What Will You Do Differently This Summer?
A note from Badger Parent Advocate, Mike Conaton: Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. As our kids start a new long course season, it could be a good time to think about switching things up a bit. What can your kids do differently this […]
Teammates and Siblings
A note from Badger Parent Advocate, Mike Conaton: I recently attended a college meet and had the pleasure of spending time with a senior swimmer. He barely missed qualifying cuts and therefore was not swimming in the meet, but he felt like he just had to go to the event to be with his […]
Badger at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs
John Collins and 4 Badger swimmers are currently wrapping up the Easter training trip at the Olympic training center in Colorado Springs. Ian Bidwell, Josh Hendell, Jack Collins and Spencer Lafata have spent the week training alongside the National team and taking in some of the local attractions between workouts. [envira-gallery id=”2102″]
Two big races to watch with Badger pride
Badger pride abounds this weekend as we watch Badgers, young and old, swimmers and coaches, represent themselves in two big races. Good luck to you all- we’ll be watching! The Men’s NCAA championships, the fastest yard meet in the world, is in full swing at Iowa University and we want to wish all Badgers who are […]
Second Team All-Mac (Badger) Swimmer Oliver Patrouch to transfer to Indiana
Photo courtesy of Oliver Patrouch: From L-R, Badger Swim Club teammates Derek Toomey (MN alum), Oliver Patrouch, James Wells (Inidana alum), Cody Miller (Indiana alum) Archive Photo via Oliver Patrouch Swim Swam Reports: Second Team All-MAC Swimmer Oliver Patrouch will transfer from Buffalo to Indiana this fall, and will have three years of eligibility remaining. In his rookie […]
Success Breeds Success
A note from Badger Parent Advocate, Mike Conaton: I’ve always been fascinated by the mental aspect of sports. We’ve all heard the sayings that suggest the mental aspect is anywhere between 50-90% in any given sport. At least at 90% there is the recognition that you need your arms and legs for something. And I’ve never […]
Former Badger Swimmer Making Headlines in Track & Field
The New York Times reports on Mary Cain, a former Badger, turned Pro in Track. “Mary Cain stood near the starting line with 31 other high-school girls at a track in Greensboro, N.C., in June 2011, waiting to run in the national championships of the 4 x 800 meter relay. With their long ponytails and […]
Badger backstroker Patrick Conaton is making waves
Photo courtosey of Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com Swimming World Magazine reports: 4 Backstrokers to Watch at Men’s NCAA Division Championships “Conaton qualified for the NCAA championship in the 200 back with a 1:40.48 in a time trial at the Pac 12 championships. The fact that he got under 1:41 again in the 200 back prelims at that meet shows […]
Senior Metropolitan Championships
A look inside the Badger Swim Team at Sr Mets 2015… [envira-gallery slug=”senior-mets-gallery”]
Sr. Mets – the Hairy Men
A note from Badger Parent Advocate, Mike Conaton: The Senior Metropolitan Championships are the short course regional championships sanctioned by the Metropolitan Swimming division of US Swimming. Teams from Long Island, NYC, Westchester and surrounding counties compete at Lehman College this weekend. Only those swimmers who have made the difficult time standards may compete in […]