Southside Pride

Men’s Team Gearing Up for 2nd Half of Season

December 31, 2012

The Rails men's team is small but mighty! They have faced a few opponents so far and come away with some of new personal bests and swimmers ranked in the Power Rankings. The second half the season will be full of conference opponents and the chance to swim at state. [Read More About The Men's Season] READ MORE

High School Men’s Season Has Started!

November 6, 2012

The Lincoln High School Men's team began their season on Monday (11/5) with practice at 5:45AM! The guys are a lean team of 14 athletes, but they have some big goals this year, including sending relays and individual events to State. [Read More] READ MORE

Rails Head to Marshalltown For State Meet

October 29, 2012

The high school girls team is heading to the state meet! In fact, this year marks 10 straight years for the girls' team! The team attended Regionals this past week. First up was diving, which took place on Thursday night (10/25) at Johnston for the combined Johnston/SE Polk meet. There Emilie Skartvedt performed well and overcame injury to qualify for state in diving for the very first time! ... [Read More About Regionals] READ MORE

Senior Night: October 2nd!

October 1, 2012

Tuesday (10/2) marks the last home meet for the senior girls on the team. It's a night to celebrate their dedication to the team, Lincoln High School and the sport of swimming! The night is an exciting one as the crowd cheers for them and they realize next August won't involve 5:45 a.m. practices or being at the pool until 6:00 p.m. at night. But it's also a little bittersweet, as they'll...[Read More] READ MORE

Rails Win Lincoln Invite!

September 25, 2012

The Lincoln High School girls team made history on Saturday (9/22), winning the invite for the first time in four years! Even after the long week, earning a win against North but a loss against Carroll, the team came together and had several great performances. The meet started with diving early in the morning and the Rails came...[Read More] READ MORE

Rails Win 105-74 against North

September 19, 2012

The high school girls team tackled their first big meet of the week with a win last night (9/18). The team swam solidly to beat North by over 30 points. The team is already looking ahead to their next opponent, tough and long-time rival Carroll, and the Lincoln Invite on Saturday. [See Meet Highlights] READ MORE

Big Dual Meet in Carroll On Thursday

September 18, 2012

The Rails will be making the long drive to Carroll for what could be the biggest dual meet of the year. This is long-standing rivalry has the girls fired up and ready to swim tough. Don't forget to wear your FAN T-SHIRTS. Check out the event on Facebook and share it with friends and family. [Get Directions & Read More About The Rivalry] READ MORE

Lincoln Invite: 100+ Swimmers, 7 teams & One $100 Prize

September 17, 2012

The annual Lincoln Invitational is this weekend (9/22). And it's going to be an exciting one! This year, we're dedicating the meet as our annual alumni meet. So we're inviting all Lincoln Swim alums to come back and cheer on the latest class of swimmers. Plus - all fans attending the meet will have the chance to win a $100 gift card to Scheels! [Read More] READ MORE

Rails Have Team Tie Dye Event

September 11, 2012

Last year the team began a new tradition of creating t-shirts. Everyone did puffy paint last year, and while the shirts were great, the time committment to make them wasn't. So this year - the t-shirt tradition evolved into using tie dye! Tie dye is a much quicker (though more messy) process, that still allows...[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