2009 LONG COURSE MEET SCHEDULE
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Marcus Dairy Rally
Danbury Fair Mall
April 19, 2009 |
This is a chance to earn $$$ for YMCA Swim Team Budget: Marcus Dairy donates considerable $$ to the YMCA in exchange for our help on this event. We can help the Y and $$ goes directly to the new Acquatic Center. |
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First Day of Practice LC
April 20, 2009 |
First Day of Practice - All Swimmers – long course 2009 |
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Mako Banquet
Amber Room Colonade
Apr 26, 2009
3:00pm-7:00pm |
Join your teammates, coaches, friends and families as we celebrate another winning Mako season at our annual Mako Swim Team Banquet.
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Mako Parent Meeting
Brookfield Town Hall
April 29 or
April 30
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Mako Parent Meeting
Parents not able to attend on Wed, can attend the meeting on the following day, Thursday, April 30, also at 7pm. These meetings are mandatory and especially valuable for parents new to the team. |
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Team Suit/Apparel Fitting
Greenknoll YMCA
May 6
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The team apparel and team suit fitting will be held at the Y from 4:00-6:15 PM. This will include suits, warmups, and gear from MetroSwimShop as well as custom apparel such as t-shirts, shorts, sweatshirts arranged by our team. note regarding apparel. See FORM section for appropriate forms
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Equipment Fitting
Greenknoll YMCA
May 13
May 15
May 18
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Equipment fittings for fins, paddles, mesh bags etc 3:30 to 6:15 PM. Note if we have fit all kids in the pool we may stop at 6:00PM. Parents do not need to come in – we will fit the kids as they arrive on deck for practice and send home order form. Dive Shop swimmers – please stop at the Y before or after practice. You may also trade in or sell and or request to purchase used equipment. See FORM section for appropriate forms
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Nutrition Talk
Greenknoll YMCA
May 14
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WORKSHOP 1
Focuses on what it takes to stay hydrated and well fueled while avoiding sugary beverages and non-foods that sap your energy.
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No Practice - Meet Conflict
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YMCA Dual @ NMYB
11 & Over
North Middlesex YMCA
99 Union St
Middletown CT
May 16
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YMCA
Meet for Age 11 & Over - suitable for all swimmers including novices. Swim your age as of June 1, 2009. Any prospective YMCA National LC swimmer who has attended less than 4 YMCA meets since 10/01/08 should attend this meet. This is an indoor 25 yard pool. Times may be used to qualify for Age Groups, Y Nats etc. No entry fees.
Check-in: 12:00 PM
Start:
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No Practice - Holiday Weekend
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WYW Summer Invite
Wilton YMCA
404 Danbury Rd.
Wilton, CT 06897
May 29-31
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USA
Min. distance is 50 meters; there is no 8&U category, swim as 10& under, 11/12 or 13/14, 15/O. If a novice swimmer, Sunday PM sessions offer 50 M Free and 50 M back as events for 10U and 11/12 age classes, all other sessions require 4 legal strokes. Entry fees apply. Swim your age as of 05/29/09. 50 meter outdoor pool.
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Nutrition Talk
Greenknoll YMCA
June 2
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WORKSHOP 2
Focuses on breakfast. Nina will talk about how to start your day off right, whether heading for a workout, a meet, or a day of school.
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SWIM SUIT & TEAM APPAREL PICK UP
Pick up suits Thursday June 4 ay the Y from 4:00 – 6:15 PM. Team apparel pickup is available as well. We ask parents to pick up suits for swimmers 10&U. Swimmers 11&O may pick up their own suits. We are expecting delivery of the suits on Wednesday afternoon – if they do not arrive as expected distribution will be delayed. We do not have an ETA on the swim caps – will distribute them as soon as they arrive.
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YMCA Dual @ NMYB
North Middlesex YMCA
99 Union St
Middletown CT
June 5
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YMCA
Meet suitable for all swimmers – all ages - including novices. Swim your age as of June 1, 2009. Any prospective YMCA National LC swimmer who has attended less than 4 YMCA meets since 10/01/08 should attend this meet. This is an indoor 25 yard pool. Times may be used to qualify for Age Groups, Y Nats etc. No entry fees.
Check-in: 4:45 PM
Start: 6:00 PM |
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HMST LC Invite
Freeman Athletic Center
Wesleyan University
161 Cross Street
Middletown, CT
June 5-7
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USA
Min. distance is 50 meters; there is no 8&U category, swim as 10& under, 11/12 or 13/14, 15/O. Swimmers should have 4 legal strokes to enter this meet. Entry fees apply. Swim your age as of 06/05/09. 50 meter indoor pool.
Fri PM: check in 4:00, start 5:30
Sat / Sun AM (10U, 11/12): check in 7:15, start 8:30
Sat / Sun PM (13/14, 15O): check in 12:45, start 2:15
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
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Officials Meeting
Tequilla's Restaurant
Federal Road
Brookfield, CT
June 11
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Our Officials Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 11 at 6pm at Tequilla's Restaurant, on Federal Rd near the Y. All YMCA and USA-S officials and those interested in becoming an official are invited to attend. The purpose of the meeting is to review our certification levels, discuss recent rule changes and establish a plan to increase the our qualifications. Please RSVP your attendance to Greg Dembowski via email ( gregdembowski@yahoo.com) |
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WRAT LC Invite
Freeman Athletic Center
Wesleyan University
161 Cross Street
Middletown, CT
June 13-14
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USA
Min. distance is 50 meters; there is no 8&U category, swim as 12& under, or 13&Over. If a novice swimmer, Saturday PM session offer s 50 M Free and 50 M back as events for 12U, Entry fees apply. Swim your age as of 06/13/09. 50 meter indoor pool.
Note changes to check in times all sessions
Sat / Sun AM (13&O): check in 6:45 AM
start 8:15 AM (this moved 30 min earlier)
** Sat / Sun PM (12&U): check in 1:00 PM
start 2:15 PM (this moved 15 min later)
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
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New England YMCA Inv
Springfield College
Art Linkletter Natatorium
263 Alden Street
Springfield, MA
directions
June 19-21
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YMCA
All YMCA & USA swimmers may attend - 50 Meter min distance. Swimmers should have 4 legal strokes to enter this meet. This is a YMCA Invite which attracts teams from Maine to NY. Meet is Open for College age swimmers. The travel distance may make it most practical to stay overnight if participating more than one day. Any prospective YMCA National LC swimmer who has attended less than 4 YMCA meets since 10/01/08 should attend this meet. Swim your age as of June 19, 2009. Entry fees apply. 50 meter indoor pool.
Fri PM: check in 4:15 PM; 5:30 start – no change
Sat / Sun AM (12&U): check in 7:55 AM; start 9:30 AM (this moved 1 hour later)
Sat / Sun PM (13&O):
check in 1:15 PM; 2:30 start – no change
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
SESSION INFORMATION
ESTIMATED TIMELINE
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WRAT 9&Under Meet
Weston Westport Family Y
59 Post Road East
Westport, CT
June 25
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USA
Great meet for all 9&Under swimmers, 25 yd events for 8&U, 50’s for 9&U. Entry fees apply. Swim your age as of 06/25/09. Entry limit is 3 events max plus 1 relay. 25 yard indoor pool.
Check-in: 3:45 PM.....
Start: 4:45 PM
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Mako USA LC Invite
Greenknoll YMCA
June 27-28
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USA
USA swimmers with prior meet experience. Min. distance is 50 meters; swim as 12/Under or 13/Over based on your age as of June 27, 2009; no upper age limit. Entry fees apply and you may swim a max of 3 events per day based on heavy subscription. 50 meter outdoor pool.Bring sunscreen and chairs for swimmers and spectators. Extra Sun Shelters for the swimmers are welcome and needed. Many volunteer positions need filling – please help all that you can.
Sat / Sun AM (13&O):
check in 7:00 AM; start 8:30 AM (this moved 15 min earlier)
Sat / Sun PM (12&U):
check in 1:15 PM; start 2:45 PM (no change)
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
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3rd Annual
Donna Ragatz
Swim-A-Thon
Greenknoll YMCA
July 7
5:00-7:00pm
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3rd Annual Donna RagatzSwim-A-Thon
The rain date will be on Thursday July 9th, same time and place.
First 25 swimmers to sign up will receive a swim chamois.
The "swimmer" with the most collected donations will receive a $50 I tunes gift card.
Second Place winner will receive a $30 Itunes gift card.
Snacks and water will be provided. Swimmer check-in is at 5:00 (volunteers at 4:00), please park in the main YMCA lot. Enter by way of the bridge near the pond. Bring your own Picinic (BYOP) to enjoy after the swim. PRESS RELEASE
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Greenknoll YMCA Invite
Greenknoll YMCA
July 11-12
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YMCA
YMCA swimmers with prior meet experience. Mako is hosting a YMCA-only invitational. Min. distance is 50 meters; swim as 12/Under or 13/Over based on your age as of July 11, 2009; no upper or lower age limit. The meet is a closed inter-association YMCA meet with sanctioning from the YMCA of USA. Open to all YMCA teams, subject to meet capacity. Sat AM is the 4 X 50's, the 200IM and an open 400 free relay, Sat pm and Sun am are a mix of 100's, 200's, 400's. Entry fees apply and you may swim a max of 4 events per day; this may be cut to 3 events in the meet is oversubscribed. Any prospective YMCA National LC swimmer who has attended less than 4 YMCA meets since 10/01/08 should attend this meet. 50 meter outdoor pool.
Sat / Sun AM (all ages):
WCYM check in 7:45, warm up 8:00 AM; start 9:15 AM (this moved 30 min later)
Sat PM (all ages):
WCYM check in 1:15 PM; warm up 1:30 start 2:45 PM (no change)
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
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Mako BBQ
Greenknoll YMCA
Camp Greenknoll
July 16
6:00pm – 8:00pm
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Mako Long Course BBQ and Pep Rally
Join us in getting ready for Championships and help us celebrate another great Long Course season!
Bring the whole family and join your teammates and friends for the.
All swimmers should arrive at 5:30pm SHARP for the team picture.
Please wear your team suit or a dark colored suit.
FULL DETAILS
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YMCA Tri-meet @ FVYM
Farmington Valley YMCA
97 Salmon Brook Street
Granby, CT 06035
(860) 653-5524
July 17
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YMCA
Meet suitable for all swimmers – all ages including novices. Swim your age as of June 1, 2009. This is a tri-meet vs. Farmington Tsunamis, Southington Stingrays and Makos. This meet occurs too late in the Season for YMCA National meet counts. This is an indoor 8 lane, 25 yard pool. No entry fees.
Check-in: 5:15 PM
Start: 6:00 PM
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
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Regional Championships
13O - Wesleyan University
Freeman Athletic Center
161 Cross Street
Middletown, CT 06459
Directions
12&U –Cheshire Community Pool
520 S. Main St (CT Rt 10)
Cheshire CT
Directions
July 17-19
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USA
This meet is for those currently registered with CT Swimming who have swum 1 CT Swim meet this Long Course Season. You may not swim an event at this meet for the first time or swim events for which you have already qualified for CT Age Group Championships - you may swim events where you do not have an AG qualifying time. Entry limits are 1 on Friday, 3 on Sat and Sun and 6 events total for the entire meet. Swim age as of July 17.
Check in times:
Friday PM – (Wesleyan all ages) 3:45 PM, 4:00 w/u, 5:00 start
Sat /Sun AM – (12U Cheshire) 7:15 AM, 7:30 w/u, 8:30 start
Sat Sun AM – (13O Wesleyan) 7:00AM, 7:15 w/u, 8:30 start
Meet Count Report (as of July 1)
Eligibility - Friday Night (as of July 4)
Eligibility - 12&U Sat/Sun (as of July 4)
Eligibility - 13&O Sat/Sun (as of July 4)
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT - 12&U
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT - 13&O
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One World Games
Greenknoll YMCA
July 21
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International Invitational Meet – Open to Minas Tenis Club from Brazil, Invited YMCA teams, and all Mako swimmers age 11& Over with prior meet experience – you pay to enter. The meet is a quadrathlon format. 11/12’s will swim the 4 X 50 meter events and 13&overs will swim the 4 X 100 meter events. Meet will be limited in size to allow completion of the swimming before 8PM. After swimming participants will enjoy award presentation and an informal buffet meal. Athletes registering for this meet may not also participate in the meet below which will be run concurrently. Swim your age as of July 21, 2009.
Check in 4:00 PM, 4:15 Warm up, Start 5:15 or 5:30 PM
Final Order of Events
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
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2009 Mako YMCA National Qualifier LC Invite
Greenknoll YMCA
July 21
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YMCA Invitational Meet – Open only to Invited YMCA teams, and Mako swimmers age 12& Over who are Y Nat LC meet attendees or hopeful attendees looking for an opportunity to gain additional qualified events – you pay to enter. Meet will be limited in size to allow completion of the swimming before 8PM. Athletes registering for this meet may not also participate in the OWG meet above which will be run concurrently. Swim your age as of July 21, 2009.
Check in 4:00 PM, 4:15 Warm up, Start 5:15 or 5:30 PM
Final Order of Events
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Senior Championships
Wesleyan University
Freeman Athletic Center
161 Cross Street, Middletown
Connecticut 06459
Directions
July 23-26 |
USA
Must meet very stringent senior level C.O.T.s.Trials / Finals format. Max events 3/day and max of 7 per meet, no bonus events. Relays swum at evening finals.
Check in - Sat and Sun 7:00AM (different from meet announcement)
Eligibility Report
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT
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Yankee Cluster Champs
North Middlesex YMCA
99 Union St
Middletown CT
July 24-25 |
YMCA
YMCA Meet All team members attend (unless Coach recommends CSI Senior meet instead for the few older swimmers who qualify); we are swimming as a team to compete against the other YMCA teams in our cluster. Swim age as of June 1, 2009.
Friday July 24: 13/14 and 15/18 year olds
Check in 4:45 PM, Warm up 5:00 PM, Start 6:30 PM
Saturday July 25: 8U. 9/10 and 11/12 year olds
Check in 7:15 AM, Warm up 7:30 AM, start 8:55 AM |
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YMCA National Championships
University of Maryland
Eppley Recreation Center
1115 Recreation Circle Dr
College Park MD 20742
July 26-31
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Age Group Championships
Wesleyan University
Freeman Athletic Center
161 Cross Street, Middletown
Connecticut 06459
Directions
Cheshire Community Pool
520 S. Main St (CT Rt 10)
Cheshire CT
Directions
July 30-Aug 2
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USA
Meet is for those who have swum in at least 1 Ct Swim meet during this LC season and who have a qualifying time since 5/1/08. Swim your age as of July 30. Entry limits 3 per day and 6 for the meet. AGE GROUP CHECK IN SCHEDULE:
Thursday Evening Wesleyan 13&O
3:15 check in 4:15 PM start
Thursday Evening Wesleyan 12U & relays
6:00 PM checkin .** 6:45 PM start.**
Fri-Sat-Sun Prelims Wesleyan 13&O
6:45 check in AM 8:20 AM start
Fri-Sat-Sun Prelims & Timed Finals Cheshire 12U
6:45 AM check in 8:00 AM start
Fri-Sat-Sun Finals Wesleyan 11/12, 13&O
4:15 PM check in 5:30 PM start
** NOTE: T he 12U Thur times are approx. and will be updated on the CSI website by 10:00 PM on Wednesday July 29th.
Meet Count Report (as of July 1)
Eligibility Report
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Nutmeg Games
Canterbury School
101 Aspetuck Avenue
New Milford, CT 06776
Aug 9
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This is an individual competition that Mako swimmers may be interested in. Read the information at their website and enter yourself by Monday, July 6th, 2009
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Eastern Zone All Star Championships
2009 Long Course Zones
State College, PA
August 12-15
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USA
Zones are the highest Age group meet in the country for age group swimmers. Connecticut participates in the Eastern Zones against 11 others LSC's from northern Virginia to Maine. LC Zones have qualifying times. Parents are responsible for signing their swimmers up directly with CT Swimming during Age Group Championship meet.
Eligibility Report
2009 LC Zone Qualifying Times (Qualifying time must be earned at a USA swim meet) |
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