Divisionals Is Tomorrow!

**Reminder for those who are going to Divisionals**

Warmups start promptly at 8:15, everyone should arrive 30 minutes early.

 

South Carroll (Divisional meet – July 31, 2010)

1900 Liberty Road, Westminster, MD 21157, (410) 635-2693

Est. time is 16 minutes from West Howard

Coming from the West:
The Club is located on Route 26 (Liberty Road), a few miles east of the intersection of Routes 27 and 26 on the left side of the road. Look for the white sign.
If you reach the intersection of Woodbine Road and Liberty Road then you have gone too far.
Coming from the East:
The Club is located on Route 26 (Liberty Road), 1/4 mile west of the intersection of Woodbine Road and Liberty Road on the Right side of the road. Look for the white sign.
If you reach the intersection of Route 27 (Ridge Road) and Route 26 (Liberty Road) then you have gone too far.

Kristie Baldwin will have the t-shirts.

It's Time for the End-of-Season Party! Wednesday, July 28 from 6-9 p.m.!

                  ***SWIM TEAM'S END-OF-SEASON PARTY****

It's hard to believe the season is coming to an end already!

Our End of Season Party will be Wednesday, July 28th from 6 - 9.  There will be food from Town Grill, music, and lots of fun!!

We will honor our senior swimmers, give awards to swimmers in each age category (boy and girl awards for each age category), and have fun!

There will be a slideshow with highlights from the season!

***Please check the Swim Team Board for a sign up for food.

We'll be having a large cake at the End-of-Season Party, so please bring a side dish or a salad rather than a dessert. The food will be provided by the Town Grill. We'll use the sodas and water left over from the swim season donations.

If you have any questions or if you know you won't be able to get to the pool by Friday and still want us to count you in on the food, please email Lynda Pelkey (lpelkey@comcast.net) with how many family members will be coming.

Hope to see everyone there!

Novice Meet at Wynnewood on Monday! Arrive by 4:15 p.m.!!!

The Novice Meet will take place at Wynnewood Recreation Center on Monday evening. Arrive by 4:15 p.m.for 4:30 p.m. warmups! The Novice Meet will start around 5 p.m. after warmups.

The Wynnewood address is:

5807 Oakland Road
Halethorpe, MD 21227
(410) 242-3632

Driving time from the pool is 30 minutes or 25.77 miles. Please be aware that rush hour traffic can be a problem. Allow enough time to get to the pool for warm ups.

Directions from their website are below:

Wynnewood Swim club:

 

Take 695 toward Glen Burnie. Take exit 12-A, Southwestern Blvd – Arbutus. At end of exit ramp, stay to the left and merge onto Southwestern Blvd. Just after the right lane ends, make a right onto Tom Day Blvd. (just before Shuffles Saloon). At end of Tom Day, turn left onto Carvel – careful, this is a divided street! At the stop sign at the end of Carvel, make a right onto Francis Ave. Make the first left after the 7-11 at the Arbutus Baptist Church onto Oakland Rd. Look for Heron Drive on the right – beware of the new speed bumps – the pool driveway is on your left directly across from Heron Drive. There is additional parking further down Oakland Rd. on the left.

What Happens at the Novice Meet?

Our team will congregate on the area adjacent to the pool. Park in the back parking lot. You will not need a tent, but you will need chairs and a blanket or Neat Sheet to sit on. The Wynnewood pool serves hamburgers, hot dogs, homemade french fries, drinks, and desserts. You can purchase t-shirts at this meet.

The Novice Meet runs late. Coach Jill will hand out medals and ribbons at the conclusion of the meet. Heat winners for each heat will win a rubber playground ball. Your child's name will be written on the ball.

Come to the Ice Cream Social Pep Rally on Friday

It's hard to believe that the last home meet is Saturday v. Andover. This season has flown by! Weren't we doing Time Trials last week? Now we are down to four meets -- Home v. Andover July 24, Novice Meet July 26, Straehle Meet July 28, and Divisionals July 31.

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**Reminder - Ice Cream Social - Pep Rally this Friday, July 23rd from 6 - 8**

Please sign up as to how many people in your family will be coming and what ice cream topping you will be bringing.

We will supplying the ice cream!  We will need help scooping so if you are willing to help please show up with your ice cream scoops.

Update from Wahoos Reps, End-of-Season Meets

From Mary Pat Jordan and Lynda Pelkey -- Wahoos Swim Reps

We have watched our Wahoos compete and improve all season.  We are looking forward to our last home meet against Andover (July 24) and the 3 “championship” meets (the Novice meet, the Straehle Invitational Meet and the Divisional Championship Meet). These end-of-the-season meets allow our swimmers to compete against swimmers from across the CMSL.  For new families or those who just need a reminder, below is a brief explanation of each of these meets.

The Novice Meet will be held on Monday, July 26 at Wynnewood Swim Club. This meet is designed for swimmers who are not usually in the fastest heat and do not usually place in dual meets.  The qualification times are listed as “no faster than . . .”. 

***The events and individual swimmer’s times are posted by the swim team bulletin board. It is a multi-team event with lots of music, good food and of course fast swimming!

The Straehle Invitational Swim Meet will be held on Wednesday, July 28 at the 4 Seasons Sports Complex. This meet is an elite championship meet that swimmers must meet a pre-determined qualifying standard. Swimmers compete against other swimmers from all teams in the Central Maryland Swim League.  

***The swimmers who have qualified are listed on the bulletin board and will be notified by Coach Jill.

The Divisional Championship Meet will be held on Saturday, July 31 at South Carroll Swim Club. This meet is the final meet of the swim season against all 5 teams in Division 2. The top 4 Wahoos swimmers in each event will compete against the other teams in our division.

***Please check Coach Jill’s clipboard and swimmer ranking. EVERYONE (regardless of ranking) should verify if you are available by circling the events your child would like to swim or cross your swimmers name off the list if they are not available.

If you need further clarification, feel free to contact marypatjordan@aol.com or lpelkey@comcast.net

Wahoos v. Westminster Riding Club on Saturday

Please arrive at Westminster Riding Club between 7:45 and 8:00 a.m. for warm ups. During warm ups Coach Jill would like to have a brief meeting with all parents regarding the Novice Meet and Divisionals.

Westminster Riding Club (Dual meet – July 17th) 

Est. time is 30 minutes from West Howard

Directions

Westminster Riding Club, 366 North Colonial Avenue, Westminster, MD 21157, Phone: 410-848-2918

From West Howard Swim Pool...

Enter next roundabout and take 3rd exit onto WOODBINE RD

Turn RIGHT onto HOODS MILL RD

Turn LEFT onto EDEN MILL RD

Turn LEFT onto OLD WASHINGTON RD/MD-97. Continue to follow MD-97 N

Turn LEFT onto E MAIN ST

Turn RIGHT onto N COLONIAL AVE

For a description of upcoming meets click on links below (click on highlighted text):

Cattail Creek 6-and-Under Meet

Novice Meet

Straehle Meet

Division II Championships

EARTHQUAKE!

In our home, my husband woke up immediately while the kids and I slept through the earthquake. What can I say the Berry Family sleep like logs.

According to my husband and the girls, the earthquake was the talk of swim practice this morning. They heard questions like:

Did you feel the earthquake?

Did you hear it?

Did you sleep through it?

Did you go bolt upright in bed?


The epicenter was Germantown, MD, about a 35-minute drive from the pool. 3.6 magnitude. Thankfully, no injuries or damage was reported. Can you believe we had an earthquake so close to us?

According to MSNBC:

The 3.6 magnitude earthquake hit at 5:04 a.m. The earthquake was about 3 miles deep and struck in an area along Interstate 270. The epicenter of the earthquake was centered in Germantown, stretching through Montgomery County, the Washington, D.C., area, central Maryland, and even into West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Have you ever experienced an earthquake. I was a sophomore in college in Lancaster, PA. Sitting in my 2nd floor dorm room, I heard a noise that sounded like all of my upstairs neighbors were dropping their metal-framed bunk beds at once. I later heard that it was a small earthquake.

Here are some local responses to the earthquake from NBC Washington -- click on highlighted text.

Away Meet This Saturday v. Westminster Riding Club

Message from Kay Browning:

The volunteer sheets for this Saturday's meet are posted on the pool bulletin board.

Please show up for your assigned volunteer duty. At away meets, we need relief timers. We also need second half timers to relief the 1st half timers.

See you on Saturday!

Want a Photo of Your Swimmer?

Photos of swimmers are now posted at the Kodak Photo Gallery. Stacie S. has kindly taken and uploaded all the photos she has taken at Wahoos swim meets. Thank you, Stacie!

Instructions for Viewing Kodak Gallery Photos

You will need to click on the phrase "CLICK HERE" below to view the photos. Once in the Kodak Gallery, you will need to join the Kodak Gallery by entering your e-mail address and choosing a password. If you see a photo or photos that you want, you can purchase for $0.10 per photo OR you can e-mail the photo(s) to yourself OR share the photo on Facebook. If you choose to share a photo on Facebook, please only share photos of your own children. Some Wahoos parents have requested that their children's photos not be shared with the public or the media.

Wahoos Photos

Time Trials and Team Photo Day Jun 19, 2010 -- CLICK HERE.

Springlake Away Meet July 3, 2010 -- CLICK HERE.

Cattail Creek Swim Meet July 7, 2010 -- CLICK HERE.

Do you have photos from any swim meets? Please send photos to JillAnneBerry@msn.com or give them to Jill on a DVD. I will use the photos for this blog, the slideshow, or the photobook for the coach.

A Swim Meet for 6-Unders!! July 20th at Cattail Creek!

Attention Wahoo parents of 6-under swimmers!

Cattail Creek Country Club is hosting a MINI meet for 6-Unders only. This is a voluntary meet for your children who are 6 and under swimmers. Here are the details:

Cattail Creek Country Club

Mini “Fun” Meet
July 20, 2010 at 6 p.m.

Events:

25 M Freestyle, 25 M Backstroke, 25 M Breaststroke, 

25 M Butterfly & 25 M Kickboard Race

Awards:

Heat Winner Ribbons, 1st thru 6th Place Ribbons, 

and Participant Ribbons

Any who are interested in attending, please email the Cattail Creek coach, Karen Heinz -- jfhkrk4@gmail.com by July 16.

If you decide to go, please let Mary Pat Jordan-- MaryPatJordan@aol.com

Please note: There will not be a sign up sheet on the West Howard Wahoos bulletin board. E-mail the Cattail Creek Coach by July 16.

2010 Photos from Cattail Creek Meet by Stacie

Scenes from the Cattail Creek Swim Meet on July 7, 2010. Photos by Stacie S.

Photos! More Coming...

Photos from the Time Trials and Team Photo Day

Click here to see photos. The link will take you to a Kodak Photo Gallery set up by Stacie Stolba. You will need to sign in to the Kodak Gallery to be able to see the photos. Once you sign in you can select photos to either e-mail to yourself or purchase. You can add photos to a Kodak Photobook (available for purchase).

The Kodak Gallery contains photos from Time Trials and Team Photo Day. Stacie labeled many of the photos with swimmers' names. Swimmer Jessica B. and I labeled a few of the other photos. As you go through the photos in the Kodak Photo Gallery, if you can identify a swimmer in a photo please label the photo with the swimmer's name. We would love to see all photos labeled by swimmer! Can you help us label the photos?



More photos to come!!

Weather Report: Wahoos Swim Except with Thunder and Lightning

Weather Reports are saying there is a chance of rain tomorrow and several parents have asked what happens when it rains - we swim on! 

 

Officials will delay a meet if there is thunder or lightning but we try not to cancel.  So, come prepared for rain or shine! Please report to South Carroll at 7:45 for warmups.

 

You might want to pack a windbreaker/light rain jacket for each kid. Bring extra towels, change of clothing, etc., in case of rain delays.

 

For up-to-date weather information, click "Weather in Woodbine" on this blog.

 

        Go Wahoos - Beat the Sea Serpents!

This Saturday Wahoos Swim at South Carroll; Time Change for Warmups; Directiors to Meet

Reminder - Meet this Saturday against S. Carroll.

WARM UPS HAVE CHANGED YOU SHOULD ARRIVE AT SOUTH CARROLL BETWEEN 7:30 - 7:45 IF YOU WANT TO WARM UP! Warmup time has changed since the South Carroll team are doing their team photos.

South Carroll (Dual meet – July 10, 2010)

1900 Liberty Road, Westminster, MD 21157, (410) 635-2693

Est. time is 16 minutes from West Howard

Coming from the West:
The Club is located on Route 26 (Liberty Road), a few miles east of the intersection of Routes 27 and 26 on the left side of the road.
If you reach the intersection of Woodbine Road and Liberty Road then you have gone too far.

Coming from the East:
The Club is located on Route 26 (Liberty Road), 1/4 mile west of the intersection of Woodbine Road and Liberty Road on the Right side of the road. 
If you reach the intersection of Route 27 (Ridge Road) and Route 26 (Liberty Road) then you have gone too far.

Volunteer signup sheets are on the bulletin board. For an away meet we need volunteers for the following jobs: 1st Half Timers, 2nd Half Timers, Relief Timers, Clerk of Course, Tableworkers, and Stroke and Turn Judges. Remember without enough volunteers the team cannot function effectively. If you are signed up to volunteer, please show up to do your assigned job.

If you have questions/concerns, e-mail Kay Browning: c2swim@verizon.net. On the day of the South Carroll meet, please see Don McGee with any volunteering questions.

Putting the Loss Behind Us: Gearing up for Two Swim Meets This Week

After a tough, hard fought meet v. Springlake, Wahoos gear up for swim meets this coming week.

The score for the Springlake meet was 262 to 224. Wahoos were missing swimmers in a few age groups. Relays had to be shuffled to make up for the absence of swimmers.

Wahoos moms and dads may have noticed the "pool photographers" in action at swim meets. Jill B. -- mom Julia, Jessica, and James -- will be taking individual photos of each swimmer for this blog and the end-of-season slideshow during the meets and during practice. She will also take candid shots of kids at meets. Note: If you requested that your child not be photographed, I will not post your child's photo on this blog, but I will include it in the slideshow.

Rita W. -- mom of Justin -- and Stacie S. -- mom to Morgan and D.J. -- will take action shots otherwise known as "Wow, I can see every single drop of water or bubble as that swimmer does his turn!" as they did last year. Thank you Rita and Stacie! Look out for photo collages in the coming weeks.

On Wednesday, July 7, Wahoos will swim against neighborhood swim club -- Cattail Creek. The meet begins at 6 p.m. with warmups at 5 p.m. This meet is not a CMSL-sanctioned meet.

On Saturday, July 10, Wahoos will swim at South Carroll. The meet begins at 9 a.m. with warmups at 8 a.m.

Go Wahoos!

Swim Meet at Springlake in Timonium, MD

**Reminder Swim meet Saturday, July 3rd at Springlake in Timonium, MD**

Warm-ups start at 8:00 a.m.**

Message from Coach Jill... Leave home in time to get to Springlake in time for warmups! Don't be late!

Directions take from Mapquest.

Springlake (Dual meet - July 3rd, 2010)

228 Fallsbrook Road, Timonium, MD 21093

Est. time is 42 minutes from West Howard

Merge onto I-70 E via the ramp on theLEFT toward BALTIMORE

Merge onto I-695 N/BALTIMORE BELTWAY INNER LOOP via

EXIT 91B toward NEW YORK/I-95 N/TOWSON.

Merge onto I-83 N via EXIT 24 towardTIMONIUM/YORK PA

Take the PADONIA RD EAST exit,EXIT 17, toward DEERECO RD

Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto W PADONIA RD

Turn RIGHT onto HARTFELL RD

Turn LEFT onto FALLSBROOK RD