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Age Group News

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

New Warm Up Times for Dec 4 Hopkins Meet

1)The Age Group Qualifier this Sunday (December 4) at Hopkins School has NEW warm up times!

9/10 year olds is session 2: Warm up time 11:30 am
11/12 year olds is session 3: Warm up time 3:45 pm


Remember to be on deck, ready to swim 20 minutes BEFORE warm up begins!

2) The meets for December, January,...

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Monday, November 28, 2011

Next JAG Meet on December 4

Our next JAG meet is a one day meet at Hopkins School this Sunday Dec 4.

The entries are posted on TMO on our website. Click here.
Directions and details for the meet are here.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

JAG Meet Recap

The JAG swimmers have now competed in 4 very different types of swim meets.

· Our first meet of the season, was the IM TOUGH PENTATHLON at the New Canaan YMCA. At that meet all the swimmers competed in 50 yards Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Freestyle. They were supposed to swim the 100 IM too,...

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Monday, November 21, 2011

JAG Turkey Burn November 26

8:00 am at Staples High School
Our 2nd Annual Turkey Burn workout will be this Saturday, November 26 at Staples High School. The activity includes running and swimming events.

TIME: The JAG teams should meet at the track at 8:00 am
WHAT TO WEAR: They should wear warm comfortable running clothes and running sneakers. They should also wear their bathing suit UNDER their running clothes.
WORKOUT: The workout...

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

New Canaan AG Qualifier

On-deck times and important parking information
Excitement is in the air this weekend as we head down the road to the New Canaan Y for the PL Qualifier meet. We have quite a few swimmers swimming the 400 IM, 500 Free or 200 strokes on Friday afternoon. All SAG & TAG swimmers not at the Friday meet will have a warm-up practice during the regularly scheduled TAG practice from 5:15 to...

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Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Mark Sedlak Honored as Coach of the Year

Our very own Mark Sedlak was honored as the Connecticut Swimming Coach of the Year at CSI’s Top 16 Banquet this past Sunday (11/6). Coach Betsy introduced him and described his many accomplishments:

“Mark is a born and raised native of Connecticut. His presence as a swimmer, as well as a coach, is felt throughout the region. As a swimmer, he set...

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

SAG & TAG News 10/26

IMX Meet and Practice Schedule
The Cheshire IMX meet is this weekend at the Jack Suydam Natatorium 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT (Central CT State University). For both Saturday & Sunday 11&12 swimmers must be at the pool by 6:45am for a 7:00am warm-up. All 13&Over swimmers please be on deck by 3:15pm for a 3:30pm warm-up. If you are not sure that you are entered or what you...

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JAG Team News 10/26

Thank you to all the parents who attended the Coaches Meeting on Saturday October 22. I hope you enjoyed learning about me, my philosophy, and our WRAT program. I feel very lucky to be coaching at a great club with very supportive parents and super kids! It sure makes coming to work FUN!

If you are like me, I have my list of “things...

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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

SAG & TAG II Practice & AG Championship News

We have had our last AM practice at Mahackeno. Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday (July 19, 20 and 21) practice will be at the YMCA from 5:15-6:30pm. Thursday, July 21 is the last scheduled practice for the season.

This weekend is the CT State Long Course Age Group Championships:

PLEASE NOTE 7:00 AM Warm-Up at both pools. 12/U preliminary sessions will be...

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Special Age Group Long Course Practice

To be held at Wilton YMCA
In final preparation for the upcoming CT Long Course Age Group Championships this coming weekend all attending swimmers are invited to attend a special warm-up practice at the Wilton YMCA Wednesday (July 20) from 7:45-9:00pm. Please bring your YMCA membership cards to the front desk for check-in.

If you plan to attend please be on time and ready to get in the pool...

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