Quote of the Day

The sport I love has taken me around

the world and shown me many things.

via National Speedskating Museum

Bonnie Kathleen Blair

For the Outdoor Divers?

via Overstock

The Salesman:

Note:  Only a matter of time before SwimScam pulls down old articles/videos featuring Hutchison.  Might want to - holding nose/biting lip - pay them a visit here


The Athlete:

via International Business Times

He said:

“At no time did I ever abuse Ariana Kukors or do anything with her that was not consensual,” the statement said. “I absolutely deny having any sexual or romantic relationship with her before she was old enough to legally make those decisions for herself. Prior to that time, I did nothing to ‘groom’ her.”

“Her younger sister also lived with us for several months and her mother was a regular visitor to our home,” the statement added. “I deeply regret that she would make these wild allegations all these years later.”


She said:  My Story

Believe HER

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Quote of the Day

While it is true that you learn with age, the

down side is that what you learn is often

what a damn fool you were before.

via Encounter Books

Thomas Sowell

Quote of the Day

The more concerned we become over the

things we can't control, the less we will

do with the things we can control.

via For the Win

John Robert Wooden

Region Meets

First, in case you haven't seen them, unofficial call-up lists are on Scott Scofield's blog:

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This is the third straight year Scott has done this for our swimmers, coaches, and fans.  Also helping out was Paul Hodges.  Thanks, guys!

Now, let's share some of the more unusual things seen at this year's region meets.

Want me to go first?  Okay, here's a start:

1.  We had officials standing side-by-side to do relay take-off judging.  Even if neither noticed what their neighbor had noted on his/her heat sheet, it's NOT how dual confirmation is supposed to be done.  No matter how trusted an officiating crew is, the appearance just isn't good!

2.  Our prelim 500 free bell-ringer had some trouble getting a good ring out of the bell.  While hundreds looked on in amazement, this official held the bell upside down, shook it vigorously, and just couldn't manage to get much of a ring out of it.  This went on, heat after heat.  If only we'd gotten some sort of chant going to help out..."Turn it over!  Turn it over!"

3.  A young man was "counting" for lane 7 swimmer in a consolation final heat of the 500 free.  Had his Beats on and was really enjoying himself...until the coach realized his count was off by a couple of lengths.  Coach was less than ten (10) feet away, hollering at the guy counting.  Zero response.  Kid just continued to stare off in to space.  Finally, coach hopped up on bulkhead, went over to counter, ripped off headphones, and gave the stunned kid hell.  Couldn't help myself...said out loud "You're fired!"

4.  Our boy divers were 1st & 4th in region, but our dive coach forgot to register with TISCA this year.  As a result, I was recognized as boy diving COTY for saying "Divers, go dive" each afternoon.

5.  We had a couple of schools qualify relays for consolation finals that no-showed Saturday.  Danged sponsors..

6.  There was a tie for 4th in the 50 free.  Thinking it could impact call-ups, they had a swim-off after the 400 free relay.  Complete waste of time & energy.  UIL rules state that ties are broken by prelim times.  They didn't tie in prelims, so swim-off wasn't necessary.



If anyone has some video of our bell-ringer or lap counter, please post!

Anyone care to share unusual events from their region meets?

Quote of the Day

Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.

via NFL

George Stanley Halas

2018 Call-Ups

via pxhere

Once again, the UIL asked TISCA not to post call-ups.

Just takes a little twist of the nose ring and our coaches' association toes the line...

Scott's got it covered again this year.

Please help him out by emailing complete (prelims & finals) meet result files from your region meet.

Send them to Scott's email

View call-ups on Scott's site

Quote of the Day

I feel sorry for those who live without competition...

fat, dumb, and unhappy in cradle-to-grave security.

Donald Mcintosh "Don" Kendall

Kate + R.E.M. = Shiny Happy People

Quote of the Day

Absolutely, in fact, climate change is directly

related to the growth of terrorism.

via The Nation

Bernard "Bernie" Sanders

2,189.2 - Take a Hike?

A favorite short video I watched before our thru-hike:



A trailer for the feature film (not sure it's ever been made):

A Couple for the Water Fowl-ers

Via Finger Lakes 1 (click for enlargificationing):

Quote of the Day

Never forget a friend...and never forget an enemy.

via Pinterest

Donald Stewart "Don" Cherry

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Quote of the Day

Virtue is harder to be got than knowledge of the world;

and, if lost in a young man, is seldom recovered.

via toreto

John Locke

No More F-Bombs

Quote of the Day

For neither good nor evil can last forever;

and so it follows that as evil has lasted a

long time, good must now be close at hand.

via Wikimedia Commons

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Scott's Back for 2018 Call-Ups!

Scott Scofield will handle 2018 state meet call-ups again!  Make sure y'all let him know how much we appreciate the job he does for our athletes, coaches, and fans.

Email your complete region meet files to Scott here

He'll post call-ups on his site here

Little Retiring

Long-time Friendswood HS coach John Little is retiring.

Guess he'll have more time to ride The Liberator.

via Houston Chronicle

Little managed to build a state powerhouse with limited outdoor pool time.

The program finally moved indoors with the opening of the FISD Natatorium in 2010.

via FOURSQUARE

To apply for the FHS head coach/natatorium manager position, click here.  Deadline is March 23.

Quote of the Day

I'm always leery of someone who tells me how

hard they work.  Hard workers just work hard

and let their results speak for themselves.

via Justin Steele Photography

Luigi "Geno" Auriemma

2018 State Meet Call-Ups (Edited 1/25/18)

Great news!  See update on 2018 call-ups here

2013 & 2014 state meet call-ups were posted on this site.

Scott Scofield took over for us in '15, '16, & '17.

Neither of us can do it this time around.

Wouldn't it be nice if TISCA would go back to taking care of this?

Since it's likely they won't, does anyone out there want to give it a shot this year?

It's a tough job, requiring great communication, speed, and accuracy.

• Complete meet result files from each region (in both classifications) must be gathered.
• For swimming events, the top two (2) finishers in each event automatically advance.
• The next eight (8) fastest times in each event advance as call-ups.
• Prelim times are used to break any ties.
• For diving, the top three (3) finishers automatically advance.

Let me know ASAP if you're able to take this project on for our athletes, coaches, and fans.

Thanks,

Button

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Quote of the Day

There are going to be days when you

think you've got no more to give, and

then, you're going to give plenty more.

via Pinterest

Paul William "Bear" Bryant

Quote of the Day

Experience is a truer guide than the words of others.

via The Telegraph

Leonardo da Vinci

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Quote of the Day

Expert:  a man who makes three correct guesses consecutively.

via EasyReaderNews

Laurence Johnston Peter

Quote of the Day

If you are out to describe the truth,

leave elegance to the tailor.

via Science Vibe

Albert Einstein

Quote of the Day

My imagination makes me human and makes me a

fool;  it give me all the world and exiles me from it.

via Romantic Circles

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin

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via DesignCrowd

Quote of the Day

My boy, one small breeze doesn't make a wind storm.

via Complex

John Joseph McGraw

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Quote of the Day

If I don't push you, I'm cheating you.

via SB Nation

Thomas Michael "Tom" Izzo

Quote of the Day

The older I get, the more I realize that arguing

on the basis of facts and logic only gets you

labeled as someone who is out of step with

the times, if not lacking in compassion.

via Fausto

Thomas Sowell

Quote of the Day

We learn about life not from the pluses

alone, but from the minuses as well.

via the guardian

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Best Springsteen Song...

...you never heard of?  Might be this one from Tunnel of Love (1987):

Quote of the Day

People don't notice whether it's winter

or summer when they're happy.

via Russia Beyond

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Quote of the Day

Wherever socialism spread, misery

followed - and still follows.

via Pinterest

Gregory John "Greg" Gutfeld

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Quote of the Day

I don't want to live in a nanny state where people

are telling me where I can go and what I can do.

via Politic365

Randal Howard "Rand" Paul

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Quote of the Day

Can nice guys win?  Sure, nice guys can win -

if they're nice guys with a lot of talent.  Nice

guys with a little talent finish fourth, and

nice guys with no talent finish last.

via Pinterest

Sanford Braun, a.k.a. Sanford "Sandy" Koufax

Quote of the Day

If you can see the handwriting

on the wall...you're on the toilet.

 

John Elroy Sanford, a.k.a. Redd Foxx

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Quote of the Day

The thermometer of success is merely

the jealousy of the malcontents.

Salvador Domènec Felip Jacint Dalí i Domènech,
Marquis de Púbol, a.k.a. Salvador Dali

Mission Statement

Quote of the Day

Democracy is the art and science of running

the circus from the monkey cage.

via Encyclopaedia Britannica

Henry Louis "H.L." Mencken

Miscellaneous

We used to remind kids to avoid getting in a vehicle with someone looking for a lost kitten/puppy or offering free candy.

Now we need to tell them to steer clear of politicians, media types, and entertainment folks?

Art Adamson Invite

Texas Invite

USA Swimming Winter Nationals

via Alabama Entertainment

Congratulations to former FCST head coach Allison Beebe on being selected as head women's coach for Team USA's 2018 Junior Pan Pac squad.  Read more here

In case you missed the 2017 Golden Goggles awards, here's a very short highlight video:


USA Swimming YouTube playlist is here

A few job openings:

The City of Corpus Christi needs a recreation coordinator

The YMCA of Metro Dallas needs an aquatics coordinator

The Waxahachie YMCA needs an assistant swim coach

The J.E.R. Chilton YMCA (Rockwall) needs a swim coach

The T. Boone Pickens YMCA (Dallas) needs a swim coach

Quote of the Day (Naughty Word Warning!)

Edited 12/7/17:

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Rather than butt heads with...well, let's just leave it at rather than butt heads, I'll post the Quote of the Day as a screen shot of a Twitter post.

If the post is pulled again, just send me an email and I'll be more than happy to share.

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Quote of the Day

Even a true artist does not always produce art.

John Carroll O'Connor

Belushi & Cocker

Really loved this one:

Quote of the Day

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

via tripadvisor

Aristotle

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