IOWA CITY EELS ___________________________________________________________________________
contact:
351-3336 or SwimICE@aol.com
January 8, 2002
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Coming
in January:
1/07- ICE board Meeting
6:30 PM Mercer 1/19&20- ALL STARS Meet
1/10- Sign up deadline for
BLAST meet 1/20- A’N’W Mid-Winter
Invitational
1/12 & 13- BETT January
Splash 1/22- NO PRACTICE at Mercer (H.S. Meet)
1/15- ICE bills due
1/23-February newsletter inputs due 1/15 -NO PRACTICE at
Mercer (H.S. Meet ) 1/25-
Sign up deadline for Regionals
1/18- Sign up deadline for
DASH Classic 1 /25-27- BLAST Winter
Invitational
1/19- Altered practice times- see below*
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Every year we hear about how
people make New Year’s resolutions and how they plan to stick to them. Considering we only have about two months in
the season for most of you (4 for Masters) I have come up with a few easy
resolutions for swimmers that reinforce good training habits and will help you
become a better swimmer. I have also
included some explanations for these resolutions. Pick a few that fit you and resolve to make them good habits by
the end of the season:
Hope these help out a bit. You can come up with a few on your own as well if you wish. We all have a few little things we need to
change but these should help you focus on what those changes might be in this
sport. See ya at the pool.
Donald
Spellman
Frost – Heejae Yoo
Morays – Josh Schubert
Eels – Lauren Talman
*On Saturday Jan. 19th the Iowa City HS
Boys will dual both HS teams (Hempstead & Senior) from Dubuque, Iowa at
Mercer Park. Due to this meet there
will be practice for Morays, Eels, Cubes, and Masters at 7AM. Frost will have no practice that day. Sorry for the inconvenience. Everyone is
encouraged to come and cheer on the ICE male swimmers representing Iowa City!
ICE All-Stars:
The following swimmers are attending The Midwestern All-Stars Meet this
month as part of Team Iowa: 10 &
Under Girls – Stephanie Choi, Beth Eyanson, and Sarah Striegel. 11-12 Girls-
Christine Olson. 13 –14 Girls –
Jacqueline Astor, Ashley Lawler, Amy Olson, and Anna Kampling. ICE Coach Brian O’Dowd will be an assistant
coach for Team Iowa as well.
Congratulations and good luck!
Masters Meets:
Reminder that there is the DMSF Masters meet coming up this month in Des
Moines (Jan. 27th). We will
also help set up and compete in the University of Iowa Masters Swim Team meet
on Feb. 17th at the Field house Pool. More meets to be announced as we receive information.
Junior High swimming: Any ICE swimmers participating in the junior high swim program
during January and February should contact Don this week to let him know if you
intend to only swim junior high or if you plan to also swim ICE during the
junior high season. Swimmers participating in both will be expected to attend
half the practices required for their group and will pay half the monthly fees.
For additional information, contact Don at 351-3336 or SwimIce@aol.com.
Meet sign up:
It is important to sign up for meets by the date listed on the calendar
and entries folder. Typically, this sign up date is 15 days before the
scheduled meet. Sponsors require
entries to be submitted 10 days before the meet and to insure we get everyone
properly listed entries need to be submitted five days prior to that cutoff
date. It is to the swimmer’s benefit to
be entered on time- some meets do not allow late entries at all and others will
only do so only if space is available.
Your cooperation in this matter will be greatly appreciated.
Fundraising:
Anyone supporting the club via United Way contributions that wants to receive
credit toward their fundraising requirement should contact Bryan Lawler as soon
as possible. As the end of our fiscal year approaches on March 31, Bryan
needs to know when and how much was contributed. Other fundraising notes:
Wreath
Sales: The holiday wreath sale went very well. Thank you to all the swimmers and parents
who hit the streets to sell them. We
sold 196 wreaths and the club will recognize a profit of $2026.55!! GREAT JOB!!
A special thank you to the
Coral Fruit Market for their continued support to ICE.
The
top sellers this year are as follows:
1st Place -- A tie between
Andrea and Joshua Schubert (25 each)
2nd Place -- Ashley Lawler
(16)
3rd Place – Ashley
Matteson (15)
Barnes
& Noble Gift Wrapping: Thank you to all swimmers and
parents who volunteered to gift wrap. You raised $188.01 for our club.
Fundraising
Requirement Reminder: As of this writing 40 ICE
families have already met or exceeded their fundraising requirement for the
winter/short course season.
CONGRATUALTIONS AND THANKS!!
The
requirement is $50.00 per season for families with one swimmer and $75.00 per
season for families with more than one swimmer. This requirement is adjusted for high school swimmers and
swimmers who only swim for a portion of the season. The winter season runs through February 2002. Any amounts still due at the end of February
will become immediately payable. The
fundraising requirement will then be the same for the summer/long course
season, which will run from April through July 2002.
Please
contact me at 354-9005 or BLawler251@aol.com
if you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns. Thanks again for your support to ICE!
Bryan
Lawler
Fundraising
Chair
Swim officials orientation: Jodie Theobald will be conducting a swim
officials orientation clinic. The date
is not yet certain but will likely be in either February or March. Attending a clinic is a necessary first step
in becoming a USA Swimming official.
The clinic will last a couple of hours and will consist of watching a
video on officiating, assistance with starting the take home test, and a
general Q & A. Being an official is
not an easy job but it is a wonderful way to support the swimmers and the sport
in general. If you are interested in attending or you need more
information feel free to contact Kelly
at 339-7579 or e-mail at keleyn@inav.net, you can also reach Jodie at ICTHEOBALD@aol.com.
Postal meet update: The Postal Meet was held
December 29th and went quite well.
We had 31 swimmers and everyone seemed to have a good time. Special thank you to all the parents who
helped with running the meet- we could not have done this without you! Statewide results of the meet should be
available at the ISI website by the end of the month. We are hoping to hold similar activities in the future and with a
good volunteer and swimmer
participation turnout this goal seems quite probable.
ICE highlighters:
We have about 180 tri-color highlighters for sale. The asking price is $2.00. Handy for marking meet programs, they are
triangular shaped, imprinted with the ICE logo and write in three colors. Available at the ICE office at Mercer.
February social activities: As the short course season winds down, here
are a few dates to keep in mind. On
February 14th there will be a cookie night at both Coralville and
Mercer. This is both an end of season
celebration and a spirited send off for those swimmers attending regionals the
16th & 17th.
On Wednesday the 20th there will be a spaghetti dinner at
Mercer for swimmers attending the JO’s at Coe the following weekend. More
information on these activities will be made available as the dates grow near.
Annual Parent Meeting: On March 24th we
will be holding our annual Parent’s Meeting at 5:00 PM in the Robert A. Lee
Recreation Center (downtown Iowa City).
This is a combination potluck-swimmer recognition- club business sort of
affair. This is always a good
opportunity to get to know some of the swimmers and their families in a relaxed
and enjoyable environment. Best of all,
the food is always good!
ICE Board vacancies: Several ICE Board members will
be leaving when their terms expire this year.
Anyone interested in serving on the board can contact Jan Lawler at BLawler251@aol.com. Maintaining a successful swim club is not an
easy task but it is a manageable one if given enough interested volunteers.
There is room for anyone and differing skills, experiences, and points
of view are most welcome. There will be
three to four slots to fill for this upcoming year so all interested in serving
are encouraged to contact Jan as soon as possible.
Safety chair opening: The ICE Board has a current
opening for Safety Chair. For more
information please contact Jane at JaneAstor@msn.com .
ISI Clinic & Seminar: ISI will be sponsoring a clinic and seminar the weekend of April
13th & 14th.
Details are still be worked out but there is a possibility that the
clinic will be conducted by a recent Olympic swimmer. In past years the event has been at the Field house but this year
the activities may well take place in Cedar Rapids at Coe College. Keep the date in mind and more concrete
details will be announced as they become available.
Christine’s long course standings: Congratulations to ICE swimmer Christine Olson for making the Long Course Top 16 final standings in two events. Christine made the 10 & under Top 16 in the 200 Free and 50 Breast. In the Long Course final standings she placed #15 in the country in the 200 meter free with a 2:26.29 and placed 10th in the country in the 50 meter breast with a 39.43. When final times are compiled for the short course season she may well have additional Top 16 times for 10 and unders. Now that she is 11, Christine has new challenges to face but this observer has no doubt she will succeed!
Weber
meet results: The Iowa City Eels hosted
the Irving B Weber Invitational on December 1-2 at Mercer Park Aquatic Center.
The following ICE swimmers finished in the top ten in individual events
or placed first in relays: Girls 8 & Under: 50 Yard
Freestyle: 5. Larson, Callie, 45.96. 100 Yard Freestyle: 3. Larson,
Callie, 1:35.96. 50 Yard Backstroke: 9. Larson, Callie, 59.58. 50 Yard
Breaststroke: 4. Larson, Callie, 59.02. 50 Yard Butterfly: 5.
Larson, Callie, 58.23. 100 Yard IM: 5. Larson, Callie, 1:56.18. Girls
10 & Under: 50 Yard Freestyle: 1. Olson, Christine, 28.21; 3.
Eyanson, Beth, 31.22; 10. Striegel, Sarah, 33.16; 100 Yard Freestyle:
1. Olson, Christine, 1:03.69; 2. Choi, Stephanie, 1:08.82; 5.
Eyanson, Beth, 1:10.96; 200 Yard Freestyle: 3. Murray, Grace, 2:38.76; 4.
Eyanson, Beth, 2:40.42; 9. Osborn, Hannah, 2:52.47; 10. Hingtgen, Megan,
3:00.70; 500 Yard Freestyle: 2. Choi, Stephanie, 6:50.38; 3. Murray,
Grace, 7:03.52; 4. Eyanson, Beth, 7:10.92. 50 Yard Backstroke: 1. Eyanson,
Beth, 34.10; 9. Murray, Grace,40.36; 10. Osborn, Hannah, 41.88; 100 Yard
Backstroke: 1. Olson, Christine, 1:15.19; 2. Eyanson,Beth, 1:17.24;
3. Choi, Stephanie, 1:19.12; 9. Murray,Grace, 1:27.13; 50 Yard
Breaststroke: 1. Olson, Christine, 36.11; 3. Choi,Stephanie, 39.76; 5.
Striegel, Sarah, 41.51; 100 Yard Breaststroke: 1. Olson, Christine,
1:13.83; 2. Choi, Stephanie, 1:24.26; 5. Striegel, Sarah A, ICE-IA,
1:32.07; 50 Yard Butterfly: 1. Eyanson, Beth, 33.51; 4. Striegel, Sarah,
37.03; 10. Murray, Grace, 42.23; 100 Yard Butterfly:
1. Olson, Christine, 1:12.73; 3. Choi,Stephanie, 1:23.18; 4.
Eyanson, Beth, 1:23.61; 6. Striegel, Sarah, 1:35.51; 7. Murray, Grace,
1:36.55; 8. Osborn, Hannah, 1:37.39. 100 Yard IM: 1. Olson, Christine,
1:11.84; 2. Choi,Stephanie, 1:18.86; 6. Striegel, Sarah, 1:22.96; 200
Yard IM: 2. Choi, Stephanie, 2:46.68; 4. Striegel,Sarah, 3:04.14; 200
Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Iowa City Eels Swim Club-IA 'A'
(Eyanson,Striegel, Olson, Choi), 2:05.95; 200 Yard Medley Relay: 1.
Iowa City Eels Swim Club-IA 'A' (Eyanson,Choi, Olson, Striegel), 2:21.15;
Girls 11-12: 100 Yard Freestyle: 4. Matteson, Ashley,
1:01.10; 200 Yard Freestyle: 1. Matteson, Ashley, 2:14.01; 1000 Yard
Freestyle: 1. Matteson, Ashley, 12:08.92; 5. Hartman,Chelsea,
13:24.25; 6. Schubert, Andrea, 13:41.87. 50 Yard Backstroke: 7. Schubert,
Andrea, 34.08; 100 Yard backstroke: 7. Schubert, Andrea, 1:13.06; 50 Yard
Breaststroke: 8. Matteson, Ashley, 38.53; 100 Yard Breaststroke: 9.
Matteson, Ashley, 1:23.66; 50 Yard Butterfly: 8. Schubert, Andrea, 33.47;
15. Hartman,Chelsea, 36.15; 100 Yard Butterfly: 8. Schubert, Andrea,
1:16.38; 10. Hartman,Chelsea, 1:24.43. 100 Yard IM: 9. Matteson,
Ashley, 1:13.60; 500 Yard Freestyle: 1. Olson, Christine, 5:45.92;
2.Matteson, Ashley, 5:52.53; 7. Hartman, Chelsea, 6:28.84; 8. Schubert,
Andrea, 6:32.28; Girls13 & Over: 50 Yard Freestyle: 1. Kampling,
Anna, 25.82; 2. Funk, Katie, 26.01; 4. Talman, Lauren, 26.68; 5. Weiser,
Janae, 26.71; 8. Gray, Heather, 26.96; 10. Funk, Emily, 27.63; 100 Yard
Freestyle: 2. Lawler, Ashley, 56.95; 3. Kampling, Anna, 57.36; 4. Talman,
Lauren, 57.37; 5. Weiser, Janae, 57.69; 6. Gray, Heather, 57.75; 10. Funk, Emily,1:00.23; 200 Yard Freestyle: 1. Lawler,
Ashley, 1:59.76; 2. Funk, Emily, 2:08.07; 3. Astor, Jacqueline, 2:08.16;
500 Yard Freestyle: 1. Lawler, Ashley, 5:14.73; 3. Talman, Lauren, 5:35.98; 4.
Funk, Emily, 5:36.83; 5. Astor, Jacqueline, 5:41.50; 1000 Yard Freestyle:
1. Lawler, Ashley, 10:35.34; 2. Funk, Emily,11:34.49; 3. Astor,
Jacqueline, 11:51.44; 4. Kampling, Anna, 11:58.92. 100 Yard Backstroke: 1.
Weiser, Janae, 1:04.53; 2. Kampling, Anna, 1:07.42; 3. Talman, Lauren,
1:07.69; 4. Lawler, Ashley, 1:07.77; 8.Gray, Heather, 1:10.14; 200 Yard
Backstroke: 2. Funk, Katie, 2:16.75; 3. Lawler, Ashley, 2:22.95; 4.
Weiser, Janae, 2:25.71; 5. Talman, Lauren, 2:26.06; 6. Kampling, Anna,
2:26.14; 100 Yard Breaststroke: 5. Olson, Amy, 1:15.20. 200 Yard Breaststroke:
4. Olson, Amy, 2:40.90. 100 Yard Butterfly: 3. Kampling, Anna, 1:03.72;
4. Gray, Heather,1:04.54; 5. Weiser, Janae, 1:05.04; 6. Funk, Katie,
1:05.10;
200 Yard Butterfly: 1. Gray, Heather, 2:23.18; 2. Kampling, Anna, 2:27.27; 4.
Olson, Amy, 2:37.72; 5. Weiser, Janae, 2:38.75. 200 Yard IM: 3. Lawler,
Ashley, 2:21.90; 7. Gray, Heather, 2:25.40; 8. Olson, Amy, 2:27.41; 400
Yard IM: 3. Lawler, Ashley, 4:55.06; 5. Funk, Emily,5:14.13; 10. Olson, Amy, 5:22.02. 400 Yard Freestyle
Relay: 1. Iowa City Eels Swim Club-IA 'A' (Kampling,Anna K 14, Gray, Heather E
15, Lawler, Ashley E 14, Talman, Lauren S 14),3:51.75; Boys 8& Under:
50 Yard Freestyle: 7. Choi, Justin, 42.11; 100 Yard Freestyle: 4.
Choi, Justin, 1:27.23; 50 Yard Backstroke: 9. Yoo, Heejae, 57.09; 50
Yard Breaststroke: 4. Choi, Justin, 52.01; 8. Yoo, Heejae,1:10.59; 10. Lim,
Chonghoon, 1:30.30. 50 Yard Butterfly: 2. Choi, Justin, 44.81; 5.
Yoo, Heejae,1:10.14; 8. Lim, Chonghoon, 1:15.88. 100 Yard IM: 1. Choi,
Justin, 1:34.62; 8. Yoo, Heejae,2:17.58; 9. Lim, Chonghoon, 2:21.25. 50
Yard Freestyle: 4. Yun, Kanoe Russell, 33.66; 200 Yard Freestyle:
5. Choi, Justin, 3:08.18; 50 Yard Backstroke: 5. Yun, Kanoe Russell,
41.79; 100 Yard Backstroke: 3. Yun, Kanoe Russell, 1:34.36; 50 Yard
Breaststroke: 5. Yun, Kanoe Russell, 45.74; 100 Yard Breaststroke: 5.
Yun, Kanoe Russell, 1:38.75; 50 Yard Butterfly: 3. Yun, Kanoe Russell,
39.41; 200 Yard IM: 3. Yun, Kanoe Russell, 3:09.50; Boys 11-12: 100 Yard
Freestyle: 10. Dixon, Brock B, 1:05.95; 200 Yard Freestyle: 8.
Dixon, Brock, 2:32.63; 10. St John, Devin, 2:40.11; 50 Yard Breaststroke: 8.
Siefers, Kyle, 43.78; 9. Dixon, Brock, 45.00; 10. Yoon, Hong-Bin, 45.48;
50 Yard Butterfly: 7. Dixon, Brock, 37.32; 8. St John, Devin,39.38; 100 Yard
Butterfly: 6. St John, Devin, 1:37.20. Boys 12 & Under: 500
Yard Freestyle: 6. Dixon, Brock, 6:53.66; 8. Stone, Nick,9:15.55. Boys 13
& Over: 500 Yard Freestyle: 5. Knight, Chuck, 5:47.06. 1000 Yard
Freestyle: 3. Schubert, Joshua, 12:05.19.
200 Yard Backstroke: 6. Schubert, Joshua, 2:33.87. 200 Yard Breaststroke: 2.
Knight, Chuck, 2:24.84; 7. Fiagle, Brandon, 2:41.52. 100 Yard Butterfly: 3.
Schubert, Joshua, 1:07.42. 200 Yard Butterfly: 3. Schubert, Joshua, 2:31.39.
400 Yard IM: 6. Schubert, Joshua, 5:28.32.
Blast
Holiday Classic results: The Iowa City
Eels swim club competed in the Blast Holiday Classic on December 7-9 in
Waterloo. Individual high point winners for ICE included Sarah Striegel, 10
& under, 2nd; Christine Olson, 11-12, first; and Ashley Lawler,13-14,
third. The following swimmers finished in the top ten in individual
events: GIRLS: 10 & under: Sarah Striegel: 50
free, 32.56, 4th; 100 free, 1:17.39, 4th; 200 free, 2:44.84, 2nd; 500 free,
7:27.81, 1st; 50 breast, 41.22, 1st; 100 breast, 1:30.06, 2nd; 50 fly, 35.71,
2nd; 100 fly, 1:28.51, 3rd; 100 IM, 1:24.74, 3rd; 200 IM, 3:01.90, 2nd; 11-12: Christine
Olson: 50 free, 27.95, 1st; 100 free, 1:00.01, 2nd; 200 free, 2:12.53, 1st; 500
free, 5:48.75, 1st; 1650 free, 19.53.94, 1st; 50 breast, 35.80, 1st; 200
breast, 2:48.13, 1st; 50 fly, 32.05, 2nd; 200 IM, 2:28.08, 1st;400 IM, 5:20.46,
1st; Chelsea Hartman: 1650 free, 22:58.80, 3rd;100 IM, 1:23.22, 10th; Vanessa
Striegel: 1650 free, 27.46.89, 4th; 200 back, 3:18.76, 8th; 13-14: Ashley
Lawler: 50 free, 26.99, 5th; 100 free, 57.41, 2nd; 200 free, 2:01.36, 1st; 500
free, 5:17.66, 1st; 1650 free, 17.51.57, 1st; 200 back, 2:24.58, 3rd; 200 fly,
2:31.68, 3rd; 200 IM, 2:23.12, 4th; 400 IM, 4:58.61, 3rd; Lauren Talman, 50
free, 26.86, 3rd; 100 free, 58.70, 5th;200 free, 2:04.08, 2nd; 500 free,
5:38.99, 3rd; 100 fly,1:10.05, 5th; 200 IM, 2:33.36, 6th; Amy Olson, 1:01.33,
7th; 200 breast, 2:48.54, 3rd; 100fly, 1:11.22, 7th; 400 IM, 5:18.19,
4th.
DMET
results: The Iowa City Eels swim club
competed in the Davenport Metro Winter Frolics swim meet on December 8-9.
The following ICE swimmers finished in the top ten in individual events:
GIRLS: 10 & under: Beth Eyanson: 50 free, 31.56, 1st;
100 free, 1:15.12, 1st; 50 back, 35.90, 1st; 100 back, 1:18.75, 1st; 50 fly,
34.87, 1st; 100 fly, 1:22.95, 1st; 100 IM, 1:25.14, 1st; 200 IM, 3:02.08, 1st;
Megan Hingtgen: 50 free, 36.13, 5th; 100 free, 1:23. 86, 3rd; 100 back,
1:38.53, 6th; 50 fly, 49.25, 5th; 200 IM, 3:36.01, 8th; Stephanie Choi: 50
free, 32.53, 1st; 100 free, 1:10.10, first; 100 back, 1:19.52, 1st; 50 breast,
40.54, 1st; 100 breast, 1:27.40, 1st; 50 fly, 38.64, 1st; 100 IM, 1:20.37, 1st;
200 IM, 2:50.63, 1st; 11-12: Andrea Schubert: 50 free, 30.80, 4th;
100 free, 106.87, 3rd; 100 IM, 1:20.14, 4th; 200 IM, 245.53, 1st; 100 back,
1:14.39, 1st; 200 back, 236.71, 1st; 100 fly, 1:14.23, 1st; 200 fly, 2:51.65,
1st; Hee-Soo, Yoo, 100 breast, 1:46.11, 9th; Senior: Jessica
Murillo: 100 free, 1:02.02, 1st; 200 IM, 2:50.63, 2nd; BOYS: 8
& under: Hee-Jae Yoo: 25 free, 23.36, 3rd; 50 free, 55.00,
4th; 25 back, 26.06. 3rd; 50 back, 1:02.31, 4th; 50 breast, 1:11.58, 4th; 100
IM, 2:21.47, 2nd; 11-12: Drew Frees: 50 breast, 46.93, 7th; 100 breast,
1:40.01, 8th; 13-14: Josh Schubert: 50 free, 27.52, 3rd; 100 free,
1:00.41, 2nd; 200 free, 2:11.58, 2nd; 100 back, 1:11.47, 1st; 200 back,
2:35.11, 1st; 100 fly, 1:04.51, 1st; 200 fly, 2:30.54, 2nd; 200 IM, 2:31.65,
1st.
Communications update: Now that the holidays are past and the Weber meet and Postal meet are history I hope to get the website up and running. Look for more information on this endeavor soon. Comments and contributions are always welcomed. Just call Kelly at 339-7579 or e-mail at keleyn@inav.net.