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Middle Atlantic Swimming advocates the growth and development of a diverse swimming community through education, innovation and a commitment to excellence.

   
                 
Middle Atlantic hosted Water Safety Day

May 14, 2012  Last Saturday May 12th Middle Atlantic Swimming hosted our Water Safety Day with great success at the  Boys & Girls Club of Camden County.  We had over 60 kids and a great number of 30 volunteer to help make this a success. Newspaper article here.

The professionals who ran the station were amazing as well, really testing the kids both physically and mentally. One of our volunteers was the diversity manager for the Coast Guard Lt James Deleon, who is also a judge in Philadelphia.

This water safety day will be held by Middle Atlantic Swimming’s Diversity Committee. Our mission is to provide opportunities in swimming to the under-represented and economically disadvantaged youth in the United States. It is also to create access to swimming and reach out to the community. The CDC recognizes drowning as the second leading cause of accidental death for children ages 1-14. Minorities and those of a lower socioeconomic status drown 4 times more likely than their white counterparts. Camden is in this high risk area. Water Safety Day fell just about two weeks before area pools are open so it’s was important to reach out to the community and have a fun and safe summer.

http://ndpa.org/home/ and www.safekids.org  for more information
 


Salvation Army Krocs Aquatics Coach Danielle Strader-Bordi named to ASCA Fellows program

May 10, 2012  The class of 2012 is composed of 12 coaches. The ASCA Fellows program is a mentoring program for swimming coaches, designed to foster the future coach-leaders of American swimming. The program annually takes a select group of coaches and pairs them with a mentor coach to work on a year-long project. For the 2012 class, the Fellows will be looking into how existing profession sports tours/leagues developed, researching strategies for possible Swimming implementation.  Congratulations to Coach Strader-Bordi.


Have you applied for the 2011-2012 Scholastic All America

May 9, 2012  The process has gone totally electronic. Applicants will log into their account on the USA Swimming website (use My USA Swimming). Each year, USA Swimming recognizes its members who excel both in the classroom and in the pool. The Scholastic All-America Team is made up of high school student-athletes who have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and who have achieved the required time standard in a single event.

To be eligible for this recognition, swimmers must have completed 10th, 11th or 12th grade and must be a USA Swimming member athlete. Eligible times must be swum between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. The application must be completed by August 15. 

Open Water applicants and IPC applicants must upload (scan and electronically upload a file) results to the web application. The meets that are qualification meets are clearly named. All applicants must upload an official transcript from their school to the web application.
 


MA Athletes qualified for USA Swimming Zone Select Camp

May 8, 2012  Led (staff roster) by former Middle Atlantic coach Charlie Fry (LAC and OCCC), several of our current Middle Atlantic athletes will be represented at the USA Swimming Zone Select Camp  May 31-June 3, 2012 on the campus of UMBC in Baltimore, Md.  28 male and 28 female athletes are selected in each of the four Zones. Full qualifying criteria is here. The list of athletes selected from the Eastern Zone is here
 


USA Swimming announces Open Water National Teams with MA athletes represented

May 8, 2012  USA Swimming announced the swimmers named to its 2012-2013 USA Swimming Open Water National Team and its 2012-2013 Open Water Junior National Team.  Named to the USA Swimming National Team were Andrew Gemmell (DST) and Arthur Frayler (GAAC).  Named to the USA Swimming National Junior Team were Bryan Draganosky and Rachel Zilinskas both of GAAC

Swimmers were selected for the USA Swimming Open Water National Team based upon their finish at the 2012 USA Swimming 10K Open Water National Championships that took place April 27 in Miromar Lakes, Fla.

The 2012-2013 Open Water Junior National Team features a total of six swimmers, three men and three women. Swimmers, aged 18-and-under at the time of qualifying and who finished in the top three at the 2012 USA Swimming 10K Open Water National Championships, qualified for the Junior National Team.
 


Middle Atlantic Athletes at USA Swimming Diversity Camp

May 7, 2012  Through three days of training, motivational and team building sessions USA Swimming will seek to inspire athletes and coaches from underrepresented populations to become leaders and role models not only in their club but also in their communities. [video]  36 athletes were selected. The 3-day camp program includes a combination of pool training, motivational and education sessions, and team building activities.  Yang Yang Lu from York Y, Isabel Obregon and Steven Shek from Jersey Wahoos represented Middle Atlantic swimming at this camp.
 


Cecil Gordon selected to officiate at USA Olympic Team Trials in Omaha

May 4, 2012  As many of our Middle Atlantic athletes are working hard in the pool with their final preparations for USA Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, USA Swimming recently released the list of meet officials who were selected to officiate at the meet at the end of June.  Middle Atlantic's very own Dr Cecil Gordon was selected to be one of the Chief Judge's at the trials meet.  The full list is here.  The Middle Atlantic Officials committee as well as all athletes and parents within the LSC would like to congratulate Cecil on this very well deserved honor
 


MA's Andrew Gemmell claims National Title at Open Water Nationals

April 28, 2012 MIROMAR LAKES, Fla. – Andrew Gemmell (Wilmington, Del.) won the 10K Open Water National Championship Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club in Miromar Lakes, Fla. It was his first Open Water National Titles as he finished third in last year’s race. [video]

Open Water Nats 12 (small)Germantown Academy’s Arthur Frayler, headed to Florida next year, swam like a veteran in this race. He saved his legs for much of the race, and holding the lead for much of the race even rolled over on his back a few times in the race to check out his competition without giving up any ground. Arthur Frayler (Ambler, Pa.) and Gemmell would flip-flop at the front for most of the final two laps before Gemmell made a surge and touched the finishing structure first in 1:58:03.87. Frayler would finish in fifth place in 1:58:19.67 while Mission Viejo pair Janardan Burns (1:58:12.45) and David Heron (1:58:15.86) would place second and third, respectively. Coming in fourth place was Joey Pedraza (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) in 1:58:15.91.

Other notable MA finishes include Bryan Dragonowsky, who is Frayler’s high school teammate at Germantown, in 7th at 1:58:31.6

For complete results from both 10K races, visit the Open Water landing page.

 


USA Swimming Safety Poster Contest

April 25, 2012 USA Swimming’s Safety Education Committee  is asking athletes to create a poster about safety in the pool (competition or training) or open water (competition or training) or dryland training, the rest is up to their imagination.

The objective of the Safety Poster Contest is build awareness for safety in the competitive swimming environment. The Committee is looking for each LSC to get the word out to their athletes to submit ideas using their talent and vision and the Committee is very excited to see what the athletes can come up with in their original poster designs.

The posters can be created in any medium, but must be submitted in an electronic format (scanned, photographed, electronically created, etc.) to the LSC at safety@maswim.org  for submission to the Committee. Posters must be 20”x24” for display at the Olympic Trials. All athletes are eligible; each LSC will pick one winner for submission to the Committee, and the Committee will select 10 posters from the LSC submissions for display at the Olympic Trials. The Grand Prize will be selected at the Olympic Trials based on voting by visitors to the display.  More info here
 


MA Diversity Outreach Clinic

April 16, 2012 The Middle Atlantic Diversity Committee held a Diversity Outreach Clinic at the Boys & Girls Club of  Camden County on Friday April 13th. We reached over 130 kids. 50 kids from the city of Camden and an amazing group of almost 100 USS Swimmers from the tri-state area and more than a dozen teams were represented. Olympian Anthony Ervin and a great group of volunteer coaches worked with the swimmers to make this clinic a success. Camden Mayor Redd even awarded us with
a Proclamation in honor of the clinic and our outreach efforts
 


Middle Atlantic Short Course Top 10

April 13, 2012 The Middle Atlantic Short Course Top 10 has been released to include all meets through Monday, April 9, 2012.

These meets are from September 1, 2011 and the swimmers ages are calculated as of the date of the meet swum, therefore several swimmers may appear in two different age groups. We have moved to the USA swimming Single Age Groups for all age groups over 10. We have also included the Senior age group which will include many of our college athletes


2012 MA Swimming Open Water Officials Clinic

March 26, 2012  The Middle Atlantic Swimming Open Water Committee will be hosting an Open Water Officials clinic in Atlantic City, New Jersey for perspective open water officials.  The application to participate is here.
 

 

 

                                      

 

 


 

 
5/16/12

Pre-Meet Psych Sheets for GAAC May Meet are here

GAAC May Meet

 
5/16/12

Sessions 2 and 5 of the NLAC Swim Fest are closed for entries. All other sessions will remain open.

NLAC Swim Fest

 
5/11/12

Meet Directors/Safety Directors:  The Member Services Department of USA Swimming is pleased to announce the completion of the new online version of the Report of Occurrence form. Submitting the form online will be a more efficient way of sending information to USA Swimming. The Report of Occurrence is submitted any time there is an accident or injury during such USA Swimming activities as Sanctioned or Approved swim meets, swimming practices, contracted Swim-a-Thons or approved social events.

Meet Forms

 
5/11/12

All sessions of the LAC Speedo Classic to be held in July at Franklin and Marshall College are now full.  Further questions should be directed to the meet director

LAC Speedo Classic

 
4/25/12

All Sessions for the GPAC Spring Classic are CLOSED

GPAC Spring Classic

 
4/23/12

The Jersey Wahoos Spring Fling MORNING SESSIONS FULL – no more entries accepted. Afternoon sessions near full. Small teams may be accepted.

JW Spring Fling

 
4/20/12

Entries for the Long Course Classic Trials/Finals at Bucknell University hosted by Hershey and WSY are now CLOSED.  We can not take any more entries for any session.  Teams currently in the meet may update entries and swimmers as necessary.  Pre-Meet Psych Sheets as well as timeline changes and other meet information is here Keep up with results on your iPhone or iPad with the Meet Mobile or Live Results apps or Live Results for Android.

LC Classic at Bucknell is now closed

 
4/16/12

Coaches Needed section has been updated
 

Coaches Needed

 
3/14/12

Middle Atlantic Graduating Seniors (Class of 2012) - Get your name listed on the MA Class of 2012 page here. Email webmaster@maswim.org to get your name listed.  Team Reps, we encourage you to send us your entire graduating class.  This listing will be published in the heat sheets at the Long Course Senior Champs at Bucknell this Summer.

Class of 2012

 
12/21/11

Travel Section of website

Travel Policy

 
8/30/11

Two New Changes involving Club Registration for 2011-2012
 

'11-'12 Reg

 
5/6/09

Using TM-Lite:  Detailed Instructions for entering meets here Download TM Lite Here

Using TM Lite

 

MA News

New Forms for Coaches added

March 14, 2012  New coaches (and even "seasoned" coaches continue to have questions on the following, so we have added some new forms to help you.

  • If you are new to USA-S, and want to register as a coach for the first time [form]

  • If you are new to Coaching, BUT not new to USA-S [form]

  • If you are renewing your annual USA Swimming coach membership [form]


Importance of Volunteer Involvement
 

May 3, 2010  With the exception of the office staff, Middle Atlantic is served entirely by volunteers who give very generously of their time in the service of our athletes.

The MA Officials’ committee is one of the most active in the arena of volunteers. Clinic notices are posted on the MA website and the dates and times are announced at the BOD meetings and at swim meets. Meet host clubs are encouraged to develop a core group of officials and experienced volunteers are involved in mentoring new members.

The Age Group and Senior committees request volunteer assistance directly from involved coaches and interested parents. This usually produces a group of people who are willing to help with specific tasks at the Age Group and Senior levels, including running meets and assistance with the Age Group All-Star team. Our meet directors, officials, and committee chairs often express their appreciation to the volunteers through “thank you’s” in the form of notes, e-mails and web postings. In addition, as an organization, Middle Atlantic provides some assistance to key personnel (mileage, hotel rooms, meals, gift certificates) as a token of appreciation for the time and effort involved in a job well done.

The newly created Diversity Committee recently posted an appeal for volunteers on the MA website which netted 8 great volunteers to help with diversity initiatives in our LSC.

Our permanent office serves as a general clearing house for volunteers. Interested parties are put in direct contact with the appropriate committee chair or Board member.


Open Water section of web site
 

April 13, 2012  We have put together a section of our web site highlighting Open Water.  You may find this area under MA News||General.  Here is a direct link.


MA Officials Committee website 
 

April 10, 2012  The Middle Atlantic Swimming Officials Committee has launched a new section of our web site.  The link is here.  This site is also accessible from the "Policy/Information menu" above.


MA WEB Club Portal access
 

January 28, 2010  Attention Coaches and Team Administrators/Registrars: You can now access your team roster 24/7 using your USA Swimming Club Portal. This roster can be printed and used for proof of registration at swim meets; it can also help you to be sure that each member of your team is properly registered and affiliated with your club. A list of affiliated non-athlete members (coaches, officials and “others”) is available, along with statistical reports about membership retention specific to your team. Each club member of USA Swimming has a club portal. Click here for details on how to access yours.


Club Travel Assistance - Financial Assistance for YOUR CLUB 
 

June 15, 2010  The Middle Atlantic House of Delegates approved a new travel assistance program at the annual June meeting on Monday night. Middle Atlantic will provide up to $600 in funding to clubs who send qualified coaches and athletes to the national meets in Irvine, California this summer. Clubs must have achieved Level One in the USA Swimming Club Recognition Program to be considered for travel support money. The application for Club Travel Assistance can be found here and details about program requirements can be accessed here.   What level is YOUR Club? Search here


NEW USA swimming programs for everyone
 

September 19, 2011 All non-athlete members can now access USA Swimming's online athlete protection education program. The curriculum, developed by Praesidium, the leading provider in the field of child protection, is available to members at no charge. All non-athlete members must complete the course by December 31, 2011 as a condition of membership.


NEW 2011-2012 USA Swimming Pre-Employment Screening - For Teams
 

Mandatory 2012 USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training now active. - For Non-Athlete Members


Revised Policy on "Types of swim meets"
 

August 24, 2011 Middle Atlantic has revised its policy regarding Approved Meets, and eliminated the Accepted Meet category. Here is the new policy relating to: Sanctioned, Approved and Observed meets.
 


2012 USA Swimming 2010-2011 Scholastic All America Team
 

October 24, 2011 USA Swimming has published the lists for 2010-2011.  The Scholastic All-America program is open to all 10th-12th grade USA Swimming members who earn a 3.5 GPA or better and achieve a Junior National Bonus Time Standard or swim in a selected disability championship meet or the Open Water National Championships. The program begins each July 1st and continues through June 30th of the following year.


Athlete Protection procedures for Coaches and Non Athletes
 

September 21, 2011 To complete the Athlete Protection training, go here.  Click on the link that says “Take Athlete Protection Training Course.  The course takes about an hour to complete. You will need to do it before December 31, 2011, in order to keep your membership current. Here is a "one pager" to help you with these new procedures.


LSC records Updated 
 

December 7, 2011  We have gone through and updated the LSC records as of December, 2011.  The LSC records are here.  Many Thanks to Bob Platt our LSC Records Chair.  Bob spends many hours going through LSC and outside LSC meet results to recognize our Middle Atlantic athletes.

LSC Record = MA Resident Record Page 1-4 MA Long Course Resident Records / Page 5-8 MA Short Course Resident Records

LSC Open Record = MA District Record Page 9-12 MA Long Course District Records / Page 10-13 MA Short Course District Records

District Records (LSC Open Records) are achieved by any registered swimmer at a USA Swimming-recognized competition within MA geographic boundaries.

Resident Records (LSC Record) are achieved by registered MA swimmers in a USA Swimming-recognized competition in the United States or abroad.