Manistique Sharks

03/25/2026

Rudyard has a great facility with people who care and can run a great meet. The Sharks have enjoyed attending their meets the last three years.

Rudyard Area Schools would like to thank all of the pool staff and volunteers. This past school year, Rudyard was the home site to FIVE different swim organizations. This would not be possible without the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, our volunteers, and the dedicated Rudyard Area Schools staff that keep our facility maintained and running. Please follow the Rudyard Swimming Pool page to see our summer swim lessons, open swim, and all the great pool events coming up.

03/01/2026

A couple of nice articles from the last two editions of the Pioneer Tribune.

02/23/2026

This is a great opportunity for some of our Sharks! We had one swimmer go last year and she had good things to say about it. Coach Joe attended the camp twice himself and attributes his time there to significant improvement. It is a physically rigorous camp and covers all four strokes in-depth. As such, I wouldn’t recommend it for just anyone. Parents, if your kid is interested, please feel free to reach out to Coach Joe for more information.

NMU Swim & Dive Camp 2026Dates: June 21-25, 2026. All Sessions will be at the NMU PEIF Pool and Dome Classroom.Check- in: Sunday, June 21st, 3 p.m.- 4 p.m. for Residents, 4:15 p.m. in the Dome Classroom for CommutersCost: $615 for Residents* $405 for Commuters**Divers please make sure you register u...

02/21/2026

Watching a couple former Sharks compete at the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Swim and Dive Finals in Marquette.

02/18/2026

Final record board after our club’s third season. We have filled out a majority of the events in the field. Shout out to all six of the competitors at the state meet for breaking/further lowering records.

The team of Rodryk, Asher, Cooper, and Zach lowered the 8 & Under 100 Medley Record by 10 seconds!

Cooper also lowered his own 8 & Under 25 Backstroke Record to 24.44.

Campbell broke the 8 & Under 25 Freestyle Record with a time of 21.47.

Emma broke her existing 9-10 200 freestyle record by 15 seconds with a blazing fast 3:02.13! That’s the fastest age-group 200 freestyle (non-high school swim) for boys or girls in our club’s history. She also broke her 9-10 100 freestyle with a 1:25.20.

Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to get their name on the board this year!

02/15/2026

What a day it was!!! Let me tell you all about it. Unfortunately, one of our boy’s relay swimmers could not compete this morning because they were under the weather. We hope he feels better soon. Fortunately, we had an alternate swimmer with us and able to fill out those two relays.

For the boys 100 medley relay, the freshly assembled group of Rodryk, Asher, Cooper, and Zach were able to finish as state runner-ups in a team record of 2:04.64. They later went on to take 4th place in the 100 free relay.

As previously posted, Emma Hoeve is our first ever state champion in the 200 freestyle. She beat her PB by over 15 seconds to be the best of the best.
In her 100 freestyle, she took 11th place in a PB of more than two seconds: 1:25.20.

Campbell Beckman went a personal best and team record of 21.47 in the 25 freestyle en route to 20th place. In the 25 backstroke, Campbell took 4th place out of 32 entries.

Rodryk Barker contributed big time on those relays. As well as a 14th place in the 25 freestyle and 17th in the 25 backstroke.

Cooper was thrust into the butterfly leg during the medley relay and despite not practicing it much, did an excellent job. He also took 13th place in the 25 freestyle and a 4th place for the 25 backstroke, getting back on the podium.

I can’t say enough about Asher, who worked hard on his breaststroke to be ready for the medley relay. Zach learned he was going to swim in the meet about an hour before warmups, and deserves a lot of thanks for filling in for his teammates.

I’m very proud of you all!

02/15/2026

It’s official!!! I cannot tell you how proud I am to announce this: We have a State Champion!!!

Emma Hoeve was seeded 3rd in the 200 freestyle, but never trailed during the race. She went a blistering 3:02.13, beating her personal best by over 15 seconds and posting the fastest girls’ age group time (8-14) in team history. She went out so fast, she beat her 100 free personal best in the first half of the race!

I could not have dreamed that in our third year as a club, we would have a state champ. I am incredibly proud to be Emma’s coach and I cannot thank her and her parents enough for what they’ve done!

Other results will be posted soon. I figured this one deserved a post of its own.

02/15/2026

It’s the state meet! Ours swimmers will make us proud no doubt.

02/07/2026

These were our team records at the beginning of the 2025-26 season, and how they stand today with only the MTSL State Championships remaining and six swimmers still competing. What stands out to you?

02/01/2026

The Sharks had an eventful North League Championships in Harbor Springs. Many huge PB’s and big moments.

A special shoutout goes to Rodryk for qualifying for the state meet in his 2nd event! Remember, this Wednesday’s intrasquad meet is the last chance for swimmers to qualify for the MTSL State Championships.

Time Drop Update!

Rodryk Barker
25 Back: 25.90 (1.71 second drop and state qualifying standard!)

Dylan Beckman
100 IM: 2:02.27 (9.08 second drop)
50 Fly: 1:07.08 (4.48 second drop)
50 Back: 49.60 (2.66 second drop)

Ayven Ekstrom
25 Free: 26.84 (1.50 second drop)
50 Free: 1:06.93 (4.25 second drop)

Charlotte Erickson
200 Free: 3:06.65 (9.62 second drop)
50 Free: 37.00 (0.99 second drop)
50 Fly: 41:09 (5.85 second drop)
50 Back: 40.70 (3.75 second drop)

Ben Freed (Varsity swimmer who’s PB’s I’m retrieving off SwimCloud)
200 Free: 3:09.17 (0.39 second drop)

Grace Gilroy
100 Free: 1:37.44 (4.50 second drop)
50 back: 1:01.72 (1.46 second drop)

Emma Hoeve
100 Free: 1:27.67 (1.46 second drop)

Zach Hoeve
25 Back: 38.26 (3.04 second drop)

Kaylie Mattson
100 Free: 1:51.55 (9.26 second drop)

Tatum Neadow
200 Free: 3:39.36 (3.00 second drop)

Mercedes Post
50 Free: 1:31.39 (7.01 second drop)
25 Back: 37.11 (2.42 second drop)

Annie Schlabach
200 Free: 3:39.72 (6.34 second drop)
50 Breast: 55.08 (2.32 second drop)

Lily Siddall
50 Free: 1:16.27 (8.32 second drop)
100 Free: 2:51.35 (6.45 second drop)

Jamison Slater
50 Back: 1:07.01 (5.11 second drop)

Asher Swanson
25 Free: 26.38 (2.09 second drop)

Bryce Urban
50 Free: 55.14 (1.73 second drop)

Blake Wood
50 Free: 36.42 (3.08 second drop)
100 Free: 1:26.29 (3.14 second drop)
50 Breast: 52.64 (2.31 second drop)

01/25/2026

One of our Sharks was downstate apart of the all-state middle school band. Let’s congratulate Claire on her accomplishment!