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2016 Summer Swimmers Meet one for the books!

swimming_iconDespite all efforts to complete the meet, Mother Nature would not cooperate! Thunderstorms finally had the meet called after event 21, the last event fully completed. Despite the inclement weather, the athletes were magnificent and the final scores will stand after event 21.

Our congratulations to Ecclestone who ended Valleycrest’s 3 year domination of the Summer Swimmers meet by a single point! Our thanks to Valleycrest for their wonderful hosting efforts and to everyone who attended.

Complete results can be found on the 2016 Summer Swimmers Meet page.

Summer Swimmers Coaches, we’re waiting to hear from you!

swimming_iconAs of last night, the following pools had not let Valleycrest know about their participation at the Summer Swimmers Meet!  Remember, participation at the Summer Swimmers Meet counts towards your pool’s final results in determining the winners of the A, B and C Swimming Divisions.  Please be in contact with the VP of Swimming or Valleycrest by Friday (tomorrow) morning to confirm your attendance!

Here is who we’re waiting to hear from:

  • Bourbonniere
  • Briarwood
  • Ecclestone
  • Forest Village
  • PPK
  • Ste Anne de Bellevue
  • Thorndale
  • Versailles
  • Walters
  • Westminster and;
  • Westpark

 

Time to get ready for the Summer Swimmers Meet

It is perhaps the best event of the NAA Season; the Summer swimming_iconSwimmers Championship Meet.  And, it’s this Saturday, July 23rd at Valleycrest Pool.  If you’ve not been to the Summer Swimmers Meet before, you’ve been missing out.  This meet is open only to those athletes who have not recently competed in winter aquatic sports.  It is structured without the Open category or relays because it has the potential to be huge!  For complete details, see the attached Summer Swimmers meet package.

Synchro Prelim Draws are now posted

synchro_iconEvery year the synchronized swimming coaches meet to determine the order of competition for the preliminary meets. The coaches literally draw team names out of a hat (ok, it’s usually a zip-lock bag but you get the idea!). We have the draws already completed for this season for the preliminary competitions and for the Pre-Junior Finals competition (because there is no prelim for pre-junior). Once the prelims are complete, the draws for finals will be done and we’ll post those as well. You can find the draws for prelims and for Pre-Junior Finals on the 2016 Synchro page.

Swim results are arriving

swimming_iconThe first Swim Team results have started to arrive.  If you are a swim team coach and have not let Dave Emory know the results of your meet, please contact him immediately.  The Swim Team results for Week #1 are already posted on the Swim Team page.  We will be updating continuously from now until the end of the season as results arrive.