Mustang Monthly- Internet Edition
March 2009
MEET RECAPS
LAC BB Winter Solstice Invite (Jan 16 18)
Almost
forty of our Mustangs went up to the Keller Natatorium to try and knock out
some best times and that we did. More
than half of the swims in the meet were lifetime bests and we saw some of our
swimmers get new A time standards as well!
We finished 4th out of 19 teams in the North Texas Area.
Below
is the list of those who collected some hardware and earned points for the
team! Those whose names are bolded won at least one individual event. Great job
Mustangs!
Parker Benn (9),
Caroline Blaylock (11), Alec Bouton (14), Anna Crowling (10), Elizabeth
Crowling (13), Patrick Crowling (15), Nolan
Daniels (12), Patrick Daniels (10), Clare Donaldson (11), Nicole Ewer (12), Caroline
Florence (11), Tiffany Futscher (11), Sara Granger (15), Mika Malouf (11), Alex McElya
(11), Alyssa Moino (13), Gordon Montgomery (9), Natalie Morris (11), Jeffrey Nichols
(15), Sydney
Patterson (14), Virgina Tiernan (10), Madeline Tovar (10), Elizabeth Wessman
(9), William Wessman (11), Kristen Whitaker (11), Max Zotos (12)
TRS B/C Division 1 & 2 (Jan 23 25)
Both of the
Emily Allton (12), Connor Berry
(11), Caroline Blaylock (11), Laura Brayshaw (10), Parker Capron (11), Abigail
Cartwright (12), Brennan Davis (7), Sara Duke (10), Alex Gerner (11),
Gordon Guest (8), Christianna Haas (11), Benjamin Hurst (9), Brian Jiang (8),
Ellie Light (12), Charlie Marshall (12), Boni McVey (11), Rachel Myers (11),
Arjun Nair (11), Sebastian Ober (12), Ellie Pfeiffer (10), Eli Recinos
(10), Hannah Reifsnyder (12), Shauna Seidel (11), Jena Seidemann (11), Katrina
Sell (11), Charlie Shaw (12), Abby Tchoukaleff (7), Niamh Tierney
(10), Maria Tovar (9), Jackson Yancey (9), Megan Yancey (11)
COPS Greater Southwest Meet (Feb 6 8)
Ninety-four of our swimmers with
at least one A time standard swam in this prelim/final ultra competitive meet
right in the middle of many high school district and
regional finals. It was a great team
effort individually and collectively (relays). We finished a strong 3rd
out of 22 teams many of which were not only out of this region but also out of
this state!
Below is a list of those who
scored points at the meet for the team.
Those whose names are bolded stood at the top of the podium at least one
time at this meet. Way to go Mustangs!!!
Allison Arnold (16), Jack
Beckwitt (17), Claire Brandt (14), Rebecca
Brandt (9), Sean Bray (16), Michelle Chow (40), Caroline Florence (11),
Erin Florence (14), Eric Futscher (14),
Tiffany Futscher (11), Audrey Gruber (12), Emma Gruber (13), Alex Huff
(15), Jacob Hum (9), Alvin Jiang (10), Leah Jones (17), Pauli Kerr (10),
Fernando Lara (17), Jordan Malone (10), Madeleine Marcos (13), Logan McGill
(13), Gordon Montgomery (9), Kenzie Murphy (11), Sam Murphy (14), Lauren
Murski (13), Jordan Newman (16), Courtney Nichols (12), Connor Nolan (16),
Whitney Pettijohn (10), Adam Rathjen (11), Natalie Rathjen (12), Hector Rivera
(12), Matt Roney (17), Sheila Salopek (17), Graham Smitham (17), Jeremy Steward
(17), Marylyn Toledo (17), Andrew Tran (18), Harrison Tran (13), Dana
Valelly (10), Jasper Van Cauwelaert (10), Caleb Veazey (18), Claire Walters
(13), Jake Watters (13), Keegan Watters (16), Scott Weeks (17), Michelle
Wessman (12)
ATAC BB My Valentine Invite (Feb 13 15)
This holiday weekend meet was
held at the
Those Mustangs who scored points
for the team are listed below. Those
whose names are bolded finished first in at least one event. Congratulations to all of our BB My Valentine
Mustangs for a great meet!
Parker Benn (9), Luke Blaylock (13), Alec Bouton
(14), Carolina
Mustangs Finish Fourth at
Nationals
The Dallas Mustangs finished in
fourth place at the 2009 Short Course Nationals. This years championship was held in
Allison Arnold 500 fr (10th),
1650 fr (11th), 200 fr (53rd), 400 IM (30th)
Matt Thompson 200 IM (6th),
100 bk (7th), Matt Thompson (4th)
Marylyn Toledo 200 br (18th),
100 br (51st), 100 fl (30th)
Matt Roney 200 fr (43rd)
Claire Brandt 100 fr (65th),
50 fr (52nd)
Catia Weickgenant 100 fl (91st)
Caleb Veazey 1650 fr (26th),
500 fr (36th)
Connor Nolan 1650 fr (31st)
Andrew Tran 200 fl (44th)
Womens Relays
800 fr (11th)
Allison Arnold, Claire Brandt, Catia Weickgenant, Marylyn Toledo
400 fr (14th) Catia
Weickgenant, Claire Brandt, Marylyn Toledo, Allison Arnold
200 med - (26th)
Claire Brandt, Marylyn Toledo, Catia Weickgenant, Allison Arnold
200 fr (17th)
Claire Brandt, Marylyn Toledo, Catia Weickgenant, Allison Arnold
400 med - (21st)
Claire Brandt, Marylyn Toledo, Catia Weickgenant, Allison Arnold
Mens Relays
200 fr (14th) Matt
Roney, Matt Thompson, Andrew Tran, Caleb Veazey
400 med (15th) Matt
Thompson, Andrew Tran, Matt Roney, Caleb Veazey
800 fr (9th) Matt
Roney, Matt Thompson, Caleb Veazey, Andrew Tran
400 fr (19th) Matt
Roney, Matt Thompson, Andrew Tran, Caleb Veazey
200 med - (22nd) Matt
Thompson, Andrew Tran, Matt Roney, Caleb Veazey
Top Ten Team Scores
1 Swim
2 Longhorn Aquatics (TX) 178
3 Swim MAC
4
5 Suburban (PA) 77
6 Pine Crest (FL) 70
7 Brophy East (AZ) 52
8 Club Wolverine (MI) 44
9 Stingrays (GA) 42
10 Dynamo (GA) 20
Chesapeake
The last meet for the Mustangs
of the 2008 calendar was the Chesapeake Swim Club Elite Pro-Am in
Clare Brandt
50 fr (3rd), 100 fl (4th), 200 IM (6th), 100 bk (10th),
100 fr (9th)
Alison Moffitt
1000 fr (7th), 500 fr (7th)
Caleb Veazey
1000 fr (5th), 200 fr (7th), 400 IM (5th), 500
fr (4th)
Connor Nolan
1000 fr (7th), 400 IM (9th),
Matt Thompson
200 fr (3rd), 400 IM (1st), 200 IM (1st), 200
bk (1st), 50 bk (3rd)
Marylyn Toledo
100 br (9th), 100 fl (5th), 200 IM (5th),
200 br (4th),
Hannah Ferrin
100 fl (10th),
Greg Hoffman
100 fl (14th),
Malin Kenney
100 fl (16th),
Andrew Tran
400 IM (10th), 200 IM (7th), 200 br (4th), 200
fl (5th)
Jack Beckwitt
400 IM (14th), 50 bk (7th)
Jonathon
Berrittini 50 fr (3rd), 100 bk (2nd), 100 fr (3rd),
50 bk (4th)
Jordan Newman
200 br (15th)
Meredith Monroe
100 bk (9th), 200 bk (10th), 50 bk (3rd)
Scott Weeks
100 bk (9th), 200 bk (5th)
Matt Roney
500 fr (10th), 200 fl (8th)
Erin Florence
200 fl (16th)
Alex Huff 50
bk (7th)
Lauren Murski
50 bk (13th)
Sam Murphy 50
bk (14th)
Top Ten Team
Scores
1. Mission Viejo Nadadores (CA) - 964 2. Dallas 3. Fort Worth 4. Schroeder YMCA Swim Team (WI) - 325.55. Topeka 6. Chesapeake 7. Wichita 8. RazorbackAquaticClubAquahawgs (AR) - 2519. Oshkosh 10. Houston
Annual
Team Banquet
Please mark your calendars for Sunday, May 3, 2009 for
the Dallas Mustangs Team Banquet starting at 5:00 PM. The video slide
show production is one of the swimmers' favorite part of the evening. To
create this video production we need your help. We need photos of not
only your swimmer(s) but any other fun photos of teammates, coaches and members
of the Mustang family. Digital photos would be best but we will work
with whatever you have. The upcoming championship meets are great photo
opportunities. The kids love seeing their pictures on the screen so if
you are planning on attending the banquet please consider getting some photos
to Barb Beckwitt at bbbeckwitt@aol.com or send discs or prints to Barb at
For swimmers who are seniors this year, please provide
5 or 6 photos of your choice for the senior part of the banquet. In the
past, many graduating swimmers have used baby pictures up through their senior
year photo. Also please e-mail Barb Beckwitt the following information:
current high school, college or next year's plans, number of years as a Dallas
Mustang, favorite Mustang memory and any other information they would like on
their senior page i.e., hobbies, siblings or interests. If you
have any questions, please feel free to contact Barb by e-mail or by phone at
(214) 750-7325.
Pool
Policy
To reiterate the pool policy, you must swim
at the pool you registered for. If there is an extenuating
circumstance and you want to swim at a different facility one night you
must get permission from head coach, Mook Rhodenbaugh, if you want to swim at Loos (regardless of what group your child is in) and you
must get permission from head age group coach, Doug Moyse,
if you want to swim at Highland Park. If your swimmer simply shows up
they will not be allowed to swim. Any swimmer who wants to swim at KC is
welcome and encouraged to do so at any time without permission.
Thank
you Mustang Parents
A HUGE "Thank You" to everyone who volunteered
at the A Champs meet last month including those who
brought homemade food to our outstanding hospitality area. We could not
have run this meet without the generous efforts of so many Mustang
families! We extend an extra note of thanks to all those families who
offered more help than the minimum requirement. Several families worked two or
more sessions and we really needed and appreciate your extra effort; we could
not have done it without you! Special thanks to Deva and Farrel Fontenot and Amy Weeks for managing entries
and the computer operations, Greg Seidel for managing the timing
system and setup/break down for the meet and to Sharon and Milt Hilgartner for managing Hospitality. Our
sincere thanks to all of you for helping the Mustangs run another successful
meet!
Jan Miller and
Meet Directors
Loos Supply Room
Reminder that the supply room at Loos
will be open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 7:30pm.
All questions regarding supplies should be directed to
Alma Futscher at futscher@sbcglobal.net.
High
School Swimming Results
Congratulations to our Dallas
Mustangs high school swimmers who had extraordinary finishes in the recent
state meets.
Please visit our website at http://www.dmswim.com/
and click on the link in the middle of the page for in depth results.
Scheduling Updates
Our
primary means of communication is via email.
If you are not receiving team e-mails please contact Donna Watters at vp@dmswim.com.
You can also check our team line at 972.530.SWAM (7926) for last minute scheduling changes.
Tuition Policy
The Dallas Mustangs is a competitive year round age-group
swimming program. As such we strive to
provide consistent quality coaching and workout facilities. To achieve this goal we establish pool rental
contracts and salary commitments with our coaching staff for a full 12-month
period. The Dallas Mustangs Swim Team is
not, and was not designed to be a swim program where swimmers drop in one month
and out the next. Flexibility has always
been important to us. We try to work
with each family on the team and we will continue to do so.
Tuition may be paid annually
or monthly. Monthly Tuition must be paid
via credit card only. NO checks will be accepted at any pools or
through the mail. NO EXCEPTIONS. Annual tuition may be paid by check submitted
with your registration form.
·
Tuition is due from September through July.
·
Leave
of Absence (LOA) is available only for injury and medical reasons.
·
There will be a $10.00 per month discount
for the second and subsequent swimmers in the same family. The fourth swimmer is free.
·
If dues are paid annually, there will be a
$110.00 discount for the second swimmer and a $220.00 discount for the third
swimmer. If there are more than 3 swimmers; the three highest tuition rates
will be billed and the 4th and subsequent swimmers are free.
·
A swimmer transferring from another team
must be in good standing with their old team.
·
Tuition is due the first of every month.
There will be a $5.00 per family late fee after the 10th of the month for
non-zero balance accounts.
·
There are no tuition refunds, tuition paid
for the month or the year commits you for that period.
·
Written communication to the DM Treasurer is
required to change or stop automatic billing.
·
The swimmer(s) may be barred from swimming
if there is an aged account balance is excess of 30 days.
Any questions regarding billing should be
addressed to the team treasurer via e-mail: treas@dmswim.com
Meet
Entry Policy
Meet
entry fees will be paid by credit card only.
Your credit card will be charged monthly. There will be a $1.00 surcharge per meet per
swimmer added to the fee. Meet entry
fees will be charged separate from tuition charges. All swimmers must maintain a current and up
to date meet entry account. Swimmers who do not provide valid credit card
information for meet entry fees will not be allowed to enter swim meets.
