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Rails Win Double Dual vs Perry & Algona

August 25, 2012

The double dual meet against Perry and Algona fell on a busy Thursday (8/23). Lincoln was hosting its annual Fall sports kick-out event, the Chicken Bowl. This meant the five girls that were band were missing the meet leaving only 10 girls to compete for the win. But the Rails earned a victory against both schools! The final scores... [Read More] READ MORE

Team Pictures Are Ready

August 25, 2012

Good news! It's been more than a week since all of the indivdual and buddy pictures and the team were taken. That means you can now view them online and choose what you'd like to order... [Read More] READ MORE

Rails Head to Perry for Double Dual

August 23, 2012

It’s a “two meet” week, with the Rails heading to Perry for a double-dual meet. Tonight (8/23) they’ll swim against the Perry and Algona swim teams. [Get Directions & Learn More About Double Dual Meets] READ MORE

Women’s Team Gears Up For First Meet

August 21, 2012

The high school women's team has been hard at work since August 6th. They've been practicing twice a day, working on stroke technique, having dryland practice and more. They've even taken team pictures and done some fun team bonding activities in between all of the exercise! All this work has them anxious for tonight's (8/21) meet against Ames...[Read More] READ MORE

Summer Conference Meet Dominance!

July 31, 2012

The Rails Club team finished up their season on a big way by dominiating the Conference Championship Meet. All athletes swam great! Most dropped time (and some big amounts!). Some swimmers dropped 10, 20 or even more seconds in their races. Read more & see the full results READ MORE

Survey Results & Schedule Explanation

July 31, 2012

Thanks again for taking our survey! It helps us to keep the program on the right track when we hear from all of you. Wondering why the Fall/Winter schedule is set up the way it is? Read more to find out why. READ MORE

Gold Team Swims Great Against Boone

July 17, 2012

The last dual meet of the club season was last night (7/16) with the Rails Gold taking on Boone. The athletes swam well as they prepared for the upcoming conference meet. A few noteworthy swims...[Read More] READ MORE

Conference Meet Information

July 10, 2012

The Conference Championship Meet is here! This big and exciting meet is a chance for your swimmers to showcase all that they've learned as they strive for medals, ribbons and their fastest times of the season... [Learn More About The Meet] READ MORE

Maroon Team Swims Past Altoona

July 10, 2012

The Rails Maroon swam their last duel meet of the summer season last night (7/9) and did a great job! This group of swimmers now turn their attention to the Conference Championship Meet, which is just over a week away. The Maroon team had tons of great swims! Here are a few notable ones... [Read More] READ MORE

Converting Times: Meters vs. Yards

July 5, 2012

Converting times from meters to yards (or vice versa) used to be a tedious process involving formulas and math. But thanks to the internet, it can now be done online! With the recent Indianola meet in a meter pool, now's a great time to learn more about time converters and how to use the one we recommend. [Read More] READ MORE