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Mission Statement
The Texas Terrapin Swim Team of Cypress, Texas is a non for profit year-round competitive swim team offering instruction and competition to swimmers of all ages and abilities. The Texas Terrapins Swim Team provides a positive, supportive and fun-filled environment where swimmers can improve their skills and meet their individual goals. Through the guidance of trained, experienced coaches, coupled with the support of the families, we encourage team spirit, sportsmanship and a lifelong love of the sport of swimming.
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Tony Miller
President
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I’ve been associated with TTST since 2005. In 2007, I began serving as the TTST web master and special events co-coordinator. I took the position of Vice President of the TTST Board for 2008 and 2009. Most recently, I became President of the Board and will serve out my term. I help out with FUNd Raising and Advertising our Texas Terrapins Swim Team. I’m always open to new and exciting ways to get our name out in the surrounding communities. I share the goal of our TTST Board to strive for excellence while maintaining our family friendly environment. My son, Derek, swims in our TTST Gold Group and is a Cypress Ranch High School Varsity Swimmer.
Rod Thome
Vice President
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Rod has been associated with TTST since 2009 and has one swimmer, Allie (7), and one soon to be Terrapin, Levi (5). My wife (Tanya) and I have greatly enjoyed our first year with the team. Everything from the great support at the meets, the excellent coaching and the friendships developed. We even met Levi’s future wife as the daughter of another Terrapin parent told us that that their youngest daughter proclaimed Levi as her future husband!
I look forward to helping the team grow. I am amazed at the number of talented swimmers on the team, the community and the city. I am even more amazed at how hard all the kids work and all the support given to them by coaches and families. I think the Terrapins can be one of the top teams around. We have really enjoyed watching our daughter grow as a swimmer and as a young girl by being involved with the Terrapins. We have also enjoyed watching our friends sons and daughters compete and work hard and have fun.
Outside the swim team, I am the Director of Finance for Cardinal Health.
On a lighter note, I do find it pretty crazy that I am on the board of a USA swim team….I can’t swim!
Elisia Dement
Treasurer
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Elisia is the mother of a two swimmers, Jackson and Olivia. One is a teal swimmer and the other a jump start to summer league. They were first introduced to swim team in the summer of 2008 with the Fairfield Dolphins. Her son wanted to continue swimming after summer league was over so in December 2008 they joined TTST. Swimming has become a large and enjoyable part of their family’s lives. Because of this, volunteering and being involved with the Terrapins was the next logical step for her. She looks forward to helping the team grow. She and husband Scott both enjoy being involved in the community and with their children’s activities. Outside of swim team, Elisia is the Controller of one of Houston’s top accounting firms.
Jo Crowder
Secretary/Team Communicator,
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The Texas Terrapins has been a part of our family since October of 2006. Delaney, aka D-Lanes, boldly stated just before she turned 5 that she wanted to be, “A Swim Girl”. Growing up as a swimmer myself I knew I had to find the perfect team for her. I found out about the Terrapins and we have been together ever since. In and Out of the pool the Coaches and team have been a great influence on Delaney. That is the best thing we could ever hope for. Even our son that plays other sports has been welcomed open armed, and has always been made to feel part of the team. You just do not see that these days, and that is thanks to our wonderful Coach Jason and Meagan, as well as, the families of all the swimmers. Therefore, I decided that I wanted to give back to our second family that has helped enrich our daughter’s life.
I have been fortunate to be able to assist the Terrapins as the Attendance Coordinator. My job consists of taking attendance weekly for each swimmer by practice group. In doing so we are able to reward those swimmers with a monthly perfect attendance gift for their hard work and commitment to themselves and the team. You would be surprised how much fun all ages of swimmers have digging in the award box for that one special item. Maybe they saw it last month and chose something else, or maybe they saw someone else pick it before them and decided they needed to have it. Even our older swimmers are anxious to get their turn and see what fun and exciting item will be theirs for their hard work. We also use this information to award the swimmers with perfect attendance of the Short Course season at our Team Banquet. We believe that the hard work and dedication of the swimmers is important to recognize, and by doing this they hopeful receive the feeling of support by the team to keep their enthusiasm up.
I am not only an Attendance Coordinator and Mom I also work fulltime for Mustang Engineering as a Buyer.
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Heather Turquette
Billing
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I am the mother of 2 kids: Zachary(10), a swimmer in TTST’s green group and a daughter, Emma(6). Zachary’s first taste of a swim team was with the YMCA’s Stingrays in 2007-2008 and he is very excited to be swimming on a team that focuses more on the mechanics of swimming and really learning to swim well. The Terrapins need for a treasurer, my background in bookkeeping and Zachary’s love for the team seemed to make this job a perfect fit for our family. I am a person who believes in volunteering and giving back to organizations that give a lot to my family. I am an active volunteer both in my kids schools and at our church. I am looking forward to a great year with the Terrapins!
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