A Contact Sport

Hello Everyone

Being on top of a lift is risky but when it hits the top, it is so worth all of the falls along the way. As many of you know synchronized swimming IS a contact sport and a lot of risk is involved in making a routine spectacular. In the beginning of October as we were starting our swim offs, the contact part of synchro was demonstrated. In one of our lifts, which is supposed to twirl, was located in shallow waters, we then decided to change the twirl when the lift was positioned in shallow waters. Some of the girls were not aware of this change and spun the lift while others did not. This miscommunication led to my knee dislocation.
The last few weeks for me has been rough between rehab, doctor appointments and taking a week off of practice to rest. Although I am back in the water at this point, I am still limited in my abilities and have been instructed not to eggbeater at this time. Slowly my injury is healing and with the help of the team, the process is moving smoothly.
With this forward progression I should be %100 by Puerto Rico training! Working with an injury is one of the most difficult things to overcome in a sport as intense as synchro but with such a supportive team, we will only grow from this experiance.


~Rebecca~

Hello,

As you know this weekend was Halloween and to celebrate we had an exciting and spooky practice. We started out by wearing old routine suits to dress up and practice in. After our warm up, coach Rebecca along with Sarah threw apples into the pool for us to bob for (only using our mouths). Next a relay race was put together where the girls split into pairs and did racing laps of spooky faces in egg beater with a witch laugh to their partners upon finishing.

On Saturday we had a Halloween dance where Rebecca's sister came to visit and celebrate with the team. As always we bonded at the dance and saw our teammates wearing some pretty amazing and original costumes.

This month at practice we are working on our figures in preparation for the figure meet which will take place on November 21st. our other goals for this month include filling in missing sections of team and finishing our small routines. For the past couple practices each small routine has done swim offs and demonstrated their impressive choreography skills. Each routine is written with unique styles and we are excited to see how they turn out.

Have a great week!

~Rebecca

Ghosts, Goblins and Synchro Swimmers

Hello!

This weekend we had a wonderful experience with teaching a clinic here at Wheaton. Intermediate and Age group swimmers from different teams around Massachusetts spent the day with us as we helped the girls improve on their skills. We went over skills such as extension, routine drills, and counting figures.

We started the day off with some stretching and asking each girl what they would like to learn from the clinic. Throughout the day the girls did various egg beatering and sculling drills as well as figure stations and routine work. The girls were split into groups and taught a routine to swim in front of their parents later in the day. At the end of a successful synchro filled day, they were put to the challenge of swimming each routine various times and did fantastic job!

The team is not only working hard in the pool but also in the classroom and with mid-term exams. Although we were working on managing our time the second we hit the pool deck our troubles went away and we had many successful skill building practices.

We are all so excited for the Balfour costume dance on Friday after practice. To prepare for Halloween each floor in Meadows North Dorm set up their hallway like a haunted house where the children from Norton were able to trick-or-treat which got us in the Halloween spirit.

Happy Trick or Treating!

Rebacca