IOWA CITY EELS

 

Contact: 351-3336 or swimice@aol.com                                           August 26, 2002

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Thanks to our corporate sponsors: Scheels All Sports, the Coral Fruit Market, and Hawkeye State Bank- their generous support helps keep our Club in the water!

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Coming up:

 

8/28:                        Final Masters practice at City Park           

9/3:                          Short Course Season begins

9/3-9/5:  Short Course Registration

9/9:                          Fall Stroke Clinic begins

9/9:                          ICE Board Meeting 6:30 PM Mercer

9/12:                        City HS Swim Meet: early AM practice for Morays and Eels only- no PM practice

9/17:                        City HS Swim Meet: early AM practice for Morays and Eels only- no PM practice

9/21:                        City HS Swim Meet: No practice for any groups

9/25:                        Cookie night- tentative date

9/30:                        Coralville Rec Pool open again for evening Frost and Cubes practice

10/1:                        City HS Swim Meet: early AM practice for Morays and Eels only- no PM practice

10/8:                        City HS Swim Meet: early AM practice for Morays and Eels only- no PM practice

10/19:                      City HS Swim Meet: practice schedule to be announced                  ___________________________________________________________________________

 

Coach’s Corner

 

            Welcome back for the 2003 Short-Course season!  ICE enjoyed a great summer of fast swimming and the coaching staff is geared up for continued success.  There are some changes you may notice for the upcoming season – some small, some big – but all of them should help foster future success for our club.

            First – Matt Hamer has been hired as the ICE Head Age –Group Coach.  Matt will be in charge of the Frost and Cube groups and the primary coach for most of the 12& under swimmers in the ICE program.  This position was created to provide a more cohesive flow from our age-group training groups to our senior program (Moray and Eels).  Matt will be assisting me with my administrative duties regarding the Frost and Cubes and providing leadership needed for a strong age-group program.  Matt has been involved with swimming in Iowa City for a long time.  He was a former member of the Iowa City Swim Club, City High Swim Team, and he competed for the now defunct University of Northern Iowa men’s program in college.  He is a former Iowa HS State Champ in the 100 Breaststroke (1995) and a former Junior Nationals qualifier.  Currently Matt resides in Iowa City and is also involved as asst. coach for both the IC West High girls’ team and the IC City/West boys program.  Matt just completed a second stint on the Iowa Zones team staff and was a major contributor to helping ICE win the 2001 Long Course Age-Group title.

            Second – ICE purchased a new timing system over the summer with the help of the Iowa City School district.  The new system is from the Daktronics Company of North America and got its first test at our recent ISI Long Course State Championships.  This new system uses a state of the art suction touch pad that helps prevent slippage and ensures that the pad stays in place for less timing errors and more accurate splits.  Look for this new system to be in use at Iowa City HS meets and at our Weber Invite in December.

            Third – ICE will have team records posted at the beginning of each season for all of our age groups and for senior swimmers as well.  These records will include past results for ICE swimmers and those of former Iowa City Swim Club (ICSC) members. This will give of our swimmers something to shoot for at the beginning of each season and we will update them on a monthly basis.  Make sure you thank Jan Lawler for all the hard work she put into this wild goose chase type of project this past year.

            Fourth – We will have a whole new board so make sure you check the website for updates concerning committees and board meetings and get to know the new ICE Board of Directors.  ICE is only as strong as it’s volunteers and our swimmers and parents are some of the most active in the state.  Make sure to let your voice be heard and to take an active role in helping our club stay on top!

            Fifth – We are going to have new awards at the end of each season.  These will include Hardest Worker (male and female for all groups), the “Mental Toughness” award, the Most Inspirational, and Swimmers of the Season (male and female for all groups).  Work hard and you could wind up with one of these at the end of the season.

           

See you at the pool!

Donald P. Spellman

 

Iowa City –City High Girls Home meets: 

9-12-02                      Dub. Senior

9-17-02                      Cedar Rapids Washington

9-21-02                      City High – Invitational

10-01-02                  IC West

10-08-02                  Dub. Hempstead

10-19-02                  MVC Championships

*Morays and Eels will have practice from 6AM to 7:20AM on the 9/12, 9/17, 10/1, and 10/8.  Frost and Cubes will not have practice at Mercer on those days.  We will not have practice for any group on 9/21.  We will have practice on 10/19 with times TBA.

 

Iowa City - West High Girls Home swim meets:

9-05-02                      Linn-Mar / Fairfield

9-10-02                      CR Jefferson

9-12-02                      CR Kennedy

9-17-02                      Waterloo West

 

Swimmers of the Month:

 

June

Frost – Brady St. John

Cube – (tie) Beth Eyanson and Sarah Striegel

Moray – Eric Jetter

Eel – (tie) Ashley Lawler and Gabi MacKay

 

July

Frost – Ha-Rim Park

Cube – (tie) Megan Hingtgen and Grace Murray

Moray – (tie) Jane Schlapkohl and Brian Frees

Eel – (tie) Heather Gray and Jaqueline Astor

 

A note from our Club president: Welcome to all the swimmers and families who will be with us for the Short Course season!  We had a great long course summer season and look forward to a great fall and winter season for ICE.  September is the month of registration for returning swimmers and stroke clinic for new swimmers.  If anyone has any questions about registration or club procedures, talk to Don, other parents at the pool or consider attending one of the ICE board meetings to learn more about the club.  Meetings are open to everyone and are generally held the first Monday of the month at Mercer, but check the ICE website for the exact date and time of meetings. The swim club is a non-profit organization run by volunteers and we encourage all families to sign-up at registration for a committee they are interested in getting involved with during the year and encourage everyone to participate in the numerous activities we offer.  Communication is important for the swimmers and families, so please check your folders at the pool weekly, check the website often and if you have an e-mail address, sign up to be on the ICE list for announcements, reminders, etc. Again, welcome to the 2002-2003 short course season!

Jan Lawler
President  

 

Long Course Championship thank-you:  Thank you volunteers!  A big thanks to all the ICE families who volunteered for the state championships we hosted in August!  We couldn't have had a successful meet without all the hours contributed to the meet by our volunteers!  The time you spent at the meet working or the food you prepared for the meet were appreciated by all!  We received many positive comments from other clubs and coaches and everyone that helped with the meet contributed to its success. The profits haven't been determined yet, but it will be our biggest fundraiser for the year and the entire club will benefit from it during the upcoming year.  Thanks again!

Jan Lawler
Vicki McBreen
Meet Directors

 

Long Course Championship results: The Eels had a good showing at this years’ Long Course Championship.  ICE as a team placed 4th; Age Group (14 and under swimmers): 3rd; & Senior (15 and over): 5th.
Individual high point standings: 10 & under girls: Beth Eyanson, first; Grace Murray, seventh; Sarah Striegel, eighth; 10 & under boys: Kanoe Russell Yun, fifth; 11-12 girls: Christine Olson, second; Chelsea Hartman, tenth; 11-12 boys: Devin St. John, tenth; 13-14 girls: Anna Kampling, second; Jacqueline Astor, eighth; 15 & over girls: Ashley Lawler, eighth.

Girls 10 & Under 50 LC Meter Freestyle: 2. Eyanson, Beth, 32.67. 100 LC Meter Freestyle: 1. Eyanson, Beth, 1:13.82; 6. Murray, Grace, 1:18.95. 200 LC Meter Freestyle: 2. Eyanson, Beth, 2:40.95; 3. Murray, Grace, 2:46.22. 400 LC Meter Freestyle: 1. Eyanson, Beth,  5:37.20; 3. Murray, Grace, 5:53.91; 8. Hingtgen, Megan, 6:27.54; 10. Striegel, Sarah,  6:34.04. 50 LC Meter Backstroke: 1. Eyanson, Beth, 37.31.  100 LC Meter Backstroke: 1. Eyanson, Beth, 1:22.31; 8. Murray, Grace, 1:33.98. 50 LC Meter Breaststroke: 1. Striegel, Sarah, 41.78. 100 LC Meter Breaststroke: 2. Striegel, Sarah, 1:33.30. 50 LC Meter Butterfly: 3. Eyanson, Beth, 37.26; 5. Murray, Grace, 41.11; 7. Striegel, Sarah, 41.54. 100 LC Meter Butterfly: 1. Eyanson, Beth, 1:24.26; 4. Striegel, Sarah, 1:30.22; 6. Murray, Grace, 1:33.42; 10. Hingtgen, Megan, , 1:55.01. 200 LC Meter IM: 1. Eyanson, Beth, 3:07.07; 5. Striegel, Sarah, 3:14.96. 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay: 1. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Eyanson, Beth 10, Striegel, Sarah 10, Hingtgen, Megan 10, Murray, Grace 10), 2:22.66. 200 LC Meter Medley Relay: 1. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Eyanson, Beth 10, Striegel, Sarah 10, Hingtgen, Megan 10, Murray, Grace 10), 2:43.56.


Girls 11-12 100 LC Meter Freestyle: 3. Olson, Christine,  1:06.82. 200 LC Meter Freestyle: 4. Olson, Christine, 2:23.55. 400 LC Meter Freestyle: 1. Olson, Christine, 5:07.07; 6. Hartman, Chelsea, 5:35.70; 9. Choi, Stephanie, 5:48.06. 800 LC Meter Freestyle: 1. Olson, Christine,  10:36.11; 6. Hartman, Chelsea, 11:35.13. 1500 LC Meter Freestyle: 1. Olson, Christine, 20:31.29; 5. Hartman, Chelsea, 21:36.71; 9. Choi, Stephanie,  23:29.99. 50 LC Meter Breaststroke: 2. Olson, Christine, 38.74; 8. Choi, Stephanie, 42.60. 100 LC Meter Breaststroke: 1. Olson, Christine, 1:23.35; 9. Choi, Stephanie,  1:33.55.  200 LC Meter Breaststroke: 1. Olson, Christine, 3:01.00; 9. Choi, Stephanie, 3:20.65. 100 LC Meter Butterfly: 8. Hartman, Chelsea, 1:25.72.
200 LC Meter Butterfly: 1. Hartman, Chelsea, 3:06.91. 400 LC Meter IM: 1. Olson, Christine, 5:52.08; 6. Hartman, Chelsea, 6:21.46; 7.Choi, Stephanie, 6:30.14. 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay: 4. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Hartman, Chelsea 11, Choi, Stephanie 11, Olson, Christine 11, Gray, Amy 11), 2:19.25. 400 LC Meter Freestyle Relay: 5. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Hartman, Chelsea 11, Choi, Stephanie 11, Olson, Christine 11, Gray, Amy 11), 5:09.04. 200 LC Meter Medley Relay:
5. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Choi, Stephanie 11, Olson, Christine 11, Hartman, Chelsea 11, Gray, Amy 11), 2:37.76. 400 LC Meter Medley Relay: 5. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Choi, Stephanie 11, Olson, Christine 11, Hartman, Chelsea 11, Gray, Amy 11), 5:45.97.


Women 13-14 50 LC Meter Freestyle: 2. Kampling, Anna, 28.79; 8. Astor, Jacqueline, 30.86.
100 LC Meter Freestyle: 2. Kampling, Anna, 1:04.82; 7. Astor, Jacqueline, 1:07.74.  200 LC Meter Freestyle: 2. Kampling, Anna, 2:21.37; 6. Astor, Jacqueline, 2:26.39; 9. Matteson, Ashley, 2:27.86. 400 LC Meter Freestyle: 2. Astor, Jacqueline, 5:03.89; 6. Matteson, Ashley, 5:10.72.
800 LC Meter Freestyle: 2. Astor, Jacqueline, 10:40.60; 7. Matteson, Ashley, 10:57.48.  1500 LC Meter Freestyle: 3. Astor, Jacqueline, 20:32.16; 4. Matteson, Ashley, 20:59.30. 200 LC Meter Backstroke: 8. Schubert, Andrea, 2:53.67; 9. St John, Jennifer, 2:55.14. 100 LC Meter Butterfly:
1. Kampling, Anna, 1:11.24; 5. Schubert, Andrea, 1:18.41. 200 LC Meter Butterfly: 1. Kampling, Anna, 2:47.07; 2. Schubert, Andrea, 2:52.95. 200 LC Meter IM:  2. Kampling, Anna,  2:40.16.
400 LC Meter IM: 8. Matteson, Ashley, 6:14.95. 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay: 3. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Kampling, Anna 14, Astor, Jacqueline 14, Matteson, Ashley 13, St John, Jennifer 13), 2:07.72.  400 LC Meter Freestyle Relay: 2. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Astor, Jacqueline 14, Matteson, Ashley 13, Kampling, Anna 14, St John, Jennifer 13), 4:38.45. 800 LC Meter Freestyle Relay:
2. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Astor, Jacqueline 14, Kampling, Anna 14, Schubert, Andrea 13, Matteson, Ashley 13), 9:57.85. 200 LC Meter Medley Relay: 5. Iowa City Eels 'A' (St John, Jennifer 13, Matteson, Ashley 13, Kampling, Anna 14, Astor, Jacqueline 14), 2:30.31. 400 LC Meter Medley Relay: 6. Iowa City Eels 'A' (St John, Jennifer 13, Matteson, Ashley 13, Kampling, Anna 14, Astor, Jacqueline 14), 5:34.05.


Women 15 & Over 100 LC Meter Freestyle: 6. Funk, Katie, 1:03.69; 7. Gray, Heather, 
1:05.01; 8. Lawler, Ashley, 1:05.86; 10. Talman, Lauren, 1:04.36. 200 LC Meter Freestyle:
6. Lawler, Ashley, 2:15.25; 10. Funk, Katie, I2:16.31. 400 LC Meter Freestyle: 2. Lawler, Ashley, 4:35.42; 8. Talman, Lauren, 4:54.08. 800 LC Meter Freestyle: 2. Lawler, Ashley, 9:33.31; 8. Knebel, Paige, 10:40.15. 1500 LC Meter Freestyle: 2. Lawler, Ashley, 18:11.41; 8. Knebel, Paige, 20:29.87. 100 LC Meter Backstroke: 4. Funk, Katie, 1:13.26. 200 LC Meter Backstroke: 6. Funk, Katie, 2:36.76. 100 LC Meter Breaststroke: 5. Lee, Kristin, 1:22.17. 200 LC Meter Breaststroke:
9. Lee, Kristin,  2:57.62. 100 LC Meter Butterfly:  5. Castillo-Lehnertz, Blanca, 1:09.65;              10. Gray, Heather, 1:12.23. 200 LC Meter Butterfly: 9. Witinok-Huber, Becky, 2:52.13; 10. McBreen, Mollie, 3:04.03. 200 LC Meter IM: 8. Castillo-Lehnertz, Blanca,  2:41.35. 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay: 5. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Talman, Lauren 15, Witinok-Huber, Becky 17, Castillo-Lehnertz, Blanca 35, Gray, Heather 16), 1:58.17; 6. Iowa City Eels 'B' (Swesey, Micah 21, Funk, Katie 18, Lee, Kristin 17, MacKay, Gabi 15), 1:59.01. 400 LC Meter Freestyle Relay:3. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Talman, Lauren 15, Funk, Katie 18, Gray, Heather 16, Lawler, Ashley 15), 4:20.59; 6. Iowa City Eels 'B' (Schlapkohl, Jane 17, Lee, Kristin 17, Castillo-Lehnertz, Blanca 35, MacKay,
Gabi 15), 4:25.51. 800 LC Meter Freestyle Relay: 3. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Talman, Lauren 15, Lawler, Ashley 15, Castillo-Lehnertz, Blanca 35, Funk, Katie 18), 9:21.12; 6. Iowa City Eels  'B' (MacKay, Gabi 15, Gray, Heather 16, Swesey, Micah 21, Knebel, Paige 15), 9:39.25; 10. Iowa City Eels 'C' (Hitchon, Courtney 16, Witinok-Huber, Becky 17, Schlapkohl, Jane 17, Lee, Kristin 17), 10:05.52. 200 LC Meter Medley Relay: 4. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Funk, Katie 18, Lee, Kristin 17,
Castillo-Lehnertz, Blanca 35, Talman, Lauren 15), 2:12.33. 400 LC Meter Medley Relay: 1. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Funk, Katie 18, Lee, Kristin 17, Castillo-Lehnertz, Blanca 35, Lawler, Ashley 15), 4:46.04; 7. Iowa City Eels 'B' (MacKay, Gabi 15, Olson, Amy 15, Gray, Heather 16, Talman,
Lauren 15), 5:06.89.


Boys 10 & Under 100 LC Meter Freestyle: 3. Yun, Kanoe Russell, 1:15.40. 200 LC Meter Freestyle: 4. Yun, Kanoe Russell, 2:44.33. 400 LC Meter Freestyle: 3. Yun, Kanoe Russell,  5:47.28; 10. Choi, Justin, 6:44.71. 100 LC Meter Backstroke: 7. Yun, Kanoe Russell, 1:35.71.
50 LC Meter Breaststroke: 4. Yun, Kanoe Russell, 46.25. 100 LC Meter Breaststroke: 4. Yun, Kanoe Russell, 1:41.61. 50 LC Meter Butterfly: 4. Yun, Kanoe Russell, 40.24. 100 LC Meter Butterfly: 4. Yun, Kanoe Russell, 1:32.84; 8. Choi, Justin, 1:39.27. 200 LC Meter IM: 6. Yun, Kanoe Russell, 3:07.66.

 

Boys 11-12 50 LC Meter Freestyle: 9. St  John, Devin, 33.20. 100 LC Meter Freestyle:
9. St John, Devin, 1:19.30. 50 LC Meter Backstroke: 9. St John, Devin, 43.93. 200 LC Meter Backstroke: 7. St John, Devin, 3:14.06. 50 LC Meter Butterfly: 2. St John, Devin, 34.41. 100 LC Meter Butterfly: 6. St John, Devin, 1:36.76.

 

Men 15 & Over 100 LC Meter Freestyle: 10. Gray, Andy, 59.02. 200 LC Meter Freestyle:
8. Yack, Adam, 2:08.60. 400 LC Meter Freestyle: 7. Yack, Adam, 4:29.94. 800 LC Meter Freestyle: 8. Jetter, Eric, 10:37.75. 1500 LC Meter Freestyle: 5. Jetter, Eric, 19:50.35.
100 LC Meter Breaststroke: 9. Knight, Chuck, 1:17.19. 200 LC Meter Breaststroke:
9. Knight, Chuck, 2:44.79. 100 LC Meter Butterfly: 3. Mazur, David,  1:01.83. 200 LC Meter Butterfly: 3. Yack, Adam, 2:29.34. 400 LC Meter IM: 7. Yack, Adam, 5:15.02. 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay: 8. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Gray, Andy 18, Recher, Kaegan 16,Spellman, Donny 28, Yack, Adam 20), 1:50.00. 400 LC Meter Freestyle Relay: 7. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Yack, Adam 20, Gray, Andy 18, Spellman, Donny 28, Theobald, Drew 15), 4:02.07. 800 LC Meter Freestyle Relay: 9. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Yack, Adam 20, Gray, Andy 18, Recher, Kaegan 16, Jetter, Eric 17), 9:23.66. 200 LC Meter Medley Relay: 9. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Recher, Kaegan 16, Spellman, Donny 28, Yack, Adam 20, Gray, Andy 18), 2:01.88; 10. Iowa City Eels 'B' (Schubert, Joshua 15, Knight, Chuck 15, Modestou, Alex 15, Theobald, Drew 15), 2:11.37. 400 LC Meter Medley Relay:
7. Iowa City Eels 'A' (Recher, Kaegan 16, Spellman, Donny 28, Yack, Adam 20, Gray, Andy 18), 4:35.69; 10. Iowa City Eels 'B' (Schubert, Joshua 15, Knight, Chuck 15, Modestou, Alex 15, Theobald, Drew 15), 4:53.69.

 

Zone Team and Results:  The following ICE swimmers were part of Team Iowa at the Central Zones Championships held in St. Paul on August 9th-11th:  Jacqueline Astor, Anna Kampling, Heather Gray, Ashley Lawler, Lauren Talman, Sarah Striegel, Beth Eyanson & Devin St. John.

 

Ashley and Beth each won two individual titles. Ashley won the 15-18 division 800 meter free in 9:26.84 and the 1500-meter free in 17:57.08. Beth won the 10 & under 50 meter back with a national reportable time of 35.56 and the 100-meter back in 1:19.75.  Beth finished in seventh place for individual high point. Ashley finished in fifth place for individual high point, also placing 3rd in the 400 meter free -4:38.83; 6th in the 400 meter individual medley - 5:39.73; and 7th in the 200 meter free - 2:17.87.

Ashley competed on the first place 400 meter medley relay with Whitney Wodstrchill and Hayley Fry from the Cedar Rapids Aquatic Association and Megan Lonergan from the Bettendorf Swim Team with a winning time of 4:38.50.  Heather Gray from the ICE team competed on the first place 200-meter medley relay with Wodstrchill, Fry and Elizabeth Jobe from CRAA with a winning time of 2:09.23.

Several other ICE swimmers placing in finals included: Sarah Striegel, 10, second in the 50 breast with 41.95; fifth in the 100 breast with 1:33.35; Anna Kampling, 14, 50 meter free, sixth, 29.30; 200 meter fly, fifth, 2:42.39; Lauren Talman, 15, 200 meter free, 2:16.70, tenth; and Heather Gray, 16, 100 meter fly, 1:11.00, ninth.

 

Masters US Nationals results:  Blanca Castillo-Lehnertz is the 2002 United States Masters Swimming National Champion for the Women’s 35-39 Age Group in the 200 Butterfly!  Blanca also finished second in the 100 Fly, third in the 200 IM, and fourth in the 50 Fly.  Way to go Blanca! ICE Head Coach Donald P. Spellman also participated in the meet recording three top three finishes in the breaststroke events. Results can be found at www.usms.org

 

Short Course Registration: Beginning September 3rd and running until September 5th ICE will be holding short course registration at Mercer Park.  From about 6:00 PM until 8:30 PM folks will be on hand to help swimmers get ready to return to the pool.  Please remember that you must be registered before you can swim with the team.  To simplify the process, the Annual USA Swimming form and a unified Registration form will soon be available on our website (www.iceels.org) Filling these forms out ahead of time will make the entire procedure easier for everyone.

 

Meet work requirement:  On August 6th the ICE Board voted to install a new meet work requirement for all ICE families. During each swim season every family will be asked to work several sessions at the Meets we host. In the Short Course season we host a single Meet and ask that each family work two sessions.  During the Long Course season we host two Meets and ask that each family work five sessions.  For each session not worked a $20.00 charge will be added to the next ICE bill. The idea is not to raise additional funds for the Club or to somehow punish non-contributors but to underscore the importance of helping with the hosting of our Club’s swim meets. 

            Swim Meets serve several functions- primarily they provide swimmers an opportunity to compete in a fun and fair environment.  Meets also serve as Club fundraisers.  In our case, Meets generated some $16,000 last year.  Compared to income from monthly dues- some $55,000 it quickly becomes apparent that hosting swim meets is a big benefit to the Club and all of its swimmers. Without Swim Meets as a source of funding our only option to maintain the Club at its’ present level would be a fairly major increase in dues.

As a Club, we consistently face a problem of getting enough people to assist with the swim meets we host. Especially the Long Course Championships in early August. This is a very big event and even in the best of circumstances a trying experience.  Without adequate Club support it becomes very difficult for those who do help as the work needed to put on such a Meet has to be completed regardless of the level of support. 

Of the possible alternatives proposed and considered, a Meet work requirement seemed the most relevant to our situation.  Such requirements are pretty standard with swim clubs throughout the nation as a way of dealing with the rather complicated nature of hosting swim meets. 

The details regarding the work requirement are still evolving.  Rest assured though that no one will be calling you to officiate or operate the timing equipment.  People are needed to do those tasks but the Club also needs help with the 101 other jobs associated with hosting a Meet- from food preparation and seeking sponsorships to facility set-up and timing.  Many jobs need to be done during the Meet but others can be accomplished prior to or after the Meet- often at home.  There really is a role for everyone to play and for the Club to continue along its’ successful path everyone’s help will be needed. 

                 

A final note from communications:  With the start of a new swim season it is important to once again remind everyone of the importance of good communications.  We do make an effort to have important information available to the Club membership as soon as possible.  A key resource in this mix is e-mail.  If you have access to e-mail keep us abreast of any changes in your address, etc.  An awful lot of information is sent out via this format- from the monthly newsletter to updates on practice changes and the like.  Another resource is our website at www.iceels.org.           There you can find information about the Club, competitive swimming in general, and team supported swim meets.  Any questions or comments regarding communications can be directed to Kelly at keleyn@inav.net.