1. Winter 2012/2013
Volume 1, Issue 2
Your connection to what’s happening at the pool!
Special Interest
Articles:
LHS Diver Breaks
• LMS Swim
Family. School Record
Congrats to our own LHS
• Women’s Team
diver Sam Edwards! He
is getting faster.
broke our 20 year old
• Who Qualified school record for diving
for States? with a score of 270.95
Great job Sam!!!
More than just a bunch of swimmers…
Lincoln’s Student Athletes are the
Greatest! Speaking of family…
Let’s take a moment to recognize a group When you join one of the swim teams, you
whose role is vital to our program’s become part of our family! That’s right, we
Contents: success. We have some amazing student think of ourselves as a family. Spend more
athletes, swimmers and divers from our than a couple of minutes around the pool
LMS Swimming 2 various teams who are committed to deck and you will see just what we’re
Club News 3 helping the swim programs grow by getting talking about.
involved in all the events at the pool.
LHS Women’s 4 It takes a village to run a swim program.
They generously give their spare time to Lots of volunteers are needed to work as
LHS Men’s 5 timers, score keepers, concessions, etc.
help out whenever and wherever needed.
Web Links 6 You will find them helping out with all the We have moms, dads, siblings,
teams. Their true “Team Spirit” is evident grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends
as they cheer for each other, offering all working together to provide a great
support and encouragement to all of the experience while celebrating our
swimmers in their family. swimmer’s achievements.

2. Lincoln Swimming Page 2 of 6
2012-2013 Lincoln Middle School Swim Team
6th. Graders 7th. Graders: 8th. Graders
Tyler Gottlieb Jeremy Adams Kaylei Snider – C
Ethan Stone Skylar Wolfenbarger Maria Dozier – C
Kim Waters
Steven Mazareanu Hannah Walker Elaine Bradlee
Jazmyn Whiren Shelby Compton Alexis Bailey
A Nya Griffin Taje Griffin Brendan Williams
Jillean Pielecha Emma Seibert
Julian Summers Alex Wilson
Lake Mackenzie
“The Middle School
team is getting warmed
up and ready to go!”
State Qualifier About LMS Swimming
The LMS Swim Team is a co-ed team of
middle school students. The team has
tryouts in November, and the season runs
from December through January. We
compete against other Middle Schools in
our District.
Head Coach:
Seta Keon
Congrats to Jeremy Adams Email: lmsswimming@hotmail.com
for qualifying for the State
Meet in the 100 I.M. and 100 Student Coach:
Breaststroke and a chance to Audrey Czachorski
compete against the best in
the state. “Thanks so much Audrey for all you
do to help with the team.” – Coach
Keon

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Lincoln Riptides Swim Club
2013 Winter Club Team
Colin Bradlee
Olivia Bradlee Keely Johnson Seth Shingledecker
Simone Chin Catherine Katchmeric Makenzie Smith
J.R. Clock Matthew Katchmeric Tyler Wagner
Shelby Compton Haileigh Kaufman Kimberly Waters
“Riptide Pride”
Mattison DePriest Carson Leidlein Hope Wilkerson
Andy Fruth Michelle Mazareanu Kiara Wright
Jacob Gorman Steven Mazareanu Landon Wright
Logan Gorman Makenzie Roehner Lucas Wright
George Gueorguiev James Roseman Elaine Bradlee
Brendan Harrington Jeffrey Roseman Jazmyn Whiren
Jacob Heningburg Jackson Scott Gabriel Solak
Josh Heningburg Maya Scott Skylar Wolfenbarger
Brent Hook Jasmine Shepler
Club News Club Team Coaches:
Nicole Eldridge
The Riptides started off Katie Schubert
the season with a win Blake Boyle
against Whitmore Lake,
and since then have
fought hard against two About
well renowned and The Lincoln Riptides Swim
developed teams: South Club is a coed swim club for
Lyon and Ypsi Otters. The swimmers ages 6-18.
Riptides will be heading to
Dundee for their next Description
meet on February 26. This Whether you are a first time
meet will test our competitive swimmer or
swimmers endurance in want to compete year
mid-distance and they are round, this is the place for
excited for the challenge. you! The Riptides are part
of the Southern Michigan
Riptide: Swim League, as well as
Noun the WISC Swim League.
1. A tide that opposes The Riptides compete in
other tides, causing a three competitive seasons:
violent disturbance in the Fall, Winter, and Summer.
water.

4. Lincoln Swimming Page 4 of 6
2012-2013 LHS Women’s Swim Team
SENIORS JUNIORS FRESHMEN
Taylor Hanes - C
Kara Williams Emma Kellerman
Alex Wade - C
Noelle Reynolds Sydni Warner
Lauren Simonds - C
Racheal Stephenson Olivia Ecclestone
Sam Malley
Kayla Gilstorff
Courtney Holbrook
SOPHOMORES Lindsey Baker
“It takes an incredible Aly Malboeuf
Lillie Talon
amount of strength and Audrey Czachorski Indeya Lawrence
stamina to swim. Kym Thayer
Especially the butterfly Jessica Malboeuf
stroke.”
Diving News
Congratulations to diver Emma
Kellerman, who advanced all the way to
the state finals in December. Emma's
freshman season was a stunning
success, and we all look forward to what
Emma and the rest of the Lincoln Dive
Program can accomplish in the coming
years.
“Congratulations, Emma, on a great
season!” – Coach Joe
Season Highlights from Coach Cook
We were greatly improved this Olivia scored us big points at SECs We also hope to give Emma some
year, definitely the fastest team in both her individual events, and company at the state meet in the
that we've had since I've been Emma Kellerman had an very near future.
the coach here. We had our first outstanding meet placing 3rd and
in-conference win since I started, medaling for us as a freshman. Best of luck to our six seniors who
against Ypsilanti, and followed Our team’s strength was in our graduate this year! You will be
that up by also beating them at talented freshmen and sophomores missed, so don’t forget to stop by
our SEC meet. This season also which I find very exciting because and say hello once in a while.
marked the first time we've we have another strong group of
finished above 6th place in freshmen swimmers coming up next
recent years. year.

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LHS Men’s 2012-2013 Swim Team
SENIORS:
Ryan Duda
Sam Edwards, Diver
JUNIORS:
Kordale Johnson
Scott Shingledecker
SOPHOMORES:
Angelo Bunker
Mads Nielsen
Danny Rogers
Nathan Wagner
FRESHMEN:
Derek Ferracciolo Instant Athlete…..
Khari Wilcox
Just Add Water!
About Lincoln Railsplitter Men's Swimming
If you think swimming is an This year, we have a
easy sport – you are foreign exchange student Men’s and Women’s
WRONG! Our men’s team Swimming & Diving
on our team. Mads
starts their day with a dry- Coaching Staff:
(pronounced Mass)
land workout at 5:15 am. Nielsen is from Denmark
They are in the pool from and is a welcome addition Varsity Head Coach
5:45 to 7:00 am and then to our team. Adam Cook
they go to school all day Cell Phone: 734-507-1294
and are back in the water The Men’s team recently Email:
from 3 to 5 pm. No, swam at the Erie Mason Adam_cook3@yahoo.com
swimming is definitely Invitational where they
NOT an easy sport. collected 23 Medals and Diving Coach
st
Sam Edwards placed 1 in Joe Comazzi
Statistically, swimmers the diving competition. Cell Phone: 734-657-0726
have higher GPA’s than Email:
other athletes and ours are Many personal bests have
jacomazzi@comcast.net
not an exception. Several been reached this season
of our swimmers are and a few boys have the
Start Date: November 21
members of the National state time cuts within their
Season: November -
Honor Society. reach. With continued
March
hard work and
determination, they just
might get there!

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