Quotes of the Day - Dec. 29th

Elizabeth Plowman provided us with two motivational quotes yesterday, on Wednesday....

"I feel the need....the need for speed."
-Top Gun (Tom Cruise/Anthony Edwards)


"Tell them to go out there with all they've got and win just one for the Gipper."
- Knute Rockne, All American (Ronald Regan)

Quote of the Day - Dec. 28th

A little late in posting, but here you go. The quote of the day from Tuesday was provided by Ellie Shea:

"Body does what mind prefers."

-Lenny Krayzelburg

Quote of the Day - Dec. 27th

Hope everyone had a great break at home. T-minus two hours until our first practice back at school.

Here is the quote of the day, from Sarah:

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote of the Day - Dec. 26th

We can thank Brianna for this quote of the day:

"Everyone has the desire to win, but only champions have the desire to prepare."



- Unknown Author

Quote of the Day - Dec. 25th

Merry Christmas! Quote of the day, from me:

"There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?"



-Robert F. Kennedy
 

Quote of the Day - Dec. 24th

This one is from Virginia:

"Someone may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it." 

- Steve Prefontaine

Quote of the Day - Dec. 23rd

We're throwing a twist into the quote of the day series today, with swimmers picking their favorite motivational quotes. This one comes from Kellianne. Enjoy.

"Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.”



-Lance Armstrong

Quote of the Day - Dec. 22nd

"If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price."
-Bud Wilkinson

Winter Break Motivational Quotes

Winter training is usually the most challenging point in any swimming season. Especially winter training when you're at home and away from your teammates. So, I'm posting some motivational quotes to help all the swimmers out there make the right decisions..... The first quote of the day is from Warren Buffett:

"Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago."

Translation: You need to put in the work now, so that you can reap the rewards at the end of the season. Bam! Now get out there and swim.

Finals Week at R-MC

The end of the semester is very near. It's now Tuesday of finals week, and I have to say, things are already very quiet around here in the Brock Center. That's a good thing, as it means everyone is studying hard and finishing up papers and projects. I know that our swimmers are doing their part and getting the work done. Best of luck this week, ladies!

Results from Swarthmore

The team put up a pretty strong showing at Swarthmore over the weekend. Our 16 swimmers combined for 36 season best times and 17 lifetime best swims over the course of the three sessions. As a group, we ended up in third place out of the eleven women's teams that were competing. It was a good experience for our swimmers to get out of the region and race some PA/NJ schools that they don't usually get to go up against. Also, there's nothing better than fast swimming and close races over a multi-day, multi-session meet to prepare swimmers for the physical and mental grind of championship swimming. Having now competed in two invitationals this year, the team will be well prepared for February.

Some highlights from the weekend:
-The freestyle relays are getting closer and closer to the school records....
-Sarah put up some strong sprint freestyle swims: 24.95,54.45 flat starts, plus 24.3 and two 53.XX relay splits....which helps as those relays go after records and more...
-The D-Train in general. The distance swimmers, as a group, deserve a major shout out. In the 500, 4IM, and 1650, we saw some big time drops and impressive swims across the board. KDodd, Brittany and Plowman each took over 6 seconds off previous lifetimes bests in the 500. Brianna had an impressive 4IM for a season best by nearly 8 seconds (just .01 off her lifetime best). The 3 milers (Becca, Brittany, Tracy) took an average of over 16 seconds off their season bests.

Swarthmore This Weekend

The Swarthmore Invitational is coming up this Friday and Saturday. I got the psych sheet last night, and it looks like we're going to have a pretty quick meet on our hands - which is great. Can't wait for what will be a tough mid-season challenge for the team! Time to step up.

For anyone coming to the meet, start times are as follows:
Session One - 6:30 pm (Friday)
Session Two - 9:30 am (Saturday)
Session Three - 5 pm (Saturday)