Weekly Wave: November 16, 2025

Welcome to another meet week Sawtooth families!  It seems like we are saying that a lot lately, and that is a good thing.  This coming weekend we have the Nampa Thanksgiving Meet on Saturday & Sunday!   

Sawtooth Block Party Meets:

This past Saturday & Sunday we welcomed swimmers from PVST, Streamliners, Caldwell Swim Club and others to ICAC for our first ever Block Party meets!  The meets featured around 100 swimmers each day and we were thrilled with how they went.  Sawtooth had 53 swimmers participate over the 2 days; swimming in 271 individual events.  Over the course of the meets Sawtooth swimmers raced home to 195 new personal best times.  The 10 & under swimmers once again showed up and swam wonderfully in the backstroke & breaststroke events.  On the weekend we also saw swimmers set multiple new team records as well as an SRS record for Chloe in the 50 fly!.  It was a great first block party meet experience and we expect to do some more throughout the year.  

Most Best Times:                    5+ second time drop:

Easton - 6        Emmerson - 5            Easton (200 fr; 100 fr; 100 bk)

Spencer - 6        Declan - 5            Spencer (100 bk) ; Anna B (1650 fr)

Aiden - 6        Avery L - 5            Cody (1650 fr; 200 br; 500 fr);

Ryo - 6            Layla - 5            Hank (1650 fr); Solomon (500 fr)

Aubrey - 6        Paxton - 5            Brady (100 fr); Raquel (200 fr)        Julie V- 6        Ryan - 5            Brayleigh (1650 fr); Ian (1650 fr)

Lucy V - 6        Sophie - 5            Aubrey (200 fr; 100 bk; 200 IM); 

Hank W - 6        Vince - 5            Mikey (50 fr); Emmerson (100 bk)

Chase - 4        Ares - 4            Aiden (100 bk; 200 IM; 500 fr)

Micah - 4        Marcus - 4            Micah (100 bk); Avery L (200 fr; 100 fr)

Brady - 4        Rafa - 4                Julia (50 fr; 100 IM); Layla (50 br)

Liam - 4        Cody - 4            Paxton (100 br; 200 IM); Amelia(500 fr)

Julia - 4            Raquel -4             Anja (1650); Iris (100 fr; 50 bk)

Solomon -4         Anna B - 4            Sophie (500 fr; 100 fr); Ares (200 IM)

                     Julie (50 fr); Vince (200 IM; 100 br)

            Boone (100 fr; 100 br); Lucy V (100 br); Hank W (200 fr; 100 fr; 50 br)

Swimmer Tips:

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How Sculling Can Improve Feel, Technique and Speed in the Water

By far, the number one nutritional deficiency I see in competitive swimmers in my medical practice is a deficiency of calories. While often our society considers the word “Calorie” to be a bad word, swimmers cannot fall victim to this mindset. A calorie is, by definition, a unit of energy. And swimmers need to think of calories as their energy that will fuel their training and performance, rather than something to limit or avoid.

The Medical Condition Affecting Swimmers You've Never Heard of: Relative Energy Deficiency In Sport (REDs)

This Week’s Schedule:

Congratulations Sedona:

Congratulations to Sedona on being named the Idaho High School Athletic Association female athlete of the week this past week. Sedona was part of the winning 200 medley relay as well as the 400 free relay and she won the 200 IM & the 100 BR individually.  All 4 wins resulted in new state records and helped lead Bishop Kelly to their 2nd consecutive 6A State Title.   
 

Upcoming Team Events: 

Nampa Thanksgiving Meet: November 22-23 - Nampa Rec Center

This season, Nampa Swim Team will host a Thanksgiving meet on November 22-23 at the Nampa Rec Center.  With ICAC being closed for the Vandal Invite this weekend, we suggest swimmers take a look at this meet (even if just for one day) to get some racing in.  Meet info and warmups/timer signups will be sent out asap.

Neptune Holiday Festival: December 4 - December 7 - Tempe, ASU

The Holiday Invite is an elite Prelim/Final event hosted at the Arizona State University pool.  This is one of the largest meets in the country and will feature some of the fastest swimmers in the Western United States.  All qualified swimmers should look to attend this meet as a mid season rest meet.  Complete meet information is listed on the team website. Entries are closed 

Reindeer Games: December 6-7 -  Nampa Rec Center

The Nampa Reindeer Games meet is a great developmental meet for our Blue, Bronze, Silver & SR Prep swimmers.  This 2 day meet is a great opportunity to race and to get in another fun meet with your friends!  Meet information will be sent out as soon as we receive it.  

Plyometrics are one of the best forms of dryland for swimmers looking to up performance in the pool. Here’s a look at the benefits of plyos for swimmers looking to get faster.

Candy Cane Invite (December 20-21 - West YMCA):

Our last meet of the 2025 calendar year will be the Candy Cane Invite at the West Y.  This meet will feature age group swimmers as well as masters swimmers.  Meet info is up and registration is open.
 

Thanksgiving Week Schedule