Saturday Practice

There will not be AM practice for Group 3, 4 Navy or 4 White. Senior 2 will swim with masters 8:00 - 9:30 am. RICE will have coaches at the Elite meet as well as a college invite at UH. Reminder to check the blog and website for next weeks schedule.


Coach Jason

Thanksgiving Practice Schedule

The Age Group and Senior practice schedule for the week of Thanksgiving.

All Age Group 1's (combined) 
4:45-5:30 pm Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. No practice the remainder of the week.
Group 2 

4:45-5:45 pm Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. No practice the remainder of the week.

Group 3 

4:45-6:00 pm Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. No practice the remainder of the week.

Group 4 (Combined)

5:45 - 7:30 pm Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. 

Group 4 White - Saturday 8:00 - 9:30 am

Seniors (Combined)

5:45 - 7:30 pm Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. 

Senior 2 - Saturday 8:00 - 9:30 am

Masters - Normal Practice: Monday - Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday

No Practice on Thursday and Friday.

Pool Temps

Parents/Swimmers - We found out this morning the Heater was accidentally shut off over the weekend.  This morning the temps were a little chilly and even though the heater has been turned back on it is taking time for the temps to get back up to normal. As a result Groups 2 and below will be cancelled tonight. Group 1's will be able to make up their practice on one of their non-swim days at the same scheduled practice time.

Group 3 and above will swim as normal. I would suggest as the temps in general drop bringing hot cider or tea in a thermos for them to sip on during practice.

Mardi Gras Meet @ LSU Jan. 21-23

RICE Aquatics would like to plan its first ever travel meet for the team. The coaching staff is look at the Mardi Gras meet @ LSU (Baton Rouge) January 21st - 23rd. This meet is a great meet and only meet that the entire team could attend together the entire year. The meet is ran on the campus of LSU in their 50m indoor pool with diving well. The meet runs fairly quickly like two meets at once. The 8 and Unders swim their events 25's, 50's and 100's in the diving well and older kids split the 50m pool for their meet. There is a Mardi Gras parade around the pool prior to the meet which makes for a good excuse to get dressed up with a bunch of party gear for the kids. On Saturday night we would like to find a place for a team dinner for those attending.

The meet is on a weekend and the coaching staff would drive up during the day Friday for anyone wanting to swim Friday night events. A block will be placed for hotels for parents to book so we can all stay in one hotel for the trip. While this is a team travel trip we will be traveling in separate cars with each individual family responsible for transportation to and from the meet. This meet is on top of a Junior meet in Houston and RICE will not be attending if we decide to make this an official trip.

We are looking for at least 10 families to verbally commit to the meet in order to set it on the calendar and make the necessary plans to attend. The meet file is not available yet so we have made this a yes or no commitment on the website. If we can get 10 families to commit to the meet prior to Nov. 28th. we will make it an official meet for RICE. Having attended this meet in the past it is always a great time and I am amazed at how many more swimmers go the following years. This is a great opportunity for some team boding amongst swimmers and parents. If you have any questions please email Coach Jason.