RICE Aquatics - Outside the Lane Lines

New IMX Swimmers

2012-01-31T10:48:00.001-08:00

Congrats to the following swimmers for achieving their IMX scores for this SC Season:

Abbie Balat - 2471 pts.
Jacob Bowen - 1102 pts.
Camryn Brown - 964 pts.
Ian Chandler - 409 pts.
Jeff Degroot - 2347 pts.
Riley Harrison - 1586 pts.
William Kallmeyer - 1596 pts.
Cooper Lueck - 956 pts.
Austin Mueller - 303 pts.
Delaney Newsome - 1699 pts.
Sloane Reinstein - 2440 pts.
Gus Rytting - 828 pts.
Helen Schawe - 1067 pts.
Isabella Smith - 1119 pts.

Official USA, Zone, and LSC rankings will be posted after the SC Champs meets. Swimmers still have one more meet to complete their IMX Scores. Wondering what IMX is follow this link.

See you at the pool,
Coach Jason

Finis Suit

2012-01-18T08:02:00.000-08:00

These are unheard of prices in technical suits. Many of the Rice University swimmers have worn this same suit and it compares well to the Speedo Lazer and other technical suits. If you have wanted a technical suit, but didn't want to pay the ridiculus prices then here is your chance. Email your size and we will bill you online. I suggest you order the same size suit you normally wear or even down size by one. They are compression suits and are supposed to be snug.
Finis, a swim wear producer, maker of the commonly used snorkel is overstocked in their championship technical suits, The Hydrospeed Velo. I am putting in an order on Thursday afternoon if you would like a suit. The women's knee suit retails for $300 and our cost will be $120. The men's jammer suit retails for $200 and our cost will be $80.

Age Group Swimmers should first speak with Coach Jason prior to ordering a suit.

Shortcourse Champs Meets

2012-01-18T07:35:00.001-08:00

Parents- I have listed the Championship meets for all age groups of the team. If you have any questions regarding which meet is for your swimmer please email me or catch a coach at the pool. Reminder these are the meets we have been working towards so please make every effort to get your swimmer to every session of their Champs meets. There will be plenty of free weekends in March and April for travel plans:

Shortcourse 2 February 17th - 19th @ TWST: 13 -14 year old swimmers can swim events with "A" times only. 15 & Overs can swim any event they have a time in. Swimmers can not enter an event with a NT and there is no Up Down rule for events. You can find the A/B time standards here. ( Make sure to look for theShortcourse Standards)
Shortcourse Champs 3 February 19th @ MAC: This meet is for all 8 and Unders regardless of times. Swimmers can enter with a NT but these events swam with a NT will not be counted towards overall and individual scores. You can find the A/B time standards here. ( Make sure to look for the Shortcourse Standards)
Shortcourse Champs 1 February 24th - 26th @ PACK: This meet is for all swimmers 9-12 year olds regardless of times standards achieved. 13-14 year old swimmers can only swim events they have a BB time in or less. Swimmers can enter with a NT (no time) but events entered with a NT can not be scored. You can find the A/B time standards here. ( Make sure to look for the Shortcourse Standards)
Shortcourse TAGS March 8th- 11th @ TWST: This meet is a qualifying meet for 14 and under swimmers that have achieved the TAGS time standards. Swimmers can only swim events they have the TAGS time in or are apart of a relay that has achieved the TAGS time standards. You can find the TAGS time standards here. Swimmers who achieve a TAGS standards and/or are apart of a relay should prepare to swim that and every event qualified for at the meet.

See you at the pool,

Coach Jason

GULF Jr. and Elite Camps

2012-01-17T19:59:00.001-08:00

Attached is the information and applications for swimmers for both the Junior Camp and the Elite Camp on March 24^th and 25^th respectively. Jr Camps will be for Jr Meet Swimmers 2 "A" times or less and the Elite meets will be for 3 "A" times swimmers or above. These camps will be ran by GULF LSC Coaches and will cover the following:

Nutrition
Dryland Training
Limited Underwater Filming
Stroke Analysis
In Water work on all 4 strokes, turns and transitions

Each camp is open to only 50 swimmers and applications are taken on a first come, first served basis. Once the camps are full, no more applications will be taken so please do not delay.

The PDF's are available via email or on the www.gulfswimming.org website.

See you at the pool,
Coach Jason

Mardi Gras Meet

2012-01-12T08:59:00.001-08:00

Parents - Please find the attached info for the meet this weekend. I have tried to fill in as much info as needed for the meet. Feel free to talk to a coach if you have any questions or a parent as we have many "veterans" going for a second year on this trip. Above all this is a great meet oppurtunity for our team to do a little travel and swim outside of Texas. The meet format is a little different than most we have been to, allowing a bigger group of our swimmers to attend the same meet. If you have a digital camera please bring it along and send me a flashdrive or CD with pics so we can post them on our website. I hope everyone has safe travel and I will see you at the LSU pool!

Meet Info:

Directions to the pool: You can enter our hotel address and the pool address to get specific directions from your hotel. Here are basic directions from I 10. Backroads are faster from our location.

Directions to The LSU Natatorium and the W.T. Dub Robinson Tennis Stadium on Cypress Drive:

Coming from East on Interstate 10:
Take I-10 to Dalrymple Drive exit (Exit 156C). Take a right onto Dalrymple Drive and proceed 0.9 miles past the gates of campus until reaching Highland Road. Continue on Dalrymple Drive until reaching Cypress Drive. Veer right onto Cypress Drive and proceed down the hill and follow the road to the right. The LSU Natatorium and the W.T. "Dub" Robinson Tennis Stadium will be located on your left. Park at either the W.T. Dub Robinson Tennis Stadium, the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse or Graham Hall lots. Parking is also available in the LSU Natatorium lot by taking left onto West Chimes Street.
Coming from West on Interstate 10:
1) Take I-10 to the Nicholson Drive/Highland Road exit (Exit 155A). Keep right and turn right onto Terrace Street. Turn left onto Nicholson Drive and proceed 1.5 miles until reaching West Chimes Street. Turn left onto West Chimes Street and continue 0.1 miles until reaching Cypress Drive. Turn right onto Cypress Drive and the LSU Natatorium and the W.T. "Dub" Robinson Tennis Stadium will be located on your right. Park at either the W.T. Dub Robinson Tennis Stadium, the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse or Graham Hall lots. Parking is also available in the LSU Natatorium lot by taking left onto West Chimes Street.

Pool:

The pool is 50m with a 25yd diving well. We will be utilizing both pools during the meet and the diving well is for Warm Up and Warm Down only. We have 70 swimmers attending the meet so it is crucial that parents and swimmers follow the meet so they can talk to their coach pre and post meet. They have not designated how the division will be but it is typically ran with age groups being split in each pool. As soon as this info is relayed on the coaches meeting we will let the swimmers know which pool they will swim in for the meet.

The pool is older and does allow a draft inside. With the weather being brisk please bring extra towels, blankets, jackets and clothse for your swimmers. There is 50 meters of bleachers runnning on one side of the pool with open seating for chairs on the other. We will try and commondear an area of bleachers for our team but this is dependent on parent arriving early to occupy these seats. Things do get a little crowded so show up early and get a RICE space in the bleachers.

Heat Sheets:

The meet is pre-seeded so this is THE time to buy a heat sheet. It will have your swimmers heat and lane posted in it so you do not have to find their lanes on the wall.

Timeline:

The host team has not provided a timeline but the meet should fall within the 4 hour rule. Last 4 hours from the start of the meet.

Parade:

There will be a parade of athletes prior to the start of both Saturday sessions. We will have goodie bags for the swimmers to use during the parade but parents are welcome to supplement their children with extra beads and Mardi Gras themed goods. Just a reminder that there will be hundreds of kids parading and throwing beads and such so keep this in mind when sending them with anything expensive during the parade. We will be passing out t shirts to the swimmers to wear for the meet and parade. These will be available at the pool each session. All swimmers are recieving a T shirt and must wear it for the parade.

Social:

Coach May will have a 11 and younger kids social at the Perkins Row Movie theatre for Alvin and the Chipmunk Chipwrecked at 11:30 am. Swimmers should be accompanied by an adult and swimmers will meet outside the theatre at 11:15 am. Swimmers can not be dropped off with out parent supervision. The Warm Up time for Saturday PM is 3:25 so please have everything ready to head to the pool post movie.

10000 Perkins RoweSuite 125, Located at Perkins Rowe Shopping Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70810

Team Dinner:

There will not be a team this year as the size of our team traveling is to large to be accommodated at one restaurant. We do encourage swimmers and families to group up and get taste the local cajun flavor as there are plenty of great restaurants in the area. I have listed a few restraunts that you may want to try in the area.

3357 Highland Road
Baton Rouge(225) 383-1754

The Chimes
www.thechimes.com/
3357 Highland Rd. Baton Rouge, La 70802 (225) 383-1754. 10870 Coursey Blvd. Baton Rouge ...
99 Google reviews
3225 Perkins Road
Baton Rouge(225) 381-9922

Parrain's Seafood Restaurant
www.parrains.com/
Welcome to Parrain's
56 Google reviews
5720 Corporate Blvd # A
Baton Rouge(225) 923-3366

Mansurs on the Boulevard
www.mansursontheboulevard.com/
Mansurs on the boulevard welcomes you to view our menu and set time aside for your perfect ...
31 Google reviews
4542 Bennington Avenue
Baton Rouge(225) 927-7156

Gino's Restaurant
ginosrestaurant.com/
34 Google reviews
252 South Boulevard
Baton Rouge(225) 343-5490

Pastime Restaurant
www.pastimerestaurant.com/
The Pastime Restaurants official web site, including both the Pastime Restaurant Downtown and ...
43 Google reviews
4065 Government Street
Baton Rouge(225) 334-9940

La Carreta Restaurant
www.carretarestaurant.com/
2 Locations in Baton Rouge: Government St. & Bluebonnet, in Denham Springs, Amite, LaPlace ...
43 Google reviews
711 Jefferson Hwy # 4
Baton Rouge(225) 231-1595

Monjunis
www.monjunis.com/
Fine Italian dining with several locations throughout Shreveport-Bossier and Louisiana.
28 Google reviews
1031 West Lee Drive
Louisiana(225) 766-7823

Mike Andersons Seafood
www.mikeandersons.com/.../mapdirections/
34 Google reviews

Warm Up Times:

Friday PM:

Open Warm Up 4:00 - 5:00 pm

Start Time: 5:15 PM

12 and Older Swimmers:

Saturday AM:

*Open Warm Up: 9:00 - 9:45 am - Swimmers need to be at the pool no later than 8:45 am.

Parade: 9:55 am - 9:50 am

Start Time: 10:15

Sunday AM:

*Open Warm Up: 8:00 - 9:00 am: - Swimmers need to be at the pool no later than 7:45 am.

Start Time: 9:15 am

*Open Warm Up Means RICE is not assigned a lane for warm up. Teams will fill lanes at the beginning of warm up. It is important that all swimmers are present at the start of warm ups so we can get ample lane space. *

11 and Younger Swimmers:

Saturday PM:

Warm Up: 3:25-3:50 pm Main Pool Lanes 1-4

Parade: 3:55 - 4:05 pm

Start Time: 4:15 pm

Sunday PM:

Warm Up: 3:00 - 3:25 pm Main Pool Lanes 1-4

Start Time: 3:15 pm.

Timing Assignments

Job Sign Ups will go up Thursday am for timing. We are responsible for filling timing slots through out the entire meet in the following lanes.

Friday PM: Main Pool Lane 6

Saturday and Sunday AM: Main Pool Lane 7

Saturday and Sunday PM: Main Pool Lane 1 and Scoreboard Pool Lane 1

Practice for Tonight

2012-01-09T10:30:00.001-08:00

Masters:

Practice Update: 1/9/2011

There will be NO PM practice for Masters Groups due to road conditions in the area of the University.

Seniors and Age Group:

Practice Update: 1/9/2011

There will be NO PM practice for Age Groups and Seniors due to road conditions in the area of the University.

Practice will be back to normal tomorrow for all groups.

See you at the pool,

Coach Jason

Masters Schedule for Winter Break

2011-12-12T21:36:00.001-08:00

Masters Swimmers -We will have normal schedule through December 23rd. There will be No Practice December 24th,25th and 26th. We will have a practice offered December 27th - 30th at the UT-Houston pool. All swimmers who intend on swimming need to email Coach Seth so he can add them to the roster for entrance into the building. January 3rd will be the start of the Spring session and we will be back at normal schedule.

See you at the pool,
Coach Jason

Update on Winter Break Schedule

2011-12-07T08:39:00.001-08:00

Parents - Just a heads up on where we are at with upcoming school holidays and practice schedules.
For Swimmers not continuing into the Spring Session. (Dec 27th - April 22nd)

The Fall Session officially ends on December 18th. If you are not continuing in the spring the week of December 12th is your last week of practice.

For Swimmers continuing into the Spring Session (Dec 27th - April 22nd) I am awaiting approval from the Rec Center on our schedule for the week of December 19th.

Most groups will have practice up until the 23rd of December. The week of the 19th will be an adjusted schedule with morning - mid afternoon practices.
There will be No Practice on December 24th, 25th and 26th.
December 27th - 30th will be at the West University Pool. I am awaiting lane usage and times from the West University staff before sending out a schedule. Again expect a mid morning to afternoon practice schedule.
We will be giving out a special "Winter Survival" T shirts to those swimmers who make every practice from Dec 19th - Dec 30th. Coach Paul, May and myself will be documenting attendance through out the break. We would love to make this a LARGE order!

The winter schedule will be posted under Groups and Schedules, posted on FB page, posted on blog and emailed out no later than tomorrow.
See you at the pool,
Coach Jason

Parka Orders

2011-12-07T08:16:00.001-08:00

Parents- Reminder if you ordered the following gear it is at the pool and awaiting pick up from a parent.

Hoodies
Longsleeve Cotton T's
Adult Warm Up Pants ( M,L,XL)
Youth Warm Up Pants
Youth M Warm Up Jackets
Adult Warm Up Jackets
Towels (now in stock)

A couple notes I just received from our NIKE rep in regards to the items not yet in.

Parkas have arrived at the NIKE distribution center and are being tagged and shipped to us. I will then have to get them screen printed so best estimate is next week.
Warm Up Jackets currently not in stock. The pants and jackets are still on back order and shipment dates just keep getting pushed back each week.
Poly T Shirts short and long - These are just getting in stock and will ship with Parkas

Our NIKE rep would like to appologize on the part of NIKE Swim and the Perry Ellis brands. With many teams leaving TYR this year NIKE and Speedo were overwhelmed with order numbers outside of even their best estimates.

See you at the pool,
Coach Jason

Recovery Nutrition

2011-12-06T21:09:00.001-08:00

From USA Swimming

Knowing how much carbohydrate, protein and fat to get in a day is good. But knowing whenyou should be getting those nutrients is even better. In general, follow these guidelines for incorporating carbohydrate, protein and fat into your day.

¨ Spread carbohydrate intake out over the course of the day (i.e. smaller meals and frequent snacks). This keeps blood sugar levels adequate and stable.

¨ Eat some carbohydrate before morning practice. Note: This can be in the form of juice.

¨ Eat carbohydrate in the form of a carb-electrolyte drink, such as Gatorade or Powerade, during workout IF workout is 90 minutes or longer. Gels are also acceptable.

¨ Eat carbohydrate and protein within the first 30 minutes after practice. This enables the body to replenish glycogen stores and repair muscle tissue. This is perhaps the most important time to eat!!!!

¨ Eat again (something substantial, like a real meal) before two hours post-practice has elapsed. This is critical to maximizing recovery!!!!

¨ Incorporate fat into the day at times that are not close to workout. Fat is necessary, but contributes little to the workout or immediate post-workout recovery period.

Part of the reason good nutrition is critical during recovery has to do with the fact that the body is extremely good at making the most of what it is given. Following exercise, the body is very sensitive to the hormoneinsulin. Insulin is that hormone that rises every time blood sugar rises. In other words, every time a swimmer eats carbohydrate, which causes blood sugar to rise, insulin goes up. Well, it’s insulin’s job to remove sugar from the bloodstream, and it does so by facilitating its storage as glycogen. Glycogen, the storage form for carbohydrate, is what the body taps into for fuel when exercise is very intense. This can happen quite a bit during a tough workout, which is why it’s important to see that glycogen is replenished before the next practice.

The American College of Sports Medicine, American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada Joint Position Statement on Nutrition and Athletic Performance states that:

“After exercise, the dietary goal is to provide adequate energy and carbohydrates to replace muscle glycogen and to ensure rapid recovery. If an athlete is glycogen-depleted after exercise, a carbohydrate intake of 1.5 g/kg body weight during the first 30 min and again every 2h for 4 to 6h will be adequate to replace glycogen stores. Protein consumed after exercise will provide amino acids for the building and repair of muscle tissue. Therefore, athletes should consume a mixed meal providing carbohydrates, protein, and fat soon after a strenuous competition or training session.” (ACSM, ADA, Dietitians of Canada, 2000, p 2131)

In addition, research (van Loon et al, 2000) has implicated immediate post-exercise carbohydrate ingestion (1.2 g/kg/hr for 5 hrs) in the enhancement of glycogen re-synthesis.

Body Weight in lbs (kg)	Carbohydrate Required (g) to meet Intake of 1.2-1.5 g/kg
120 (54.5)	65-82
130 (59.1)	71-89
140 (63.6)	76-95
150 (68.2)	82-102
160 (72.7)	87-109
170 (77.3)	93-116
180 (81.8)	98-123
190 (86.4)	104-130
200 (90.9)	109-136
210 (95.5)	115-143
220 (100.0)	120-150

Coach Kyle

2011-12-05T13:24:00.001-08:00

Parents - Attached is a message from Coach Kyle notifying the membership of his upcoming departure from RICE Aquatics.

I wanted to let everyone know that I have accepted a position as a Special Education Aide with the Pasadena School District and I will be leaving Rice at Christmas break. I have accepted this position so that I can spend more time with my family.

Saying goodbye to all the swimmers that have touched my life will be the hardest part of this decision. I have loved coaching for Rice for the past year and a half and I want to thank everyone for allowing me to coach their children. Rice has grown so much since I have joined the team and I have really enjoyed seeing our swimmers improve! There’s nothing but great things in store for Rice Aquatics swimmers!
I will be letting the swimmers know about my decision at practice this week and I would really like them to get the news from me.

I thank you for all of your support!
Coach Kyle

I wanted to personally thank Kyle for the hard work he has put in with RICE Aqautics, RICE Women's Swim Team, and the Masters swim team. The coaching staff wishes him the best on his new journey in education. Coaching is a selfless job position, one in which you are working with young athletes not only with swimming but also with bigger picture issues as well. While I am sad he is leaving our team and swimming; I am very proud that he is continuing to help, mentor and teaching young children and adults in the field of education.Currentlly there are no plans for moving groups around or lead coaches for groups. I will be sending out an email with updated information later in the week in regards to Group 4 Navy and Senior 1. Kyle will be working through the week of the 19th so if you get a chance to catch him on the pool deck please take the time to say thank you and goodbye.

See you at the pool,

Coach Jason

Champs Meet Run Down.

2011-11-21T13:21:00.001-08:00

Parents - Just a quick update on the Champs meets that are coming up. We will be doing a Winter Champs meet T shirt and will be adding $10.00 to the entrie cost for each swimmer entered in the meet. If you are wanting your swimmer excluded from receiving a shirt please email here with that request.

Fall Champs @ PACK. (9-14 year olds) Entries due Today.
This meet is for most of the swimmers that have been attending the 9-14 Jr. meets. Swimmers can swim any event even with a NT. Swimmers are not eligible to swim events they have a GULF Champs time standard for. You can find the timestandard here. All swimmers qualified should be striving for 2 of the 3 sessions offered. We are wanting to get multiple relays in the meet for all age groups.

GULF Champs @ FCST (9-14 year olds) Entries due Monday 28th.
This meet is for swimmers 14 and under that have Gulf Champs time standards. Swimmers are allowed to only swim the event they have the time in and the same distance above and below. For example if a swimmer has the 100 Fr cut they can also swim the 50 fr and 200 fr at the meet. Depending on number of events qualified for swimmers may swim in both the Fall and GULF Champs meets. All swimmers qualified should swim in every session qualified.

Senior GULF Champs @ AGS (15 and Over) Entries due Today.
This meet is for 15 and Overs regardless of time standards. The meet will be swam as a Prelims SCY and Finals LCM. Please note the Friday session is an AM session.

8 and Under Champs Entries due Monday 28th.
This meet is for all 8 and Unders regardless of times and events swam. We are looking for a big turn out from the 8 and Unders.
Reminder that all swimmers in Group 1 and 2 are striving for IMX ready events and swimmers in Group 3 and above should be swimming IMX Extreme events. While this meet is a labeled meet we are still working in new events in with the Champs meets in Febuary/March as our goal for the season.

See you at the pool,
Coach Jason

Thanksgiving Schedule

2011-11-16T11:40:00.001-08:00

Thanksgiving Schedule for Masters

Monday - Wednesday: Normal AM and PM

Thursday and Friday: No Practice

Saturday and Sunday: Normal Practice

Thanksgiving Schedule for Age Group and Seniors

Monday and Tuesday:

Group 1 Navy: Combined A and B

Group 1 White: Normal

Group 2 & 3: Normal

Group 4 N,W, S1 and S2: 5:45 - 7:30 pm

Wednesday:

Group 1 N and W: Combined 9:30 - 10:30 am

Group 2 & 3: Combined 9:30 - 11:00 am

Group 4 N, W, S1, and S2: 8:00 - 10:00 am

Thursday and Friday:

No Practice

Saturday:

Group 3 8:00 - 9:30 am

Group 4 and Up 8:00 - 10:00am

RICE Food Drive

2011-11-09T08:07:00.001-08:00

RICE Fights Hunger

The RICE Student Advisory Committee (SAAC) is sponsoring a food drive to help fight hunger in the Houston area. The Women's swim team is participating and in some friendly competition with ohter athletic departments to see who can get the most food donated. If you would like to contribute rice or canned goods to the cause the womens team has a drop off box inside the pool lounge for collection. If you can't make it to the pool your self you can send your swimmer with it in their swim bag and a coach will help them get it in the donation box. The drive is running November 5th - 12th.

Thank you for your support in the effort and with RICE Athletics.

See you at the pool,

Coach Jason

2011-11-03T13:56:00.001-07:00

Parents - With the season now in November we will start to have a few cold fronts moving in that will lower the out of pool temps. I wanted to pass on a couple tips to making sure your swimmers keep warm before and practice. The most important thing is to dress in layers. With many practices starting in warm weather and ending in cooler nights its important to come prepared for all types of weather. Packing a longsleeve shirt or sweater in the swim bag is essential. Parkas, Jackets and extra towels are a great option as well. A good option for swimmers in the younger groups that are still low in body fat is hot apple cider in a thermos. This is something they could sip on between sets or extended period on the wall. I will be posting sign ups for parents to bring in a large thermos of hot cider for groups as an option for getting volunteer hours.

A couple notes regarding our recent gear order:
Items are beginning to role in to our screen printer but there are also some items that are back ordered.

Items that should be ready for hand out on Monday 11.14.2011
RICE Sweatshirts all sizes
RICE Longsleeve Cotton T Shirts all sizes
RICE Towels

Items that have come in as of yesterday and currently getting "RICE" logo's printed on them:
Adult Warm Up Jackets
Adult Warm Up Pants
Select sizing of Youth Warm Up Jackets
Youth Warm Up Pants
Back Packs

Items currently backordered:
Legend Longsleeve and Short Sleeve shirts: Estimated Ship Date 11.7.2011
Parkas: Estimated Ship Date Week of 11.27.2011

See you at the pool,
Coach Jason

Saturday Practice

2011-10-21T09:14:00.001-07:00

We will have practice for the following groups tomorrow 8:00 - 9:30 am:

Group 3
Group 4 White and Navy
Senior 2 not attending the meet this weekend.

I would love to have a large group stay after the meet and watch the Miami vs RICE meet at 11:30 pm. The meet will run around 2 hrs in length. I am going to be running the computer system so I would like anyone under 16 to have an adult with them. This is a great oppurtunity to watch a collegiate swim meet. Dual meets go much more quickly than Age Group USA meets.

On a side note: Volunteer hours can be earned by having your responsible older swimmers time at these collegiate meets anyone in Group 4 and above is capable of doing this ;)

See you guys at the pool,
Coach Jason

On Decking at Swim Meets

2011-10-07T19:43:00.001-07:00

Parents - If for some reason you miss the deadline for a meet sign up you can still have your child swim in the meet. You are able to sign up the day of the meet in what is called an on deck. Here are a couple notes:

On Deck entries are taken at the clerk of course table at the pool. This is usually on the pool deck somewhere and sometimes is next to where heat sheets are sold and awards.
Entries are double the cost and must be payed directly to the host team with Cash or Check.
The host team has a form you will need to fill out with all of the important information. You will need your swimmers USA ID which is MMDDYYFFFMLLLL Month/Day/Year/First/Middle/Last ( Example 010181JONPRYAN) If your swimmer has no middle initial or 3 letter last name an * goes in its place.
There is a list of events at the table to make sure you choose the right numbers and events. If you have your swimmers best USA swim time you will need to enter them at this time. Make sure to mark yards or meters depending on the meet.
Once entered they will be placed into these events at the meet. This is the same as circling them in for the events. If you enter them in Saturday and Sunday events they will not be on the circling sheets either day but will appear on the heat and lane assignments.
Make sure you have discussed the on deck with a RICE Aquatics coach prior to on decking them.
Swimmers should not scratch events to on deck a different event unless they have coach approval.
All swim meets have a maximum event number per day that can not be exceeded. If exceeded by an on deck this fee will be passed down to the swimmers account.

Typically the parents working at the Clerk of Course are very helpful with the whole process.

See you guys at the pool,

Coach Jason

Catch the Spirit Camp

2011-10-05T08:41:00.001-07:00

Good evening (or morning by the time you get this). I am emailing as head coach for the USA Swimming Gulf hosted Catch the Spirit Clinic on SUN OCT 16 for novice swimmers.

The deadline has been extended to MON OCT 10.

Currently we have about 15 swimmers in each session. While this is a great coach-swimmer ratio, I would like to have at least 20 in each session to have that critical mass of energy. Will still be a great coach-swimmer ratio. The cost is $25.00 and the swimmers get the USA Swimming Catch the Spirit T-shirt and other stuff (e.g USA Swimming temporary tattoos, wrist bands, etc.).

We have a nutritionist, Sarah Seppa, presenting an interactive 30 min nutrition talk for the 10&Younger session and more 'prep-for-training and competition' talk for the 11-14 year-old session.

Please consider forwarding this email and/or application to your novice swimmers. Parents can mail application to Clinic Manager Nicole Rembach (address on the attached application) or email her atnrembach@earthlink.net or me at jamescrampton@hotmail.com.

Also, I will be taking applications at the HSC meet this OCT 8-9. Hillary Martinez(FCST) and Andre Smith(SPA) will be taking applications at the FCST meet OCT 8-9 and Dakota Phillips (SSS) will be taking application at the BTA meet on Sunday Oct 9.

Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, concerns, suggestion, etc.

Jim Crampton

Here is the link for the application.

Thought for the Week

2011-10-03T09:58:00.000-07:00

Inspiration can come from all different places and I rescently had some via a You Tube video. RICE recently bought an underwater camera, part of the companies promotional department sends out weekly videos using their products. This weeks was a couple that is base jumpers. In the video the man said "The key to happiness is having dreams and the key to success is fulfilling those dreams." I think with swimming Dreams/Goals are what drives us. These dreams are often not spoken but internalized within the athlete. By doing so there is no risk of let down or disappointment because they are never spoken or written. Go ahead and write down your 5 biggest goals in swimming. "Swimming in the Olympics" should not be the default make them more attainable and personal. Then take these dreams and go out there and do what it takes to make them happen.

USA Swim Meets Handout

2011-09-29T18:43:00.000-07:00

Parents - Please follow this link for the PDF version of the handouts from our rescent parent meeting. If this is your first USA swim meet please read through the PDF prior to the meet. We will have many veteran parents at the meet to help if needed. If you are unable to open this link/pdf we will have physical handouts available in the expandable in the lounge area.

See you at the pool,

Coach Jason

Signing Up for Swim Meets

2011-09-21T12:42:00.000-07:00

Parents and Swimmers - I wanted to send out a quick email regarding signing your swimmers up for swim meets. Prior to getting into the details a quick reminder that we will have a "New to USA Swim Meets" Parent Meeting on Wednesday, September 28th from 5:00 - 6:00 pm. This is a must attend for any parents with swimmers new to USA swimming. We have this meeting once a year so even if your swimmer wont be attending the first meet you will want to attend for future meets.

Many of you may have already received emails regarding the upcoming meets that have been posted on our website. As we get info on the meets and add them to our site an automatic email goes out by group for the meet. Because it is sent by group and not age you may recieve an email for a meet that your swimmer can not attend. Please disregard emails that do not apply to your swimmers age or current time standards. In this email there will be basic info for the meet. Start and Finish Date, Registration Deadline, Click able link to "attend this event", the event link for more information and a basic description of the meet.

To begin comtting your swimmer to this event click on the "attend this event" link. This will brring you to the event sign up page. You should see your swimmers name listed on this page. By click their name a new page appears with a drop down box and a comment box. You can eitehr select "Yes, please sign up ____ for this event" or "No, please do not sign ______ up for this event". Select which applies to your swimmer. It does make the registratoin process easier for the coaching staff if you select to "do not commit" instead of not selecting an option. You can also leave a comment in the comment box such as " we can swim on Saturday an Sunday" or "we can swim on Saturday but have to leave no later than 2:00 pm". Any additional information you leave will help the coaching staff when choosing entries. If you log in and commit your swimmer with a good lead time to the event it will allow the coaching staff to discuss entries with your swimmer. When no information is left the coaching staff will assume your child is swimming in every session of the meet.

Once you select to "commit them to the event" a new page will appear with event options for the meet. (If the meet file is not yet available this option will not appear.) You can then select events from the ones available. These are used as suggestions from the swimmers when the coaches begin the entry process. The coaching staff will have select the events that your swimmer will swim in the meet. These may or may not be the ones suggested through the sign up process. If your swimmers events have been accepeted they will have a check mark next to them. If they have been rejected there will be a stop sign next to them. Any event with out a check mark should be viewed as not yet approved.

More information will be covered in a litte more detail at the parent meeting as well as the actualy pre meet, day of and post meet process.

See you at the pool,

Coach Jason

2011-09-12T12:42:00.001-07:00

Practice Changes for the week of 9/12/2011:

Friday 16th: The Recreation Center will have an early closure due to staff meetings.

Group 1 Navy: No Practice

Group 1 White: Regular Practice

Group 2: No Practice

Group 3: Regular Practice

Group 4 Navy and Senior 1: No Practice

Group 4 White and Senior 2: 4:45 - 6:00 pm.

Masters: No Practice. Masters Social at Ragin Cajun. Check your email and the facebook page.

Masters Social

2011-09-09T08:54:00.001-07:00

Rice Masters swimmers will gather Friday, September 16 after evening workout at “The Original” Ragin’ Cajun, 4302 Richmond (inside the loop, just west of the railroad tracks) for a bite to eat and some conversation.

Mark your calendar, and plan to be there!

Thanks!

Group 2 Parent Meeting

2011-09-02T12:19:00.001-07:00

Parents - We will have our Group 2 Parent Meeting on Tuesday September 6th from 5:00 - 6:00 pm. Each swimmer should have a parent representative at the meeting. The meeting will be held in the "wet classroom" (where the registration papers were turned in during evaluations) at the pool. Hand outs will be available at the meeting. Please make every attempt to attend.

See you at the pool,

Jason Wedlick

RICE Aquatics

Head Coach

www.riceaquatics.com

http://rice-aquatics.blogspot.com

Group 1 Parent Meeting

2011-09-02T11:38:00.000-07:00

Parents - We will have our Group 1 Parent Meeting on Thursday September 8th from 5:00 - 6:00 pm. Each swimmer should have a parent representative at the meeting. The meeting will be held in the "wet classroom" (where the registration papers were turned in during evaluations) at the pool. Hand outs will be available at the meeting. Please make every attempt to attend.

See you at the pool,

Jason Wedlick

RICE Aquatics

Head Coach

www.riceaquatics.com

http://rice-aquatics.blogspot.com

Reminders

2011-08-31T08:54:00.001-07:00

Parents - Just a few reminders.

Recreation Center Usage - The Rec Center and Recreation Pool (Small One) is only for use by Rec Center members. If you are interested in gaining membership you can talk to the front operations desk on your way to the pool. (There is a wait list for community memberships).
Drop Off/ Pick Up - There is no permanent parking or stopping (flashers included) on the inner loop in front of the recreation center. Drivers must pull all the way down toward the pool. If you child is not ready you must then continue to loop around the innner loop. If you are wanting to walk your child out of the pool or wait for them at the curb you must park either in the hourly pay parking or purchase a parking pass. I have attached information below on attaining a parkign pass. RUPD will be monitoring the area in front of the Recreation center and issuing tickets. This is the main area for the RICE Bus system to stop and pick up, the bus can not be blocked along the street. Anyone can ride the bus labelled " inner loop" to get to the West Lot 3 faster.
Parking for RICE Aquatics
Parking on the Rice campus is at a premium. You can pay as you go in the central parking garage across the street from the recreation center for $2 per 35 minutes or at the north visitor lot at entrance 20 off Rice Blvd. or at the west lot #1 in front of the Alice Pratt Brown Building. Parking at these spots is $1 per 35 minutes.
A better option is to buy an early bird/evening bird parking permit for $65 per semester or $115 for a year. Parking permits are available in the central garage offices across the street from the recreation center. Your name goes to the parking services as well and you may also present your Rice ID. There is a $25 proxy card purchase at the time of registration for a parking pass. Click here for a map of campus parking. Cash or Check only.

See you at the pool
Coach Jason

Post Work Out Drink

2011-08-30T13:54:00.000-07:00

I found this recipe on the web and have tried it at home myself. So far my kids and I have loved it and find it to be "desert" like. You can change it up and add things in as well.

2 Chopped Frozen Bananas ( Have the kids chop and freeze them the night before)
1 Cup of Milk. (Taste Great with Skim - Whole)
2 Tbs. of Peanut Butter
1/2 Cup Chocolate Chips
2 Tsp. Vanilla extract.

Blend on low then med and serve!

I have substituted an edge white chocolate protein powder for the chocolate chips found it to be a slightly healthier version with more protein in each cup. My choice of protein powder is Jay Robb's Egg White Chocolate Protein Powder; which can be found online but also in HEB and most health stores.

1st Day of Practice

2011-08-29T11:42:00.001-07:00

Parents and Swimmers,

Welcome to RICE Aquatics and the 2011-2012 season. I wanted to thank all of you personally for being apart of our team for the 2011-2012 year. Your swimmers and families commitment to the program means a great deal to myself and the entire coaching staff. We welcome the opportunity to get to know each and every one of your swimmers over the next few months and hopefully years.

Most of the teams communication will be through email, our website, facebook page and blog. We will supplement this with handouts, our announcement board in the lounge area and announcements to the swimmers. Over the next couple months there will be many emails coming your way regarding the swim team and your swimmers groups. Please take the time to read these if they pertain to your swimmer. I will try to minimize the quantity of emails I send. Many basic swim questions will be answered in our upcoming parent meetings for each group. These dates will be emailed out no later than Wednesday of this week. Please make every attempt to attend these meetings.

With today being most of our swimmers first day of practice please read the following points to make sure everything goes as seamless as possible:

All swimmers must have their ID visible to gain access to the pool area, if you missed the hand out we will have a parent located in the building to the side of the gates passing out ID's. Swimmers should put these on a necklace or lanyard for the easiest access into the building each day.
If you are wanting to walk your swimmer into the building please park in the Norh Annex lot, West Lot 1 or Parking Garage. Do not park along the street as you will be ticketed by RUPD.
Once your swimmer is on the pool deck have them sit under the covered area nearest the starting blocks. They can find their lead coach to find out where they will be practicing. Lead coaches are as follows:
- Group 1 - Coach May
- Group 2 - Coach Paul
- Group 3 - Coach Jason
- Group 4 Navy - Coach Kyle
- Group 4 White - Coach Jason
- Senior 1 - Coach Kyle
- Senior 2 - Coach Jason
Swimmers should have their name on their equipment in several places. I will have a sharpie on hand to help tag their gear so its not lost.
We will be doing some intros and instructions out of the water today to start off but make sure your swimmer is suited up for practice prior to the start time.
Its HOT outside so water bottles should be lining the pool deck and the coaches will be encouraging the swimmers use them through out practice.
In addition to the heat the sun is nice and bright so if you need to apply sunscreen have them do so prior to practice so we can ensure it stays on when the hop in the water.

Again please look for additional emails this week and as always check our facebook page and blog as well. Thank you again for being apart of the RICE.

See you at the pool,

Coach Jason

Seniors and Age Group Practice

2011-08-26T14:41:00.001-07:00

Age Group and Senior practice starts Monday!!!!!

Masters Online Registration for Fall 2011

2011-08-23T06:52:00.001-07:00

Masters Swimmers - I first wanted to thank all of you for participating in the Summer 2011 session of RICE Aquatics Masters Swimming. This summer has been a hot one and it is great to see the masses still showing up to the pool for work outs. RICE Aquatics is now accepting online registration for the 2011 Fall Session which starts September 1st. Our registration has been tweaked slightly from our past "commit to event" registrations. The new process should make it a little easier for you to set up your account online and pay instantly for the Fall Session.

Go to www.riceaquatics.com
On the bottom left hand side of the page you will see a link that says Masters Fall 2011 Registration. Next to this is a button that read Register Online. Click this.
You will then be brought to a page that welcomes you to the registration process and lets you choose to register or to check your registration. Click which one applies to you.
From here use your email that you log into RICE Aquatics with and follow the step provided.
You will need to say Yes to a couple release waivers for the team. Any field with a Red * next to it must be filled out prior to moving forward in the process.
When you get to Roster groups click the select button and choose the group you fall into.
To pay and complete registration please submit CC for payment. If paying by check please select this option.
Within 24 bussiness hours your Name will be sent to the Rec Center to ensure your name is on the ID list to remain an active member.
All current members not registered online by August 31st at noon will have their accouns listed as InActive. To return to Active status you will have to complete the online registration.
If paying by check please print out the final success notification in the process and bring this into the Rec Center to pay for your session. This will be allowed for one time admitance into the REc Center to pay your fees. You will then be able to attend your first practice 24bussiness hours after your check has been submitted.

The Registration is currently active. Please register in a timely matter as it helps ensure from an administrative end that we are able to mantain access for all active swimmers.

If you are currently on recuring billing you will still need to log in and register through this system. Recuring charges will not be charged to CC this month as they have in the past.

Swim Fast, Be Nice,

Coach Jason and The RICE Aquatics Masters Coaching Staff.

Returning Swimmers need to Register.

2011-08-21T19:24:00.001-07:00

All swimmers who attended the returning swimmer week are now eligible to register for the 2011 season. Click start registration and follow the online steps. Please only choose the group your swimmer was placed in by the coaching staff. Groups will begin to be filled with new swimmers during Mondays evaluations.

Team Outfitting Day - Senior and Age Group

2011-08-19T22:57:00.001-07:00

Parents - With the new season we will be finalizing a switch from TYR products to NIKE. This change relates mostly to our outfitting: Suit, Bags, Parkas, Clothing and etc. The college team made the change from TYR to NIKE two years ago and the customer service, quality of products, and delevery of products has been impressive. If your swimmer currently has a TYR product that you purchased they will still be able to wear it to practice, meets (excluding team suits) and etc. We are however offering a new NIKE team suit and needing every active swimmer attending meets to purchase and wear it for all non champ meets.

Texas Swim Shop will be at RICE on Thursday August 25th 5:00 - 7:00 pm to take suit orders and get everyone geared up for the fall session. Each groups equipment needs are listed on our website under the Parents or Swmmers links and "Equipment List".

We will also be passing out our official swimmer badge and parent badges for the Fall 2011 sessions. All swimmers and parents must have these to enter the Rec Center during practice times.

Work Hard, Be Nice,
Coach Jason

A couple updates on the returning swimmer week.

2011-08-02T18:03:00.001-07:00

Paerents- I wanted to thank those who have already signed up onlien for the returning swimmer week through the event sign up page. I wanted to clarify a couple things:

Swimmers should sign up for the event if they are intending on returning for the Fall 2011 session. Even if your swimmer is out of town and can not make the returning swimmer week of practice. We will use this to help form groups for the fall.
Swimmers who swam the summer session have first priority to signing up and then we will open up to those who swam the spring and fall sessions. 8.6.11
No payments or registration papers are accepted at this time. These are being updated for the new session.
Our first day of regular practice is scheduled for August 29th (pending approval from Rec Center.) Once finalized this will go out via email and website.
If you have no intention of swimming in the fall please decline the event.

See you at the pool in a couple of weeks,

Coach Jason

2011-08-01T21:06:00.000-07:00

Returning Swimmer Week

August 15 - 18, 2011

Registration Deadline

August 14, 2011

Only For Billing Group(s)

Age Group 1 Navy, Age Group 1 White, Age Group 2, Age Group 3, Age Group 4 Navy, Age Group 4 White, Coaches, Senior 1, Senior 2

Description:

Fall 2011 Returning Age Group and Senior Swimmer Week.

I would first like to thank all of the families that participated with RICE Aquatics through out the year. The team experienced great growth in numbers and families and new successes in and out of the pool this past year. RICE swimmers excelled at every level from Sectionals to local Summer League swim meets. We are excited to keep the momentum going for the 2011 season.

Listed below are the dates for our returning swimmer week of practice. This will be used to place swimmers in new groups and get everyone registered for the start of the fall session prior to having new swimmer registration.

Swimmers who swam in the Summer Session 2011 can sign up for this event starting 08.01.2011.

Swimmers who swam in the Fall 2010 or Spring 2011 sessions can sign up for this event starting 8.9.2011. (If your account is inactive and unable to sign up please email Coach Jason directly.)

Swimmers who swam with RICE prior to the Fall 2010 session will need to set up an evaluation for new swimmers. Click Here.

Returning Age Group and Senior Swimmer Week:

August 15th -18th.

Group 1 White: 4:45 - 5:30 pm

Group 1 Navy: 5:30 - 6:15 pm

Group 2 and 3: 4:30 - 5:30 pm.

Group 4, Senior 1 and Senior 2: 5:30 - 6:30 pm

These practice times are for the returning swimmer week only.

Swimmers will swim in the groups they were previously placed in and be evaluated and placed through out the week. These practices will not introduce new ideas or be used for training instead they will be offered to get swimmers back into the mix prior to taking in new swimmers. It is essential that if your swimmer is going to participate on the club they attend as many practices this week as possible. If you are unable to attend please send me an email. Practice times and dates will be posted on our website as well as the new blog and news features.

By committing to this event you are only committing to the returning swimmer week. Additional registration information will go out prior to and during the returning swimmer week.

Swimmer must commit to this event to esnure access into the building for the returning swimmer week.

Any updated information regarding this event will be posted under our registration link of the webiste, this event page, the blog and Facebook page.

As always if you have any questions please send me an email.

See you guys at the pool,

Coach Jason and the

RICE Masters Swimmers Place at NY Open Water Swim

2011-08-01T20:22:00.000-07:00

Congrats to RICE Masters Swimmers Cedar Baldridge, Anna Mod, and Colette Lanier for their recent 1k Channel Swim in NYC. Cedar came in 39th overall and 1st in her Age Group. Colette finished 3rd in her age group. Complete meet information can be found here. The swim started in Brooklyn and finished in Manhattan.

TAGS 2011

2011-07-25T20:32:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Austin, Sydney, Jeff, Caleb, Matthew and Jacob.

Age Group and Senior Schedule Next 2 Weeks

2011-07-19T08:12:00.001-07:00

Parents/Swimmers - With swimmers going to a couple different champs meets this weekend and next we will make the following changes to the practice schedule.

Tuesday 7/19/2011

AM - Senior 1, 2 and Group 4 White Normal. TAGS swimmers 7:30-9:00 am.
PM - Normal Schedule. No PM practice for TAGS or Sectionals swimmers.

Wednesday 7/20/2011

AM - Senior 1, 2 and Group 4 White Normal. TAGS swimmers 7:30-9:00 am.
PM - Normal Schedule. No PM practice for TAGS or Sectionals swimmers.

Thursday 7/21/2011

AM - Senior 1, 2 and Group 4 White Normal. TAGS swimmers 7:30-9:00 am.
PM - Normal Schedule. No PM practice for TAGS or Sectionals swimmers.

Friday 7/22/2011

AM - Normal
PM - Normal Schedule. No PM practice for TAGS or Sectionals swimmers.

Monday 7/25/2011

AM - Senior 2 with Masters 6:00 - 7:15 am
PM - Group 1 No Practice. Group 2,3,4 and Senior 1 4:00 - 5:30 pm. (Combining Groups) Senior 2 with Masters 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Tuesday 7/26/2011

AM - Senior 2 with Masters 6:00 - 7:15 am
PM - Group 1 4:00-4:45 or 4:45-5:30.
Group 2,3,4 and Senior 1 4:00 - 5:30 pm. (Combining Groups)
Senior 2 with Masters 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Wednesday 7/27/2011

AM - Senior 2 with Masters 6:00 - 7:15 am
PM - Group 1 4:00-4:45 or 4:45-5:30.
Group 2,3,4 and Senior 1 4:00 - 5:30 pm. (Combining Groups)
Senior 2 with Masters 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Thursday 7/28/2011

AM - Senior 2 with Masters 6:00 - 7:15 am
PM - Group 1 4:00-4:45 or 4:45-5:30.
Group 2,3,4 and Senior 1 4:00 - 5:30 pm. (Combining Groups)
Senior 2 with Masters 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Friday 7/29/2011

AM - Senior 2 with Masters 6:00 - 7:15 am
PM - Group 1 4:00-4:45 or 4:45-5:30.
Group 2,3,4 and Seniors TBA

Practice Changes

2011-07-17T19:04:00.001-07:00

Parents/Swimmers - With swimmers going to a couple different champs meets this weekend and next we will make the following changes to the practice schedule.

Monday
AM - Senior 2 Normal. All other age groups No Practice.
PM - Normal Schedule Groups 1,2 and 3. TAGS swimmers 4:00 - 5:30 pm.

Tuesday
AM - Senior 1, 2 and Group 4 White Normal. TAGS swimmers 7:30-9:00 am.
PM - Normal Schedule. No PM practice for TAGS or Sectionals swimmers.

Wednesday
AM - Senior 1, 2 and Group 4 White Normal. TAGS swimmers 7:30-9:00 am.
PM - Normal Schedule. No PM practice for TAGS or Sectionals swimmers.

Thursday and Friday
TBA

GULF Catch the Spirit Camp

2011-07-14T09:53:00.000-07:00

Parents - Click this PDF for info on the GULF LSC camp in October. This is for beginning level 14 and Under swimmers on Sunday October 16th. Swimmer must know all four strokes to be able to apply. The camp will focus on Strokes, Starts, Turns and Nutrition and will be run by local GULF coaches.

See you at the pool,
Coach Jason

Job Sign Ups, Timeline and Warm Ups are posted online for FCST

2011-07-14T09:42:00.000-07:00

The timeline and warm ups are posted online under the event page for the Summer Champs meet. The Job Sign Ups are posted under the event page Summer Job Sign Ups. We will need to provide timers for the entire meet. Please sign up closest to your childs last event of the meet.

Drop Off/Pick Up

2011-07-13T07:50:00.000-07:00

Parents- I want to apologize ahead of time for the frankness of this email but this is an urgent matter that is affecting future use of the pool for our swim team. As a parent I realize that the University is set up for external parking with a system of bus and walking in the main campus areas and is not the most ideal set up for a drop off pick up for our program as well as every other youth camp ran at RICE. But we also must work within these restrictions to help foster a positive relationship with our program and RICE University to ensure we have use of the pool for your swimmers as well as future swimmers. With this in mind we have set up a few different options for getting your swimmers to and from practice. There is drop/off pick up as set by the guidelines below, temporary pay parking in the North lot or parking garage, or the semester/year of pay parking in the West Lot 3 (bus runs to this lot).

A final reminder about our drop off and pick up situation in front of the Recreation Center. Yesterday we had several parents stop and block traffic at the coned off area after practice. Traffic at the four way stop sign could not move for up to five minutes because of the cars that were impassable in front of the Recreation Center. The line at the stop was at least four cars deep all directions. An RUPD did have to get out and direct our parents to move closer into the curb and down the street.

There is no permanent parking in front of the coned area of the recreation center. Prior to 4:30 dropp off needs to take place past the cones and in front of the fence of the pool. After 4:30 you can pull next to the curb to drop off/pick up swimmers but can not park for an extended period of time. If your swimmer is not out of the building you will need to circle back around and keep the road clear. RICE Aquatic families need to move further down the street (closer to the pool side of the building) for pick up or keep circling until your swimmer exits the building. While weather conditions were not great yesterday there is plenty of covered building area toward the pool for swimmers to stay dry during the pick up area. If you are not wanting your swimmer to make this walk to the car you will need to purchase a parking pass or pay park and walk in to get your swimmer.

Repeated violations of a few are affecting our relationship with RICE University and the Rec Center and future use of the pool. Drop/ Pick up may also be restricted to pay parking only. As a result future incidents will be considered a violation of the code of conduct and action will be taken accordingly.

Thank you for helping in this matter,
Coach Jason

Vote for RICE Swimming

2011-07-13T07:05:00.001-07:00

The Houston Chronicle on-line poll of “What is the Best Rice Sports Moment of 2011?” is about to close. RICE Swimming needs your votes to put us over the top of Baseball.

http://blog.chron.com/owls/2011/07/top-rice-sports-moments-from-2010-11/

Well the topic “Rice Swimmers Win C-USA Title” has now done a fairly good job of pulling to within of just three votes of first place. Click the link and vote for RICE Women's swimming and a full article will be written on our OWLS.
See you at the pool,
Coach Jason

FCST Summer Champs

2011-07-12T09:17:00.001-07:00

Parents - The Timeline and Warm Ups have been posted online under the event page for the FCST Summer Champs meet. Job Sign Ups will be up tomorrow afternoon. I have attached a note from FCST on possible air quality in the pool. Please plan accordingly.

Attention Gulf Group A attendees at Gulf’s Summer Champs Meet, July 15-17, 2001 hosted by FCST at Don Cook Natatorium, Sugar Land TX

FCST has been advised by Don Cook Facilities Management, that the natatorium HVAC system is currently operating at less than optimal efficiency. Although repair parts have been ordered and are scheduled to be installed, Facilities Management cannot guarantee that the HVAC system will be fully functional at the time of the Gulf’s Summer Champs Meet.
Should the natatorium HVAC system remain at less than optimal efficiency, meet attendees should plan for outdoor seating under pop-up tents until their swimmer’s event(s) are ready to be swum.
From FCST Board

FCST will provide a limited number of pop-up tents to be positioned on the grassy area adjacent to the natatorium, however, FCST cannot provide sufficient tents for all attendees. FCST will also undertake reasonable efforts to improve the indoor air quality by renting large-size portable fans, however, the use of such fans will have limited effect on the indoor air temperature.
We apologize in advance for the facility’s HVAC issue, and hope that all swimmers and their families have an enjoyable and successful Champs Meet.

FCST Board

Astros Night

2011-07-07T10:40:00.001-07:00

This is a great way for swimmers and parents to get to know each other outside of practice and meet situations. Tickets are $22.00 ($27.00 value) and will include a RICE Aquatics Astros Night T Shirt. Please put in the memo box how many tickets you will need and shirt sizes. (YM,YL,AS,AM,AL,AXL,AXXL). Payments for the tickets will need to be paid by check to RICE Aquatics. Please place your check in an envelope with your families name on the front, In the memo please specify the number of tickets needed. We will need your payment by check by 7/17 or else we will not be able to order your ticket.. You can hand your envelope to Coach Jason during practice this next week or at the Summer Champs meet. We would love to get as many swimmers and families to the game as possible. All swimmers must be accompanied by an adult through out the game.

Hope to see you there,

RICE Aquatics Coaching Staff

Early Owl Evaluations

2011-07-07T07:17:00.001-07:00

"Early Owl" Swimmer Registration for SWAL Championship Swimmers: August 22nd 5:00 - 7:30 pm.

RICE Aquatics will be hosting an "Early Owl" evaluation for all swimmers who competed in the Championship Finals meet for SWAL this past June. We will begin taking reservations for the evaluations starting July 11th. Time slots will be first come first serve. Please email swimmerevals@riceaquatics.com the following:

Swimmers Full Name
DOB and Age
Summer Swim Team
Events Swam at SWAL Champs Meet

You will receive a conformation email with additional information regarding the evaluation. Once all available slots are filled swimmers will be directed to our regular Fall registration period.

MAC B and Under

2011-07-05T13:23:00.001-07:00

Parents - Just a clarification on the Championship meets. Swimmers who have a BB time or above in an event can swim that event at Summer Champs @ FCST. They can also swim the event below or above that in distance as long as they have a time in the event.

Swimmers who do not have a BB time and are 12 and Under can swim at the Mac B and Under Champs meet. If you log in and your swimmer does not have events selected for the FCST Summer Champs meet, it is most likely they were not qualified for the FCST Summer Champs meet and will be swimming in the MAC meet. If this is the case please log in and commit them to the MAC Meet.

See you at the pool,

Coach Jason

Masters Zones

2011-06-30T08:16:00.001-07:00

Master Swimmers - This years South Central Zones meet is conveniently located in the Woodlands @ CISD Natatorium. The meet will be held July 22nd - 24th. Meet information, entry forms, all you need to know and more, are posted at ...
http://www.wmst.net/calendar/usms-scz-lc-championships or click this link
RICE Aquatics has always been at the top of the team standings at Zones and would love to bring home the victory atWMST home pool. Swimmers of all abilities and ages are welcome and encouraged to attend. If you have any questions please talk to Coach Seth or Chris at practice.

2011 South Central Zone Long Course Championship Meet
(Sanctioned by the Gulf LMSC (GMSC) for USMS, Inc. - Sanction Number: 251-008)

22 - 24 July 2011, CISD Natatorium, Shenadoah, Texas
Right-click here . . . iCalendar . . . to open/save these dates to your Personal Information manager (PIM) . . . aka, "Outlook," "iCal," et cetera.

Download the event flyer here
Meet Information
The Order of Events
Relay Entry Form

ENTER THE MEET
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Or . . . Download Paper Form News Flash! Update! Entries may be postmarked as late as 6 July to still get the "early rate" for the meet fee.

HOTELS in the area, T-Shirts, and all the happenings about town

Should you have any questions, please contact the meet director, Scott Campbell at SCampbell@usms.orgor at 281-844-3838 (cell) .

Recent Triathlon Pic

2011-06-30T06:27:00.000-07:00

Here is a pic of a couple RICE swimmers at the Pearland Triathlon.

Reminder of Weather.

2011-06-22T06:46:00.001-07:00

Parents - Since it has been soooo long since any weather related practice issues here is a reminder of our procedures. If there is any closures of the pool we will try and get them out via email and the front page of the website, the blog andfacebook page.. Depending on the circumstance we can't always get the most up to date info out. If you have liked thefacebook page you should get an instant notification when something new is posted and this means the quickest way to an updates.

For any occurrence of lightening or thunder the pool will be closed for 30 mins and the deck will be cleared. If we are in the middle of practice we will take the kids to do some drylands or class room work. We do not have a ton of non-pool deck area but will do our best to keep the kids active and occupied until we are back in the water or it is time to go home. Please use your best judgment when leaving for practice and always check the website.

See you at the pool,
Coach Jason

Practice Update

2011-06-20T10:15:00.000-07:00

Parents and Swimmers - Due to an unforeseen pump maintenance at the pool late last night there will be no practice today for all groups. The situation is being addressed with a possible return of regular practice times on Tuesday am. We will be getting updates from the rec center later in the day and will email out and post on the front page of our website the status as soon as it is available.

See you back at the pool soon,
Coach Jason

A few last items for the final day of the meet

2011-06-18T20:32:00.000-07:00

Parents - Based on the finish time from Saturday our volunteer hours in the online job sign ups will be short at least an hour. So we are in need of more hands on deck through out the meet. and later in the afternoon session. I would estimate a finish time after 6:15 pm. With this in mind we will need help the last 2 hours of the meet.

With out singling anyone out or forgetting to give someone the appropriate praise I would like to thank the parents who have worked all three sessions so far and those who do not have a swimmer in the meet and worked tirelessly today. We have completed 3 out of 5 sessions of the meet and hopefully will be in the home stretch soon.

A couple items designated for Sunday's hospitality and concessions were placed out today accidently so if anyone would like to our can bring in a few baked good items (cookies, brownie, etc) or other food item we would be greatly appreciative.

One last item is we are in need of people to help tear down the meet once it has concluded tomorrow night. The final tear down is the biggest one and we have one parent and myself signed up at this time.

See you at the pool,

Coach Jason

2011-06-16T13:36:00.000-07:00

Parents - Parking or stopping for any length of time is not allowed during the SYAP pick up hours 3:00 - 4:30 pm. All RICE Aquatics vehicles should not get in the coned line in front of the Rec Center. Parents must pull all the way up past the fence line if they need to drop off their swimmers. If you are picking up you must loop back around if your child is not in front of the building. There is cash parking in the garage if this is not an option for your family. Please follow these instructions as they are key to keeping a great relationship with the Rec Center and having the facility for all of our swimmers. Repeated violations will be considered a violation on of our code of conduct and appropriate actions will be taken.

See you at the pool ... but not in the drop off line,

Coach Jason

2011-06-16T09:37:00.001-07:00

Parents- The timeline and warm ups PDF has been posted on our site for the meet this weekend. Please take note that the afternoon session warm ups will start at the conclusion of the morning session or at 11:00 am. whichever is later. The current timeline shows the morning ending around noon which would push the actual finish time of the meet back to 6:00 and 6:30 on Saturday and Sunday. All swimmers should arrive at least 20 minutes prior to their warm up times.

We will be pulling ALL circle in sheets 45 minutes before the start of the meet. Any swimmer not circled in will not be placed in their event.

Where to Sit - Pop up tents are encouraged for outside the fence line. Parents not working the meet are restricted to the spectator area roped off (this is not permanent seating) near the diving boards. If you are able to bring a pop up tent for use through out the swim meet please email me directly.

Swimmer Drop Off- All swimmers will need to enter through the exterior gate located near the tennis courts. We will open the gate at 7:55 for warm ups. Only meet prep personnel will be allowed in the gate prior to 7:55 am. On Friday night there will not be a drop off area next to the pool due to the SYAP programs pick up. On Saturday and Sunday there is a quick drop off point right at the start of the fence for tents and swimmers. Parking is in the West Lot 1 and North Lot for this meet and is pay parking.

There will be concessions and grilling for food options but as always I would pack with a long day in mind.

Volunteer - As a RICE Aquatics hosted meet we are always in need of volunteers to help make the meet runs smoothly. If you are volunteering a complete email with description and layout of the pool will be emailed out later tonight. The complete list of job sign ups will be posted inside the swimmer lounge. If you are not working and would like to come inside the fence line please sign up for an empty slot posted on this sheet.

Coolers and Drink Drop Off - If you are donating a cooler or drinks please drop those off at the pool at tonights practice. If carrying is an issue you can drop them off at the side gate nearest the pool and I will come around after practice and collect all of the items.

A couple essential jobs we are still in need of at this time.

Gate Monitor - Due to our agreement with the REC Center we must have a parent set up at the gate to help monitor who is coming and going in the facility.

Concession Sales - We need at least 2 people at the table at all times. Randy Schawe is cooking out for us and will need assistance with orders, grilling. etc.

ICE - WIth the heat we will need a tone of ICE to keep all the water and drink cold for officials, help store hospitality items. We will also need to keep the meat fresh for the grilling being done. Looking to fill all the ICE jobs for the AM and will need replenishing for those arriving in the PM sessions.

Clerk of Course - We will need someone at this table for all the times listed. This is where on deck entries are taken and relay cards handed out.

See you at the pool,

Coach Jason

Drink Donations by Group

2011-06-13T14:36:00.001-07:00

Parents - Each group will need to drop of the following drinks for the meet this weekend. You can drop these off Tuesday - Thursday and leave them in the Swimmer Lounge area.

Group 1 - Case of Coke

Group 2 - 12 pack of G2 or Gatorade

Group 3 - Cases of Dr Pepper

Group 4s - Diet Coke/Diet Pr Pepper

Seniors - Case of Sprite

Masters - Cases of Water

See you at the pool,

Jason Wedlick

Rice Aquatics

Head Coach

coachjason@riceaquatics.com

2011-06-13T13:09:00.001-07:00

Parents - I wanted to explain the thought process on how the coaches are choosing events for your swimmers at the upcoming meets. The coaching staff chooses all events for the swimmers at the upcoming meets, this is usually done with some feedback of the swimmer during practice times or at previous meets. Our first goal is to have each swimmer that is capable swim the following events in a season:

10 and Unders
50/100 Fr, 50 Bk, 50 Br, 50 Fly, 100 IM

10 and Unders - Step 2
200 Fr, 100 Bk, 100 Br, 100 Fly, 200 IM

10 and Unders - Step 3
500/400

11 and 12

100 Fr, 50 Bk, 50 Br, 50 Fly, 200/100 IM (depending on course.)

11 and 12 - Step 2
500/400, 200 Fr, 100 Bk, 100 Br, 100 Fly, 200 IM

11 and 12 - Step 3
1650/1000/800 Fr, 200 Bk, 200 Br, 200 Fly, 400 IM

13 and Overs - Step 1
500/400, 200 Fr, 100 Bk, 100 Br, 100 Fly, 200 IM

13 and Overs - Step 2
1650/1000/800 Fr, 200 Bk, 200 Br, 200 Fly, 400 IM

The coaching staff will typically mix the events the first few meets; some events the swimmer excels at and some new or weak events/strokes. This continues through out the season. One or two meets prior to the championship meets we will typically have the swimmer swim only a couple of their strong strokes or events and swim off event/strokes or events they have not swam recently. The coaching staff refers to this as "swimming away" from their best events. The mind set is we are gearing them for their best events and best times at the championship meet of the season. The idea of swimming away from an event varies for each swimmer but has equal parts training and mental aspects attributed to the philosophy.

Swimmers in Group 3, Group 4 White and Senior 2 need to be swimming IMX events through out the season. Swimmers in Group 1 and 2 should be striving for IMX ready events. You can find out more about IMX and IMX ready events here. IMX and IMX ready has been created by USA swimming to help develop athletes that are capable of swimming multiple events and not specializing at a young age.

For more information please feel free to catch me at the pool or by email.

See you at the pool,

Jason Wedlick

Rice Aquatics

Head Coach

coachjason@riceaquatics.com

www.riceaquatics.com

http://rice-aquatics.blogspot.com

281.627.2418

International Swimmer looking for Host Family

2011-06-13T09:25:00.001-07:00

Parents - I have been contacted by 17 year old Venezuelan swimmer who would like to train with RICE Aquatics August - November. She was inquiring about a host family for the time she is here in the states. She is willing to pay for food and board while she is training. If you think your family would be a good host for her please send me an email and we can discuss logistics.

See you the pool,

Coach Jason

Swim Video

2011-06-08T17:49:00.001-07:00

Watch the following video for a drill we will be working on in practice the remainder of the week.

Group 4 White and Senior 2 - Dry Lands during Summer

2011-06-07T12:54:00.003-07:00

Group 4 White and Senior 2 Swimmers and Parents- I am going to be adding Dryland options from 3:00 - 3:45 on Tuesday and Thursday starting next week. I will be up at the pool so the kids can come to get some work done prior to 4:00 start time. We will be doing some P90x, Insanity and good old fashion land work. All swimmers must have some kind of shoe they can run in, shirt and shorts, and a large water bottle they can refill during practice. I will provide Gatorade for those who want it during drylands. Let me know if your swimmer is going to step it up and attend over the upcoming weeks.
See you at the pool,
Coach Jason

Group 1 Practice Times

2011-06-03T11:24:00.001-07:00

Parents- With the earlier practice times for this summer we are offering both groups at both practice times 4:00 and 4:45. We will have separate lanes for each group. We are asking each family to email me over the weekend with which of the two times your child will be swimming in over the summer. At this point we will not be allowing crossing over of groups due to lane space.

See you at the pool,

Coach Jason

All Swimmers ID Information

2011-06-01T09:49:00.001-07:00

Parents and Swimmers - Next Monday the RICE Rec Center will start their Summer Youth Programs. This will mean an influx of kids being dropped off/picked and supervised during all RICE Aquatics Practice times. The Rec Center will be closely monitoring the entrance of all youths and adults into the REC Center over the next few months to ensure the safety of SYP kids and our RICE Aquatics members. Please be prepared to show your Parent/Swimmer badge at the gate or your use your Master ID to gain access to the pool during practice hours. Master IDs are available at the RUPD for all active "current" members for $10 and parent/swimmer badges have been handed out poolside over the last three weeks. If you did not receive an ID please come by the pool fence line for one.

In addition any lost ID's by swimmers will carry a $5 charge for replacement. We have had multiple replacements of these at a high rate already for the session. Please have your swimmers tuck these into their equipment bag or attach them to their bag so they are not lost and hold up for some time.

Thank you for all the support of RICE Aquatics and the RICE Rec Center.

See you guys at the pool,

Jason Wedlick

Rice Aquatics

Head Coach

coachjason@riceaquatics.com

www.riceaquatics.com

http://rice-aquatics.blogspot.com

All RICE Aquatics Members - Please Read

2011-05-24T19:47:00.001-07:00

Parents and Swimmers - Please read the following information regarding the Inner Loop Rd and drop off/pick up information. Begging after Memorial Day there will be two major changes at RICE that will affect drop off/pick up and arrival to and from the pool for practice. The Rec Center will have their Summer Youth Programs starting which will have kids being picked up and dropped off during our AM and PM practice times. There will be more traffic on the road than usual. In addition to this there will be construction going on to part of the roads at RICE which will make the Inner Loop (road that runs in front of REC Center) a two lane road. This means there will be no stopping other than for drop off and pick up along the street. Anyone stopping for more than a second will get ticketed. There will also no longer be the option of putting your hazards on even while in your car. For drop off purposes cars must do this past the cones that will be set up for the Rec Center youth program.

The best option for getting swimmers to and from practice during this time is parking either in the West Lot 1 or North Lot pay lots and walking them into the building and doing the same for pick up. Parents and Swimmers also have the option of purchasing a parking pass which gets them access to West Lot 2 parking lot near the stadium. I would like to thank everyone in advance for working with RICE Aquatics, RICE and the Rec Center while the construction and youth programs are going on.

If you have any questions please email coach Jason directly.

See you at the pool,

Jason Wedlick

Rice Aquatics

Head Coach

coachjason@riceaquatics.com

www.riceaquatics.com

http://rice-aquatics.blogspot.com

Masters Nationals

2011-05-23T13:10:00.000-07:00

RICE Aquatics recently had six(6) swimmers compete at Masters Nationals. RICE came in 20th out of over 120 teams. For a full run-down of results go to www.usms.org and click on the nationals results.

Advocare Consultant

2011-05-23T12:52:00.001-07:00

Meet with Advocare consultant, Amy Huston, Saturday morning. Learn how advanced sports nutrition and supplementation can enhance your workout and performance. Advocare offers advanced products developed to help you reach and maintain your nutritional goals- lose weight, increase energy, improve wellness, enhance performance, and more. Amy will be at the pool during practice time and after to discuss all of how the Advocare products can assist you.

Jason Wedlick

Rice Aquatics

Head Coach

coachjason@riceaquatics.com

www.riceaquatics.com

http://rice-aquatics.blogspot.com

Summer Schedule 2011

2011-05-19T20:44:00.000-07:00

RICE Aquatics Summer Schedule 2011

Group	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Senior 2	6:00 - 8:00 am	6:00 - 8:00 am	6:00 - 8:00 am	6:00 - 8:00 am	No Practice	8:00-10:00 am
	No Practice	4:00 - 5:30 pm	No Practice	4:00 - 5:30 pm	4:00 - 5:30 pm
Senior 1	No Practice	7:15 - 9:00 am	No Practice	7:15 - 9:00 am	7:15 - 9:00 am	No Practice
	4:00 - 5:30 pm	No Practice	4:00 - 5:30 pm	4:00 - 5:30 pm	No Practice
Group 4 White	7:15 - 9:00 am	7:15 - 9:00 am	7:15 - 9:00 am	7:15 - 9:00 am	No Practice	8:00-9:30 am
	No Practice	4:00 - 5:30 pm	No Practice	4:00 - 5:30 pm	4:00 - 5:30 pm
Group 4 Navy	No Practice	7:15 - 9:00 am	No Practice	7:15 - 9:00 am	7:15 - 9:00 am	No Practice
	4:00 - 5:30 pm	No Practice	4:00 - 5:30 pm	4:00 - 5:30 pm	No Practice
Group 3	7:15 - 9:00 am	No Practice	7:15 - 9:00 am	No Practice	7:15 - 9:00 am	TBA
	4:00 - 5:30 pm	4:00 - 5:30 pm	No Practice	4:00 - 5:30 pm	4:00 - 5:30 pm
Group 2	4:15 - 5:30 pm	No Practice	4:15 - 5:30 pm	4:15 - 5:30 pm	4:15 - 5:30 pm	No Practice
Group 1 White	4:00 - 4:45 pm 4:45 - 5:30 pm	No Practice	4:00 - 4:45 pm 4:45 - 5:30 pm	No Practice	4:00 - 4:45 pm 4:45 - 5:30 pm	No Practice
Group 1 Navy	4:00 - 4:45 pm 4:45 - 5:30 pm	No Practice	4:00 - 4:45 pm 4:45 - 5:30 pm	No Practice	4:00 - 4:45 pm 4:45 - 5:30 pm	No Practice
Masters	6:00 - 7:00 am	6:00 - 7:00 am	6:00 - 7:00 am	6:00 - 7:00 am	6:00 - 7:00 am	8:00 - 9:30 am
	5:30 - 6:30 pm	5:30 - 6:30 pm	5:30 - 6:30 pm	5:30 - 6:30 pm	5:30 - 6:30 pm	Sunday:4:00-5:30 pm

Black = Shortcourse Yards

Blue = Longcourse Meters

Shoulder Exercise Video

2011-05-16T21:15:00.001-07:00

Follow the link for a video that shows how to build up some of the most injured parts of any swimmers bodies.

RICE University Swimmer Looking for Summer Opportunity

2011-05-16T07:14:00.001-07:00

My name is Alex O’Brien and I am going to be a senior on the Rice swim team. I am majoring in Environmental Engineering and Environmental Studies with a minor in Sustainability. I am interested in going to law school after graduation with a specific interest in patent law. I would be interested in gaining exposure to any related field and gaining knowledge in other areas as well. I would like to stay in Houston this summer to train so would also be open to anything.

alexobrien11@gmail.com

2011-05-11T10:05:00.000-07:00

Parents and Swimmers - The coaching staff will be attending multiple meets this weekend starting Friday night, as a result we will be using the following practice schedule.

Group 1 - Normal (4:45-5:30 and 5:30 - 6:15 pm)
Group 2 - No Practice
Group 3 - No Practice
Group 4 Navy - No Practice
Group 4 White - Practice 5:30 - 6:30 pm.
Senior 1 - No Practice
Senior 2 - Practice with Masters 5:30 - 6:30 pm.
Masters - Normal

Saturday Practice
Masters - Normal
Group 4 White - 8:00 - 9:30 am
Senior 2 - 8:00 - 9:30 am

See you at the pool,
Coach Jason

Masters Social

2011-05-11T09:29:00.001-07:00

Masters Swimmers:

The Friday, May 20 Paella Patio Party is shaping up as a fun event! We have more than 25 attendees, including Coaches Chris, Jada, and Seth (and wife).

We do have room for a few more. Drop me a note at alvinthomas823@att.net to sign up!

Regards,

Al Thomas

THANKS!

CFSC Swim Meet

2011-05-06T12:15:00.001-07:00

Parents - I am passing on this from the meet director for the CFSC meet. The meet will be strict on the circle in policy regardless of traffic, transportation from the parking lot and etc. Please arrive EXTRA early to accommodate for any possible scenario. The coaching staff will not be able to pull away from Warm Ups to circle swimmers in for the meet.

I have also added sign ups for parents bringing tents for the meet. I would guess we could use 3-4 pop up tents for parent seating. These most likely will be set up in a grassy area closest to the parking lot. The coaching staff will have a tent set up poolside for coaches and swimmers (as many as can fit). The meet is going to be large and most likely go past the timeline so make sure to bring the essentials. Water, Food and snacks, extra towels, games to play, chair and sunscreen.

Please have your swimmers at the pool in time for circle in. We do not have room at the pool for people to park. The swimmers will need to be dropped off and then the parents need to park at the elementary school and take a shuttle to the pool. Please let your swimmers and parents know that they will need to give themselves extra time for this and come to the pool early. With over 500 children swimming per day, circling in will take time. With the new circle in procedures, I can't express enough the importance of showing up early.

Coach Kyle will be at the meet on Saturday and I will be there on Sunday.
Coach Jason

New Partner with RICE Aquatics

2011-05-04T21:44:00.001-07:00

Check out our new partner on the website. www.riceaquatics.com . The partner's logo is listed in the bottom right hand corner of the site and is a clickable link.

Saturday Practice

2011-05-04T05:58:00.001-07:00

There will be no Saturday practice for Age Group and Seniors due to multiple swim meets this weekend.

Warm Ups and Timeline

2011-05-04T05:51:00.000-07:00

Warm Ups and Timeline are now available for the CFSC and FCST swim meets this weekend.

Group 1 6:15 Practice Time

2011-05-02T13:31:00.001-07:00

Just a reminder that there will be no 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm Group 1 practice time for the month of May. All swimmers in the 6:15 class can swim earlier with the 4:45 or 5:30 groups.
See you at the pool,
Coach Jason

Rice Masters Swimmers Paella Patio Party

2011-05-02T12:49:00.000-07:00

Rice Masters Swimmers Paella Patio Party

What:          A Masters swimmer’s social dinner catered by Casa de la Paella rather than being held at a restaurant.

When:          Friday, May 20 after evening workout (approx. 7 pm).

Where:         823 Lamonte Lane, Houston 77024, home of Al Thomas (straight north of the pool on Shepherd, N of the North Loop, maps to be provided)

The Fare:     Wonderful paella, salad, bread and libations

The Cost:     $12-15 per person (estimated)

Attendees:    Masters Swimmers coaches, spouses, significant others – maxed out at 60 persons (this is about double our previous largest attendance, so we should be safe).

The Procedure:         Send an email to alvinthomas823@att.net reserving your spot(s) by 9 pm Monday, May 9. When we have the total count, the cost per person will be determined and you will be advised. The actual count has to be given to the caterer on May 10. Payment can be made at the event.

2011-05-02T10:12:00.001-07:00

Masters Swimmers,

If you were recently swimming with RICE Aquatics Masters and are not committed to our Summer 2011 session which runs May 1st - Aug 31st. The time has expired for online registration through our website. On Monday you may find that your RICE ID has been de-activated and will not work to gain entrance into the building.

If you are not planning on swimming with RICE please ignore this email.
If you are intending on swimming with RICE this summer you will need to email Coach Jason directly and bring a check to your first practice if you have not paid for the session. Swimmers will not be allowed back into practice until their accounts are up to date.

Thank you in advance and see you at the pool,

Coach Jason and the RICE Aquatics Coaching Staff.

New Meet Events

2011-04-30T18:57:00.000-07:00

There are three new meet events available for sign up.

May 13 ~ 15, 2011 - 11-14 Elite Meet/ 15 & Over Open @ SPA

May 27 ~ 29, 2011 - 10 and Under Open/ 11-14 Junior Meet @ TWST
Jun 3 ~ 5, 2011 - 14 and Under Elite/ 15 and Over Open

Jun 17 ~ 19, 2011 - Junior Meet @ RICE

2011-04-27T11:58:00.001-07:00

Parents - I would like to talk about a couple topics that pertain to RICE Aquatics moving forward.

1 - The use of the locker rooms, showers and etc will be off limits for swimmers pre, post or during practice times. All swimmers can use the two exterior bathrooms (bathrooms that do not lead into the locker room area) through out practice times.
2 - Swimmers should not be dropped off at the pool any earlier than 4:30 unless other wised authorized or accompanied by and adult.
3 -Swimmers should have their ride at practice no later than 5 minutes before their practice time lets out for their group. Reminder parents must have their ID's on when coming into the building.

The coaching staff appreciates all of your help when making these adjustments. We are trying to tighten the gap of unsupervised time pre and post practices. These steps will be effective as of today.

Please pass these steps on to your swimmers,

Thanks for all you do,
Coach Jason

Open Water Swim

2011-04-24T06:27:00.000-07:00

RICE Aquatics had a great Open Water Swim meet this past Saturday. There were over 220 age group swimmers entered in the meet with around 70 master swimmers. This is close to our biggest turn out for the meet combined. The weather was great and everyone had a great time in and out of the water. The coaching staff would like to thank everyone who came out to help run the meet.

Masters Practice for Friday

2011-04-21T10:51:00.001-07:00

Practice for Masters is at normal times for both AM and PM practice on Friday.
Coach Jason