Makos Newsletter
June 11, 2025
New News!
Way to go Makos! As a team we did a fantastic job racing against ACAC on Tuesday night and coming out victorious! This is a big win, as ACAC has had a long undefeated streak. We will still have several tough meets coming up this season, so we need to continue working hard to learn new skills to help us race fast. Extra congrats to our new Makos record breakers Eli McMunn in the 100 IM and 50 Butterfly, Natalie Horne in the 100 IM, Caroline Wirt in the 50 Backstroke, and the 11-12 200 Medley Relay team of Julia Officer, Max McMunn, Eli McMunn and Olivia Officer.
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 56 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". If your swimmer has a goal to make it to Champs in a specific event, please encourage them to share that with Coach Carrie so that the coaches can help your swimmer try to reach that goal.
Alivia Deangelis
Dylan Patro
Colton Early
Henry Pickett
Henry has started the season with a focus on hard work and improvement. It is showing in how he improves each day. Keep up the hard work Henry!
Emma Nichols
Emma has done a fantastic job welcoming new Makos swimmers to the team this season. She was spotted giving a walk around tour of the meet layout to some new team mates so they would know where everything is during the meet. Great job being welcoming Emma!
Amy Verdeck
Amy has put in the work over the winter and this summer to keep improving. It is great to see her dedication help her swimming improve! Awesome job Amy!
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