Happy New Year

Hello Swimming Eagles!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

Just a reminder that we will have a practice on Saturday, January 5th. The first session will start at 3:00 and the 2nd session will start at 4:30. This will be a practice meet as we prepare for our first meet the following day on Sunday January 6 at 1:oopm. Also, I understand many thought practices ended when the meets start. Please note that practices will continue each Monday (except when school is closed) through the end of March.

I have e-mailed the line-up for our practice meet and will try to post it to the website.

If you cannot make the meet on Sunday, please let me know as soon as possible so that I can maximize the events for our swimmers.

As a reminder, swimmers are limited to a maximum of 3 events (either 2 individual and 1 relay or 1 individual and 2 relays). Most age groups I will be able to put swimmers into 2-3 events. However, the 10U Girls and Boys are our largest group, so it will be more difficult to do so. If all swimmers attend the meet, there may be 3-4 swimmers that will only participate in one event. I will do my best to rotate this each meet so that all swimmers get to swim in enough events. If available, I will also move some of the 10Us up an age group or 2 so that they can at least participate in more than one event. It is my hope that we fill all three of our lanes at every meet.

If you have any questions on meet rules and requirements, I'll be happy to answer them after practice on the 5th.

Looking forward to seeing you ll again on the 5th, and again on the 6th.

Wishing you health and happiness in 2008!

Coach Carroll (Kevin)

Merry Christmas

A few updates:

Team Captains
At the Dec 17th practice,we announced the 6 team captains for the 2007-2008 season. Selections were based on experience, success in prior championship meets and leadership ability with the younger swimmers. It is with great pride that we announce the following team captains:

Boys Team

• Zachary Hoehing – 18 & Under
• Brendan McGee – 12 & Under
• Kyle Carroll – 10 & Under

Girls Team

• Yasmeen Gharnit – 18 & Under
• Kelly Carroll – 14 & Under
• Brianna Donlon – 10 & Under

Congratulations to our 6 captains, and stay tuned for a short, updated bio on each.

Practice
Next practice will be at 3pm on Sat January 5th for the 10 and unders and 4:30 for the swimmers age 11 and older. Practice will be in a meet format, so all swimmers will "compete" in the freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke. This will be our final tune up before the January 6th meet and will give me one final look at how we'll set the line-up.

First Meet
Sunday January 6th at 1pm at the Aquatic Center. All swimmers should be on the pool deck by 12:30 and should check in with one of the coaches. Every effort will be made to maximize the number of events each swimmer participates in, so it is vital that everyone show up on time, or notify me in advance if you cannot make the meet or will be late.

Swim Suits
Swim suits have been ordered and I am hoping they will be in by January 5th. If they are not, swimmers can wear what they have been wearing at practice.

On behalf of Holy Family CYO and the Carroll Family, we wish you all a Merry Christmas with Health and Happiness in the New Year.

Coach Carroll (Kevin)

Dec 3rd Practice

Success is measured one stroke at a time.

Another good practice for the Swimming Eagles. The team is starting to come together well and the swimmers have improved greatly since we began back in October. My thanks again to the continued support from all the parents.

Those who have swam with the Eagles in prior years may have noticed a familiar face on the pool deck, as we welcome back Coach Joan Schweitzer. Joan has been a Holy Family Swim coach for several years and we are very excited to have her expertise and passion for swimming. She is definitely an asset to our program.

A few updates

T-Shirts: Monday Dec 10th will be the last day to pick up or order a T-Shirt. We have lots of Youth Medium and Youth Large still available. If neither of those sizes work for your swimmer, please let me know by Monday, either at practice or via e-mail, and I will order an appropriate size.

Swim Suits: The sample sizes have arrived at Goldman Bros. Please stop by at your convenience during the next week. You can go downstairs to the uniform department and they will size your swimmer. Please note that payment should be given directly to me along with the order from (checks payable to Holy Family CYO), do not pay Goldman Bros. The deadline for ordering is Monday Dec 10th.

Practice: We will practice Monday Dec 10th and Monday Dec 17th. The pool will then be closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays. We will return to the pool for practice on January 8th. Please stay tuned for the Dual Meet schedule, which I expect to receive on or about Dec 17th.

Stay well. I look forward to seeing you on the pool deck next Monday.

Coach Carroll (Kevin)