LANELINES

Wooster YMCA Whales              Volume XXI                               03/02/2010

    The Wooster Whales came out on top for the second year in a row this past Saturday at the Flip-Flop Invitational!
    Congratulations to the 13-14 Girls Freestyle Relay and Nathaniel Cornelius for getting a zone qualifying time. Nathaniel qualified in the 100 Freestyle, 50 Butterfly, and also the 100 I.M.
    Congratulations to everyone who competed and had fun this past weekend in Ashland!

League Championships
March 6th, 2010

The address for our League Championships will be held at:

Cleveland State University
2121 Euclid Avenue
P.E. Building
Cleveland, OH 44115

The League schedule this Saturday will be:
7:30 a.m.: 13-14 Warm-up

8:00 a.m.: 8 and Under
      Warm-up

8:45 a.m.: Morning Session
      Begins

1:00 p.m.: 11-12 Warm-up

1:30 p.m.: 10 and Under
      Warm-Up

2:15 p.m.: Afternoon
      Session Begins

Admission to the League meet will be $5 per person, children under 5 are free. Heat sheets will be available for $3 per session or $5 for both sessions.
Thank you to those parents who offered to volunteer at the League Meet:
Andrea Wenger
Jamie Collins
Grady Suggs
Gary Schafer
Karrie Foster
Ron Whitman
Beth Davis
Chad Ackerman
Ben Graham
Rob Eggeman

    A Timer and Officials meeting will be held 15 minutes prior to the start of each session.
    Parking on the street is free on the weekends, and an attached parking garage is also available for $6 per vehicle if desired.
If there are any questions, please contact Coach Collins.
A Note From:
The Schmidt’s

Thank you to all of the swimmers and parents who purchased the Wooster Swimming towels.  The proceeds will help pay for Caleb's trip to the Paralympic Spring Nationals March 25-27th. 
Your contribution is greatly appreciated and Caleb will do his very best to make you all proud. 
A special thank you to Jamie Collins who orchestrated this fundraiser and found us some really awesome towels!!  Thank you again for your support!

Sharon and Joel Schmidt
---and Caleb too---

Last Minute
Last Chance

    Individuals and Relay’s that are still trying to achieve a Zone Time will have a few more chances following our League Championship Meet.
    If your swimmer is close to a Zone Time, there are several opportunities to get another chance. Here are some of the places holding “Last Chance” meets in the area:
Copley Water Warriors
March 7th, 2010
9:30 a.m. Warm-ups

North Canton
March 7th, 2010
1:00 p.m. Warm-ups

Youngstown
March 13th, 2010
9:30 a.m. Warm-ups

Wooster
March 13th, 2010
2:00 p.m. Warm-ups

    Our “Last Minute, Last Chance” meet will require a number of parent volunteers in order to take place. The following positions will need filled:

12 Timers
1 Runner
2+ Officials
1+ Event Card Sales
1 Score Board Operator
1 Computer Operator

    This is a small but important meet for many swimmers from the area, so please help us show these swimmers what Wooster has to offer!
    A sign-up sheet for these positions will be posted on our bulletin board this week, please don’t hesitate to sign-up!


2010 Zone Meet

    This year’s Zone Meet will be held in Bowling Green, Ohio. For those families that desire to stay over, please contact Dawn Graham for the hotel information.
    The Zone Meet is a 3-day meet taking place on March 19th, 20th, and 21st. We are required to provide 3 volunteers this year.
We must provide 1 official on Friday Afternoon, 1 official on Sunday morning, and 1 timer on Sunday Afternoon. If you are able to volunteer at Zones, please contact Coach Collins!
The current individual qualifiers for Zones are:

Nathaniel Cornelius
Madison Whitman
Jessica Bonezzi
Daniel Ackerman
Emily Cornelius
Jamie Chipka

    The following relay’s have also qualified for Zones:

9-10 Boys Medley Relay
9-10 Boys Freestyle Relay
11-12 Girls Medley Relay
13-14 Boys Medley Relay
13-14 Girls Freestyle Relay
13-14 Boys Freestyle Relay
*A and B Relay*

    Congratulations to all of the qualifiers who will be swimming at Zones!




A Note From
Coach Collins

    After another long season in the pool, I find it wonderful to look back at everything the Wooster Whales have accomplished this year.
    I want to give a very special thank you to all of the parents and family members who took the time to volunteer, even when it seemed like we would never stop asking!
    I also want to thank my Assistant Coaches, Molly, Becky, and Stephanie who not only put up with me but all the other chaos that takes place during the swim season.
    Thank you goes out to our new Aquatic Director Carl, who joined us at the last minute and helped us get through another great swim season; and end up better now than when we began.
    Finally, thank you to my wife, Jamie, who made it through all of the struggles and the time commitment that I brought home for her to enjoy!
    Thank you everyone, for a great season and I can’t wait to see everyone again next year!