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Rails Swim Solid At Indianola

July 5, 2012

The Gold team swam against Indianola on Monday (7/2) in an interesting outdoor meet. Outdoor meets are fun! Living in Iowa, the swimmers don't often compete in outdoor meets. The Rails adjusted well the unique conditions, including swimming in a meter pool, and swam great. [Read More] READ MORE

Rails Excel Against RHS

June 26, 2012

The Maroon team swam against Roosevelt last night (6/25) in the first away meet of the year. The team had great swims all evening, with the Rails Maroon taking first and second in almost every event. [Read More] READ MORE

2 Meets Down, Rails Dominate

June 19, 2012

Season is off to a great start! With two meets already over, the team's improvement and swimming prowess is impressive. The Maroon team swam great against Colfax in the first meet of the year. Even with only a week of practice, the athletes showcased fast times and good relay team work. [Read More] READ MORE

Help Us Pick The Summer T-Shirt Color!

May 3, 2012

Time to order summer T-Shirts! And we're asking for your help in choosing the color! As you may know, we order fun & funky colored T-shirts in the summer time. So we'd love to hear your ideas for colors. Simply comment on our Facebook page post with your suggestion. Rails Swimming will like your post so you know we've seen it. [Read More] READ MORE

Rails Win Club Conference Meet

February 28, 2012

Congratulations to all Rails club swimmers! The club season ended with victory, as the Rails swim club took first place at the Two Rivers Swim Conference Championship meet hosted by Lincoln High School. The two day meet (2/24 & 2/25) was packed...[Read More] READ MORE

YMCA Sectionals Meet Sunday (2/12/12)

February 9, 2012

The biggest YMCA meet of the year so far is this Sunday (2/12). Here's where swimmers can qualify for the YMCA State Meet which held in the same pool as the high school state meet! [Read More] READ MORE

Districts Meet Success!

February 9, 2012

The men's team had an extremely succesful districts meet on Monday (2/6). In front of a packed house at Roosevelt High School, the Rails swam their way to a solid fourth place and had a podium swimmer in 9 of the 11 events! [Read More About Districts, View Meet Photos and Get State Information] READ MORE

Head Shaving Party!

February 6, 2012

The men's team swimmers, parents and families threw a big party Friday (2/3) in honor the head-shaving tradition. The parents had delicious food from pastas to subs and, of course, great desserts! [Read More] READ MORE

Taper – What is it?

February 6, 2012

Swimming has a unique part of the season which is referred to as “taper”. Unlike many other sports, swimmers work very hard for many weeks throughout the season, all so that during the final phases of the season (just before championship meets) the swimmers can reach their max potential both physically and mentally. [Read more] READ MORE

Districts Meet Rescheduled

February 4, 2012

Attention All Rails Fans: The district meets being held at Roosevelt and S.E. Polk have been rescheduled. They will be held on Monday at 5:00 p.m. with warm-ups beginning at 3:30 p.m. [See Schedule Changes] READ MORE