Note to Senior Swimmers - 2022 / 23 Season

Dave Anderson

September 4, 2022

 

We have begun the preseason training and regular training begins on Tues, 9/6.  The season is about 32 weeks long - loosely divided Fall - Winter - early Spring.  Chandler and Dave are really looking forward to a great Short Course season!  It’s a long one but it is packed with excitement, great training and competition!

 

We welcome swimmers and/or their parents to ask questions when / if you have them:

 

RAC - Based Athletes - Chandler Lewis   clewis@wsacltd.org

 

WSAC - Based Athletes - David Anderson danderson@wsacltd.org

 

Each week, a newsletter is published usually on Wednesday on a FaceBook Group called Schroeder Swim Team News.  The link is below.

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Chandler and I use Commit Swimming to write and publish our workouts.  Athletes can view the workouts using the app.  Dave also uses What’s App to communicate with athletes

We strongly encourage senior athletes to add their personal email addresses to the TeamUnify website under their family account so that they can receive news, newsletters and reminders about signing up for meets

A heads up, there is a big change in how to register as a member of USA Swimming this fall.  Each family will now register their athlete(s) annually.  Historically the club registers the athlete and NEW will be a shift coming at the direction of the National Governing Body (NGB) to put the onus on the individual.

Each parent/family or 18+ athlete will have to acknowledge the information in the Minor Athlete Abuse Protection Policy (MAAPP) this fall - it is an annual requirement.

Senior Meets 2022-23

 

In general, Senior swimmers should register for meets, pick their events and if they have questions or need help, they should ask their coaches for guidance.  

 

Parents will have to help by adding their swimmer’s email addresses to their family’s account and help to remind swimmers of their responsibility to sign themselves up for contests by the deadline.  A note to swimmers:  When choosing swims and events, you should have a reason for signing up for an event or event line up.  What races are important to you, what do you need to work on, what will you try to accomplish by racing the event are the questions you should be considering.


 

Date        Meet            Sign Up By    Notes

 

SEPT 24    WEST/EBSC Tri    9/19        @ WEST       

 

OCT 14 - 16     GMO            10/5        Swim Up to 3 sessions

 

OCT 23    Spooktacular        10/13       recommend swimming 100 Free only 

 

OCT 28 & 29    SSTY v EBSC        10/26        High School order of events / polo Sa

                          (tentative)

 

NOV 13    Schroeder Y Invite    10/26        Chance to go fast for Boys and Girls

 

NOV 18 - 20     WGLO            10/26        Must have times 

 

DEC 1 - 3    Winter Nationals    11/14        Must have times - Greensboro

 

DEC 2 - 4     Schroeder Y Finalist    11/22        If Texas 1 session is fine, otherwise full

 

DEC 7-10    Winter Jr - Austin    11/15        must have times - Austin, TX

 

DEC 15 - 18    KMSC OK, TX        11/29        Must have times - HS Boys can go!

 

JAN 7        Carr Valley Big Cheese 12/23     Top 25 Girls only

 

JAN 15 & 16    TBD LCM        12/28        open to all, recommend for non cheese

 

FEB 3 - 5     A+            12/1        open to all - if no time standard ask coach

 

FEB 11 - 12    Feb Freeze        1/24        Recommended for Non State qualifiers

 

FEB 24 - 26    Sr State @ WSAC    ?        Qualifiers must have times / new format

 

MAR 11 & 12    SE WI Y Sect        2/23        if needed for Nat YMCA or desired

 

MAR 17 - 19    WI YMCA State    3/8        must have times

 

APR 3 - 7     National YMCA    TBA        Need 4 YMCA Only Meets including Y State

                            YMCA Meets are in RED


 

Notes:  If you can’t make four YMCA meets one of which is Y State and you intend to go to Nationals let Dave or Chandler know so we can help find a substitute.  Girls should be able to swim Spooktacular & Boys should be able to swim Finalist with WIAA rule



 

Chandler Lewis   clewis@wsacltd.org

 

262 327 0900


 

Dave Anderson   danderson@wsacltd.org

 

414 364 0275


 

Schroeder Senior swimmers will also get additional support from coaches:

 

Kate Vanderhoef, Greg Brostowitz, Shelby Rozeboom, Katie Scanlan, Bethany Lefeber, Shayna Putney







 

Short Checklist for Senior Swimmer and their Parents

 

  • I have added my athlete’s email address to our family’s teamunify account on the Schroeder website

 

  • I understand the four YMCA meet requirement for participation in the National YMCA Meet in April

 

  • As a senior athlete, I know I have to choose my events for competitions

 

  • We are aware that a new registration process is coming for USA Swim membership

 

  • We will acknowledge the MAAPP policy in the early fall