Sep 3, 2010 Coach Ben was interviewed this past week about David Plummer's training and success. Click on the links below to see the interview. Sep 2, 2010 This week's Sun Sailor has a great article titled "David Plummer brings back more to Minnetonka than gold." In addition to interviewing David and head coach Ben Bartell, a small number of Club swimme... Aug 18, 2010 Congratulations to Minnetonka Swim Club's David Plummer , who swam the fastest preliminary time this morning in the 100 back at the Pan Pac Championships in California (53.33...just .01 off the meet ...  Aug 4, 2010 Congratulations David! David Plummer won his first national title in the 100 back, beating world record holder Aaron Piersol as well as favorites Matt Grevers and Nick Thoman. View David's new profil... Aug 2, 2010 Congratulations to our State swimmers. Minnetonka's swimmers did an excellent job, with many new best times, and many of our senior swimmers placing in finals (12 and unders all swim in "finals")! A... Jul 11, 2010 The BAC meet (July 17-18) significantly limited their entries (due to their time restrictions in their pool), which meant 8 invited teams--including Minnetonka--were unable to enter the meet. Minneton... Jun 28, 2010 Please note that we have some fast meet registration deadlines coming up. The first--the Great Wolf meet--is ready to go. The other two will require registrations later this week or next week. We k... Jun 23, 2010 NEW SWIM CAPS . Yesterday an email went out with an order form for new swim caps. We know there has not been much notice to place an order, but we have a very fast turnaround so that we can ... Jun 23, 2010 Congratulations to our swimmers who had some excellent races in Santa Clara! Watch David Plummer win the 100 backstroke (against Ryan Lochte and Matt Grevers!) on swimnetwork.com and listen to his ...  Jun 15, 2010 To: Athletes and Families of the Minnetonka Swim Club The results from our very first swim-a-thon are truly ASTOUNDING. Such an accomplishment would not be possible without an amazing group of ... Jun 11, 2010 Registrations for the Star A meet are now open. The registration deadline is fairly fast--entries are due through the online registration system by 10 PM Thursday, June 17. This meet is for "A" t... Jun 8, 2010 Please note that the summer practice schedule begins next week on Monday, June 14. The following is a baseline schedule; please check your practice group calendar (on the web) on a regular basis as p... Jun 4, 2010 The Intrasquad meet entries are now closed; a list of confirmed entries has been posted at the bottom (Documents section) of the Intrasquad meet entry page. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE STILL NEED VOLUNTEERS. ... Jun 2, 2010 The Swim-A-Thon was a great success, by any standard! But now it is important to collect every pledge that was made. Please collect all money and give to your coach by end-of-practice on Friday, June... May 26, 2010 Please note that registrations for the Intrasquad meet (June 12) are now available online . Registration Deadline: Tuesday, June 1 at 8:00 p.m. All swimmers should enter this meet: Maximum of thre... May 24, 2010 Minnetonka Swim Club would like to congratulate David Plummer on his recent success at the Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix. David tied for third place with 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist Matt Grevers an... May 23, 2010 What an awesome job by everyone making our first Swim-A-Thon a HUGE success! We exceeded our s-t-r-e-t-c-h goal of $20,000! Many of you still have to collect on those pledges: please have all mone... May 20, 2010 With only two days left to get pledges, we're hearing our swimmers are doing a great job working toward the Club's $12,000 goal (and a team celebration on Thursday, May 27)! To reach that goal will t... May 18, 2010 Meet results are now available for the West Express Spring Opener . Please see the Events tab, Past and Archived, to find the meet. Also...check out the results from the Charlotte Ultraswim Gran ... May 15, 2010 Meet entries are now ready for the following meets; please note both of these are long course meets that take place at the University of Minnesota: Jump Into June (June 4--6) "A" times or better Ma... May 15, 2010 We still need volunteers for the Swim-A-Thon (May 22) and the June 12 Intrasquad meet. PLEASE sign up so that we can continue to promote these meets, which are a source of revenue for the club and... Apr 28, 2010 The Swim-A-Thon Kick-Off was last Saturday ! Swimmers were given an informational packet and got to munch on healthy snacks compliments of the kick-off team. If your swimmer did not get their pa... Apr 20, 2010 Dear Swimmers and Parents, The beginning of a new season also is an opportunity to take the time to support our new facility and continue to build the Club as a model of excellence. To do this, we ...  Apr 14, 2010 Now you can put the Minnetonka Swim Team logo on your items and personalize them! Bagyjo now has the team logo to embroider on your warm up jackets, towels, backpacks etc. Take your items to Bagyj... Apr 12, 2010 Are you ready to register for spring (and summer) sessions? The registration system is up and running! Please click on the red 'Start Registration' button on the top left (just underneath the 'Sign... Apr 5, 2010 Please come!!!! Who: The entire Minnetonka Swim Club What: Welcome back potluck for the entire swim team! When: Tuesday, April 13 from 6:00 ? 7:30 p.m. Where: MME Cafeteria What: ... Mar 25, 2010 Thank you to everyone who helped with greeting potential new swimmers and answering questions for parents and swimmers about the Club. We look forward to seeing many new faces in the pool during our n... Mar 24, 2010 The Minnetonka Swim Club and The Anchor Club will be jointly sponsoring a one-week Stroke Refinement Clinic as an opportunity for athletes to further develop their skills during their break from train... Mar 23, 2010 Congratulations to our state swimmers on finishing the season so well. There were many top eight finishers (including multiple first and second places!), consolation heat finishers, and new best ti... Mar 11, 2010 Please note that the coaches are working to complete entries for the Senior State Meet. Because of A/B/C Finals and the Speedo Meet, there has been little opportunity to get information out in advance... Mar 9, 2010 If you have ordered a new T-shirt, it may be picked up tomorrow (Wednesday). Age Group State Swimmers-- T-shirts will be at the Pasta dinner Wednesday. Speedo/Senior State Swimmers --T-shirts will be ... Mar 8, 2010 Please note there are schedule changes for the swimmers heading to State. Please check group calendars regularly to make sure you are aware of all changes. Mar 8, 2010 What an awesome job everyone did! One of the most-heard comments: You'd never know this was the first big meet you've run! We will have more news later about just what a great accomplishment we ... Mar 4, 2010 Due to ABC Finals which we are hosting this weekend, there are practice changes for Friday. Senior Elite and Senior will practice from 8:00-10:00 AM at MME . White will practice from 10:00 A... Mar 3, 2010 Wow! The A/B/C Finals meet is two days away and there are just a few (of the total 250!) volunteer slots left to fill!! Our Minnetonka Aquatics family is AMAZING ! Please take a look at the availabl... Mar 3, 2010 New team T-shirts are on order for Club swimmers as well as the state teams. Please note that T-shirts will be arriving next week . A notice will be sent when the shirts arrive, letting everyone k... Mar 2, 2010 The pre-A/B/C finals Pizza dinner is Wednesday March 3 at 7:00-8:00 (right after practice) at the MMW cafeteria. This is a great opportunity to load up on those essential pre-meet carbs and... Mar 1, 2010 A big thanks go out to the families who have signed up to donate food, money, and other items--with special thanks going to the many families who are contributing items even though their own children ... Feb 25, 2010 With "C" Finals coming this weekend, this is the last week of practice for those swimmers (until April) in the Novice 1, Novice 2, and Blue groups unless they are swimming in A/B finals or at the ... Feb 25, 2010 There will be a new Masters tee shirt available for sale beginning next week. All tee shirts will be blue, with a new Masters graphic. All three styles will be available at practice beginning M... Feb 24, 2010 Registrations for the Age Group State Meet (12 & unders) are due this Monday, March 1. Please see the Age Group State Meet Event Page for details. Feb 23, 2010 Preliminary entries for A/B/C finals can be found on the A/B/C Finals Events page. Please review and e-mail any changes and/or new entries to Coach Dan at mtkaswimentries@gmail.com by noon Wed... Feb 21, 2010 Dear Parents, We will be having two information sessions early this week: When : Monday 4:45 Tuesday 6:30 Where: At MMW, on the viewing deck inside the pool are... Feb 19, 2010 Sorry for the confusion: Please note that Minnetonka Swim Club has been moved from the afternoon to the morning session for "C" Finals. This applies to BOTH Saturday and Sunday. Warm-ups will s... Feb 19, 2010 Attention Swimmers & Parents, We will be putting in an order for T-shirts for the state team. Since our coaches have repeatedly commented on how great it is to look up in the stands at a meet and se... Feb 17, 2010 Please see the Events list to get information to register for A/B/C Finals. Additionally, "C" Finals entries (for 12 and unders) is available on the C Finals Events page for your review. Feb 16, 2010 Due to the high school JV Championship meet at MME and the boy's HS Swim/Dive varsity practicing Saturday morning at MMW, there will be NO masters practice this Saturday. Thanks with your patience f... Feb 15, 2010 Dear Swimmers and Parents, With the JV Boy's High School Swim/Dive meet being held at MME on Saturday, we will be making the following changes to the practice schedule: 6:00 ? 8:00 am Sr/Sr Eli... Feb 13, 2010 Dear Swimmers and Parents, Below are the warm-up times for today's meet. (They were inadvertantly removed yesterday from the Web site, but are back on the Intrasquad page). Meet time: 12:00 noo...  Feb 12, 2010 Are you relatively new to swimming and watching meets? A first swim meet can be a bit overwhelming. To help you and your swimmer navigate the ins and outs of your first meet we?ve put together some im... Feb 12, 2010 Please see the "C" Finals Event for details. Feb 12, 2010 Heat sheets are now available to print for tomorrow's intrasquad meet. Please remember that we will not have programs for sale; you must bring your own! Feb 11, 2010 E-mails went out tonight to all Team members with a log-in and password. If you did not receive yours or if you have questions about logging in, please contact Sandra Hibbard at 952-937-8231 or at s... Feb 10, 2010 We are experiencing a mechanical situation at the MMW pool today. The needed parts are available and we have called our service provider to have the situation resolved today. What does this mean? All... Feb 10, 2010 If you haven't been checking out David Plummer's blog and Web site , we really encourage you to take a look. In his latest post, David shares his experience at last weekend's Scroeder meet. In the... Feb 9, 2010 Please note that there will be no practice at MME on Friday evening due to the Varsity dual meet vs. Edina. However, since we had to cancel practices last night due to weather, we will be adding t... Feb 8, 2010 On Monday, February 8, all practices will be cancelled this evening due to weather. For now, please assume normal practices for the rest of the week.. Feb 3, 2010 Preliminary entries are now ready for review. Please look these over and e-mail your changes to Dan Berve at mtkaswimentries@gmail.com by 9:00 AM Thursday, February 4. ALSO--we have plenty of... Feb 1, 2010 Welcome to the Minnetonka Swim Club's new Web site. At this time, we are focusing on communicating news and creating a calendar through this site. Eventually we will use this site to sign up for vo... Feb 1, 2010 Age Group State--Friday, March 12 -- Sunday March 14 We have a block of 12 rooms reserved at at rate of $109.00 per night. (Plus 11.375% state/local tax; no other promotions or 50% discounts will a... Jan 29, 2010 The Minnetonka District is preparing to announce its support of an Olympic hopeful to our community and the world at large! So, share the below link... f orward to friends and family and colleagues... Dec 17, 2009 Has your swimmer left something at school? Please know that generally lost things get put in the basket in the office at MMW under the lockers. Because the items in the lost and found could be from... Dec 8, 2009 With the possibility of inclement weather fast approaching, please take a moment to go over some of our practice cancellation policies. MORE Dec 8, 2009 Junior Nationals--Tomorrow morning we have two swimmers, Isabel Wyer and Jenine Einhorn, who will be representing the Minnetonka Swim Club at Junior Nationals in Columbus, OH. This is the first Natio... Nov 10, 2009 Parents, do not drop off your swimmers at practice without verifying that the Coach is present. More. Nov 3, 2009 Minnetonka Swim Club has a unique and existing opportunity as David Plummer, world-ranked in the 100 and 200 backstroke, will be joining the Club as a swimmer and coach. More. Nov 2, 2009 All swimmers--including those STILL in High School--who have swum for Twin or another team must fill out and sign the Athlete Transfer Form . Please complete it this week. More. |
