Schroeder YMCA Swim Team

1. Meet Entries Due:  

1. EBSC 8 & U All America Meet - Sign up was by May 20   
2. Conference Champ Meet meet Sign Up by May 23
3. Waukesha June Open - Sign up by June 4 
4. WGLO - Sign Up by June 4 (must have time standards)
5. Bird Bath - Sign up by June 9th (for Schroeder North ONLY)  
6. Review Your entries for YMCA of Pabst Farms
7. Review Your entries for Shorewood

2. Annual Golf Outing Friday, June 20 follow link for sign up and info.  Recent news and about sponsorship

3. Central Zone Open Water Championships - interested athletes should read and if you need help please ask Dave Anderson

1. General Info
2. Wisconsin Swimmer Application (now available!)

4. Sleep - it is so important!

5. 12 Annual National Black Heritage Meet is this weekend in Cary, NC.  Link to article and meet site!

6. Distance / Sprint Meet -  was a good early season indicator for many SSTY swimmers.  See Photos from Sat and Results - link to meet page

7. World #2 Gwen Jorgensen Repeats in Yokohama, Japan read more

8. Splash and Dash is this Saturday, 5/24 (some athletes / families may be interested) - Reg here

9. Haele Jasen has been selected to represent USA in Pan Am Junior Championships next weekend in Dallas, Texas!  Read more

Schroeder Conference Info

White Wins!  Check out the great photos by Tom Michelson

• Consider having your swimmer bring a friend to come and watch one of the Schroeder Conference Meets and see how much fun swimming really is!  If the friend decides to join our team, it may help your carpool :)

• Remember, all swimmers are expected to stay until the team scores are announced at the end of their meet.  It’s part of being a good teammate!

• All conference meet info for each dual meet can be found by clicking on the meet name on the Schroeder web-site.  Please read it over because there are many important reminders.

• Full details on the Conference Meet (5/29) have been posted, so please check them out!

Schroeder Conference Meets are Thursdays in May:

5/29 = Conference Championship/Red vs. Blue vs. White Teams

                        Sign Up by May, 23   That’s this Friday of Memorial

                                                     Day Weekend!

• May 22nd Dual Meet:
• White vs. Red Team at WSAC
• Warm-ups begin at 5:30 p.m., parent volunteer meeting at 5:40 p.m., meet starts at 6:00.  Swimmers should arrive at 5:15, check in with their coach (Red Team is Coach Ann White, White is Coach Matt Miller, Blue is Coach Wendy Frank), and be ready for the 5:30 warm-up.

1. Swimmers must commit or decline for each conference meet.  Swimmers only need to commit for the meets their team is scheduled for.

2. The deadline for the conference meet (WHITE TEAM vs. RED TEAM vs. BLUE TEAM) is Friday, May 23rd.  You can sign up on TeamUnify.  This meet is for all swimmers in the conference program.

3. Only swimmers who have committed to the meet will swim.  Swimmers who have not committed but still show up for the meet, will not participate.  There will be no deck entries the day of the meet.

4. Swimmers should have received their red, white or blue conference team cap at their first meet.  Caps will not be given out at practice.  Please put your swimmer’s name on the conference team cap.  Swimmers will only receive 1 cap.

Schroeder South

1. Who to contact for any question/communication you have regarding your swimmer:

With many different communications coming from the team, we know it can be a bit confusing as to whom you should contact with questions/communications regarding your swimmer.

It’s important to remember that the first contact should be made with your swimmer’s coach.  This means that Schroeder South Sr1, Jr1, Sr2 and Jr2 parents should contact Coach Bob.  AG1, 2, 3, Super 8, Schroeder Star and SuperStar parents should contact Coach Ann.  Bob and Ann’s contact info is below in the SST South Office Hours section.  Please do not contact any Schroeder North coaches (especially Coach Matt) with questions unless directed to do so.

2. Which Meet do I enter - Waukesha or WGLO?  We know there might be some confusion on this so here is info that will help.

   WGLO (6/27-29):  To compete in an event at the WGLO meet, a swimmer must have achieved a time standard for that event.  The WGLO meet is a very high level meet.  The time standards are fast times that are set for very accomplished swimmers.  If a swimmer has achieved any WGLO time standards, we want the swimmer to enter those events.  Swimmers who have not achieved any of the WGLO time standards should not commit to the meet.

     Waukesha Meet (6/21-22):  ALL swimmers who are not eligible for the WGLO meet are expected to commit to both days of the Waukesha Meet.  (Remember if you cannot be there both days, you must indicate that in the message box or else the coach will enter events for the swimmer on both days and you will be responsible for all entry fees.)

This meet is open to every level of swimmer.  Swimmers who are competing in the WGLO meet may also swim in the Waukesha Meet if they choose.  Due to the limited number of summer meets, it is recommended that swimmers who have 3 or less WGLO times also swim in the Waukesha meet.  If a swimmer can only attend one of the meets, it should be the Waukesha meet so he/she gets more events to compete in.

3. Schroeder South Think Tank (SSTT) Off and Running (Or  Should We Say Off and Swimming?!?)

We want to thank everyone for the amazing response to SSTT.  We have 23 positive responses so we are glad we have a big tank :).

The first SSTT meeting will be at St Francis Brewery and Restaurant located at Howard and Kinnickinnic on Wednesday, 5/28.  Meet and Greet is at 6:00 p.m., with an opportunity to order food and drink.  The meeting will begin at 6:30.

4.  Practice Schedule Link: Schroeder South Practice Schedule

• The summer schedule has been posted, as an earlier email from Bob indicated.  Be aware there might be some slight changes because we are still waiting for final approval of our pool requests for Wilson Park.  (We hope to hear from the county this week before Memorial Day Weekend.)  Practice times might be moved back an hour, but the days will remain the same.
• Please make sure you check the schedule every week as there are variations week to week for each of the groups.
• For swimmers who are currently in the spring session, their last practice is the week of June 2nd.
• The summer session begins the second week of June, (the week of June 9th).  If you have questions, please email or talk to Coach Ann BEFORE OR AFTER practice.  See contact info/office hours in #7 of the newsletter)

• If practice is cancelled due to pool closure for any reason, the schedule will be updated immediately, and an email will be sent to each family.

5. Spring and Summer Coaches - Welcome Gabby Swider!

Gabby Swider is an alumna of St. Thomas More High School and trained many years with Schroeder at the aquatic center, driving daily to practice.  When SST-South began in the fall of 2012, she became one of the South “pioneers” and swam for Coach Bob.  Gabby just completed her freshman year of academics and college swimming at UW-Whitewater.

We are pleased to announce she is going to assist Coaches Bob, Ann and Michelle with all the groups this summer, as well as continue her own training with Bob.

A reminder, Coach Ann is now the lead coach for all 12 & Under groups (AG 1,2,3, Super8, Stars & SuperStars), so contact her regarding meet sign-up, practice, questions or concerns.  She likes questions!

Coach Michelle Herman will assist Ann with all of the groups now that her teaching duties have wrapped up at UW-Whitewater.

6. Upcoming Meet Info:  What follows is a review of upcoming meets and commitment deadlines; this does not include SST Conference Meets.  It’s a good idea to commit ASAP so you do not miss any deadlines.

• Pabst Farms Meet: 5/30-6/1 @ WSAC (This meet is for groups Sr1 & 2, Jr1 & 2, AG1, 2, and 3.)
• Elmbrook 8 & Under: 6/6 @ Brookfield East HS (This meet is for all 8 & Under swimmers in AG 2, Super 8’s, and SuperStars.)
• Waukesha Meet: 6/21-22 @ Waukesha South HS (This meet is for swimmers from all groups who are not participating in the WGLO Meet.)  Commitment deadline is 6/4
• WGLO Meet: 6/27-29 @ WSAC (This meet is for swimmers from all groups who have achieved qualifying times for the meet) Commitment deadline is 6/4

7. How to Sign Up for Meets:

Parents are reminded ALL SWIMMERS MUST COMMIT OR DECLINE by the entry deadline for each meet and ALL SWIMMERS are expected to participate in the meets listed for their group on the meet schedule.

To find out all you need to know about any particular meet go to the Schroeder home page and scroll down to the list of meets.  To review meet information on a particular meet, click on the name of the meet and follow the links.

To enter your swimmer in a meet, scroll down to the list of meets.  Click on “Edit Commitment” for the meet (enter password if necessary).  Then click on Undeclared Athletes, scroll to your swimmer’s name, click on the name, commit (put yes) in the declaration box, and click on the save changes box.  Once the swimmer is committed, you may choose the swimmer’s events or have the coach choose the events (recommended).

If your swimmer cannot attend, follow the previous steps and put no in the declaration box.  Please use the message box to explain why the swimmer is not participating.

When you’re all done, make sure you click on the save changes box.

8. SSTY South Office Hours

        Coaches Ann White and Bob White can usually be reached by phone Monday - Friday from 8:30-11:30 a.m.  You can also call us at the SSTY South office (414-897-8932).  Feel free to email us at:

Ann awhite@wsacltd.org

Bob rwhite@wsacltd.org

Emails will generally be responded to within 24 hours.

9. Team Equipment Info:

Coach Ann will have Schroeder swim caps and fins at practice.  If you need to buy one, check with her before or after practice.

10. SSTY South Lost and Found Is Now Located in Coach Ann’s Car:

When caps, goggles, suits or fins with no name are left at any of the pools we practice at, the coaches bring them to the Greendale Pool and put them near the team bulletin board.  However since the Greendale Pool is closed for maintenance until the middle of June, we will temporarily keep items left behind in Coach Ann’s little red car.  (Key word is LITTLE, so kids, remember your stuff :)

11. Mail Checks to Matt Miller:

        Please mail all checks to Matt Miller rather than give them to coaches at practice.  We’ve never lost a check yet, but practice can get a little hectic!  You can mail them to Matt at the following address:

Matt Miller, WSAC, 9240 North Green Bay Road, Brown Deer, WI 53209