New Record

Today was our annual Timed Mile/5000 swim.
It has been a tradition on our team on the last practice of the year to do a timed mile or 5000yd. Swim.


Christian Daniels(11) broke the team record for the 5000 yard swim, 1hour 25 seconds. His 1st mile was 19:53. 


The old record was held by Mike McNulty (class of 2010) of 1hr 2minutes set in 2009.


Joe Garetson swam his 5k in 1hr 6minutes, Tyler Dirksen 1hr. 9.

Great Job Today!!

The Tide ends the year strong with a lot of life time best swims.


The Tide is back in action Thursday January 5th at the Rock County Challenge at Janesville Craig 5:30, Friday January 6th at Middleton, and Saturday January 7 at Soughton for the College Events Meet.

Go TIDE!!

Week 8 Practice Calendar

PURPLE TIDE

8th Week of Practice

January 02, 2012

40 Days to Sectionals

Monday            6:00am Practice

                        3:20pm Team Meeting Goal Setting

                        3:45 Practice

                        6:00 End Practice

Tuesday            6:00am Practice

3:20 Team Meeting Relaxation Drill

                        3:45 Practice

                        6:00 End Practice

           

Wednesday            6:00am Practice

                        3:20pm Team Meeting

                        3:45 Practice

                        6:00 End Practice

Thursday            Rock County Championships (Varsity)

                        Janesville Craig High School

Bus: 3:15

                        Meet 5:30

                       

 

Friday                        Middleton/Craig Dual at Middleton (J.V. & Varsity)

                        2:15 Bus Leaves

                        5:00 Meet

                       

Saturday            Stoughton College Events Meet (Varsity)

                        7:15 Team Meeting

                        7:30 Bus

                        10:30am Meet

Checkout Team Web-Site at www.sdb.k12.wi.us/memorial/swimteams

Team Blog: http:swimminginbeloitwi.blogspot.com/

Do We Really Need a POOL?!?

This what happens when you don't take care of what we have.

What it should look like.

To answer question, YES!!!!

Updated Purple Tide Logo

I would like to Thank Kalyan class of 2000, the Tide Alum swimmer who design the Purple Tide Logo.
Kalyan update our Logo, digitizing our logo making it more computer friendly. He really did a nice job of cleaning up and adding additional features.
Remember that this logo is for our use only and has a Copy Write.

Go TIDE!!

Now What???

The School Board after a very long discussion, pass the motion to send the plan to referendum. $70 million dollars is a lot of money. Our opponents are going to focus on the pool, which is a small part of the $70 million. This is about the future of Beloit and our schools infrastructure. Yes we need a new pool, but we need new roofs, space in our grade schools, etc....

So when you talk about the referendum, focus on the future, classrooms, keeping up the infrastructure, the swimming pool is a classroom first.

Our work is just beginning, we now need to sell this to the public. Be positive about everything, including your opponents. Take the higher ground, write letters to the editor, comment on the Daily News web-site. 

Think through what you want to say before you say it.

Also Get Out and Vote in April.

We are 4 months away from our DREAM!!

Go TIDE!!!

Go Beloit!!!

Ready for Tuesday

School Board Meeting

Purple Tide Nation, we need you to turn out in strength tomorrow at the School Board Meeting at KEC.

Meeting Starts at 7pm. 

Team has made signs.

This is for the very survival of swimming in Beloit. We are over 180 strong this school year, Alumni are invited.

Our Voice Needs to be HEARD!!

Talking Points:

Pool is a Classroom, PE Classes use it, Adaptive PE Classes, Schools in the District use the pool,

Our Academic Standing,

Lifeguard Classes,

River runs through us,

Leading cause of death in Minority Children is drowning.

Children need to learn to swim, We offer the most affordable choice.

Go TIDE!!

Another Reason for Pool

Because we produce people like this!!

Josh Werling US Naval Academy.


With his Coaches Dick Vogel and Kim Orr Waite.

Tide Down LaFollette/7th at Elkhorn Invite

at Madison LaFollette

Friday Night the Purple Tide downed Madison LaFollette, 106 to 67. The Tide was led by double individual winner Christian Daniels 200 I.M. and 100 Breaststroke.
Other 1st places; Chance Murray 200 Free, Alec Shu 50 Free, Jose Cardenas 100 Back and the 200 Medley Relay of Cardenas, Caleb Schober, Cody Schober, Shu. The 200 Free Relay of Joe Garetson, Shu, Caleb Schober and Christian Daniels, also record the the Tide other 1st place.
The Tide put the meet out of reach by their strong depth, sweeping the top 3 places in the 50 Free. The Tide also finished 1,3,4 in the 200 IM, 1st and 2nd in the 200 Free Relay.

The J.V. also won 106-18, the J.V. is now 3-1 for the season. The J.V.'s won all 11 events finishing 1,2,3 in most events.

Elkhorn Invitational

Saturday the Tide Varsity traveled to Elkhorn Area High School for their invitational. The Tide finished 7th of 11. The overall swam very well, being Tired and wearing their traditional drag suits.

Six school Short Course Meter Records were set by the Tide:

200 Medley Relay of Jose Cardenas, Caleb Schober, Cody Schober, Alec Shu. 2:05.11  7th Place
200 Individual Medley;  Christian Daniels 2:27.12
200 Free Relay of Shu, Joe Garetson, Caleb Schober, Daniels 1:50.99
100 Back; Jose Cardenas 1:08.07
100 Breast; Daniels 1:15.87
100 Breast; Caleb Schober 1:17.27 Sophomore Record
400 Free Relay of; Shu, Chance Murray, Cardenas, Daniels 4:08.32

The Tide Medaled in all events listed. Coach Vogel was very Happy to use 7 different swimmers in 4 relays.

The Tide's next meet is Thursday January 5th at Janesville Craig High School for the Rock County Championships.

The Tide will now be going into winter break practice mode, lots of Yards and Intensity.

1st Row: Chance Murray, Christian Daniels, Caleb Schober, Alec Shu.

2nd Row: Cody Schober, Jose Cardenas, Joe Garetson.

Go TIDE!!

NEED HELP!! READ!!

NEED a LARGE Turnout of Swim Parents and Swimmers in SWIM SHIRTS to be at Tuesday's School Board Meeting. We need to PACK the Boardroom. MAKE SIGNS IF YOU HAVE THE TALENT.


There are 3 school board members that are going to vote against including the pool in the referendum.


WE NEED TO SHOW THE BOARD THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT!!!


BOARD MEETING IS AT 7PM, GET THERE EARLY.

GO TIDE!!

2001-2011 Some History

2001
High School Boys Swim Team: 11 Swimmers.
High School Girls Swim Team:  19 Swimmers.
No Middle School Program, Intro Middle School Team (2weeks) 30 Swimmers.
No Krueger Summer Swim Team ( Summer Tide).
No Swimmers on the Beloit Aquatic Team.
1st Learn to Swim Like the Purple Tide 80 Beginning Level Learn to Swim.

2011
High School Boys Swim Team: 35
High School Girls Swim Team: 33 (7 NISCA National Academic Gold Awards)
Middle School Boys Swim Team: 30 (4 Conference Titles)
Middle School Girls Swim Team: 80 (3 Conference Titles)
Krueger Summer Swim Team: 150 Swimmers
Learn to Swim like the Purple Tide: 125 learn to swim program.

Before 2001, the swim teams always relied on the Beloit Aquatic Team. As their team demographics change, less kids from Beloit were swimming for the BAT's, this had a major impact on our program. So the coaches at Beloit Memorial had to make a major culture change in our swimming community. We started the Middle School Swim Team, Krueger Summer Swim Team and the Learn to Swim like the Purple Tide lesson program. Swimming is COOL again in Beloit. This past year over 250 swimmers in Beloit call themselves TIDE!!.

Thank You to all the Coaches who help make these changes: Coach Andre DeKok, Coach Kim Waite (Orr), Coach Stacy Johannson, Coach Katie Detling, Coach Jacob Truby, Coach Abby Vogel, Coach Leah Prins, Coach Ashley Culver, Coach Matt Christidis, Coach Barb Butz, and to all of our Volunteer Swimming Teachers.

Also a BIG Thank You to all of the Parents and Swimmers who have made this all possible. We are getting closer to getting Beloit back on Top of the State in Swimming.

Go TIDE!!

Happy Holidays

Tide 5th at Parker Relays/Fridays Triple Dual

48th Janesville Parker Relays

Wisconsin's Oldest High School Swim Meet

The Tide swam it's best meet of the season yesterday finishing 5th at the Janesville Parker Relays. The Tide finished 8 points out of 4th place. 12 of the 15 swimmers in the meet came home with medals and a lot of lifetime and season best swims. All but two relays of the Tide relays finished in the top 6.

The 200 Free Relay of Joe Garetson, Caleb Schober, Alec Shu, and Christian Daniels lead the way with a 3rd place finish with a time of 1:39.73.

400 Medley Relay 5th 4:22.33; Jose Cardenas, Morgan Poepping, Cody Schober, Christian Schober.

400 IM Relay 4th Place 4:17.02; Alec Shu, Caleb Schober, Jose Cardneas, Christian Daniels.

300 Back Relay 7th Place 3:37.46; Justin Stanton, Matt McNulty, Tyler Garetson, Christian Schober

500 Free Relay 5th Place 5:06.43; Tyler Dirksen, Joe Garetson, Chance Murray, Nick White.

300 Breaststroke Relay 4th Place 3:24.95; Alec Shu, Caleb Schober, Morgan Poepping, Christian Daniels

400 Free Relay 6th 3:59.11; Jose Cardenas, Christian Schober, Tyler Dirksen, Nick White

200 Medley Relay 4th 1:59.57; Jose Cardenas, Morgan Poepping, Cody Schober, Christian Schober

300 Butterfly Relay 4th  3:08.49; Alec Shu, Cody Schober, Caleb Schober, Christian Daniels

Madison Memorial & Verona Area Triple Dual

Friday at Madison Memorial the Tide lost to the Defending State Champions and Verona Area. The J.V. did beat Verona Area. The J.V. is now 2 -1, Varsity is 0-3. There were many outstanding swims in the 200 Free, 200 I.M.  and 500 Free. The Tide's next meet is Friday December 16th at Madison LaFollete 5pm. Saturday at the Elkhorn Invite 10am.

Practice Schedule for Week 5

Remember Weekly Schedule is always posted outside my office, pool deck and teamroom bulletin board.

Monday - Friday morning 6:00-7:20am
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday afternoon 3:30-6:00pm
Wednesday afternoon 1/2 day of school 1:30-4:30pm
Friday Meet: DRESS Up, Get out of class 2:00pm, Bus leaves 2:15, Warm-up 4:00pm Meet 5:00pm.

We will stop to eat at Easttowne Mall after meet, Bring $MONEY$.

Saturday; Team Meeting 7:15am, Bus 7:30am, Warm-up 8:30am, Meet 10:00am.

Go TIDE!!!!!!

Still Champions

Middle Tide Boys 2011

Middle Tide Wins Dual City Championship

A New School Record in the 200 Free Relay capped off a strong night by the Middle Tide as they won their third straight Dual City Conference meet. The Tide won every event and they also had many 1-2 Finishes in the meet; 200 Free, 100 IM, 50 Free, and 100 Free.

Final Standings: Beloit 155, Janesville Marshall 117, Janesville Edison 91, Janesville Franklin 42.

200 Medley Relay: 1st Beloit A Jim Santas(6), Jackson Prowse (7), Jason Schroeder(8), Killian Chamberlain(8) 2:16.84 (2nd Fastest Team History)
                                5th Place Beloit B GeBadillo, Lankford, Morse, Schildt 2:37.58.

200 Free: 1st Schroeder 2:15.59 (2nd Fastest T.H.)
                2nd: Jordan Hudson(8) 2:25.97

100 I.M.: 1st Prowse 1:14.36
                2nd Andrew DeKok(8) 1:18.69

50 Free: 1st Chamberlain 28.93
               2nd Andrew Wadle(8) 29.29

50 Fly: 1st DeKok 36.90
            4th Morse 39.19

100 Free; 1st Hudson 1:04.67
                2nd Wadle 1:08.71

50 Back: 1st Schroeder  33.40

50 Breast; 1st  Prowse 36.07
                 4th Lankford 42.97

200 Free Relay: 1st Beloit A; Wadle, Chamberlain, DeKok, Hudson 1:57.49 New School Record
                          4th Beloit B; Perez, Kelly, J. Santas, GeBaadillo 2:18.46

Great JOB!!

Remember Middle Tide Girls starts Monday at 6pm at the BMHS Natatorium.

Go TIDE!!

Practice Schedule Week 4

Monday - Friday am: 6:00-7:20
Monday - Thursday pm 3:30-6:00pm
Saturday Practice 8am-9:20am


Check Team Web-Site for Complete Schedule, it is also posted on my office door and in the team locker-room.


Remember Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday 4:00-7:00pm


Team Dinner Anna Maria's Thursday 6:30pm


Team Breakfast Friday 6:45am Pool

Tide Drops Meet to Sun Prairie

The Tide Varsity lost to Sun Praire 103-67 last night at the 

Sun Prairie Natatorium.

The Tide J.V. WON 83-59.

The Tide's Varsity only 1st place was in the 400 Free Relay in come from behind fashion, Christian Daniels down a 1/2 a pool length made it up with 25 yards to go to give the Knights the relay victory.


Overall the Tide swam very well, with 12 swimmers in their very first swim meet. We still have a lot of basic mechanics to work on. "We gave a lot of swims away tonight at the turns, But we will get better. I know that they will get back to work on Monday morning and start fixing these things." 


Notable Varsity Swims: 
200 Medley Relay; Jose Cardenas, Caleb Schober, Cody Schober, Alec Shu 1:51.03 2nd place
200 Free Joe Garetson 2:06.85 PR 2nd place, Chance Murray 2:07.37 3rd place PR
200 IM; Christian Daniels 2nd place
50 Free; Alec Shu 24.56 2nd place
100 Fly; Cody Schober  1:03.32 2nd place
100 Free; Alec Shu 54.46 3rd place
500 Free; Chance Murray 5:49.74 2nd Place
200 Free Relay; Shu, Caleb Schober, Garetson, Daniels 1:39.27 2nd Place
100 Back; Jose Cardenas 1:03.59 2nd Place
100 Breast; Daniels 1:07.42 2nd Place
400 Free Relay; Cardenas, Garetson, Jack Kolbucar, Daniels 3:50.33 1st Place


There were a lot of PR's for this early in the season and we are swimming tired. So we have a lot to look forward to.


J.V. also swam very well and notched an early victory.


Notable Swims:
200 Medley Relay Sweep; 1st Place; Matt McNulty, Majd Moujahed, Londell Bland, Peter Kelly
                                           2nd Place; Antonio Mena, Curran Murphy, Tyler Long, Aaron Gordillo


100 Free; Londell Bland 1st Place 1:08.67
500 Free; Trevor Buffington 1st place 7:22.31


200 Free Relay; 1st Place; Curran Murphy, Moujahed, Ethan Cervantes, Tyler Long.
                          2nd Place; Aaron Gordillo, Aurturo Gordillo, Julio Martinez, Antonio Mena.
                          3rd Place; Jamer Hernandez, Michael Cummings, Corey Brunton, Demetrius Walker


100 Back; Matt McNulty 3rd Place
100 Breast; Moujahed 2nd Place, Curran Murphy 3rd Place


400 Free Relay; 1st Place; Buffington, Kevin Nguyen, Justin Stanton, McNulty 4:33.71
                          3rd Place; Bland, Kelly, Jalen Isabell, Cervantes.


Good Job tonight, still a lot of things to work on, but a good beginning.

The Tide's next meet is at Madison Memorial, vs both Memorial and Verona Area. 

Friday 12/9/11 5pm. 

Saturday 12/10 at the Janesville Parker Relays 11am.

Be Ready to get BETTER Monday 6am

Go TIDE!!!

Middle Tide Still Undefeated!!

Middle Tide Boys Crushed Janesville Edison 160-85, sweeping all events accepted for the 50 Breast. The Tide has won every event but one this year, they have not lost a meet in three years. I will post more results when I get them. 

The Dual City Conference Meet is Wednesday at 4:15 

at Janesville Marshall. 

Going for the 3peat.

Go TIDE!!!