Weekly Update: Arena Pro Series Information/ Swim Meet Form

Aquadawgs!

Thanks for another great week.

This weekend the Area Pro Series is going on in Mesa (Skyline Pool). This meet is full of Olympic swimmers. I desperately tried to get some tickets but they sold out fast. The meet is being streamed online here:

*I couldn't get a link to work for some reason...but just search Arena Pro Series Mesa and click on usaswimming.org link.

Prelims are at 9:00 am everyday and finals at 6:00 pm everyday. Tune in at those times to watch some fast swimming! (If you watch prelims there are swimmers as young at 14 years old!) The events are as follows:

Thursday Prelims: Start at 9:00 am (predicted timeline)

• 200 Free (W)---9:00 am
• 200 Free (M)---9:19 am
• 100 Breast (W)---9:45 am
• 100 Breast (M)---9:57 am
• 100 Fly (W)---10:06 am
• 100 Fly (M)---10:16 am 
• 400 IM (W)---10:31 am
• 400 IM (M)---11:03 am

Thursday Finals: Start at 6:00 pm

• 200 Free (W)
• 200 Free (M)
• 100 Breast (W)
• 100 Breast (M)
• 100 Fly (W)
• 100 Fly (M)
• 400 IM (W)
• 400 IM (M)

Friday Prelims: Start at 9:00 am (predicted timeline)

• 200 Fly (W)---9:00 am
• 200 Fly (M)---9:13 am
• 50 Free (W)---9:28 am
• 50 Free (M)---9:36 am
• 100 Back (W)---9:46 am
• 100 Back (M)---9:58 am
• 200 Breast (W)---10:12 am
• 200 Breast (M)---10:34 am
• 400 Free (W)---10:53 am
• 400 Free (M)---11:22 am

Friday Finals: Start at 6:00 pm

• 200 Fly (W)
• 200 Fly (M)
• 50 Free (W)
• 50 Free (M)
• 100 Back (W)
• 100 Back (M)
• 200 Breast (W)
• 200 Breast (M)
• 400 Free (W)
• 400 Free (M)

Saturday Prelims: Start at 9:00 am (predicted timeline)

• 200 IM (W)---9:00 am
• 200 IM (M)---9:24 am
• 200 Back (W)---9:48 am
• 200 Back (M)---10:03 am
• 100 Free (W)---10:20 am
• 100 Free (M)---10:34 am
• 800 Free (W)---11:00 am
• 1500 Free (M)---

Saturday Finals: Start 6:00 pm

• 200 IM (W)
• 200 IM (M)
• 200 Back (W)
• 200 Back (M)
• 100 Free (W)
• 100 Free (M)
• 800 Free (W)
• 1500 Free (M)

I will be watching! I hope some of my swimmers will be too!

This week swimmers worked hard!

• Beginner group worked on learning swimming rules on Tuesday with a group trivia game. They also worked on flip-turns Thursday.
• Intimidate group worked on swimming fast (all strokes), dives, and flip turns.
• Advanced group worked on some fast paced interval training on Tuesday (swimming 3300 yards or 2 miles!) and flip turns on Thursday. 

Our next swim meet is SATURDAY APRIL 25th at the Ahwatukee/Foothills YMCA. Gates open at 8:00 am meet starts at 8:30 am. 

The meet form is due THURSDAY APRIL 23rd to Coach Alisha. Find and print the meet form here. 

Thanks!

Alisha

alisha.maxwell@vosymca.org