Teamwork divides the task and doubles the success. -Anon
TRYOUTS ARE COMING!!!!!!!!!
Current Seals' entry forms are due July 10th!!!!!!!!
What's New?
Last Update- Sunday, July 5, 8:30 pm:
The 13 & Up Long Course Challenge meet information has been posted. The 13 & Over Senior LC Challenge will be held at Rutgers University on July 18-19. For meet information and an entry listing, please go to the Invitational Meets page of this site or click HERE. This meet is open to swimmers age 13 & over as of July 18, 2009. Entries should be emailed to Coach Laura at LauraSAYseals@yahoo.com by Wednesday, July 8th. If you have any questions, please email Coach Laura. Thank you!
Long Course Champs are coming up (believe-it-or-not): Event information for the Long Course Silver/Bronze meets has been posted. The Long Course 12 & under Silver/Bronze Champs will be held on July 18-19 at Princeton University DeNunzio pool. For an event listing, please go to the Invitational Meets page or click HERE. The 13 & Over Silver Champs will be held on July 25-26 at Rutgers University. The event listing for this meet can also be found on the Invitational Meets page or by clicking HERE. Please remember that age for both of these meets is determined by the swimmer's age on the first day of the meet. Please email Coach Laura at LauraSAYseals@yahoo.com. with entries by Wednesday, July 8th.
Seals "Transform" the Berkeley Heights Cinema! (Forgive me--it was too good to resist.) Over 70 Seals came out for the private, exclusive showing of Transformers at the Berkeley Cinema on Thursday. And, they were treated to a great time and a really fun-to-watch movie. Two-thumbs up all around to a wonderful way to kick off summer vacation and an enormous Thank You to Coach Laura for arranging it!! Remember--Harry Potter is on the way in July. Get your R.S.V.P.'s in now to join the group!
The SEALS ONLY 2009-2010 Tryout Entry form is now available. Remember, Seals Only Tryouts for the 2009-2010 season will be held on Thursday, July 16. Please dowload and print out a copy on the Tryouts page or by clicking HERE. Swimmers may choose either 2 or 3 events on the form. Forms MUST be returned to the pool by Friday, July 10 or swimmers will be required to wait and try out in September. There will be NO deck entries permitted, due to use of the Colorado. Also, a copy of the official Tryouts Flier can be downloaded by clicking HERE. Please feel free to print out many copies and give them to ALL of your friends! If you have any questions or concerns, please email Coach Laura at LauraSAYseals@yahoo.com. Thank you, and we'll see you there!
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Scenes of Spring Long Course! For the first time, the Summit Seals have begun Long Course practice in the Spring, rather than the summer--allowing more training time and more meets! Recently, they have competed in the cosy warm but loud DeNunzio pool at Princeton and also the rugged and rainy outdoors at Valley Park in Basking Ridge. Let's hear it for ALL of our dedicated swimmers! Many thanks to Tom Campbell for his photography!
Seals get to go to another movie! Remember, Coach Laura has reserved the Berkeley Cinema for a PRIVATE SEALS SHOWING on July 16th, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (PG-13). This movie showing will also be held at 10:00 AM and ticket prices are $5 per person. Please arrive at the theater at 9:30 AM to make sure you can get inside and find your seats before the films start!! The concession stand WILL be open for business. If you are interested in attending either showing, please send an email to social@summityseals.org with "Movie-Harry Potter" in the subject heading. You are definitely still welcome, even if you forget to email until that very morning, but the theater owner would like to know approximately how many people are coming, so please send a note if you know that you will be attending. Please note also that only Seals families are invited to this EXCLUSIVE show. Thank you, and come join us!
The dates have been set for Seals 2009-10 Tryouts! Mark your calendars---Tryouts will be held at the Summit Area YMCA on Thursday, July 16 for SEALS ONLY and Thursday, July 23 for NEW SWIMMERS ONLY. Warm-up times for Seals' Tryouts will be at 5:30 PM, with Tryouts beginning at 6:00 PM. The full schedule for new swimmers has been posted on the Tryouts page . For swimmers unable to attend these dates, there will be Make-Up Tryouts in September, on the 9th and 10th.
Drew University is hosting a Swim Champions event on Saturday, October 17th, featuring several Olympic swimmers. Clinic/event times are 8:00 AM or 12:00 noon for 17 & under, and 4:00 PM for 18 & over. The cost is $75 per swimmer. If you are interested, please go to www.swimchampions.com/detail/madison-nj/ for more details and to sign up.
Long Course conversion times can be confusing. Witness the too-fast seed times of almost every entry in the SVY LC Champs meet. To get a more accurate picture of how your Long Course times compare to those achieved during your Short Course season, try out the times converter on the Swim Links page or click HERE. I hope this helps you out!
July Jubilee Long Course entries have been updated again. To view your current entries, please go to the Invitational Meets page or click HERE. Because Saturday opened up to more entries, there have been additional events included for swimmers who requested them. If you have any questions or scratches, please contact Coach Laura at LauraSAYseals@yahoo.com.
USA Swimming has updated their official policy for swimsuits permitted in competition, effective as of June 25, 2009. To read the updated USA Swimming document, including the list of permitted suits, please click HERE. If you have any specifc questions regarding your swimmer's competition suit, please speak to one of the Summit Seals coaches. Thank you.
Long Course Time Standards for 2009 are now available. To view the Gold, Silver and Bronze time standards for this season, please click HERE.
For those interested in lifeguarding, the Summit Area YMCA will be holding ARC Lifeguard Certification Classes on the following dates and times (each attendee must come to ALL classes in their session to be certified):
Session 8: July 31-August 3, 2009 Friday from 9:00AM-6:00PM Saturday from 9:00AM-6:00PM Sunday from 9:00AM-6:00PM Monday from 9:00AM-6:00PM
Session 9: August 21-23, 2009 Friday from 8:00AM-8:00PM Saturday from 8:00AM-8:00PM Sunday from 8:00AM-6:00PM
Attendees must be 15 years old by the first day of their session. The cost for the Certification Class is $300 for YMCA members and $400 for non-members. Questions? Please contact Suzi Pellegrino, Aquatics Director at suzio@summitymca.org.
