2nd PLACE OVERALL CONFERENCE FINISH!

Yesterday 70 Torpedo swimmers and countless family members braved the heat to take part in what was to be a 10 hour epic meet. Many races were extremely close. Mack M. won the 13-14 50 Free by .01 seconds, Sam F. came in second in the 100 Breast by .5 seconds, and the 15-18 Boys "Team Albryrosskey" came in second to Morganton by .01 seconds. Third place in that relay was "Team Lantard," who touched just.27 seconds after Morganton. That is just to name a few of the harrowing races.
After a rough start with a lot of disqualifications in multiple medley relays, the Torpedo picked up speed. After event 18, Valdese was behind the Granite Falls Sharks, Morganton Marlins, and McDowell Mariners. Following the individual medley races, Valdese had moved up to second, and the Torpedo would not be moved for the rest of the day. The McDowell Mariners edged within 15 points after event 52, but the tremendous butterfly, breaststroke and relay swims led the Torpedo to a 97 point final lead over McDowell.
The men's "Fools in the Pool" Relay, led by Benton Brinkley and Todd Blackwell finished second, and the combined Granite Falls-Valdese women's relay finished third.
With few exceptions, the Torpedo had representation in all of the high point categories, including a sweep of the 15-18 boys category (Zach K., Alec B., TIED: Grant G. and Liam L.), second and third in the 11-12 boys (Austin G. and Tyler G.), and first and third in the 13-14 boys (Tanner S. and Sam F.). Trey B. took third in the 9-10 boys. The 9-10 girls category brought Kenzie B. the first place trophy and Caroline L. took third in the 8 and under girls.
Coach Matt and I are extremely proud of all the hard work the parents, swimmers, and volunteers put forth to bring us up from our 4th place finish last year. It has been a great season, and we look forward to seeing you all at our end-of-season banquet on August 11.

WAY TO GO TORPEDO!

Reminders on Nutrition (why have spaghetti before a meet)

Good evening everyone,

I thought I would repost the post from last June on nutrition for swimmers. Please check out the old post here.

See everyone at the spaghetti dinner tomorrow night!

Sprint Distance Meet Results

Ribbons and results from this past Saturday's Sprint/Distance meet in Forest City are available at the Rec. Check your box for ribbons! Congratulations to all of the swimmers who participated for an excellent showing in their events!

Last Week of the Season!

Good afternoon all!

Our last home meet will be tomorrow against Forest City. It should be a great meet, so come out and watch the action! Warm-ups at 5pm!

The League Championship Meet will be held this Saturday at Granite Falls. Warm-up is at 7:30am. Please check the bulletin board at the pool for information regarding seating, etc.

In order to get our kids fueled up for the meet on Saturday, we will once again be having our Spaghetti Dinner for swimmers participating in the championship meet. Please be prepared to bring a pasta, sauce, bread, non-carbonated beverages (tea included), or plates and utensils for the meal. The feast will be at 5pm Friday at Rotary Park (on the hill behind the pool).

Let's make this a great last week of the season!

Granite Falls Meet Tonight!

Good morning everyone! Our meet tonight is in Granite Falls for a rematch against the Sharks. The last meet was close right up until the last relays.

Please find directions to Granite Falls Recreation Center at http://www.granitefallssharks.com/id5.html.

The Sharks will also be hosting our league championship meet on July 30. Their website has information regarding tents, times, and other important information, as well as everything in a downloadable form.

See everyone this evening!

Transylvania Swim Meet Cancelled

Due to the lack of swimmers wanting to travel to Brevard, the meet tomorrow is CANCELLED. We only have two more away meets (Granite Falls and the Sprint/ Distance meet) before the league championship on July 30 at Granite Falls. All swimmers are expected to participate.

There will be practice Thursday for the 8 and Under and 9-10 swimmers.

Recent Home Meets

The Torpedo has had a great showing the past two meets, with great swims against McDowell (prior to rain out) and Morganton. Ribbons can be picked up during practice! Results are on the bulletin board at the Rec.

We only have a few more meets this summer:
Thursday, at Transylvania
July 19th at Granite Falls
July 23rd Sprint/ Distance Meet at Forest City
July 26th at Home against Forest City
July 30 League Championship Meet at Granite Falls

Parents, please start signing up for these meets. The sheets for them will be at the Rec. For the remaining travel meets and the league championship, we expect all swimmers to be in attendance.

4th of July Week

Good afternoon everyone! Those of you who participated at the meet in Morganton, great job! Coach Matt and I are very proud of your performance!
This Monday is July 4th, and in recognition of the holiday (and the realization many of you will be traveling), there will be NO PRACTICE MONDAY AND TUESDAY! 8and Unders and 9-10 will have practice Wednesday and Thursday evening at the regular time, and 11-18 will have practice Thursday and Friday at the regular time. We do host McDowell on Friday, so please sign up for the meet BY THURSDAY NIGHT!

So, broken down, here is the schedule:
MONDAY AND TUESDAY: NO PRACTICE! HAPPY 4th of July!
WEDNESDAY: 8 and Unders: 5-5:45pm; 9-10: 5:45-6:30pm
THURSDAY: NORMAL TIMES FOR EVERYONE! SIGN UP FOR MEET!
FRIDAY: 11-18 Normal practice time; 5pm Warm-up for meet with McDowell at HOME.

Have a great weekend and be safe! See you all next week!