Did you miss it?

 

Men's NCAA-DI meet in Indy was epic!

 

Arizona State went from fighting for existence (dropped by then-AD Lisa Love*) to 2024 NCAA champs.

American & NCAA records were smashed.

It was Eddie Reese's last season as Longhorn head coach.  He guided his squad to a 7th place finish.

Catch up here

*Love got the old "lead handshake" in 2012

Naughty Word(s) Warning!!!

 

In case you're wondering what the latest is up in Arlington ISD, catch up via comments at this Quote of the Day.

 

 

 

 

TISCA Rep Vote

 

Your vote counts...or does it?

 

Here's a message from our TISCA leadership, sent last week:

 

Lastly, the TISCA convention is around the corner and we will be selecting new Region Reps for Swimming, Diving and Water Polo at the convention. SO it is very important that you attend.

 

Recall that, to accommodate water polo, TISCA traded our fall swim/dive/polo coaches' clinic for a spring convention.

 

The fall clinic was when we knew:

• which of our member coaches had left the profession,
• which schools our TISCA coaches were representing, &
• what regions our schools had been placed in by the UIL.

Using this spring convention to choose region reps for the 2024-25 school year means:

• members in good standing who are not attending will have no say in representation,
• some individuals attending & voting may not even be coaching next year,
• coaches could be voting from different schools than those they'll work in the fall, &
• coaches new to schools will have had no say in who their region reps will be.

One solution would be to restore the fall clinic and scrap the spring convention for the 2024-25 year.

 

We all know that's highly unlikely!  Therefore, we need to explore another way to choose reps.

 

Once coaches have registered for the fall, a Google Form should be used for rep voting.

 

Using this method in September means:

• coaches will have had time to register w/TISCA for the new season,
• the UIL alignment will have been out for months, &
  
• coaches will be representing the school they'll be working for in 2024-25.

Using the spring convention to vote for 2024-25 region reps is a BAD IDEA!!!

 

 

Quote of the Day

 

There are well-dressed foolish ideas

just as there are well-dressed fools.

 

Nicolas Chamfort

 

Quote of the Day

 

The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell.

Anne "Ninon" de l'Enclos

ISU's Josh Christensen

 

Listen to our chat with ISU Women's Swimming Head Coach Josh Christensen here 

 

via Tribune-Star

 

00:00 – Disclaimer & banter

01:53 – ASCA plug

02:21 – Introducing ISU’s Josh Christensen

02:40 – Sycamore roundball

04:25 – Josh’s start in the sport

06:33 – Any adjustments from D-II to D-I?

07:48 – Missouri Valley Conference

09:38 – Where does ISU recruit?

11:22 – Facilities

13:05 – Will the men’s program return?

14:01 – Fundraising & NIL

14:56 – Local high schools & clubs

16:17 – Rose-Hulman brainiacs

16:46 – Pros & Cons of men/women

20:07 – Early season

20:51 – Super Sport Systems (3S)

26:00 – Building the roster

29:33 – ISU & academics

30:50 – Supporting the program

34:30 – Wrapping it up

 

Quote of the Day

They say a little knowledge is dangerous, but

it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.

 

Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett

 

Quote of the Day

 

The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy.

The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.

William Hazlitt

Quote of the Day

 

Collecting facts is important.  Knowledge is important.

But if you don't have an imagination to use the

knowledge, civilization is nowhere.

Ray Douglas Bradbury

Long Overdue Jobs Post

 

Job postings over the last month (or so):

Dripping Springs HS assistant swim, Mike Hoskovec

The Woodlands Swim Team (TWST) assistant age group

McKinney North HS assistant swim/dive, Kendall Brewer

Cypress Lakes HS assistant swim, Tyrone Carter

Montgomery Aquatic Race Club (MARC) assistant

Central HS assistant swim, Rodney Chant

Medina Valley HS assistant swim/water polo, Douglass Bull

Elkins HS assistant swim/water polo, Jesse Hu

Alamo Area Aquatics Association (AAAA) assistant

Iowa Colony assistant swim/dive/water polo, Caitlin Cunningham

Ridge Point HS assistant swim/water polo, Adam Miles

Austin HS (Ft. Bend ISD) assistant water polo, Sean Brogan

A&M Consolidated HS natatorium director/head swim/dive, Brandon Schmidt

Dawson HS head swim/dive/water polo, Collin Gray

Northwest ISD head dive, Joel Johnson - 817-698-1011

Langham Creek HS head swim/water polo, Jonathan Mayer

Westlake HS head girls swim/dive, Callan Nokes

Cypress Park HS head water polo, Greg Rogers

Kempner HS head & assistant water polo, Troy Degar

Fort Bend ISD head dive, Katie Anselmo

Magnolia Aquatic Club (MAC) national team

Blue Tide Aquatics (BTA) lead group

Prosper Aquatic Club (PAC) lead group

Power For Life (PFL) head coach

YMCA of North Austin community rec center aquatics director

Aggie Swim Camp assistant coaches Shannon Clark

Quote of the Day

 

Censorship is advertising paid by the government.

Federico Fellini

2024 D-I W Championships

 

NCAA landing page for 2024 D-I women's champs is here

Quote of the Day

 

If you cannot mould yourself as you would wish, how can

you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?

Thomas à Kempis

Quote of the Day

 

Can anything be sadder than work left

unfinished?  Yes, work never begun.

Christina Georgina Rossetti

2024 D-III M&W Championships

Foller next week's D-III Championships here

 

2024 D-II M&W Championships

 

Find everything you need to foller this year's D-II Championships here

 

 

Quote of the Day

 

Learning too soon our limitations,

we never learn our powers.

via The Famous People

Mignon McLaughlin

National Invitational Championships

 

Landing page for CSCAA's 2024 NIC is here

Site has links to psych sheet, schedule, standards, live stream, results, etc.

Quote of the Day

 

To be old can be glorious if one

has not unlearned how to begin.

 

Martin Buber

 

Quote of the Day

 

It's not tyranny we desire;  it's a

just, limited, federal government.

 

Alexander Hamilton

 

Episode 44: Captain Darrell Fick

 

Listen to our visit with Longhorn Captain Darrell Fick here

 

via TLSN

00:00 – Disclaimer & limited banter

01:48 – Eddie Reese Audiobook excerpts

02:38 – New Chuck Warner Books Offer

04:04 – Introducing Darrell Fick

04:22 – Darrell’s start in swimming

05:52 – Texas years & new pool

07:56 – Coaching start in Alief

09:00 – First Colony

10:50 – Love of the sport

11:55 – Texas Senior Circuit

14:50 – NIL & Texas One Fund

19:59 – Agent involvement

22:48 – NIL in high school

26:34 – Coaching Deals

27:23 – Athlete Deals

28:10 – Swim Center bulkhead

29:23 –Texas One Fund & rule changes

31:22 – Branding & Open Doors

33:30 – Swimnerd pace clocks

34:23 – HOKA shoes

36:26 – Katy Tigers & summer leagues

37:31 – Eddie’s successor?

38:20 – Working around schedules

39:25 – NIL compliance

40:42 – Moving to the SEC

42:32 – Conference meet emphasis

44:44 – NCAA Portal & free agency

46:22 – RIP NCAA?

48:55 – Getting the 400 IM home

50:51 – Wrapping it up

51:19 – Support your school’s fund

 

Quote of the Day

 

Every time I sign a ball, and there have been thousands,

I thank my luck that I wasn't born (Stan) Coveleski

or (Bill) Wambsganss or (Roger) Peckinpaugh.

 

Mel Ott

Quote of the Day

 

Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Quote of the Day

 

The happiness of most people is not ruined by great

catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition

of slowly destructive little things.

via Blog de Chrisnord

Ernest Dimnet

Quote of the Day

 

The role of the Director is to create a space where actors

can be more than they have ever dreamed of being.

Robert Bernard Altman

Quote of the Day

 

Progress in science is often built on wrong theories that are

later corrected.  It is better to be wrong than to be vague.

Freeman John Dyson