Returning Swimmer Information

Parents/Swimmers from Fall 2009 - Summer 2010 - You should receive an email by the end of this week with information regarding our returning swimmer registration. During the registration process you will be asked to commit to the Fall session. We will then have a returning swimmer week when the kids have a chance to get back in the pool prior to our new swimmer evaluations. Practice will not officially begin until after Labor Day. Complete details will be emailed out.

New Swimmer Evaluations

Edit Fall 2010 Evaluations  * NEW * RICE Aquatics will be holding open evaluations for the Fall 2010 season on August 30th and 31st. These evaluation dates are open for any swimmer wishing to be evaluated for a group on the team. The 30th date will be a reservation try out. The reservations process is intended to limit the wait time and overall time for each swimmer. Swimmers wishing to attend the 30th will be able to email their intent to swim on or after August 1st. Please include your swimmers name, age, swimming experience and contact information. You will receive a confirmation email no later than 72 hours later with your evaluation time and additional information regarding the team. The time slots will be first come first serve via email. The August 30th date will be open for walk ins from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. Placement into a group is dependent on the evaluation and availability of the groups. Placement is not guaranteed for every swimmer. August 30th - Reservation Evaluation. Swimmers can email intent to swim on or after August 1st. August 31st - 5:00 - 7:00 pm. Open Evaluations. First come first serve basis. Early Owl Evaluations for SWAL Championship Meet Swimmers * NEW * Was your swimmer at the SWAL Championship Meet this summer? If so click here for a special evaluation date.

MAC B and Under Meet

The Timeline and Warm Up pdf's have been posted online under the event page. You can also find this on www.gulfswimming.org.

Remember This???

Is the HOT weather and scattered storms keeping you down about swimming? Take a look at this picture from the fall and thing back to these practices. The heat and rain doesn't seem so bad after all. Keep up the hard work. Before you know it we will be asking for Summer again!

Summer Champs Meet Recap

This past weekend RICE Aquatics had swimmers at GULF Summer Champs at FCST. RICE swimmers did well with many new PR's and new time standards achieved. A big CONGRATS to all those who swam at the meet and finished the season off with some great swims. Lets continue the momentum into the other Champs meets this week and next!

Top 20 Finishers
Sydney Buchman
50 Br      2nd Place

Rebecca Chen
400 IM   13th Place

Jessie DeArman 
50 Br     2nd Place
100 Br   1st Place
200 Br   5th Place

Emily Gonsoulin
50 Fr      7th Place
200 Fr    16th Place

Christine McGough
50 Fr       14th Place
1500 Fr   9th Place
400 IM    12th Place

New TAGS Time Standard
Emily Gonsoulin 50 Fr

New A or Above Time Standard
Sydney Buchman     100 Fr, 50 Bk, 100 Bk, 50 Br, 100 Br
Jessie DeAarman      50 Br, 100 Br, 200 Br
Emily Gonsoulin       50 Fr
Christine McGough  50 Fr, 100 Fr, 200 Fr, 400 Fr, 1500 Fr
Stephanie Yard         50 Fr

Age Group 4- Navy and White

Its yucky at RICE right now. Last occurrence of weather was 4:07 pm. Keep checking the website, www.weather.com and your email.

The 2010 SCY Top 10 preliminary rankings are up.  The following 19 Rice Masters swimmers were ranked in individual events and/or relays.  Marissa was ranked #1 in 4 events (and #2 in 2 events), Rick was #1 in 2 events (#2 in 2 events), and Drew was ranked #2 in 2 events.  

Vicki Blocker
Matt Broussard
Marissa Clapp
Heidi Ernst
Marissa Feeney
Jerrah Holth
Jami Janowiak
Carlos Jimenez
Richard Kammerer
Bruce Kone
Drew Kouri
Susan Matherne
Kelly Middlebrooks
Cody Nath
Renee Protopopas
Suzy Reierson
Mary Ruppe
Daniel Shiosaki
Bruce Williams

Full results of individual events are at:  http://www.usms.org/comp/tt/toptenlmsc.php?&Year=2010&&CourseID=1&&ZoneID=&&LMSCID=&&ClubAbbr=RICE


Great job to all those listed and to those who push them in practice regularly. This is a total team effort. Keep up the great work.

Texas and National Senior Games - All athletes that will be at least 50 years old by year-end 2010 – the Texas State Senior Games will be held in Houston, October 17-31.  Participating in these games may qualify you for the 2011 Summer National Senior Games (top 4 finishers in each event and others making the qualifying times in state games) – which will also be held in Houston.  As host state for the national games – Texas needs a strong representation.

These games are a lot of fun and for those of you that have talents outside of swimming there are many other sports that are included – archery, badminton, basketball, bowling, cycling, golf, racquetball, track & field softball, tennis and more.

I went to the National games in 2007 and it was fun.  It is less competitive than Masters Swimming Nationals – with more focus on having fun.

The entry deadline for the Texas State qualifying games is October 8, 2010.   You have to participate in the 2010 Texas Games to qualify for the 2011 National Games.   Event information can be found online atwww.texasstategames.com.  On the home page, under “Events” and “Schedule of Events” there is a link to the Registration booklet.

If you have any questions – please feel free to ask me about it – Bruce Williams.