Barracuda Team Info Team Handbook 2009 - 2010 Barracuda Swimming Handbook 2009 - 2010 National Team Qualifying Meet Expectations Best Times Challenge The Barracuda Coaching Staff challenges swimmers to earn 25 or more best times during the course of the competitive summer season! Check the website or the team bulletin board for your progress!  Best Times Challenge WINTER 2009 - 2010 Team Records Short Course (Yards)  Current Records ~ as of 08-Mar-2009 (Winter Season 2008-2009) Long Course (Meters)  Records ~ as of 26-Jul-2008 (Summer Season 2008) Current Records ~ as of 31-Jul-2009 (Summer Season 2009) Practice Schedules  2009 - 2010 Practice Schedule 2009 - 2010 WINTER Season NO PRACTICE Schedule(Subject To Change) Team Apparel ~ Barracuda Pride Barracuda swimmers and family members are encouraged to wear Barracuda apparel with pride to show their team spirit. In stock team apparel items are available at the Concessions Stand during all Home Meets and are available periodically during practices. Pre-order opportunities are also offered throughout the season depending on team interest. Have ideas for new team apparel items? E-mail us at barracudas@bangorY.org. 2009-2010 WINTER Team Apparel Order Form Coaching Staff   Eric Palmer   Head Coach Coach's Bio   In his 3rd season as Head Coach of the Barracuda Swim Team, Eric is a third  generation swimmer and coach and a former Barracuda swimmer. Coming to the Bangor Y's competitive swimming program with stellar recommendations, he picked up where his predecessors left off leading the team to several successful winter and summer seasons, helping steer them in a positive direction needed to achieve their personal and team goals. As both a former Barracuda swimmer and a UMaine alumni swimmer, Eric knows first hand that swimming can last a lifetime and hopes to share his love of swimming by motivating young Barracudas to follow the same lifelong path. By cultivating a fun, upbeat environment for the team, sharing his swimming experience through his enthusiastic personality, and teaching skills swimmers can apply both in and out of the pool throughout their lifetime, he hopes to see the excitement of being part of the Barracuda Swim Team continue to grow. Matt Cook Assistant Coach Matt began his swim career at the early age of 6 years old as a Barracuda swimmer and swam through high school into college.  While in college, Matt worked as a swim instructor at the Bangor YMCA.  Later, he spent 4 years as the Assistant Coach for the Barracuda Swim Team.  Matt was the Head Coach of Barracuda Swimming for one year before a career change into real estate where he currently works as a realtor with Realty of Maine.  Before returning to the team as Assistant Coach in September 2009, Matt spent the previous year volunteering his time as a swim instructor in the Bangor Y's instructional swim program as well as occasionally lending a hand at swim team practice.  One of Matt's goals for the 2009-2010 winter season is to motivate Barracuda swimmers both as individuals and as a team to work hard and swim fast while keeping it fun. Theresa Turner Assistant Coach Theresa began her competitive swimming career with Brewer High school and returned for one year as a volunteer Assistant Coach after graduation.  Employed with the Bangor Y since 2003, Theresa has been an integral part of the instructional swim program for the past 7 years and is one of the program's top instructors.  She has been and continues to be the primary coach for the Zoomers pre-competitive program since its inception in 2005.