US Olympic Trials - Monday, June 25-July 2

How to watch:

10am every morning, live webcast to watch the prelim heats.
7pm every night, on NBC Sports network, to watch the faster prelims & semi finals
8pm every night, NBC for final heats!  Top 2 finishers will make the US Olympic Team!

Stowe's 2011 assistant coach, Tasija Karosas, at the age of 16 is competing in the 100 back on Tuesday, and 200 back on Friday!

Tune in and watch, your swimmers will be so excited to see thier sport on display for the nation to admire!

June 4, 2012

The Swimming Hole offers its 4^th annual Swim Club Scholarship Contest ~

Best essay earns tuition for 2012 Summer Swim Club season! 

Topic:

The 2012 Summer Olympics are taking place in London, England starting July 27^th.  Swimming will be viewed on the world’s stage along with other sports that we might see on major network television every 4 years.  During the Games new heros immerge as we learn about their struggles & triumphs.  We learn about athletes from all over the world and find ourselves routing for them to succeed based on their stories.   

Please tell us about your sport’s hero.  What makes this athlete special in their sport and how you came to learn about the sport and the athlete.  Explain the struggles and hard work they may have experienced and how you can relate to them.  Talk about the characteristics of the hero that you respect the most and how they have used their success to help others.      

Rules:

• Kids ages 6-18 are welcome to submit.
• Entries must be submitted via email to bridgetm@theswimmingholestowe.com
• Entry deadline Thursday, June 14^th, 2012
• Open to Swimming Hole Members AND Non Members
• Essays should be 300 words minimum & 800 maximum.
• Be sure to include child’s name and age, parents name, phone contact and email.
• Winner will be chosen by Monday, June 18th and notified with a phone call.

Stowe Swimmers Swim Club is geared to recreational swimmers ages 6 & up looking to have fun and improve their fitness and skills in the water ~ AND ~ to competitive swimmers of any age and ability looking to enjoy the experience of competitive swimming.  Swim meets are optional. 

Stowe Swimmers was founded in 2001 and was formed with a goal of creating an environment where swimmers experience success in the water through stroke improvement, with a focus on improving personal best times, appreciation of team friendships & team spirit.  Practices consist of a warm-up period, stroke drill period for technical development & a cardiovascular period to help kids improve their swimming & overall fitness, followed by a cool down period & practice on starts.  Fun is emphasized as much as the workouts with team games, relays and more.

For more information about Stowe Swim Club or The Swimming Hole, call (802) 253-9229 or stop by 75 Weeks Hill Road in Stowe.

Less than a month and over 2000 swimmers will give thier best to be the first 2 swimmers into the wall during the finals heat.  Its the only way to make the US Olympic team!

Exciting information leading up the US Olympic Trials in Omaha, from swimming's own Rowdy Gaines and Brooke Bennett.  Watch the report and learn about the names you hear!