Inspiration
A note from Badger Parent Advocate, Mike Conaton: Swimming from inspiration can be very different from swimming “for” someone else. When the kids are mature enough to understand the nuance, experts believe it’s important for them to swim for themselves, for their own reasons and goals: putting in the hard work for themselves and enjoying their […]
Lindsay Vrooman, Zane Grothe Have Big Swims At Oklahoma Elite Pro-Am
The Oklahoma Elite Pro-Am is under way, with Badger swimmers Lindsay Vrooman and Zane Grothe placing first in the 1000 yd Freestyles. Lindsay won the Women’s 1000 yd. Freestyle with a time of 9:30.19 while Zane took the Men’s 1000 title with a time of 8:48.01. SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE ARTICLE Follow the results of all […]
Badger at the Duel in the Pool
Congratulations to Badger Swimmers Zane Grothe and Cody Miller for their performances in the Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool this weekend. The boys joined Team USA against the European All Stars at the IUPUI Natatorium. Zane swam the 200 and 400 freestyle, and he placed 4th in both with SCM times of 1:44.48 […]
Badger at East Speedo Winter Jr. National Championships
Three Badgers traveled to Georgia Tech’s McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, GA this weekend to compete in the East Speedo Winter Jr National Championships. Ian Bidwell, Nathalie Eid and Spencer Lafata competed against the best of the east. Nathalie started the meet with a strong swim in the 500FR where she went 4:54.31 and placed […]
Winter Nationals 2015
Badger Swim Club headed to Federal Way, WA this past weekend to compete at AT&T LCM Winter Nationals. The team of Eric Culver, Ryan Feeley, Anina Lund, Emily McClellan, Derek Toomey, Lindsay Vrooman, and James Wells placed 6th in combined team scoring. There were several Badgers that contributed to the 6th place honors. Ryan Feeley’s […]
Badger Medals in Montreal
In keeping up with the fast swimming taking place in Federal Way WA by our National Qualifiers, the swimmers who attended the Montreal meet returned home with a total of 128 Medals. The meet held at the Olympic Park the home of the 1976 Olympics was attended by 21 clubs and 709 swimmers. Badger Swimmers, were […]
Badger Crossing The Border
This weekend 50 Swimmers from the Junior and Senior Teams of Badger will be traveling to Montreal to participate in the Invitation Provinciale hosted by Neptune Natation at the Olympic Park Sports Centre. The team will be competing internationally, a first for many of our swimmers attending the meet in Montreal which traditionally […]
The Car Ride Home
A note from Badger Parent Advocate, Mike Conaton: I recently attended a presentation by Dr. Alex Diaz, a local sports psychology consultant. Dr. Diaz began by explaining the biological development of the human brain which establishes certain innate tendencies. For example, the section of the brain that controls our motor skills, adrenaline and “fight or flight” […]
Happy Halloween
Wishing all our swimmers a Happy Halloween.
Zane Grothe and Cody Miller – DUEL IN THE POOL
Congratulations to Zane Grothe and Cody Miller on being named to the 2015 Duel in the Pool roster representing the United States on December 11th and 12th at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis as they take on the European All Stars in short course meters. The full story can be found at SWIM SWAM .