Video Archive - Brooke Baldi Signs Letter of Intent

I happened across this video last week and I thought that it would be appropriate to share for two reasons. First, Brooke just made an appearance at the NCAA championships while swimming for Alabama. Second, Brian Tillis is preparing to sign his national letter of intent to attend Truman State next week.

Bet you are glad this isn't me

PND's first NCAA swimmer

PND has their first NCAA Championship swimmer ever. Brooke Baldi will be joining 3 other teammates as part of the Alabama 200 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships. We wish Brooke the best of luck. For coverage and results of the NCAA Division I Women's Championships go to

http://www.collegeswimming.com/NCAA-2008/

2007-08 Award Winners

Congratulations to Everyone on the 2007-08 PND Boys team. You all had a great season. I hereby present you with the award winners from this year's team.

Rookie of the Year - Jake Bridenbaugh
Most Improved - Matt Pierz & Jay Bell
Swimmer of the Year - Jake Querciagrossa
Joe Rogers Faith Award - Brian Tillis

The Moral of the Story

I found myself wondering this morning if I truly got my message across last night during the banquet, so I wanted to add a little.

One of the many reasons that I told the story about Brian Tillis was to illustrate something very important about Peoria Notre Dame swimmers. Brian's journey has been the rule as opposed to the exception. Almost all of PND's swimmers have come into the program without much experience. In the end, experience and talent don't matter much when you committ yourself to improving. You can choose a path to greatness and you can do it in the timeframe available.

I believe that too many people in today's world will tell you that you must succeed by the time you are 10 years old or you will amount to nothing. I am here to tell you that there are no such rules. Any of you and all of you can choose that path to greatness. You can committ yourself to something, work towards its achievement, and realize success. I will admit that there are no guarantees in life. Hard work doesn't guarantee success, but each of you has an opportunity to impact the growing legacy of Peoria Notre Dame swimming. Secure your place in our history. Secure your legacy.

Choose our Path...It's Your Time.

Congrats to State Scholars

Swim Banquet

The swim banquet is scheduled for Sunday March 16 in the PND Commons. The doors will open at 4pm and dinner will be served at 4:30pm.

Video Footage Needed

I need some video footage to make this year's video highlights. Please give me a call if you have any video footage.

Footage of the boys having fun and messing around works the best.

Expectations

Someone sent this to me at work today, and I thought that it made sense to share it with everyone.

Our expectations will certainly influence the results we
get, so it pays to expect the very best. What has to be done,
though, when in spite of our best efforts, we are not meeting
expectations?

The answer is really simple. It's as easy as adjusting to
reality, making the most of what is available, adjust our
sights and move forward. There's no sense in becoming
dissatisfied, disappointed, or disillusioned. These 3 D's
are self-defeating and will not us bring anything of value.

If we choose to look closely, there is often positive energy
resulting from failing to meet expectations. (Actually there
might be more positive energy resulting from failure than
from achievement but that's another story.) With each
disappointment we have the opportunity to learn and apply
new thinking. We have the opportunity to fine-tune our
approach so that our positive expectations become more
attainable than before.

When we expect something of real, meaningful value, we will
eventually get it, though often not in the way we initially
thought. What may at one time seem to be a disappointment
often turns out to be a positive step forward.

Life is filled with surprises. Even the surprises that look
as if they're defeating our expectations could actually end
up strengthening our position.

Through it all, think positively and continue to expect the
best. The more completely and honestly we do so, the more
we'll have every turn of events working in our favor.

Top Twenty Times Updated

Check out the updated Top Twenty list. This list includes the top twenty performances of all time. See where your favorite swimmer stands.

Top Twenty List