2012-2013 Blessed Trinity

Swim Dive Team

Head Coach:Chuck Oliver 404.610.8566

Assistant Coach:Marci Miller 770.364.4154

Assistant Coach:Lori DeCamp 678.650.7505

Community Coach:Lauren Dudley4

Meet Schedule

11/9Tri-Meet @ GAC (HIES & GAC)

Warm ups:TBA, Begin:5:00pm

11/16Cobb Time Trials @ Mountain View

Warm ups: TBA, Begin: 6:00pm

11/17Cobb Relays @ Mountain View

Warm ups: TBA, Begin:9:00am

11/28Tri-Meet @ Pace Academy (Walker, Pace)

Warm ups: TBA, Begin: 5:00pm

12/15St. Pius X Invite @ Dynamo(St. Pius, Lovett)

Warm ups:TBA, Begin:TBA

1/5Southeastern Catholic School Invitational@ Emory (hosted by Marist)

Warm up: TBA, Begin: TBA

1/12West Forsyth Wolverine Invitational @ Cumming Aquatic Center

Warm ups:11:00am, Begin: 1:00pm

1/18-1/19Dalton Invitational @ Dalton HS

Friday: 500m races Time: 3:45pm

Saturday: Warm ups: 8:30am, Begin: 10:00am

Plan on being there through the late evening—finalswarm ups: 5:00pm

1/26Metros @ Westminster

Swim Prelims: 9:00am; Finals: 6:30

Warm ups: 7:15am

2/8-2/9State Swim Meet @ Georgia Tech

Prelims (2/8): Warm ups: TBA, Begin: TBA

Finals (2/9): Warm ups: TBA, Begin:TBA

Other Important Dates

First Practice—Oct. 22

Suit fitting—Oct. 26 3:30-5:00pm in Media Center, pay for suit at fitting or online by 10/31

Parkas Check Out—Oct. 30-Nov. 2: Seniors Tues., Juniors Wed., Soph. Thurs., FreshmanFri.

Open House—Oct. 2812:30-4pm: we need swimmer volunteers!

Winter Sports Night—Nov. 183pm for pictures (no jeans; seniors take extra pictures with parents and together in addition to the team picture), 6:30pm for meeting

No practice on:11/21-11/23, 12/17-12/25-1/1, 1/4, 1/21

Practices

Gold’s Gym

301 Gold Creek Trail

Woodstock, GA30188

678-445-9140

  • Monday and Wednesday 6pm-8pm, Tuesday and Thursday 4pm-6pm
  • Be ready to warm up 5min prior to start of practice, be at Gold’s 15min early
  • Non-year-round swimmers only
  • Weekly team meeting at the beginning of this practice
  • Cost (billed through FACTS)
  • Non-year-round: $150
  • Year-round: $35

Blessed Trinity Weight Room/Track/Gym/Dance Room

  • Friday 3:30pm-5pm, be in lobby dressed and ready to work out by 3:25

Team Expectations

Non-year round swimmers

  • All practices are MANDATORY (you are part of a TEAM!)
  • All absences must be approved by a coach ahead of time to be excused.
  • Excessive unexcused absences will result in dismissal from the team.

Year-Round swimmers

  • All year round swimmers are required to meet individually with the coaches to discuss the expectations of attendance
  • You may attend any practices with the BT team.
  • You are encouraged to attend all team building and social events..

All swimmers

  • BE COMMITTED!!! This means attending practices, cheering for each other at meets, and keeping a positive attitude.
  • Socialize with your team! We are in this together!
  • At Gold’s:
  • Check in at front desk
  • You MUST be respectful of the people who are members there. We do NOT have the exclusive use of the pool. We are guaranteed 5 lanes.
  • All bags must be stored and locked in the locker room or against the windows on the pool deck.
  • Swimmers must shower before entering the pool.
  • Other parts of the gym, the hot tub, and the sauna are OFF LIMITS!
  • Locker rooms must be squeegeed each day after practice.
  • You are responsible for getting rides/carpooling to practice. There will be no bus to practices.
  • Meets transportation:
  • Meets immediately after school: you MUST ride on provided bus to meet; we will let you know if there will be a bus back or not
  • Meets late in the evening: you are responsible for your own ride
  • Meets on the weekend: you are responsible for your own ride
  • You are expected to attend all meets, even if you are not swimming. You also must stay until the end of the meet unless you attain special permission.
  • At meets:
  • Change, stretch, and warm up
  • Cheers & prayer
  • Keep team area clean
  • Afterwards, cheer for other team & thank referees
  • If you have a conflict with a practice or meet, you MUST see or email Coach Oliver or Coach Miller ASAP.
  • Definitions of absences (see above for consequences):
  • Excused absence: sickness, with note from doctor or parent; death in family; confirmation classes
  • Unexcused absence: concert, overslept, detention, work on service hours, too much homework, project due.
  • If you get an administrative detention, you have to sit out an event you normally would swim in addition to consequences at practice. Your behavior in school affects the team. Being on the swim team is a privilege and you need to treat it as such.
  • We expect sportsmanlike behavior at all times (at practice, at meets, in school, and outside of school). You are representatives of the school and of Christ. So, please act like Christians to each other and with others that we come in contact.
  • Drugs and alcohol use will not be tolerated. It will result in becoming ineligible for swimming as well as other sports.
  • You are expected to keep up your grades. Swimmers need to be competent athletes and students.
  • The number of events you swim is up to the discretion of the coaches and there may be times, where we are limited in the number of swimmers in each event.
  • If you have specific events you want to swim, you must put it in writing to Coach Oliver or Coach Milleras far in advance as possible. We will not take requests from parents, only swimmers.
  • Swimmers are expected to be healthy athletes, which includes healthy eating and enough sleep (7-8 hours).
  • Always eat breakfast!
  • 3-5 fruits & vegetables servings per day
  • whole grains & good protein
  • no more than 2 “junk” items per day (soda counts and actually read the proper serving amounts for sweets)
  • no energy drinks (i.e. Red Bull, Full Throttle)
  • Gatorade and other sports drinks only during workouts
  • 2% or less milk
  • drink lots of water—everyone MUST have water bottle at practice
  • on meet days: no junk foods or dairy products until after all races have been swum

State & Lettering Requirements:

Qualify for the state meet (relay events included). Times from any high school meet this season will fulfill this requirement.

State Qualify Time Standards: / YARDS / YARDS
BOYS / GIRLS
200 Medley Relay / 1:51.00 / 2:07.00
200 Freestyle / 1:55.00 / 2:07.00
200 Individual Medley / 2:12.00 / 2:24.00
50 Freestyle / 23.50 / 26.50
100 Butterfly / 58.00 / 1:05.00
100 Freestyle / 52.00 / 58.50
500 Freestyle / 5:20.00 / 5:40.00
200 Freestyle Relay / 1:40.00 / 1:53.00
100 Backstroke / 1:00.00 / 1:06.00
100 Breaststroke / 1:07.00 / 1:15.00
400 Freestyle Relay / 3:44.00 / 4:12.00

Meet one of the BT adjusted times. Splits on relays (other than lead off swimmers) do NOT count to letter.

BT Lettering Time Standards: / BOYS YARDS / GIRLS YARDS
200 Individual Medley / 2:30.00 / 2:45.00
200 Freestyle / 2:10.00 / 2:24.00
50 Freestyle / 26.50 / 29.50
100 Butterfly / 1:06.50 / 1:15.00
100 Freestyle / 1:00.00 / 1:06.00
500 Freestyle / 6:00.00 / 6:25.00
100 Backstroke / 1:10.00 / 1:16.00
100 Breaststroke / 1:17.00 / 1:26.00

All-American Qualifying Times: YARDSYARDS

BOYS GIRLS

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200 Freestyle1:39.611:41.261:51.571:49.67

200 Individual Medley1:51.571:53.522:05.512:03.36

50 Freestyle20.8721.1723.8523.47

100 Butterfly49.7950.7456.5255.39

100 Freestyle45.5746.2451.6750.91

500 Freestyle4:30.834:35.754:57.964:52.74

100 Backstroke50.3251.5656.9455.76

100 Breaststroke 57.0858.161:05.201:03.94

School Records

Event / Girls / Boys
200 Free / Lauren Ward / 2:00.37 / 2011 / Trace Browne / 1:45.27 / 2010
200 IM / Caroline Finkle / 2:11.13 / 2012 / Tim Jordan / 1:58.88 / 2006
50 Free / Ryann Kopacka / 25.59 / 2006 / Matt Jones / 22.14 / 2011
100 Fly / Lauren Ward / 56.66 / 2012 / Trace Browne / 56.10 / 2010
100 Free / Lauren Ward / 54.23 / 2012 / Tyler Chesser / 48.47 / 2010
500 Free / Marissa Bohan / 5:12.8 / 2005 / Trace Browne / 4:57.76 / 2010
100 Back / Ryann Kopacka / 59.56 / 2006 / Jonah Beri / 53.76 / 2011
100 Breast / Caitlin Curran
*2nd Place at State / 1:06.30 / 2006 / Tim Jordan / 1:02.46 / 2006
Diving / Kellie Dickinson / 209.10 / 2006
200 Medley Relay / R. Kopacka
C. Curran
T. Kopacka
M. Bohan
*3rd Place at State / 1:53.73 / 2005 / T. Chesser
T. Browne
A. Koza
M. Jones / 1:48.98 / 2010
200 Free Relay / M. Hampton
C. Dunn
L. Dudley
R. Kopacka / 1:47.0 / 2005 / M. Jones
B. Simons
G. Hormuth
J. Beri / 1:31.71 / 2011
400 Free Relay / L. Ward
M. O’Connor
C. Ibarguen
C. Finkle / 3:41.74 / 2012 / T. Chesser
A. Dellapi
M. Jones
T. Browne / 3:21.57 / 2010