今年是一个了不起的季节. We had a lot of challenges 和 obstacles as a team – we had a lot of talent this year – …. 这里的球员是那些坚持到赛季结束的球员.
的 球队7胜1负 在正面交锋中, 击败像北十字这样的竞争对手, 洛亚诺克天主教, 和新约. 的 only head to head loss we avenged by beating Covenant at the VIC Conference Finals
At the beginning of the season the captains 和 I sat down 和 outlined some individual goals, 还有一些球队的目标. 的 team not only met every goal – they went beyond them – over the course of the season, 我们学校7个学校11个学校记录下降. 但我会在介绍奖项的时候详细介绍这些.
其次, highlights of the year was watching the 200 free relay team come from behind to 赢得 我们地区运动会的200米自由接力赛. Relays count for twice as many points in the meet so we knew they were crucial to our success. 他们以百分之十七秒的优势赢得了比赛. In an event like that… it’s not just the anchor who 赢得s – but you can honestly look at each swimming 和 tell them that 每一次踢腿，每一次翻转，每一次划水都很重要!
More highlights from the VIC conference meet: in year’s past we’ve typically finished 6 or 7th at the VIC tournament, 以60比80分输给第一名的队. 今年我们 跳过了3支队伍 完成第三他们只以6分之差输给了第二名. This would not have been possible if we were not able to take the whole team. 所以，我想借此机会 谢谢CPT克兰斯顿.
最后的亮点 在国家运动会游泳. 这是我第三次参加州际会议, 但这是第一次, 在我当教练的时候, 我们已经通过了预选赛进入了决赛. 在其他年份，并不是每个人都在州运动会上发挥出了最好的水平. 然而，今年，每个人都在正确的时间达到了顶峰 在最重要的时候，每个人都尽力了.
If I can say that again… every single swimmer did their best when it mattered the most ! This is not just a swim lesson or a sports lesson, but a life lesson.
领导奖 is for the cadet who is the best role model 和 who leads by example: this cadet was a huge help to the team captains 和 to me.
A Swim meet is a very busy atmosphere – sound bounces 和 echos off the water 和 walls; it’s hard to communicate. We had a lot of new swimmers with lots of questions so it was crucial that my captains 和 my seniors step up to provide quality leadership for the team. From passing out cell phone to picking up suits – this swimmer provided leadership before I could even ask for someone to do so.
今年的领袖奖颁给了Ryan Curran.
Cassion Husstle为在训练和比赛中全力以赴的学员颁发.
This cadet made a point of swimming over the summer 和 hit the weight room hard in December. 当第一次见面的时候 he 他选择参加200米自由泳，这是比赛中难度较大的项目之一. 他把成绩提高了19分.01%. Whenever he’s in the water practice or in competition, I always get his best effort.
今年的Cassion hustle奖授予加文·桑格.
进步最快: With swimmers it is always very easy to see the gains that first 和 second year swimmers make. This year was no exception; many of our first year swimmers made great gains.
然而，更难注意到的是80/20法则. 这就是说，对于任何任务或目标，你都要选择一个, you can accomplish 80 percent of that goal with 20 percent of the effort…. But to complete the last 20% of that goal… it requires 80% of your overall effort. 换句话说, 从差到一般再到好相对容易, 但它需要一些特别的东西 -从优秀到卓越需要4倍的努力. I’ve been waiting for a while to see if/when this swimmer to choose to make this kind of improvement, 今年他做到了.
在州际游泳会上，这个游泳运动员摔倒了 -1.55秒 当他完成的时候 在奖金50分中排名第四 as he swam the fastest 50 Free off the blocks in 费什伯恩 历史. He was also a part of two 2 破纪录的接力队; 200 free 和 400 free.
今年进步最大的是加文·弗拉纳根
铁箱奖 – the Iron Cassion award goes to the toughest athlete on the team.
This athelete’s toughness was apparent not only by juggling two sports – but also by taking on one of the most technically difficult events.
Breastroke is an event that is easy to learn but very hard to master. It has a complicated start off the blocks , an awkward kick, a difficult pull 和 exhausting turns. At the state meet he dropped three seconds off his previous best in the 100 Breastroke as he broke the school’s 和 swam his seasonal best.
He droped 3 seconds off his seasonal best 和 broke school record for the 100 Breast when he represented FMS at the state meet. 他也参与了 所有三个 破纪录的州资格接力赛.
今年的铁拳骑士是塞巴斯蒂安·霍尔德里奇
教练奖 – is an award for the cadet who has a good attitude, respectful 和 cooperative.
One of the hardest things that I have to do as a coach is to figure out 谁将参加什么项目的游泳. 每位游泳运动员只能参加4个项目、2个个人项目和2个接力赛. 更复杂的是, sometime we are limited in the number of swimmers we can put into each event. 这些限制意味着，我必须平衡， what a swimmer can do, what he’s best at, 和 what’s best overall for the team.
作为教练，你 我喜欢能游任何东西的人. In this regard, this swimmer is one of the most flexible swimmers that I’ve ever coached. He proved this point over 和 over throughout the season as he typically finished one second off the state cut in nearly everything he swam.
他的 无私的态度与合作 解放了其他队员，让他们尽自己最大的努力. We would not have been 7-1, or finished 3rd at VIC Confrence without this flexibility.
He’s currently on the record board more than anyone else; 5 times. He anchored the 1st place 200 Free Relay Team at the VIC Conference 和 again as a State Finalist. 他参与了 所有三个 破纪录的接力队. He also holds the school record for the 100 FREE 和 the 200 FREE.
今年的教练奖授予Ryan Argueta.
MVP - 是团队中最优秀、最有生产力的人吗.
This swimmer is has a great heart to help teach 和 coach other swimmers. He was a valuable resource to me throughout the year to work with first year swimmers in the C Group.
就像我一开始提到的. 这个团队在维也纳会议上取得了巨大的飞跃. Because the State Meet is a qualifying event, not every gets to go. 的refore the VIC Conference meet is the main focus of our year as a team.
通过在会议上比其他人得更多的分, this cadet had more to do with those accomplishments than anyone else.
他在100米飞行比赛中获得了第6名的成绩，得到了3分
他在100米仰泳比赛中得了7分和一枚银牌. (这是当晚最好的个人表演。
He earned another silver medal by swimming the opening leg on the 200 Medley Relay
他在200米自由接力赛中获得金牌.
作为破纪录的一部分，他两次登上纪录板, 400米自由接力，再来一次, 作为200米混合泳接力赛的州决赛选手.
今年的MVP是韦斯利·洛.
