Weekly Update

 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE PASSED

The deadline to register your swimmer for the TYR Marlin meet (Feb. 5-7th) was January 1st!! Please check with your individual age group coach if you have questions regarding this meet.

PCY INVITATIONAL

This meet is this Friday-Sunday (Jan. 8-10th) at Miami University. Warmups for this meet are: Friday: 4:30pm/Meet starts at 5:40pm. Saturday & Sunday: warm-ups for 11 & overs are: 7:00am/Meet starts: 8:10am. Saturday & Sunday warmups for 10 & unders are: 12:00pm/Meet starts: 1:10pm. The invitational will have a “Wizard of Oz” theme with special events planned throughout the meet.  There will be special heats randomly selected for all age groups with giveaways awarded to winners.  A Parade of Athletes for 10 & under swimmers will be held prior to the start of the Sunday Session.  The best-dressed team, according to the theme, will be presented a special team spirit award during the Sunday afternoon session. No Clerk of Course for this meet. No food allowed on deck, only drinks.  Directions: From Cincinnati: Take Route 27 North from I-275.  Turn left onto Chestnut Street; right onto Oak Street.  Facility is on the left. Approximate driving time is 45 min.- 1hr.

 

RELEASE DATE FOR YMCA LEAGUE CHAMPS APPROACHING

The release date for our hotel block for 2010 YMCA LEAGUE CHAMPS (March 12-14th at Miami University) is January 12th. If you have not already made your reservations, please do so. As always, our hotel information can be found on our website under HOTELS, but you must be logged in to view it.

CARMEL INVITATIONAL

This meet will be held January 15th-17th at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis, IN. The registration deadline has passed as has the hotel block release date. You may still be able to get a reservation however. Please check the HOTEL section of our website (home page). You must be logged in to view this information.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR BASH TEDDY BEAR INVITATIONAL

The deadline to register your swimmer for this meet is January 17th.  This meet is held at Blue Ash YMCA on February 5th-7th 2010. Please check with your individual age group coach if you should register your swimmer for this meet.

MARLIN TIME TRIAL MEET

This meet is held at St. Xavier High School on Tuesday, March 2nd. Please speak with your child’s age group coach if you have questions as to whether your child can attend this meet since there are certain time standards associated with it. The deadline to register your swimmer for this meet is February 12th.

OFFICIALS INFORMATION

The YMCA re-ceritification class  to be held at our YMCA on January 9th has been postponed. However, there are a number of Y and USA officiating opportunities coming up. January 8-10, 2010   PCY is hosting a meet at Miami University. You must be a Y official to work this meet.  (Shadows welcome)

January 15-17, 2010   Carmel Swim Club is hosting a meet at IUPUI in Indy (fantastic facility).  You must be a USA official to work this meet.  Contact meet referee April Stauder at astauder@indy.rr.com.  (Apprentices welcome)

February 5-7, 2010   Cincinnati Marlins is hosting a meet at Keating.  You must be a USA official to work this meet.  Contact officials chair agrender@cinci.rr.com.  (Apprentices welcome).

PLEASE NOTE ON YOUR CALENDARS THE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT ME LYONS ON MARCH 5 THRU 7.    SEVERAL CLUBS WILL ATTEND AND SHOULD BRING OFFICIALS, BUT HAVING A STRONG SHOWING FROM ABLY OFFICIALS AND ALUMNI WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

JANET NEMANN MEMORIAL EVENT

Turpin High School swim team is sponsoring the Janet Nemann Memorial Relay Swim on Saturday Jan. 23, 2010 from 2-4 pm at the Turpin pool to benefit the Neurosurgical Fund at UC's Neuroscience Institute.  The entire Turpin team will swim but wanted to open it up to other swimmers who might be interested in supporting this great event.  Swimmers will swim in 30 minute shifts and will include lap swimming, relay swims, and 'fun' races (like corkscrew swims).

If any ABLY swimmers would like to participate we would love to have them! They can contact Sally Easley at  equussal1@aol.com  or 474-5100 to express their interest.

Donations will be accepted before and during the event and are tax deductible.

PRE-COMP SESSION

Our next session of Pre-Comp starts on Jan. 4th and runs to March 13th. The cost is $200. Only "screened" swimmers can register for this practice group. Registration is done through the front desk.