MA Elite Meet Results
posted
January 23,
2012 The
2012 edition of the MA Elite meet came to close on Sunday
evening (1/22) at GCIT with many new Meet Records as well as
two newly established
National Age Group Records. NAG Records were set
by Destin Lasco (ACAC) in 10
and Under 50 back with a winning time of 28.37 and
Ivan Puskovich from Shockwaves in the
10 and under 500 free with a time of 5:14.14. Full
meet results may be found
here, and coaches download files are
available here.
Individual High Point Scores are
here. Congratulations to
Delaware Swim Team for winning the high point team title
in a very close race with
Jersey Wahoos, and
Germantown Academy Aquatic Club came in 3rd.
Thanks to all
teams for providing workers and volunteers for the meet.
Middle Atlantic swimming is made up of all athletes, non
athletes, and parents and it is always appreciated when we
work as a group to run a great meet.
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National Diversity Select
Camp
January 16,
2012 Attention
all athletes from underrepresented populations in USA
Swimming who will be 14-16 years old on May 3, 2012 –
it’s time to apply for
the National Diversity Select Camp.
Any USA Swimming registered athlete member who is eligible
to represent the USA in international competition (a U.S.
citizen), meets the qualification time standards, has not
previously attended a USA Swimming Diversity Select Camp and
represents an ethnically underrepresented population that is
less than 10% of the current USA Swimming membership is
eligible to apply for this camp. These populations include:
African American, Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islander, or
Native American. A swimmer cannot attend a Zone Select Camp
and the Diversity Select Camp in the same year. Athletes
must have achieved at least one Diversity Select Camp time
standard as shown here
(SCY and/or LCM) to apply for selection. These times are
AAAA National Motivational Times for 13-14 year olds. Times
must have been achieved in a USA Swimming sanctioned or
approved meet (able to be proven in the SWIMS database). The
application must be submitted online. Click here
for the application. Applications must be received on or
before February 15, 2012. Visit the USA Swimming website
for
full details.
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Middle Atlantic Short Course Top 10
December
20,
2011
The
Middle Atlantic Short Course Top 10 has been released to
include all meets through Wednesday, December 15th.
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
December
9,
2011
In order to
renew your memberships for 2012, all non-athlete members are
required to complete an online
athlete protection training course.
You will not be eligible to renew for 2012 until you have
completed this requirement – if you have a January 2012 meet
you need to attend you MUST be a 2012 registered member in
order to do so.
The course is free and takes about an hour to complete.
As of 12/9 we still have 44% of our coach membership and 49%
of our overall non-athlete membership still needs to take
the course.
• That is over 7,000 coach members that still need to take
the course!
• Do not wait until the last minute – we are very concerned
about overloading the system. It will either cause the
system to crash or force Praesidium to turn off the course
for a period to avoid a system failure. Don’t get shut out!
Please take the course now!
Head coaches:
please remind your coaching staff, parent
volunteers, and officials that they must also satisfy this
membership requirement.
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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.
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Coaches and Officials
November 11,
2011
Thank you to those non-athlete members who have already
completed the Athlete Protection Training (APT), the free
on-line requirement for all non-athletes. Middle Atlantic is
1 of 7 LSCs who have had at least 50% of its members
complete this requirement.
For those who have not yet completed the APT,
please click here and take it today. We have received
notification from USA Swimming that if you wait until
December, you run the risk of overloading the server,
resulting in it taking you much longer to complete the 45
minute training.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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New Open Water Guidelines
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1/17/12 |
The
York YMCA John DeBarbadillo meet has now filled and is closed to new entries.
Questions should be directed to the
meet director |
York Y February
Meet |
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1/13/12 |
The
CBST Inaugural Meet (Jan 28-29) has now filled and is closed to new entries.
Questions should be directed to the
meet director.
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CBST Inaugural
Meet |
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1/10/12 |
The GRA Mini Meet scheduled for February 11-12 is now closed Further
questions
should be directed to the meet director |
GRA Mini Meet |
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1/10/12 |
Sessions 1 & 3 of the Central York Aquatics Winter A/BB/C (1/28 & 1/29) are
full. Sessions 2 & 4 (distance events) are still open. Further
questions
should be directed to the meet director |
CYA Winter Meet |
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1/6/12 |
The
JW Sweetheart Meet 12/under afternoon timed final sessions are full. NO MORE
entries accepted into those sessions. |
JW Sweetheart
meet |
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1/6/12 |
Entries received to date for the
UDAC Mini Meet
are here. Questions
should be directed to the meet director |
UDAC Mini Meet |
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1/2/12 |
The
CBST March Madness (February 25-26) has filled completely. No further
entries will be taken for this meet.
Questions should be directed to the
meet director.
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CBST March
Madness |
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12/21/11 |
The morning sessions (9-12 year
olds) of the GRA February Freeze are now closed for entries. Questions
should be
directed to the meet director |
GRA February
Freeze |
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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.
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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.
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MA Officials Committee website
November
18, 2008
The Middle
Atlantic Swimming Officials Committee has launched a new
section of our web site. The link is
here. This side is also accessible from the
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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
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