The Mission
of the Lake Erie Silver Dolphin swim team is to develop
nationally ranked swimmers and world class citizens. LESD offers
swimmers an environment in which swimming excellence is a
possible achievement and in which each swimmer can reach his or
her full potential. Within this framework, LESD realizes
an obligation to meet the physical, mental, emotional and social
needs of all of its swimmers. At LESD, swimmers have the
opportunity to be the best that they can be. Silver Dolphins
learn the value of hard work, commitment and self-discipline.
They learn to take responsibility for their actions and to
develop a true appreciation for what they as individuals can
accomplish.
Cleveland State University
PRACTICES
The
Cleveland State Pool will be
closed from May 3 thru May
10th for
construction work on the
filtration system. Those
swimmers practicing from
4:30 – 6:30 will practice at
Hawken Upper School from
3:30 – 5:15 or 6:45 – 8:15.
Call the message service for
practice times. Message
Service number:
216-561-3423.
Personal
Best Meet photos thanks to
Karen Heyd.
USA Swimming Needs You!
Five Reasons to Become
an Official
You’ll be working with
the greatest group of volunteers in all
sports.
You’ll be close to the action. The
bleachers aren’t comfortable anyway!
High satisfaction; low pay.
It’s a great way to meet future
Olympians—unless you already have one in your home.
Great food in hospitality, and you
can’t beat the price!
Saturday, April 19th, LESD held
a Nutrition/Physical Therapy
Clinic. The Clinic was made
possible by a USA Swimming Grant
earned through the Club
Excellence program. Guest
speakers on Nutrition were
Dr. and Mrs. Esselstyn. They
talked about nutrition from a
vegetarians point of view.
Tim Murphy and Jason Vickers
from Concorde Therapy in Canton,
came and demonstrated exercises
specifically meant for swimmers
and core strengthening.
Special thanks to Marie Salibra
for organizing the event and to
all the coaches, parents and
swimmers who helped with
clean-up.
April
SWIMMERS of the MONTH
Red:
Andrew Griffin and Meghan Crystal
Blue: Danielle Christian and
Audrey Trotta
Bronze:
Claire Cerne & Tim Foster
Silver:
Dryland: Sam
Santoscoy
Swimming: KJ Stang
Gold:
Carrie Bencic, Courtney Tumbush & Jimmy Ranallo
The Cleveland
Sports Commission will again be sponsoring an entry in the
2008 International Children’s Games to be held in San
Francisco on July 10-15. The swimming team will include
four males and four females (it is possible that two
swimmers will be added to each gender depending upon the
response for other sports). Swimmers must be between the
ages of twelve and fifteen (must be born in the years of
1993, 1994, 1995, or 1996) and may compete in up to three
events including a relay.If
you are interested in more information,
click here.
If you are interested in attending a meet that is not
posted, please contact Marie Salibra.
Congratulations
to our own Marie Salibra
for winning the LESI Forkapa
Award. This award is given to a
person who continues to
volunteer and support the sport
of swimming even after their
children have grown. We're very
proud of you Marie!
SWIM LIKE A DOLPHIN STROKE
CLINIC June 23-26, Hawken Upper
School. Click the dolphin for
more information including
registration form.
LESD had been accepted into the
Ohio Valley Championships
12-14 June 2008
(Thursday-Saturday) in
Louisville, KY. This is the
oldest continuous meet in the
country, offering excellent
national competition in a unique
facility. It is a P/F meet for
13 and over swimmers and timed
finals for 12 and unders.
12 & under swimmers must have A times, 13 &
14 year olds must have AA
times and 15 & overs must have
AAA times to enter the meet. This is an extremely
high quality meet and all
eligible swimmers should attend
if at all possible. Those
interested should contact Marie
Salibra. [Meet information is
available at Hawken Upper.]
