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McCallie / GPS Aquatics swimmers were amazing this weekend. Swimmers made new SES cuts, placed well in finals, won a couple t-shirts, got great racing experience, and had a fun weekend. Some of the top swims were the 12 new Team Records set at the meet: Ellie Taliaferro - 10 & under Girls 50 Free & 100 Free Grayson Payne - 11-12 Girls 100 free, 400 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back Jake Marcum - 13-14 Boys 100 Back & 200 Back Rachel Dover - Senior Girls 100 Fly & 200...
Dear McC/GPS families, The 2014 Bill Caulkins City Meet hosted by McCallie/GPS Aquatics is just around the corner and Sarah Powe and I have been charged with organizing an awesome hospitality experience for all of the visiting coaches and officials, and we need your help! We estimate that we will have approximately 150 - 200 volunteers accessing the hospitality suite per meal! Please check the hospitality list sign up and see what you would like to bring! We would like to ask that everything is homemade and not store bought,...
*****Now that most spots are full ---- If you come to the party then bring something. It will be a good turnout & want to make sure everyone has enough. Be sure to come to Warner Park on July 4th for our annual brunch after practice. The groups will practice a little, eat, and play on the slide & wib-it. Senior Group 7:00 a.m. Blue Group 7:30 a.m. Silver Group 8:00 a.m. Superstars 8:15 a.m. ***Brunch & Fun will begin at 8:15 a.m. Please email rdahlke1@bellsouth.net to volunteer to bring...
Sean Ryan (McCallie School '11, currently at Michigan) is one week out from the Open Water Nationals. He is recently featured on swimswam.com with a Q&A about open water swimming. Check it out here. Good luck Sean!! All of Chattanooga will be cheering for you. Ryan swam with Scenic City Aquatic Club, before it was renamed to McCallie/GPS Aquatics. Be looking for information on a clinic with Sean later this summer!! Question and Answer with Open Water Swimmer Sean Ryan
Congratulations to Grayson Payne for breaking two records at the Bull Frog Invitational at Baylor School, Chattanooga, TN. She broke the 11-12 girls 200 meter Freestyle and 200 meter Backstroke - which were her own records, she previously set earlier in May.
The Bull Frog Invitational is Saturday and Sunday, May 31 - June 1, at Baylor School. The warm-up times (please notice the older swimmers are in the morning session): Saturday 13 & Over AM session: 7:15-8:00 AM, Meet starts at 8:15 AM 12 & Under PM session: Warm-Up approx. 11:00-11:40 AM; Meet starts at approx. 11:50 AM Sunday 13 & Over AM session: 7:15-8:00 AM, Meet starts at 8:15 AM 12 & Under PM session: Warm-Up approx. 10:45-11:30 AM; Meet starts at approx. 11:45 AM Don't forget the essentials: •...
It's here, the long course season has started! The May newsletter has a lot of information regarding the long course season, from practice times and meets, to where to find Southeastern time standards. Also, there is a recap from Southeasterns, highlighting our great team performance. Two 1st place overall finishes, 9 team records, multiple top-8 finishes, and much more. GO BLUE! Any questions, contact coach Roger
10th place (out of over 70 teams entered in the championship meet!). Great weekend for our swimmers and our team! 17 Team Records! Records set by: Ellie Taliaferro - 10 & under girls 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly, and 100 IM Grayson Payne - 11-12 Girls 200 Free, 500 Free, 1000 Free, 50 Back, Jake Marcum - 13-14 Boys 200 Back Rachel Dover - Senior Girls 100 Fly & 200 Fly Susanna LaRochelle - Senior Girls 100 Back, , 200 Back, 200 IM, 400 IM 1st Place swims by:...
McC/GPS rocked the 2014 District East Championships! Congratulations to all our swimmers for an amazing weekend of fast swimming with fun teammates. The coaches are so very proud of how well every swimmer competed this weekend, it was a great way to end the 2013-2014 short course season. Also a big thanks to our parents for all that you do! And it's great looking into the stands and seeing a sea of blue!! New Southeastern cuts Congratulations to the following 17 swimmers who made 27 SE cuts over the weekend....
