Today I spoke with Chris Neary, Community Rep at the Ag School. He explained that he received complaints about one member of the first group -- I dont know who, but the incident took place last Monday -- who was rude to other swimmers at the pool. He mentioned that he's asked us twice before to police our members if they act up, and now had no choice but to cut back the entire program.

Today he told me that he had reached a final decision, and our hours now start at 8:00.

While this doesn't kill our team outright, it certainly limits how we practice: Having two groups makes us far more competitive, and allows for different styles of workouts. Now we'll be forced into crowded lanes and will have to practice on slower intervals, which hurts anyone interested in serious competition. 

If anyone has any ideas of how to proceed, please feel free to share them with the team.

Paid!

Today I dropped off a check to the Ag School for $1000 to pay for our team's lane use. Chris Neary wasn't in today, so I didn't have a chance to talk to him about the confusion over our schedule and the team's use of the pool. I will try to do so this week. 

Traditionally, in exchange for our payment, we've gotten the use of three lanes during our allotted times, and have agreed to share them with other swimmers at the pool when our numbers are low.

None of this is set in stone -- there are no contracts -- but it's been like this since our team started paying for lane lines over six years ago. Please remember to be courteous to other swimmers at the pool who might not be familiar with our program. 

Team News

The team first team looks quite strong again this year, with two new team members, Mike and Rick. These guys are great additions, and it's awesome to see some new faces on the team.

Unfortunately, injury has really hurt the 2nd unit. Chad, John and Emily are out for the season with some really serious knee/shoulder issues. Chad and Emily are recovering from surgery, and I think John is considering having work done on his shoulder, too.

Dues

If you haven't paid your 2013 team dues yet, please do so. I'm trying to figure out our options for team swag this year, and noticed yesterday that our paddles are disintegrating.  Please pay through the team website at http://www.mgmswimteam.org/join-team-pay-your-2013-dues-here

Closed Sunday

The Ag School is closed on Sunday, Dec. 16th. No practice tomorrow.

Hey, Swimmers: It's November, and that means it's time to officially ring in another season of Masters Swimming. The team is registered, the pool is open, and the 'pay your dues page' is back up online.

Unfortunately, a few (well...all of them really) members of the 2nd group have apparently been having such a good time that they haven't bothered to show up on deck. (The first group is doing fantastically, really. They even have a couple of cool new members!) But the second group? Well...pathetic, really. 

Let's quit this nonsense: Fun time's over. It's time to get back in the water and start killing it again.

See you all on-deck! In the meantime, please visit http://www.mgmswimteam.org/join-team-pay-your-2013-dues-here to get started.

ALSO: I Highly Recommend loging in to your mgmwebsite account Before you pay your dues. (Otherwise, the site can get confused and strange things can happen. If you don't have a log in, just request a new one on the same page: http://www.mgmswimteam.org/user