 3, 2008
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The National Times and
Recognition Committee presented the Top 10 single age recognition
program at the September 2007 Age Group Development Business
Meeting. During this meeting, which involved LSC Age Group Chairs
and committee members, the Age Development Committee recommended
that the 10 & U age group be dropped as part of the recognized
age groups in this program... <read more here>.
Posted by: Kelly
Gorman | Posted on: June 19, 2008
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SD Swimming, Inc. Registration/Membership
Coordinator
Please
note that
Sherry Miller
has assumed the role of SD Swimming, Inc. Registration &
Membership Coordinator. All communication regarding USA
Swimming registration and SDSI membership rules should be directed
to Sherry.
Posted by: webmaster | Posted on:
June 19, 2008
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SDIF files for current
South Dakota state records for long-course meters, short-course
yards and short-course meters have been posted on the Records/Top-16
page. These files can be imported into your meet
management software to support displaying records in heat sheets and
posted results.
Since your browser and
operating system may affect how these files are open, you should
right-click on these links to save the files to your desktop.
Posted by: webmaster | Posted on:
June 19, 2008
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Huron
Swim Team announces their Invitational Swim Meet July 11-13, 2008 at
the Huron
Municipal Pool. Meet information is posted here.
Please note that swimmers can swim 5
individual events per session and 1 relay per session for a maximum
of twelve individual events and 2 relay events for the entire meet.
It is a busy time in Huron on the
weekend of the Invite with a Little League Tournament, Go-cart
racing, and our swim meet, making hotel rooms scarce. Room
availability should open up on June 27 when many of the blocked
rooms will be released.
If you have trouble obtaining hotel
reservations please contact
the Huron Chamber of Commerce at 605-352-0000.
They have offered assistance in helping our swim team
families obtain lodging. Here
is a link to the Huron Chamber web
page.
Note:
The Hytek events file for this meet has been reposted. The
events file previously sent out via email (HuronInvite-08template.zip)
is corrupted. Please use this
file instead.
Posted by: Lesley
Berg | Updated on: June 15, 2008
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Yankton
Swim Team announces their 45th annual Charity Invitational June
27-28, 2008 at Memorial
Park Swimming Pool in Yankton. Meet information is posted here.
Posted by: Catherine
Valenscin | Posted on: June 6, 2008
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Snowfox
Swim Team announces their Summer Invitational July 11-13, 2008 at
Frank
Olson Pool in Sioux Falls. Meet information is posted here.
Posted by: Lindsie
Micko | Posted on: June 6, 2008
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Rapid
City Racers announce their Lightning Fast Swimvitational July
4-6, 2008 at Horace
Mann Pool. Meet information is posted here.
Posted by: Marty
Weathers | Posted on: May 30, 2008
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New South Dakota Swimming, Inc.
Registration/Membership Coordinator
Sherry Miller will be
replacing Stacey Brook as the new Registration/Membership
Coordinator, effective May 31, 2008. Please forward all
paperwork, files, fees and forms to her. Contact Sherry via
email (rsmiller1@sio.midco.net)
for phone and mailing address information. The LSC's USA
Swimming registration forms will be updated by May 31, 2008 to
reflect this new assignment.
Posted by: Stacey
Brook | Posted on: May 24, 2008
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Mitchell
Aquatic Swim Team announces their Corn Palace Invitational July
4-6, 2008 at the Mitchell
Aquatic Center. Meet information is posted here.
Posted by: Lori
Baye | Posted on: May 24, 2008
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Watertown Area Swim
Team
announces their Outdoor Invitational June 14, 2008 at the Watertown
Aquatic Center. Meet information is posted here.
Coaches can download the Hytek events file here.
Posted by: Donna
Bierschbach | Posted on: May 23, 2008
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Rapid
City Racers have received sanction for a new one-day meet, which
has been added to the summer schedule. More details to follow.
Posted by: Michael
LaBelle | Posted on: May 23, 2008
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Milbank Area Lions Swim
Team announces their summer (25 yard) invitation June 6-7, 2008 at Unity
Square Pool in Milbank. Meet information is posted here.
Coaches can download the Hytek events file here.
Posted by: Ginny
Tostenson | Posted on: May 19, 2008
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Can be found here.
Swimmers and their families are encouraged to make reservations
early.
Posted by: Todd
Campbell | Posted on: May 14, 2008
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The 8th annual
All-American Swim Camp with ASC will feature an elite camp for the
second consecutive year, and will continue the technique development
that has been offered since 2001. Camp details and a printable
signup form are posted here.
Note: the
Camp's original deadline was April 25th, but they will continue to
accept applications as long as openings are still available.
For more information contact Elyce Kastigar at ascswim@abe.midco.net.
Posted by: Elyce
Kastigar | Updated on: May 6, 2008
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SD Swimming, Inc. Registration/Membership
Coordinator
I
am resigning as Registration/Membership Coordinator as of May 31st
2008 as I mentioned might happen at the April 26th SD HOD meeting in
Chamberlain.
Posted by: Stacey
Brook | Posted on: May 2, 2008
webmaster note: Once a replacement coordinator is
identified, their name and contact information will be posted here.
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USA
Swimming and ASCA will be presenting the 2008 Coaches Clinic in
Fargo, North Dakota May 9-11, 2008. See here for more details.
Posted by: Rick
Bishop | Posted on: April 11, 2008
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The photographs taken during this year's state
meet are now available. Anyone who ordered pictures to be
taken during the meet, or who is interested in purchasing pictures
taken at state, please visit the photography company's website here
to place orders.
Posted by: Tina
Andrew | Posted on: April 11, 2008
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Posted Notice of South Dakota House of
Delegates Meeting April 26, 2008
The
South Dakota Swimming, Inc. House of Delegates will meet at 12:30pm
CDT, Saturday, April 26, 2008 at the Cedar Shore Resort in
Chamberlain, SD.
To
insure a quick and accurate roll call and proper seating of
delegates, check-in will begin at 12:00 noon and name tags will be
issued at the door.
Swim
Clubs: Each club is entitled to one voting delegate.
Delegates must be Non-Athlete members of USA Swimming. Other
club members are welcomed and encouraged to attend.
1.
Check the SDSI House of
Delegate Team Reps list. If a new Representative or
Alternates need to be named for your club, complete and return a new
Delegate
Appointment Form. You may email this to Norm Bouwens and
turn in the hard copy at the April 26th meeting.
2.
Complete and return any 2008
Non-Athlete Registrations needed. Registration procedures
and an explanation of Non-Athlete Membership Categories are posted here.
Board
Members, Chairs, Coordinators & Committees:
1.
Please email whether or not you will be presenting a report, along
with a copy to be distributed with the agenda.
2.
Please email your recommendations for (and the text of) any proposed
changes to SDSI
Bylaws or Policies
& Procedures.
Minutes
& Reports from previous House of Delegates and Board of
Directors meetings are posted here.
Proposed
amendments to the South Dakota Swimming, Inc. By-laws are available
for preview here.
The
final meeting agenda has been posted here.
Posted by: Norm
Bouwens, LSC Secretary| Updated on: April 24, 2008
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Friday results have been
posted here. Saturday
results are here.
Sunday results are here.
Complete meet results have
been combined and posted here.
Team scores are available here.
Posted by: Tina
Andrew | Updated on: March 4, 2008
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Meet information for the
2008 South Dakota State Swim Championships has been posted here.
The order of events is posted here,
and warm-up information and lane assignments are posted here.
Swimmers must have attained an actual state qualifying
time for the pool that it was swum in within 366 days prior to
the first day of the meet.
This year's championships
are being held at the Aberdeen
YMCA.
Posted by: Tina
Andrew | Updated on: February 27, 2008
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The USA Swimming
registration requirements for sanctioned meet participants posted here
have been updated. Meet marshals are not required to be registered with USA
Swimming.
Posted by: Stacey
Brook | Posted on: February 15, 2008
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Watertown
Area Swim Club (WASC) is seeking to hire a Full Time Head Coach for
its age group swim team.
WASC is a well- established USA swim club, affiliated with
South Dakota Swimming Inc., and competes year-round.
WASC has about 60 age group swimmers with... (read
more)
Posted by: Donna
Bierschbach | Posted on: January 23, 2008
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On behalf of the Pierre
Swim Team and meet co-director L. Ann Christianson, I would like
to invite you and your team to attend the 2008
Capitol City Qualifier to be held on February 9-10 at the City
of Pierre Aquatic Center.
Upon review of the list of events you
will find that all events are mixed. This setup is due to USA
Swimming's 4-hour completion time limit and the request from our
parents, who volunteer a considerable amount of their time, to not
have a split meet. Mixed events should provide motivation and
opportunities for time cuts. You should note that the meet is
also a sanctioned Masters meet.
Posted by: Kevin
McLain | Posted on: January 12, 2008
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State Meet Committee Meeting
There will be a State Meet Committee
Meeting held at both the January Spearfish
and February Pierre
meets. Spearfish’s meeting will take place following
Saturday’s events. Further information will follow on time
and location.
Posted by: Todd
Knutson | Posted on: January 9, 2008
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Just a reminder for those
who have not made reservations for the state meet. Most of the
blocks that are set aside for the state meet will be released in the
next week. I checked with some of the hotels and they
still have rooms in the blocks available (details located here).
Don't let your swim families wait until the last minute to get a
room. Please make sure to pass this information on to all
families.
Posted by: Todd
Campbell | Posted on: January 24, 2008
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For those of you who will be attending
All-Stars this weekend:
Friday, January 18th:
There will be a team warm-up at 7:00pm which will last between 30-45
minutes. You are
not required to be here for this, but it is a good chance to meet
the other kids and get used
to the swimming.
Saturday, January 19th:
There are 2 sessions on Saturday. We will warm-up at 8:30am
for the first session and at 3:30pm for the second session.
Please be there 15 minutes prior so you are ready to go.
I have not received information on when
our team picture is going to be. I’m hoping to find
this out soon.
Sunday, January 20th:
We are in the 2nd session of warm-ups which begin at 7:40am.
Again, please be on time.
The meet should conclude by 12:00pm.
The meet information is posted here
and entries are posted here.
The warmup schedule is posted here.
If you have received you meet suits, caps and tshirts please do not
forget to bring these.
Posted by: Lindsie
Micko | Posted on: January 16, 2008
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The final list of entries for the 2008
Midwest All-Stars meet is posted here. Please double check entries and if you have
any questions contact the coach responsible for entries for that age
group.
13-14: Lindsie
Micko
11-12: Kathy Antoine
10&U: Wendy
Ahrendsen
Happy New Year!
Posted by: Lindsie
Micko | Posted on: January 2, 2008
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The warmup schedule for this year's
All-Stars meet is posted here.
South Dakota swimmers can pick up their team gear any time between
7:00-8:00pm in the lobby area of the swim facility.
Posted by: Lindsie
Micko | Posted on: January 9, 2008
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The South Dakota All-Star entries for the 13-14 Age Group are now
available. Click here
for a by-name listing or here
for a by-event listing.
Each year the process of selecting the All-Star team gets more
difficult. Please check over the entries and make sure I have
not made any mistakes on entry times or have missed any individual
swimmers. Relays will be determined sometime prior to the
meet.
10 & Under and 11-12 entries should be out shortly.
Thank you for your patience and I look forward to seeing you all
in
Lawrence
.
P.S. The Girls 200 Fly is short 2 swimmers – if there is
anyone entered in the All-Stars meet that isn’t already in two
events for that session (or 6 total for the meet), let me know if
you are willing to give it a shot.
Posted by: Lindsie
Micko | Posted on: December 28, 2007
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Here is the list of the hotels that have blocks
for the Winter State Meet. When making a reservation, ask
for the South Dakota State Swim Meet block. Coaches make sure
to encourage any swimmer that is close to a state time to book
a room. Remember, you can always cancel a room. The
hotel blocks and rates will only be held 15 to 30 days before the
meet. We recommend that you make your reservations well in
advance of the meet. Feel free to contact me if you have
any questions on lodging, dining, or anything else about the meet.
Posted by: Todd
Campbell | Posted on: December 3, 2007
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The updated meet invitation for the Brookings meet on
December 15-16 is posted here (I had
inadvertently left out the 11-12 50 back, 50 fly, and 50 breast, so
those events have been added...the meet sanction number is the same).
I have not been able to upload the event file to our website,
so if you are unable to download it please let me know and I
will get something figured out.
Posted by: Wendy
Ahrendsen | Posted on: December 3, 2007
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State Meet Committee Reminder
December 1, 2007 is the deadline for anyone wishing
to be on a committee for revamping the entire process of managing
state meets. I am in need of additional parent and athlete
involvement on my committees. Please contact me at my email
address of w0tdk@hughes.net or
call me at 605-269-2164.
Posted by: Todd
Knutson | Posted on:
November 26, 2007
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Please accept this
notice that the South Dakota Swimming, Inc. (SDSI) Board of
Directors will meet by teleconference on Thursday, November 29, 2007
at 8:00pm CST by teleconference.
Posted by: Scot
Graff | Posted on:
November 24, 2007
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The Club
Information Form is now available as a Word document for
download.
If you are a designated representative of a club and need to update
information on either the Team
Contacts list or the House
of Delegates list, please use that form. The form includes
instructions for where to email and/or fax the information.
Posted by: webmaster | Posted on:
November 3, 2007
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Agenda, previous Minutes, and Reports for our House
of Delegates Meeting at the Cedar
Shores Resort in Chamberlain are posted here.
LSC Coordinators and Delegates should check here
for more information.
Posted by: Norm
Bouwens | Posted on: October 12, 2007
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Fall House of Delegates Meeting
The South Dakota Swimming, Inc. House of Delegates
will meet at 12:30 P.M. CDT, Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the Cedar
Shores Resort in Chamberlain.
LSC Coordinators and Delegates should check here
for more information.
Posted by: Scot
Graf | Updated on: September 14, 2007
South Dakota's own Paul Gordon achieved an Olympic
Trials cut in the 200 Meter IM at the Speedo Junior National
Championships August 10th. Paul also placed 21st in both
the men's 100 Meter Freestyle and 100 Meter Butterfly. Review all Juniors results here.
Posted by: webmaster | Posted on: August
10, 2007
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The South Dakota Zone Team completed Day One with
Molly Manchon winning the Girls 10 & Under Open Water 1/2 mile
with a time of 11:32 and Joey Moore taking the Boys 15-18 2 Mile
Open Water with a time of 41:15. See other South Dakota
swimmer times and track the team's progress with live meet results here.
The Topeka Capital-Journal featured the Open Water event on page one
of their Sports section this morning. Read about it here.
See the Capital-Journal's photo gallery of the event here.
Posted by: webmaster | Posted on: August
10, 2007
South Dakota Swimming Scholarship Recipients
Two Snowfox seniors were the recipients of the 2007
South Dakota Swimming Scholarship award. Steffen Docken and
Joey Moore will share the award, which will be presented directly to
their respective colleges.
Congratulations to Steffen and Joey for the well-deserved
recognition!
Posted by: webmaster | Posted on:
July 29, 2007
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Zones Team Practice Schedule in Sioux Falls
The South Dakota Zone Team will be holding practices
in Sioux Falls. The practice schedule is posted in the Snowfox
website here.
Posted by: webmaster | Posted on:
July 29, 2007
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Huron
is excited to host the Seasonal Club Championship Meet to be held
August 3-5th. This meet is open to all Seasonal
Swimmers...
“All
athletes must hold a 2007 Seasonal USA Swimming membership card
issued by South Dakota Swimming. Swimmers who are within the
120-day transfer rule must swim UNATTACHED.”
We
encourage all seasonal swimmers to attend. The meet template
and invite are posted here and on the Huron
Swim Team Site.
note: the meet
invitation file has been updated.
Posted by: Angie
Uttecht | Updated on:
July 29, 2007
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Watertown Open Water Competition canceled
The Watertown Area Swim Club's Open
Water competition scheduled for Saturday, August 4th 2007 has been
canceled due to lack of participation.
WASC regrets any inconvenience to those who intended
to participate, and will work to ensure the competition is part of
the initial summer schedule next season.
Posted by: WASC | Posted on:
August 1, 2007
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Watertown Open Water competition
The Watertown Area Swim Club's is hosting an Open
Water competition on Saturday, August 4th 2007. See below for
details:
Event: Open
Water Competition
Date: August 4th,
2007
Time: First race
begins at 8:00am CST
Location: Stokes-Thomas
Lake City Park on Lake
Kampeska
Cost: $25 per
swimmer
Deadline for entry: July 26th
Awards will be given in the following categories:
10 & Under (1/2 mile)
11-12 (1 mile)
13 & Over (1-1/2 miles)
Any swimmer can choose to swim a shorter race length
without competing for an award. Please email WASC
with registration information (swimmer name(s), address, phone
number, age, distance of swim) or with questions.
Posted by: WASC | Posted on:
July 10, 2007
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The programs have gone to print
and we are excited to have everyone in Sioux Falls
for the Novice Meet this upcoming weekend. Warm-up assignments
are posted
as well as timing
assignments. The main site for all Novice Festival
information is located here.
One important note - in the spirit of the Championship Meets in
South Dakota, all teams are asked to help with timing. Snowfox will be
covering ½ of the lanes for timing so we ask all other teams to
provide for the other lanes. Please remind your teams of this
so we don’t have to wait for timers to show up.
Posted by: Lindsie
Micko | Posted on: July 16, 2007
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Huron Invitational canceled
Please note that the Huron Invitational Meet has been cancelled
due to the flooding of the pool's pump-house and pump. Team
representatives have also been contacted individually by the meet
sponsors. Contact Angie
Uttecht with any questions.
Posted by: Angie
Uttecht | Posted on: June 15, 2007
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Officials Training
Anyone looking for officials training? A training clinic for
new officials is going to be held Saturday, June 2nd in Aberdeen.
It will be held during the training camp in Aberdeen.
The clinic will run from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (same time as the
developmental camp) at Northern State University. The training
will be held in the Barnett Center Rm 50. Anyone interested
in taking the training or refreshing your training is welcome.
Please e-mail
or call to let me know if you will be attending. That way we
can make sure we have materials for everyone. Hope to see
you in Aberdeen this weekend.
Posted by: Edie
Mueller | Posted on: May 29, 2007
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Rapid City Racers will be hosting a BREAKout! swim clinic on
Thursday, June 21st just prior to their invitational meet.
Click on the banner above for more information.
Posted by: Duncan Olney | Posted on:
May 22, 2007
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SD Membership Registrar
At the House of Delegates meeting on May 6,
2007 Stacey Brook was elected SD Membership Registrar. You may
contact him at the following:
3404 S Saguaro
Sioux Falls
SD
57110
Stacey.Brook@gmail.com
Please be notified that effective May 15, 2007
all membership registrations and fees as well as the pre and post
meet reconciliation reports are to be submitted to the new chair.
Please remove any reference of my e-mail from
your records as this account will be closed effective May 15, 2007.
Posted by: Carla
Knutson | Posted on: May 6, 2007
webmaster note: the LSC registration
forms have also been updated with the new Registrar information.
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Assistant Swimming Coach
opening
Mitchell Aquatic Club
is seeking an energetic, knowledgeable person to become part of our
growing team. Practice
hours during the week are primarily in the late afternoons and
evenings. If you are
interested, see the MAC website
for more information, or e-mail Coach
Baechler for an application.
Interested parties should return a cover letter, resume,
reference and an application
either via email, or
mail to:
Mitchell Aquatic Club
P.O. Box
1371
Mitchell SD 57301
Posted by: Vincent
Boddicker | Posted on: April 30, 2007
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This
year the All American Camps will feature for the first time an elite
camp and will continue the technique development camp offered since
2001.
Camp
Dates
: June 1-3, 2007
Location:
Barnett
Center
Pool,
Aberdeen
Camp Housing Available: If you are in need of housing during the camp,
the Aberdeen Swim Club families will be willing to host campers for
the weekend. Please contact coach Elyce Kastigar @ 605-622-3271
or via email if you need housing during the camp.
In addition there are a number of hotel rooms
reserved especially for this event. Click here for more
information.
Click here
for more information and a registration form.
Posted by: Elyce
Kastigar | Updated on: April 23, 2007
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Several coaches have questions about the
American Heart Association (AHA) AED certification. The South
Dakota LSC been accepting the AHA Heartsaver CPR card
for this certification; however, the AED card cannot be
accepted even if “Includes Adult CPR” is indicated on the
card.
Unfortunately, the AHA recently decided to eliminate the written
test for Heartsaver CPR,
so effective July 15, 2007, we
will no longer accept this certification either.
Please let your coaches know. (This is a two year
certification; you do not have to change SWIMS records on July 15th
– if you accepted the certification prior to July 15 2007, it will
be good until it expires two years from the date it was issued.)
The Safety Education Committee recently
reviewed the curriculum for AHA Heartsaver First Aid and determined
it did not meet minimum requirements.
A revised list of approved courses is posted here.
In response to numerous inquiries, we have also listed many of the
more popular certification courses that we know to be unacceptable
and highlighted them as such to help avoid confusion. In the
near future, the Safety Education Committee will be developing an
FAQ specifically for safety requirements that can be sent to coaches
along with the list of acceptable courses.
Posted by: Carla
Knutson | Posted on: April 18, 2007
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Coaches by now should have completed
the process of initiating background screening. All coaches
should either have a new card from the SD Registrar showing
successful completion of the process, or have printed evidence that
a screening has been initiated (these are good for 30 days from the
time you initiated the process). If for some reason you have
failed to initiate the process, please do so immediately. You
can initiate a background screening online at USA
Swimming.
Since the April 13th
deadline for SD coaches to initiated the process has passed, Meet
Directors and Meet Referees now have the authority to bar
unqualified coaches from the deck at a PVS-sanctioned meet, and may
do so. Please come with either a new card or evidence
you started the process to avoid a potentially embarrassing
situation for all involved.
Thank you very much for your cooperation.
Posted by: Carla
Knutson | Posted on: April 18, 2007
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