With 100 100s, we started the year
Quantum Leap built our base…we had nothing to fear.

Shredded, but fit, we attacked Bowling Green
We won all the trophies without making a scene.
Five of our teammates earned national cuts
Now, that’s great swimming—no ifs, ands or buts!
Carmen, Will, Scott, Bill Taylor, the “Natch”
All showed their skills with the pull and the catch.

We think that our athletes deserve all the best
So a summit of doctors we put to the test
We heard Dr. Jenkins and our own Dr. Dave
Give us the info we all seem to crave.
To help us train safely and stay injury free
From agony in the feet to pain in the knee.

Combining science and sport helped us to achieve
A level of fitness that we could hardly believe.
Physiological testing by Barry and Tap—
Collecting the data and recording each lap.
Crunching the numbers to prove what we know
That fitness for life keeps us young and aglow.

Our team got some press on the national scale
Big Red and RA—an inspirational tale
On the USMS website, her story she told
Of the benefits of swimming—much better than gold!
Speaking of websites, ours must be the BOMB…
Cool Website of the Month—mtscmasters.com!

Compete? Yes, we did on a national scale.
Atlanta and San Juan, and we didn’t fail—
To make our team noticed; each swimming our heat
15 Top 10 finishes—now isn’t that neat?
Atlanta was fun, our team did just great—
Then Doug went to the tropics, 50 meters on his plate.
In old San Juan, he swam and he swam--
4 Thirds and 2 Fourths, man, did he JAM!
He kept on jammin’ in meets that would come,
Now in two different events, well, he’s number ONE!

Even open water made our team members compete
Big Shoulders in Chicago was no easy feat!
Lake Michigan was cold, the skies were all grey
It stormed and wind blew for most of the day.
But Coach Ron and Sarah were champs through and through
And when they hit the beach, they both had turned blue!
Shivering, but happy, they completed their swim.
5K takes its toll on your vigor and vim.
Think of something warm—like coffee and pajamas.
And hope your next swim is in the Bahamas!

MTTC was born with a particular reason
To prime our triathletes for their race season.
Swimming and Spinning on the deck of the pool
For our tri team, it was just another tool.
To achieve great results, they continued to train
With the Music City Triathlon etched on the brain.
They swam and they biked and they ran the whole course
Thinking of winning—the barn and the HORSE!
And triumph they did, as they each reached the finish
To the top of the podium, like Popeye after spinach!

When summer was hottest, we needed a party
Off to Tomato Fest—it was really quite arty!
The Burrito Eating Contest seemed a great idea
Getting hosed with water while scarfing a tortilla
Filled with hot peppers, and all kind of stuff
Cramming it down, well, it got a little rough.
Did I mention the costumes? Coach Ron and Bart—
Well, I’ve really gotta say they both dressed the part!
But Cody appeared, with his tux and no shirt
Got the ladies’ attention, and that didn’t hurt.

Now, open water swimmers are a whole different breed.
Escape to the Rock fulfilled every need.
Our curriculum took us to Old Hickory Lake.
To Rock Castle Cove, it was no mistake—
Grinders, Special Ops, and Nacho Cove were all fun
And as we sang Kumbiyah; our summer was done.

Before summer’s end, we held our inaugural event—
Swim Across America—we needed each dollar and cent.
To cancer research, our efforts would go
For the Faces of Cancer we’ve all come to know.

From sweet little Ansley to Jackson and John
And for all the new faces we stumbled upon.

Janel, Craig and Ashley, our Olympians three
We all were inspired I think you’ll agree.
With love, toil and tears and much perspiration
We earned $50,000—now that’s inspiration!

We showed all our swimmers our Southern roots
With a picnic and a singer who wore cowboy boots!
On a hot, muggy day without even a breeze
Our swimmers gathered to help cure this disease.

One mile, a half mile—any distance they selected.
100 plus swimmers, our hearts all connected.
Our new friend Dana came to swim a mile.
The chance of a lifetime, he emerged with a smile.
Weight loss and fitness and a show on TV,.
Helped him achieve his goal for all to see.

We’ll continue our quest, to see cancer defeated.
Only when there’s a cure will our task be completed.
So, all hands on deck, all swimmers too—
SAA 2011—we’ll need our whole crew!

As the days became shorter, it soon became fall.
Coach Ron had a challenge for one and for all.

G.O.A.T. presents tasks, both mental and physical
And the looks from bystanders were always quite quizzical.
From canoeing to donuts to Lifechurch.TV
We worked through the puzzles and solved them with glee.

A walk through the park with our mascot Otis
Who left Ron’s backyard without any notice.
On his own great adventure until early next morning.
Three joggers found him without any warning.

Back to Ron’s, then to the pool Otis went.
Our teams all competed with focused intent.

At the end of the morning, we gathered for lunch
Barefoot Charlie’s we chose as a great place to munch.
All the participants were absolutely delighted,
Except for Otis, who wasn’t invited!

Before we knew it, it was already December
One Word made our Christmas one to remember.
As they sang at our party, we remembered the reason
We gather together to celebrate the season.

Now, recapping a year isn’t a perfect science.
We’re bound to miss things we can say with reliance.
If we missed your achievement, we do beg your pardon
We hope you’ll still love us and hearts will not harden.
Please think of this year and all the good times,
And please understand I’ve run out of rhymes…
We’ve been training so hard and our engines are revvin’
Can’t wait to see what happens in 2011!!!!