Makos Newsletter
June 18, 2025
New News!
Great job racing against Bon Air at the meet this past Tuesday evening. There were a lot of new races tried and a lot of great racing to try and win heats. Extra congrats to our new Makos record breakers the 11-12 200 Free Relay team of Julia Officer, Max McMunn, Eli McMunn and Olivia Officer. In the next few upcoming meets, expect your swimmer to start trying some new events. This is to help them grow as swimmers and to help the team grow together. When everyone works to swim every event it makes us all race better as a team! Due to this, you may see some events change from what you have selected when you mark them as attending a meet. In most cases, I try to chat with the swimmers at practice before putting them into a new event so they are aware that the challenge is coming.
As a reminder, per BCA policy, swimmers under 12 years old must have a parent or designated adult (18 or older) at the pool with them. This means that swimmers who are 11 & Under need to have an adult 18 or older responsible for them with them at practices. For example if an older sibling is 13 they may not count as the adult for a younger sibling who is 11 and there must be a responsible adult (18 or older) with the 11 year old swimmer. This is not a Makos rule, but a BCA rule that we have to follow. Thank you for helping us follow this policy!
We have 63 swimmers already qualified for our RMAL Championship Meet in July! This is awesome! The list of qualified swimmers at this point in the season are below. If you are unsure of the qualifying time for your swimmer, you can check the RMAL Time Standards Chart. Champs qualifying times are in the column marked "Qual". In the next few weeks coaches start preparing entries for Champs. We may need some additional swimmers to join us for relays. If your swimmer is one that we would like to bring for relays, Coach Carrie will be contacting you to check on availability for your swimmer. Congratulations to all who have qualified individually so far!
Audrey Kimball
Josie Loren
Jonathan Flynn
Logan Dahdouh
Logan has put in the work this season to improve his freestyle and butterfly. The hard work is paying off during his racing. Keep it up Logan!
Carson Kester
Carson brings the Makos spirit with her to practices and meets. She is a friendly face for the younger swimmers and is always bringing the hype at the meets! Great job Carson!
Jonathan Boch
Jonathan is a great example of a consistent teammate. He comes to practices, works hard, encourages his team mates and is someone that his team mates can count on. Way to go Jonathan!
Important Info!
- Caps are optional for practice but are required at the swim meets. At practices, if they choose to wear one, your swimmer must be in a Makos cap, as that is a part of being on the team. At meets all swimmers need to be in a Makos cap since it is a part of the team uniform.
- During practices, please refrain from chatting with the coaches. The primary job of the coach during that time is supervising what is happening in the pool, so their attention needs to be on the swimmers they are working with. Also, it is helpful if you leave a few feet around the edge of the pool so that coaches have room to walk around the pool. Thank you for helping our coaches stay focused on the swimmers during practices!
Coach Carrie Jones
Head Coach
Email: carriejones@brandermillmakos.org