San Diego-Imperial Swimming

Heartland Swimming Association has provided the following information for this weekend’s 12 & Over No Time Standards Meet to be held at the El Cajon Valley HS pool:

Estimated Timeline:

• Friday night:  Start 5:00 pm, finish 8:30 pm
• Saturday : Start 9:00 am, finish 3:00 pm
• Sunday: Start 9:00 am, finish 6:30 pm (1000 free begins at 4:30 pm)
• Reminder: the 1650 free, 1000 free, 500 free and 400 IM will be swum fastest to slowest, alternating women’s and men’s heats.

Warm-Ups:

Saturday & Sunday:

• 7:15-8:00 – SI South teams, NCA and CAAN.
• 8:00-8:45 – SI North teams

Lane Timing Assignments:

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As of last week, 20 San Diego-Imperial Swimming athletes (10 women, 10 men) have already qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials in at least one event!  The 20 athletes are:

Emily Adamczyk (UNAT)
Alex Henley (UCSD)
Kelsey Kafka (NCA)
Tanya Krisman (NCA)
Sherri McIntee (RSD)
Jessica Schmitt (NCA)
Kendyl Stewart (NCA)
Mikkel-Ane Stipe (NCA)
Katie Tomkinson (NCA)
Chelsea Weedman (UNAT)

Tom Anderson (CAST)
Scott Clausen (NCA)
Justin DiFederico (CAST)
Garrett Glaudini (HSA)
Eric Hedlin (NCA)
Jamey Lyon (NCA)
Josh Mangus (RSD)
Brandon Meier (CAST)
Jason O’Brien (NCA)
Trent Williams (SDAC)

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At a packed House of Delegates meeting, SDI Swimming finally held its elections for the upcoming 2012-2013 term.  Your new Board of Directors includes:

General Chair:  Debbie Baldwin
Admin Chair: Mike Saltzstein
Treasurer: Bob Eisele
Secretary:  Mary Redmond
Senior Vice Chair: Pat Tope
Age Group Co-Chairs: Scott Lawson, Krissy Payton
Technical Co-Chairs:  Dave Kilmer, Gary Scott
Athletes’ Rep: McKenna Garfein
Registration Chair:  Judy Ortwein

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The results of the FAST-hosted BC All Ages Meet held 14-15 January 2012 at the Fallbrook HS pool have been posted. They are also available on your smartphone via the Meet Mobile app!

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The 2012 Senior Classic Meet Director, Mike Saltzstein, passes along the following special lodging offers for Senior Classic swimmers, coaches, and families:

SpringHill Suites San Diego Rancho Bernardo/Scripps Poway

• Double Suites – 2 double beds plus sofa bed: $102 per night
• Springhill Suites Reservation Link: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sansh?groupCode=impimpb&app=resvlink&fromDate=2/17/12&toDate=2/20/12

Residence Inn San Diego Rancho Bernardo/Scripps Poway

• Studio Suites – 1 king bed plus sofa bed, studio layout, full kitchen: $109 per night
• Residence Inn Reservation Link: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sannm?groupCode=impimpa&app=resvlink&fromDate=2/17/12&toDate=2/20/12

• Studio Suites – 1 queen bed plus sofa bed, separate bedroom and living room, full kitchen: $109 per night
• Residence Inn Reservation Link: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sannm?groupCode=impimpb&app=resvlink&fromDate=2/17/12&toDate=2/20/12

Residence Inn San Diego Rancho Bernardo/Carmel Mountain Ranch

• One Bedroom Suite: $129 per night
• Residence Inn Reservation Link: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sanrb?groupCode=pdspdsa&app=resvlink&fromDate=2/17/12&toDate=2/20/12

• Two Bedroom Suite: $199 per night
• Residence Inn Reservation Link: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sanrb?groupCode=pdspdsb&app=resvlink&fromDate=2/17/12&toDate=2/20/12

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Fallbrook Associated Swim Team  has provided the following information for this weekend’s B/C All Ages Meet to be held at the Fallbrook HS pool::  ”We will have a full snack bar.  There will be parking in the lot up the street [a short walk] and if necessary people can park in front of the school on Stage Coach.  Parking in a red zone and sticking out into the traffic lanes will cause individuals to be towed.  There will be parking for officials in the lot at the pool.   We will do everything to make Saturday as smooth as possible but will need everyone’s cooperation.  Thanks in advance.”

Estimated Timeline:

• Saturday AM: Start 9:00 am, finish 4:00 pm (Yikes)
• Saturday PM: Start 4:15 pm, finish 5:30 pm
• Sunday AM: Start 9:00 am, finish 1:00 pm
• Sunday PM: Start 1:30 pm, finish 3:00 pm

Warm-Ups:
Saturday AM:   7:00-7:30 – FAST and ICAC.  7:30-8:10 – PS, NCA, MEYR, SDAC, FSST, PAC, OSC, ACE, and PALY.  8:10-8:50 – RSD, MVY, CAST, CNSA, SBA, IBST and WAVE

Lane Timing Assignments:

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San Diego-Imperial Swimming has released its long course 2012 Summer Season Meet Schedule, which can now be viewed on our Meets page. The long course season officially begins on the weekend of March 24-25, with Imperial Valley Desert Aquatics hosting an ABC All Ages Meet in Brawley.

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As a reminder, any SI member club wishing to host a 2012 summer season swim meet must submit their bids (along with “Proof of Water” statements) to the SI Swim Office by 2:30 pm on Monday, 9 January, 2012 in order to be considered. The Bid Application Form must be used for any meet a club wishes to host; a separate application is required for each meet that is bid upon.

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To all coaches, officials, board and committee members of USA Swimming as non-athletes:  The free Athlete Protection Training (online at usaswimming.org/protect) must be completed before you can become a 2012 member.  You will NOT be a 2012 member of USA Swimming without the training.

Head Coaches:  Your club cannot be a 2012 member club without you completing the APT.  No coach should be on deck January 1, 2012, or after unless he/she is a 2012 member who has completed both the background check and APT.

The online course takes about an hour to complete.  It is NOT optional.  Please sit down and complete the APT as soon as possible.

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All-Star Team Head Co-Coaches A-Lisa Miles (RSD) and Krissy Payton (SBA) announced the 48 (24 girls, 24 boys) swimmers and who have been chosen to represent San Diego-Imperial Swimming in the upcoming 2012 All-Star Tri-Meet to be held in Lodi, California. A complete list of athletes is available.

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The first-ever San Diego Winter Age Group Championship meet finished up under gray December skies, but thankfully no rain was felt until after the meet wrapped up at 5:15pm.  Three days of frantic prelims and finals swimming competition concluded with overwhelmingly positive reactions and comments from swimmers, coaches, and parents alike.  In the final team competition, Rancho San Dieguito Swimming claimed the overall high point honors, with Pacific Swim coming in second and College Area Swim Team placing third.  As always, complete meet results and team scores are available on our Results page.

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San Diego-Imperial Swimming has released the estimated meet timeline, warm-up assignments, team job and lane timing assignments for this week’s upcoming championship meet.  We have over 520 swimmers entered, representing 29 different clubs and 6 LSCs.  The BBMAC complex will open at 6:00 am on Saturday morning.  There will not be any setup or leaving of canopies on deck before that time (please don’t drop stuff off on Friday afternoon).  The pools should be open for warmup at 7:00 am.

Real-Time results will be available via the web for the first time.  The WAGC results website address is: www.si-swimming.com/WAGC/index.htm.  In addition, iPhone and and iPad users can get results on their mobile device using the free Meet Mobile app.

Warmup Assignments: 

13 & Over Sessions (Sessions 1, 4, 7)  Both pool halves available for warmup

• 7:00 – 7:40 am:  PS, SBA, HSA, NCA, SDES, MEYR, CNSA, MVY
• 7:40 – 8:20 am:  RSD, ICAC, CAST, CLOV, SBAC, all others

12 & Under Sessions (sessions 2, 5, 8 ) South pool warmup only

• 9:00 – 9:40 am:  RSD, SBA, CAST, CLOV, ICAC, NCA
• 9:40 – 10:20 am:  PS, CNSA, MEYR, HSA, MVY, all others

Finals Sessions (sessions 3, 6, 9)  Both pool halves available for warmup

• 2:45 – 3:45pm:  No assigned lanes

Team job and lane timing assignments (PDF)

BBMAC Deck Layout Diagram (PDF)

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The results of the SBA-hosted BC All Ages Meet held 10-11 December 2011 at the Loma Verde pool in Chula Vista have been posted. They are also available on your smartphone via the Meet Mobile app!

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RSD Swimmer Annie Driscoll and her coach, Joe Benjamin, are featured in the “Navy SEALs Hardcore Moment” of the month on the USA Swimming website.  Learn how Annie saved a swimmer from drowning due to shallow water blackout, and then went on to swim a personal best in the 800M free.

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South Bay Aquatics has announced the estimated timeline for this weekend’s B/C All Ages Meet to be held at the Loma Verde pool in Chula Vista:

• Saturday AM: Start 8:30 am, finish 1:30 pm
• Saturday PM: Start 2:00 pm, finish 4:30 pm
• Sunday AM: Start 8:30 am, finish 1:00 pm
• Sunday PM: Start 1:30 pm, finish 3:30 pm

Warm-Ups:
Saturday:   7:00-7:40 – SBA, NCA, PS, RSD and MVY.  7:40-8:20 – All other teams.
Sunday:  7:00-7:40 – SBA, PS, NCA, RSD and CAST. 7:40-8:20 – All other teams.

Lane Timing Assignments:

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