All swim meets are fun in their own way, but my favorites are college conference championship meets. Hands down, they have the best team energy, the fans are always loud and engaged and the swimming and diving performances are legit Starting Wednesday February 14th the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference will hold their annual championship at […]
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Farmington High School coach Jen Marshall has been named a finalist for NHSACA National Swim Coach of the Year! This is a great honor for Jen and fantastic for Minnesota Swimming. Jen will be invited to the NHSACA National Athletic Director & Coach of the Year Banquet, being held on Thursday, June 28, 2024, in
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Minnesota Swim and Vibe is always making connection with others in the Minnesota Swim and Dive community to see what they are doing to help enhance the sport. We had the opportunity to connect with Aaron Rooney, diving coach at Alexandria High School, and Heath Calhoun, diving coach at Clarion University, of the Diving Pod!
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by John Barnes Do you have a tough time throwing things away? If you know, you know! I have a massive drawer dedicated to socks, with most of them being what you would expect to find in a sock drawer. But some are quite different, including compression, hospital, and even thermal socks. Undoubtedly, half of
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from Coach John Zemke In the Vibe’s humble opinion, the outstate teams never get enough publicity and recognition. It is the birthplace of Minnesota competitive swimming and there are history lessons everywhere in their programs. So we get a little excited to feature some athlete’s from those teams. Coach John Zemke of Brainerd talks a
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from Coaches Mackenzie Menden and Nicole Hedman We would like to recognize our three captains – Sam Urbaniak, Charles Gbati and Malachi Leake – for their strong leadership skills and commitment to make our team better. They have proven themselves to be dedicated, helpful and team-oriented captains this year, always putting the team before themselves.
from Coach Scott Maki Andover Swim and Dive seniors, (photo left to right) Maximus Quigley, Aden MacPherson, Brody Ruud, Dillon Smith, Lukas Widmark and Noah Scherger, have proven to be exceptional leaders. Their commitment and efforts have been instrumental in guiding our team towards a season full of success and achievement. These young leaders have
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from Coach Jason Tangen Alex Lucas has played a pivotal role in the success of our program since joining in his 8th-grade year. His strong work ethic is evident to us everyday as coaches and was highlighted to everyone else by his impressive achievement of breaking the 5:00 mark in the 500 Free last year at
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from Coach Rebecca Miller The three athletes that I would like to recognize for the TCRB Boys Swim & Dive team in section 8AA are captains Amado Sandoval and Andy Offerdahl along with returning state champion Micah Davis. Amado Sandoval – This is Amado’s sixth & final year on the team, representing us as one of
from Coach James Schreiner Jacob Robischon and Zander Olmschenk are the only seniors on the Melrose/Sauk Centre Fusion swim team this season but the young men provide amazing leadership for their teammates. Jacob Robischon is one of the most technical swimmers we’ve had on the team and this attention to detail allows him to be
