| Apr 23, 2013 - Quicksilver 50th Anniversary Celebration | |
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| Mar 31, 2013 - 2012-2013 Season Highlights | |
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| Mar 22, 2013 - 2013 State YMCA Swim Meet | |
 |  The 35 Quicksilver swimmers who competed at the State YMCA Meet in Lincoln on Saturday, March 16 helped our team bring home the 2 nd place trophy. Two swimmers set new YMCA records at the meet -Dan ... | |
| Mar 21, 2013 - Swimmer of the Month - January-March 2013 | |
|  The Coaches select a swimmer to be recognized each month as the ?Swimmer of the Month?. These swimmers are selected for exceptional performance, improvement, attitude, effort, or commitment in competi... | |
| Mar 15, 2013 - GRACE Foundation Check Presentation | |
|  Julie Pfeifer came to swim practice on Thursday night to accept Quicksilver?s donation to GRACE Foundation. With sales of our S.W.I.M For A Cure t-shirts and donations collected at our meet Quicksilve... | |
| Mar 14, 2013 - 2013 Region VIII Sectional Spring Championships | |
|  Quicksilver had 6 individual swimmers who qualified to swim at 2013 SCS Region VIII Sectional Spring Championships. Congratulations to Carly, Cassie, Dan, Indi, Luc, and Sarah ? we are so proud of you... | |
| Mar 13, 2013 - 2013 Midwestern Short Course Championship | |
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| Feb 27, 2013 - Midwestern Qualifer/8 & Under Final - Millard | |
| 6 swimmers competed in the Midwestern Qualifier/8 & Under Final Meet in Millard on February 15-17. Congratulations to Alaira and Kate who were the Quicksilver 8 & Under Midwestern qualifiers. There we... | |
| Feb 17, 2013 - Hastings YMCA Meet | |
|  The Hastings YMCA Meet was held on Saturday, February 16. Quicksilver had 29 swimmers competing in 129 events during the last regular YMCA meet of the season. There were 48 improved times during this ... | |
| Feb 17, 2013 - Swimmer Of The Month - September-December | |
|  The Coaches select a swimmer to be recognized each month as the ?Swimmer of the Month?. These swimmers are selected for exceptional performance, improvement, attitude, effort, or commitment in competi... | |
| Feb 16, 2013 - Hastings February IMX+ Meet | |
|  The Hastings Y February IMX+ Meet was held on Sunday, February 10. There were 24 Quicksilver swimmers representing the team in 115 individual events at this meet. We had 45 improved times by our swimm... | |
| Feb 15, 2013 - GNST Splashtastic | |
| GNST hosted their Splashtastic on February 2 at the University of Nebraska Kearney pool. There were 6 Quicksilver swimmers in Kearney representing our team in 30 events. Over half of the events swam t... | |
| Feb 5, 2013 - Scott Usher Pentathlon | |
| Our last home meet of the season ? the Scott Usher Pentathlon was held on January 27. Quicksilver swimmers had an amazing 66 improved times in the events they swam. Six swimmers received special rec... | |
| Jan 21, 2013 - MAC Midwinter Blast B+ Meet | |
|  15 swimmers represented Quicksilver at the Millard Aquatic Club?s Midwinter Blast on January 19-20. In the 92 events swam by Quicksilver we had 30 personal best times recorded and 32 Top 10 finishes. ... | |
| Jan 17, 2013 - Allstar Meet - Lawrence, Kansas | |
|  Quicksilver had two swimmers who were selected to participate in the All-Star Meet in Lawrence, Kansas on January 12-13. Brothers Matt and Jonathan both earned spots on the team; however an injury sid... | |
| Jan 14, 2013 - 2012 Mileage Challenge Results | |
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| Jan 5, 2013 - Norfolk YMCA Meet | |
|  Of the 97 swimmers who attended the Norfolk YMCA Meet on Saturday January 5, there were 11 girls and 7 boys representing the Quicksilver team. Almost a third of the events swam by Quicksilver had impr... | |
| Dec 9, 2012 - GNST GNST B+ and 10 & U NTS Winter SWIMvite | |
|  There were 598 swimmers competing at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Natatorium from Friday, December 7 through Sunday, December 9. Quicksilver had 17 swimmers representing our team in 112 events. It wa... | |
| Dec 2, 2012 - Hastings IMX Meet | |
|  We had 21 swimmers at the Hastings Short Course IMX+ Meet on Sunday, December 2. The following swimmers were recognized for High Point or Runner-Up: 8 and Under Girls ? Kate (Runner Up) 8 and Under Bo... | |
| Dec 1, 2012 - Lincoln Y Meet | |
|  We had 18 Quicksilver swimmers who participated in the Lincoln Y Meet at Lincoln Northeast High School on Saturday, December 1. There were 36 improved times during the meet including the following gre... | |
| Nov 18, 2012 - November 17 Hastings YMCA Swim Meet | |
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| Nov 17, 2012 - November 9 – 11 Millard Aquatic Club Senior and Pentathlon | |
| It was an amazing weekend for Quicksilver swimmers who participated in the November 9-11 Millard Aquatic Club Senior Meet or the November 10 Millard Pentathlon. We had 11 Quicksilver swimmers at the S... | |
| Nov 16, 2012 - November 3 - Norfolk Jenna Krivohlavek Memorial Invite | |
| There were 12 swimmers representing Quicksilver at the Jenna Krivohlavek Memorial Invite in Norfolk. Our team had an amazing day with 26 best times being recorded. In addition, three swimmers from Qui... | |
| Nov 15, 2012 - October 27-28 Lincoln Select B+ Spooky Splash | |
| 15 Quicksilver swimmers participated in the Lincoln Select B+ Spooky Splash. It was a great meet for Quicksilver with 45 best times for our team. Congratulations to Lucian Hadford for breaking the t... | |
| Oct 21, 2012 - Quicksilver YMCA Distance Meet | |
|  Our second home meet of the season was held on Sunday, October 21. Quicksilver had 35 swimmers ages 11 and over compete in the YMCA Distance Swim Meet. The shortest event of the day was the 100 Freest... | |
| Oct 19, 2012 - Scott Usher - Olympian and Quicksilver Swimmer | |
| Scott Usher was a member of the Grand Island YMCA Quicksilver team. He graduated from Grand Island Senior High in 2001. He continued his education at the University of Wyoming where he became the most... | |
| Oct 14, 2012 - Quicksilver Meet | |
|  Our first home meet for the 2012-2013 season was held on Sunday, October 14 with 44 Quicksilver swimmers participating. We had a great start to the new season with improved times for the following swi... | |
| Oct 14, 2012 - SWIM For A Cure - Pink Out | |
|  Thank you to everyone for your support of the GRACE (Grand Island Area Cancer Endowment) Foundation by participating in our Pink Out meet. With over 100 types of cancer that can attack regardless of a... | |
| Oct 7, 2012 - GNST SPLASHARAMA | |
|  The GNST SPLASHARAMA was the first meet of the 2012-2013 season. The USA/Midwestern meet was held on Sunday, October 7 at the University of Nebraska Kearney pool with 3 Quicksilver swimmers competing.... | |
| Sep 9, 2012 - Leadership Tomorrow Success! | |
|  The YMCA Quicksilver Swimmers volunteered for the Tom Dinsdale Automotive Leadership Tomorrow Duck Pluck. The event was the most successful fundraiser raising almost 25k for the organization! Thank yo... | |
| Jul 31, 2012 - 2012 Long Course Midwesterns | |
|  11 swimmers attended. 45 best times. AAA (zone times) from Sarah Koubek in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes, Eric Lewandowski 50 freestyle. Medalists (top 8) Sarah Koubek in 13-14 girls 100 breaststr... | |
| Mar 5, 2012 - NE YMCA Champion Meet | |
|  .36 swimmers - 50 improved swims Team finished 2nd with 630 points to Omaha 1st and Columbus 3rd YMCA championship records broken by Daniel Novinski in 13-14 boys 500 free and 100 back, Matthew No... | |
| Feb 22, 2012 - State Qualified GISH Swimmers | |
|  Congratulations to Grand Island Senior High State Qualifiers!!! Way to go, we are PROUD of you!!! Current Quicksilver members: Carly Wahlmeier 200 IM, 100 breaststroke, relays Cassie Watts 200 free,... | |
| Feb 17, 2012 - Scott Usher Pentathlon | |
|  28 swimmers attended. 56 best times. Lucian Hadford and Sarah Koubek won high points Isabelle Vlach and Kristen Setlik improved in every event Kyle Whitley and Haley Ketteler improved in 4 out of... | |
| Feb 17, 2012 - Swimmers of the Month (Oct - Jan) | |
| The following swimmers were recognized Tuesday night for receiving Swimmer of the Month In the months from October through January: Senior Group: Carly Wahlmeier Indi Hadford Daniel Novinski Naeleah ... | |
| Jan 16, 2012 - Norfolk YMCA Meet Update | |
| 19 swimmers attended 47 best times achieved Naeleah Hadford sets team record in 11-12 girls 50 free Great swims (took lots of time off): Annie Albers 50 free Macy Haubold 50 free Maddie Haubold 20... | |
| Nov 6, 2011 - Awesome Meet in Norfolk. | |
|  Quicksilver swimmers competed at a meet in Norfolk on November 5. 9 teams and 135 swimmers from Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota were competiting. Quicksilver swimmers set 26 personal best times and ... | |
| Oct 27, 2011 - Scott Usher inducted into Wyoming Athletic Hall of Fame | |
| Former Grand Island Quicksilver swimmer Scott Usher was inducted into the Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame in September. He competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens in the 200 breaststroke placing 7... | |
| Oct 23, 2011 - Great start to the new season! | |
|  We are off and rolling to a great start! Some best times already. We were treated to our new 8&U girls relay. This was all of the girls first swim meet. All are under 6 & U. They did great! | |
| May 26, 2011 - YMCA 2 Mile Swim | |
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| Mar 4, 2011 - Fazoli's Night a Big Hit! | |
|  Over 75 people came last night to Fazoli's to show them their appreciation for being our Sponsor! I think they were overwhelmed with the turnout! Thank you for your support parents, swimmers, coaches ... | |
| Feb 25, 2011 - Hastings Meets... | |
| Congratulations to all of the swimmers who swam at the meets in Hastings this past weekened. Every swimmer had a personal best time this weekend. Personal bests, team records and new midwestern qu... | |
| Jan 18, 2011 - Our All-Stars!!!! | |
|  Three Quicksilver swimmers participated in the All-Star meet in Lawrence, Kansas this past weekend on January 14-16, 2011. These three were chosen to participate in this meet because their times ... | |
| Jan 12, 2011 - Swimming at Norfolk | |
| Congratulations to Naeleah and Indiga for achieving Midwestern times on the 50 and 100 breastrokes respectively!!! Great swims for the 11 swimmers that attended with a total of 34 improved swims.... ... | |
| Jan 5, 2011 - 4 Quicksilver Swimmers make it to All-Stars! | |
| Congratulations to Sarah Koubek, Cassie Watts, Daniel and Matthew Novinski for qualifying for All-Stars in Kansas. We are proud of you and wish you a great swim at your upcoming meet next weekend..... | |
| Dec 2, 2010 - Lap-A-Thon Top Money Earner | |
|  Congratulations to Cassie Watts for raising over $550 for our Lap-A-Thon!! She will receive a Speedo Varsity Warm-up Jacket personalized with the Q and her name. Thank you Cassie for your efforts for ... | |
| Nov 21, 2010 - HLA Gobble Gobble | |
| 7 swimmers attended the Gobble Gobble HLA in Lincoln on November 20-21st. 30 best times were recorded. Congrats to Sarah Koubek who had an awesome day!!!!! She broke the Quicksilver team record ... | |
| Nov 19, 2010 - Congratulations Miranda! | |
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| Nov 15, 2010 - Recent swim meets | |
| News from the Hastings meet on 11-13 were as follows: Congratulations to Macy H. for her first swim meet! 25 swimmers attended with 75 new best times. 19 first place finishes were recorded. ... | |
| Nov 15, 2010 - Hastings Swim Meet | |
|  Here are some of the photos from the Hastings meet....lots of laughter and fun!!! | |
| Nov 8, 2010 - Lap-A-Thon | |
|  A BIG Thank you for all of those that participated in our annual Lap-A-Thon! We had 19 swimmers and too many laps to count! Please remember you can bring your pledge money in at any time marked in an ... | |
| Nov 3, 2010 - SPOOKTACULAR RESULTS! | |
|  The LSS Spooky Splash in Lincoln this past weekend was a big success. Most swimmers had their best times. For this early in the season, that is awesome! Way to go! Some outstanding swimming by the fol... | |
| Oct 16, 2010 - YMCA Grand Island Meet | |
| Here is some old info from the first Grand Isalnd meeting. Congrats to Brittany Armstrong fro her first meet ever! Quicksilver welcomed back to the team Evan Juarez, Katilyn Berggren, Haley Kettler ... | |
| Aug 6, 2010 - MIDWESTERN LC CHAMPIONSHIP | |
|  Mid-Western LC Championships Seventeen Quicksilver swimmers enjoyed the sunny skies at the MW Championships in Lincoln on July 30-August 1 st . The team placed 15 th overall with 423 points. ... | |
| Jul 29, 2010 - GOOD LUCK MIDWESTERN LC QUALIFIERS! | |
|  Good Luck MidWestern LC Qualifiers! The following Quicksilver Swimmers will be competing in Lincoln on July 30 ? August 1 at the MidWesterns Championship. Best Wishes to Tom B, Abby J, Indiga H, N... | |
| Jul 28, 2010 - PVC CHAMPIONSHIP | |
|  PVC Quicksilver dominates at PVC! Thirty-three swimmers competed on July 24 & 25 at the Platte Valley Conference Swim Meet. Team Scores: Quicksilver 1615 points, Norfolk 792 points, and Broken Bow 5... | |
| Jul 22, 2010 - Broken Bow Swim Meet | |
|  Broken Bow Swim Meet It was sunny & hot in Broken Bow for the 29 Quicksilver swimmers that competed on July 17 & 18. Congratulations to the six Quicksilver ?WINNERS? of the Bob Fitzpatrick 50 Free Awa... | |
| Jul 15, 2010 - Rise-n-Shine (and Swim!) #2 | |
|  Coach Brian's ?Special Practices? 100x100 - Results from Thursday, July 8 Congrats to Miranda, Andrew T, Mathew T, Karl (Carly), Edward (Amy), Cassie, Sarah K, Tom B and Abby S on finishing the 100x10... | |
| Jul 15, 2010 - FUN IN THE SUN, HASTINGS | |
|  Fun in the Sun Forty Quicksilver swimmers competed at the Hastings swim meet on July 10 & 11. Great swims from all, as 169 best long course meter times were achieved! Congrats to Abby Jacobs and Kri... | |
| Jul 8, 2010 - Rise -n- Shine (and Swim!) | |
|  Rise -n- Shine (and Swim!) Several Quicksilver swimmers are rising early to attend Coach Brian's ?Special? Practices. Results from Wednesday, June 23 Quicksilver 500 (20 laps into current of laz... | |
| Jul 7, 2010 - FAST Summer Travel Meet | |
|  FAST ? Summer Travel Meet Quicksilver had 17 swimmers that traveled to Fort Collins, Colorado the weekend of June 25-27 to compete in the FAST Swim Meet. Several swimmers returned home with new Mid We... | |
| Jul 1, 2010 - Cornhusker State Games | |
|  CSG Four Quicksilver Swimmers (and Coach Brian) traveled to Lincoln the weekend of June 19 & 20 to participate in the Cornhusker State Games. Open Water ~ 1K Swim ~ r... | |
| Jun 16, 2010 - MOST SUMMER SPLASH! | |
|  MOST SUMMER SPLASH Eleven Quicksilver Swimmers competed at the swim meet in Omaha on June 11, 12 & 13. Regardless of the cold, rainy weather the girls managed to improve their times by thirty (p... | |
| Jun 9, 2010 - START OF SUMMER! | |
|  Welcome back Swimmers! June 5 & 6 kicked off our ?Start of Summer? swim meet in Grand Island. ? Thank You? to all of the participants and volunteers for making the SOS meet a success. Great job to... | |
| Apr 20, 2010 - Swimmer of the Month - short course 2009-10 | |
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| Mar 28, 2010 - Mid-Westerns 12 & Under Results! | |
|  Mid-Westerns (12 & Under) Results Quicksilver (12 & under) had 13 swimmers that attended the MidWesterns Meet on March 12-14. Congrats to Brandy Friedrichsen, Hayden Hadford, Calyn Hadford, Sydney... | |
| Mar 25, 2010 - MidWesterns 13&0 Results! | |
|  Mid-Westerns (13 & Over) Results Quicksilver (13 & over) had 16 swimmers that attended the MidWesterns Meet on March 5-7. Congrats to David Bartels, Tom Bauer, Brian Hughes, Davin Jameson, Jayne M... | |
| Mar 11, 2010 - Good Luck MidWestern Qualifiers! | |
|  Congratulations to our Mid-Western Qualifiers! Swimmers 13 & over will be swimming in Elkhorn on March 12-14. Best Wishes to Jayne M, Abby S, Kayla V, Krista V, Miranda V, Amy W, Carly W, Alexis W,... | |
| Mar 9, 2010 - YMCA CHAMPIONSHIP SWIM MEET | |
|  YMCA Championship Meet The ?Y? Champs took place in Lincoln on Saturday, March 6. It was a long but successful day for the 45 Quicksilver swimmers. The team finished in second place with 767 points,... | |
| Mar 8, 2010 - FUN NIGHT AT FAZOLI'S | |
|  FUN NIGHT AT FAZOLI'S!! Approximately 60 people attended the pasta feed on Thursday, March 4 to prepare for the "Y" Champs Swim meet. Thanks for coming out for an evening of pasta, breadsticks, and fu... | |
| Mar 8, 2010 - High School State Swimming | |
|  Congratulations to the Quicksilver swimmers who participated in the Nebraska State Swimming Championships on February 25-27, 2010. David Bartels, Sarah Bauer, Tom Bauer, Brian Hughes, Jayne McGovern, ... | |
| Feb 27, 2010 - YMCA Sprint Meet | |
|  YMCA Sprint Meet Sunday, February 21, 2010 was the last home meet for the season. The meet started off with team spirit from Spencer, Nathan, Evan, Sean and Hunter doing the "conga dance"! Quicksilver... | |
| Feb 26, 2010 - USAS Qualifier | |
|  Daniel participated in the USAS Qualifier Meet on February 20 & 21 in Iowa. Daniel swam in 5 events and improved all of his individual times. Great Job Daniel!! | |
| Feb 26, 2010 - Hastings "Y" Meet | |
|  The Hastings "Y" meet consisted of 24 Quicksilver swimmers on Saturday, February 20. 2010. The team had several improved times, including the following. Hayden - in the 8 & under 50 free. Colby - in ... | |
| Feb 17, 2010 - Hastings, IMX Meet | |
| Twenty-three swimmers took part in the Hastings, IMX Swim Meet on Sunday, February 14, 2010. Congratulations to Cassie on her record breaking day! Cassie claimed 3 records in the Girls 11-12 age group... | |
| Jan 31, 2010 - Scott Usher Pentathlon | |
|  Thank You to all the swimmers that participated in our Scott Usher Pentathlon on Sunday, January 31, 2010. Congrats to Jacob, Carly and Davin for placing first in the Breaststroke. Each of these swimm... | |
| Jan 28, 2010 - Millard Swim Meet Hi-lights! | |
| Twelve Swimmers participated in the meet on January 23 & 24. Congratulations to Jacob, Hayden, Indiga, Naeleah, Calyn, Madison, Sydney, Evan, Craig, Eric, Amy and Carly. Each of these swimmers returne... | |
| Jan 6, 2010 - CONGRATS TO DANIEL AND MATTHEW FOR MAKING ALL-STARS!! | |
|  Congratulations to Daniel and Matthew for making All-Stars! They both qualified in the 11-12 Boys Age Group by being in the top 5 in their age group and by obtaining an A Time. Let's cheer them on as ... | |
| Dec 14, 2009 - Congratulations to Coach Carole! (Belated) | |
|  Congratulations to Coach Carole for the birth of her new swimmer, Jane Emerson! 7 lb 8 oz. | |
| Nov 15, 2009 - October Swimmers of the Month | |
|  Congratulations to our October Swimmers of the Month! Black Group: Miranda Vlach-Buller and Carly Wahlmeier Silver Group: Indiga Hadford and Sienna Kunze QS1 Group: Kaitlyn Berggren and ... | |
| Nov 9, 2009 - 2009 LAP-A-THON a huge success! | |
|  Congratulations to everyone who participated in the second annual LAP-A-THON. It was a huge success-- the kids raised $2,500 for the swim team. Nice Job! Thanks to all the parents that helped organize... | |
| Oct 29, 2009 - 2009 LONG COURSE MIDWESTERN TOP 8 SWIMMERS | |
|  2009 Midwestern Long Course Top 8 Times have been posted. All times from the Midwestern Region Swimmers were compiled over the summer. The annual banquet event was recently held in Omaha. Congratu... | |
| Aug 22, 2009 - AWESOME SUMMER SEASON! | |
|  This summer season was the best season our swim team has ever had. Placing 11th place at Midwesterns and many team records broken. | |
| Jul 18, 2009 - PVC CHAMPS 2009 | |
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| Jun 28, 2009 - RECORDS FALL! | |
|  Congratulations to Doug, Jonathan, Paul, and Evan for breaking the 200 Free Relay Team Record. Their time of 4:11. 26 breaks the old record by 2 seconds. Way to go guys! Congratulations t... | |
| Jun 28, 2009 - Congratulations to North Platte High Point Trophy Winners | |
| Congratulations to the following High Point Winners from the North Platte Swim Meet Brandy Friedrichson 8 & U Girls Runner-up Evan Juarez 8 & U Boys Matthew Novinski 10 & U Bo... | |
| Jun 25, 2009 - Jonathan and Doug make Midwesterns in 50 Back! | |
|  Congrats to Jonathan and Doug for making their Midwestern Standard in the 50 Back! Keep up the good work! | |
| Jun 13, 2009 - Brandy Friedrichson Makes Midwesterns! | |
| Congratulations to Brandy for making Midwestern Standard Times in 3 events. Way to go Brandy! | |
| Jun 5, 2009 - Great Articles | |
| Click here to read an interview with Scott Usher. | |
