The Nu Wave Rave

practices during state

February 11, 2009 – 7:25 pm
howdy all;as most of you are well aware, the state meet begins tomorrow and runs through sunday.  without a doubt, our groups, and our team, are prepared for a fantastic showing.  just to focus on our pond for a moment, individual qualifiers are alex, alyssa, annie laura, ben, connor, davis, francis, kara and patrick.  relay participants, in addition to those cited, are alexandra, caroline, ella, emma and georgia.along with the state folk, i will be in sulphur beginning tomorrow afternoon and will remain there through the weekend.  helping out for those still interested in practicing are colleen, a former uno rock star of her own making, and chris, one of our mighty rip tide coaches.  practices are offered for all tidal waves, tsunamis and pre-nationals:thursday:  4-5.30pm (tulane);friday:  4-6pm (tulane);saturday:  8-10am (newman).  please get your groove on and enjoy a fantastic weekend!andrew **and special shout out to vincent, griffin, josh and devin, ...

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besting nate the great

February 5, 2009 – 2:00 pm
Folks;Can you believe it?  The end of the 2008-2009 short course season is fast approaching.  We have district this weekend and state the following week.  While I will wait until after the end of states to offer a comprehensive evaluation of this season, I do want to take advantage of this bit of time to offer a preview of what is to come. This weekend will be fantastic.  Not only will we witness 14 of our swimmers fight for the best times of their lives, but we will see them do so with the confidence and understanding that they have done everything possible to ensure their struggle will not be for naught.  While every single swimmer competing this weekend deserves a shout, skip and holla, there are a few in impressive standing (top 3 seeding) who will experience nothing short of an explosive meet:Alexandra, who has never wavered in tackling ...

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Great Team Turnout For IMX Challenge

January 27, 2009 – 10:05 pm
The IMX Challenge heet sheets went to the printers today...that means we are very close to hosting the 2nd Annual Nu Wave IMX Challenge.  Thanks to all the parents who are volunteering to make this meet a success.  Last year, the meet was the first hosted in Orleans Parish since the storm (see the youtube video here forgive any typos, please).  It was a wonderful event. All of the swimmers, parents and coaches were thrilled to have in a meet in our own backyard. No traveling, no hotels, no problems. I could go on about the program, but it would be easier for you to learn more about through a special  USA Swimming IMX web page.  It can be accessed by clicking here (photo follows). We encourage every swimmer and parent who will be attending this meet to take a couple of minutes to visit the above link to get a ...

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A Riptide “Superstar”

January 27, 2009 – 12:47 pm
Have you look at the most recent addition of Splash magazine?  Our very own Joel Guerra (Riptides - Newman) is featured on the inside back cover. A scanned copy is below, for those of you who may not get the USA Swimming publication. His family must be thrilled...especially Dad (his favorite swimmer). I learned that Joel and I have something in common.  We have both want to make people fly. Maybe you can get him to sign a copy at the meet this weekend. Way to go Joel!

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for those past the drama of puberty

January 26, 2009 – 8:37 pm
Parents, guardians and absentee landlords;The holidays have passed.  2009 is almost a month old and what do we have?  Are those sugar cookies still showing some love?  Did the mandelbrot grow handles?  Is black cake still weighing on your lips and/or hips? Should the season that passed still give you pause, and additional beats of the heart, I have a wonderful solution:  swimming.  Not lap after lap with visions of frustration and pain swimming, my friends, but swimming with an opportunity to gain confidence and speed.  Many mornings (Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays) I work with a few individuals who are focused on beginning each day on the right (or left) foot.  These folk are not your run-of-the-mill morning enthusiasts.  They include a few graduate students (shout out to higher ed), a few professionals and an eager undergraduate.  These folk are of varied abilities and of vastly different backgrounds, but they share ...

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superfragilistic!

January 26, 2009 – 7:23 pm
tidal waves and tsunamis;wow.  more appropriately, superfragilistic!tonight’s practice was amazing.  it was difficult, for sure.  it was challenging, no doubt.  despite the pain, fatigue and exhaustion, you rock’d.  you not only rock’d, you cruised.  you not only rock’d and cruised, you rocruised.  now that is saying something.as you know, we have a home meet in the near horizon, district over yonder and state just over the bend.  our short course season is quickly slipping through our fingers and i am so proud about where we are.  some are there, others have no idea where they are, but we are right here.  more specifically, we are right where we want to be and right where we need to be.  so look up, look forward and look down if you wish, but know that we will only be moving in one direction- that being out of this world.one day at ...

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no practice in honor of martin luther king, jr.

January 15, 2009 – 2:10 pm
tidal waves and tsunamis;there will be no practice this monday on account of martin luther king, jr. holiday.   i strongly encourage you, in addition to researching king, the civil rights movement (impress your friends and start your search in the 1930s) and new orlean's own history relating to equality, to take part in a national day of service.  for more information, go to the website: [http://www.usaservice.org/content/home].  type in your zip code and see the impressive number of activities planned in our area for this weekend and monday. you have the time and means to make a significant difference in the lives of others.  why not take advantage of the opportunity?  andrew 

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schedule for winter 2009

January 15, 2009 – 12:45 pm
Tsunamis and Tidal Waves;Lucy sent out an e-mail earlier today with the schedule for the next few months.  For those that have given it a peek, the changes are noticeable.  The schedule will take effect Inauguration Day 2009 and follows:M:  Tsunami and Tidal Wave, 4.15-6.20pm at NewmanT:  Tsunami, 4.15-6.20pm at NewmanW:  Tsunami and Tidal Wave, 4.15-6.20pm at NewmanR:  Tsunami, 4.15-6.20pm at NewmanF:  Tsunami, 4-6.20pm at Tulane; Tidal Wave, 4.15-6.20pm at NewmanS:  Tsunami and Tidal Wave, 8-10am at NewmanReview of the schedule for Rip Tides reveals that: M and W:  we have the pool pretty much entirely to ourselvesT, R and F:  we will continue to share the poolS:  we have the pool all to ourselvesThis is a fantastic change, especially considering the recent growth that we are experiencing.  With more folk, we have more support to continue the route that we have already established.  We are well on our way to topping the success ...

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i second that emotion

January 10, 2009 – 8:42 pm
hey all;i just wanted to follow up in a far more cursory manner the sentiments expressed by rich.  each of you are in a fantastic position right now.  we are at the start of a new season and  we can count on one hand the number of zone sets we have done higher than 1a.  this weekend, you demonstrated that we are exactly where we should be.  we were capable of sustained energy exertion and completed sets without breaking stroke.  we were brimming with confidence and completed swims able to pin point areas of weakness that, come next meet, will be areas of strength.  we were a collective unit and demonstrated a willingness not only to push ourselves to compete, but also encouraged each of our teammates to do the same.  y'all are such a thrill to work with.  not only do you constantly surprise yourselves with your talent ...

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GREAT MEET THIS WEEKEND

January 10, 2009 – 7:48 pm
Hi All, I just wanted to put up a quick post and tell you how happy I was with this weekend's meet @ CCSC.  I did not have the opportunity to watch Friday night's fun, but Coach Marshall told me how well everyone did.  Congratulations. I did, however, catch our younger swimmers in action this morning and was VERY impressed. When I watched our newer swimmers earlier in the Fall, we had many athletes disqualify during their races.  At this meet, we were technically sound.  I was impressed with the level of improvement the team made as a whole.  We did have some DQs, but it was nothing in comparison to what we had at the start of the short course season.  KUDOS to the swimmers and coaches for working on those corrections throughout the winter and applying those changes here, at this meet. We had some fun this afternoon with the older ...

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