WEEKLY UPDATE - Sunday, July 7
Hello MAST Families, 2024-0706
Please note that the commit deadline for the SOSL championships has been changed to Noon on Wednesday, July 10
Learning from Evan Fentress at the Olympic Team Trials:
Evan placed 13th in the 100 Butterfly with a best time of :52.27. He also placed 39th in the 100 Freestyle with a time of :49.86 For those who have been around a little longer and remember the great Mark Spitz (Seven gold medals and Seven World Records in the 1972 Olympics) here are a couple interesting facts. Evan’s times are faster than both gold medal and world record times by Mark Spitz. In fact Evan’s 100 Butterfly is the same time as Denis Pankratov’s world record and Olympic gold medal swim in the 1996 Olympics.
So why are swimmers getting so much faster? Here are a few reasons: (1) The Banister Effect*, (2) Technology in equipment and apparel, (3) Training methods, and (4) Swimming technique.
One of the most important technique advancements in underwater dolphin kick. Once viewed as a gimmick, it is now an absolute must for fast swimming in Freestyle, Backstroke and Butterfly.
We at MAST work on this in one manner or another at almost every practice but the fact remains that until the swimmer commits to great underwater dolphin kicking it will just be one of those things coaches talk about but doesn’t get results.
Evan shared some of his race metrics from the Trials and one of the most interesting statistics was the velocity underwater and the velocity free swimming (above water). Underwater Evan traveled at 2.83 meters/second ooff the start and 2.76 m/s off the turn. Free swimming his velocity on the first 50 was 1.76 m/s and on the second 50 it was 1.63 m/s.
Put another way, if Evan could stay at the 2.83 m/s velocity for the entire 100 his time would be :35.34 but if he were to swim the entire 100 meters at his second 50 free swimming velocity of 1.63 m/s his total time would be 1:01.34. In this instance his underwater kicking is 26 second faster for 100 meters than free swimming. (This is a obviously a crude analysis because the effect of dives and push-offs help the underwater kick velocity – but it should be obvious that working on underwater kicking is a must for people who want to get faster).
Last SOSL Dual Meet at Delshire (4250 Copperfield Lane, Cincinnati 45238) on Tuesday, July 9:
All swimmers in Red 1, 2, 3 and Black 1 should be entered in this meet. As many Black 2 & 3 swimmers as are available should also enter. If you want to swim in the SOSL Championship meet and have not participated in your second SOSL dual meet you must swim this one.
SOSL Championship Meet at the new pool at the Delhi Athletic Club (5027 Delhi Rd. 45238) on Tuesday, July 16:
IMPORTANT >>> The MAST swimmer Commit deadline to swim in the SOSL Championship meet has been changed to Wednesday, July 10. Late entries are not permitted for the championship meet.
Ohio Swimming Regional Championship – Friday, July 12 through Sunday, July 14
Ohio Swimming Regional Championship – Thursday, July 25 through Sunday, July 28
Practice Time changes for Black 2 & Black 3:
Please see the schedule below
July 8 - 14
WK # 15
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MON
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TUE
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WED
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THR
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FRI
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SAT
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SUN
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DATE
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July 8
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July 9
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July 10
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July 11
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July 12
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July 13
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July 14
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MAST
PLANNING
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SOSL MEET
At DELSHIRE
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Commit
Deadline
OSI SR
CHAMPS
SOSL Champs
Commit
Deadline
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OHIO
REGIONAL CHAMPS
At St. X
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OHIO
REGIONAL CHAMPS
At St. X
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OHIO
REGIONAL CHAMPS
At St. X
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MHS POOL
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6:30–11:00 am
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7:00 – 9:30 am
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7:00 – 9:30 am
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6:30–11:00 am
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NONE
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NONE
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NONE
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RED 1 &
RED 2
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D) 8:30-9:00
S) 9:00-9:45
@ Milford HS
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D) 8:30-8:45
S) 8:45-9:30
@ Milford HS
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D) 8:30-8:45
S) 8:45-9:30
@ Milford HS
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D) 8:30-9:00
S) 9:00-9:45
@ Milford HS
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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RED 3 &
BLACK 1
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D) 8:30-9:00
S) 9:00-10:30
@ Milford HS
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D) 7:00-7:15
S) 7:15-8:30
@ Milford HS
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D) 7:00-7:15
S) 7:15-8:30
@ Milford HS
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D) 8:30-9:00
S) 9:00-10:30
@ Milford HS
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NO
PRACTICE
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@ Clermont YMCA
By Coach Invitation
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NO
PRACTICE
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BLACK 2 & BLACK 3
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D) 6:30-7:00
S) 7:00-8:30
@ Milford HS
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@ Clermont YMCA
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@ Clermont YMCA
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D) 6:30-7:00
S) 7:00-8:30
@ Milford HS
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@ Clermont YMCA
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@ Clermont YMCA
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NO
PRACTICE
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YMCA POOL
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MHS only
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6:30 – 8:30 am
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6:30 – 8:30 am
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MHS only
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6:30 – 8:30 am
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7:00 – 9:00 am
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No Practice
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BLACK 2 & BLACK 3
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@ Milford HS
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D) 6:30-7:00
S) 7:00-8:30
@ Clermont YMCA
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D) 6:30-7:00
S) 7:00-8:30
@ Clermont YMCA
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@ Milford HS
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D) 6:30-7:00
S) 7:00-8:30
@ Clermont YMCA
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D) 7:00-7:30
S) 7:30-9:00
@ Clermont YMCA
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NO
PRACTICE
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OTHER
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Please note that the commit deadline for the SOSL championships has been changed to Wednesday, July 10
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July 15 - 21
WK # 16
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MON
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TUE
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WED
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THR
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FRI
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SAT
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SUN
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DATE
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July 15
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July 16
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July 17
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July 18
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July 19
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July 20
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July 21
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MAST
PLANNING
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SOSL
CHAMPS
At DELHI
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USAS SPEEDO SECTIONAL
At Ohio St.
OHIO JR CHAMP
At
Oxford, OH
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USAS SPEEDO SECTIONAL
At Ohio St.
OHIO JR CHAMP
At
Oxford, OH
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USAS SPEEDO SECTIONAL
At Ohio St.
OHIO JR CHAMP
At
Oxford, OH
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USAS SPEEDO SECTIONAL
At Ohio St.
OHIO JR CHAMP
At
Oxford, OH
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MHS POOL
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6:30 – 11:00 am
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SOSL CHAMPS
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7:00 – 9:30 am
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NONE
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NONE
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NONE
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NONE
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RED 1 &
RED 2
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D) 8:30-9:00
S) 9:00-9:45
@ Milford HS
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NO
PRACTICE
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D) 8:30-8:45
S) 8:45-9:30
@ Milford HS
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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RED 3 &
BLACK 1
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D) 8:30-9:00
S) 9:00-10:30
@ Milford HS
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NO
PRACTICE
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D) 7:00-7:15
S) 7:15-8:30
@ Milford HS
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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BLACK 2 & BLACK 3
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D) 7:00-7:30
S) 7:30-8:30
@ Milford HS
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@ Clermont YMCA
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@ Clermont YMCA
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Pending
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Pending
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Pending
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NO
PRACTICE
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YMCA POOL
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MHS only
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6:30 – 9:00 am
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6:30 – 9:00 am
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Pending
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Pending
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Pending
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No Practice
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BLACK 2 & BLACK 3
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@ Milford HS
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D) 6:45-7:00
S) 7:00-8:30
@ Clermont YMCA
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D) 6:45-7:00
S) 7:00-8:30
@ Clermont YMCA
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Pending
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Pending
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Pending
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NO
PRACTICE
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OTHER
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July 22 - 28
WK # 17
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MON
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TUE
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WED
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THR
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FRI
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SAT
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SUN
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DATE
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July 22
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July 23
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July 24
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July 25
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July 26
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July 27
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July 28
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MAST
PLANNING
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OHIO SR CHAMPS
At
Oxford, OH
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OHIO SR CHAMPS
At
Oxford, OH
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OHIO SR CHAMPS
At
Oxford, OH
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OHIO SR CHAMPS
At
Oxford, OH
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MHS POOL
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6:30 – 9:30 am
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NONE
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NONE
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NONE
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NONE
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NONE
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NONE
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RED 1 &
RED 2
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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RED 3 &
BLACK 1
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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BLACK 2 & BLACK 3
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D) 7:00-7:30
S) 7:30-8:30
@ Milford HS
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@ Clermont YMCA
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@ Clermont YMCA
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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YMCA POOL
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MHS only
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6:30 – 9:00 am
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6:30 – 9:00 am
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No Practice
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No Practice
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No Practice
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No Practice
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BLACK 2 & BLACK 3
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@ Milford HS
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D) 7:00-7:30
S) 7:30-8:30
@ Clermont YMCA
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D) 7:00-7:30
S) 7:30-8:30
@ Clermont YMCA
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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OTHER
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See you at the pool,
Monty