THE AQUEDUCT

Volume 1, Issue 3

HU SWIMMING & DIVING

PIPER LINE

January 2012

Get in, get out, go home!!

-Coach Vaccaro

Swimming & Diving Information

COACHES NOTES
FRANK VACCARO - Head Coach Well, the New Year is here and we are ready to head into the final stretch of the season. While we have lost some members of the team from the start of the year, we are also adding a few new swimmers and divers! Training in Mesa, AZ was a great time and the team handled everything we dished out to them. This will definitely pay off when we get into taper and prepare for MIACs. Highlights for 2011 include Ingrid Haugan moving onto each of the top ten lists in diving. We would like to send our respect to Nadia Labyad (1M 11 dives), Tami Klenke (1M 6 dives), Karen Docken (3M 6 dives) and Jennifer Beckman (3M 11 dives) who have slipped off their respective lists. On the mens side, Keith Keller (3M 6 dives), Brian Kisskeys (3M 11 dives) and Ryan Evans (3M 11 dives) have also fallen off of the top ten lists. You all have had a great run and we look forward to being able to bump more off all the lists over the years as the team improves and continues to grow. MIACs are at the University of Minnesota February 16th-18th, as per usual. If you can make it, we would love to see you! If you cannot, please give us a shout out to get the team ready to represent Hamline. Take care and Go Pipers!
*** Spirit wear is also available. We are selling hats, towels, tshirts, sweatshirts and hoodies. If you are interested please send me an email and we will hook you up! ***

2011-2012

Arizona or Bust
This years training trip was definitely a success! The swimmers who committed to the trip knew they would get worked hard and they werent disappointed. We arrived in Phoenix on the 26th in the morning, checking into the Arizona Golf Resort around 1PM to get ready for evening practice. The team got a chance to stretch out and swim away all the kinks, which was fortunate as 50 meter swimming definitely takes a huge toll on the body after a while. After practice, we went to dinner at a local restaurant called Serranos where they served authentic Mexican food so good! For the first 3 full days the team had two hours of morning practice at 7AM as well as continuing our regular afternoon practice time at 3PM. The Citrus Classic meet was scheduled on the 30th, so for evening practice the day before, we decided it would be a great idea to go climb Camelback Mountain, a good 1,500 feet at the highest point! Following our 3.5 hour hike, we piled into the van and went to visit one of our alums, Larry Hildenbrant and his wife June at their lovely home in Anthum, AZ. Not only did they allow us into their home, they also made us a spectacular meal of enchiladas and grilled vegetables. Nothing beats home-made southwestern food! At the meet, the team swam well, though sore legs and arms affected speed. However, as Frank put it: Were here for TRAINING, so this meet is just another part of that as well. Its a practice, so use it! Gustavus was also training in Mesa, so we were able to swim some races against a fellow MIAC school! Following the meet, the people who organized the meet and training provided an awesome meal of bbq sandwiches and salads catered by Allisons Texas BBQ. New Years Eve practice was our traditional 100x100, which weve done for the past four years. The swimmers had the rest of the day off and spent time around the pool at the hotel and that night we went out to eat at My Big Fat Greek for a New Years Eve dinner. The following day we planned to climb one of the trails in the Superstition Mountains 5,000 feet at the highest point (we climbed 2,500 ft). It was warm, sweaty and tons of fun! Some points in the trail had a tendency to go almost vertical, which really isnt so bad when youre climbing up, but
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Jerry Daniel & Ben Smidt, class of 2015

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Upcoming Events!
Final Home Meet Friday, January 27th vs. Concordia Moorhead St. Kates Invite Saturday, January 28th UW-River Falls Saturday, February 4th River Falls dual meet St. Thomas Invite Friday, February 10th St. Thomas Diving competition
Morning practice! climbing down gets a little scary! Luckily the view at the top is worth the climb up and down its unbelievable how high a mountain is and you really dont appreciate it until youre standing at the bottom thinking Holy crap, I just climbed that. In my opinion, it definitely made the trip worthwhile! Flying back the next day was uneventful; nowhere near the hassle and frustrations from the California trip 2 years ago when we sat in the Minnesota airport for hours waiting. However, despite there being no conflicts and lots of juice on our Southwest plane, its always a little depressing going back home. Luckily a little bit of Arizona came back with us and we havent had snow or temperatures below 35 degrees Youre welcome. Overall, it was an awesome trip and we will definitely consider going back regularly maybe once every couple years or so!

St. Thomas Invite Saturday, February 11th Pre-MIAC invitational MIACs Thursday, February 16th-18th Prelims and Finals times are TBA Check website for more meet schedule updates/changes!
Expect more Events to come in the next news letter!

Things to look forward to:

Tri-Training: We want to continue our triathlon training program through the school year, though the hours are going to be limited to Sundays rather than every day. The goal is to provide technique training and tips during scheduled practice time and emailing a suggested work out regimen for each week including weekly goals based on ability and training expectations. Times TBD, but if you are interested in training please contact us and we can keep you informed as to when the practice schedule is completed. This will begin in the spring/summer. Swim Lessons: If you have a child that still needs to go through swim lessons or would like to continue their swimming and water safety education, let us know! Instructors will use a modified Red Cross training to teach. For more information please contact our office at 651-523-2033 or rpunyko01@hamline.edu We will get in touch with you about lessons in the next couple of weeks! 2nd ALUMNI MEET!!!!: This years 2nd alumni meet will be held Sunday February 5th. Warm ups will start at 12 pm and the meet will begin at 1pm. There will be a potluck provided by the current swim and dive team afterwards for all alums and families! Please RSVP by February 3rd! (This IS Super Bowl Sunday, so we will try to be finished with everything by 3 pm!) For more info about Hamline Swimming & Diving Contact: Frank Vaccaro Head Coach Hamline University 1536 Hewitt Ave St. Paul, MN 55104 651-523-2276
fvaccaro01@hamline.edu

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Hamline swimming and diving has a long tradition of success both academically and athletically. We want to continue to follow that tradition and add even more achievements to our already extensive resume. One way you as an alum can help is by keeping piper pride alive and well If you coach a team, have kids on a team or even just know someone interested in pursuing their swimming career, please let them know about Hamline and Division III swimming & diving. Not only does it make our program stronger, it helps swimmers know they have more options than just Division I and Division II. Thank you for your continued support and GO PIPERS! Frank Vaccaro Head Coach

Hannah Hankins & Michelle Vargason, class 2015 Spencer Stanchfield, class 2014

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