|
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
[1] Workout Policy – Important – Please
read
Our team pays a usage fee for our workouts to the CISD Natatorium
for specified times each week. Our workouts are scheduled for
either an hour or an hour and a half. That means that, if a workout
is scheduled for 12:00-1:00 pm, we can get in at 12:00 pm and we
must get out at 1:00 pm. A number of our members are unaware of or
ignoring this policy and getting in the pool as much as 15 minutes
early and staying after the workout is finished. This is unfair to
the Natatorium and to WMST. In the future, please be considerate of
the facility, our team and our coaches.
If you wish to extend your workout, either before or after the
scheduled time, you may pay the $5.00 NAT wellness fee, as long as
wellness swimming is scheduled and if time is available. It
is up to you to assume responsibility for paying the fee.
Also, please make an effort to give your card to the coach so that
he/she can accurately take attendance and verify that your account
is up to date.
Thanks to all of you for your continued support of our
program.
[2]
Puerto Rico Nationals - August 9-11, 2010
A number of our team mates have already made reservations for
Puerto Rico. The airfare is reasonable (I booked for $298 round
trip), the hotel is attractive, and the chance to combine with a
mini vacation make this a good opportunity for all of us.
All of the rooms in the hotel (see below) are suites, so there is
an opportunity to combine with others to lower the cost of the
trip. If you are interested in going and want to join with others
in a room, please email me at tboakjr@comcast.net
It is important that you book early. A block of rooms has been
reserved by U. S. Masters Swimming, but the rooms will most likely
go quickly. Let me know when you have made travel reservations so
that I can keep track of who’s going.
For your information, the schedule of events follows (you can
enter six events, four of them without achieving a qualifying
time):
Monday, August 9th
W/M 800 Free, W/M 1500 Free
Tuesday, August 10th
W/M 400 IM, W/M 50 Fly, W/M 200 Free, W/M 100 Back, W/M 200
Breast, 200 Mixed Medley Relay, W/M 200 Free Relay
Wednesday, August 11th
W 400 Free, W/M 200 Back, W/M 50 Free, W/M 100 Breast, W/M 200 IM,
W/M 100 Fly, W/M 200 Medley Relay
Thursday, August 12th
M 400 Free, 200 Free Relay, W/M 50 Breast, W/M 200 Fly, W/M 50
Back, W/M 100 Free
Friday, August 13th
Open Water Event
The Meet Entry Forms and Information will be published in the
May/June issue of Swimmer.
Hotel
Embassy Suites Hotel and Casino
Located on the natatorium shuttle route
Two blocks from the beach
Complimentary breakfast included
Complimentary cocktails 5:30-7:30 pm daily
Group code: U.S. Masters Swimming
Rate $140 (from 6th to 15th)
Reservations call 787-791-0505
If you have any
questions or need any assistance, email me at tboakjr@comcast.net
[3]Upcoming Events
1. Sunday, May 16 - CHARITY SWIM RELAY The
Forest Club http://www.tntsplashndash.com/
2. August 9 -11 -
Long Course Nationals in San Juan, Puerto
Rice
USMS is sponsoring a 2010 “Go The Distance” fitness
event. Let’s see if we can get more people to record the
distances they swim this year! Start anytime, record the distance
you swim each practice. Check out this
link:
http://www.usms.org/fitness/content/gothedistance
|
