Wednesday, February 27:  Shaker Heights City Schools are closed today.  All practices are cancelled today.

Question/Activity of the Week:

Name one thing that will help you swim fast.

Tell your coach your answer at practice, and you will receive a Shaker Swimming pencil.

Youth Shark Swimmers of the Week

• Melody Gao
• Antek Prochoroff
• Lincoln Luzar
• Casey Crowley
• Ben Robertson

Select Youth Swimmers of the Week

• Grace Gielink
• Jeff Jones

HS/Sr Shark Swimmers of the Week

• Katie Rownd
• Michael Wood

Bronze Championships (Sunday, February 24)

Location:  Ocasek Natatorium, University of Akron

Morning Session (10 & Under girls, 11 & Over boys)

• Warm-ups will begin at 7:45 a.m.
• Meet will begin at 8:35 a.m.

Afternoon Session (11 & Over girls, 10 & Under boys)

• Warm-ups will NOT begin before 12:15 p.m.
• Meet will begin 50 minutes after the start of warm-ups

Please download a parking pass, go to www.lakeerieswimming.com.  Click on the Bronze Championship Parking Pass.  Print it and display it on your dash board.

Please be at the pool 10 minutes before the start of warm-ups.  Please check in with a Shaker coach when you arrive.

Thursday, February 21: 

• HS/Sr group practice will be at the Middle School from 3:45 - 5:15 p.m.  Shaker Middle School practice will also be held during this time.
• Select youth practice will be at the Middle School from 6:00 - 7:20 p.m.  Youth Shark practice will also be held.

Friday, February 22:

• HS/Sr group practice will be at the Middle School from 3:45 - 5:15 p.m.  Shaker Middle School practice will also be held during this time.
• Select youth practice will be at the Middle School from 6:00 - 7:20 p.m.  Youth Shark practice will also be held.

 Saturday, February 23:

• HS/Sr group practice will be at the Middle School from 10:00 - 11:15 a.m.  Select youth practice will also be held at this time.  Youth shark practice will be at the regualar time (11:20 a.m. - 12:00 noon).

Congratulations to Sarah Leonard, Marisa Vavruska, Paige Dingess, Katie Walker, Ali Russ, and Meg Green for qualifying for the Ohio State Championhsip Meet this weekend.

Good Luck Girls!

Question of the Week:

What is a DQ in swimming?  Bonus:  What does this mean?

Tell your coach the answer at practice and receive a Shaker Swimming pencil.

Youth Shark Swimmers of the Week

• Claire Cary
• Anne Conway
• Jack Bernetich
• Sarah Modlin
• Bonnie Sutherland

Select Youth Swimmers of the Week

• Isabel Dimoff
• Tad Resch

High School/Sr Swimmers of the Week

• Marisa Vavruska
• Wilson Fraser

Parents and Swimmers,

If you have any photos from practices, meets, or other Shaker Shark functions that you would be willing to share with us, please email them to shakerswimming@gmail.com. Please note that this is a different e-mail address than the normal Sharks email.

Photos submitted will be considered for use in a special presentation at Shaker Shark Awards Night.

Thank you!

Shaker Swimming

Here are some photos from the Lakewood Bronze Meet

Read about Natalie Coughlin’s new 100 Back World Record at CNN.com

Read about Katie Hoff’s new American Record in the 200 Free and others at usaswimming.org

Friday, February 15:  NO Middle School Practice (3:45 - 5:15 p.m.).  Regular Shark practices (5:20 - 6:00 p.m.; 6:00 - 6:40 p.m.; and 6:40 - 7:20 p.m.) will still be held; in addition, select youth practice will be held at the Middle School from 6:00 - 7:20 p.m.  There will be no Woodbury morning practice.

Saturday, February 16:  There will be a special combined practice for the Shaker Middle School swimmers and select youth swimmers from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. at the Woodbury Pool.  We will not have the 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. practice at the Middle School.  11:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. youth shark practice will be a the Middle School.

Monday, February 18:  We will follow a regular practice schedule.  There will be no Woodbury morning practice.  Those swimmers are encouraged to attend one of the evening practices at the Middle School (5:20 - 6:00 p.m. or 6:00 - 6:40 p.m.).

Friday, February 22:  Select youth practice will be a the Middle School from 6:00 - 7:20 p.m.  Youth shark practices will also be held.

Youth Shark Swimmers of the Week

• Kristi Semen
• Cassandra Wood
• Elliott Burgess
• Olivia Hamilton
• Zach Steckel

Select Youth Swimmers of the Week

• Rachel Onders
• Noah Wheeler

High School/Sr Swimmers of the Week

• Paige Dingess
• John Gruber

Tuesday, February 12:  There will be Shaker Shark practice this evening at the Middle School and at Woodbury.

Monday, February 11:  Shaker Heights City Schools are closed due to weather therefore, there will be no Masters practice, Woodbury morning practice, Select Youth practice, Shaker Middle School practice, or Youth Shark practices at the Middle School.

Question/Activity of the Week:

Make a Valentine for your coach and give it to him or her.

Take your Valentine to practice, give it to your coach, and recieve a Shaker Swimming pencil.