Great Miles Today!!

Outstanding Job Today!! Way to end the Year.
Monday starts a whole new season.

40 days to sectionals.

Because of next weeks meet schedule, there are only 6 practices. Varsity you need to be at all 6 practices!!


Rest this weekend and Be SMART!!


See you Monday 6am.

Go TIDE!!!!!

Annual Timed Mile

Remember Friday is the annual New Years Eve timed mile. Practice should be over by 10am.
Someone wake Alec!!

Thanks Ben

The Tide would like to thank Ben Hacker and his Mother. For supplying breakfast for the team today. Ben is a Junior at Orono High school. His mother is a BMHS class of 76 grad. If you are in town next Winter Break you can always jump in with us again. Again Thank Your, and good luck on you season.

Tide Updates

Ricky Cotter(BMHS Class 09) is swimming for Beloit College.


Nick Fillbach has been accepted to DePaul University.

Great Practice Yesterday

The Fun is just beginning. Have a Great Holiday, and Rest.

See You Monday 8am.

Merry Christmas!!!!

Big Training Day Today

Remember to bring $3 for lunch.
Major yards today.
We can do it.
Remember no Practice Christmas Eve.
Practice next week 8-11:30am Monday through Friday.
Have a Merry Holiday.

Quote of the Day!!

Drills won't do it alone - You've got to apply technique!

Use Common Sense

Use Common Sense this morning. If you have to shovel or can't make it out to practice. It's OK. Check School District Web-Site. So Far there is still school.

Tide at Elkhorn

Tide finished 7th of 12 at the Elkhorn Invitational today.

Christian Daniels Medaled finishing 4th in the 200 Individual Medley with a new Varsity record for short course meters of 2:29.99. Christian also finished 6th in the 100 Breaststroke with a 1:17. 54 also a new Varsity Record.

Other notable swims: 5 Freshman 25 meter Records;

Caleb Schober 50 Free 28.85 and 100 Breaststroke 1:20.45
Jose Cardenas 200 Free 2:28.55 and 100 Back 1:14.01
Tyler Dirksen 400 Free 5:37.99


Good Job Today!!


Lets make this next 3 weeks our best training of the season!!

Go TIDE!!

Tide Hammers LaFollette

The Purple Tide swam a great meet tonight winning 115 to 55. 
Leading the Tide with 1st Places:
200 Medley Relay: Jose Cardenas(9), Caleb Schober(9), Cody Schober(9), Josh Werling(12)
200 Free Christian Daniels
50 Free Joey Mullvain
100 Free Josh Werling
500 Free Daniels
200 Free Relay: Werling, Mullvain, Morgan Poepping(9), Daniels
100 Back Cardenas
100 Breast Caleb Schober
400 Free Relay Nick White(11), Cardenas, Alec Shu(11), Daniels


The Tide Swept the 100 Free Mullvain 2nd and Joe Garetson(9) 3rd.
Nick Fillbach(12) pickup a 2nd in 100 Back, Werling a 2nd 50 Free.
200 I.M. with three freshman leading the way they finished 2, 3 ,4; Cardenas, Caleb Schober, and Poepping.


The Tide swims at Elkhorn Invite Saturday at 10am.

Go TIDE!!!!

Josh Werling Gets Appointment

Before tonights meet, Josh Werling received some Great News. The Coast Guard Academy in New London Ct. made him a member of the class of 2015. Josh you do us proud. 

The Difference

What makes Good Great?

Do you have a plan?
Do you really look at your Goals?
Do you do your drills correctly?
Do you do your turns Correctly in practice when you are tired?
Do you do what the coaches ask you to do in practice?
Do you go the Extra Mile?

WILL YOU GO TO ALL OF THE WINTER BREAK PRACTICES?

REMEMBER YOU ARE NOT NORMAL TEENAGERS. 

ARE YOU WILLING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON THIS TEAM SO WE CAN REACH OUR TEAM GOALS?

Congratulations Josh Werling

Josh Werling, Team Captain of the Purple Tide has just been informed by Congressperson Tammy Baldwin that he has won an a Nomination to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis MD. Josh becomes the 4th Purple Tide swimmer to win such an Honor. Josh's accomplishment speaks highly of our school, program and of course Josh.

Past Purple Tide USNA Nominees:
Howard Larson class of 1975,(all state swimmer, member of 1975 state champion team) USNA class of 1979, Marines
Ken Neubauer class of 1976,(team captain, state champ 100 breaststroke, member of 1975 & 1976 state champion team) USNA class of 1980, USN Air
Dan Consie class of 1985, USNA class of 1989, USN Submarine Service

Morning Practice Wednesday

Bring your running shoes. 

Lady Middle Tide Has Super Turnout

Over 40 middle school girls are out for swimming, and they are looking GREAT!!.
First meet is after winter break. 


Go TIDE!!

Can YOU Be this Dedicated???

Gabe Carimi applies the team concept to engineering success

Dec. 10, 2010

by Brian Mattmiller

Wisconsin Badgers left tackle Gabe Carimi is experiencing nothing short of a dream senior year. Consider this stellar resume:

Carimi

• Co-captain of the Big Ten championship team that's destined for the Rose Bowl;
• Big Ten Lineman of the Year and winner of the Outland Trophy recognizing the nation's best interior lineman;
• And, months away from an NFL football career that likely will begin with a first-round draft selection.

Anything else?

In fact, there has been a quieter success story playing out only about two football field lengths away from Camp Randall Stadium, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering campus. Carimi is a graduating senior in civil and environmental engineering who's been named Academic All-Big Ten for four straight years.

At 6 feet, 8 inches, and 320 pounds, Carimi has had no trouble getting noticed on the field. But professor Jeff Russell, chair of civil and environmental engineering and Carimi's faculty advisor, says the off-the-field student athlete story is equally remarkable.

"Author Jim Collins, in his book 'Good to Great,' talks about someone he calls a level-five leader," Russell says. "That type of leader has personal humility but also has really strong professional will. I think Gabe has the elements of both those qualities. He's a leader on that team, is humble, and he clearly has the will to succeed at everything he does."

Combining football responsibilities with a challenging degree program like civil engineering fairly can be compared to having two full-time jobs, Russell says. Carimi chalks up his academic success to the same team concept that guides his football experience.

"Balancing football and athletics is very hard this time of year, because I spend about nine hours a day at the stadium during the season," Carimi says. "I have tried to load up on some of the more challenging courses in the spring semester, when I have more free time. But it's also a matter of having your classmates and your friends in engineering help out. I have made friends in every class I've had, and once you get to know them, we tend to study together and help each other through the work. Studying with engineering friends has been key to my success. Some people might feel you have to do it all on your own, but engineering firms rely on teams and there are always checks and balances."

Carimi, a Madison native who attended Monona Grove High School, chose engineering due to his lifelong interest in construction and development. In seventh grade, he helped build a house for Habitat for Humanity as his Bar Mitzvah project. He has done two college internships with the north Madison firm Ruedebusch Development and Construction.

Asked where his academic motivation comes from, he says, without hesitation, "My mother. She would be disapppointed if I didn't make the all-academic list. She told me that was what she is most proud of, so I made sure I got after it every year."

Carimi is very committed to his family and his Jewish faith. His mother has been to every one of his games since middle school and his father, a Janesville-area physician, has been to every college game and most high school games. Carimi roomed in Madison with his sister, a 2009 UW-Madison graduate and member of the women's crew team.

One of Carimi's charitable activities was for Locks of Love, a program that helps children suffering from illnesses that cause long-term hair loss. He started growing his hair out during the 2008 Champs Sport Bowl in Tampa, letting it grow 18 months until it was long enough to donate in summer 2010.

"My mom's brother died of leukemia at the age of nine, and he's been brought up a lot in my family," says Carimi. "He has not been forgotten, even though I have never met him. I just thought it was something that wouldn't take a lot of my time but would help other people."

Carimi also fasts during Yom Kippur each year, even if it conflicts with the football schedule. This season, for example, he fasted for 24 hours before the Arizona State game, choosing to follow "Israeli time" and fast from noon to noon rather than the traditional sundown to sundown. "It's kind of weird, because you're not in the football mindset (after fasting)," he says. "You're not on your 'A' game. But it's something I believe in and I'm willing to make that sacrifice."

Carimi is clearly excited about his professional football future and plans to do intensive training for both the Senior Bowl and the NFL Scouting Combine. He will be working with some specific technique coaches and will be prepared to answer any questions teams have about his game. "The Senior Bowl is not just a game because the scouts are at every practice, so you really need to perform for five straight days," he says.

He's also in discussions with Russell about his senior capstone design project, which will apply his academic knowledge to a real-world engineering problem. The two are looking at some creative options, given the amount of travel awaiting Carimi during spring semester.

For Carimi, his impending college degree signals both an end and a beginning, says Russell. "When you put all the pieces together with Gabe — as a leader, with his commitment to his family and faith and volunteering — these all play into a person who's going to be a game-changer and make a difference in the world," he says.

Flash Back

1998

Who are these Guys?

No Morning Practice Tuesday

Going to real Cold. -6. So see you in school. We will still practice after school.
Sleep well.

Krueger Pool 1960

Krueger Pool 1960

Parents Night Friday

Remember this Friday is our last home meet of the season.
It will be Parents Night.

No Morning Practice Monday

Due to predicted morning temps. I am cancelling morning workout. Stay posted for further notices. As far as I know school is still on.

Middle School Girls Swim Starts Monday 6pm

Two time defending Champs Beloit Middle Tide Girls new season starts Monday at the BMHS Natatorium.
Practice starts at 6:00pm.


Go TIDE!!!

Purple Tide Finish 7th at Parker Relays

Parker Relays
3 Relays Finished 6th and in the Medals.
4x100 I.M. Relay: Caleb Schober(9), Jose Cardenas(9), Morgan Poepping(9), Christian Daniels(10).


300 Back Relay: Nick Fillbach(12), Cardenas, Cody Schober(11), Daniels


300 Breast Relay: Poepping, Caleb Schober, Tyler Dirksen(9), Daniels


Great Job!!!


Go TIDE!!


Check Blog, Facebook, and Web-site about Monday morning and weather.

Middle Tide Boys Defend Conference

Middle Tide wins Dual City Conference for 2nd year in a row 3rd in 5 years.

Total Team effort, lead by MANY OUTSTANDING SWIMS.
Several All-Time Purple Tide Top 10.
2nd and 5th Medley Relays will get names ASAP
1st and 2nd in the 200 free Jason Schoeder(7) and Nick Hudson(7).
2nd and 3rd 100 IM Jackson Prowse(6) and Andrew Wadle(7).
1st and 3rd 50 Free Jack Kolbucar(8) and Peter Kelly(8).
2nd and 4th 50 Fly Christian Schober(8) and Andrew DeKok(7).
1st and 2nd 100 Free Jack Kolbucar and Nick Hudson.
2nd 50 Back Jason Schoeder.
1st and 4th 50 Breast Jackson Prowse and Jason Langford(6)
1st and 3rd 200 Free Relays; will get names ASAP.

GO TIDE!!!!!!

TIDE In College

Swimming:
Mitch Fillbach Gustavs Adolphs
Kendall Staufacher Beloit College
Tyler Senz Beloit College
Em Busan Lawrence University
Suzy Makien Lawrence University
Megan Roegner UW Whitewater


Water Polo:
Dan Luebke Northwestern University


Have a Great Season!!


Go TIDE!!!

2 Litre Bottle by Friday

Remember you need to bring a 2 Litre Bottle to Fridays Practice.
Individual Goal Setting Thursday.
Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday.
Middle School Conference at Janesville Marshall Thursday 4:30.

Quote of the Day

"Hard Work Wins over Talent, 

unless Talent Works Hard."

Jim Caldwell BMHS 1973, Head Coach NFL Indy Colts

Tide 3rd at Oshkosh West Invite.

Long Bus ride leaving at 6am.
Team had a Great day. Scoring 269 points.
Still plenty of room for improvement, we can fix.
200 Free Relay led the day finishing 4th. Relay members were Alec Shu(11), Caleb Schober(9), Joe Mullvain(12), Christian Daniels(10).

Other top 6 places:
200 Medley Relay: Jose Cardnas(9), Daniels, Cody Schober(11), Josh Werling(12)
200 I.M. 5th Daniels
500 Free 6th Nick White(11)
100 Back 5th Cardenas

Remember morning workout 6am Monday. We will look at some of the above pool video from this weekend.

GO TIDE!!!

What is 1.5 Seconds

The difference between winning and losing by 17 points.


Total time combined lose of 5 races.


5 races, not all for 1st place, one for 2nd, some for 3rd, some for 4th, one for 5th.


Every swimmer on our team is important in their race. We Win as a Team, We Lose as a Team.


Finishing is very important, 
Technique is very important. 
HEART is everything.


Remember we have GREAT POTENTIAL. We must EARN EVERYTHING.


GO TIDE!!!!!!!!!

Middle Tide Boys Win Regular Season Title

The Tide has not lost a meet in two years. More meet information to come. 
Good luck at Conference.


Go TIDE!!!

Tide Loses close one to Sun Prairie 94-77

Overall the Tide swam very our young kids swam some great times. But our youth showed at times. I am happy with the swims, the future looks bright.
1st Places: Medley Relay: Jose Cardenas(9), Caleb Schober(9) , Christian Daniels(10), Joe Mullvain(12).
200 I.M. Daniels, 100 Back Cardenas.


Lots of 2nds and 3rds. Good Depth.




Lets Get Better at Oshkosh.


Go TIDE!!!

Sun Prairie at Home

1st meet is HOME, vs. Sun Prairie.

Warm-up 4pm

Meet 5pm

Timers Report 4:30pm

Lets Rock The Blocks!!!!

Go TIDE!!