Dave Richards Quotations

We're hoping that over the next six years, some of these kids here might have a chance of being Olympians.

There is no distinction between British and English.

One of our busiest times of the year is after Christmas.

I don't know yet who it will be. But everyone keeps telling me there are all these coaches available. Well, now we will sit down and find out just who is up for the job.

For me, there's no distinction between English and British. We are the biggest nation in the world that plays this game and we want someone who can really move us on.

We made miniature snowmen. Instead of carrots, we used Fruit Loops. Some kids were sorry they couldn't take it with them.

I think it's imprecise at best. It's basically a bunch of college students out here.

We placed third the last two years. But we have been league champions in three of the last five years. I am very proud of my team.

We lost about $50,000 worth of equipment. Our six starting blocks were worth about $1,000 each, and we also lost two computerized timing systems, one for practice and one for competition. We have raised about $4,000, so we're behind where we need to be.

We live and breathe the four core YMCA values of honesty, respect, responsibility and caring. We try to build strong families, children and communities. We promote character development and high self-esteem on the team. I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't believe in those values. I pick my coaches with the values in mind.

Bill Roberts has worked for British Swimming on child protection issues and on working with vulnerable adults, and both those bits of work are ongoing. I couldn't discuss his contract.

It was a perfect day, right around freezing with snow, ice and sunshine.

It's a chance to show our recreational activities in winter because a lot of people stay around home.

It's easy to give up on something, but I wasn't about to do that. At first I was nervous about people wanting to throw in the towel, but the closing had the reverse effect. It brought everyone together to rededicate themselves to the team. Our future looks extremely bright now.

It's time for a British boss, somebody who understands our passion, belief and commitment. There's no distinction between English and British.

They'll show how it used to be done historically when ice was used for shipping. They'll be scratching it in a checkerboard way and scoring it.

I do believe it's time for a British manager. It's time to have somebody who understands the passion and the belief and the commitment to the game.

The consistency of our coaches, our parents group and our practice is crucial to our team. A lot of people have made a big investment in the last eight years. When I took over I had two coaches and 40 swimmers from 30 families. Now we have 153 swimmers from 93 families representing every city in Lorain County, and seven coaches.