HIgh School Swimming

Off-Season Workouts for High Schoolers

March 2, 2012

Off-season work-outs for high school swimmers have begun! The weight room is open right after school until 4:00 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for any swimmer would like to lift and do dryland training. The pool is open Mondays, Wednesdays...[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

Rails Ready For District Meet

February 1, 2012

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] READ MORE

Butterfly – Stay Consistent

January 24, 2012

Swimming butterfly is all about swimming consistently throughout your entire race. This stroke will rely on proper head placement and a continuous butterfly kick throughout. The first step is to get a good push off of the starting block or wall and... [Read More] READ MORE

Rails Senior Night Against East

January 24, 2012

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

January 20, 2012

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

Rails Swim Past Ottumwa

December 21, 2011

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