MAC Parent Meetings
The Mansfield Aquatic Club has scheduled parent meetings. Please join us in the natatorium classroom at one of the following times:
Monday, July 5 at 5:45 pm
Tuesday, July 6 at 5:45 pm
Wednesday, July 7 at 7:00 pm
The purpose of the meeting is to give an overview of competitive swimming, provide contact information and discuss parent involvement, and answer questions.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
"A" Meet Reminders
First, swimmers will need to stay very well hydrated this weekend. Temps are projected to pass the century mark. Parents, please take good care of yourselves as well.
Anyone wishing to do the open water event Sunday is welcome to enter. Brian has reminded me that any swimmer (A, BB, B, C) may swim the event. Also, there will not be a late entry surcharge if you'd like to deck-enter the open water event.
Meet info is here.
Anyone wishing to do the open water event Sunday is welcome to enter. Brian has reminded me that any swimmer (A, BB, B, C) may swim the event. Also, there will not be a late entry surcharge if you'd like to deck-enter the open water event.
Meet info is here.
Thanks, MAC!!
As some of you may already know, I've resigned my position with MAC. I've thoroughly enjoyed my two years with the program. I'm very, very thankful for all the support parents, coaches, and athletes have given me during my time with the club.
Best of luck to all.
Sincerely,
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Best of luck to all.
Sincerely,
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
Memorial Day Weekend
There will be no MAC practices Saturday or Monday. We will resume our current practice schedule on Tuesday, June 1.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Special Notes
Gold, Junior, and Senior swimmers who are not attending a meet tomorrow will practice from 7:00 to 8:30 a.m.
MARS "A" meet entries are due Monday.
Gold swimmers are reminded that they should enter the 200 fly and/or 200 breast and are encouraged to enter the "open water" event.
Non-A swimmers wishing to swim in the "open water" event on Sunday, June 6 may compete.
Here are portions of a note from MARS head coach Brian Dangelmaier regarding their upcoming "A" meet:
As you make your plans to join us at the MARS A Invitational on June 4-6, I wanted to take an opportunity to point out a few changes that have been made the University of Texas at Arlington aquatic facilities in the ten or so years since our last meet there.
The outdoor pool has been completely remodeled within the last few months. Gone are the 10-meter diving platform and the eight foot high brick walls that surrounded the pool giving it the cozy, yet stifling, “hot-box” feeling we all remember in years past. The walls have been replaced with open wrought iron fencing and the deck has been resurfaced. The starting blocks were replaced last month with new ones and are now installed in the deep end of the pool. The rubber liner system in use for many years has been replaced with newly finished gunite walls.
We will have covered bleacher seating for approximately 250 and a “grassy knoll” adjacent to the pool entrance for tents. Additionally, the deck area around the adjacent 6-lane indoor warm-up pool will be available for shaded seating. Ample free parking will surround the pool. We will also have several sealed coolers available around the deck serving water and Gatorade to the athletes, coaches and officials.
We’re working very hard to insure this meet is a great experience for everyone.
I’d also like to remind everyone of the Pool Open Water (POW) event scheduled for Sunday. This event is open to all swimmers in the LSC. There are no time standards. This event is certain to be a lot of fun for the competitors. I’m hoping all of you have made plans to stick around for this event.
MARS "A" meet entries are due Monday.
Gold swimmers are reminded that they should enter the 200 fly and/or 200 breast and are encouraged to enter the "open water" event.
Non-A swimmers wishing to swim in the "open water" event on Sunday, June 6 may compete.
Here are portions of a note from MARS head coach Brian Dangelmaier regarding their upcoming "A" meet:
As you make your plans to join us at the MARS A Invitational on June 4-6, I wanted to take an opportunity to point out a few changes that have been made the University of Texas at Arlington aquatic facilities in the ten or so years since our last meet there.
The outdoor pool has been completely remodeled within the last few months. Gone are the 10-meter diving platform and the eight foot high brick walls that surrounded the pool giving it the cozy, yet stifling, “hot-box” feeling we all remember in years past. The walls have been replaced with open wrought iron fencing and the deck has been resurfaced. The starting blocks were replaced last month with new ones and are now installed in the deep end of the pool. The rubber liner system in use for many years has been replaced with newly finished gunite walls.
We will have covered bleacher seating for approximately 250 and a “grassy knoll” adjacent to the pool entrance for tents. Additionally, the deck area around the adjacent 6-lane indoor warm-up pool will be available for shaded seating. Ample free parking will surround the pool. We will also have several sealed coolers available around the deck serving water and Gatorade to the athletes, coaches and officials.
We’re working very hard to insure this meet is a great experience for everyone.
I’d also like to remind everyone of the Pool Open Water (POW) event scheduled for Sunday. This event is open to all swimmers in the LSC. There are no time standards. This event is certain to be a lot of fun for the competitors. I’m hoping all of you have made plans to stick around for this event.
USA Swimming
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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