Alex led off this morning's prelims with a 56.88 in the 100 M Free breaking her own State and Team record in the event.   Alex made the C Final and will race again tonight.  Adam swam a strong 100 free prelim finishing with a 51.4.  

  Gwen's London Olympic experience took a disappointing turn with a puncture on the second lap of the bike leg.  You may have seen many riders hit the deck on TV as the roads were wet and slick but Gwen's troubles were run of the mill flat tire.  It took about 1 and a half minutes to get to a tire replacement stop and get a new wheel on the bike.  By that time, Gwen's spot in the second pack was lost and she was relegated to completing the bike...

Cassandra Jernberg took down big team and state records this past weekend at the the 13 & Over LCS Chamionships.  Her first day of the meet she broke (13/14) Shari Countryman / (Open) Sue Kuglitsch 800 meter free team records with a new time of 8:59.99.  On the third day of the meet Cassy raced to a remarkable 4:19.36 in the 400 meter freestyle which replaced (13/14) Alex Meyers' and (Open) Shari Countryman's team records and Dot Halmy's State Record.  That time also was fast enough to qualify for the...

  The 2012 United States Open begins Tuesday, August 7 in Indianapolis, IN.  Schroeder has several good chances with Alex Meyers, Adam Mania, Cassy Jernberg, and Carl Newenhouse.  Also Schroeder will contest two relays for the men - the 4 x 100 Medley and Free relays.  The other athletes will be Kevin Ewald, Chris Meyers, and Nick Petersen to compete on the relays.   There are three big squads from France, New Zealand, and Great Britain who will surely give the meet a strong international feel. Link to the results...

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  Emily, is enjoying the pool events today!

  Ten 12 & Under Schroeder Athletes have raced to National AAA Times this weekend or previously to qualify to participate in the 2012 Central Zone Championships to be held next weekend in Pleasant Prairie, WI.   This is one of the largest contingents produced by the Age Group portion of the squad!  Congratulations to:   Isaac Jiardini, Grace Gavronski, Alex Jernberg, Seth Johnson, Justin Liang, Caleb Saffold, Kailey Carbone, Megan Hartlieb, Owen Hallmark, and Talia Gottlieb - great job!    

  Six years to the day that Chris Meyers established the former team record in the 400 Meter IM for 11/12 Boys, Isaac reset the record lowering it to 5:16.16 - about 10 seconds!  congrats!

 Olympic Psych Sheet posted

  If you can swim a length of the pool - it doesn't have to be pretty and you are interested in an introduction to competitve swimming, spring board diving or adult competitive swimming for triathlon or fitness please follow the links below: Super Stars Novice Swim Team for Kids (ages 6 - 11) Springboard Divng Lessons (ages 7 - 12) Adult Novice Swim Team (ages 18 +)