Mercerwood Manta Rays Swim Team

Head Coach: Alice Godfred
Assistant Coaches: Katie Schaeffer, Kevin Goodwin, Brenna Fallon (Mini-Mantas)

Handy day-of-the-meet tips for first-timers and experienced parents.
Fast Facts for the season, suitable for printing.
2009 Season events
Sat, May 9 10:00-2:00 Coaches Clinic at Edgebrook
Sat, May 16 9:30-12:30 Officials Training at Newport Hills
Mon, May 18 6:00-8:00 First night of Spring Practices
Wed, May 20 6:00-9:00 Officials Training at Newport Hills
Mon, May 25 5:00-8:00 Season Kickoff & Team Meeting
Practice: 8&U, 10&U: 5:00, 13&O: 5:45
Pizza Party: 6:45
Parent Meeting: 7:00
Thu, May 28 6:00-9:00 Officials Training at Newport Hills
Sat, May 30 10:00-2:00 Coaches Clinic at Edgebrook
Tue, June 2 Time TBD Coaches Meeting at Newport Hills
Mon, June 8 5:30p Time Trials at Mercerwood
Tue, June 16 5:30p B-Meet v. Newport Hills at Newport Hills
Thu, June 18 5:30p A-Meet v. Newport Hills at Mercerwood
Tue, June 23 5:30p B-Meet v. Edgebrook at Mercerwood
Thu, June 25 5:30p A-Meet v. Edgebrook at Edgebrook
Tue, June 30 5:30p B-Meet v. Rolling Hills at Mercerwood
Thu, July 2 5:30p A-Meet v. Rolling Hills at Rolling Hills
Tue, July 7 5:30p B-Meet v. Beach Club at MIBC
Thu, July 9 5:30p A-Meet v. Beach Club at Mercerwood
Sat, July 11 5:00p Coaches' Party & Camp-out at the pool and beach
Tue, July 14 5:30p A-Meet v. Country Club at MICC
Thu, July 16 5:30p B-Meet v. Country Club at Mercerwood
Sat, July 18 8:00a Division Champs
  • 8&U/10&U - warmup: 7:50a; meet starts at 9:00a
  • 12&U/14&U/15&O - warmup: 12:00p; meet starts at 1:00p
 at Newport Hills
Sun, July 19 4:00p Season-end Party!
(video at 6:00p)		 at Mercerwood
Mon, July 20 1:30p Senior Finals
warmup: 2:15p; meet starts at 4:00p 		at MIBC
Tue, July 21 2:45p Jr. Girls Finals
warmup: 2:45p; meet starts at 4:00p 		at Edgebrook
Wed, July 22 3:00p Jr. Boys Finals
warmup: 3:00p; meet starts at 4:15p 		at MICC
MSC Manta Fall Swim Team: Swim team begins on Monday, October 5. Practices are:
Mondays and Wednesdays
4:00-5:15 (4-4:45 for 10 & U)
Tuesdays and Thursdays
5:00-6:15 (5-5:45 for 10 & U)
The session is 11 weeks long; there are no practices on November 25, 26 and two other dates TBA. More information is available here. The cost is $165 for members, $220 for non-members.

Swim Team Contacts
Please call or email Jayme Witman to volunteer for an open position. Thanks!
Coaches Alice Godfred 206-232-1622 x16 alicegodfred@gmail.com
Katie Schaeffer katie220@u.washington.edu
Kevin Goodwin brotherg@comcast.net
Brenna Fallon 206-484-0459 brenna.fallon@gmail.com
General Manager Paul Von Destinon 232-1622 msc@mercerwood.com
Aquatics Manager John Walker 232-1622 jwalkerd@msn.com
Team Managers Jayme Witman 920-6199 witman3@msn.com
Kris McBurney 718-6968 mommymcb@msn.com
Volunteer Coordinator Sarah Peshkin 579-4553 speshkin@comcast.net
Swim Pockets/Personal Bests Sherie Bernardez 661-0048 sheriebernardez@comcast.net
Ribbons Julie Larkin 293-0380 julieslarkin@hotmail.com
Awards Mindy Rowe 232-3292 mindyrowe@msn.com
Waffle Fridays Sarah Edwards 232-3531 sarahe.edwards@mac.com
Mini Manta Buddies Maddie Larkin 275-2704 maddielarkin@mac.com
Team Socials Heather Simmons 275-0986 htsimmons1@msn.com
Watchkeeper Sue Robinson 230-8281 sue1don@aol.com
End of Season Party Tammy Luce 232-0105 lucefamily4@msn.com
Swim Team Practice Schedule
Spring (May 18 - June 18)
(all practices Monday-Friday except for days with swim meets)
Mini Mantas5:30-6:00 (TTh)
6:00-6:30 (F)
8 & U, 10 & U6:00-6:45
12 & U, 13 & O6:45-7:45
Summer (June 19 - July 22)
(all practices Monday-Friday)
8 & U8:00 - 8:45
Mini Mantas8:15 - 8:45 (MWF)
10 & U8:45 - 9:30
12 & U9:30 - 10:30
13 & O10:30 - 11:30

Guide for Parents and Swimmers

What is a Swim Meet?
A swim meet is a competition between two or more clubs. Events are split by boys and girls, by stroke and by age group. The order of events is listed here. During the season each swimmer may compete in any of the four basic strokes, either individually or as part of a relay team, according to age. The four basic strokes are crawl (freestyle), back, breast and butterfly.

Age Groups
A swimmer's age for the Midlakes' summer season is his or her age on June 15th of that season. No exceptions can be made. The age divisions are 8 & Under, 10 & Under, 12 & Under, 14 & Under and 15 & Over (or the summer after high school graduation).

A and B Dual Meets
Each week we will swim an A meet and a B meet against another team from our division. One will be a home meet and the other will be an away meet. The coaches decide which swimmers will attend which meet based on several factors: time trials, time at previous meets, stroke technique, other siblings on the team and experience with competitive swimming. Once a swimmer attains a B disqualifying time in an event, they cannot participate in that event at a B meet. The B disqualification times are listed here, and in your swim team handbook. A swimmer does not have to attain a particular minimum time to participate in an A meet.

Assignments to A and B meets are made by the coaches, and are based on ability, improvement and availability for specific meets.

Swim Meet Scheduling
Dual meets are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, starting June 16th. Meets start at 5:30 PM and last approximately 3 hours. Warm-up begins at 4:30 for home meets and 5:00 for away meets.

Meet Line Up The coaches will post each week's swimmers by event. The list may be found on the Swim Team Bulletin Board on the wall across from the mail pockets. Each swimmer is responsible for checking their name off each event they will be swimming to indicate attendance. Swimmers not checked off by Tuesday or Thursday of that day's meet will be considered no shows and scratched from the meet.

Events
Each swimmer is allowed to swim in four events at dual meets with a maximum of three individual events. The events are swum in the order listed here.

Home and Away Meets
Each week one of our meets takes place at Mercerwood and the other is hosted by our competition. Maps and directions to all away meets are here, and also in the back of the swimteam handbook.

Championships
The season culminates with Division Championships and League Championships. Swimmers who have not attained a B disqualification time in a specific event may swim in Division Champs. Swimmers who have achieved such times swim in the League Champs. Swimmers are limited to three events total in combined Champs, so it's possible for one swimmer to be in both, depending on their time in a particular event.

Division Champs this year will be held on July 18th, at Newport Hills. This year, League Champs will be held as a set of timed finals:

  • Seniors: July 20th at MIBC
  • Jr. Girls: July 21st at Edgebrook
  • Jr. Boys: July 22nd at MICC

Meet Essentials
The weather and temperature can vary greatly during a meet, so be prepared and stay comfortable. Here's some ideas for what you might need: 2-4 towels, goggles, caps, dry clothes to change into after the meet, sweats to wear between events, warm clothes including shoes and socks and sleeping bags for cold meets, folding chairs, blankets, sun screen and healthy snacks and drinks (most clubs do have concessions available).

Parent Responsibilities
All parents of swimmers are required to help out 10 times in some capacity during the season. Come to the Parents' Meeting to find out what swim team is all about and what you can do to help.

It is the responsibility of parents to keep track of their children at swim meets and to be sure they are ready for their events. Parents are encouraged to write the event name, event number, lane number and heat on younger kids' hands. The information you need for your swimmer will be posted at every meet. Your swimmer will also receive a small slip of paper with his/her races listed. We highly recommend that you attend meets with your swimmers. Nothing means as much as the cheers of a parent!

Volunteers
Swim meets and events depend on many parent volunteers. Each family is responsible to fulfill 10 obligations or time slots. 76 positions need to be filled for each home meet and 18 for each away meet. If all positions are not filled, you will be assigned responsibilities. If you are unable to fulfill your responsibilities you must find your own replacement. You should not depend on the team or event coordinators to find your replacements. The meets and special events, including the camp-out, only happen with lots of parent support.

Check the easel at the top of the pool stairs often and especially before home meets to see where help is needed. Following is a list of jobs for each meet. Most offer learn-on-the-job training and a fun way to meet other members!

Check-in Volunteers will check 8 & under and 10 & under swimmers in for the meets beginning at 4:45 for away meets and 4:15 for home meets. 8 & under and 10 & under swimmers must check in by 5:15 PM or they will be scratched from the first event! At check-in, the swimmers will be given their events and lane assignments and their positions for their relay events.
Home Meet Set-Up Crew Each home meet requires the set up of many items such as the barbecue, food tables, tables, chairs etc. The set-up crew assists club staff to get ready for each home meet.
Timers Each swimmer (lane) is timed by three timers, two from the home team and one from the visiting team. Stopwatches are provided by each team and are started with the starting light and stopped as nay part of the swimmer touches the wall. The three times are recorded on the swimmer's event card and the middle one is circled and considered the official time. Back-up timers are available for each race.
Runners Two runners collect the event cards from the timers after each event and deliver them to the scorekeepers. Siblings are welcome to help!
Ribbon Coordinators Several volunteers record the swimmer's name, event and time on the appropriate ribbon for each event.
Announcer A trained volunteer who announces the current and upcoming events throughout the meet.
Starter A trained volunteer who starts each event and judges false starts. Attend an Officials' Training session, on May 16, 20 or 28 at Newport Hills.
Stroke & Turn Judges Trained volunteers who watch the swimmers during their events and judge whether or not their strokes and turns were swum correctly. They disqualify the swimmer if the stroke or the turn was not correct. Attend a clinic (above) to find out what's legal and what's not.

Glossary of Swimming Terms

25 One length of the pool. Also, a term referring to the length of an event, as in 25 back.
50 Two lengths of the pool. Also, a term referring to the length of an event, as in 50 breast.
A Champs See League Championships.
A Meet A dual meet in which the generally more experienced swimmers participate. There is no time a swimmer must attain before competing in an A meet.
A Prelims See League Prelims.
A Time See the Midlakes B disqualification times.
Age groups A method of defining swimming events by age. Each swimmer remains in the same age group for the entire season.
B Champs See Division Championships.
B Disqualification Times A defined time for every stroke within each age group. Once a swimmer has achieved this time, s/he cannot swim in that stroke in a B meet or in Division Championships. Commonly called an A time. Defined time is different for boys and girls, and for yard pools vs. meter pools. (Disqualification times are available here, and in your swim team handbook.
B Meet A dual meet in which the generally lesser experienced swimmers participate. A swimmer who has attained a B Disqualification time in an event may not swim in that particular event (individually or as part of a relay) in any B meet.
Division Championships Each Midlakes division holds a Division Championship meet at the end of the fifth week of the season, with all teams within its division. Any swimmer who has not achieved a B Disqualification time in a particular event may compete. Commonly referred to as B Champs.
DQ A term indicating a swimmer or relay team has been disqualified in a particular event because of an error. The DQ call is made by the stroke-and-turn judge. Typical reasons for a DQ include incorrect turns (particularly on back stroke), more than one underwater pull and/or incorrect kick on the breast stroke, and relay team members starting before the swimmer has touched the end of the pool.
Exhibitions (exhibition heat) Additional races of any of the events can be added by the coach of either team. Usually exhibiition heats have swimmers from just one club and allow the newer swimmers to try a new stroke, be timed in competition and to participate in the meet. Exhibition heats do not count in the total paint score for either club, but usually the swimmers are provided with a ranked ribbon. Exhibition heats swim just prior to regular heat.
False Start A swimmer moves in his position once the starter has called Take your mark. A false start results in a DQ for the swimmer who moved. Sometimes, one swimmer moves and causes a chain reaction of swimmers who dive prematurely. The swimmer who actually moves is the one who should be DQ'd, not the swimmer who was caused to dive. Under Midlakes rules, all 8 and under events are allowed one false start without penalty to a swimmer.
Heat Many events have more swimmers entered than can swim at one time. In that case, there are several heats of swimmers competing in the same event. At dual meets, only the last final heat in an event counts for points. At League Championships, there are two heats for each event: the consolation heat swimmers compete for places 7 through 12, and the final heat swimmers for places 1 through 6. (For champs held at 8-lane pools, there are 8 swimmers per heat.) These places are regardless of the swimmers' times in their champs' heats; for example, even if the first place finisher in a consolation heat has a better time than anyone in the final heat, that swimmer still places seventh.
IM The common term for the Individual Medley, an event in which a single swimmer swims all four strokes.
Individual Event A swimming event in which just one swimmer participates from beginning to end.
League Championships A meet at the end of the season between swimmers from all 26 teams in the Midlakes League. Features the top 12 (or 16) swimmers in each event. Commonly referred to as A Champs.
League Prelims Meets held during the beginning of the week prior to League Championships to determine the top 12 swimmers in each age-group event. The top swimmers will compete at League Championships. Commonly called A Prelims.
Midlakes A summer swim league composed of 26 teams. Philosophy of fun and good sportsmanship, rather than win at all cost.
Order of events
Dual & Div. Champs League Champs Event
Girls Boys Girls Boys
1 2 12 & under 200 Freestyle
3 4 14 & under 200 Freestyle
5 6 15 & over 200 Freestyle
1 2 7 8 8 & under 100 Medley Relay
3 4 9 10 10 & under 100 Medley Relay
5 6 11 12 12 & under 200 Medley Relay
7 8 13 14 14 & under 200 Medley Relay
9 10 15 16 15 & over 200 Medley Relay
11 12 17 18 10 & under 100 Individual Medley
13 14 19 20 12 & under 100 Individual Medley
15 16 21 22 14 & under 100 Individual Medley
17 18 23 24 15 & over 100 Individual Medley
19 20 25 26 8 & under 25 Freestyle
21 22 27 28 10 & under 50 Freestyle
23 24 29 30 12 & under 50 Freestyle
25 26 31 32 14 & under 50 Freestyle
33 34 15 & over 50 Freestyle
35 36 12 & under 500 Freestyle timed finals swum at prelims
37 38 14 & under 500 Freestyle timed finals swum at prelims
39 40 15 & over 500 Freestyle timed finals swum at prelims
29 30 41 42 8 & under 25 Backstroke
31 32 43 44 10 & under 50 Backstroke
33 34 45 46 12 & under 50 Backstroke
35 36 47 48 14 & under 50 Backstroke
37 38 49 50 15 & over 50 Backstroke
39 40 51 52 8 & under 25 Breaststroke
41 42 53 54 10 & under 50 Breaststroke
43 44 55 56 12 & under 50 Breaststroke
45 46 57 58 14 & under 50 Breaststroke
47 48 59 60 15 & over 50 Breaststroke
61 62 8 & under 50 Freestyle
63 64 10 & under 100 Freestyle
65 66 12 & under 100 Freestyle
67 68 14 & under 100 Freestyle
27 28 69 70 15 & over 100 Freestyle
49 50 71 72 8 & under 25 Butterfly
51 52 73 74 10 & under 25 Butterfly
53 54 75 76 12 & under 50 Butterfly
55 56 77 78 14 & under 50 Butterfly
57 58 79 80 15 & over 50 Butterfly
59 60 81 82 8 & under 100 Freestyle Relay
61 62 83 84 10 & under 200 Freestyle Relay
63 64 85 86 12 & under 200 Freestyle Relay
65 66 87 88 14 & under 200 Freestyle Relay
67 68 89 90 15 & over 200 Freestyle Relay
Relay Event A swimming event in which four team members each swim a portion of the event. In the Medley Relay, each swimmer swims a different stroke. In the Free Relay, each swimmer generally swims the crawl stroke (freestyle).
Scoring Scoring is done through a point system, and differs for dual meets and the championship meets.
Dual Meets
Place Points awarded for
1 2 3
Individual 5 3 1
Relay 8 4 2

One team cannot receive points for all three places. If one team places 1st, 2nd & 3rd, the other team is awarded the points for 3rdplace.

Division and League Champs
Place 6-Lane Pool: Points awarded for
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Individual 16 13 12 11 10 9 7 5 4 3 2 1
Relay 32 26 24 22 20 18 14 10 8 6 4 2
Place 8-Lane Pool: Points awarded for
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Individual 20 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Relay 40 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 18 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
Stroke & Turn Common reference to a person who judges the correctness of swimming strokes and turns during meets. Training sessions are required to be a Stroke and Turn Judge, and are available to all interested parents on two dates: June 1st at 6:30pm, at Newport Yacht Club, and June 7th at 6:30pm, at Newport Hills.
Strokes The four swimming strokes used in competition: crawl stroke (freestyle), back stroke, breast stroke, and butterfly.
Timers The wonderful volunteer parents who use stop watches to record event times at swim meets.
Time Trials A Mercerwood-only event in which each swimmer swims each stroke to obtain a basic time to start the season.
Yard pools vs. Meter pools Yard pools are 25 yards long; meter pools in our league are 25 meters long, i.e. longer than yard pools. B disqualification times are longer for the meter pools. Mercerwood has a meter pool.

Mercerwood Swim Team Records

Yards
(Midlakes Record)		 Event Meters
8 & under girls
1:16.05 L. Herman, A. Riggins, M. Chasen, A. Seidel 2005 100 Medley Relay 1:26.71 A. Seidel, A. Riggins, M. Chasen, L. Herman 2005
:15.06 E. Humphries 1991 25 Freestyle :17.02 J. Humphries
L. Seidner		 1990
2007
:17.80 A. Seidel 2005 25 Backstroke :20.59 A. Seidel 2005
:21.04 J. Humphries 1990 25 Breaststroke :22.77 K. McDougall 1994
:15.80 E. Humphries 1991 25 Butterfly :18.03 L. Seidner 2007
1:07.35 L. Herman, A. Riggins, M. Chasen, A. Seidel 2005 100 Freestyle Relay 1:18.79 L. Herman, M. Chasen, A. Riggins, A. Seidel 2005
:33.36 K. McDougall 1994 50 Freestyle
10 & under girls
1:04.70 A. Seidel, A. Riggins, M. Chasen, E. Koksu 2007 100 Medley Relay 1:13.40 A. Tsang, T.Czech, L.Seidner, S. Kwan 2008
1:11.74 E. Humphries 1993 100 Individual Medley 1:19.63 E. Humphries 1993
:27.73 J. Humphries 1992 50 Freestyle :32.33 J. Humphries 1992
:33.22 J. Humphries 1992 50 Backstroke :38.12 A. Seidel 2007
:37.09 R. Godfred 2001 50 Breaststroke :40.63 R. Godfred 2001
:13.71 E. Humphries 1993 25 Butterfly :15.22 E. Humphries 1993
2:10.33 A. Seidel, I. Jamerson, T. Lawrence, K. Godfred 2006 200 Freestyle Relay 2:25.56 E. Koksu, L. Herman, M. Chasen, A. Seidel 2007
1:00.33 J. Humphries 1992 100 Freestyle
12 & under girls
2:04.52 E. Ramberg, E. Humphries, V. Buelow, J. Humphries 1994 200 Medley Relay 2:21.91 E. Ramberg, E. Humphries, V. Buelow, J. Humphries 1994
1:04.52 L. Morris 2006 100 Individual Medley 1:12.34 R. Godfred 2003
:26.49 J. Humphries 1994 50 Freestyle :29.56 R. Godfred 2003
:29.67 G. Wold 2007 50 Backstroke :34.46 G. Wold 2007
:32.89 K. McDougall 1998 50 Breaststroke :38.14 K. McDougall 1998
:27.88 R. Godfred 2003 50 Butterfly :31.78 G. Wold 2007
1:50.83 A. Jacobs, E. Humphries, V. Buelow, J. Humphries 1994 200 Freestyle Relay 2:07.32 K. Ternes, E. Humphries, V. Buelow, J. Humphries 1994
:57.66 E. Humphries 1995 100 Freestyle 1:06.04 V. Buelow  
2:11.84 J. Cameron 200 Freestyle
5:56.50 K. Schaeffer 1999 500 Freestyle
14 & under girls
1:59.55 E. Ramberg, E. Humphries, E. Sussex, J. Humphries 1996 200 Medley Relay 2:14.79 E. Ramberg, E. Humphries, E. Sussex, A. Jacobs 1996
1:03.59 R. Godfred 2005 100 Individual Medley 1:10.15 R. Godfred 2005
:25.16 R. Godfred 2004 50 Freestyle :28.81 R. Godfred 2004
:28.62 E. Humphries 1997 50 Backstroke :33.28 G. Wold 2008
:33.11 R. Youngs 1995 50 Breaststroke :37.91 R. Youngs 1995
:26.70 E. Humphries 1997 50 Butterfly :30.91 E. Humphries 1996
1:48.98 J. Humphries, S. Nolan, R. Youngs, N. Perriella 1995 200 Freestyle Relay 2:04.12 M. Fletcher, A. Caldwell, J. Davis, G. Wold 2008
:55.03 J. Humphries 1995 100 Freestyle
1:57.19 J. Humphries 1996 200 Freestyle
5:32.46 K. Schaeffer 2000 500 Freestyle
15 & over girls
1:56.65 E. Humphries, A. Jacobs, E. Humphries, L. Dowd 1999 200 Medley Relay 2:14.86 E. Sussex, R. Youngs, J. Humphries, A. Jacobs 1998
1:00.78 R. Godfred 2006 100 Individual Medley 1:09.02 J. Humphries 1999
:28.72 R. Godfred 2008 50 Backstroke :33.12 R. Godfred 2007
:32.30 K. Schaeffer 1997 50 Breaststroke :36.97 J. Humphries 1999
:54.93 J. Pak 2008 100 Freestyle 1:01.09 J. Humphries 1999
:26.65 R. Godfred 2006 50 Butterfly 30.25 R. Godfred 2006
1:42.28 J. Pak, F. Muglia, G. Wold, R. Godfred 2008 200 Freestyle Relay 2:00.15 C. Aylward, S. Hammond, A. Hatsukami, J. Pak 2008
:25.65 J. Pak 2008 50 Freestyle :29.46 J. Humphries 1998
1:55.99 J. Humphries 1999 200 Freestyle
5:18.08 K. Schaeffer 2005 500 Freestyle
Yards
(Midlakes Record)		 Event Meters
8 & under boys
1:19.30 C. Coe, C. Majewski, A. Rossman, A. Jenkins 2008 100 Medley Relay 1:29.43 C. Coe, A. Jenkins, A. Rossman, C. Majewski 2008
:15.49 J. Koehler 1984 25 Freestyle :17.12 A. Rossman 2008
:17.65 A. Rossman 2008 25 Backstroke :19.65 A. Rossman 2008
:20.94 J. Adams 2003 25 Breaststroke :24.97 K. Sterling 1997
:16.85 D. Moody 25 Butterfly :19.30 A. Rossman 2008
1:06.01 K. Schaeffer, I. Tobis, B. Riebe, K. Goodwin 1999 100 Freestyle Relay 1:15.38 A. Jenkins, C. Coe, C. Majewski, A. Rossman 2008
:33.19 S. Sussex 1993 50 Freestyle
10 & under boys
1:06.74 A. Koontz, B. Riebe, K. Schaeffer, K. Goodwin 2001 100 Medley Relay 1:13.49 D. Koontz, W. Bush, M. Ciliv, K. Hopkins 2006
1:12.31 M. Ciliv 2006 100 Individual Medley 1:22.65 M. Ciliv 2006
:27.95 M. Ciliv 2006 50 Freestyle :32.12 M. Ciliv 2006
:35.01 J. Jenkins 2008 50 Backstroke :39.46 D. Koontz 2006
:35.81 M. Ciliv 2006 50 Breaststroke :40.96 M. Ciliv 2006
:14.28 M. Goodwin 2005 25 Butterfly :15.83 M. Ciliv 2006
2:08.02 D. Koontz, B. Waesche, K. Hopkins, M. Ciliv 2006 200 Freestyle Relay 2:24.90 W. Bush, K. Hopkins, D. Koontz, M. Ciliv 2006
1:02.70 K. Schaeffer 2001 100 Freestyle
12 & under boys
2:04.60 D. Koontz, M. Ciliv, S. Petrini, B. Waesche 2008 200 Medley Relay 2:17.03 D. Koontz, M. Ciliv, S. Petrini, B. Waesche 2008
1:08.05 M. Ciliv 2007 100 Individual Medley 1:13.01 D. Koontz 2008
:26.11 S. Sussex 1997 50 Freestyle :29.89 S. Sussex 1997
:30.44 D. Koontz 2008 50 Backstroke :34.31 D. Koontz 2008
:34.12 M. Ciliv 2007 50 Breaststroke :35.18 D. Moody
:28.71 D. Koontz 2008 50 Butterfly :32.72 D. Koontz 2008
1:53.26 D. Koontz, M. Goodwin, J. Rorem, S. Pomeroy 2007 200 Freestyle Relay 2:07.40 D. Koontz, M. Ciliv, S. Petrini, B. Waesche 2008
:56.44 S. Sussex 1997 100 Freestyle
2:08.77 D. Moody 200 Freestyle
7:14.77 D. Seetin 1996 500 Freestyle
14 & under boys
1:49.84 M. Longbotham, K. Goodwin, K. Schaeffer, D. Morris 2005 200 Medley Relay 2:08.78 M. Longbotham, K. Goodwin, K. Schaeffer, D. Morris 2005
:59.97 D. Simons 2008 100 Individual Medley 1:05.81 S. Sussex 1999
:22.74 S. Sussex 1999 50 Freestyle :26.00 S. Sussex 1999
:27.00 S. Sussex 1999 50 Backstroke :31.47 S. Sussex 1999
:30.28 D. Simons 2008 50 Breaststroke :34.28 D. Simons 2008
:25.32 P. Goodwin 2003 50 Butterfly :29.31 P. Goodwin 2003
1:37.84 K. Goodwin, K. Schaeffer, D. Morris, M. Longbotham 2005 200 Freestyle Relay 1:53.96 D. Morris, K. Goodwin, K. Schaeffer, M. Longbotham 2005
:49.84 M. Longbotham 2005 100 Freestyle
1:51.18 S. Sussex 1999 200 Freestyle
5:45.59 M. Wiens 2006 500 Freestyle
15 & over boys
1:40.20 D. Morris, K. Goodwin, P. Goodwin, M. Longbotham 2007 200 Medley Relay 1:56.75 T. Seidel, K. Goodwin, K. Schaeffer, A. Tao 2008
:56.90 S. Sussex 2000 100 Individual Medley 1:04.65 T. Seidel 2008
:26.61 M. Kincaid 1993 50 Backstroke :28.71 S. Sussex 2003
:28.29 K. Goodwin 2008 50 Breaststroke :32.72 K. Goodwin 2008
:45.28 S. Sussex 2003 100 Freestyle :55.58 M. Longbotham 2006
:23.33 P. Goodwin 2007 50 Butterfly :27.40 S. Sussex 2003
1:28.42 D. Morris, K. Goodwin, P. Goodwin, M. Longbotham 2006 200 Freestyle Relay 1:42.00 D. Morris, K. Goodwin, K. Schaeffer, M. Longbotham 2007
:20.51 S. Sussex 2003 50 Freestyle :26.30 D. H. Smith 1993
1:43.39 M. Longbotham 2007 200 Freestyle
4:57.27 K. Schaeffer 2008 500 Freestyle

Midlakes League Records

8 & under girls
100 Medley Relay 1:14.53 K. Hoover, P. Champion, L. Anderson, C. Renkert NH 1997
25 Freestyle :14.28 I. Arai KGR 1984
25 Backstroke :17.03 H. Dean RH 1993
25 Breaststroke :17.93 I. Arai KGR 1984
25 Butterfly :15.36 I. Arai KGR 1984
100 Freestyle Relay 1:06.00 P. Champion, L. Anderson, K. Hoover, C. Renkert NH 1997
50 Freestyle :31.13 I. Arai KGR 1984
10 & under girls
100 Medley Relay 1:04.42 M.Pana, M. Volodkevich, A. Kimura, C. Burgess EB 2006
100 Individual Medley 1:04.63 S. Kunkel NH 1991
50 Freestyle :27.70 E. McIntosh NH 1976
50 Backstroke :32.01 S. Kunkel NH 1991
50 Breaststroke :35.10 L. Hill M. Volodkevich 2006
25 Butterfly :13.36 K. Kinnear KLA 2005
200 Freestyle Relay 2:03.56 Kla 1997
100 Freestyle 1:00.33 J. Humphries MSC 1992
12 & under girls
200 Medley Relay 2:01.26 K. Kinnear, A. Scarcello, N.Zook, A. Luempert KLA 2006
100 Individual Medley 1:02.59 N. Zook KLA 2006
50 Freestyle :25.23 A. Belloni NW 1993
50 Backstroke :29.23 K. Kinnear KLA 2007
50 Breaststroke :31.41 L. Hill EB 1996
50 Butterfly :26.54 K. Kinnear KLA 2007
200 Freestyle Relay 1:49.91 K. Schaafer, K. Hoover, L. Anderson, P. Anderson NH 2001
100 Freestyle :54.06 K. Kinnear KLA 2007
200 Freestyle 1:58.30 A. Taylor PLAT 2004
500 Freestyle 5:26.10 E. Norris TOS 1997
14 & under girls
200 Medley Relay 1:56.65 J. Barclay, K. Keller, M. Sandall, M. Flatley FW 2005
100 Individual Medley 1:00.16 L. Hill EB 1998
50 Freestyle :24.69 A. Belloni NW 1994
50 Backstroke :28.24 C. Rawlings NW 1998
50 Breaststroke :30.82 L. Hill EB 1998
50 Butterfly :26.96 L. Hill EB 1998
200 Freestyle Relay 1:46.49 B. Calvo, E. Anthony, K. Cardwell, C. Chinn KGG 2003
100 Freestyle :53.18 M. Oesting MICC 1987
200 Freestyle 1:57.19 J. Humphries MSC 1996
500 Freestyle 5:19.79 M. Cardwell KGG 2004
15 & over girls
200 Medley Relay 1:54.02 A. Linker, L. Lanbert, C. Benson, E. Barnes SAM 2000
100 Individual Medley :54.19 L. Hill EB 1999
50 Backstroke :27.52 H. Champion NH 1997
50 Breaststroke :29.94 L. Poli MICC 2008
100 Freestyle :53.50 A. MacLean SAM 2006
50 Butterfly :26.22 L. Toomey PLAT 2002
200 Freestyle Relay 1:42.20 J. Pak, F. Muglia, G. Wold, R. Godfred MSC 2008
50 Freestyle :24.49 L. Fanning NW 2000
200 Freestyle 1:54.02 J. Strasburger MICC 1996
500 Freestyle 5:09.08 C. Kloppenburg MIBC 1996
8 & under boys
100 Medley Relay 1:15.01 S. Cross, E. Fowle, M. Warshal, R. Mialovich HW 1976
25 Freestyle :14.40 R. Arai KGR 1986
25 Backstroke :17.59 N. Gockel Sam 1999
25 Breaststroke :17.93 R. Miller NH 1995
25 Butterfly :15.36 R. Arai KGR 1986
100 Freestyle Relay 1:04.49 R. Arai, S. Harthorne, N. Mason, J. Ford KGR 1985
50 Freestyle :31.20 D. Ducic Sam 1978
10 & under boys
100 Medley Relay 1:03.86 C. Hathaway, K. Doyle, N. Shulman, E. Hall TRI 1988
100 Individual Medley 1:03.08 D. Ducic Sam 1980
50 Freestyle :27.95 M. Ciliv MSC 2006
50 Backstroke :31.70 D. Ducic Sam 1980
50 Breaststroke :35.49 R. Arai PRO 1988
25 Butterfly :13.84 J. Choy FW 1980
:13.84 D. Jensen MH 1980
200 Freestyle Relay 1:59.67 z. Mankoff, N. Fisk, S. Mills, G. Sherman MICC 2004
100 Freestyle 1:01.60 T. Griffith Sam 1982
12 & under boys
200 Medley Relay 2:05.23 A. Hoff, E, Stadius, E. Hallowell, I. Fisk MICC 2004
100 Individual Medley 1:00.07 U. Taner NH 1987
50 Freestyle :24.12 U. Taner NH 1987
50 Backstroke :28.65 U. Taner NH 1987
50 Breaststroke :30.35 R. Miller NH 1999
50 Butterfly :26.99 B. Leahy OL 1994
200 Freestyle Relay 1:47.98 A. Hoff, E. Stadius, E. Hallowell, I. Fisk MICC 2004
100 Freestyle :54.54 L. Chaya Som 1992
200 Freestyle 1:57.12 T. Griffith Sam 1994
500 Freestyle 5:19.35 A. Cardwell KGG 2005
14 & under boys
200 Medley Relay 1:46.07 A. Hoff, E. Stadius, E. Hallowell, I. Fisk MICC 2006
100 Individual Medley :56.05 T. Chung NH 1995
50 Freestyle :22.39 E. Hallowell MICC 2007
50 Backstroke :26.41 E. Hallowell NH 2007
50 Breaststroke :27.74 R. Mahan TOS 2003
50 Butterfly :24.57 S. Johnson OL 2000
200 Freestyle Relay 1:34.37 A.Wingerson, D.Howard, E.Benca, E.Hallowell MICC 2007
100 Freestyle :48.71 E. Hallowell MICC 2007
200 Freestyle 1:47.47 E. Hallowell MICC 2007
500 Freestyle 4:55.75 B. Sawyer SAM 2000
15 & over boys
200 Medley Relay 1:40.20 D. Morris, K. Goodwin, P. Goodwin, M. Longbotham MSC 2007
100 Individual Medley :53.74 J. Loch NH 2003
50 Backstroke :24.91 T. Gray FW 1994
50 Breaststroke :26.32 R. Mahan TOS 2004
100 Freestyle :45.28 S. Sussex MSC 2003
50 Butterfly :23.19 G. Hulse EB 2006
200 Freestyle Relay 1:28.42 D. Morris, K. Goodwin, P. Goodwin, M. Longbotham MSC 2007
50 Freestyle :20.51 S. Sussex MSC 2003
200 Freestyle 1:43.37 T. Griffith Sam 1989
500 Freestyle 4:42.97 T. Benster MICC 2008

2008 B-Disqualification Times

Swimmers achieving times faster than those listed for an event are not eligible to swim that event at a B-meet. For relays, a swimmer is the entire relay foursome.
  Yards Meters B-Champs magic time
Yards
Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys
8 & under
100 Medley Relay 1:37.00 1:39.10 1:47.67 1:50.00 1:27.00 1:29.10
25 Freestyle 18.40 19.20 20.98 21.31
25 Backstroke 23.60 24.90 26.20 27.64
25 Breaststroke 26.50 26.90 29.42 29.86
25 Butterfly 23.60 25.80 26.20 28.64
100 Freestyle Relay 1:26.30 1:29.30 1:35.79 1:39.12 1:16.30 1:19.30
10 & under
100 Medley Relay 1:19.00 1:22.80 1:27.69 1:31.91 1:11.00 1:14.80
100 Individual Medley 1:34.50 1:38.20 1:44.90 1:49.00
50 Freestyle 36.10 36.70 40.07 40.74
50 Backstroke 44.30 46.70 49.17 51.84
50 Breaststroke 48.40 50.20 53.72 55.72
25 Butterfly 18.80 20.10 20.87 22.31
200 Freestyle Relay 2:36.10 2:34.30 2:53.27 2:51.21 2:20.10 2:18.30
12 & under
200 Medley Relay 2:34.80 2:38.40 2:51.83 2:55.82 2:18.80 2:22.40
100 Individual Medley 1:21.90 1:25.30 1:30.91 1:34.68
50 Freestyle 31.40 33.00 34.85 36.63
50 Backstroke 38.90 40.90 43.18 45.40
50 Breaststroke 42.50 44.40 47.18 49.28
50 Butterfly 37.40 39.40 41.51 43.73
200 Freestyle Relay 2:15.70 2:18.10 2:30.63 2:33.29 2:01.70 2:04.10
14 & under
200 Medley Relay 2:21.90 2:21.00 2:37.51 2:36.51 2:06.90 2:06.00
100 Individual Medley 1:17.00 1:15.50 1:25.25 1:23.81
50 Freestyle 30.00 28.50 33.30 31.64
50 Backstroke 36.70 36.20 40.74 40.18
50 Breaststroke 40.20 39.20 44.62 43.51
50 Butterfly 34.20 33.20 37.96 36.85
200 Freestyle Relay 2:05.70 2:04.10 2:19.53 2:17.75 1:53.70 1:52.10
15 & over
200 Medley Relay 2:19.50 2:04.80 2:34.85 2:18.53 2:05.50 1:50.80
100 Individual Medley 1:13.90 1:07.10 1:22.03 1:14.15
100 Freestyle 1:03.70 56.70 1:10.71 1:02.94
50 Backstroke 35.00 31.60 38.85 35.08
50 Breaststroke 38.80 34.30 43.07 38.07
50 Butterfly 32.30 28.10 35.85 31.19
200 Freestyle Relay 2:02.80 1:48.60 2:16.31 2:00.55 1:50.80 1:36.60

Mercerwood and Midlakes Swim League

MSC Philosophy
Our focus at Mercerwood is to ensure that every swimmer feels a sense of accomplishment and achievement, win or lose. We encourage a team atmosphere by developing stroke techniques, emphasizing a spirit of good sportsmanship and fostering a competitive attitude that comes from within. We want each swimmer to have a good time, to learn to swim the strokes well, to win and lose graciously and to be a good team member. Mercerwood has a league wide reputation for providing positive reinforcement for all our swimmers. Midlakes Summer Swim League, which we are a member, promotes similar goals for every team in the league.

History of Midlakes
In the late 1930s various public beaches in the greater Seattle area first began competitive swimming on a recreational level. Most of these competitions were restricted to males only, with girls only allowed to compete in the sidestroke races. The first race of the Midlakes Swim League occurred in 1954 when the Mercer Island Beach Club entered the King County Beach League. The annual championships were held at Pete's Pool (more like a small lake than a pool) in Enumclaw. Things changed rapidly in the 1950s as Eastside communities began to grow and build pools.

After two years in the Seattle Swim League, the Eastside teams (Samena, Phantom Lake, Newport Hills, Mercerwood, Mercer Island Beach Club, Edgebrook, Triangle and Norwood) formed the Midlakes Swim League. We are proud to note that MSC won the first Midlakes Swim League Championship in 1961, again in 1997, and from 2004-2007.


1961 Mercerwood Shore Club
1962-1972 Edgebrook
1973-1974 Newport Hills
1975-1979 Samena
1980-1984 Newport Hills
1985-1987 Phantom Lake
1988-1989 Samena
1990-1991 Mercer Island Country Club

1992-1996 Newport Hills
1997 Mercerwood Shore Club
1998-2000 Newport Hills
2001 Fairwood Country Club
2002-2003 Newport Hills
2004-2007 Mercerwood Shore Club
2008 Edgebrook

Organization of Midlakes
The Midlakes Summer Swim League is made up of 26 teams. Each team is placed in a division with other teams who are ranked closely, based on the results of the previous year's dual meets and the League Championship. Dual meets (two clubs compete) are swum with other clubs from our division. At the end of the season each division holds a championship meet (Division Champs); all Midlakes teams compete for final placement at League Championships.