Good things come to ye who waits........

For those of you that have been checking in for info on the Winhawks Boys' season as it starts, we're almost there. Info is starting to flow and I will cover their results from the Tiger Relays, give you an update as to where the Big 9 Standings are at, and start looking forward. 

In the mean time, I thought I would pass on to the 2011 Senior girls from the Winhawks an additional THANK YOU. Their totally unnecessary gift was put toward acquiring this:

So I always have one for 500 races no matter where I am refereeing. ( None of the Roch schools have one on site). So thank you again girls, it will always remind me of you when I use it. 

And they're off.......

The Big 9 Boys Swimming & Diving Season opened the 2011-12 competition campaign Thursday. 

Rochester Century has been the team to beat in recent years. They’ve won eight Big Nine Conference championships in a row, five Section 1AA titles in a row and they placed fourth at last year’s State Meet.

Scores from the first night of competition:

Mayo                    98,          John Marshall    83

Century                96,          Mankato West    80

Austin                   91,          Albert Lea           87

Faribault              93,          Owatonna           93

Yet to compete, Mankato East gets into the swim of things this Saturday at the Hutchinson Invite and lastly Winona starts competition Thursday the 15^th at Faribault.

In case you are wondering what times it will take to get to state.

2011-2012 Swimming Standards

Boys

Class A            Class AA

200 Medley Relay          1:46.48             1:42.14

200 Freestyle                1:52.85             1:47.72

200 Individual Medley    2:09.06             2:02.46

50 Freestyle                     22.80                22.25

100 Butterfly                      57.50                54.69

100 Freestyle                    50.66                 49.05

500 Freestyle                 5:11.03              4:56.02

200 Freestyle Relay       1:33.92             1:31.15

100 Backstroke                 58.63                55.80

100 Breaststroke           1:05.35             1:01.95

400 Freestyle Relay       3:28.92             3:20.61

The qualifying standards for each swimming event is established by taking the three (3) year

average of the 16th fastest time of the state meet preliminaries at the U of M Aquatic Center.

The standard may not deviate more than 1% up or down in any given year. This is indicated

with an asterick (*)