Fantastic Mr. Fox is Fox Searchlight, stop motion film based on the legendary story by Roald Dahl. Our favorite character is, of course, non other than Mr. Badger! Mr. Badger is played by the comedic talent, Bill Murray who can be seen in this clip showing his Badger pride!
Take a watch for a few Badger laughs to brighten this dreary Monday!
Larchmont Living featured Badger Swim Club in a full page article, written by Badger’s own Liz Remain.
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Badger congratulates Wyatt Collins on his new position as Assistant Coach of the University of Texas Mens Swimming & Diving team! Wyatt is now a third generation swim coach following in the esteemed footsteps of his grandfather, Jack Collins, and his father, John Collins. Good luck to Wyatt and the UT Longhorns this year as they aim to win the NCAA Championship a third year in a row.
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Accomplished Badger swimmer, Patrick Conaton, is entering his junior year at Stanford University and was recently named co-captain of Stanford University’s Mens Swim Team, which is a tremendous honor for a junior to be named a captain.
Patrick is considered one of Badger’s most recent and current talents. He is an NCAA qualifier in the backstroke events and, most recently, represented Badger at the 2016 Olympic Trials in Omaha.
He is certain to be an integral member of the Stanford team as they kick off their 2016-17 season.
Badger wishes Patrick the best of luck this season!.
AS REPORTED BY THE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Cody Miller finished his 2016 Rio Games as a part of Olympic history.
The Las Vegas resident and Palo Verde High School product won gold swimming the breaststroke leg of the United States’ 4×100 medley relay, in what might have been the final Olympic race of Michael Phelps’ storied career.
Miller, who won bronze in the 100-meter breaststroke earlier in Rio, helped the U.S. set an Olympic record with a time of 3:27.95.
He entered the water second for the Americans after Ryan Murphy began the race with a world-record 51.85 second split in the backstroke. Miller was in second by the time he handed the race to Phelps after a 59.03 split, though, because Adam Peaty of Great Britain swam a world-record 56.59 split in the breaststroke.
Phelps put the U.S. back ahead in the butterfly, and Nathan Adrian closed it out in the freestyle. It’s the first gold medal of Cody Miller’s career, but it was the 23rd for Phelps.
Badger Age Group Team: Tryouts and Training
Coming off an amazing summer, Badger Age Group Team is offering tryouts until September 4th. This past summer was filled with fast swimming by our Senior Team athletes at several national meets: 17 swimmers went to Olympic Trials, seven to the U.S. Open, four to Junior National Championships, 15 to Futures Championships, and one to Rio where he earned a Bronze Medal and set an American Record. He also won Gold as a member of the 400 Medley Relay.
On the Age Group side, though no medals were won in Rio, we saw our swimmers from the 8’s, 10’s, and Junior Team earn their own medals with standout swimming at Junior Olympics. There were numerous individual event winners as well as a run of relay wins by the 11-12 boys. They won 3 out of 4 of the relay events. Fast swimming continued at Counties and Conferences where we saw our swimmers finish among the top scorers and finishers in several events. There were numerous individual event winners, high point scorers, and record breaking swims…the summer was a hit, and it will only get better as we look forward to the fall.
Badger is already planning ahead to the 2016 – 2017 season and continued success at the age group level and beyond.
Tryouts for any interested age group swimmers will be offered at Badger Pool (119 Rockland Avenue, Larchmont) during all August age group workouts. Swimmers interested should plan to arrive and stay for the full workout to really gain a true BADGER experience and get to know the coaches and team
DATES AND TIMES
Tuesday 8/23 10:00-11:30 am – Junior Team and Competitive 10s Try-Outs
Thursday 8/25 10:00-11:30 am – Junior Team and Competitive 10s Try-Outs
Saturday 8/27 10:00-12:00 am – Junior Team and Competitive 10s Try-Outs and 8&Unders
Sunday 8/28 10:00-12:00 am – Junior Team and Competitive 10s Try-Outs and 8&Unders
Tuesday 8/30 10:00-11:30 am – Junior Team and Competitive 10s Try-Outs
Thursday 9/1 10:00-11:30 am – Junior Team and Competitive 10s Try-Outs
Saturday 9/3 10:00-12:00 am – Junior Team and Competitive 10s Try-Outs and 8&Unders
Sunday 9/4 10:00-12:00 am – Junior Team and Competitive 10s Try-Outs and 8&Unders
Come be a part of the something special, be a part of Badger, where the goals of national and international success are born and welcomed. Come down to the legendary Badger Pool and swim with us.
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914-834-1084
Badger Late Summer Training and Tryouts
August 17, 2016 through September 4, 2016
On the heels of an amazing summer, Badger Senior Team is offering tryouts until September 4th. With 17 swimmers to Olympic Trials, seven to the U.S. Open, four to Juniors, 15 to Futures, and one to Rio, Badger is already planning ahead to the 2016 – 2017 season. Tryouts will be offered daily at Badger Pool (119 Rockland Avenue, Larchmont). Swimmers ages 13 & up with goals of nationals and international success are welcome to come down to legendary Badger Pool and swim with us.
Please contact Badgerswimclub@gmail.com with any questions.
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This late summer session comes after an unbelievable year of Olympic swimming. Badger connections ran deep at Rio: Jack Collins trains at Indiana with gold medalist, Lily King, and he swims for Olympic Coach, Ray Looze. Indiana had seven athletes compete at Rio. Additionally, Wyatt Collins, after three years as a volunteer assistant coach at Texas has just been named the assistant coach to the men’s team at UT. Wyatt has had an instrumental part in training UT Olympians Joseph Schooling, Townley Haas, Jack Conger, and Clark Smith. Wyatt will be working side by side with UT coaching legend, Eddie Reese. Lastly, congratulations to Badger postgrad and new American Record Holder, Cody Miller, for his gold medal performance in the 400M medley relay and his bronze medal performance in the 100M breast.
Badgerswimclub.com
119 Rockland Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538
914-834-1084
As reported by Swim Swam:
“On day 2 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, American newcomer Cody Miller swam his way to the podium, breaking an American Record in the process. Miller swam a 58.86 to become the fastest American in history, breaking the previous American Record of 58.94 set by his Rio teammate Kevin Cordes at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Miller’s swim was not only a new American Record, but it also earned him his first ever Olympic Medal. He finished 3rd, taking the bronze medal behind Great Britain’s Adam Peaty, who won the race in a World Record time of 57.13, and South Africa’s Cameron Van Der Burgh, who swam to silver in 58.69.” Read More
From Swimming World Magazine:
“With all of the excitement occurring in South America with the 2016 Rio Olympic Games going on, Swimming World wanted to take a moment to highlight the accomplishments of those swimming state-side. Leading up to the beginning of the Games and continuing into them multiple meets have occurred featuring young stars like Zane Grothe (cover) of Badger Swim Club. The first August issue of Swimming World Biweekly highlights the action at the U.S. Open, all four Futures Championships, and the YMCA National Championships.”
Never got old hearing the stories of motivation and determination – the 19-year-old breaststroker who ate his goggles at the start (yes it happens to veterans too), didn’t have a great race, but wasn’t too disappointed to tell his dad afterwards that he was going to make the Olympic Team someday. Yes, his dad teared up when he told me the story.
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