2017 TNT Swimmer Handbook - Youblisher

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The expectations, structures and perspectives presented in this handbook are specific to the
Tulare program. Please ask the coach of your program for guidance that is intended for
your development.
Meet Calendars 4-5
Selected Senior & Age Group Meet Time Standards 6-15
Records 16-21
Athlete Protection & Travel 22-23
Tulare Training Groups 24-33
Coaches 34-39
General Swimming Information 40-56
High School to College 57-60
TNT All Time Top 100 Minimum Time 61
Alumni /Honorary Achievements 62-63
The mission of TNT Swimming
is to provide opportunity for the individual athlete
so they may achieve at the highest level of their desired attainment.
Previously known as the Tulare Swim Club, our club elected to merge in 1992 with Kings
Swim Club from nearby towns of Hanford and Lemoore for a variety of reasons deemed
beneficial to both clubs. Hence, both clubs adopted a new name that would be representative
of a broader geographical region, and at the same time reflect the banding together of
smaller groups of people. The Tule River Indian Tribe is a tribe made up of Yokut (or
Mariposans), Western Mono, and Tubatulabal (from the Kern basin) people. Beginning
around 2005, smaller swim teams in the area began to see an advantage to providing experiences
for their swimmers such as swimming relays, traveling in larger groups, and building
a more competitive program that their athletes could associate with. The concept of
affiliate programs of TNT began to expand. Tule Nation Tritons (TNT) is the name of our
club and we exist within Central California Swimming (CCS) which is the Local Swim
Committee (LSC) and governing body for swim teams in our area. Central California
Swimming is comprised of approximately 20 teams throughout Central California, and is
a regional unit of USA Swimming.
Our swimmers have represented the towns of Bakersfield, Clovis, Coalinga, Corcoran,
Dinuba, Exeter, Fig Garden, Hanford, Kingsburg, Lemoore, Lindsay, Porterville, Selma,
Tulare and Visalia. Although each program has variations in the overall focus, each addresses
the variety in the ability levels of athletes. While we all practice at different times
and in different pools, we are nonetheless one unified team and operate proudly as such
under the TNT banner at meets. Our logo and image are intended to be carried throughout
the organization as there are advantages for our athletes that are associated with numbers.
This united approach provides our athletes greater recognition within Central California
Swimming, and because of those past members who successfully carried the TNT emblem
nationally, better recognition of our current swimmers on national and collegiate levels.
The combined TNT team is proud to have contributed to the development of a World University
Games USA team gold medalist, multiple Olympic Trial athletes (Megan Eppler,
Kyle Grissom, Kohlton Norys, Bradley Matsumoto & Christopher Nolan), Division 1
NCAA qualifiers (Kohlton Norys & Samantha Goates), a National Age Group record
holder, and Division 1 NCAA Champion (Kohlton Norys), as well as numerous nationally
ranked age group swimmers and CCS record holders. We are also proud of our collegiate
representation at schools such as Auburn, Canisius, Cal Baptist, Delta State, Fresno Pacific,
Fresno State, Kentucky, LSU, Saint Vincent, UC Santa Barbara, University of Nevada,
UOP, USC and Wilmington.