BB Champs Update 

Finals time change - Warm-ups - 4:15 PM to 5:00 PM    Meet starts at 5:05 PM

The 2008 Long Course Meet Schedule is posted below.  Meet invitations will be added as they become available from Allegheny Mountain Swimming.    

     2007-08 Meet Entry Procedure (as of 9/8/07)

If you are entered in a meet and do NOT intend to swim, you need to send an email to ANSCMeetEntry@yahoo.com

If you are not swimming in a mandatory meet, you need to also cc Coach Wenzel at ANSCCoach@yahoo.com   

 

ANSC 2008 Long Course Schedule      As meets close, they are shown in italics

Meet Entries                          Entry Status/                                                 Deadline

5/3 -5/4 Mini-Developmental BPR 5/16-5/18 Classic (BB & Faster) JCCS 5/31-6/1 Age Group Open Hampton 6/20-6/22 Busbey Meet Cleveland 6/20-6/22 Summer Celebration MLAC 7/11-7/13 B Champs North Park 7/18-7/20 Sectionals Penn State 7/19-7/20 BB Champs Penn Hills 7/24-7/27 Junior Olympics Youngstown 8/4-8/8 Junior Nationals Minneapolis 8/6-8/9 Eastern Zone Championship Maryland                                 Eastern Zone Championship Information:  DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS SATURDAY, JULY 26 AT 11:59 PM!  To qualify, you must have swum at least two (2) AMS-Sanctioned or Senior Circuit meets on the AMS Schedule between the dates of April 1st through July 27th, 2008, for a total of four (4) sessions and twelve (12) individual events and have met the qualifying time standards for this meet. All swimmers who meet these requirements and have submitted an on-line AMS 2008 Long Course Zone application will be on the AMS 2008 Long Course Team (online application has not yet been posted). Maximum Qualifying times exist for this meet (Junior National qualifiers are ineligible for zones).  This season's Zones meet will be held August 6th through August 9th, 2008. The 13 & Over Prelims and all Finals will be held at the Montgomery Aquatic Center – 5900 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852-2756. The 12 & Under prelim sessions will be held at the Rockville Municipal Swim Center - 355 Martins Lane Rockville, MD 20850. 10 & Under will swim timed-finals events.  Zone information can be found at http://www.amswim.org/zones/lc_zone_info.php

Mini-Developmental FINAL JCCS Classic FINAL Hampton AGO FINAL Busbey Meet FINAL Mt. Lebo Celebration FINAL B Champs FINAL BB Champs FINAL Junior Olympics FINAL Sectionals FINAL

Meet tips for New Parents:  

Arrive on time.  These meets can be very hectic given the number of swimmers which generally attend. Plan to be early to avoid confusion among the swimmers, parents, and coaches.

Buy a copy of the heat sheet. These are generally $3 or $4 and are sold at the front entrance to meets and are good for the entire meet. The heat sheet has all of the information concerning events, heats, and lane assignments for all swimmers entered in the meet.  Write (in ink or marker) on the back of your swimmer's hand, the event #, heat #, and lane # for each of their events (no need to write the name of the event). 

Find the ANSC Coach on deck.  Make sure that your swimmer knows who the coaches are. When they get on deck, they should look for their coaches and check in with them so that the coaches are aware that they have arrived.

No parents are allowed on the pool deck. You may wish to accompany your swimmer to the locker room or staging area to help them get organized prior to you taking a seat in the stands, but you are not allowed to go on the pool deck. You may also want to keep your kid's extra gear with you or in a locker, if one is available in the locker room.

Try to sit with other ANSC parents. This can help the kids find you if they need to get you in the stands or if they wish to sit with you if their next event is not scheduled for some time. It also helps to represent ANSC better and can give you someone to compare notes with throughout the event.

Watch the Meet!  Keep an eye on the event numbers as the meet goes along.  Remember, 25 yard races are short even when they are slow so the events may move along quickly.  Make sure the kids are sent to the deck to see the coaches well ahead of each of their events.

Enjoy the meet!  Cheer for all the ANSC swimmers!

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