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Did you know that SDC Rhythm XP is now dangerously close to the Mass Defiance record? posted: Aug 19th, 2009 The NSL News story on 12 August 2009 covered the August meet of the Midwest Skydiving League. Seven teams competed at Skydive Chicago, both AAA Class teams (SDC Furies XP, SDC Rhythm XP) completed all ten rounds of the fast AAA Class competition draw, while all other teams went through the 6-round meet as usual. (more)
Did you know that SDC Rhythm XP set new MWSL records last weekend? posted: Aug 12th, 2009 The August meet of the Midwest Skydiving League showcased the hard work and commitment that many teams have put in over the 2009 season.
SDC Rhythm XP's Center Outside, JaNette Lefkowitz, provided the meet report for the NSL News.
This Saturday's MWSL meet brought seven teams to Skydive Chicago. It was a typical August weekend, hot and humid, and everyone remarked how refreshing it was at altitude. As a special treat, Kirk Verner was on site to coach and judge the meet. (more)
Did you know that the Dutch teams are still working on the final scores? posted: Aug 10th, 2009 The extra links on the front page to recent events have been changing quickly in the past days. The national championships of Germany, Russia and United Kingdom had their special attention in the middle of the action. The UK teams completed their 4-way competition in record time, while the Russian teams had to show a lot of patience.
The link to the Dutch Nationals 2009 is still active, as the teams try to complete the 10-round meet. The weather situation has made it difficult in the Netherlands, as well. A new link leads to the scores of the national championships in the Czech Republic where... (more)
Did you know that the Chicagoland Skydiving Center has been hosting MWSL/NSL meets for 11 consecutive years? posted: Jul 22nd, 2009 The July meet of the Midwest Skydiving League 2009 season was definitely a case of quality over quantity. A lousy, but accurate, forecast kept participation at the year's first meet at Chicagoland Skydiving down.
In fact, a trend of unjumpable weather has plagued the Midwest all season. However, four teams, including AAA Class top team SDC Rhythm XP, came out to see if they could get some jumps in anyway.
In the end, each team was able to complete three rounds before the blue sky between the clouds also turned into more clouds. Each team still got the most out of the limited air time. SDC... (more)
Did you know that new NSL-TV videos include SDC Rhythm XP's first two outdoor rounds? posted: Jul 1st, 2009 Meet videos from the Midwest Skydiving League's season opener on June 20 have arrived at the NSL News office and have been uploaded.
The videos of Round 1 feature all seven MWSL teams that competed that weekend at Skydive Chicago.
One MWSL team received additional attention, as the NSL News has covered the steep team career of SDC Rhythm XP already quite a few times. However, no current videos of the US shooting star have been available until MWSL Director Alan Butt provided the footage of the MWSL season opener.
The first uploaded videos feature SDC Rhythm XP at the end of the video file,... (more)
Did you know that the MWSL season opener had a mix of old and new teams? posted: Jun 22nd, 2009 The NSL News story on 17 June 2009 provided a preview of the Midwest Skydiving League's 2009 season opener and introduced the MWSL AAA Class teams SDC Rhythm XP and SDC Furies XP. The meet was successfully completed at Skydive Chicago last weekend, despite some weather problems.
SDC Rhythm XP lived up to the high expectations and posted a 16.8 average after six rounds. Only the Dutch national team, Dynamic Fource, outscored the USPA Advanced Class champion of 2008 by two single points. The scores of 22 AAA Class teams are posted so far.
The Furies did not compete on their home turf, but six... (more)