Super Swimmers! - Boilermaker Aquatics

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A Splash of News from Where You Swim
March 2011, Issue 6
The BA swimmers have been feeling lucky this
past month! It isn’t luck that has gotten our
swimmers through the past month of
competition; however, it is hard work and
dedication. We are all feeling lucky to have a
dedicated staff, parent volunteers, and athletes
to combine to make a great club. If we are
lucky, we will see you all at the End of the
Season Banquet as well as at our upcoming
long course registration. We’d love to see
everyone get some great swim experience
during the summer months. Enjoy your short
break between the short course and long
course seasons. We’ll see you at the pool
soon!
Upcoming Events
Sectionals
March 25 ~ 27, 2011
End of the Year Banquet
April 13, 2011
Registration dates for long course
season
April 5 - Harrison High School 6-8 p.m.
April 6 – Jefferson High School 6-8 p.m.
April 7 – West Lafayette High School 6-8 p.m.
Long Course Season Begins
April 11, 2011
Super Swimmers!
Congratulations to the following swimmers who made a divisional and/or a
state time at the Conference Championships meet at Crawfordsville:
Look for more meet results in next month’s newsletter!
Trumond Best, Tyler Bland, Nicholas Buehler, Devon Colonis,
Zack Crampton, Timmy Dong, Elizabeth Downing, William
Downing, Courtney Fleeger, Kadie Grundy, Melissa Gutwein,
Rachel Ho, Luke Johnson, Olivia Johnson, Hayley Karpick,
Olivia Kirchner, Alec LaPlant, Caroline LaPlant, Annie Lee,
Junho Lim, Songyeon Lim, Amy Lyons, Nick Lyons, Benjamin
Manahan, Riko Nagase, Emma Perrin, Isabel Petkov, Greg
Phebus, Jacob Renie, John Roop, Erin Rossmann, Elizabeth
Schwab, Victoria Sinfield, Scotlyn Sunkel, Jayce Tracanna,
Gabi Truitt, Clayton Vandervate, Charles Vaughan, Amanda
Watt, Cody Wedding, Cooper Williams, Casey Wolfschlag,
Bryce Yeazell
Long Course Season Registration
Looking for a great swim camp for the
summer? Read on!
Who: Any kid ages 6 - 18
What: Summer long course swim team
When/Where:
April 5 at Harrison High School Pool 6 - 8 p.m.
April 6 at Lafayette Jefferson High School Pool 6 - 8 p.m.
April 7 at West Lafayette High School Pool 6 - 8 p.m.
How: Swim 1 length of the pool.
Black and Gold Swim
Camp 2011
Our goal for this camp is to help competitive
swimmers learn the skills they need to compete
at a higher level. Our approach encompasses
attitude as well as technique, with some practice
time to work on new skills. Attending swim
camp at PURDUE will be an enjoyable and
challenging learning process. Camp will be held
in the $17 million Boilermaker Aquatic Center
which opened in the fall of 2001. It is one of the
finest and fastest competitive pools in the
United States. Camp will focus on helping you
compete at a higher level. Campers will work on
all of the skills a competitive swimmer needs starts, strokes and turns - which will help drop
times. Instruction will take place in small
groups, for personalized attention to each
swimmer's strengths and weaknesses.
Please bring a copy of the swimmer’s birth certificate along
with a bathing suit and towel. Know a friend who may be
interested in swimming with BA? Bring them, too!
Save the Date:
End of the Season
Banquet
April 13, 2011
Again Sgt. Preston's Out post will be
the location of the end of season banquet
on April 13 from 6:30 to 8:30. There will
be a pasta buffet to enjoy. Families of the
swimmers are invited to join the athletes
along with their coaches for this evening of
fun. There is no charge for swimmers.
Guest tickets are available for $12 each.
Swimmers 14 and younger are required to
have an adult accompany them. The
evening will be capped off with trophy
presentations. All swimmers attending will
receive a trophy for their efforts during the
season. Reservations are required along
with payment for guests who will be
attending with the swimmers. Be sure to
save the date to have some fun!
The invitations have been emailed and also
appear on the website. Reservations will
be due by April 10 and should be mailed
to:
Theresa Weilbaker
4719 Haven Court
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Dates of swim camp:
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Camp I June 5-9
o Residential Camp Cost: $500.00
o
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Commuter Camp Cost: $425.00
Commuter Camp will begin at 9:30 am
and end at 7:30 pm. Lunch and dinner is
provided for commuter campers.
Camp II June 12-16
o Residential Camp Cost: $500.00
o
Commuter Camp Cost: $425.00
Commuter Camp will begin at 9:30 am
and end at 7:30 pm. Lunch and dinner is
provided for commuter campers.
Registration is now open! Follow the link:
https://purduesportcamps.com/swim
CAMP CONTACT
Darlene Renie
Black and Gold Swim Camp, LLC
P.O. Box 2898
West Lafayette, IN 47996
765-494-2740
[email protected]
Drops of Wisdom:
Does the Temperature of Water Affect
Swim Times?
Swimming uses your entire body and requires a significant amount of exertion. A runner or cyclist
could tell you that those activities feel much different depending on whether the air temperature is
warm or cold. The same holds true for swimming. The temperature of the water affects your
performance, including your speed, but the time boost may not be worth the cost to your body.
Cool Water and Your Body
Terry Laughlin, founder of the Total Immersion method of swim instruction, explained in an interview
how the body responds to cold water. Initially, blood vessels dilate, allowing warm blood to heat the
extremities. Then, in order to preserve the core temperature, the vessels begin closing to keep internal
organs from getting chilled. However, after a while, vessels will open again because they cannot
maintain the constriction. Cool blood flows from the extremities back to the core, and at that point, you
have to take precautions, like getting out of the water, to avoid hypothermia.
Warm Water and Your Body
"A hot pool does not remove the excess heat (sweat) a swimmer generates and therefore they expend
more energy exponentially," Roger Bacci, a commercial aquatics expert, writes in his article
"Competitive Pools." This can cause unhealthy levels of exertion, and your body can overheat. Since
open water swimming tends to involve longer distances and duration than indoor events, without rest
breaks between laps, Laughlin recommends swimming in a cooler temperature than you would expect
in a pool. In his experience, "You can acclimatize to colder temperatures, but not to warmer ones."
Standards for Swim Competitions
The Federation Internationale de Natation, FINA, is the governing body for competitive swimming
throughout the world. Water temperatures for indoor events must be between 25 and 28 degrees
Celsius, or between 77 and 82.4 degrees Fahrenheit, respectively. The optimal temperature is 26
degrees Celsius or 78 degrees Fahrenheit. In December 2010, The New South Wales Technical Open
Water Swimming Committee in Australia adopted a policy for open-water swimming to cancel events if
the water temperature is higher than 29 degrees Celsius, 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
Studies and Conclusions
The "Journal of Sports Medicine and Fitness" published a study in 1993 that showed that warmer water
did in fact increase speed. However, author V. Mougios noted, "the augmentation of performance
efforts in the warmest water is accompanied by greater metabolic and cardiovascular loads." In other
words, warmer water makes your body work harder. While the study showed a temperature of 32
degrees Celsius, 89.6 Fahrenheit, yielded faster speeds, experts seem to agree that a cooler water
temperature is healthier.
References
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Terry Laughlin; Total Immersion, Inc., New Paltz, NY
Cornerstones: Competitive Pools; Roger Bacci
FINA Official Website: Swimming Pools: Facilities Rules; Jan. 8, 2010
Open Water Swimming in Europe: Open Water Swimming Staging of Event Water
Temperature Policy; Dec. 13, 2010
The Journal of Sports Medicine and Fitness: Effect of Water Temperature on
Performance; V.Mougios, Ph.D.; 1993
Spotlight on Swimmers
Ali Crampton, Coach
Favorite swim memory: Every sectional meet throughout high school and winning sectionals as a team my whole high
school career. My teammates and I were like family. We were so close, it made the tough parts of swimming (like
morning practices) a whole lot easier.
Best thing about being a coach: I love to see the things I teach the swimmers in and out of the water. To see my
swimmers drop time and develop new strokes gives me a better feeling than when I swam best times myself.
Future goals: Graduate from Saint Elizabeth Nursing School - go on to be a nurse in the Neonatal unit.
Favorite stroke: Butterfly
Favorite movie: I love every Harry Potter - I even say the words along with the movies...it drives Sadie & Zack crazy (:
Favorite book: A Child Called It -- will always be my favorite
Hobbies: Swimming and school takes most of my time up, but I like to get horseback riding in when I can.
Something swimmers might not know about you: I had to get surgery on my shoulder in high school, and spent a whole
season of swimming kicking until my shoulder was healed.
Sadie Crampton, Age 13
Swims at Jefferson High school
Favorite Swimmer: Ryan Lochte
Favorite Strokes: Backstroke
Favorite Place to Swim: The ocean
Pre-Swim Rituals: Stretch and listen to upbeat music
Hobbies: Makes pottery/ceramics
Favorite Movie: Grease
Favorite Book: The A-List Series
Future Goal: Graduate and go on to art school
Zack Crampton, Age 10
Would you like to
see your swimmer
in the spotlight?
Email Jody Weber
Secretary@baswim
ming.org with your
child’s “favorites”
and attach a photo!
Swims at Jefferson High School
Favorite Swimmer: Michael Phelps
Favorite Stroke: Freestyle
Favorite Place to Swim: My backyard
Pre-Swim Rituals: Check and recheck my goggles
Hobbies: Play drums, play golf, play PS3
Favorite Movie: Batman the Dark Knight
Favorite Book: Million Dollar Throw by M. Lupica
Future Goal: Swim in an individual event at State
Dear Swim Dad,
Q: DearSwimDad,
My child, a high school student, wants to swim at the collegiate level. His GPA is 3.4. He is working
hard with his high school team and Boilermaker Aquatics to reach his maximum potential. What
swimming accomplishments are needed to qualify for the various Divisions? We hear a lot about
Divisions I and III, but not Division II. We don't know where to begin to connect with the right
college/university swim programs. How do we navigate this confusing process?
Mother Under Water
P.S. Are you as cute as Ryan Lochte?
A: Dear Mother Under Water,
Great question, and one I'll have to start worrying about in a few years myself.
First and foremost, use TJ's expertise, contacts, and advice. TJ can give you advice as to what
colleges/universities fit best for your swimmer, given your swimmer’s academic standing, swimming
performance, and geographic preferences. He is well networked with college swim coaches all over
the country. He can also assist if and when recruiters start contacting your swimmer (they can start
contacting your swimmer after June 1 of his/her junior year).
Because recruiters begin at the end of the swimmer's junior year, it is your swimmer's times from
their junior year that are especially important. It is wise for parents and swimmers who are interested
in swimming in college to start thinking about the process in their freshman/sophomore years.
Division 1 and 2 colleges/universities can offer scholarships for swimming. University of Indianapolis is
an example of a Division 2 school. Division 3 schools (like Wabash College) do not offer athletic
scholarships, but they do offer academic scholarships.
Finally, there is a great website called www.CollegeSwimming.com. They have lists of all college swim
programs that are sortable by: 1)conference, 2) division, 3)public vs. Private, and 4)state. They also
have rankings by division and results by division. TJ uses and endorses this, and this is a good starting
point to see which schools offer programs and where they rank within the division in question. Then
you probably need to go to individual school websites to see what each individual school has to offer.
I hope this is helpful!
P.S. Ryan Lochte and I are often confused for one another. Some are suspicious that we've never
been seen in the same place at the same time.
Do YOU have a question for Swim Dad?? If you do, please email
your question to [email protected]. All questions will
remain anonymous, so feel free to ask Swim Dad today!
What other questions do you have? Here are some other topics our club experts are ready and willing
to answer:
Practices and Meets: TJ Day [email protected] and/or Catie Day [email protected]
Conference Championships
and Divisionals were
fantastic meets for our BA
kids. Congratulations to all!
Thanks to the parents in the
stands for capturing the
moments!
Cody
&
John
Alec
Jayce, Luke, Alec,
Tyler, & Timmy
Graham
Cowen
Charles, Quincy,
Cooper & Dylan
Charles, Quincy
& Cooper
Caroline
& Kaitlin
TJ
Victoria, Amy,
Caroline & Avery