[HMSD] HMSD #1

October 1, 2009 Dear Harvard Men’s Swimming and Diving Alumni, Thank you very much for your continued support over the years. We are grateful for your help in continuing the Harvard Men’s Swimming and Diving tradition and hope to live up to and exceed your expectations. The 2009-2010 season is off to great start! Our swimmers and divers are ready to push themselves to new levels of success with the goal of winning the 2010 Ivy League Championship. Several events have taken place in September that will help us move in this direction. Captain’s practices began as soon as swimmers returned to campus and recruiting for the Class of 2014 intensified throughout the month. Senior Co-Captains Tommy Gray and Alex Meyer established a culture of discipline, hard work, dedication and teamwork and brought the Freshmen up to speed quickly. Thirty prospective student-athletes spent a recruit weekend with our team over the second and third weekends of September. The feedback from all visitors was that attending Harvard is a special and unique opportunity but what truly separates us from other teams is the sense of friendship and trust within our team. I am sure you felt the same way during your tenure at Harvard. We are in a good position to land a solid and effective class of athletes. Please keep us in your thoughts. Midnight Madness took place at the stroke of midnight on October 1, our first official practice allowed by the Ivy League. Swimmers and divers joined together to sing “10,000 Men of Harvard” and perfect team cheers such as the HAKA, HIP-SAH, and others. The evening started with the coaching staff and team members establishing the Values, Goals and Expectations of the team. Sprint relays were swum in honor of each teammate, each swim meet and for each swimmer/diver’s family. The greatest round of cheers and applause was for the relay swum in honor of the Alumni. We wish you could have been here to see it. By the 2am finish everyone was ready to tackle the season (and go to bed). Ice Cream was served as swimmers left Blodgett and was a big hit. We will keep you posted as we move forward and please stay in touch with us. We are available to answer any questions and would love to hear what made your experience a success and special time in your lives. Our first meet of the season is Friday November 13 vs. Texas A&M at home. We’d love to have you attend. Please check-in with us from time to time at www.gocrimson.com Sincerely, Tim Murphy Keith Miller Kevin Tyrrell Head Coach Diving Coach Assistant Coach Men’s Swimming Men’s Diving Men’s Swimming 617-495-2268 617-496-8790 617-495-5213 tdmurphy(a)fas.harvard.edu Kdmiller(a)fas.harvard.edu tyrrell(a)fas.harvard.edu -- Timothy D. Murphy Head Coach of Men's Swimming Harvard University 65 North Harvard St. Boston, MA 02163 office 617-495-2268 fax 617-507-0772