Starting Monday, June 8, morning practices will start at 5:30 a.m., Tuesday and Thursday evening practices at 6:30 p.m., and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m.

2009 Long Course Nationals Come to Indy

Just over 4 months away!! The 2009 Long Course Nationals in Indy, August 6-10, 2009. Start training and planning for it now. Because of the short distance to Indianapolis from just about anywhere in Kentucky, I expect we will have a large turnout from SKY. While the entry forms are not yet available, you can find time standards, order of events, and list of hotels at 2009 Long Course Nationals. Don't be left out!

Dues at U of L's Ralph Wright Natatorium

There seems to be some confusion about thosewho train at both U of L's Ralph Wright Natatorium and MTMAC. Please pay the monthly team fees at Ralph Wright and don’t worry about the monthly team fees at MTMAC. Paying the one time entry at Ralph Wright does not help the efforts of Mark Gill and the other Masters coaches at U of L. Those that train at both pools and have a monthly or yearly pass at MTMAC will get you in the door at MTMAC anyway. If not, we’ll work something out. We need to have higher profile at U of L and the support of your dues.

Mester Competes in Arizona Open Water

Tom Mester entered the 4000 yard Open Water (lake) swim while in Arizona. This event, part of a summer series, was held at beautiful Lake Saguaro, about 40 minutes east of Scottsdale. The venue was at the end of the lake where the canyon cliffs rise hundreds of feet from the shoreline. Spectacular! Water temp at 67-70 degrees with air temp at 80+ made for a refreshing morning with nature. Mark Gill, a local Arizona partner, puts on this series, so check it out if heading to the Phoenix area. More information can be found at www.dcbadventures.com.

New and Renewal Registrations

Join Swim Louisville Masters and become a member of United States Masters Swimming by registering online. Click Here

Paper registrations may be be sent in instead. Click Here

New Baby!!!

Long time Swim Louisville Master swimmer (mornings mostly), Beth Fahey and her husband are new proud parents of baby Anna. Word is that Anna, mom, and dad are doing fine. There have been no sightings of Beth at the pool yet!

Fitness Events

There are two on-going fitness event offered by USMS. The 2009 Go The Distance is a comprehensive and fun way to track your yardage for the entire year or any part of it. There is no entry fee. Awards are offered at a cost, if desired. See entry and information at Go The Distance. The other Fitness Event offered is the Check Off Challenge at Check Off. The goal is to complete every pool event offered during the year, completed in meets or practice.

SKY finishes Fourth in Postal

The 2009 One Hour Postal Final Results (individual and relay team) have been posted at http://www.usms.org/longdist/ldnats09/. SKY finished in 4th place Large Club category. While this is down three spots from last year (15 fewer entrants), it was still a great effort. Last years First Place finish probably fueled the effort by some other clubs! Next year?

Upcoming Swim Meet Dates

June 13 - SwimLouisville.com
July 25 and 26 - Lakeside Invitational
August 6 thru 10 -USMS Long Course Nationals (Indianapolis)

Sharks Win at Wildcat Invitational

The Wildcat Invitational went off without a hitch Saturday and Sunday, March 21 & 22. We had 20 swimmers registered and 18 swam. Not only were our numbers down, but the meet was participation was low overall. The home team, Wildcats, outscored all other teams. Swim Louisville won the Visiting Team – Large category by 170+ points over University of Cincinnati Masters. Charleston Family YMCA took the Visiting Team – Medium, and Baptist East won the Visiting Team – Small trophy. The following swims were meet records; 55+ Men’s 200Y Medley Relay (Tom Mester, Larry Hunt, John Graham, Keith Meiklereid), 18+ Mixed 200Y Free Relay (Josh Henderson, Susan Ehringer, Michelle James, Rick Stecher), and individually 45 – 49 Men (Robert Holmes in the 200, 500, 1000, 1650 Free, 400 IM), 50 – 54 Men (Clay Gilbert in the 1000 Free), and 55 – 59 Men (E Bell in the 100 & 200 Free, 200 IM). See complete results.

One-hour Postal Swim Results

The 2009 One Hour Postal Preliminary results (individual and relay team) have been posted at 2009 Long Distance Nationals. The final results should be posted any day now, so keep checking this sight. SKY should have a strong showing again.

U of L Men and Women are Big East Runners-up

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