Select Youth Practice Change - February 5

There will be no select youth practice at the Woodbury Pool on Friday, February 5.  Select youth swimmers should attend either the 3:45 – 5:15 p.m. or the 6:40 – 7:40 p.m. practice at the Middle School.  Preselect, all Sharks, and developing Shark practices will remain the same at the Middle School.

Bowling Information

The Shaker Sharks Bowling Party is Sunday, January 31 at Southgate Lanes in Maple Heights. 

All the time slots are full.  Thank you for signing up in advance.  Swimmers will receive bowling time, shoe rental, pizza, and pop.  We cannot accept walk-ins. 

Since bowling is full, shark swimmer siblings will not be permitted to bowl with the team.

New Swimmer Tryouts

We will have tryouts for new swimmers on Wednesday, February 3, Monday, March 1 and Wednesday, March 3 at 7:20 p.m. at the Shaker Middle School.  We will also have tryouts on Saturday, March 13 at 11:40 a.m. at the Shaker Middle School.  Please have your child ready to swim.  After tryouts the coaches will tell your child which practice group he/she will attend.  If you have any questions, please contact Sarah at shakerswimming@msn.com.

10 and Under and 11 and Over Meet Results

Click here for the results from the 10 and Under meet on January 23 at Kent Roosevelt High School.  Click here for the results from the 11 and Over meet on January 24 at C.T. Branin Natatorium.

Swimmers of the Week

Shark Swimmers of the Week:

• Isabel Markey
• Ben Ritts
• William Young
• Bella McClain
• Hale Murch

Select Youth Swimmers of the Week

• Erin Gallan
• Ted Sauerland

Shaker High School Swimmers of the Week

• Katie Rownd
• Walker Smith

Question of the Week

Question of the Week:

What are Brendan, Mike and Grace’s last name?

Tell your coach the answer to the question, and you will receive a Shaker Swimming pencil.

Age Group Showdown (Jim Scullion) Meet Results

Click here for the meet results from the Age Group Showdown / Jim Scullion Meet at Lakewood High School on January 16 and 17.

Question of the Week

Question of the Week:

How many flip turns would you do when swimming a 200 freestyle?

Tell your coach the answer to the question, and you will receive a Shaker Swimming pencil.

Swimmers of the Week

Shark Swimmers of the Week

• Shai Paz
• Syndey Blaszak
• Jack Johannessen
• Sarah Moran
• Shitong Wu

Select Youth Swimmers of the Week

• Caroline McCormick
• Julia Armitage
• Caroline Washington
• Alastir Pearson

Shaker Hight School Swimmers of the Week

• Marisa Vavruska
• Parker Smith

Championship Meet Information

Entry forms for the following meets are available here and at practice:

• 8 and Under Championships are Sunday, February 21 at Youngstown State University.  This meet is for 8 and under swimmers only who have competed in a previous meet this season (excluding the Shaker Shark Time Trial meet).  The entry is due Wednesday, January 20.
• Bronze Championships are Sunday, February 27 at the University of Akron.  You must be slower than the qualifying times to swim in this meet.  Entries are due Wednesday, January 27.
• Silver Championships are March 5 - 7 at the University of Akron.  You must be between the “faster than” and the “slower than” qualifying times to swim in this meet.  Entries are due Wednesday, February 10.
• Gold Championships are March 12 - 14 at Cleveland State University.  Swimmers must be faster than the qualifying times.  Entries are due Wednesday, February 10.

Swimmers who qualify for any of these meets, should attend.  Make sure you check with a coach if you are unsure which meets to attend.

Shaker Shark Bowling Party

The Shaker Sharks will host a bowling party at Southgate Lanes in Maple Heights.  8 and unders will bowl from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; 9 and 10 year olds will bowl from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.; 11 and overs will bowl from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.  We only have room for 40 bowlers per hour so sign-ups will be on a first come first serve basis.  The cost of this event will be $5.00 per swimmer which will include bowling, shoe rental, pizza and pop.  Click here for the sign up sheet.  The form and fee are due Wednesday, January 27.

Question of the Week

Question of the Week:

Which Shaker Shark swimmer has the fastest time in the girls 11 - 12 200 freestlye?

Tell your coach the answer to the question and you will receive a Shaker Swimming pencil.

New Years Stretch Meet Results

Click here for the meet results from the New Years Stretch Meet at Rocky River High School on January 9-10.

Swimmers of the Week

Shark Swimmers of the Week

• Maya Granot
• Andrew Cannon
• David Boylan
• Chris Miklos
• Alex Li

Select Youth Swimmers of the Week

• Mara Madden
• Owen LaFramboise

Shaker HS Swimmers of the Week

• Lauren Poll
• Andrew Fraser

Yes, there is practice 1/5/10

Even though Shaker after school activities have been cancelled, there is still regular Shaker Shark practice this evening, 1/5/10. See you at the pool!

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