Regular workout as scheduled for today, Friday, January 28, for the Platinum, Gold and Silver Groups.

Look for Meet Information on the "Junior Champs" meet (March 11-13, hosted by CBAC down in St. Mary's; "BB" time standard or faster in every event - but slower than the MD LSC Championships time standard) to be handed out early next week.

Saturday, February 5- "Burgers in Old Town" for the guys in the Gold & Platinum groups; details to be handed out next week as well.

Email me if you have any questions about anything at erikcollins19@gmail.com

Have a great weekend!

EC

WEATHER UPDATE FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011-

The pool is open today; we'll plan on having our regularly scheduled workouts for Platinum, Gold, Silver and the Bronze Group tonight. If you feel it would be unsafe for you to travel to the pool, then please wait until tomorrow- don't take any chances! If you have any questions, email me at erikcollins19@gmail.com

See you at the pool!

EC

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

**WEATHER UPDATE**

Silver and Bronze workout for tonight, Wednesday January 26 is canceled due to the weather. Platinum & Gold will have workout until whenever the pool closes for the evening.

For members of the Platinum & Gold groups, please don't take any chances coming to the pool for workout tonight.

We will plan on regularly scheduled workout for tomorrow unless the pool is closed. Check back here tomorrow afternoon for an update.

EC
erikcollins 19@gmail.com

CBAC Meet Info:

Psych sheets, updated warmup schedule (for Sat/Sun PM sessions) and session timelines are posted at the following link:

http://www.teamunify.com/TabGeneric.jsp?_tabid_=36904&team=mscbac

The most important bit of info here is that the PM session for both Sat & Sun now has an earlier warmup time - 11:30 a.m. (it was originally scheduled for 12:30 p.m.).

Any questions, email me at erikcollins19@gmail.com

I'm looking forward to the meet!
EC
erikcollins19@gmail.com

CBAC MEET WARMUP TIMES:

Please note: the 13 & Over session warmup has moved to 11:30 a.m., and the meet will start at 12:30 p.m., on both days!

Pool address: Athletics & Recreation Center (ARC) Aquatics Center

St. Mary’s College of Maryland

18952 E. Fisher Rd, St. Mary's City, MD 20686

Phone: 240-895-4798

Warmup times for CBAC meet, Jan 21-23…

Friday, Events 1-4 (9-12 200 IM & Open 400 IM):

4:30 p.m.; meet starts at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday AM (12 & Under), Events 5-26:

7:00 a.m.; meet starts at 8:00 a.m.

Saturday PM (13 & Over), Events 27-46:

11:30 a.m., meet starts at 12:30 p.m.

Sunday AM (12 & Under), Events 49-66

7:00 a.m., meet starts at 8:00 a.m.

Sunday PM (13 & Over), Events 67-86

11:30 a.m., meet starts at 12:30 p.m.

MEET FEES FOR THE "LAST CHANCE" MEET, February 11-13, hosted by GBSA

Margaret Foulkes- $6
Abby Johnson- $42
Anh-Trang Nguyen- $6
Jenna Pomponio- $36
Alina Zilevicius- $18
Daryl Baxter- $30
Jacob Dohrman- $42
Isaiah Johnson- $30
Maverick Turley- $18


Please write a check for the above amount, payable to "Calvert County Parks & Recreation," and leave it at the Front Desk no later than FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, when you bring your child to the pool for afternoon workout.

Thanks very much for your support of SMAC!

EC
erikcollins19@gmail.com

IMPORTANT- MEET INFO FOR THE GBSA "Last Chance Meet," February 11-13

MEET INFORMATION SHEET

Meet name: GBSA “Last Chance” Meet

Meet dates: February 11-13, 2011

Meet location:

Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), Catonsville Campus 800 South Rolling Road Catonsville, MD 21228

Meet format: Timed finals, short course yards

Qualifying times: NO

Bonus events: NO

Events allowed: Four (4) individual events per day

Warmup times: Fri p.m. - 4:00pm;

Sat & Sun a.m. - 6:30 a.m. (12 &Under);

Sat & Sun p.m. – 12:30 p.m. (13 & Over);

Entry fees: $6.00 per individual event

Swimmer/facility surcharge: NONE

DEADLINES:

Email notification to erikcollins19@gmail.com- Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 at 10am

Entry fee check*: Friday Afternoon, January 14, 2011

*Drop your check (payable to Calvert County Parks & Rec) at the Front Desk

Unfortunately, I won’t be able to enter your child if I don’t hear from you by the above listed deadline! Thanks for your cooperation!

Tuesday Night, January 11, 2011

Remaining Meets-

· CBAC, January 21-23; no time standards

· GBSA, February 11-13; no time standards

· CBAC, March 11-13; “BB” minimum time standards, MD Champs maximum time standard; 12 & Unders get two bonus events

· March 19-20, 10 & Under Championships hosted by NBAC (EC unable to attend on March 20- two family commitments)

USA Swimming – Changing Summer Schedule

USA Swimming has already changed the Summer (long course meters) schedule for the National Team from April-August to January to August; there is much anticipation (and debate) as to how & when this change will be reflected in the schedule from Sectionals on down. Stay tuned…

Senior Dryalnds-

Due to the structure of the program (and staff limitations), we’ll be adding drylands to the senior program (Platinum & Gold) starting in March (after the SCY season ends). We’ll run these workouts in the mornings, on Monday and Thursday, from 5:30-until about 6:10-6:15 a.m., then get in and swim until about 7:10 a.m. If anybody has to get out before 7:10 a.m., that’s fine. The Silver Group was set up to run drylands from 5:00-5:30 p.m. on Monday and Thursday; we are still trying to figure out how best to incorporate that into the afternoon schedule.

Thanks for being here tonight; email me if you have any questions at erikcollins19@gmail.com

EC

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

As of 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday January 11, the pool remains open and we are planning on having our regularly scheduled workouts this afternoon (Platinum & Gold at 4:30 p.m. and the Silver Group at 5:00 p.m.) The Parent Meeting scheduled for 6:40 p.m. tonight will also go on as scheduled- so if you can make it there, we'll be there, too!

EC
erikcollins19@gmail.com

TEAM MEETING THIS TUESDAY NIGHT - January 11, 2011 (1/11/11), in the upstairs conference room right after workout (about 6:40 p.m., until about 7:15-7:30 p.m.). I'd like to go over the remaining meets for this SCY season, and explain the entry procedure to this and other meets, as well as the pending schedule change within USA Swimming.



Meet entry fees for the CBAC Meet - please write your check out to "Calvert County Parks & Recreation" and drop it at the Front Desk by this Thursday, January 13, 2011. Each individual event is $6. Thanks very much!

Sarah Cole- $42 Daryl Baxter- $30
Margaret Foulkes- $36 Johnathon Bury - $18
Laurel Gallaudet- $18 Will Bury- $42
Isabella Hernandez- $42 Eric Carr- $36
Abby Johnson- $42 Jacob Dohrman- $36
Rebekah Johnson- $42 Brian Freschi- $42
McKenna Johnson- $36 John Hoerauf- $42
Anh-Trang Nguyen- $42 Isaiah Johnson- $36
Haylee Plaudis- $36 Michael Jones- $42
Victoria Plaudis- $36 Dawson Miller- $42
Jenna Pomponio- $42 Robbie Shupe- $42
Alexis Summers- $36 Maverick Turley- $36
Alina Zilevicius- $36


Thanks, I'm looking forward to the meet!


EC
erikcollins19@gmail.com

Navy vs. Maryland Dual Meet Info

On Saturday, January 8, Navy & the University of Maryland will race each other in a dual meet at the U.S. Naval Academy at 1 p.m. Everybody at SMAC is encouraged to come watch the meet (admission is free!) and see what collegiate swimming is all about.

I'll be having a late breakfast (and maybe an early lunch) at a popular spot located in downtown Annapolis; I'll be there at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, feel free to join me for a hearty meal described by locals as "always perfect" and "a timeless classic." The Navy coach personally recommended this to me:

Chick & Ruth's Delly
165 Main Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
410/269-6737
chickandruths.com

The meet will probably last into mid-afternoon (I'll have to get right home). This is an outstanding opportunity for everybody on SMAC to see what the next level of swimming looks like. Email me if you have any questions - looking forward to seeing everybody there!

EC
erikcollins19@gmail.com

MEET NEWS-

The Chesapeake Bay Aquatic Club in St. Mary's is hosting their annual meet on January 21-23. There are NO TIME STANDARDS for this meet, so everybody in the Silver, Gold & Platinum groups is eligible to swim. I need to know by 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 6, 2011 if your child is interested in swimming in this meet. Please email me at erikcollins19@gmail.com by 2 p.m. this coming Thursday, January 6, so I can do the entry Thursday Night. I will notify everybody on Friday of the entry fees they'll owe for the meet. Also, I'll post the meet info (events, warmup times, etc..) on the bulletin board later today.

Lastly, there is a dual meet up at the Naval Academy this coming Saturday, January 8th, between Navy & the University of Maryland. This would be an excellent opportunity for any of our swimmers to see a higher level of competition- and hopefully, what they all aspire to reach once they've left our club. I'll be at the meet, let me know if anybody else is interested in going to the meet (admission is free), maybe we can all get lunch after the meet is over (right in Annapolis).

I hope everybody enjoyed the holidays!

EC
erikcollins19@gmail.com