Swimming

Conference Meet Information

July 10, 2012

The Conference Championship Meet is here! This big and exciting meet is a chance for your swimmers to showcase all that they've learned as they strive for medals, ribbons and their fastest times of the season... [Learn More About The Meet] READ MORE

Maroon Team Swims Past Altoona

July 10, 2012

The Rails Maroon swam their last duel meet of the summer season last night (7/9) and did a great job! This group of swimmers now turn their attention to the Conference Championship Meet, which is just over a week away. The Maroon team had tons of great swims! Here are a few notable ones... [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

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

Indianola Meet Info

June 25, 2012

The Gold team will swim against Indianola next Monday (7/2). Since most of our swimmers haven't swam at an outdoor pool, here's tips and additional information. [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

MidWest Regionals Meet A Great Experience!

April 5, 2012

Last weekend (3/31) marked some Rails Swimming club history as the Rails sent swimmers to the MidWest Regional meet for the first time. The MidWest Regionals Meet brings swimming talent from several midwestern states together in one place for one big meet. [See Full Meet Results & Photos!] READ MORE

Rails Swimming Featured in Norwalk Paper

March 13, 2012

Congrats to all Rails Swimmers on a great season. Not only were we featured in a Des Moines Register article, the team was mentioned in the recent Norwalk paper too! Pictured are all of the swimmers who live in Norwalk. Swimming may be considered a "small" sport, but we sure are getting some big press! We look foward to making some headlines this summer too. Go Rails! READ MORE