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Goodies and Stuff
Current Orders and Things
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Ordering WETT Silicone Swim Cap:
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Ordering WETT Swim Equipment (e.g.,
fins, parkas)
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Practice Schedules and Calendar
WETT Documents, Handbook, and Newsletters
Posted 1/7/08: Happy
New Year to all! Hope it is a good one and that you are
successful with your New Year's resolutions. We apologize for the
down-time on the website. Apparently the valdschmertz on the host
site failed to corrombulate with our perambulator board when the New
Year changed over on Greenwich Mean Time. Hopefully it will be
dependable now.
You've probably heard that we were shut out of the Longhorn Meet in
Austin. It filled up very quickly. We'll have lots of
changes to the January practice schedule, mostly due to that.
Please check the calendar often to get the updates. We're pretty much back to our normal school-year schedule.
The remaining meets of the Short Course season are:
Feb 1- 3 Eastlake Tiger Sharks meet at Tigua: no information yet
Feb 1- 3 COPS meet in Dallas: information on the
meets page; this meet has "A" qualifying times. Please note the
entry deadline has been moved to Jan 8th.
Feb 22- 24 Border Championships at Tigua: this is
the "big daddy" of the swim meets for most of us - what we've been
training for all year; information will be posted as soon as it's
available.
Mar 6- 9 TAGS state championships in Dallas: for those
extremely hard workers with TAGS qualification times; info
available on the meets page.
Posted 1/25/08: Where does the time go?
Didn't we just drink a toast to the new year? Now
we're wrapping up our Short Course Season. Now is the time to put
your all into your training regimen.
Good luck to those of you who are testing your mettle with the Time
Trials in Las Cruces this weekend. We hope you get what you want
out of it ... whether it's that elusive "A" or TAGS time or you just
need the venue to get an inspired "practice" meet in.
Best of luck to
Coach Dow and his EP High team at their District meet this weekend.
They had a great meet at Lubbock a couple weeks ago. We're
all rooting for a repeat at least. Go get 'em, Gaby! We're
so excited for you and very proud of you and Dow. We're rooting
for Paula and Marcela at the Districts, too. SWIM FAST!! We know you'll make us and El Dorado very proud.
Congratulations to Faith on her fabulous showing
at Loretto's Districts last weekend in San Antonio. She
earned a 2nd Place in her division for the 500 free and a 1st
(Woohoo!!) in her division for her 100 back. And in the same
meet, Simone finished 3rd in both the 500 free and 100 breast.
Congratulations and we are sure proud of you both. Next
stop... the
State Meet back in San Antonio in a couple of weeks.
Congratulations also to Maddie and Victoria on their performances
at the Longhorn New Year's Classic last weekend. Maddie got
FIRSTS in the 400 IM, 100 breast, 200 breast and 100 back, and a few
other 2nds and 3rds. Victoria made finals in nearly everything
she swam and picked up a couple more TAGS times. Way to go!!
Border Champs (the LSC championship Tournament) will be Feb 21st thru
24th. Each team is responsible for running one session.
WETT has been "awarded" the Sunday morning slot. We will
need to provide Hospitality, Timers, Safety Marshall, Clerk of Course,
Timing Console operations, and Scoring Computer... but NOT
CONCESSIONS!!! Think about where your talents will best place
you. We'll be in touch.
Following is the remaining Short Course calendar. Check out the MEETS page for particulars.
Jan 25-26 LCAT Time Trials (NMSU)
Feb 1- 3 Eastlake Tiger Sharks (Tigua)
Feb 1- 3 COPS meet (Dallas)
Feb 21- 24 Border Championships (Tigua) Information will be posted as soon as it's
available.
Mar 6- 9 TAGS State Championships (Dallas)
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Old News and
Announcements - 2008
Posted
4/5/08: Welcome
to WETT's Long Course season 2008. The kids are getting used to
the long pool again and we're trying to get used to the long drive
again. Check our practice schedule regularly for
updates.
Our End-of-Year party will be on April 13th. See Rocio or Paty for details.
Coach Farley has assumed his Athletic Director duties in addition to
cranking up the Frogs' season. Good Luck, Coach!
Meet invites for LCAT and Cactus Classic in Scottsdale are available on the Meets page.
A
USA Swimming "Swimposium" will be held for Border at the Armijo Pool
Complex on Saturday, April 26th. There will be presentations for
parents, for coaches, for officials and for the swimmers. Details
will be sent out in the near future. Put it on your calendar.
Posted
3/24/08: Hope you are all enjoying
your Spring Break. Please check the practice schedule
for updates. Coach Farley's groups will finish Short
Course at Radford on the 31st. Coach Ragland's groups
will be at Tigua and Memorial. Long Course officially
starts on April 1 - note the change in team fees. The
tentative Long Course schedule is posted on the Meets
page. There will be a travel surcharge to the meet fees
for out of town meets (Scottsdale &
Austin).
Posted 2/29/08: What
a great performance from all the swimmers at the Border Championship
last weekend! Hope it was as much fun as it looked and hope you
are all very proud. We'll report on the results and acknowledge
the standouts when we get "corrected" results from Border. Thank
you all for your work on Sunday to make our session a success.
Let's all wish the best for our TAGS contingency heading to Dallas for
the State Age Group Championship next weekend. You're all already
winners. These swimmers have qualified to swim at TAGS:
Ilse, Naomi, Ivy, Maddie, Victoria, Olivia, Caris, Faith, Syd,
Susie, Shanny, Mariano, Victor, Sam, Manny, Chase, Will and Anthony.
Wow!!
The Short Course season is wrapping up. Keep posted for details
on Long Course registration. And best of luck to those of you
heading to the Frogs for the summer. Have fun and we'll see you
in the Fall.
Posted 2/16/08: We
wish we could have seen the wonderful showing of Coach Dow's El Paso
High team at the Regional's last weekend in Lubbock.
Congratulations to Dow and to our Gaby! The girls' relay
(with Gaby) got a first place in the 200 medley relay and Gaby got first place in both her 200 IM and 100 back, again setting Regional Meet Records. Yowza! Next weekend, Coach, Gaby, and the girls travel to Austin for the State High School Meet! Swim fast! - and then come home to us.
Border Champs is
just a week away. Let's all get focused and ready these last few
days of practice. Then SWIM FAST!!!! Make your coach proud,
make your parents proud - and most importantly, make yourself proud!
Posted 2/6/08: We
need to recognize the wonderful results of our swimmers at the COPS
Southwest Classic in Dallas this past weekend. WETT finished TENTH among 43 teams - and that's with only 12
swimmers. The teams finishing ahead of us ranged in size from 28
to 113. Highlights included Mariano picking up a couple of AA
times; Caris earned 2 TAGS
times; Susie made finals in nearly everything she swam, Victoria and
Ivy made a couple of finals, Ivy dropped in 6 of 7 races and
earned her first 2 TAGS times; Shanny earned finals and medals in all 7 races (mostly SECONDS);
Ilse was a fireball, swam several finals and earned a couple of
AAA times (she's only 8!) Victor made finals in everything he
swam, including a FIRST and 2 SECONDS; and Maddie - WHOA!! Maddie finished FIRST in 6 of 7 races, earning T16 times in ALL of them and setting multiple MEET RECORDS. Of course that was HIGH POINT material! Congrats and thank you all for such hard work and dedication - and THANK YOU COACH RAGS for what you give us: your time, your energy, your vision and your inspiration.
In San Antonio at the STATE TAPPS Meet, Faith earned a THIRD in both her 100 back and 500 free, while Simone finalled in both her 500 free and 100 breast. Congratulations girls!!!
Following is the remaining Short Course calendar. Check out the MEETS page for particulars.
Feb 21- 24 Border Championships (Tigua)
Mar 6- 9 TAGS State Championships (Dallas)
Posted 2/4/08: February is here already? What a fast-paced year! So much has happened and much more upcoming. We're a little behind on the reporting of our meets.
We congratulate Coach Dow for his EP High showing at the District Meet
in January. We are all so happy for you and so very proud of
you, Coach! His girls finished second in the District, winning
both the 200 Free and 200 Medley Relays and he received "Coach of the
Meet" for his girls' team. Way to go, Coach - we love you, man!!
Our dear Gaby led those relays and individually won her 200 IM and 100 back - setting District Meet Records on both!! Now wish them all luck at the Regional Meet this weekend in Lubbock. We're all so excited for you.
And over in District 2, Marcela got a 4th in her 100 fly at Districts,
and the 400 free relay with both Marcela and Paula took a 4th.
You must be very happy - we're sure happy for you!
Meanwhile, back at the ranch ... at the Eastlake Valentines Meet here
at Tigua, our WETT swimmers took home a lot of bling. First Place
High Point trophies were awarded to Mia, Carli, Branson and Anthony;
while Francesca took home a Second Place trophy, and Third Place
trophies were won by Jose G. and Enzo. Congratulations to you
all! You've been working so very hard.
We had a small contingency of "A" swimmers at the COPS Southwest
Meet in Dallas this past weekend, too. We'll report those
results as soon as available - but suffice it to say that much of the
luggage was overweight because of the bling earned there. WETT
made quite a showing and quite an impression on that city. We
also owe you the results of the TAPPS State Meet in San Antonio.
Busy, busy, busy!
The Border Championship Meet is Feb 21st thru
24th and entries are due today, Tuesday!
Sorry for the short notice - this is an unusually early
date they've requested entries. And those of you in Coach Dow's
groups need to be particularly attentive to this since he'll be out of
town this week. Also, a reminder that WETT is responsible for
meet operations on the Sunday morning session. We will
need to provide Hospitality, Timers, Safety Marshall, Clerk of Course,
Timing Console operations, and Scoring Computer. A list will be
circulated to register your desired contribution - volunteering your
time or a beverage purchase. We often need your help and always
appreciate it.
Following is the remaining Short Course calendar. Check out the MEETS page for particulars.
Feb 21- 24 Border Championships (Tigua)
Mar 6- 9 TAGS State Championships (Dallas)
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