Weekly Practice Schedule (7/21-7/26); Recent Updates to Site: ABC Finals REVISED Entries and STATE entries posted. Speedo Championships and Hopkins BC Open RESULTS POSTED; Best Times Files Updated

PRACTICE CHANGE for RED 2: Friday’s (7/25) AM practice will be from 6 AM to 7 AM. Change has been made below.

ABC Finals REVISED entries and STATE meet entries have been posted on the Meet Schedule page. Results for the Speedo Championships and the Hopkins BC Open have also been posted on the Meet Results page. Best Times files for both short course and long course have been updated accordingly.

Olympic Trials Update: Congratulations to former Mach 3 Flyers teammates Alex Wold and Colin Lee-To, for their great performances at the Olympic Trials in Omaha this week! Alex competed in the 400IM , 200 Fly and 200 IM, placing 14th, 23rd and 22nd, respectively. Colin competed in the 100 Breast and placed 56th in a field of 80 qualifiers, and will compete today (7/4) in the 50 Free. Way to go, guys!

	Mon 7/21	Tues 7/22	Wed 7/23	Thurs 7/24	Fri 7/25	Sat 7/26
Green 1	SLP 5:45-6:30	OFF	SLP 5:45-6:30	SLP 5:45-6:30	SLP 6-6:45	OFF
Green 2	SLP 6:30-7:30	OFF	SLP 6:30-7:30	SLP 6:30-7:30	SLP 6:45-7:45	OFF
Blue	SLP 6-7:30	SLP 6-7:30	SLP 6-7:30	SLP 6-7:30	SLP 6-7:45	OFF
Red 1-AM	SLP 7-8:30	SLP 7-8:30	SLP 7-8:30	SLP 7-8:30	OFF	OFF
Red 1-PM	SLP 4-5:30	OFF	OFF	OFF	OFF	OFF
Red 2-AM	MCC 6:45-8:45	MCC 6:45-8:45	MCC 6:45-8:45	MCC 6:45-8:45	MCC 6 - 7	OFF
Red 2-PM	SLP 4-5:30	U-MN 1-2:30	OFF	U-MN 1-2:30	OFF	OFF

Addresses of, and directions to, all practice locations are posted here.

The Practice Planners for the rest of Spring (May) and the entire Summer season (June/July/August) have now been posted at the Practice tab above.

Note that this calendar is a snapshot of the practice schedule at a point in time, and cannot reflect any last minute changes or adjustments that are required.

Please check the home page of the website or call the practice line to verify times and locations daily.

 

AB/C Finals in Mankato - MAKE RESERVATIONS SOON!

The following hotel blocks have been reserved in our team name for AB Finals in Mankato, July 25-27th.

Best Western $94.99+tax (507)-625-9333 (18 doubles, 3 singles, all non-smoking)

Microtel Inn $91+tax (507)-388-2818 (15 suites ea w/1 queen + sofabed, all NS)

These rooms will be held until June 25th. In addition, there is a “generic” block of rooms at the Holiday Inn Civic Center, that are being held by the host team, for those coming from out of town for the meet. They are open to all teams, so they will fill up fast. That number is (507)-345-1234.

 

State Meet Accommodations–PROMPT ACTION RECOMMENDED

STATE MEET ACCOMMODATIONS ALERT!: August may seem like a long way down the road, but when it comes to hotel reservations for Summer State, there’s no such thing as “too early to make reservations!” Because there are a number of very large events taking place in Rochester that weekend, hotels have been unwilling to block large numbers of rooms without a team guarantee of payment. Therefore, for this meet, families will need to make reservations at the hotel of THEIR choosing. A link to a list of Rochester hotels (and phone #’s) can be found in the sidebar of this page. Additional information on Rochester hotels can be found here.

 

New Link to Pure Blue for Team Apparel

A new link to Pure Blue has been added to the Links on the right sidebar. The link will take you directly to the team page for ordering apparel and equipment. Use the code “M3F” at checkout (either online or at the store) to receive your discount. Pure Blue will donate 5% of sales to the team.

 

All State Meet Results, updated Best Times and new Team Records files have been posted! Also Information about Spring/Summer Season; new link to Jenny’s Light

New Link added: A link to the Jenny’s Light foundation has been added under “Helpful Links” on the right sidebar. Stay tuned for more info regarding efforts to raise money and awareness for this great organization, established by the family of former M3F swimmer, Jennifer Gibbs Bankston, and her son, Graham.

All State Meet results have now been posted in the Meet Results page (under the Meets tab). Corresponding Best Times and Team Records files have been updated accordingly, under the Achievement section.

Other Website Updates: In preparation for next season, updated registration forms have been posted in the “About M3F” section. You will also find in that section an explanation of the new practice groups being instituted with the start of the new season. For questions about swimmer levels, contact your swimmer’s coach. For general registration questions, contact Blair Horner, or send an email to the team by clicking on the M3F logo in the right side bar.