EGR Boys Swimming and Diving

Senior Night!

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Photos

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Sorry for the delay on Photos - Chris Atwater has been adding terrific photos but we had the permissions set wrong! Should be working now!

https://picasaweb.google.com/101349398910078545007

Boys Swim/Dive Calendar

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Click here for the link to the swim/dive calendar

Order Shirts

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Available in Navy or Light Blue
An order is being placed on December 8th.

Click here for the order form

WDFA 2011 State Meet in Holland

2011-03-23T14:24:00.000-07:00

Swim Banquet

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Scheduled for March 22, 2011 at Kent County Club. Check back for details.

Swim Updates

2011-03-03T06:00:00.001-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Wow, what a great conference meet Friday and Saturday! Fast times in the pool and great dives off the boards. Congratulations to the team for an outstanding meet.

Special recognition goes to Matt Hooper, Casey Bloom, Bobby Lundquist and Nick Watson for setting a new school record in the 200 medley relay with a time of 1.37.45 breaking the 15 year record of 1.37.91 set in 1995 by Jamie Panter; Mike Walliin; Adam Conway; Dan Daly. Way to go guys!

Bravo to the following team members for being named to the all conference team: Nick Watson, Bobby Lundquist, Duncan MacLean, Casey Bloom, Matt Hooper, Ben Merlotti and Kurt Swieter. Nicely done.

A round of applause to Nick Atwater, Niko Shubel, John Allaben and Joe Donohue for reaching state qualifying times at the conference meet. As of today the State Swim/Dive Team is as follows: Allaben; Atwater; Bloom; Donohue; Hooper; Lundquist; MacLean; Olsa; Shubel; Swieter; VanderBilt; Watson. Divers will be awarded State diving credentials at the diving regionals held at the EGR pool on Tuesday, March 8 beginning at 5pm. Good Luck Divers!

A BIG thank you to Betsy and Steve Bloom for hosting the post conference celebration at their home on Saturday night. It was awesome...we really appreciate your hospitality.

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

Volunteers Needed - Two more volunteers are needed for the Banquet scheduled for March 22. We would like one parent volunteer from the Junior Class and one Sophomore class parent to assist. Please contact Nancy Lundquist if you are available to help.

GO EAST!

Kristy Watson

Bow Wow! Chow!

2011-02-20T19:29:00.000-08:00

Calling all EGR swimmers, divers and coaches!

Just a quick reminder that Pre-Conference Dinner is at the Watson home located 3009 Oakwood SE. Please join us Wednesday Evening, February 23 following practice for a scrumptious pasta dinner!

Greta and Tanner can't wait to see you!

Special Olympics

2011-01-31T13:50:00.000-08:00

January 28, 2011

Dear East Grand Rapids Swimmers and Parents,

After two highly rewarding events coaching the District 11 Special Olympic’s swim team, the East Grand Rapids High School Boys’ and Girls’ Swimming and Diving teams will again be traveling to Grandville to coach the Special Olympians. The Special Olympic’s head coach was very impressed by the EGR swimmers’ ability to bring the athletes’ swimming to a higher level. After only one practice many Olympians were executing flip turns and completing 100 yard sprints, something they had never done before. Through their mutual love of swimming, the EGR swimmers and Olympians share triumphs and invaluable life lessons.

The friendships created have inspired a third annual event. The high school teams will again mentor the swimmers and host a swim meet for the Special Olympians. The practices at Grandville will be February 9^th, 16^th and March 9^th (more info to follow). The meet will be held on Wednesday, March 16th from 6:30 – 8:00pm at the East Grand Rapids High School pool. A quote from an official from 2009’s event: “Everyone was a winner. I just went home with a big smile on my face because that is what athletics is all about.”

The swim meet is an uplifting and exciting event for everyone involved so mark your calendars for March 16^th and bring your friends and family. We would also greatly appreciate a donation. 100% of your donation will go towards purchasing necessary swim equipment that the Special Olympians have had to do without. Our goal is to buy 4 floatation belts, 40 pairs of goggles and 20 pairs of flippers. If each swimmer could donate $20 - $25 we would be able to provide the Special Olympians with these swim aides. Your donation can be made out to:

East Grand Rapids Athletics
c/o Leslie Hooker
2747 Bonnell, SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506

Thank you for supporting this partnership with the Special Olympians!

Sincerely,

Leslie Hooker, Lynn Clark, Katie Elkins, Judy Williams, Carolynne Allaben & Rhonda Markham

If questions, please respond to Leslie Hooker @ lahooker@comcast.net Carolyn Allaben @ csallaben@egrps.org or Rhonda Markham @ rdm2200@sbcglobal.net

2011-01-31T07:30:00.000-08:00

Good Morning Everyone!

Congratulations to the team for an outstanding performance against Holland Christian (ranked 3rd in the State in Division III) Thursday evening. Score 109 - 77. We had several outstanding swims and fabulous performances by all of our divers. A special round of applause goes to Matt Hooper for breaking the long standing 100 yard breaststroke team record held by our very own coach Bob Lundquist. Matt's time of 59.32 broke the 59.68 record held by Bob for the past 33 years. There was a fabulous article in the GR Press last Friday. If you don't get the paper, check it out the link attached! http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/2388668054761561503/east-grand-rapids-matt-hooper-b.../

SWIM: Monday morning 6-7 am optional weights; afternoon 3:30 pm - 6 pm.; DIVE: 3:30 - 6 pm
SWIM: Tuesday morning 6-7 am swim; Swim/Dive meet against Northview @ Northview High School. Meet begins at 6pm. Coaches will alert the boys when to be at the East pool and the details of transportation to/from the meet.
SWIM: Wednesday morning 6-7 am optional weights; afternoon 3:30 pm - 6 pm.; DIVE: 3:30 - 6 pm
SWIM: Thursday morning 6-7 am swim; afternoon 3:30 pm - 6 pm.; DIVE: 3:30 - 6 pm
SWIM AND DIVE: Friday afternoon 3:30 pm - 6 pm

GO EAST!

QUAD Meet at Groves High School Details

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SWIM AND DIVE: Friday afternoon 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm. Leave 4:30 for overnight stay at the Hampton Inn in Southfield. Please have the boys packed and ready for the trip by 4:30 pm as they have reservations for dinner and would like to stay on schedule. They will be stopping for dinner around 5:30 pm at Emil's Restaurant a long standing local Italian restaurant in Lansing...and then finish their trip to South Field arriving at the hotel between 8pm and 8:30pm. The coaches have assigned roommates. The boys will be driven by the coaches and parent volunteers in several vans and cars for the overnight stay. Parent drivers are Sandy Watson, Greg Shubel and Nancy Lundquist. Transportation will be provided for Friday and home from the meet on Saturday. Please check with Butch or Don following the meet on Saturday if you would like to have your son ride home with you from the meet. If you will not be attending the meet, make sure your son has a ride home from the EAST pool upon return from the meet. I would anticipate the boys being home between 5pm and 6pm Saturday evening, weather permitting. The cost for the hotel, dinner Friday night and breakfast at the hotel Saturday morning is included in the $30 payment to Butch. See hotel contact info below.

REMINDER: Please remember to have your son pack extra warm clothes, swim bag, goggles, suit, towel, extra food/snacks and drink and cash (just in case) for the overnight stay and the following day at the meet.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 - QUAD MEET AT GROVES HIGH SCHOOL - The meet is with Birmingham Groves, Holland High School, Detroit Catholic Central and Detroit Country Day. Diving starts at 10am. Swimming starts at noon.

Mapquest Link: http://mapq.st/gNgZRh

Let me or Nancy know if you have any questions.

GO EAST!

HOTEL CONTACT INFORMATION:

Hampton Inn Southfield | 27500 Northwestern Highway Southfield, MI 48034
(Main: 248.356.5500 |(Direct: 248.663.0121 |6Fax: 248.356.2083

2011-01-17T06:12:00.000-08:00

Hello All!

Awesome swim/dive meet on Saturday for the EGR Pioneers! We finished second place in the meet as the only Division III team competing against Division I and II teams. Our divers did an outstanding job finishing 6th, 9th, 14th and 19th place. Way to go gentlemen! We also had several best times and additional State cuts in swimming. Illness is still plaguing our team but we are fighting through it and hope to be at 100% soon.

The meet Tuesday against GR Christian will be one of our toughest dual meets of the season. The meet is at the Calvin College Natatorium and will begin at 6:30 p.m. Please take a moment to encourage friends and family to join us to help cheer our team on to victory! Stay strong and stay focused guys...give it everything you have! Don't forget Monday Evening is the Chicken Dinner in the team room. Pluck those Eagles!

Click here for this week's schedule

GO EAST!

Kristy

2011-01-10T06:20:00.001-08:00

Congratulations swimmers and divers on our 3rd place finish at the 
Holland Christian Invitational on Saturday.   Even though the team 
was missing a few swimmers and one diver do to illness, we took the 
challenge and gave an outstanding effort against a number of State 
ranked Division III teams.  We are heading into the busy part of our 
season and look forward to a competitive month ahead.  Hard work in 
the pool, sleep, healthy food and a positive outlook will bring our team 
success.  Stay focused guys!

Click here for this week's schedule.

Have a great day!

Kristy

HOLLAND CHRISTIAN INVITATIONAL

2011-01-06T13:23:00.001-08:00

Here are the details:

Holland Christian Invitational

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011

Place: Holland Aquatic Center

Meet begins at 12:00 pm

SWIMMING/DIVING

Time: SATURDAY MORNING

There will be a bus to transport the boys both to the meet and home from the meet. The bus will leave at 9:30 am sharp from the pool.
Optional warm-up at EGR prior to boarding bus. Butch will inform boys of time.
The meet begins at noon

Mapquest Link: http://mapq.st/hYNja2

PLEASE NOTE: This tends to be a long day for your swimmer or diver, so please make sure they have a hearty breakfast and pack additional food and drink to fuel their bodies. Peanut butter sandwiches, fruit, yogurts, power bars, water, Gatorade, healthy foods that will support their swimming/diving efforts. The meet will last around 4 hours so the boys should be home no later than 5:30 pm.

IN ADDITION - *Make sure to pack your team suit, team apparel, an extra pair of goggles, an extra towel and dry/warm clothing for the bus ride home. You will be glad you did.

PARENTS: It is always more fun to sit together as a group to cheer on our swimmers and divers, so please look for a friendly Pioneer, find your seat and enjoy the meet!

Please let me know if you have any questions. Look forward to seeing you all on Saturday!

QUAD MEET AT GROVES HIGH SCHOOL ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 22

HOTEL INFORMATION FOR PARENT RESERVATION ONLY

(BUTCH IS HANDLING THE BOYS' HOTEL AND FRIDAY DINNER RESERVATIONS. Info provided in email earlier this week)

Nancy has reserved a block of 10 rooms for the parents at the Hampton Inn in Southfield. This is the same hotel the boys will be staying. It is 2.5 miles from Groves High School. The cost for parent rooms either a King or 2 doubles is $74+Tax totaling $81.03/night.. This includes a continental breakfast buffet. This is offered as an option to you and your family and is your decision if you want to stay over night on Friday or drive the day of the meet. Your reservations must be made by January 12, 2011 or this group rate may not apply. Also your reservation must be canceled by 6pm date of arrival or you will be charged the room rate of $81.03. To reserve a room you can use an Internet web link or call 248-356-5500 and mention the block of rooms reserved for the parents of the EGR swim team. You will need a credit card to reserve the room or send check or money order to the hotel. When I receive further information from Butch and Don regarding the meet layout/start time, I will let you know.

Mapquest Link: http://mapq.st/gNgZRh

If you have any questions, please contact Nancy or me.

GO EAST!

Kristy Watson

January 22nd swim meet details

2011-01-05T08:29:00.001-08:00

Dear Parents:

Our meet on Jan 22 is with

Birmingham Groves

Holland High

Detroit Catholic Central

Detroit Country Day.

The meet is at Groves, and the boys would like to spend Friday night at a hotel.

Nancy Lundquist has found rooms in the area. The cost is around $60 per room.

If we put 4 people in a room, and charge $15 for a meal on Friday night, the cost would be $30 per person.

If cost is a concern for you, please let Butch know.

We need to pay for the rooms by Jan 14.

Please make your check for $30 payable to me (Milton Briggs).

Further information will follow as details are finalized.

Thank you -

Kristy Watson

Happy New Year Everyone!

2011-01-03T05:55:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the 2011 EGR Boys Swim/Dive Season. Please note that the meet schedule for January is very busy. We have three Saturday meets this month beginning this Saturday, January 8 with the Holland Christian Invitational at the Holland Aquatic Center, The Pioneer Classic at our pool on January 15 and the Groves Quad meet in Birmingham School District in Southfield on January 22. Details regarding these meets will be forthcoming.

BOYS' SWIM/DIVE PRACTICE AND MEET SCHEDULE FOR - January 3 - 8

Monday morning 6-7 am optional weights; afternoon 3:30 pm - 6 pm

Tuesday morning 6-7 am swim; Swim/Dive meet at St. Joe beginning at 6pm. Bus leaves for St. Joe at 3pm (PLEASE BE PROMPT) and will take the boys both to and home from the meet.

PARENTS: Please remember to have your son bring his swim bag, goggles, suit, towel, warm clothes, extra food and drink for bus ride, etc. It will be long day for the boys. I would expect the bus to be back to the high school 9:30 pm or later. Mapquest to St. Joe High School: http://mapq.st/i7FcBh

Wednesday morning 6-7 am optional weights; afternoon 3:30 pm - 6 pm.

Thursday morning 6-7 am swim; afternoon 3:30 pm - 6 pm.

Friday afternoon 3:30 pm - 5 pm.

Saturday - Holland Christian Invitational at Holland Aquatic Center. Bus leaves for Holland PROMPTLY at 9:30am. Meet starts at noon. More details to follow in upcoming email.

If at anytime during the year you and/or your son have a conflict with the practice schedule, please have your son discuss this with his coach. In an emergency you can contact Butch Briggs - bbriggs@egrps.org or Don Glass - grdiving@me.com

Don't forget to check the website regularly for updates at: http://www.egrboysswimdive.com

A BIG thank you to Amy Atwater for organizing the Thursday Morning Breakfast Club and the pre-meet breakfast for tomorrow. Great parents = Great kids.

Have a great day!

Kristy

Good Morning!

2010-12-22T13:01:00.001-08:00

As promised, we have confirmed a location for the breakfast scheduled for Friday, Dec. 24. It will be held at Wolfgang's in Eastown @ 10am. We have reserved space so the swimmers and divers will have a fabulous breakfast to enjoy.

There will be no individual cost to you for this breakfast. Eamon's grandparents in New York have made a special donation to offset the bill for this breakfast. It is inspiring to be part of this group of parents and family who so willing and without hesitation support the team. A sincere thank you to Eamon's grandparents for their generosity.

Nancy and I recognize that this is a busy/hectic time of year and we want to thank everyone who has volunteered to host and assist with the breakfast spreads this holiday season. Congratulations to all of you for committing your time and energy to make this a successful and memorable season for everyone.

Wishing you a happy and safe holiday!

Kristy Watson

UPDATE:

2010-12-20T08:46:00.000-08:00

Awesome job by both the divers and swimmers yesterday at the West Michigan Relays. It was a very successful meet for all participants. The team as a whole placed 4th out of 13 teams. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams were Division 1 or 2 and two of the three top placing teams have combined 2 high schools for one swim/dive team. This just shows how competitive our team is and that the hard work and commitment by both the swimmers and divers is already paying off. Way to go gentlemen! GO EAST!

As the holidays begin so does the 2 a day practices for swimmers and the fabulous breakfast spreads provided by our generous parents. Please know that both divers and swimmers are invited to the breakfast spreads. The boys have a great time and look forward to a daily gut busting breakfast meal. Click here for the schedule for the next two weeks. For those swimmers/diver new to the team, please make sure you speak up if you need a ride to the breakfast location. I am sure our conscientious group of drivers would be happy to assist.

If you have any questions, please contact me or Nancy.

Have a safe and happy holiday!

Spreading Holiday Cheer

2010-12-15T15:13:00.000-08:00

News from Kristy

2010-12-14T12:58:00.001-08:00

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES/ASSIGNMENTS: Please take a moment to review the calendar months listed under the Volunteer Tab on the website for your volunteer assignments. Time flies by so quickly this time of year and we don't want you get caught in a pinch. Also, we still have volunteer opportunities to fill and hope those parents that haven't yet volunteered are ready to make the commitment. We are very grateful for your dedication. The boys really appreciate everything you do. www.egrboysswimdive.com

WEST MICHIGAN RELAYS
Get ready for the West Michigan Relays! It is a fun and exciting meet for both Swim and Dive. The Dive Competition will be held in the morning and the "relay only" swim meet will be held in the afternoon with several teams from West Michigan participating in both typical and fun/unique relays. It's a great way to start the season for the boys and the parents. If possible, it would be great to have the parents sit together as it makes for a better opportunity to cheer the boys on to success.

CLICK HERE FOR MAPQUEST MAP

Here are the details I have so far:

West Michigan Relays
Date: Saturday, December 18
Place: West Ottawa High School South Building

DIVING - Per Butch, Don will be coordinating travel arrangements and all other details associated with the Diving portion of the West Michigan Relays.

Time: SATURDAY MORNING

* Warmup begins at 7am at West Ottawa High School
* Dive Competition begins at 9am
* Bagels and juice will be provided in the morning for the divers.

SWIMMING

Time: SATURDAY MORNING

* There will be an optional warm up for the boys at the East pool prior to boarding the bus. Time - to be determined. Butch will let the boys know this week.
* There will be a bus to transport the boys both to the meet and home from the meet. The bus will leave at 11:00 am sharp from the pool.
* Warm-up at West Ottawa pool is from 12:00pm - 1:30pm
* The swimming begins at 1:30pm
* We will be providing bagels and juice in the morning for the bus ride

PLEASE NOTE: This tends to be a long day for your swimmer or diver, so please make sure they pack additional food and drink to fuel their bodies. Peanut butter sandwiches, fruit, yogurts, power bars, water, gatorade, healthy foods that will support their swimming/diving efforts. It is possible that swimmers may leave your home between 9am and 10am and not get back to your home until 6pm or later Saturday evening.

IN ADDITION - *Make sure to pack your team suit, team apparel, an extra pair of goggles, an extra towel and dry/warm clothing for the bus ride home. You will be glad you did.

PARENTS: If you want a seat for the swimming, I would highly recommend getting to the meet early as I am sure seating space will be at a premium.

I will communication additional information as it becomes available. Look forward to seeing you all on Saturday!

GO EAST!

Kristy Watson

FAN WEAR ORDER

2010-12-13T06:05:00.000-08:00

Please print out and return a hard copy of your order form to Jodi or Duncan along with your check payable to Jodi MacLean. I lost an order via e-mail last time and don't want that to happen again. You can drop them at our house: 2714 Oakwood.

I will put one order in on Monday, Dec 13 in the hope we can have the items before Christmas.

I will put in a second order if we need one. We need at least 12 pieces for an order.

Click here for the order form

Click here for the designs

UPDATE FROM NANCY LUNDQUIST:

2010-12-07T08:39:00.001-08:00

Spread volunteers for Dec 9^th. Denise VanderBilt Chair. Committee of Hooper, Baumann, Lundquist. We need volunteers for the Dec 31 spread at the Burgess home, Dec 27^th Alum breakfast in the team room, and the December 30^th Spread, also in the team room. A special thank you to Susan Merlotti for cleaning up the team room and Heinzeman’s for the raspberry muffins in the team room last week. Thank you to everyone that supported the tree sale, Our team of Shubels, Fords, Vanderbilts, Lundquist’s and Clarks ( and maybe a few others Bob forgot) sold over 50 trees, bringing in around $1500.00 for the team boosters. Get well wishes are extended to coach Chris. He is recovering from surgery. I will get with Butch later this week to see if he needs a meal or help. Team update and news, 12 guys from the team posted significantly faster times at time trails than a year ago. We are going to be a strong team! No luck with Ramona’s for breakfast sandwiches.

If anyone would like to volunteer to look for an alternative to Ramona's, please let Nancy know.

EGR Swimming and Diving Team Wear 2011

2010-11-29T13:52:00.000-08:00

Click here for the order form

Thank You!

2010-11-17T10:30:00.000-08:00

Greetings to Alumni & Swim/Dive Team Parents

Nancy, Anne and I want to thank you all so much for your support and participation at the Girls' Night Out Holiday Shopping Extravaganza held last week in Gaslight Village.

We are excited to tell you that $1,000+

was raised to support the EGR Boys' Swim and Dive Team.

It was a fabulous evening! Great weather, Great friends, Great shopping, Great food...we couldn't have asked for anything more.

We are grateful for each and everyone of you who supported this event through your selling and/or buying of raffle tickets, purchasing gifts for yourself or others that evening and joining us for dinner at the Derby. A special thank you to everyone who invited friends and family to join us. It showcased the special experience and tradition we all enjoy as current and longtime members of the EGR swim/dive family. Each individual effort by all involved made this a successful

fundraiser for the EGR Boys Swim/Dive Team.

We couldn't have done it without you.

THANK YOU!

Special recognition is given to those who

volunteered time to make this evening a success:

Nancy Lundquist

Anne Lauten

Leslie Hooker

Betsy Bloom

Jodi MacLean

The Hooper family for selling 84 raffle tickets totaling $173!

Three Cheers to

Papers Plus, L. Marie & Co., Soles for You, Hot Mama and The Derby for your participation, donations for the raffle/drawings

and taking such good care of us that evening!

Your ongoing support of these businesses is greatly appreciated.

HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR!

Parent Meeting

2010-11-17T07:01:00.001-08:00

Monday, November 29, 2010 in the team room. Go to the "Weekly Schedule" tab for more information.

Similar to last year, we are requesting a small donation of water or soda to help support the Coaches Spread during the Pioneer Classic and various special events for the swimmers and divers throughout the season. Please bring your donation the night of the Parent Meeting. Each of the four classes are requested donate the following:

Freshman - one 12 pack of diet coke
Sophomores - one case of water
Juniors - one 6 pack of Gatorade
Seniors - one 12 pack of regular coke

Girl's Night Out Holiday Shopping Extravaganza!

2010-10-16T13:13:00.000-07:00

Good Afternoon!

Please see the following invitation for "Girls' Night Out Holiday Shopping Extravaganza" to support the EGR Boys Swim and Dive Team. We count heavily on parent support and volunteers to make the Boys' Swim/Dive Season successful and fun for each team member. Please consider attending the Exclusive Shopping Night on Monday, November 8, 2010. Invite a group of friends and family and make it a fun and fabulous Girls' Night Out for everyone. Enjoy dinner and drink specials at The Derby...spouses too! No cooking on a Monday night, what could be better! Your support and participation is very much appreciated.

Click here for the complete invitation.

Order your EGR Tradition T-shirts!

2010-06-12T06:27:00.000-07:00

East Grand Rapids rebounds from disappointing prelims, wins Division 3 boys swim title

2010-03-14T08:40:00.000-07:00

Grand Rapids Press Article - March 14, 2010

EGR Wins 2010 Division III State Championship!

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Hamilton, East Grand Rapids head list of boys swimming state contenders

2010-03-12T17:36:00.000-08:00

Grand rapids Press Article March 11, 2010

February 28, 2010 - Grand Rapids Press Article

2010-02-28T17:26:00.000-08:00

East Grand Rapids boys top field and finish tied with Holland for conference swimming title

OK Black/White Conference Swimming and Diving Championships February 25-27, 2010

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Teams: East Grand Rapids, Holland, Grand Rapids Christian, Muskegon, Northview and Union.

Host School: Holland High School

Location:

Holland Community Aquatic Center

550 Maple Ave

Holland Mi. 49423

Athletic Director – (616)494-2250

Pool Fax – (616)393-7596

Diving – Chelsey DeVries chelseydevries@gmail.com

Meet Director – Marc VanSoest

*********

Entries: Entries are due Monday, February 22nd by 5:00pm

Entries must be submitted using Hy-Tek

Send entries to Lauren Kimble at laurenmkimble@gmail.com

Entries will be verified via e-mail

A psyche sheet will be sent after all entries are received

Diving entries are due by 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 to Chelsey DeVries (see “Diving Entries” for details)

Changes may be made on Thursday, February 25

Time Schedule: Thursday, February 25, 2010

Pool open for diving warm-up              3:00pm
Final diving sheet due                           3:30pm
Diving Prelims & Semi-Finals              5:00pm

Friday, February 26, 2010

Pool open for swimming warm-up 2:00pm

(NO Diving boards available)

Coaches’ Meeting 3:00pm

Swimming Prelims 4:00pm

(20 minute break between events 4&6)

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Pool open for warm-up 10:00 am

Coaches’ Meeting 11:00 am
Finals begin 12:00 pm

Rules: 2009-2010 National Federation Rule book with MHSAA modifications

Entries

· Individual entries are unlimited, though only the top four (4) qualifiers from each school will advance to the finals from each team if they qualify in the top twenty-four (24)

· Relay entries will be limited to an A and B relay team from each school. Both relays may swim in the prelims and finals. Relay cards will be distributed at the Coaches’ meeting for both prelims and finals to determine relay orders.

· No individual shall participate in more than four (4) events, no more than two (2) of which shall be individual events. Being designated as a member of a relay team does not count as an entry until the swimmer actually competes in the event.
· Swimmers who are entered in two (2) individual events and two (2) relay events in the prelims, may not drop a relay event from the prelims and move into a different relay for the finals, thus totaling five (5) events.

Diving

Diving will be conducted according to the 11 Dive Championship format. Please be sure to have your divers in the Hy-Tek team entry. Changes will be allowed up to one (1) hour before the start of the meet. Please email your diving .txt file to Chelsey DeVries chelseydevries@gmail.com

The last page in this document explains how to type the .txt file for your divers. Every diver will perform five (5) dives, and then the field will be narrowed down to twenty (20) divers. Those twenty (20) divers will perform three (3) dives and the field will be cut to sixteen (16) divers for Saturday’s finals. Those divers who are cut but would like to complete their 11-dive list may do so as exhibition during Thursday’s prelims. The order of divers will be posted when the divers arrive at the meet on Thursday. Each team is required to supply a diving judge for both the prelims and finals.

Seeding:

Seeding into heats for prelims will be done on the basis of times. Please remember to indicate seed times for all individual events and both the A and B relays. The prelims will be circle seeded in the last three (3) heats for the top twenty-four (24) seed times. All other swimmers will be seeded in earlier heats.

Scoring and Awards:

The Conference Championship meet will be scored to sixteen (16) places for individual and to eight places for relays.
Individual events: 1-8 places is Finals; 9-16 is Consolations; 17-24 is Bonus (non-scoring).
Relays: 1-8 places is Finals; 9-16 is Consolations (B relays only and non-scoring).
The top eight finishers in individual events will receive medals, and the top three (3) relay teams will receive medals.
A trophy will be awarded to the overall OK Conference Champs, combining the dual meet records with the places in the Conference Meet.
All Conference awards will be determined by taking all first place finishers and the first and second place divers automatically. A third diver will be automatic if she achieves All American status. The remaining All Conference positions will be determined by using individual points scored at the meet.
·       Championship heat swimmers will be paraded out before each race. The ready area will be at the turn end of the pool starting at lane #10.
·       Awards will be given out after the final heat at the blocks.
·       The winning coach will hand out the awards.

Seating: Athletes: Assigned seating on deck and locker rooms
Spectators: No assigned seating or saving seats

Tickets: $4.00 admissions
$1.00 meet program

Seniors: Seniors from each team will be recognized prior to the Finals on Saturday.

DIVING ENTRIES

OK Black/White Conference February 25-27, 2010

Coaches e-mail the following output to Chelsey DeVries chelseydevries@gmail.com

onTuesday, February 23, 2010 no later that 12:00 noon.

To create a file of your entries that can be imported directly into eDive please follow these guidelines. You can use Notepad or any text editor to create a file in the following format. Please make sure the file is saved as normal text (.txt) and not rich-text (.rtf).

· The name of the file can be anything. In order for the meet host to differentiate between all of the files they will get, it is recommended that you name the file using your team name. For example, if your team is from Johnson High School then name your text file "Johnson.txt".

· There should be no empty lines at the beginning or end of the file.

· Each diver should only be listed once in the file.

· Each line will be a complete entry record for that diver. All of one divers information must be listed on the same line. It will contain the divers name, the team name and the divers list of dives separated by commas. The format for each line will be ...

"divername","teamname",dive1,dive2,dive3,dive4,dive5,dive6,dive7,dive8,dive9, etc.

· Each round will be the dive the diver is doing in that round. The round must contain the dive number followed by the position. If the dive is a required/voluntary dive then please add the letter V after the dive position (as in 401AV). If there are only 4 rounds in the event you are creating entries for then only enter 4 dives.

· The divers name must be enclosed in double quote marks. So John Smith should be listed as "John Smith". The quotes are not two single quotes ('') at the beginning and at the end but rather one double quote (") at the beginning and another double quote at the end.

· The team name must be enclosed in double quote marks. So Johnson High School should be listed as "Johnson High School". The quotes are not two single quotes ('') at the beginning and at the end but rather one double quote (") at the beginning and another double quote at the end.

· The dive numbers for each round are listed in round order and separated by a single comma. Dive positions are listed directly after each dive number. So a 403 pike would be listed as 403B.

· If the dive is a voluntary/required dive then the dive position must be followed by the letter V. So a 401 pike voluntary would be listed as 401BV.

· Capitalization does not matter in the divers name, team name or dive positions. But please note that the divers name and team name will be added to the meet hosts database exactly as typed. So if you want the team name listed as "Johnson High School" then you need to capitalize the J, H and S.

· The order that the divers are listed in the text file does not matter.

· Do not include spaces around the commas separating the information.

Here is an example of an entry text file for Johnson High School. This high school has 4 divers each doing 11 dives.

"John Dover","Johnson High School",101AV,201AV,303C,103B,403C,401BV,5111AV,203B,301AV,104C,202B
"Peter Grange","Johnson High School",401CV,402C,101CV,103C,302C,301CV,201CV,5121D,5111BV,102B,202C
"John Stubach","Johnson High School",401BV,403B,103BV,203B,303B,5132DV,201BV,5124D,301BV,105B,5223D
"Joseph Hon","Johnson High School",103BV,104C,201AV,203C,303C,301AV,401BV,5132D,403C,5111AV,105C

Grand Rapids Press - January 17, 2010

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East Grand Rapids swimmers use depth to win meet, overcome Holland's first-place punch

Samualson Photography Website

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Click here for the link to these photos:

http://jsamuelson.photobiz.com

Ramona's Hot Breakfast Information and Menu

2010-01-05T05:46:00.000-08:00

This week we will begin having hot breakfast delivered from Ramona's--for those who want it.

Duncan will collect orders and money on Wednesday at morning practice. We'll set him up with some change, but try to have appropriate cash ready for him. He needs to deliver the order and money by lunchtime on Weds. The menu is attached--it's a Word Doc. I'll also put some in the team room. We've aimed to have several healthy-protein-packed items available at a variety of prices.

We've decided to add 25 cents to Ramona's price for each item to provide for a couple dollars' worth of delivery tip for them each week. The owner will make sure the guys get their hot food at 7:00 with no effort from us and I think that's pretty nice.

Hope it goes well for Ramona's and for us. --Jodi.

Click here for the menu

Holiday Breakfast Schedule

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Now that Christmas Break has begun, know that a warm breakfast awaits you after your morning session. The locations of each breakfast are on the board in the Team Room and are as follows:

Monday, December 21: Peter DeJonge's house at 707 Plymouth (248-0976)

Tuesday, December 22: Gabe & Niko Shubel's house at 262 Gracewood (956-6314)

(parents, please note I put Greenwood on the last email, their residence is on Gracewood)

Wednesday, December 23: Casey Bloom's house at 552 Cambridge (243-3004)

Thursday, December 24: Nick Watson's house at 3009 Oakwood (464-1483)

Friday, December 25: Merry Christmas, relax!

Saturday, December 26: Duncan MacLean's house at 2714 Oakwood (974-1578)

Monday, December 28 - Alumni Breakfast at Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Winn, 2655 Maplewood (464-1125)(their son Stephen graduated in 2008) The Alumni Breakfast is typically hosted by the previous graduating class where they join the current team for breakfast. Since we had no seniors last year, Mrs. Winn has graciously offered to repeat the breakfast from last year at her home.

Tuesday, December 29: Ada Bok's house at 520 Cambridge (456-6683)

Wednesday, December 30: TBA

Thursday, December 31st: Jason Reglin's house at 2211 Elmwood (247-6716)

Friday, January 1: New Year's Day, relax and rally for a Bowl Game at the Shubel's home at 262 Gracewood (956-6314) (Each year the team gets together to watch a college bowl game. Desserts, drinks and appetizers are assigned by class. Each team member brings $3 for pizza and a few dollars for fun betting. More information to follow next week.)

Saturday, January 2: JK Elkin's house at 3121 Hall Street (974-9921)

Meet Schedule with Times - 12/18/2009

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	A	B	C	D	E	F
1
2	Day	Date	Opponent	Place	Time	Trans
3	Thursday	12/17/09	St Joseph	Home	6:00 PM
4	Saturday	12/19/09	West Michigan Relays	Holland	11:30 AM	8:45 AM
5	Tuesday	1/5/10	Catholic Central	Home	6:00 PM
6	Saturday	1/9/10	Holland Christian Invitational	Holland		9:15 AM
7	Tuesday	1/12/10	Forest Hills	Home	6:00 PM
8	Saturday	1/16/10	Pioneer Classic	Home	11:00 AM
9			Alma
10			Battle Creek Lakeview
11			Kentwood
12			Holland High
13			Jenison
14			Okemos
15			West Ottawa
16	Tuesday	1/19/10	Union ©	Home	6:00 PM
17	Thursday	1/21/10	GR Christian ©	Home	6:00 PM
18	Saturday	1/30/10	Holland Quad ©	Holland		??
19	Tuesday	2/2/10	Holland Christian	Away	6:00 PM	3:45 PM
20	Tuesday	2/9/10	Northview ©	Home	6:00 PM
21	Friday	2/12/10	MISCA Diving	EMU	7:00 PM
22	Saturday	2/13/10	MISCA Swimming	EMU	12:00 N	vans
23	Tuesday	2/16/10	Muskegon ©	Away	6:00 PM	3:45 PM
24	Thursday	2/25/10	Conference Diving Prelims	Holland	5:00 PM
25	Friday	2/26/10	Conference Swimming Prelims	Holland	4:00 PM	1:15 PM
26	Saturday	2/27/10	Conference Finals	Holland	1:00 PM	10:15 AM
27	Tuesday	3/2/10	Second Shave	Holland	6:00 PM	vans
28	Tuesday	3/9/10	Diving Regional	EGR	5:00 PM
29	Friday	3/12/10	State Prelims	Eastern	12:00 N	vans
30	Saturday	3/13/10	State Finals	Eastern	12:00 N	vans
31

Hot Breakfast Thursdays

2009-12-10T16:01:00.000-08:00

I have met with the owners of Ramona's Table and they will be delighted to deliver our hot breakfast orders for Thursday mornings.

Duncan will have menus and order forms for breakfasts starting January 7th. The boys can order their items by number and give Duncan the money on Wednesdays at morning practice. Menu items include Breakfast Sandwiches (4 kinds - on English Muffins), Burritos (3 kinds - in flour tortillas), Egg Skillets (3 kinds - served in round foil pans), Fruit/Yogurt Parfait, and Homemade Granola with Fruit.

After collecting, Duncan will walk the order to Ramona's on Wednesdays. The owner will deliver the items himself on Thursdays at 7:00 to the team room. We've decided to add 25 cents to each item, hoping this will amount to a couple dollars each week for a delivery tip.

Jodi MacLean

macleanhouse@comcast.net

Volunteer List as of December 17, 2009

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	A	B	D
1	December-09
2
3	Thurs, 10th EGR Tri Meet	Spread	Concessions
4		Elkins (coordinator)	Salasky
5		Gonzalez	Atwater
6		Allaben	Bok
7		J Korn
8		Hooker
9		Hooper
10		McKenzie
11		Tuitel
12
13	Thurs, 17th St Joseph	Spread	Concessions
14		DeJonge (coordinator)	MacGregor
15		Shubel	Gonzalez
16		Atwater
17		Bok
18
19	Saturday, 19th West MI Relays	Breakfast
20		Elkins
21		DeJonge
22
23	Sunday, 20th Christmas Tree Sale	Shubel
24		Bok
25		Reglin
27		Hooper
28		?
29
30	Monday, 21st Breakfast	DeJonge (Host)
31		Hooper
32		Clark
33		Hooker
34
35	Tuesday, 22nd Breakfast	Shubel (Host)
36		Korn
37		VanderBilt
39
40	Wednesday, 23rd Breakfast	Bloom (Host)
41		Gonzalez
42		Ford
43		Tuitel
44
45	Thursday, 24th Breakfast	Watson (Host)
46		McKenzie
47		Burgess
48		Elkins
49
50
51
52	Saturday, 26th Breakfast	MacLean (Host)
53		Ogland-Hand
54		Burgess
55		?
56
57	Monday, 28th Breakfast	Alumni TBA
58
59	Tuesday, 29th Breakfast	Bok (Host)
60		Paul
61		Markham
62		Allaben
63
64	Wednesday, 30th Breakfast	MacGregor (Host)
65		Salasky
66		Lundquist
67		Ford
68
69	Thursday, 31st Breakfast	Reglin (Host)
70		Olsa
71		Markham
72		Clark
73
74
75	January-10
76
77	Friday, 1st Bowl Game	Shubel (Host)
78		DeJonge
79		Bok
80
81	Saturday, 2nd Breakfast	Elkins (Host)
82		Watson
83		Merlotti
84		Burgess
85
86	Tuesday, 12th Forest Hills Northern	Spread	Concessions
87		Olsa (Coordinator)	D Korn
88		Hooper	Ogland-Hand
89		Ford
90		Bloom
91		Hooker
92
93	Saturday, 16th Pioneer Classic	Concessions	Coaches Room
94		VanderBilt	Markham
95		Reglin	Lauten
96		Burgess	Watson
97		Ogland-Hand
99		Bloom
100
101	Tuesday, 19th Union	Spread	Concessions
102		Allaben (Coordinator)	Hooper
103		D Korn	MacLean
104		Clark
105		MacGregor
107
108	Wednesdy, 20th Chicken Dinner	Korn (Host)
109		Watson
110		Bok
111		Lauten
112		VanderBilt
113
114	Thursday, 21st GR Christian	Spread	Concessions
115		Gonzalez (Coordinator)	Clark
116		Ogland-Hand	Ford
117		Lundquist
118		Markham
119		Merlotti
120
121	February-10
122
123	Sunday, 7th Super Bowl	DeJonge (Host)
124		Hooper
125		Allaben
126
127	Tue, 9th Northview Senior Night	Spread	Concessions
128		Lundquist (Coordinator)	Reglin
129		Watson	Hooker
130		Hooker
131		Lauten
132		Paul
133
134	Wednesday, 24th Conference Dinner	? (Host)
135		Lundquist
136		Gonzalez
137		Watson
138		?
139
140	March-10
141
142	Tuesday, 9th Diving Regionals	Concessions	Coaches Room
143		Allaben	Elkins
144		Salasky	Atwater
145		VanderBilt	Shubel
146

EGRHS Boys Swimming & Diving Fan Apparel

2009-12-10T07:22:00.000-08:00

The following items will be available this year.

click here for link to order form

Hat: solid brushed twill cap, 100% cotton twill in gold, self strap adjustment with embossed

Antique brass buckle with embroidered EGR Swimming & Diving logo.

Ladies Scoop Neck Long Sleeve Shirt: 100% cotton, slightly contoured body for a classic, feminine fit with embroidered EGR Swimming & Diving logo on left chest. Available in Navy or White

Size S – 2X

The scoop neck top is considered "classic fit" and runs: s(6) m(8) l(10) xl(12) 2x(14) 3x(16)

Ladies Zip Up Top: Stretch French terry track jacket, 95% cotton/5% spandex, fitted longer length

With embroidered EGR Swimming & Diving logo on left chest. Available in Navy or White Size S – 2X
The zip up jacket is considered "fitted" and runs: s(4) m(6) l(8) xl 910) 2x (12) 3x(14)

Adult Mock Neck Turtleneck – 100% spun combed cotton with embroidered EGR Swimming & Diving logo on left chest. Available in Navy or White Sizes XS – 2XL

T-Shirts Long and Short Sleeve – 100% preshrunk Heavy Cotton Tshirts. With embroidered EGR Swimming & Diving logo silk screened on center. Available in Navy or White Sizes XS – 2XL

Men’s Nike Dri-Fit Classic Tipped Sport Shirt – dri fit fabric by Nike with tipping on the collar and sleeves. 3-button placket, rib collar and cuffs. Embroidered with EGR Swimming and Diving logo on left chest. Available in Navy with white rib and White with navy rib. Sizes SX – 2XL.

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Please make all checks payable to: Kathy MacGregor -

email questions: k.macgregor@comcast.net

All orders should be turned in to: Kathy MacGregor – 2222 Englewood Dr SE – 956-5366

Hat: - $6.50
Ladies Scoop Neck Long Sleeve T - $12.50

Ladies Zip Up Jacket - $24.50

Short Sleeve T Shirts – $5.00

Long Sleeve T Shirts – $9.00

Mock Neck Turtlenecks - $15.50

Nike Dri-Fit Sport Shirt - $33.50

(Note: for sizes above XL – add $1.00 for each X )