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Belton Waves Swim Team is a parent volunteer run organization designed to provide young people ages 6-18 an opportunity to learn the 4 basic swim strokes, compete on a recreational level with other swim teams in the KC area, and develop self confidence in a fun environment. Our season usually lasts for only 6 weeks beginning the first week in June. Our squad consists of swimmers from the entire Cass County area including Belton, Raymore, Peculiar and Pleasant Hill. If you are interested in determining if the Belton Waves would be a good experience for you and your family, visit our Frequently Asked Questions section below.

Announcements

2009 Updates

Update 6-30-09

Meet Results and pictures are posted!

Make a reservation for the Warrensburg hotel by 6 pm tonight!

Pick up team shirts at practice.

Pay $10 splash fee to swim in championships and optional t-shirt orders $10. You can order through the website under the store tab or pay at practice.

Update 6-29-09

Tonight is home meet versus Pleasant Hill.

Swimmers are to be ready to warm up at 5 p.m. tonight!

The meet will start at 6 p.m. See checkin table for team shirts, Championship information, heat sheets, and volunteer assignments. If you have not paid for your ordered shirt, please do so tonight.

Update 6-20-09

Meet results are in!

Pictures are posted at http://beltonwaves.shutterfly.com/

I would like to thank all the parents for their hard work in making these meets happen! If you have not checked out the pictures, please do so. They are awesome. You can easily upload them to Facebook and other networking sites.

Remember, be at Oak Grove before 4:30 p.m. The kids get in the water to warm up at 4:30 and the meet starts at 5:00.

Update 6-18-09

TIME FOR OAK GROVE MEET HAS CHANGED!

Due to there are no lights available at the Oak Grove Pool, we must start the meet an hour early than expected. Warm-ups will be at 4:30 and the meet will start at 5:00 p.m. We apologize for the inconvenience that this causes with work schedules and etc. Please let Joy know if you cannot make it for the meet at joy_beseth@yahoo.com .

INFORMATION REGARDING THE MEET TOMORROW!

Warm-up time for us is at 7 a.m. in the morning. The crash area will be located outside the building. Do not enter the main doors of the Wellness Center. The lap pool doors will be open for us to use. Spectators will only be allowed on the deck where the bleachers are. We will have equipment and tables set up on the other side and swimmers/timers need room by the starting blocks.

Update 6-16-09

Pictures

Thank you to Jody Thompson for taking pictures and creating a website for parents to view them. The following is the information about the pictures website:

Come check photos of your child (every child should have a photo of them swimming!) at http://beltonwaves.shutterfly.com/ . You can comment on photos, participate in the message board, upload your own photos, print off photos and even create a memory book for your child at the end of the year. Currently posted are pictures from the Inter-squad meet last week as well as the meet with Blue Springs.

Blue Springs Meet Times and Places

Please be advised that the times and places on the website are correct. There was an issue with the Blue Springs computer printing ribbon labels for places that were not actually correct. If you received any of these ribbons, keep them and let the swimmer enjoy them.

Mailbox

In case you do not know what the mailbox system is... There is a grey box that holds files. Each swimming family has their own slot. Please check this box a couple of times a week. A newsletter has been created and placed in each slot as well as ribbons from the Blue Springs meet. Coaches will also put information about practices in there as well. The box is at both practices (usually on the bleachers by the starting block end).

T-Shirt Orders for Parents

The shirt orders for parents are due by Wednesday morning. If you have not signed the clip board and need to order a shirt, then please email me at tina_sanders@ymail.com

End of Season Party

We need volunteers to plan the End of Season Party. Please contact Donna Hodges at hisplan@kc.rr.com

Emergency Number for Swimmers that cannot make the meet

It is so important for the swimmers to sign the clip board that cannot make a meet. Sometimes something changes at the last minute (like an illness). Please call and let Joy or Flo know if you have one of these emergencies at 816.863.8855. Please only call this number when it is an emergency meet cancellation.

Practices

We will have Monday morning practices on the days that there is Monday night meets. Tuesday morning practices will also continue as scheduled after those meets.

Look below the Announcements at the Coaches Bios!

The announcements from May 09 are now in the Archived News section.

Coaches Bio

Meet Coach Joy

Joy Beseth began swimming on summer swim team at the age of 5 and has been consumed with swimming ever since. When she turned 12 she began to swim competitively with the KC Blazers. By the age of 13 she was volunteering to help swimmers with their strokes on the summer team and finally helped coach last year. She is now employed as a lifeguard and a swim instructor and is very excited about coaching the summer team this year. Seeing all the returning swimmers and meeting all the new ones will be one of Joy's highlights of her summer.

Meet Coach Jeff

I was born on a military base in Texas to a military family. Many people ask me where I am from and honestly I don't know how to answer since I've lived in 9 states and overseas (Thailand) -- so, "just point" is what I usually say :). I swam in high school and was the captain of the swim team and the water polo team. While in high school and all through college, I taught swimming lessons (Red Cross) and had the opportunity to coach a USA Swimming team for a couple of years -- all together, I have taught for 7 years and have had approximately 2500 students. I have a passion for swimming and believe that in addition to being an important "safety" skill, swimming can be part of a life-long fitness regimine.

I am married to my best friend (Julie) and we have four children (Elise 11, Talmage 9, Seth 7, and Isaac 1) -- the oldest three will swim on the team; the youngest will cheer from the bleachers. Currently, I work for Sprint (I've been in telecommunications for 13+ years); we live on a small family farm in Peculiar where we raise Angus beef cattle, a small garden, and soon maybe even some chickens.

Swim Team Survival Guide

For Practices - Swimmers will need to wear a swimsuit and goggles to practice in. Swim caps are not mandatory, but help keep swimmers warmer by keeping their hair dry. Bring a towel and put on sunscreen. Most swimmers change into clothes after practice. Swimmers are often thirsty after practice so a water bottle is a good idea. Fridays the team usually sells doughnuts for 50 cents.

For Swim Meets - Swimmers will need to wear a swimsuit and goggles (it is usually a good idea to have an extra pair of goggles in case they break; this has been known to ruin a meet for a swimmer). Swim caps are not mandatory (some say wearing a cap improves your time slightly). Flip flops help since the concrete gets hot and sometimes it is rough. Things to bring that are helpful are towels (most swimmers race more than once so an extra towel or two is appreciated), chairs (most meet locations have very limited chairs), blankets (kids like to lay around & the mornings can be cool), umbrellas &/or tents (most meets do not have shade), sun screen, bug spray, food & drink (swimmers need nutritional snacks and drinks, we recommend fruits, deli meats, cheese, snack vegetables, multigrain/granola bars, water bottles, gatorade, etc. Coolers are permitted in the meets. Most meets have concession stands as well), books/cards/games (activities to keep the swimmer occupied while waiting to swim their event), flashlights for evening meets to help find all your stuff, etc. Remember swim meets last from 3 to 5 hours so be prepared. Meets go in order of events not age.

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