Good morning, The Long Course State meet qualification standards should be up on the Colorado Swimming website soon as I have received them. I will have them with me at the meet this weekend for the swimmers to see. Since the meet is in Grand Junction we are able to run it in two pools for prelims which means we have loosened the cuts for the meet since we can accomodate more swimmers. The cuts will be about 10% easier than the short course standards which really adds up. Also,...

Swim-a-thon Information The 2013 MACS Swim-a-thon is underway! The event will be held on Saturday, May 11th at Pier Point (in the morning). This is an important team fundraising event - 50% of the funds raised this year will be dedicated to roof replacement project at the Pier Point clubhouse. Half of your funds raised will count toward your fundraising requirements. Participation is fun and easy! Set up your personal website and reach out to your family and friends for support. If each swimmer raises $75 we will reach our...

Our swimmers made us proud at the Colorado 14 and Under State Championships. We finished in 10th place out of all of Colorado Swimming. This was a nice accomplishment for a small-mid size team! The following MACS swimmers finished in the Top 10 at the meet: Jenna Newkirk was State Champion for the 10 and Under Girls in the 100 Back! She also finished top 10 in the 200 IM (2), 200 Free (3), 50 Back (3), 100 Fly (6), 100 free (8), 50 fly (10) Kristyn Bobka (14)- 1650...

The summer schedule is now on the website under Groups/Fees and Practice Schedule. For those of you who are not aware, Delmar is closed this summer for renovations so we will be using Lowry, VMAC and Meyers for groups who practice long course.

State Meet Pasta Party: March 6th All STATE Qualified swimmers (including relays) from group 2/3/4 and ALL Sectional and ALL Seniors group swimmers (even if they are not going to swim at State or Sectionals) are invited to a PASTA PARTY on Wed March 6, 2013 at Pier Point. All Sectional group will eat when their practice ends (5-5:30) State Qualifiers will eat after the special STATE practice at 6:40 and Seniors will eat when their practice ends! Please sign up for a food item. We will also need volunteers...

SCRIP Reminder SCRIP orders are due on Thursday, February 7th and again on January 21st. Click here to download the order form: excel spreadsheet or pdf document. Now is a great time to purchase gift cards through the SCRIP program if you are planning to travel to the Loveland Meet. The program is easy... try using your King Sooper card for fuel, a hotel card for lodging, and one of the many national restaurant cards for dining. Order now to get your cards next week. So far, the team has...

SCRIP Reminder SCRIP orders are due on Thursday, January 10th and again on January 24th. As a reminder, all checks for SCRIP orders must be from a MACS family. If you are ordering for family and friends, please write one check (from you) and have your friends/family pay you directly. Click here to download the order form ( excel spreadsheet or pdf document). The MACS website is a great source of information about the SCRIP program including details about the reloadable King Soopers card. Please contact Mary Lou Waite at...

MACS Holiday Schedule Mini Macs and Group 1 OFF on Dec 24 and 25 MM- Dec 26 and 27 at Pier Point 5:30-6:15 pm Group 1- Dec 26 and 27 at Pier Point 6:15-7:15 pm OFF on Dec 31 and Jan 1 MM- Jan 2 and Jan 3 at Pier Point 5:30-6:15 pm Group 1- Jan 2 and Jan 3 at Pier Point 6:15-7:15 pm Group 2 OFF on Dec 24 and 25 Wed, Dec 26, Thurs 27, and Fri 28- 5:30-7:00 pm Pier Point OFF on Dec 31 and...

Help Needed For MACS Winter Invitational Swim Meet We have 112 MACS swimmers participating in the MACS meet Jan 5 and 6! I certainly realize that everyone is busy right now preparing for the holiday season, but if you could take a minute to sign up for one or more of the volunteer duties HERE and sign up to donate food HERE for the coaches and officials it would help to make my season bright and greatly reduce the meet related stress. Since the meet is again divided into 3...

MACS Winter Invitational Swim Meet The MACS Winter Invitational Swim Meet is scheduled for January 5-6, 2013. While this meet is not quite as large as the Fall meet, it requires many volunteers to make it a success. Planning is already well underway - the meet volunteer sign up sheet is now available. In typical MACS fashion, we appreciate your willingness to help and allow the team to host a successful event for our swimmers. Click here for a detailed description of meet volunteer jobs. The meet will be held...