2009 YMCA NATIONALS - Ft. Lauderdale

2009 NATIONAL TEAM
THE INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME POOL
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

BUCKEYE
HIGHLIGHTS

Christian Garlock

swam his 50 free

and broke the 22 second mark,

swimming a super fast 21.90

in Monday mornings prelims session.

Michael O'brien

officially got his 100 back National cut

with a 55.99

in the time trial session on Monday afternoon.
With his time of 55.99 Michael also broke a 10 year old team record
for boys 13-14 years old in the 100 back.
CONGRATS MICHAEL !!

Taylor McCabe

officially got her 200 breaststroke National cut

with a 2:28.70

in the time trial session on Tuesday afternoon.

Alyssa during her relay exchange

COACH LAURIE with GIRLS RELAY TEAM
Taylor, Alyssa, Alexa and Jenna

JENNA and MICHAEL HANGING OUT

ALYSSA SWIMMING HER 50 FLY

Alyssa and her mom
Special thanks for Kris Heydorn
for contributing her pictures to the team blog

Christian and Coach Russ

Jenna behind the blocks ready to swim her 200 backstroke

Alexa swimming her 100 fly

Christian before swimming his 100 free

Coach Russ talking with Christian before his 50 free

Coach Susie with Brittney and Katie before their 100 Breaststroke

BKHY GIRLS MEDLEY & FREE RELAY TEAM
Alyssa, Alexa, Taylor and Jenna

Christian with Mark Spitz
at the International Swimming Hall of Fame

Coach Laurie, Taylor, Alyssa, Christian, Katie, Brittney,
Jenna, Alexa, Michael and Coach Russ

COACH LAURIE and COACH RUSS

BRITTNEY and KATIE

Taylor, Alyssa, Jenna, Alexa walking with Coach Laurie
during the opening parade

Alyssa, Taylor, Alexa and Michael

COACH RUSS waving to someone in the crowd

KATIE, BRITTNEY and MICHAEL
before the OPENING PARADE

Jenna and Taylor during Sunday's practice

Alyssa and Christian

TEAM DINNER on the DOCK

CHRISTIAN and COACH RUSS after CHRISTIAN's 50 free

THE BUCKEYE BEACH FLEX

THOUSANDS of PICTURES

WILL BE POSTED ONCE WE ALL GET BACK TO OHIO

GO BUCKS !!

NATIONAL TEAM HEADS OFF TO FLORIDA

THE
BKHY NATIONAL TEAM
BEGIN TO HEAD DOWN
TO
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
for the
2009 YMCA NATIONALS INTERNATIONAL
HALL of FAME
POOL
in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Monday April 6th - Thursday April 9th, 2009

THE 2009 BKHY NATIONAL TEAM

TAYLOR McCABE (16)
ALEXA KAUFMAN (15)
ALYSSA HEYDORN (17)









KATIE HELFRICH (17)










JENNA TUGAOEN (13)












BRITTNEY FINLAY (16)











CHRISTIAN GARLOCK (16)











MICHAEL O'BRIEN (14)

GOOD LUCK @ Nationals

in Ft. Lauderdale !!!

April 6th-9th, 2009

2009 GREAT LAKES ZONE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Special Congrats to
Michael O'brien
who became the 8th and final member of this years
BKHY
National Team
He qualified for Nationals in Ft. Lauderdale
this April in the 200 Free

CONGRATS TO ALL BUCKEYES
WHO SWAM A GREAT MEET THIS WEEKEND
in MICHIGAN

BUCKEYE PARENTS HANGING OUT !!

More PICS WILL BE POSTED SOON :)

GOOD LUCK @ ZONES in MICHIGAN

Jenna T.
Michael O.
Ashleigh R.
Mackenzie K.
Riley W.
Maddie E.
Elizabeth O.
Amanda T.
Sophie M.
Aaron M.
Daniel C.
Shannon C.
Nicole C.
Stacie M.
Skyler P.
Matt L.
Mitch G.
Erin B.
Cam H.
Drew G.
Courtney S.

GOOD LUCK and CONGRATS
to all of our ZONE Qualifiers

GO BUCKS !!

2009 SW Ohio League AA State Championships

Ashleigh R. Alyssa H. Taylor M. Alexa K. and Christian G.
NATIONAL TEAM MEMBERS

Shelby S. about to race in her 100 IM

Christian G. before swimming a 49.63 in his 100 free.
Finally breaking the 50 second mark

Girls 8 & Under Relay placed 5th over all
Shelby S. Macy A. Martina M. and Keelin

LITTLE BUCKEYES

Mackenize after qualifying for zones in the 50 back
with Jenna next to her :)

Coach Russ with Keelin hanging out on his arm lol
She's not a tiny as she was last year :)

Elizabeth and Maddie trying out Coach Russ' jacket

Macy A. before her 25 backstroke

BKHY 11 & 12 year old girls BREASTSTROKE SPECIALISTS
Riley W. and Emma S.

Abby T. before her 100 yard breaststroke in prelims

Matt L. Drew G. Michael C. and Andrew D.

Keelin O. and Martina M.

Keelin after her 50 free

MORE PICS are the THEIR WAY .... :) GO BUCKS !!

GOOD LUCK @ STATES this WEEKEND

NOTE FROM COACH LAURIE

Congratulations Buckeyes!

We had yet another fast couple of weekends of swimming. Last week-end at Mini Meet and High School State Championships and this weekend at YMCA Sectionals and the Senior Meet. I want to personally congratulate our 49 and our swimmers qualified for YMCA league championships7 YMCA Nationals qualifiers (WOW!!)!!

We hope to place top 6 at leagues this week-end in Miami.

Good Luck Buckeyes!

COACH LAURIE KARR

2009 SECTIONALS in SPRINGFIELD

BUCKEYES SHINE IN SPRINGFIELD
OVER THE WEEKEND

LOTS OF NEW PERSONAL BEST TIMES
and A FEW MORE STATE QUALIFIERS
FOR AA's NEXT WEEKEND
at MIAMI UNIVERSITY

CONGRATS BUCKEYESSWIMMER of the MEET
RENAE DEARDURFF

Renae scored over 80 points for the team
while winning a Gold and Silver medal,
along with several other high ranking performances
After a tough season with injuries and other things
she finished her winter season on a high note.

GREAT JOB RENAE !!


GO BUCKS !!!

Congratulations YMCA Nationals Qualifiers !!

Congratulations to

Christian Garlock

Katie Helfrich

Alyssa Heydorn

Brittney Finlay

Alexa Kaufman

Taylor McCabe

and Jenna Tugaoen

for qualifying to YMCA Nationals

in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Barbara Kay Mini Meet 2009

Hanna S. dropped 30 seconds in her 100 free !!! :)

Coach Julie with her lil' Buckeyes

1st place girls 8 & under relay

GREAT JOB Lil' BUCKEYES !!! :)

1st summer of BKHY swimming in Bellefontaine

BKHY's DISPLAY at the
BELLEFONTAINE's PARK and REC's
REGISTRATION DAY on Saturday

2nd Annual BKHY Swim-A-Thon

A SPECIAL CONGRATS to EVERYONE
FOR TAKING PART IN THE
2nd ANNUAL
BKHY
SWIM A THON
in Bellefontaine

"A HUGE SUCCESS"

We achieved a record breaking total amount of money raised
Sooo THANK YOU for hard work and efforts
in helping support this young team.

Shelby, Amanda, Jessica, Emma and Renae
GO BUCKS !!!

Regionals at Worthington 2009 - DAY 3

BUCKEYES HAD A VERRRY
IMPRESSIVE WEEKEND @ REGIONALS

WE USUALLY SELECT A SWIMMER of the MEET.
BUT AFTER THIS AMAZING MEET
WITH SOOO MANY GREAT PERFORMANCES.
IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO SELECT JUST ONE
SWIMMER of the MEET.
Sooo INSTEAD....
THE ENTIRE TEAM IS DESERVING
of being SWIMMERS of the MEET !!!

Other teams at the swim meet took notice of our team.
GREAT JOB BUCKEYES !!!

BUCKEYES GETTING IN FOR WARM UPS

BUCKEYE FINALISTS
Jeremy K.
Maddie E.
Jenna T.
Nicole C.
Skyler P.
Mitch G.
Aaron M.
Shannon C.
Daniel C.
Amanda T.
Emma S.
Mackenzie K.
Stacie M.
Riley W.
Jack S.
Elizabeth O.
Michael O.
Skyler T.
Cam H.
Drew G.
Keeton R.
Andrew D.
Courtney S.
Hannah W.
Login I.

CONGRATS on a GREAT JOB !!

BUCKEYE PARENTS IN THE STANDS EATING WHITE CASTLES

COOK / COACH RUSS as the GUEST GRILLER
at the
BKHY
"End of the Season"
Awards Dinner

Regionals at Worthington 2009 - DAY 2

BUCKEYE NATION

Regionals at Worthington 2009 - DAY 1

SWIMMERS of the DAY
Jeremy K. and Maddie E.

BUCKEYES GETTING READY FOR FINALS WARM UP

BUCKEYES HIT THE FINALS on FRIDAY
with a BIG BANG !!!

GREAT WAY TO START A MEET

FINISH THE SEASON OFF STRONG

CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON HAS ARRIVED

LETS MAKE THIS A
CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON
TO REMEMBER

SWIM FAST
NEVER GIVE UP
and
HAVE FUN DOING IT !!

GOOD LUCK BUCKEYES !!

BKHY vs BASH DUEL MEET 2009

Macy A. Shelby S. Martina M. Keelin O. Emily F. Lyrica L.

Renae D. Eva W. Erin B. Nicole C.
Elizabeth O. Maddie E. Jenna T.

Emma S. Riley W. and Jessica Z.

Ally F. Katie S. Cameron H. and Daniel C. in the background

Bobby, Mallory H. Katie D. Andrew D. Drew G.
Skyler P. Jeremy K. Michael C and Jack S.

Lauren H. Ally F. Cameron H.

Michael C. Andrew D. Bobby. and Skyler P.

Lil' BUCKEYES

Shelby P. Renae D. and Amanda T.

Chloe, Aileen and Natalie

THE BELLEFONTAINE BREASTSTROKE SPECIALISTS
Abby(18), Emma(11), Jessica(13)

Coach Jolene and Coach Julie
getting the medly relay teams together

Stacie M. Mackenize K. and Shannon C.
wearing next year's swim caps

GO BUCKS !!!!

TAYLOR M. QUALIFIES 4 NATIONALS AGAIN

For the 2nd year in a row.
Taylor McCabe
qualifies for
Nationals
in the 100 yard Breaststroke.
She swam a 107.4 this morning
at her high school sectionals meet.

CONGRATS TAYLOR !!!COLUMBUS

CHRISTIAN QUALIFIES for NATIONALS

A Special Congrats to
Christian Garlock
who just qualified for his very 1st
NATIONALS
in the 50 Free tonight...swimming a 22.47!!!

ALL of his HARD WORK & DEDICATION
has paid off and he still has a shot to get his
NATIONAL CUT in the 100 and 200 Free !!

AWESOME JOB CHRISTIAN !!!

You're Headed to
Ft. Lauderdale in April :)BELLEFONTAINE

2009 SW Ohio League Championship Qualifiers

AA Qualifiers

So far...

Macy A.
Jeremy B.
Nicole C.
Shannon C.
Andrew D.
Maddie E.
Sam G.
Christian G.
Drew G.
Alyssa H.
Jeremy K.
Mackenzie K.
Alexa K.
Matt L.
Aaron M.
Taylor M.
Stacie M.
Martina M.
Shelby M.
Elizabeth O.
Michael O.
Keelin O.
Ashleigh R.
Emma S.
Shelby S.
Courtney S.
Abby T.
Caitlin T.
Skyler T.
Amanda T.
Jenna T.
Riley W.

...and more on the way !!!

Groundhog Invitational @IUPUI (Indianapolis)

February 6-8th

Stacie M. Jenna T. Mackenzie K. Elizabeth O.
Nicole C. Mitch G. and Cam H.

Elizabeth O. Alyssa W. and Mallory H.

BUCKEYES GETTING READY TO START WARM UPS

JENNA T.

Stacie M. Nicole C. and Jenna T.

Amanda T. and Emma S.

SWIMMERS of the MEET
Nicole Chase, Michael O'Brien and Cam Hackett
All 3 swimmers did an amazing job going after best times and goals

ANOTHER GREAT SWIM MEET FOR THE BUCKEYES

QUOTE of the DAY

"A champion is someone who gets up when he can't."

Jack Dempsey

COACH RUSS' 34th BIRTHDAY PARTY

BUCKEYES AFTER A SATURDAY MORNING PRACTICE

Silly Faced Buckeyes

Thanks for helping make my birthday a great one.
Also thank you for all of the treats, gifts and cards :)

SHARKS & MINNOWS CHAMPIONS

Alyssa W.
Mallory H.
Michael C.

Extra Special thanks to
Stacie M. and Mackenzie K.
for PINK FLAMINGOING
my front yard for my BIRTHDAY :)

BKHY Sponsored by...

KELLY GERMAN INVITATIONAL 2009

Sarah R. and Martina M. during warm ups

Will W. Jeremy K. Jack S. and Mike W.

Coach Julie during warm ups

SWIMMER of the MEET
MADDIE E.
She qualified for finals in 5 events
and produced best times in all 5 events again
after already getting best times in the morning prelims

GREAT JOB !!

Mike W. Jeremy K. Riley W. Sophie M.
Shannon C. Aaron M and Nicole C.

Riley W. making a silly face next to
Maddie E. Eva W. Katie D. and Elizabeth O.

COACH RUSS' STUPID HUMAN TRICK with his NOSE

TEAM CHEER TIME !!!

Sarah R. and Riley W.

COACH LAURIE and COACH JULIE TAKING A QUICK BREAK

SPECIAL CONGRATS to Shannon C.
for becoming a ZONES Qualifier for the first time

Alyssa W. and Ally F.

Lauren E. writing on Coach Julie's back

Ally F. Alyssa W. Riley W. Aaron M.
Sophie M. Jenna T. Stacie M. and Nicole C.

GO BUCKS !!!!

3rd Annual UCY Invitational - Marysville

Coach Jolene with the BKHY girls

Macy A. Keelin O. and Shelby S.
All 3 swimmers are headed to AA championships

Logan L. Nick T. and Isiah B.

Special Congrats to Emma S.
for getting her AA time in the 50 Breast

Jessica Z. Emma S. Amanda T. and Riley P.

SWIMMERS of the MEET
MACY A. and SHELBY S.
Both swimmers qualified for three more
AA events each over the weekend

Lyrica L. Britney T. Skyler T. Emily F. and Molly S.

Amy F. and Aileen O. hanging out before their race

CONGRATS BUCKEYES ON A GREAT MEET !!!

BKHY - BELLEFONTAINE TEAM 08/09

BELLEFONTAINE BRANCH
2008 / 2009

2009 TIGER SHARK INVITATIONAL@MIAMI

BKHY GIRLS WAITING FOR THEIR RACE

COACH RUSS and the Lil' BUCKEYE SWIMMERS

KOHL, EVAN and SKYLER all had a GREAT MEET

LYRICA L. LOGAN L. SHELBY P. and JESSICA M.

SARAH R. swam in her very first winter meet
and won her first race by a large distance

COACH JOLENE with
MOLLY S. ELIZABETH O. SHELBY M.
VERONICA L. MEGAN B. and LYRICA L.

SHELBY S had a very IMPRESSIVE swim meet this weekend

HAWAIIAN BUCKEYES

MOLLY S. MACY A. and ANNA L.

COACH JOLENE writing ELIZABETH's EVENTS on her ARM

Elissa and Emma hanging out in the warm up pool

HAWAIIAN SHELBY S.

BKHY BOY'S RELAY TEAM

BKHY SWIMMERS and PARENTS

COACH RUSS with ELISSA and EMMA

SHELBY S. and MACY A.
both qualified in more AA CHAMPIONSHIP
events over the weekend

MORE PICS ARE ON THEIR WAY :)

CONGRATS BUCKEYES !!! IT WAS A SUPER FAST WEEKEND !!

2009 QUADS in INDIANAPOLIS

BUCKEYES
Jenna T. Mackenzie K. and Michael O.
representing the STATE of OHIO

2009 TRIPLE CROWN INVITATIONAL@UA

COACH JULIE with KEETON in the BACKGROUND

WAY TO GO BUCKEYES !!!!
GREAT WEEKEND OF SWIMMING SUPER FAST !!

BUCKEYES SWIM EVERYWHERE THIS WEEKEND

GOOD LUCK THIS WEEKEND
AT
UPPER ARLINGTON
UASC Triple Crown Invitational
with Coach Julie and Coach Laurie

MIAMI UNIVERSITY
Powel Crosley YMCA Winter Invitational
with Coach Russ & Coach Jolene
&
INDIANAPOLIS
2009 QUAD SELECTION MEET
with Coach Laurie

SWIM FAST FAST FAST

CONGRATS to 3 BUCKEYES for MAKING QUADS

CONGRATS

TO
MICHAEL O. MACKENZIE K. and JENNA T.
FOR MAKING
OHIO's 2009 QUAD TEAMGO BUCKS !!

26 AA QUALIFIERS SO FAR

BUCKEYES HAVE 26 SWIMMERS QUALIFIED SO FAR FOR THE 2009 AA CHAMPIONSHIPS with A LOT MORE SWIMMERS WITH IN REACH TO QUALIFYING FOR AA's IN THE NEXT FEW SWIM MEETS.
KEEP IT UP !!!! LETS GET THOSE AA TIMES !!

BUCKEYE SWIMMERS STATS & TIMES

CHECK OUT YOUR PERSONAL STATS, BEST TIMES and ALSO SEE HOW YOU'RE IMPROVING FROM SWIM MEET to SWIM MEET ---->>

TEAM STATS HERE

HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2008

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HANUKKAH
to ALL BUCKEYE SWIMMERS and PARENTS

From BKHY's COACHING STAFF

COACH LAURIE, COACH RUSS, COACH JULIE,
COACH JOLENE & COACH LEW
would like to say THANK YOU
for all of your very kind gifts this year !!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR in 2009!!!

PARENT PHOTOGRAPHERS

ATTENTION PARENT PHOTOGRAPHERS !!!

If you ended up taking pictures at any of the previous swim meets this season or plan of bringing your camera to any of the future swim meets this season and think they would be great for this blog. Please email them to me so I can post them right away: jurg31@yahoo.com

HELP ADD TO THE MEMORIES :)
of the 2008/2009 Season
a
Thanks,
COACH RUSS

MINI BUCKEYE ARMY SWIM FAST @ KENTON

COACH JOLENE with Jessica M. Shelby P. and Hannah B.

Kohl M. Evan S. and Keeton R.

Cam H. Isiah B. Nick T. and Skyler P.

Jared S. is #1

Jared with his mom and dad after one of his many races of the day !!

Keelin O. explodes off the wall in her 50 backstroke

A LOT OF GREAT SWIMS AT
THE
KENTON SEA DRAGONS vs BKHY BUCKEYES
Duel MEET Today !!!!

Makos Report - December 2008

CONGRATS BUCKEYE SWIMMERS !!

166 Best Times from Buckeyes at Makos this weekend!! We dropped a total of 309.43 seconds, averaging over 2 seconds dropped per swim! Way to GO Buckeyes! The coaches were all very impressed with how easily our younger kids adapted and learned the flow of events at a very large meet.

An extra congratulations to our swimmers that made finals on Saturday and Sunday evening: Makenzie Karr, Elizabeth O’Brien, Michael O’Brien and Jenna Tugaoen.

COACH LAURIE

A Great Letter from a Buckeye Parent

Laurie, Russ, and Julie,

We wanted to thank you all for providing us with such a wonderful opportunity this weekend. What an amazing event! Our family had a wonderful time and our daughter had such a great learning experience. You three did a super job of keeping everything running smoothly and encouraging the swimmers. Thanks for your hard work!

A Buckeye Family about MAKOS Christmas Swim

Invitational at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio

Friday December 12th, 2008, Saturday December 13th, 2008, Sunday December 14th, 2008

BKHY SWIMMERS MAKE WAVES at MAKOS

SWIMMERS of the MEET

Makenzie K, Michael O. Jenna T. and Elizabeth O.

All 4 BUCKEYES made FINALS

CONGRATS !!!

One of the BEST swim meet PERFORMANCES
in BKHY SWIMMING HISTORY

ALL 48 BUCKEYE SWIMMERS
who COMPETED this WEEKEND
in Oxford, Ohio
produced best times in multiple events.

BKHY swimmers scored the most points
for the team in almost a decade

BUCKEYES on SUNDAY MORNING ready to RACE

Coach Julie with one of her little Buckeyes during warm ups

Jeremy and Michael

Jessica M. Michael O. Aaron M. Jenna T. and Nicole C.

Coach Julie with Eva W. Lauren H. Katie D. and Maddie E.

THE BUCKEYE ZONE

COACH LAURIE getting relays organized on Sunday afternoon

Sara, Chloe and Barbara

BUCKEYE BOYS HANGIN' OUT
Logan, Mike, Keeton, Jeremy, Michael, Riley and Bobby

GO BUCKS !!!

Mackenzie K. Jeremy K. and Michael O.

SPECIAL CONGRATS to Jeremy K.
for getting two AA times in his 200 IM and 200 Free.

BUCKEYES having FUN in between swim events

11 and 12 Girls Medley 'A' Relay Team
Amanda, Shannon, Makenzie and Sophie

Elizabeth O. and Sophie M
on FRIDAY night for a early swim meet prep practice

BUCKEYE TEAMMATES
Makenzie K, Elizabeth O, Shannon C, Sophie M, Katie D
Cameron H and Ally F.

A FEW LAUGHS AMONG BUCKEYES
Katie D. Sophie M. Amanda T. Mackenzie K. Shannon C. Emma S.

Ally F. and Cameron H.
both had a SUPER GREAT SWIM MEET this weekend :)

Maddie and Alyssa looking over
and studying Sunday afternoon's heat sheet !!

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CONGRATS TO ALL BUCKEYE SWIMMERS
WHO RACED THIS WEEKEND:

Sara B.
Bobby B.
Nicole C.
Michael C.
Shannon C.
Katie D.
Andrew D.
Maddie E.
Ally F.
Charlie F.
Amy F.
Emily F.
Drew G.
Riley H.
Cameron H.
Lauren H.
Barbara I.
Logan I.
Makenzie K.
Jeremy K.
Sophie M.
Aaron M.
Jessica M.
Alexandra M.
Martina M.
Michael O.
Elizabeth O.
Keeton R.
Lindsey P.
Molly S.
Katie S.
Chloe S.
Emma S.
Evan S.
Hannah S.
Amanda T.
Skyler T.
Jenna T.
JoAnn V.
Michael W.
Alyssa W.
Ava W.
Hannah W.

Congrats to our Distance Challenge Participants!

We had 9 kids compete in the mile and 10 tried the 500 on Sunday, December 7^th! All but two swimmers tried these events for the 1^st time ever. Most of our Mile participants recorded best times in the 500 along the way. We coaches are so very proud of these kids for being brave enough to try and learn about pacing a distance event!!

Shannon C.

Mackenzie K.
Jenna T.
Stacie M.
Drew G.
Michael O.
Mitchell G.
Cam H.
Elizabeth O.
Courtney S.
Mallory H.
Jeremy K.
Ally F.
Alyssa W.
Skyler P.
Andrew D.
Michael C.
Ryan P.

GO BUCKS !!!
COACH LAURIE

Katy Callard Distance Swim Challenge

GOOD LUCK

to the
BUCKEYE DISTANCE SWIMMERS
who are competing in the
KATY CALLARD DISTANCE CHALLENGE
2008
@Thomas Worthington Natatorium

THIS SUNDAY !!!

GO BUCKS !!

Sportsman of the Year: Michael Phelps

He turned a pool in Beijing into the center of the universe, captivating millions with his exhilarating achievements. Now he's using his fame to get more kids swimming safely and to promote his sport as more than a once-every-four-years event

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

BUCKEYE SWIMMING NOW on FACEBOOK

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BUCKEYES SWIMMERS on FACEBOOK

Check out underwater video footage
from practices and add your own pictures
and video footage from swim meets or team functions.


GO BUCKS !!

QUOTE of the DAY

Determination

"You will not succeed because you are destined to; You will succeed because you are determined to."

Anatole France

HAPPY THANKSGIVING BUCKEYES

In the spirit of the week, the coaches would like to Thank everyone for all of your positive responses over the past several weeks. We have really enjoyed your comments, suggestions & questions about swimming and your children. We love the communication, it is very positive and helpful for us to hear from everyone!!

Coach Laurie

IT's ONLY 4 YEARS AWAY ...

BKHY SLIDESHOW

CONGRATS BUCKEYES

Congrats to all competitors this weekend at Marysville and Springfield !

We had a great week-end of dual meets with some amazing and fast swims. We coaches were very impressed with the kids ability to stay focused and use some of their new technical skills to race faster!

Coach Laurie & Staff

COACH RUSS's Mexican Balloon Adventure 2008

GOOD LUCK BUCKEYES !!!

HEY BUCKEYES !!!

GOOD LUCK THIS WEEKEND

in MARYSVILLE and SPRINGFIELD

from COACH RUSS

in MEXICO

SWIM FAST FAST FAST !!!!

KICK KICK KICK !!! :)

GO BUCKS !!!

KETTERING INVITATIONAL

Amanda, Mackenzie, Sophie, Shannon

Evan, Michael, Jeremy, Skyler

Jessica, Elissa, Ally, Alyssa

Brittney, Katie, Eva and Hannah

Buckeyes in between races

Elissa, Jessica and Amanda

Sam and Alyssa

Elizabeth, Martina, Emily, Courtney

Amy ready to race

Michael

Sisters Maddie and Lauren

Andrew, Aaron, Daniel and Michael

Amy, Molly, Veronica and Brittney

Hannah and Emily hanging out

Ally, Jessica and Elissa

ANOTHER GREAT EARLY SEASON SWIM MEET
FOR THE BUCKEYES
in KETTERING, OHIO !!!

WAY 2 GO BUCKS !!!

MICHAEL O'BRIEN QUALIFIES FOR Y NATIONALS

SPECIAL CONGRATS to MICHAEL O'BRIEN
for QUALIFYING ALREADY THIS EARLY IN THE SEASON
FOR SUMMER Y NATIONALS in the 50 BACK

LIL' BUCKS SWIM AWESOME @ GCSTO

Coach Julie wih her little Buckeyes

Elizabeth, Emily, Lindsey and Erin
Girls 9 & 10
200 yard Free Relay Team

Congrats to Elizabeth O.
for placing 1st overall in two events and 2nd overall in another

The Little Buckeyes had an IMPRESSIVE showing
at Columbus Academy this morning.

CONGRATS BUCKEYES !!!

KEEP PRACTICING HARD !!!

Keelin before her 50 Backstroke

*Special thanks to Steve Nye
and GCSTO for holding
a great annual swim meet*

BUCKEYES PRODUCE GREAT EARLY SEASON TIMES

Shelby, Macy, Hannah, Amy and Anna

Emily before her race

Evelyn, Skyler, Hannag, Emily, Anna, Amy, Riley, Macy, Jessica, and Renae

Jessica's RACE FACE !!! lol

Coach Russ hanging out with his swimmers

Emily and Skyler in the Bullpen area waiting to race

Andy and Matt

Renae, Riley and Evelyn

A small group of rookie and veteran BUCKEYES
produced alot of best times and great swim
this Saturday in Celina, Ohio !!

CONGRATS BUCKEYES !!

KEEP TRAINING HARD !!!

BUCKEYES WIN 1st MEET of 2008/09

Julia getting ready to race in the 50 Back Alyssa, Katie, Maddie and Lauren

Skyler, Andrew, Drew and Nick

Elizabeth, Shannon and Sophie

Kohl, Michael, Skyler and Jeremy

Shannon, Sophie, Courtney, Alyssa and Katie

Jessica, Emma, Amanda and Renae

Caitlin, Christian and Jarrod

COACH LAURIE
in the GYM with
93 BUCKEYE SWIMMERS
before the MEETMaddie telling Coach Russ he's crazy ...lol :)

Michael, Andrew and Bobby hanging out

Sydney, Evelyn, Shelby, Amanda, Renae, Jessica and Shannon

GREAT WEEKEND of SWIMMING
for the BUCKEYES !!!

CONGRATS !!!

My camera broke just before the Worthington swim meet on Sunday. Sooo unfortunately there's no pictures from Sunday :(

BUCKEYES DID GREAT THERE TOO !!

KEEP PRACTICING HARD !!!

Elissa's swim cap is very close to breaking ..lol

Renae, Sophie, Cameron and Ali

GO BUCKS !!!

COACH RUSS in the CLOUDS over Holland

A slide show from Coach Russ' balloon flight with his uncle in Holland during his weekend visiting family for his grandmothers' 87th birthday

QUOTE of the DAY

"You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get."
Michael Phelps

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to STACIE & JEREMY

BUCKEYES
STACIE (13) & JEREMY (10)

LETS GO BUCKEYES !!!!

The 2008/2009 Season kicks off on Monday !!!!!
ITS GOING TO BE A SUPER YEAR to be a
BUCKEYE !!!!

OVER 160 swimmers STRONG !!

LETS GET READY FOR FUN and FAST SWIMS

GO BUCKS !!!

ASAP WORLD COACHES CLINIC 2008

Coach Laurie & Coach Russ just got back from attending the World Coaches Clinic
in Las Vegas Sept 3rd - Sept 7th
where they listened to several seminars from some of the top elite coaches in the US. Coaches from all over the world attended this 4 day coaches clinic. Some of the coaches that we listened to are

Bob Bowman (Michael Phelps' coach) Gregg Troy (Ryan Locke's coach) (Natalie Coughlin's coach) (Kate Ziegler's coach)
and
many other top Olympic, College and High School level coaches.Coach Russ ran into one of his old team mates from up in Canada.
Both were long time medley relay team mates.

PHELPS GETS HIS 8TH GOLD MEDAL

Phelps ties Spitz's record with 7th GOLD medal

BEIJING (AP) -- Michael Phelps swam into history with a magnificent finish Saturday, tying Mark Spitz with his seventh Olympic gold medal by the narrowest of margins in the 100-meter butterfly.

He got his hands on the wall a hundredth of a second ahead of Milorad Cavic of Serbia -- a finish so close the Serbs filed a protest and swimming's governing body had to review the tape down to the 10-thousandth of a second.

"I had no idea," Phelps said. "I was starting to hurt a little bit with probably the last 10 meters. That was my last individual race, so I was just trying to finish as strong as I could."

Phelps' time was 50.58 seconds, the only time in these Olympics that he won an event without breaking the world record.

The 23-year-old has now pulled even with the greatest of Olympic records, matching Spitz's performance in the 1972 Munich Games.

Call this one the Great Haul of China -- and it's not done yet.

Phelps will return on Sunday to swim in his final event of these games, taking the butterfly leg of the 4x100 medley relay. The Americans will be heavily favored to give him his eighth gold, leaving Spitz behind.

Phelps pounded his fist in the water and let out a scream after the astonishing finish. The crowd at the Water Cube gasped -- it looked as though Cavic had won -- then roared when the "1" popped up beside the American's name.

Cavic's time was 50.59.

The Serb delegation filed a protest, but conceded that Phelps won after reviewing the tape provided by FINA, swimming's governing body. USA Swimming spokesman Jamie Olson said the tape was slowed to one frame every 10-thousandth of a second to make sure Phelps actually touched first.

It was impossible to tell on regular-speed replays.

"We filed the protest but it is already over," said Branislav Jevtic, Serbia's chief of mission for all sports. "They examined the video and I think the case is closed. The video says (Phelps) finished first.

"In my opinion, it's not right, but we must follow the rules. Everybody saw what happened."

Cavic wasn't sure he actually lost, but said he would accept the result.

"I'm stoked with what happened," Cavic said. "I don't want to fight this. People will be bringing this up for years and saying you won that race. If we got to do this again, I would win it."

A notoriously slow starter -- Phelps was seventh out of eight at the turn -- he really turned it on with the return lap, his long arms windmilling through the water as he closed the gap on Cavic and fellow American Ian Crocker, the world record-holder.

As they approached the finish, Cavic took his final big stroke and reached for the gold. Phelps, his timing a bit off but fully aware of where he was, did another mini-stroke and actually slammed the wall with his hands on the follow-through.

That was the difference.

"I actually thought when I did take that half-stroke, I thought I lost the race there, but I guess that was the difference in the race," Phelps said.

It was reminiscent of the 100 fly finish at Athens four years ago, where Crocker appeared to have the race won but Phelps got him at the wall by 0.04.

"My last two Olympics I've been able to nail my finishes, and it's been by four one-hundredths and one one-hundredths," he said. "I'm happy and kind of at a loss for words."

Andrew Lauterstein of Australia won the bronze medal in 51.12. Crocker was again denied the first individual gold of his career; he didn't even win a medal, finishing fourth by a hundredth of a second in 51.13.

"It was a tight one," Crocker said. "I saw my short differential between getting a medal or not, but then I realized Michael's was pretty close, too. I'm really glad that he came out on top.

"It was everything that an Olympic final should be. It doesn't matter who's in the heats, you just got to get out and race and it's anybody's game. It was one of the more intense races that I've been in, which makes it a great way to end the meet."

While the medley relay figures to be nothing more than a coronation, Phelps isn't ready to talk about No. 8.

"It's not over yet," he said. "I really think the Australian team looks great for the relay. It's going to be a race."

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BUCKEYES @ the MIKE PEPPE INVITATIONAL

Coach Laurie, Stacie, Jenna, Makenzie, Jeremy, Aaron, Sophie, Shannon and Coach Russ

Aaron breaks 12 Year old Record

Aaron drops almost 2 seconds off of his best time and breaks a 12 year old team record in his 50 meter breaststroke at Junior Olympics in Oxford, Ohio.

CONGRATS AARON !!Coach Russ with So