Mustang Monthly - Internet Edition

June – July, 2003

Meet Results

COPS BB/B/C Invitational (May 10-11)

A fairly large contingent (80+) of Mustang Swimmers competed well in a North Texas Division II battle held at Oak Point Recreation Center in early May. We finished a strong second to the host team and were over four hundred points ahead of the third place team. Our Mustangs recorded best times in approximately seventy percent of the times they hit the water!

Listed below are the swimmers who participated and scored points for the team. Those that placed first in any division (BB/B/C) are in bold print. Mustangs Rock!

Christopher Alkire (9), Cally Alvarado (13), Erica Arbetter (10), Alethea Atkins (11), Luke Blaylock (8), Alex Carpentier (11), Ellen Chaljub (9), Yukun Chen (10), Elyse Shevallier (10), Katie Curtis (13), Emily Fitzgerald (7), Erin Fitzharris (15), Maggie Fitzharris (9), Paul Gerard (12), Sarah Gerard (13), Brad Gommesen (8), Tita Gonzalez Pena (9), Lauren Gregory (7), Stephanie Grote (11), Lauren Hill (12), Becca House (12), Katy Hunter (10), Katie Ische (12), Meagan Keesee (13), Billy Keyw (10), Kristine Larsen (9), Lindsey Larson (13), Jeffrey Lin (14), Thomas Lin (12), Melissa Maxwell (13), Bradley McLaughlin (10), Emily Moore (15), Sarah Parker (15), Courtney Nichols (7), Jackie Peiser (10), Katie Radford (11), Megan Reardon (12), Mady Rhodenbaugh (6), Delaney Rolfe (11), Matney Rolfe (14), Evan Sadler (14), Joel Sanchez (10), Kyle Savage (13), Callie Scheffler (8), Scott Scheffler (6), Brianna Sharp (9), Christian Sharp (12), Jason Sizemore (8), Lisa Van Amburgh (11), Minden Vigier (9), Meaghan Viveros (8), Burke Wiggins (12), Vicky Wu (10), Joyce Yee (12)

DM Classic A/BB 12 & Under (May 9-11)

This meet ran well again with Victor Kimm and Adele Wherry at the helm. It started on time and finished ahead of the “published” time-lines each day. The weather was cooler than normal for this time of year and it had some kids wishing it was an indoor meet! Even the cool temperatures didn’t stop us from swimming like we were on fire! We place third even with a relatively light crew from our 12 & under’s.

Congratulations to all who competed. Spindrift Beck won high-point for 11-12 Girls racking up 5 AAAA time standards. If you are new to the sport of swimming let’s just say the previous statement is very impressive. Below is a list of the highest standard achieved for each swimmer in the meet. Those that won their division in at least one event are italicized.

AAAA Time(s)

Spindrift Beck (12), Stephanie Martin (12), Ashley Rape (12)

AAA Time(s)

Hannah Ferrin (11), Alex Weber (12)

AA Time(s)

Tori Beckman (12), Kelsey Craggett (12), Julia Cuaderes (10), Brenna Farren (12), Malin Kenny (10), Nicholas Saliba (12), Caleb Veazey (12), Liam Veazey (9), Alexis Vigier (12)

A Time(s)

Will McNamara (10), Tim Moore (12), Keegan Watters (11)

BB Time(s)

Ellyn Baker (11), Cassidy Beckwitt (10), Katie Clemens (10), Bolton Harris (12), Shelbi Hendricks (9), Catherine Ken (9), Jordan Newman (11), Megan Reardon (12), Marianne Scheer (11), Casey Watters (9)

LAC Division II BB/B/C Invitational (April 12-13)

Over seventy Mustang Swimmers ventured up to Flower Mound for the first meet of the summer season. Despite a recent week off, sixty-two Mustangs recorded at least one best time. Over half of those had at least two best times. The team finished third in a tight race with COPS and the home team LAC.

The following swimmers scored points for the team in the BB, B, or C Divisions. Those who finished first in at least one divisional event are listed in bold print. Awesome efforts yielded awesome results! Despite so many great swims, one swimmer did stand out a bit. Nicholas Saliba had eight swims and eight first place finishes! That one will be hard to top. Great job to all our Mustangs!

Kendel Ahnell (11), Christopher Alkire (9), Blake Armstrong (12), Cassidy Beckwitt (10), Jack Beckwitt (12), Rachel Briscoe (13), Hannah Bush (7), Yukun Chen (10), Elizabeth Crowling (7), Patrick Crowling (9), Julia Cuaderes (10), Megan Ernst (10), Paul Gerard (12), Sarah Gerard (13), Brad Gommesen (8), Ashton Gregory (13), Lauren Gregory (7), Logan Gregory (9), Stephanie Grote (11), Hayley Heiner (8), Shelbi Hendricks (8), Lauren Hill (12), Kaho Hirota (11), Ryan Jones (8), Kristine Larsen (9), Meggy McVey (9), Jordan Newman (11), Courtney Nichols (7), Alicia Nicoud (13), Alex Pappas (12), Sydney Patterson (8), Kelsey Pearson (10), Rachel Pearson (16), Jackie Peiser (10), Hannah Penley (14), Christy Purnadi (7), Megan Reardon (12), Rocy Rios (11), Nicholas Saliba (12), Kyle Savage (13), George Scheer (8), Jason Sizemore (8), Daniel Snell (11), Lisa Van Amburgh (11), Minden Vigier (9), Meaghan Viveros (8), Casey Watters (9), Jake Watters (7), Ward Weber (9), Burke Wiggins (12)

13 and Over A/BB @ Northlake

Listed are the point scorers and the winners underlined:

Maddie Steiner, Caroline Barnett, Molly Bollen, Meredith Monroe, Lauren Roth, Grace Kittle, Meredith Higgins, Bailey Thompson, Meaghan Watters, Dani Morlan, Alex Jennings, Megan Daniel, Kelsy Hendricks, Brittany Harvey-Lemons, Candace Blackman, Adriane Devereux, Katie Smith, Kate Gunning, Julia Tucker-Huth, Melissa Dominguez, Meredith Grubb, Audrey Rogers, Bri Barfield, Regan Marshall, Erika Saito, Jessica Shaw, Nicole Keller, Amy Geis, John Bannon, Clark Markham, Clint Hallum, Michael Jacobsson, Jakob Anderson, Andrew Hansen, Matt Primeaux, Timmy French, Joe Wunderlick, Zak Dominguez, Griffin Marshall, and Charles Kienzle.

Senior Circuit #1 @ Southlake

The top 16 finishers are listed and the winners underlined:

Marina Moravcova, Dallas Marshall, Codie Hansen, Katie Smith, Julia Tucker-Huth, Molly Bollen, Lauren Roth, Meredith Grubb, Kate Gunning, Jennifer Blackman, Meredith Monroe, Jana Korbasova, Laure Bares, Spin Beck, Kaileen Gersper, Caroline Jennings, Georgie Lee, Eric Gusa, Byron Carlisle, Fabian Toth, Griffin Marshall, Jakob Anderson, Ryan Smith, and William Balderamos.

Congratulations to Spin Beck for breaking the Texas state record in the 11-12 girls 200 meter breaststroke!

A/BB meet @ Tyler

The top 8 finishers are listed and the winners underlined:

Julia Cuaderes, Cassidy Beckwitt, Haley Bybee, Casey Watters, Catia Weickgenant, Kelsey Hendricks, Alex Weber, Hannah Ferrin, Ellyn Baker, Tori Beckman, Brenna Ferran, Bolton Harris, Kelsey Craggett, Emma Gunning, Meaghan Watters, Maddie Steiner, Meredith Higgins, Bailey Thompson, Megan Daniel, Grace Kittle, Stephanie Martin, Brittany Harvey-Lemons, Erin Morrison, Maggie Marshall, Audrey Rogers, Bri Barfield, Malin Kenney, Liam Veazey, Will McNamara, Jack Beckwitt, Clint Hallum, Matt Primeaux, Andy Hoffer, Joe Wunderlick, and Timmy French.

Senior Circuit #2 @ SMU

The top 16 finishers are listed and the winners underlined:

Candace Blackman, Codie Hansen, Dallas Marshall, Georgie Lee, Jennifer Blackman, Aleksandra Miciul, Jana Korbasova, Laura Bares, Spin Beck, Jennifer Brooks, Katie Smith, Markus Pineyro, Michael Jacobsson, Fabian Toth, Eric Hadley, Jacob Rodriguez, Griffin Marshall, and Bobby Patton.

The Dallas Mustangs Swim Team Needs You!

Recently, someone asked me to read an article which was published in a well known swim magazine. It was written by a woman who had been involved in swimming for a number of years as a stroke-and-turn official. It was short and to the point; she posed the question, “What would happen if you arrived at a swim meet and there was no one there to work it?” Basically, she brought to the attention of the reader, that there are many, many volunteer hours that go into the planning and running of a swim meet.

She listed some of the “behind the scenes” positions:

Meet Director –organizes volunteers, officials, coaches information, prints and distributes meet information, makes sure the meet gets sanctioned.

Computer Operator – sets up the meet, enters all swimmers from various teams, prints up heat sheets, prints copies for officials, ready bench, etc., runs the results to post and for awards, and for each team at the end of the meet.

Award Chairman – orders awards prior to meet, hand writes certificates, attaches labels for all swimmers onto ribbons, distributes remainder to teams.

Clerk of Course – runs late entries and relays for deck seeded and pre-seeded meets.

Timers and Head Timers – gets back-up times on the swimmers.

Timing System Operators – sets up all the pads, buttons, horns, clocks and runs the system so that the swimmers get an official time.

Hospitality – provides nourishment for all the volunteers, coaches and officials who work the meet.

Can you imagine attending a meet where the Computer Operator didn’t enter the swimmers in the meet ahead of time? Or the Meet Director didn’t get meet information distributed? Or worse yet, if we didn’t have people who volunteered to train to become a Meet Director or Computer Operator?

Recently, we hosted two large meets and here are some rather interesting facts about those meets. The first meet we hosted was the DM Classic in May. There was a total of 463.8 hours worked by 43 volunteers, 20 of whom DID NOT have a swimmer in the meet. There were 13 swimmers on the team who did swim in the meet but did not have a parent volunteer at all. The second meet we hosted was the Senior Circuit meet in June. We had 27 volunteers at that meet with a total of 443.5 hours worked by those individuals. 4 volunteers worked this meet that DID NOT have a swimmer participating in the meet. Incidentally, these figures do not reflect the number of hours put in by the many officials in our LSC who work the meets. Something else to take into consideration when digesting these facts is that we currently have over 330 active swimmers on our team! All this is not thrown out here to chastise but merely to make everyone aware that we need help!

The Dallas Mustangs has grown over the years, but unfortunately the volunteer bank has not. It makes some of us who have been involved for years and who will be “graduating” soon, wonder what will happen to the running of the meets and to the team if we don’t get more volunteer involvement.

One of the reasons that I believe people don’t get involved is that they are not familiar with some of the activities associated with swimming. 11 years ago when my son became involved in swimming, I picked up a stop watch and timed at a summer club meet. I hadn’t a clue what I was doing, but someone was kind enough to show me. It has been this way with everything I’ve done with this team, from ready bench to working on the computer. I’ve made plenty of mistakes but always have had plenty of resources around to help me.

What are the personal benefits? One of the biggest perks about team involvement is that you get to know the kids your child is swimming and socializing with, and you also meet their parents. Additionally, when adults volunteer, children take notice of this. Hopefully in having “volunteer” role models, they will develop an appreciation for the need for community service. Most of all, it’s gratifying. When you work at a swim meet you are there ultimately to help a swimmer achieve his/her goals. Without parental involvement, these athletes would not be able to compete, and that’s the bottom line.

You will find mention throughout this newsletter, of upcoming volunteer opportunities. Please take note of them and get involved. Yes, there are some jobs that require training but most of the activities are on-the-job training. You can contact anyone of the board members and they would be happy to direct you to the appropriate volunteer coordinators. (Board members are listed later in this newsletter).

We look forward to everyone’s participation!

Thank you!

Wendy Begg

VP & Newsletter Editor

Update on Loos Pool Rental

The coaches and board members would like to thank all of our swimming families who responded to our call for help in contacting DISD, regarding the proposed rental fee increase for Loos Natatorium. After much discussion with DISD officials and with the support of our Dallas Mustangs parents, the proposed rent rate was much decreased. Although the rent contract will now be negotiated every 6 months as opposed to annually, the renegotiated rental fee is now more in line with what we were paying in the past.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to contact DISD officials, explaining the negative impact such a drastic rent increase would cause for swimming families and the sport in general. When we show our support together, good things can result! Go Mustangs!

New Swimmer Try-outs

Do you know someone who is interested in swimming? Perhaps someone who swims in a summer league or who is on the high school team and would like to improve their endurance or strokes? Well, let them know that we are going to be holding early tryouts for fall on July 14 and 15th, at all three pools; Loos and HP from 6 – 7pm and CFB from 4:30-5:30pm. We will also be holding team tryouts at those same times on September 3^rd and 4^th, when we return from summer break.

Hurricane Harbor Fun Day for NT Swimmers!

North Texas Swimming is having a Hurricane Harbor Fun Day for our swimmers on Sunday, August 24th. Tickets are now available for sale. An Information / Order Form is online. Contact Denise Robinson (NT Treasurer) with any questions.

Social News

Our championship meets are just around the corner and that of course means fire-up party time! We will be having our championship fire-up party on July 21st at 6pm at Loos. There will not be any practices at any other pool that evening – all practices will be held at Loos. National and Gold will be practicing from 4:30-6pm and Bronze, Silver, Blue and Red groups will workout from 5-6pm. There will be pizza served so bring $3 to cover food costs and also bring along a good dessert to share with everyone! It is rumored that there will be some little goodies…

Who should come? Everyone! It is a great time to celebrate everyone’s success in qualifying for the various championship meets. Parents, bring your cameras for some good shots of the swimmers…for next year’s slideshow of course!

Questions? You can contact our new Social Chairperson, Maryann Martin at social@dmswim.com

Hotel Reservations for Travel Meets

Senior Circuit Long Course Championship

Courtyard Marriott

512-458-2340

CUT OFF DATE 7-3

Queens- 79.00

7/17-7/20(check out)

TAGS

Embassy Suites

512-454-8004

CUT OFF DATE JULY 3

109.00

July 24- July 28 (check out)

Marriott Austin Central

512-458-2340

CUT OFF DATE July 10

79.00

7/24-7/28 (check out)

North Texas Swim Meet Clinics

Our North Texas LSC is holding several training clinics in September. The following link will take you to the North Texas calendar where you can view the September activities: http://www.ntswim.org/calendar.html. Basically, the training being offered is for those individuals who would like to be more involved in the running of a swim meet. The clinics offered are for Certified Timing System Operators, Meet Directors, Computer Operators, Team Registration Coordinators and Stroke and Turn Officials. If you are interested in any of these clinics, please check the website for more information and watch for the announcements on the NT homepage. As the time approaches to hold the clinics, there will be more information as to the exact time and location.

Many Volunteers Needed!

DASA Divisional and All-Stars Meet (July 9th, 10th and 16th)

Annually, the Dallas Mustangs host the DASA Divisional Championship and All-Star swim meets. These meets bring together, in a championship format, approximately 1,800 recreational summer swimmers for the final meets of their summer season. The Dallas Mustangs host these meets as a fundraiser for our team in that the DASA League pays us to host these meets. This year the dates/times for the meets are as follows:

Wednesday, July 9th - Division C: warm-up at 8 a.m., meet runs 9 a.m. - Noon (approximately)

Division B: warm-up at Noon, meet runs 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (approximately)

Thursday, July 10^th - Division D & E: warm-up at 8 a.m., meet runs 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (approximately)

Division A: warm-up at 11:30 a.m., meet runs 12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (approximately)

Wed., July 16th All-Stars: warm-up at Noon, meet runs 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Note: All meet finish times are approximate and are based on last years’ entries.

As you are all aware, it takes many volunteers to host and successfully run a swim meet of this size. In addition to our parent volunteers, we also allow many of our swimmers to volunteer at these meets in areas such as ready bench, runners, awards, etc. In addition to supporting the team fundraiser, this activity allows our swimmers to gain an important appreciation for the volunteer efforts that go into each and every swim meet that they attend.

The success of these meets is also an important recruiting tool for the Dallas Mustangs as we have the opportunity to meet some of the best recreational swimmers in the Dallas area. Many of these swimmers may also be considering joining a year round swim program, and through these swim meets, the Dallas Mustangs are their first USA Swimming contact.

Additionally, the Mustangs Bucks volunteer awards program provides for double Mustang Bucks when volunteering at the DASA Fundraiser Swim Meet. Therefore, a volunteer may earn $20.00 in Mustang Bucks for volunteering 5 – 10 hours, and $50.00 for volunteering greater than 10 hours. (There is still a maximum Mustang Buck limit of two (2) credits per family for the event.)

We would like to encourage everyone, parents and swimmers, to volunteer in some way to help with the DASA Championship Swim Meets. Parents, you can volunteer by sending an email to either Victor Kimm (Meet Director) at vkimm@worldnet.att.net or Adele Wherry at pres@dmswim.com. At this point, our areas of need are not those that require experience. Simply helping by being a runner (posting results, picking up lane timer cards etc., and working in hospitality) would be tremendously helpful. Swimmers should sign up to volunteer at this meet with either Coach Mook or Coach Doug. This is one of those opportunities to work together as a team and get to know many of the other members of the team a little bit better. Remember – NO Experience is Necessary, We provide On The JOB Training.

Advertising in the DASA Heat Sheets

At the end of this newsletter, you will find a copy of the Dallas Mustangs Ad Contract. In years past, swimming families have contributed to the fundraising efforts of the team by soliciting ads for the DASA heat sheets. It is, as was previously explained, a series of meets that is very well attended by parents from all over the metroplex. These same parents could be potential clients for businesses run or owed etc. by our swimming families. If you or anyone you know would like to submit an ad in the heat sheets, please fill out the meet contract and follow the directions for payment etc. The ad will run in 5 heat sheets thereby getting a lot of exposure! It’s a great opportunity and ultimately financially benefits our team.

Questions? Contact Wendy Begg at vp@dmswim.com. Thanks!

Board Members

Each year at our swimmer recognition banquet, we hold an election for new board members. This year’s officers were announced at the banquet, but for those of you who did not attend here is a list of the Dallas Mustangs Board members for 2003-2004:

Board Members

Adele Wherry, President

Wendy Begg, Vice-President, Newsletter Editor

Jamie Jester, Secretary

Cathy Corral, Treasurer

Stuart Roth, Publicity

Harmen Bollen, Fundraising

Nancy Beck, Fundraising

Victor Kimm, Meet Director

Larry Thompson, Travel Chairperson

Committee Chairpersons

Maryann Martin, Social Chairperson

Michael Hill, Supply Room Director

Betty Reardon, Membership & Registration

If you have any questions for the board members about specific matters, you may email them. The links can be found on our website: dmswim.com under “key contacts”.

Scheduling Updates

Please remember to check your email frequently or the team line 972.530.SWAM (7926), for last minute changes to our schedule.

July 4^th – No workouts for Bronze or Silver groups. National and Gold groups will workout in the morning as usual, from 7 – 9 a.m. at SMU. There will not be any afternoon practices.

Team Summer Break – August 8^th – September 1^st; return to regular fall schedule on September 2^nd.

DALLAS MUSTANGS AD CONTRACT

WHO ARE THE DALLAS MUSTANGS? The Dallas Mustangs is a USA Swimming non-profit swim club with more than 300 local members, making it one of the largest swim teams in the Southwest. The award winning Mustangs include swimmers ranging in age from 6 to 18 who compete year round up to the national level.

HOW DO ADVERTISERS BENEFIT? Advertisers are able to promote their business via our program/heat sheets at a nominal cost, and reach active consumers throughout the Metroplex and surrounding area. Ads purchased qualify as a legitimate business expense for advertisers.

AD SIZES/PRICES: Full Page: $145 Half Page: $75 Quarter Page: $40

(8 ½ X 11) (8 ½ X 5 ½ ) (5 ½ X 4 ¼ )

AD SPECIFICATIONS: Camera-ready black and white artwork requested.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Begg at 972-307-3128.

DALLAS MUSTANGS AD CONTRACT

Name:	Phone:
Company:
Address:
City/ST/Zip:

Circle Size Requested:

Full Page

Half Page

Quarter Page

Circle Applicable Items Below:

Camera-ready art attached

Art to follow

Ad assistance requested

Business card and/or copy attached

Indicate Method of Payment:

Check enclosed

Please bill me

Please make checks payable to the Dallas Mustangs Swim Team. Mail to: Wendy Begg, 2229 High Country Dr. Carrollton, TX 75007 or deposit in Wendy’s mailbox at Loos Pool.

Date received:

Ad Salesperson:

Phone:

Thank You For Your Support!

1) Complete form in full; 2) Retain copy/give one copy to advertiser; 3) Attach art & check to retained copy.

Deadline for submitting ads - July 3^rd. If emailing artwork, please include all the pertinent information from the ad contract or complete the contract and send it as an attachment. ADS WILL NOT BE PRINTED UNLESS PAYMENT IS RECEIVED BY JULY 3^RD.