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  • NEW!!! Click here for the list of current families attending (updated 4/3/08) the team Banquet - see Vicky Miller at vickimiller@wowway.com with any quetions.

  • How has the year been??? - The NOW 2007/2008 Parent Survey is now accepting your comments - click here . Your input is critical for the continued growth and improvement of YOUR team!!

  • A letter from a past NOW President to all parents - click here

  • A Few Suggestions...swimming parents - click here for article

  • "Parent Tip of the Month", compliments of www.usaswimming.org

  • Apprentice Swimming Officials Clinic:

    When: 6:00pm-9:00pm, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008                                                                                Where: 1271 Industrial Dr.,Saline,MI 48176

    Who: All Interested Swimmer's Parents

    Instructor: Dan Meconis, MI Swimming Officials Chairman

    Fee:Free

    Pizza and soft drinks will be served.

    Club Wolverine (CW) and the Michigan Swimming (MS) Officials Committee will offer an Apprentice Swimming Officials Clinic on Thursday 1/31/08 in Saline.

    The MS Officials Committee has changed the minimum standards to 6 sessions instead of 3 full meets to become a certified USA Swimming Official. This change makes it easier than before for parents to become a certified Official. You can apprentice during the sessions your swimmer swims instead of making an entire weekend commitment.
    Please contact CW Swim Official Fang Liu at fangliu579@yahoo.com or call 734-507-1190 for attending the clinic. Pre-registration is required.

  • Discount Swim - Fastskin deal:

    As our championship swim season approaches, many of our swimmers and parents have expressed the desire to order Fastskin suits.  NOW has received a GREAT offer from DiscountSwim on Fastskin II suits if we put in a team order.  DiscountSwim is offering us a price of $99.00 for either a black/grey female Fastskin II Recordbreaker, or the male jammer.  Male legskins are being offered to us for $133.00.  Please note that the legskins are in short supply.  Please order these quickly !  Typically the advice when ordering is to order one size down from a normal practice suit size.  The suit is worn very tight.  Go to http://www.discountswim.com/onlineswim/ and click on ***Team Orders***. You will see our NOW logo with more info about the fastskins. You can pay with either a credit card OR paypal.  The suits will all be shipped to Chris Westgate. These prices will be guaranteed through January 15, 2008. She should receive the order by January 29th, in time for the Boys High School County Meet Feb 2nd (if all things go well, of course.) When ordering, you must put NOW in the "team" space.   North Oakland Waves won't work.

     

    A Fastskin suit is NOT required at Championship meets.  This is an offer to anyone interested in purchasing a Fastskin.  Please remember that the coaching staff only wants Fastskins worn at Championship meets.  Fastskins are discouraged at all other meets.  Please talk with coaches if you are unclear on this.   

    If you have questions about this suit, please see coaching staff.  If you have ordering questions, please email Chris Westgate at notyet40winks@yahoo.com

  • Click here for Nutritional Information for both parents and athletes!!

  • For all of you swimming fans with iPods out there:

    Deckpass.com is a weekly internet radio podcast / broadcast hosted by Nathan Jendrick (husband of Olympic medalist Megan Jendrick) and U. S. Olympian Scott Goldblatt. The duo cover a number of subjects from training to coaching philosophy or just discussions about swimming in general, and frequently have guests.  The episodes of Deckpass range from 45 to 90 minutes long and can be downloaded for free into iTunes and other internet media players. If you’re interested, check out Deckpass.com for your weekly dose of news from around the swimming world.

    For all of you swimming fans with iPods out there, the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and United States Swimming (USAS) have both begun providing free podcasts, available from their respective websites that you can download into iTunes. On the ASCA site (www.swimmingcoach.org) the link to subscribe is on the upper right portion of the page. On the USAS site (www.usaswimming.org) the link is on the upper left. The subjects of these podcasts range from interviews with the USA’s brightest starts, to coaches discussing philosophy, goals and other topics. If you’re interested, check it out!

  • What to Eat for a Swim Meet - Click here for article

  • Playing Favorites article - By Coach John Leonard - Click here for article

  • Ten Ways for the Swim Parent to Sabotage their child's swimming career - click here for article

  • Swimming and the art of recovery - click here for article

  • The Power of Nutritional recovery - click here for article