ACADEMY BULLETS @ LEWIS
UNIVERSITY
Below you
will see a number of pieces of information regarding our swim club
for the Spring/Summer season, including tryouts and registration
materials.
Please also view the exciting staff announcement as the Academy
Bullets Swim Club has named a new Head Coach for our Lewis
University site.
Registration will take place on Wednesdsay, April 8th at Lewis
University.
If you have any questions about the team, please feel free to contact us.
**New Swimmer Tryout Dates*
**NEW** We
have tryouts scheduled for new swimmers on Tuesday, April 14th from
6:00-6:30 PM at Lewis University. Sign-up will begin at 5:30
PM. Swimmers must be able to swim one length of the pool
freestyle and backstroke with out stopping to be able to tryout for
the team.
**All new swimmers and
those who did not compete for the Academy Bullets this winter must
tryout for the team**
If you have questions about the
team or tryouts, please email
Coach Mike Laurich or email
Coach Todd Capen.
**Registration Forms / Tentative Practice Schedule /
Meet Schedule**
Below you will find the registration materials for
theAcademy Bullets @ Lewis University. A detailed practice
schedule will be posted below and on our
Calendars page as soon as it is finalized by the school. We are
hopeful we will have the practice scheudle posted here by
Wednesday, April 1st. If you have any questions regarding the
club, please feel free to contact Coach Todd Capen (nudas@aol.com) or Coach Mike Laurich (mlaurich@gmail.com). You
can also call our swim team office number at (847)
571-7644.
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**Practice Schedule**
| Registration
Materials
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Bronze Team:
5:00-6:00 PM
Silver Team: 5:00-6:30 PM
Gold/Senior Team: 5:00-7:00 PM
**Schedule tentative depending on group
numbers**
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** Click Here For Registration Forms**
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Click Here For Meet Schedule Form**
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**Registration will be on Wednesday, April 8th from
5:45-6:45 PM at Lewis University**
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**New Staff Announcements** posted 3/30/09
Mike
Laurich: Head Site Coach- Mike joins the Bullets this season as the Head Coach of the
Lewis University satellite team. Mike was a seven time
Division III All-American at North Central College during his
swimming years. He began his coaching career with team owner
Bill Schalz at the Aurora YMCA from 1987-1990. From
1990-2005, Mike was the Head Coach of the Hinsdale Swim Club,
transforming the team to one of the most successful swim teams in
Illinois. Mike also served as the assistant (91-99) and head
coach (99-00) of the Hinsdale Central High School boys team.
In 2005, Mike accepted the position of the Lyons Swim Club.
While at Lyons the past four years, Mike grew the program in both
numbers and success, taking Lyons from the 34th ranked club in
Illinois in the Virtual Club Championship to 14th. Mike was
responsible for developing a senior level program at Lyons that
produced 3 junior and 2 short course national qualifiers.
Mike has coached numerous state, sectional, zone, and national
level swimmers, from State Champions to Olympic Trial
qualifiers.
Steve
Thompson: Assistant Coach - A 1995 graduate of the University of
Tennessee and has extensive coaching experience with teams
throughout the country. Prior to coming to Lewis U. and the
Bullets, he was at the Greenville Swim Club in North Carolina. At
GSC, he coached two nationally ranked swimmers. Thompson began his
coaching career in Knoxville, TN, as the head coach of Farragut
High School. Under Steve’s direction, six Lewis
swimmers have earned 23 NCAA Division II All-America honors and his
swimmers have broken 41 school records. Lewis has finished in
the Top 25 at the NCAA Division II Championships three consecutive
years. The Women’s team has finished in the Top 30 each
of the last 3 years.
