LET’S GET THIS
STARTED
Thank you for the great
reception that my family and I have received while we are getting
settled. It has been a whirl-wind of activity and excitement
as we are transitioning to St. Louis . I cannot say with more
pride or joy that I am the Parkway Swim Club’s newest Head
Coach.
First off, I want to
thank Coach Nick Rudich for all the guidance and leadership that he
has provided to PKWY for the past 10 years. It will be a tall
order to follow in his foot steps. He was a great coach and we
all here at PKWY wish him the best and look forward to seeing him
at the meets soon. Nick has made the transition smooth and
easy for all of
us.
PKWY Swim Club is rich
with history and is one of the most storied programs in the United
States . As we go through this transitional phase of the club,
please be patient with the staff and Booster Board as we look at
the club with a fresh new set of eyes and see where things can be
changed or improved. This will be a time consuming process
that needs to happen. At the parents meeting there was GREAT
feedback and I will address as many of the items as I can here on
this forum. We will be scheduling the team's first Parents
Educational Session in late September or early October. We
will also be planning the series of educational events based off
the cards turned in at the parents meeting. The staff cannot
emphasize enough the importance of attending these educational
seminars. Some will be for parents, some for swimmers and some
for everyone. The first one that we will be scheduling will be
Nutrition/Sports Nutrition. Check the calendars for more
information as they become available.
Communication will always be something that we will continue
to improve upon. Please do not hesitate to call during our
office hours or e-mail any of our staff. Understand
that it may take us a day or 2 to respond, but we will. We are
here to ensure that the athletes are taken care of, and we listen
to all of your concerns. The team website will be a great
resource for information on all of the Club updates. We are
also looking at a big brother/sister program and a
Rookie/Experienced Parents Partnerships. If you are willing to
help us coordinate this, please let me
know.
This is going to
be an exciting year for PKWY. I have 2 goals for this
year. 1 – Queeny Park Pool: This is a NEED for the
TEAM. Please get involved and let’s make this a
reality. 2 – Building a TEAM. I really am striving
to build a strong UNIFIED team, not just swimmers that represent
Parkway. This is a long and fun process starting with the first
meet. It is an expectation that we wear Parkway Swim Club T-
shirts and everyone sits together. This is the easiest step in
this process of TEAM BUILDING . TEAM BUILDING = A GROUP of
INDIVIDUALS that STAYS together, WORKS together, and
ACHIEVES
GREATNESS.....
TOGETHER.
Coach Mike
Johnson
The Parkway Swim Club is one
of the most successful teams in Ozark Swimming.
This
past long course season Parkway Swim Club placed a swimmer on the
2009 - 2010 USA National Team. Parkway Swim Club
has been recognized as a USA Swimming Silver Medal Club in 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and has also received USA Swimming’s
Club Recognition of Level 3 certification for the professionalism
of the organization.
Through the guidance of the coaching staff and
the support of the Booster organization Parkway swimmers have
competed successfully at the USA Olympic Trials, USA Nationals, US
Open Championship, USA Junior Nationals, NCSA Junior Nationals,
Central Speedo Sectionals, Central Zone Championship, and the Ozark
LSC Championship. Many former Parkway swimmers continue their
swimming careers into the collegiate level competing at NCAA
Division I, II, and III Championships as well as the NAIA National
Championships. Former Parkway swimmers Sarah Haskins competed
in the 2008 Olympic Games finishing 11th in the women’s
triathlon and in 2009 Elizabeth Smith qualified for the USA
National Swim Team.
Parkway has a rich tradition of success and
continues to strive for excellence both in and out of the
pool. For more information about the Parkway Swim Club please
contact the swim club office at
314-415-7010.
Our office is located inside Parkway School
District’s Instructional Service Center (ISC) at 12657 Fee
Fee Road, Creve Couer MO. 63146
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