Upcoming Fall Sports Meetings

Hi AW-K Swimmers & Divers,

It's time to start thinking ahead to the 2016 season!  Your captains, the parent board and I have been busy planning for next year--I can't wait!  The first thing you need to do is mark your calendars for the upcoming Fall Sports Meetings.  All new, incoming, and returning swimmers and divers need to attend.  

The Kimberly meeting is on Sunday, May 22nd at 6 pm in the gym.

The Appleton West meeting is on Monday, May 23rd at 6:30 in the auditorium.

Lots of team information will be passed out at those meetings, including meet and practice schedules. We will also share information about summer contact days and our team trip to Noah's Ark. Please plan on attending (and bring a parent)!

Stay tuned for lots and lots of updates to the team blog in the next couple of weeks!  If you haven't done so already, make sure you subscribe to the blog so you can get new posts delivered right to your inbox.

Looking forward to 2016!!

Coach Vicki

Meet Misty Hyman (A Fabulous Off-Season Opportunity!)

Hi Team!

I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas!  How excited are you for 2016???  I think it's definitely going to be an amazing one for all of us involved with AW-K Girls Swimming & Diving!!

For those of you who don't know, I am working with MWWM on Wednesday nights, and they are hosting an amazing event where you can meet Misty Hyman, 2000 Gold Medialist in the 200m Butterfly.  There are two different events--one in the water and one out.  If you're interested, you can sign up for one or both sessions.  There are a lot of openings for the morning session, but only a handful for the in-water clinic.  So, if you're interested, sign up ASAP.

Hope to see some of you at the event!

Coach Vicki

Team Awards Banquet & Pot Luck

Appleton West-Kimberly 

Girls Swimming Awards Banquet

Who:  All 2015 AW-K Swimmers & their Parents
When:  Sunday, November 15th, 5:30 pm
Where:  Appleton West Cafeteria 

Please bring a main dish to share that serves 6 as well as the following according to your grade:

Freshmen:  Chips or snacks
Sophomores:  Drinks (water, juice, etc)
Juniors: Veggies, Salad, or Fruit
Seniors:  Desserts

Looking forward to celebrating our amazing season!

Top Ten Awesome Moments from Saturday

 Hi Team!

Holy cow!  Saturday's Conference meet was completely amazing, wasn't it?!?!  I'm still smiling, two days later!  There were so many fantastic moments that made Saturday great!  I thought it would be fun to share a few of them here.  So, without further ado:

Top Ten Awesome Moments from Saturday:

10.  Our school bus arrived early, and our bus driver was super nice!

9.  This photo:

 I love that when I ask for an in-the-water photo, they all hug up and squish in.

8. AW-K lead the way with team spirit and included every single team in their cheers:

7.  Seeing everyone representing AW-K in their new parkas.  The new parkas looked awesome up on the podiums!

6.  Marching out with the captains and seniors and seeing our entire fan base wearing Star Wars masks!  So fun!!!

5. The fact that almost every girl swam a best time (or was right on top of a best time) even though we were untappered, unshaved, and wore our Tuesday suits.

4.  Watching our girls overcome some unexpected obstacles like completely stuffed noses and ripped swimsuits.

3.  The big smiles I saw when the girls discovered they swam a best time.

2.  This final result:

1.  Working together as a team to finish in 4th place in the FVA.  Every single swim mattered.  Every single swim made a difference.  You did it!  TOGETHER.  I'm so proud!

Way to go, ladies!  Saturday's meet was one I will never forget!

On to Sectionals!!

Succeed on Purpose,

Coach Vicki

A Few More Thank Yous

Hi Team,

I've got a few last thank yous to say before we wrap up the season.

Our last team meal was a HUGE success.  The Bevers, Sunke, DeBroux, and Schueppert families served a Mexican feast, and the girls went crazy!  They ate every single bit of the taco meat and pretty much everything else, too.  :)  Way to go, dinner team!  The girls loved your meal!  Thank you so much!

Thursday night Hannah's family hosted the Conference dinner in their home.  It was amazing!  They invited the whole team, and pretty much everyone was able to come.  It was so great to have everybody together to share a meal away from the pool.  Thank you, Wellhouse/Beckwith family! We all love, love, loved the fabulous Victoria's meal!  Thank you for opening up your home to the team. It was a special night for everyone!

I'm so thankful for all the amazing families who support our team!

Coach Vicki

Congratulations, JV Swimmers!

 Hi Team!

Wow!  How fun was last night's JV Conference meet?!?!  There were SO MANY best times last night--I love when the last one is the best one!  It was great to see so many of our girls up on the podium wearing their new parkas and getting their ducks.

Regardless of whether or not they took home a duck, AW-K swimmers were truly the big winners last night.  No other team has as much fun as ours.  I have never seen a group of girls quite like this one--girls who genuinely love and support each other unconditionally.  I can't tell you how many times I watched our girls run up to each other and congratulate them on a best time or a great swim.  It has been a joy to watch this group work together this year.  From start to finish, this season was magical.

Congratulations, JV ladies!  You make me so, so proud to be your coach.

Succeed On Purpose,

Coach Vicki

Athletes of the Week!

Hi Team,

I'd like to say a big congratulations to this week's Athletes of the week, Keti and AnnaMarie!  Both girls have made a big bunch of progress this season, and it's been great to have them on the team! Last week, Keti swam in her very first swim meet!  She did a 50 free, and she ended up going faster on her 50 meter swim than she did in yards in practice!  Way to go, Keti!  AnnaMarie had a big meet on Tuesday, as well.  She dropped 6 seconds in her 100 back!  Six seconds is a huge drop!  Amazing job, AnnaMarie! Way to go, ladies!  I am proud of both of you!

Succeed on Purpose,

Coach Vicki