Happy New Year to all SMAC student-athletes and their families! I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and are now excited for 2013 with SMAC!

Regular schedule this week for all groups (Jan 6-12), with just a few things to keep in mind:

• ·         The Winter Session of the Bronze Group starts this week (Tue/Thu); they get the three lanes closest to the bulkhead from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tue/Thu.

• ·         If anybody from the GOLD GROUP wants to come to early workout on Friday, January 11 (4-5:30 p.m.), please let me know. It would be fine to have some Gold Group members swimming at that earlier time. This earlier time is just for members of the Gold Group.

• ·         I’ll be at the pool on Sunday, January 13 from 3-4 p.m. if anybody from the SILVER GROUP wants to come get some extra work in on turns, breakouts, etc…

• ·         Keep in mind, ALL GROUPS ARE OFF ON MONDAY, JANUARY 28; NO WORKOUT THAT DAY FOR ANY GROUP.

• ·         Look for the FEBRUARY 9-10 MEET ANNOUNCEMENT later today (it’s called the “President’s Day Meet,” even though it’s held on the 9 & 10). There are NO TIME STANDARDS for that meet, and Saturday is prelims/finals, so it’s a great opportunity for everybody to race in a good meet. The deadline for hotel rooms is today, January 9. Rooms are reserved at the Hampton Inn/Warrenton (540-349-4200; ask for a room from the “SMAC” block). All rooms are non-smoking doubles for $116 a night, which includes the hot breakfast on Sunday Morning.

The entries for the Retriever Meet up at UMBC on Jan 19-21 (Sat-Mon) have been submitted & accepted. A hardcopy of events & fees has been handed out to everybody entered in the meet. Please stop by the Front Desk as soon as you can & let them know how you want to cover those fees.

The entries for the CBAC Meet at St. Mary’s College on Jan 25-27 have been submitted & accepted. I started handing out hardcopies of events & fees last night at workout. If you responded YES to the CBAC meet announcement, pleased be sure to ask your child for that handout. Also, stop by the Front Desk at your earliest convenience and let them know how you want to cover those fees. Everybody’s fees are listed below:

Dillon, Jacob & John Aldrich- $39 each;                     Matthew Baker- $45.50;

Carlos Balazs- $39.00;                                               Olivia Cole- $39.00; Sarah Cole- $45.50;

Logan Confer- $52.00;                                               Connor Currie- $32.50;

Jarret Daniels- $19.50;                                               Nolan Dennes- $6.50;

Chris Endress- $39.00;                                                Evan Fee- $39.00;

Margaret Foulkes- $52.00;                                         Madeline Frick- $39.00;

Laurel Gallaudet- $45.50;                                           Aggie Gullace- $45.50;

Nyah Hartwell- $26.00;                                               Jasmine Hinton- $39.00;

Melissa Jacobs- $52.00;                                              Abby & Bekah Johnson- $26.00 each;

Isaiah Johnson- $26.00;                                               Trinity Johnson- $26.00;

Jessica Kiger- $45.50;                                                 Emma Kuhaneck- $32.50; Walter K- $52.00;

Catherine LeMasters- $45.50;                                      Conner Lowery- $45.50;

Phillip Means- $45.50;                                                Rachel Morales- $39.00;

Kelly Moton- $52.00;                                                  Anh-Trang Nguyen- $45.50;

Haylee & Victoria Plaudis- $45.50 each;                    Corri Railey- $45.50;

David & Matthew Rozanski- $39.00 each;                 Sophia Santoyo- $39.00;

Michael Scott- $19.50;                                                Abigail Setzfand- $45.50;

Teddy Spain- $45.50; Zack Spain- $39.00;                  Zachary Whiston- $45.50;

Katherine Wojcieszek- $39.00;                                   Maddy Wojcieszek- $19.50;

Rachel Zamperini- $19.50;                                         Oliver Zwinge- $45.50.

Please stop by the Front Desk as soon as possible and let them know how you want to cover these fees. Thanks very much for your attention to this matter!

Look for the FEBRUARY 9-10 MEET ANNOUNCEMENT later today (this email is NOT the Feb 9-10 meet announcement); reply ONLY to that email if you want your child to swim in the Feb 9-10 meet in Warrenton, VA.

That’s all for this week. Email me at erikcollins19@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Thanks very much for being a part of SMAC!

EC