HIgh School Swimming

Rails Have Fast times Against Valley

September 4, 2012

The Rails began an away meet stretch last week against Valley. While Tigers won the meet, the Rails swam well, continuing to drop time and improve their personal bests. The girls were fired up before the meet began, ready to show how much they had improved in the off-season. And they did! Here's a few great swims and dives... [Read More] READ MORE

Rails Travel To Ottumwa

September 4, 2012

The team is headed to Ottumwa! The Rails are in the middle of a three meet stretch on the road. As the girls face the Bulldogs, they'll be trying a few new races. This unique line-up is designed to see where the team can maximize points against some tough opponents coming up. [See The Schedule & Directions] READ MORE

Rails Now 3-1 on the Season!

August 29, 2012

The high school women's team swam to win last night (8/28) against Indianola, their first conference opponent. The team had a great performance with several personal bests throughout the evening. The meet started off well with the Rails taking first and third in the Medley Relay... [Read More] READ MORE

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

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

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

Registration Closes May 15th

May 3, 2012

With only two weeks until summer registration closes - be sure to get to the South YMCA with your completed registration form. We're excited to see everyone again in just a few weeks! Remember - this session, you'll be registering for a specific practice time (numbered on the sheet) to help with class size management. Plus, we'll have a Parent Open House in the Lincoln High School Commons at 5:30p.m. on the 15th. [Read More] READ MORE