MSV News

NISCA released the 2024-205 All-America lists for girls and boys swimming and diving yesterday with many Minnesota athletes making the list. Note that coaches must fill out the All America Application for times to be submitted. Congrats to all!

200 Medley Relay

Henley Hatzung (12), Kendall Schindler (12), Annabelle Wentzel (12), Claire Wilkey(9 )  (Minnetonka High School) – 1:41.78 (14th)
Jette Hadicke (12), Logan Havermann (10), Olivia McClintock (9 ), Megyn Gillard(10)  (East Ridge High School) – 1:44.18 (57th)

200 Free

Lydia Cameron (Minnetonka) – 1:48.83 (47th)
Annabelle Wentzel (Minnetonka) – 1:49.66 (72nd)
Lexi Tippie (Shakopee) – 1:50.08 (92nd)

200 IM

Logan Havermann (East Ridge) – 2:00.06 (23rd)
Sigrid Nymo (Edina) – 2:04.44 (76th)

50 Free

Adalynn Biegler (Monticello) – :22.38 (8th)
Mya Tautges (Brainerd) – :22.79 (30th)
Libbi McCarthy (Edina) – :23.01 (48th)
Arianna Zelen (Shakopee) – :23.04 (51st)
Claire Wilkey (Minnetonka) – :23.05 (52nd)
Henley Hatzung (Minnetonka) – :23.24 (77th)

Diving

Chloe Aarness (Hastings)
Zara Karimi (Edina)
Ellis Landry (Maple Grove Senior High)
Ashley Mouyenga (Wayzata)
Lulu Semakula (Irondale)
Kiley Thrush (East Ridge)
Kate Woelfel (Centennial)

100 Fly

Sigrid Nymo (Edina) – :53.66 (31st)
Annabelle Wentzel (Minnetonka) – :53.76 (33rd)
Julia Ogren (John Marshall) – :54.07 (42nd)

100 Free

Adalynn Biegler (Monticello) – :49.20 (16th)
Julia Ogren (John Marshall) – :50.03 (47th)
Arianna Zelen (Shakopee) – :50.07 (50th)
Libbi McCarthy (Edina) – :50.36 (74th)

200 Free Relay

Kendall Schindler (12), Claire Wilkey (9 ), Annabelle Wentzel (12), Annika Graham(10)  (Minnetonka High School) – 1:33.68 (15th)
Avery Duerr (11), Aralyn Marcelo (10), Isabelle Ploof (11), Mya Tautges(12)  (Brainerd High School) – 1:35.19 (41st)
Lexi Tippie (10), Grace Krautkremer (10), Maddy Hanson (11), Arianna Zelen(12)  (Shakopee High School) – 1:36.38 (92nd)
Elle Davis (12), Lola Schottler (11), Mallory Knutson (12), Graycin Andreen(11)  (Orono High School) – 1:36.53 (99th)

100 Back

Libby Bakker (Maple Grove Senior) – :54.55 (39th)
Henley Hatzung (Minnetonka) – :54.69 (48th)
Bobbi Simmons (Edina) – :55.03 (63rd)

100 Breast

Logan Havermann (East Ridge) – 1:02.47 (49th)

400 Free Relay

Macy Malinski (10), Audrey Peterson (11), Libbi McCarthy (11), Bobbi Simmons(9 )  (Edina High School) – 3:23.79 (16th)
Genessa Sentyrz (9 ), Maddy Hanson (11), Lexi Tippie (10), Arianna Zelen(12)  (Shakopee High School) – 3:27.13 (42nd)
Claire Wilkey (9 ), Henley Hatzung (12), Annika Graham (10), Lydia Cameron(11)  (Minnetonka High School) – 3:27.56 (49th) J
ette Hadicke (12), Megyn Gillard (10), Emma Wood (10), Logan Havermann(10)  (East Ridge High School) – 3:20.26 (98th)

Hi Minnesota LSC Members and Coaches,

We’re excited to share that Minnesota Swimming is partnering with the LEAD Sports Co. to bring the 8th annual LEAD Summit to Minneapolis over Labor Day weekend (August 29 – September 1). 

The LEAD Summit is a “leadership retreat” style event that provides teenage girl swimmers with hands-on experience working alongside Team USA Olympic legends and coaching professionals. 

The three-day overnight event will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Minneapolis University Area (511 SE Huron Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55414). Athletes will check in on Friday, August 29th and check out Monday, September 1st. There will also be a 1-day parent track and coaches track during LEAD, on Sunday August 31st. 

This high-impact weekend will feature keynotes and breakout sessions with:

• Lilly King – 3-time Olympian, World Record Holder and LEAD fan favorite. Lilly’s talks at LEAD focus on building confidence, taking care of your mental health and how to enjoy the goal chasing process. 
• Elizabeth Beisel – 3-time Olympian, USA Olympic Team Captain, NBC Broadcaster and professional musician. Elizabeth’s talks at LEAD focus on leadership, team building and authenticity. 
• Coach Christen – internationally known and respected confidence coach who works with Olympians, World Record holders, and NCAA athletes – and anyone who wants to overcome their fears and reach their full potential. 
• Dr. Megan Cannon – a licensed sport psychologist who has helped countless athletes unlock their MVP mindset through the science and psychology of emotional health and peak performance.
• Kara Lynn Joyce – 3-time Olympian and Founder of LEAD. Kara shares with athletes her experience and tools of how to find success both in and out of the pool. 

Exclusive Registration for Minnesota Swimming LSC members:

In partnership with LEAD, Minnesota Swimming athletes will have an exclusive to register for LEAD, before it goes live to the general public. There are only 125 spots available for the whole country and athletes will fly in from all over to attend LEAD. Limited to just 125 participants nationwide, LEAD is an exclusive event attracting athletes from across the country.

Exclusive registration window: May 30th (Friday) to June 8th (Sunday). Register here at leadsportsco.com. Use SUMMIT100 at checkout for $100 off, valid through June 8th. If you have any questions please contact hello@leadsportsco.com.

General public registration opens: June 9th

Minnesota Swimming has the opportunity to provide financial assistance to attend, the athlete must be a registered member of USA Swimming, in good standing and a registered member of an MNSI affiliated club. Please reach out to Danielle Wentzel (dwentzel@mnswim.org) for more information.

There are swim nerd and data nerd and sometimes you are fortunate enough to fins a swim data nerd. Nick Starcevich is a junior at St. Olaf College and checks both the boxes (which I highly approve of). You may have seen Nick’s name on this article on SwimSwam:
Changes in Swimming Record History If Super Suits Never Existed: The Past 15 Years. He took a ton of historical data, developed models and trends and then extrapolated out what world records would look like if we the super suit era never happened. Really cool experiment!

Like any good curious swimmy mind, Nick wanted to take a look at the progression of the MSHSL state records for as far back as the data exists until today. He not only put all the data together, but did some really nice visualizations that show where and when big drops occurred or when a record hung around for a long time (looking at you Cam Olk).

You can check out the entire series here and I have a sneaking suspicion that we haven’t heard the last of Nick and his love for swimming and data.

by Augsburg Head Coach Zach Wood

I am new to Augsburg University as of November 2024. Our program is in a unique situation at the moment. After encountering some staffing and recruiting challenges during and after COVID, the program was put on pause this season. In order to revitalize the team, the University performed a coaching search and eventually determined that I was the best fit to reestablish the culture and achieve success moving forward.

Prior to my employment at Augsburg I was a long time coach at Minnetonka Swim Club, which I began after my own swimming career at the University of Minnesota ended post Olympic Trials in 2008. I also spent an exciting season at The University of St. Thomas in 2012-2013. The head coach position for Black Dog Swimming was my next step for the 2013-2014 season. At the end of that season, my wife and I had our first child, and I made the transition off the pool deck and into an office. I spent the next ten years in a variety of roles learning and leading in the wealth management space and parenting three wonderful children. My love for swimming and coaching never left me though, and was reinvigorated from a multitude of factors that sent me back on a path to the pool and student athletes.

At the moment, we don’t have any swimmers on the team. My number one priority is to recruit young women that are ready to make an impact by being intentional about their personal values and the values we establish as a team. Our first class will need to be a collective group of leaders. Next years’ class is being assembled as you read this. I’m currently speaking with a number of in-state and out of state, including international, athletes. They are in the process of applying, learning more about the school, journeying through the complexities of financial aid, and connecting with me about swimming, school, and life. A common theme I’ve heard is that many athletes desire to attend a small school with a close group of supporters; from teammates to coaches to professors to fellow students. That is a goal I’m confident we can satisfy here at Augsburg.

The young women I’ve had the privilege to connect with are thoughtful, caring, values-oriented, optimistic human beings. Each one of them has conveyed to me that swimming is a valuable part of their life and serves to elevate their fulfillment as unique individuals. We will always strive to make our program an uplifting one. That doesn’t mean avoiding challenges, but does mean engaging with an “I get to” attitude, instead of an “I have to” perspective. Life, and college especially, is just too short to take for granted the ability to seek our full potential; physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Our program’s culture will revolve around the concepts of Holistic wellness and Self awareness. These are tools and traits that encourage us to be the best versions of ourselves, in the water and outside of it, in college and afterwards. By taking care of ourselves in every sense of the word, we can be poised to perform optimally in service of our goals. Through self awareness we can establish the right kinds of goals, define what success looks like for us, and continuously reevaluate our tactics for training, preparation, execution, and performance. Cultivating this mentality means growing in trust, honesty, compassion, self respect, and empathy as young adults, into and throughout adulthood. 

Some of the unique aspects of our program will be our focus on values identification and deliberate embrace of those values. We will perform a values exercise each fall as individuals and as a team. This will serve as a north star for our training and racing evaluations. Swimming can be an expression of our personal values on a daily basis. That said, your times don’t define you. Swimming fast is fun, but you’re never less of a person because of a bad race. Likewise, embracing and overcoming challenges offers an opportunity for personal growth that doesn’t come easily. We will have a lot of fun and we will be intentional about our behaviors and our pursuits.

Another unique element of Augsburg is our embrace of the city. Part of the Augsburg Experience is experiential learning and community involvement in Minneapolis. We will be using the city as an extension of campus, both academically and athletically. The vibrancy of the city is an incredible element in the quality of life in this area. Whether it be sporting events, theater, restaurants, music, or the outdoors, we will be utilizing the brilliant cultural elements the city has to offer.

In my short time at Augsburg I’ve come to learn that the campus, coaches, and academic community are like a family. For the right athlete, Augsburg will be an incredible place that serves them for a lifetime. They will get all of the mentorship, internship, learning specialists, research, tutor, social, cultural experiences they could ever hope for on our campus. With our team, they will forge friendships they never knew possible. As a coach I can offer a perspective as a former Division I athlete myself; but one that is now greatly influenced by my role as a father that understands the care and effort that goes into raising a tiny human into a full fledged, autonomous adult, and all the joy and weight that comes with that season of life.