Rails Excel at Conference Meet
Last Saturday (1/28), the Rails attended the Metro Conference Meet. The conference meet marks the last meet of the season for the junior varsity team and those guys had some great swims! ... [Read More] READ MORE
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Purple Hair and Mohawks!
It was a night of team fun! Last Wednesday (1/25), the team got together to shave their heads into mohawks, bleach it and dye it purple for the upcoming conference meet. the guys pizza! Families were invited to watch and take pictures...[Read More]
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Rails Ready For District Meet
The day the Rails have been working for all season is almost here! Districts is Saturday (2/4) at Roosevelt. Here's when all those mornings, weight-lifting days, Saturdays and swimming 7000+ yards makes the difference. [Continue Reading]
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Congratulations to the MidWest Regional Qualifiers
Rails Swimming is proud to congratulate several club swimmers that have qualified for the 2012 Midwest Regional swim meet, held at the University of Minnesota's Aquatic Center. Athletes can only qualify for this meet by swimming faster than the cut-times at a club or YMCA swimming meet. [See Qualifiers] READ MORE
Rails Senior Night Against East
The Rails have their last home meet of the season tonight (1/24) against East! The Rails and Scarletts have had a heated rivalry since the teams split from one combined team four years ago. The Rails haven't lost to East since the split and they hope to continue the streak with a win tonight. [Continue Reading] READ MORE
Rails Win At Home Against Indianola
The Rails earn another victory last night (1/19) at home. The team swam well in the midst of the Varsity taper, with the Junior Varsity guys have some great swims! The Junior Varsity squad is over halfway through their taper as they get ready for the conference meet in week. [Continue Reading] READ MORE
Middle School Boys Swimming Begins Soon!
Middle School Boys swimming starts in two weeks! With the club & middle school swimmers on a break, now is great time to see if any middle school boys would like to join the team. Have them check out the website and and email Coach Weber. They'll join practices when swimming starts back up January 2nd. [Read More]
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Rails Swim Past Ottumwa
The Rails Men's team faced their first conference opponent on Monday (12/19), the Ottumwa Bulldogs. The Rails won handily, 121 to 43. Though the score may imply otherwise, this meet was a big one. It was the first step on the road to repeating as conference champions. The team had to win it to start with a 1-0 record against conference opponents and, more importantly, it was the last meet before the Rails face Roosevelt on January 5th... [Continue Reading] READ MORE
Middle School Girls Rule Conf. Meet
Lincoln hosted the Middle School Girls Metro Conference Meet on Tuesday (11/29), where five schools competed against each other for the chance to earn medals and ribbons. The Rails had an outstanding day, with athletes represented on the Top Six award stand in every event. [Read More]
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Rails Take Care of Business Against Newton
The men's team went to Newton on Monday (11/28), where they took care of business against the Cardinals. The meet was even more intense than their first one. The Rails and Newton traded victories and races all evening, leading to a tie going into the last relay. The team that took first was going to win. And the Rails did it! By taking first and third - they sealed the victory, bringing the team to a 2-0 record. [Read More] READ MORE
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