TNT Newsletter
The New Team on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay
April 2008
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCKS
A warm welcome to five new teammates who recently joined TNT: Mary Catherine Bailey, age 12, level 3; Mathew Helms, age 11, level 3; Sierra Helms, age 9, level 2; Christopher Houston, age 9, level 2; and Connor Schmidt, age 10, level 2. Congratulations swimmers! You are going to have a lot of fun and learn to swim really, really fast.
TNT SCHOLAR ATHLETE HONOR ROLL
Congratulations to TNT swimmers who achieved a 3.0 GPA during the 3rd quarter academic marking period. Special thanks to those parents who submitted their swimmer’s names for this listing
THEY GROW UP SO FAST
Congratulations to TNT swimmers who celebrate birthdays during the month of April: Gabrielle Horst, 12 on 4/1; Tyler Powell, 11 on 4/5; Cameron Grant, 14 on 4/6; Anna Ramsey, 13 on 4/10; Rebecca Holifield, 9 on 4/11; Emi Rudat, 10 on 4/19. Another year older and another year faster.
EXTRA SPECIAL SWIMMERS
Congratulations to the following list of swimmers for their extra curricular accomplishments. Special thanks to those parents who submitted the highlights of their swimmers activities outside the pool for this listing.
Adele Mantiply was accepted into and will attend Bayside Academy in August.
Lauren Kinsey was accepted in the IB program and will attend Daphne High school next August.
Ashley Szydel, Sarah El Hamaki and Ashley Kinsey are playing with the Christ the King Senior girl’s spring soccer team. The team is being coached by TNT mom Terri Kinsey.
Andrew Szydel is playing with the Fairhope Youth Baseball Brave's team. Andrew has been playing first baseman and third baseman positions.
Nicolas Szydel is playing with the Fairhope Youth Baseball Dodger's team. Nicolas plays center field and catcher position for the team. Nicolas is also celebrating his First Holy Communion this month with his Christ The King 2nd grade class
Haley & Taylor Miller are playing soccer for Christ the King.
Anna Ramsey has qualified to participate in the Humanities program at Daphne Middle School.
Tommy O’Hara is playing baseball for the Daphne Minor League Angels. He will also be participating on the CKCS third grade "Big Field Day" team at McGill-Toolen on May 2.
J.D. Powell is currently competing on the track & field team for SFMS. J.D. is undefeated in all meets in the triple jump for the season, with a long of 33'-9". J.D. will run in the 4 x 400 relay and compete in the long jump and triple jump events at the county championship meet.
Frances Sledge is playing softball and Jack is playing baseball.
Killian Kahalley has read over 1000 books.
Griffin Fisk will be attending the Duke University Talent Identification Program's 2008 Alabama Recognition Ceremony at the University of Alabama, which honors students in the 7th grade talent search with high ACT or SAT scores
Ryan Simpson completed Confirmation and is enjoying baseball on the Twins at Lott Park. He also went to Chattanooga, TN on a Project Jubilee field trip.
Megan Midkiff's stock market team placed 5th out of over 200 teams across the state. They bought and sold stocks and earned over $10,000 in just a few months.
Sarah Meehan competed in the Triathlon for a Cure in Orange Beach. She placed 3rd in the 10U girls with a time of 18:29.
Makenna Mossberrg was awarded the Governor’s Fitness Award.
Kyle Simpson was chosen to be in the National Junior Honor Society at SFHS
Makenna was awarded the Governor’s Fitness Award.
Preston Parish has registered for kindergarten at the Fairhope K-1 Center. His YMCA soccer team is undefeated at 3-0 and he leads the team in scoring. He ecently learned to ride his bike with only two wheels. A feat accomplished with only minor scraps and scratches.
Patrick Parish plays YMCA soccer and his team is undefeated at 3-0. He leads the team in assists and is second in scoring. He carries a box of band aids so that he might provide first aid to his brother during their numerous biking adventures around Fairhope.
Will Anderson was inducted into the Jr. National Honor Society at Christ the King School.
A VERY SPECIAL RELAY
The TNT Swim Team's Relay for Life team is ready to participate in The Relay for Life Event. This fun event promotes cancer awareness throughout the community. The Eastern Shore Relay for Life will be at the Daphne Middle School on Friday, May 2 from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. All of the teams will set up tents that display their themes, and they will have at least one person from their team walking on the track during the entire event. TNT Swim Team’s theme is Blow Up Cancer. It will be a fun-filled night with several optional, organized competitions between teams, including: 7:30 PM, Three - Legged Race; 9:30 PM, Mummy Wrap; 11:15 PM, Doughnuts - On - A - Line Contest; 12:15 AM, Champions Challenge (winners of the previous races).
To keep the spirit going, there will be special themed laps, where the participants will wear the appropriate clothing or items before walking the lap. For example, Auburn vs. Alabama, Crazy Pajama Lap, Victory Hat Lap (new hats to donate to American Cancer Society Loan Closet), Road to Recovery Parade (teams provide decorated boxes), Quitter’s Lap (those who stopped & wish to stop smoking). Other competitions include Team Karaoke, Scavenger Hunt, and Deal or No Deal Contest.
One of the most touching activity of the night is the Opening Ceremony where cancer survivors join together to walk the first “Victory Lap”. Another event is the Luminaria Ceremony when luminaries are lit around the track to remember and honor cancer victims and survivors.
Since this is our first year, we would like TNT families to come out and support our team. We have made over $1000 for the American Cancer Society by bagging groceries, and now is the time to have fun.
Please let Terri Kinsey know if your family would like to participate and enjoy in the excitement. Also, what hours can you be there? Look in your family file folder for more information about the Relay for Life Event.
MYTHICAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Southeastern Swimming has published a mythical 8 & Under SES Championship by combining and scoring the results from each of the LSC's four District Championship Meets, held last February. TNT's 8 & under boys and girls finished 5th place in the combined team scoring among all teams from Alabama, Tennessee, and the Florida Panhandle. You can view the results here.
SOUTHEASTERN CHAMPIONSHIP SWIMMERS
Nineteen swimmers from TNT have already qualified for the 2008 Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championship Meet, scheduled to be held July 29 - August 2 in Nashville, TN. Current qualifiers include: Will Anderson, Simon Boles, Sahra El - Hamaki, Emily Feldvoss, Griffin Fisk, Gracey Kahn, Lauren Kinsey, Adele Mantiply, Megan Midkiff, Haley Miller, Kelsie Quale, J.D. Powell, Madison Scharles, Kyle Simpson, Ryan Simpson, Andrew Szydel, Ashley Szydel, Ben Turnipseed, Boyd Turnipseed. Several more TNT swimmers are very close to qualifying and should make every effort to attend qualifying meets this summer.
2008 TNT LONG COURSE MEET SCHEDULE
The 2008 TNT meet schedule is tentative and subject to change. All meets are scheduled indoors and are long course except for the Destin meet which will be held SCY. Meets listed as "All Age Groups" have events for 8 & under, 9 – 10, 11 – 12, 13 – 14 and 15 older. Meets listed as "No 8 & Under Events" offer 10 & under events, in addition to events for all other age groups. Swimmers age 8 & under may attend these meets but will compete in the 10 & under age group. Meets listed as "Qualifying Times" have qualifying standards that must be met in order to participate. These meets include the Southeastern Championships and Southern Zone Championships.
LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD
The meet schedule for the 2008 - 2009 Short Course Schedule is set and two important changes should be noted. The Southeastern SC Championship meet has been moved back one week to February 26 - March 1. Also, please note that the SES South District Meet and 8 & Under Championships is scheduled for Mardi Gras weekend, Feburay 21 - 22.
USA OLYMPIC TEAM SELECTION MEET
The USA Olympic Swimming Trials are scheduled to be held June 29 - July 6 at the Quest Center in Omaha, NB. The meet will be held in what will be the first indoor temporary pool for a U.S. Olympic Team Trials and the largest event in USA Swimming’s history. Click here for a complete list of meet qualifiers and potential Olympic team members.
OLYMPIC PREVIEW
Because swimmers generally win between 25 - 35% of the USA's Olympic medals, the sport of swimming usually finds itself in the national spotlight every four years. That will be the case again at this years 2008 Summer Olympic Games, August 8 - 24 in Beijing, China. NBC is highlighting competitive swimming as its featured sport as the world follows Micheal Phelp's quest for 8 gold medals. Phelps, who won 6 gold medals at the 2004 games in Athens, is challenging swimmer Mark Spitz's record of 7 in a single Olympic games. Read more about his quest for gold here. You can log onto the official Olympic Web site at http://en.beijing2008.cn/
THE GOOD GUYS
TNT thanks those supporters who advertise their business on our web site. Proceeds from advertising sales help us with operational expenses and allows TNT to provide low cost, competitive swimming instruction to children of all ability levels. Please visit http://www.swimtnt.com/advertisers_page_07-08.html to learn more about the services our advertisers offer.
Meet
CMSA LC Invitational
ECS Sand Dollar Invitational
GPAC Tom Lalor Invitational
TNT Summer Invitational
Southeastern LC Championships
Southern Zone LC Championships
Date
May 10 - 11
May 31 - June 1
June 13 - 15
June 27 - 29
July 17 - 20
July 29 - August 2
Location
Pensacola, FL
Ft. Walton, FL
Pensacola, FL
Biloxi, MS
Nashville, TN
Atlanta, GA
Eligibility
All Age Groups
All Age Groups
No 8 & Under Events
All Age Groups
Qualifying Times
Qualifying Times
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Bounds Family YMCA
Cricket Realty and Management
Daniel C. Deese, DMD
E.G.M. L.L.C.
Fairhope Health Foods
Goodyear of Daphne
Hartmann, Blackmon & Kilgore, P.C.
INEOS Phenol
Jan K. Finney, Accountant
J.H. Wright & Associates
J & M Marine and Industrial, LLC
KONE, Inc. Elevators and Escalators
Mary Beth Mantiply, Attorney at Law
Morris Ready Mix, LLC
Performance Contractors, Inc.
Salley Trucking, LLC
Shannon Thomas Arndt, Attorney at Law, P.C.
Sledge’s Custom Building, Inc.
Steven Kinsey, M.D. F.A.C.S.
Sunflower Cafe
T. Leavell & Associates, Inc.
Tameron Honda - Eastern Shore
Thomas Hospital Infirmary Health System
Threaded Fasteners, Inc.
Volkert & Associates, Inc.
Watermark, LLC
Waterville USA, Inc
J.D. Powell
Tyler Powell
Anna Ramsey
Nathan Rothermel
Connor Schmidt
Kyle Simpson
Ryan Simpson
Frances Sledge
Jack Sledge
Emily Smith
Olivia Smith
Andrew Szydel
Nicholas Szydel
Ashley Szydel
Ben Turnipseed
Boyd Turnipseed
Patrick Ward
Rachel Holifield
Reagan Holifield
R.J. Holifield
Gabrielle Horst
Christopher Houston
Annabelle Kahalley
Killian Kahalley
Ashley Kinsey
Lauren Kinsey
Thomas Kinsey
Rachel Lane
Lola Mahner
Adele Mantiply
Megan Midkiff
Haley Miller
Tommy O’Hara
Patrick Parish
Will Anderson
Mary Catherine Bailey
Riley Boles
Simon Boles
Kellen Bullock
Alex Daly
Hannah Denham
Jordan Dyess
Sahra El - Hamaki
Emily Feldvoss
Sophie Feldvoss
Griffin Fisk
Connor Funke
Jordan Funke
Abigail Giles
Sierra Helms
Rebecca Holifield
