Quote of the Day

 

Untutored courage is useless

in the face of educated bullets.

 

George Smith Patton, Jr.

 

Quote of the Day

 

If we wish to free ourselves from enslavement, we must

choose freedom and the responsibility this entails.

Felice Leonardo "Leo" Buscaglia

Bowman to Texas OFF!!!

 

 

After what many say was the greatest aquatics April Fools' joke of all time, legendary University of Texas men's head swim coach Eddie Reese has admitted that no, he will not be retiring after all!

UT and Arizona State University put together an elaborate hoax today, claiming that ASU head coach Bob Bowman would take the reins in Austin, leaving assistant Herbie Behm to take over in Tempe.

Bowman stated "Herbie really played along with it well.  The guy acted as if he was actually taking over the program.  Our SID let him in on the joke yesterday...at least I think he did..."

Reese, known to be a man of few words, responded to an inquiry from SwimScam with "JK, JK!"

2024-25 UIL Swim Alignmnets

 

View alignments here

Quote of the Day

 

You may live to see man-made horrors

beyond your comprehension.

Nikola Tesla

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

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

Quote of the Day

 

Don't let winning make you soft.

Don't let losing make you quit.

Don't let your teammates

down in any situation.

Larry Joe Bird

Comment Highlights

 

We've seen more comments in the past month than we've had in a long time.  Catch up below:

January 26 - Note to Swimming World: & Clinic $$$

January 30 - Quote of the Day

February 20 - Follerin' Up

ASCA CEO Jennifer LaMont on SwimTalk A2B

Latest podcast now available!  Listen HERE

00:00 - Disclaimer , The Jay Cafe, & banter

01:40 - Eddie Reese Audiobook

02:10 - Introducing ASCA CEO Jennifer LaMont

02:34 - Jennifer Johnston's start in the sport

04:22 - Cincinnati Pepsi Marlin teammates

05:04 - Distance swimming at USC

06:05 - Basketball career(s)

07:25 - Should Dave announce swim meets?

08:13 - Training with Denny Pursley

10:08 - U.S. Olympic Trials:  Then & Now

12:04 - Prep for ASCA leadership

13:38 - Fall clinic in Texas?

15:10 - Serving all coaches

17:15 - ASCA Publications & Blog

18:52 - Yearbooks & Transcription

22:05 - The Triad

24:29 - Russell Mark's video analysis

26:42 - ASCA Coaches' Hub at '24 Trials

28:48 - ISHOF

30:39 - Membership & World Clinic attendance

33:15 - Coach protection

34:16 - Consistency & dedication

36:21 - 20 x 500's (LCM)

38:00 - Mary T. Meagher

38:50 - Important coach & athlete qualities

42:18 - Well-Rounded vs. Specialization

44:17 - Peggy Fleming & loving your sport

45:10 - Wrapping it up

Quote of the Day

 

No artist is ahead of his time.  He is in his time;

it is just that others are behind the times.

Martha Graham

Quote of the Day

 

Victory has a thousand fathers,

but defeat is an orphan.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Follerin' Up

Last year we visited w/Andrews HS head coach Mike Waldmann.  He told us the story of the "antiques" he discovered and what they mean to his state meet squad.

Catch up here

His boys' 200 medley relay showed up and showed off at this year's state meet.

Quote of the Day

 

The curious paradox is that when I accept

myself just as I am, then I can change.

Carl Ransom Rogers

Quote of the Day

 

The only way to make sense out of change is to

plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

 

via Lion's Roar

Alan Wilson Watts

 

Scott Hammond on A2B

 

Listen to Scott Hammond on SwimTalk A2B here

00:00 - Disclaimer & the usual banter

01:27 - The Jay Cafe in Needville, Texas

01:45 - Is this thing on?

02:26 - RIP John Pittington

02:42 - Introducing Scott Hammond

04:15 - How Scott got into our sport

06:35 - Any hope for Clemson reboot?

07:25 - From Clemson to Austin

09:27 - Orange/White Meets

11:25 - Then & Now

16:06 - RIP Don Easterling

17:58 - Braden Holloway

23:14 - Chuck Raburn, Richard Sybesma, & Beverly Ball

24:54 - Racquetball & more with Eddie Reese

28:11 - Impact of coaches

29:57 - Future of conferences

31:55 - Transfer Portal & NIL

34:47 - Recruiting, poaching, and foreign athletes

37:49 - Life as a Texas assistant coach

45:30 - H&L Swim Academy

47:17 - Glenn Patton

48:25 - RIP Sam Freas

49:47 - Katy's Sheila Reeves

51:30 - Coaching over the decades

54:00 - Sprint Championship

55:40 - Equipment builders

57:10 - What's in a name?

59:52 - Closing it out

Quote of the Day

 

You begin with the possibilities of the material.

Milton Ernest "Robert" Rauschenberg

 

2024 UIL State Meet Qualifiers

 

Lists of this year's qualifiers (automatic & call-up) for all classifications are here

Quote of the Day

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Leonardo da Vinci

 

 

 

 

 

Quote of the Day

 

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin

again, this time more intelligently.

Henry Ford

UIL State Meet 2024

 

State meet info on the UIL site includes automatic qualifiers, call-ups, meet packet, & forms.  A live results link will be available as well.

2024 UIL State Meet

Quote of the Day

 

Time moves in one direction, memory in another.

William Ford Gibson

2024 4A Call-Ups

 

All four (4) of the UIL 4A region results are on MM.  Although they're not considered official results, you may be able to use the info to determine the likely call-up list for this year's 4A state meet in San Antonio.

Edited 7:11 p.m.:

4A Automatic & Call-Ups

Quote of the Day

 

In politics, the reaction to a controversy is very

often more enlightening and important than

the details of the allegations themselves.

Tammy K. Bruce

Quote of the Day

 

Most people don't want to be part of the process,

they just want to be part of the outcome.  But

the process is where you figure out who's

worth being part of the outcome.

via Hype

Alex Morton

Quote of the Day

 

When the people are being beaten with a stick, they

are not much happier if it is called the People's Stick.

Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin

So Bad, They're...

 

...Good Naw, they're really, really bad.

What?  No "You're the Reason Our Kids are Ugly" or "If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me, Her Memory Will"?

Quote of the Day

 

If you don't see yourself as a winner,

then you cannot perform as a winner.

Hilary Hinton "Zig" Ziglar

Clinic $$$

 

Since we didn't have a fall TISCA clinic* some of us used our district's clinic budget to attend the ASCA World Clinic in Dallas last September.

If you didn't use that money for ASCA, what are your options?  Check with your A.D.

Chances are, you could attend the:

• UIL 4A state championships in San Antonio,
• UIL 5A/6A state championships in Austin, or
• April TISCA offering.

*Since re-titled as a "convention" and moved to April to accommodate polo.

Note to Swimming World:

 

You don't have to play their game!

 

Please, stop with the pronoun b.s.!

 

via Sport Bible

 

In their article about Will Thomas, Swimming World* uses pronouns like "she" and "her" when referring to the former Austin Westlake HS swimmer.

"...Thomas has been arguing her case to overturn that rule so she can compete in elite women's races."

...Thomas has been arguing his case to overturn that rule so he can compete in elite women's races.

Fixed it for you!!!

New to this "story"?  Catch up here

* View it here

Quote of the Day

 

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing.

If you can fake that, you've got it made.

 

 Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx