Weekly Update: July 19, 2010 by Brian Gill 2010-07-22 11:22:00
Week of July 19, 2010
Important Upcoming Dates
July 20-21
NO evening PRACTICE for Juniors- get some rest for Southeasterns
July 22
Final Practice for the Summer for all Juniors, AG, and Developmental practice groups
July 22-25
Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championships- Knoxville, TN
August 31
Baylor Swim Club Registration for 2010-2011 (4:00-6:30 PM) in the Baylor School Natatorium lobby
September 7
Baylor Swim Club Practices Begin for the 2010-2011 season
Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championships- THIS WEEKEND July 22-25 in Knoxville, TN
The meet that we have all been preparing for this long course season is finally here. This weekend, July 22-25 the Baylor Swim Club will take over 20 swimmers to the 2010 Southeastern Swimming LC Championships to be held in Knoxville, TN. Below you will find all the information needed about attending the swim meet this weekend.
Meet & Warm Up Schedule-
Please note that prelims for 12 & Unders will be held at the UT Student Aquatic Center, while 13 & Over prelims will be held at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. Finals for both 13 & Overs and 11-12's will be held at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. (Both aquatic centers are located next door to each other) Please read over the schedule carefully!
Thursday All Ages timed finals @ AJIAC- Warm Up 2:30-3:50 PM, Meet Starts at 4:00 PM
Friday 13 & Over prelims@ AJIAC- Warm Up 7:30-8:45 AM, Meet Starts at 9:00 AM 12 & Under prelims @ UT SAC- Warm Up 7:30-8:45 AM, Meet Starts at 9:00 AM Finals for All Ages @ AJIAC- Warm Up 4:15 PM, Meet Starts at 5:30 PM All swimmers need to see coaches before they leave prelims to see what time they need to return for finals each evening.
Saturday 13 & Over prelims @ AJIAC- Warm Up 7:30-8:50 AM, Meet Starts at 9:00 AM 12 & Under prelims @ UT SAC-Warm Up 7:30-8:50 AM, Meet Starts at 9:00 AM Finals for All Ages @ AJIAC- Warm Up 4:15 PM, Meet Starts at 5:30 PM All swimmers need to see coaches before they leave prelims to see what time they need to return for finals each evening.
Sunday 13 & Over prelims @ AJIAC- Warm Up 7:30-8:50 AM, Meet Starts at 9:00 AM 12 & Under prelims @ UT SAC- Warm Up 7:30-8:50 AM, Meet Starts at 9:00 AM Finals for All Ages@ AJIAC- Warm Up 3:45 PM, Meet Starts at 5:00 PM All swimmers need to see coaches before they leave prelims to see what time they need to return for finals each evening.
What to Bring/Wear Baylor cap (RED BAYLOR CAPS ONLY), Nike swim suit, goggles, two towels, New Red Baylor Swim Club t-shirt, sweat shirt/pants, activities (gameboy, books, etc.), water bottle, and healthy snacks. Please be sure to wear some warm clothing before and after you swim, this includes socks and or shoes to keep your feet warm.
Practice Schedule Changes for July
Please see the following practice schedule changes for the month of July
July 20-21- NO evening PRACTICE for Juniors- get some rest before Southeasterns
July 22- FInal Practice for all Juniors, AG, and Developmental groups for the Summer. Practices will resume again on September 7th.
Baylor Swim Club Registration for the 2010-2011 Season
This will be the final weekly update for the 2009-2010 season. Congratulations to all on a great summer of practice and competition. The coaching staff just wanted to take some time to update you on registration for the fall. Registration information, dates, and the first practice for the 2010-2011 Baylor Swim Club season is just around the corner. Those swimmers that will be moving up into a new practice group will be notified by the coaching staff in August. Please see the following important information/dates below regarding the 2010-2011 season.
New Swimmer Evaluation placement- August 25 or 26 from 5:00-6:00 PM
Registration- Tuesday, August 31st from 4:00-6:30 PM in the pool lobby (please be sure to attend the registration date)
New member practices- September 1 and 2 from 6:15-7:15 PM
Practices for new & returning members Begins for the 2010-2011 season- September 7th
Please feel free to email Coach Brian if you have any questions regarding the program for the new season
Baylor Swimmers RISE UP at the 2010 CASL City Meet
CHATTANOOGA, TN- Congratulations to all swimmers that competed in the 2010 CASL Swimming Championship meet held at Fort Oglethorpe Recreation Center on Friday and Saturday, July 16th and 17th. All Baylor Swim Club members that competed did an outstanding job and represented Baylor Swimming well. Please continue to talk up the Baylor Swim Club program, and we look forward to seeing some new faces this fall. You can find out more information about our year round competitive swimming program by visiting our JOIN BAYLOR SWIM CLUB PAGE.
The coaching staff just wanted to wish our swimming instructor, Whitney Rogers the best of luck in her new endeavors. Whitney has served the Baylor Swim Club the last two years as an outstanding swimming lessons instructor, and was vital to the growth of our program. She will be moving to Huntsville, AL to study with the Amy Core of Engineers. Thanks You and good luck Whitney. She just wanted to pass the following along to the membership.
I am sad to say goodbye to my fellow coaches, parents, and children. I have chosen a new path, which sadly is causing me to leave the Chattanooga area. Fortunately I have been offered an intern position at the Army Corp of Engineers, however, I have to relocate to the Huntsville area. Even though I will be a busy college student and intern, I still anticipate to keep working with children in the pool. I am currently speaking with the head coach at Hunstville Swimming Association for a position there this fall. I am sad to get out of one pool, but excited to jump into the next. The experience I have had at Baylor has been one I will take with me for the rest of my profession. I wish all of my kids & co-coaches best of luck throughout their swimming career.
Parents: If you ever have any question about your child’s swim skill or just want to tell me their progress (which I would love to hear) please feel free to email me at my new address whitneylearogers@gmail.com
Baylor Swim Club Heats Up at Bullfrog Invitational
CHATTANOOGA, TN- This past weekend (July 9-11, 2010) the Baylor Swim Club hosted and competed in the 2010 Bullfrog Invitational held at the Baylor School Natatorium. Over 300 swimmers from the states of Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi competed in the July long course meters swim meet. This was the last chance for many swimmers to qualify for the Southeastern Swimming LC Championships (July 22-25) in Knoxville, TN.
Thanks to all the Baylor Swim Club parents for volunteering your valuable time this past weekend. A more complete meet write-up will be available on the website shortly.
Head Coach/ Aquatics Director Dan Flack and Swim School Director Brian Gill are pleased to announce that the Baylor Swim Club has partnered with the USA Swimming Foundations' Make A Splash Program. Beginning in the fall of 2010, the Baylor Swim Club will be providing scholarships to those that cannot afford to pay for swimming lessons as part of the Make A Splash Local Partner program. The Baylor Swim Club is currently just one of three organizations associated with the program in the state of Tennesee.
Extra latex caps and silicone swim caps are now available to be purchased. Latex caps are $6.00 each while silicone caps are $14.00 each. Please email Laura Pitman if you would like to purchase a swim cap..
Baylor Ranks In Top 25 for USA Swimming Club Excellence Program for the 2009 Season
What exciting news! The Baylor Swim Club has been awarded by United States Swimming the distinction as being the 25th nationally ranked swim club in the USA Swimming Club Excellence program for the 2009 swimming season! This is the fifth year that the Baylor Swim Club has received the Silver Medal distinction. What exactly does this mean? This means that Baylor Swim Club is recognized as one of the top clubs in the country based on organizational professionalism and athletic performance.
To qualify for this award, Baylor had to submit an extensive report to United States Swimming, documenting club professionalism as well as both national and world-class performance.
Baylor Swim Club had a great performance scoring 17,778 points, ranking second in Southeastern Swimming, and ranking Baylor in the top 25 nationally for the second year in a row. Baylor is the smallest club based on membership to rank in the top 40 among the over 1000 clubs that participated.
Parents, I just want to review some billing items with you. If you have children in the AG, Junior, Senior or MS/HS Prep group you will receive your monthly statement via mail about the fifteenth of each month. This statement is for the following month. For example the bill you receive in September is for the October fees. All statements should be paid by the last day of each month. Any accounts that are not paid by the last day of the month will accrue a $5 late fee. You can return your payment in the mail or you may bring a check to the office. If I am not in the office feel free to leave it on my computer monitor stand.
All families participating in the developmental program will need to register their child for each session of developmental by the first day of the session. As long as you are registered before the first day of the session you will be ready to participate in that session. Once you have registered the first time you will no longer be charged the USA and Club registration fees. Those fees are only charged at the beginning of each new swim year. I will send out an email during the last week of the current session reminding you of the upcoming session registration. If you are currently enrolled in the session and want to continue in the next session simply bring your payment into the office by the first day of the next session.
We will not allow children to practice until they are registered.
If you are planning on taking a break and your child is in AG, Junior, Senior or MS/HS prep remember in order not to be billed for the next month I need to have written notification at least 30 days in advance. So for example, if you know you are not going to swim in December I must receive an email from you stating that no later than Nov.1.If the written statement is not received by that date you will be charged. Please understand that telling the coach does not count as proper notification.
If you have any further questions please email Laura Pitman
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Director of Competitive Swimming / Head Coach / Aquatics Director: Dan Flack
Assistant Aquatics Director / Assistant Coach: Laura Pitman
Head Age Group Coach / Swim School Director: Brian Gill
