Welcome New and Returning Swimmers All practice groups are back in the pool and the 2012-13 season has officially started. If you have questions for the coaches, please try to talk with them before or after practice. Feel free to reply to this email with any questions and I’ll direct your email to the right place. New swimmers: Registration is available on the website. Click here to start the registration process. The MACS website is a great resource for team information, practice schedules, recent news, meet schedules (coming soon), and...

Returning Swimmer Registration All returning swimmers need to register online as soon as possible. The process is very easy and will take 5-10 minutes. We are expecting a large group of new swimmers at Thursday's Group Placement and Parent Information Session and the coaches need to know how many available spots we have on the team. Thank you! Group Placement and New Parent Q&A All new swimmers are invited to attend the MACS Group Placement and Parent Q&A on Thursday, September 6th at the Eaglecrest High School Pool starting at...

Pier Point Clean Up Day WOW! Can't believe how much we got accomplished last Saturday!! Getting the carpet and lockers out was huge. Thank you to the Malik, Urban, Bradford, Holmes, Bobka, Waite, and Marten families. Click here for photos. We need your help this weekend to get the pool and facility ready for our swimmers!!! With the carpet and lockers removed, we will need help installing the new flooring, installing locker room shelves, painting the walls/floors, and general cleanup throughout the facility. Many hands will make for light work...

Pier Point Demo and Clean Up Day The team needs your help! The board has identified a number of projects around Pier Point that we are going to address this Summer. The boys locker room shower project has already started and will be complete in the next couple of weeks. The carpet will be removed from both locker rooms and the adjacent hallway. In both locker rooms, the lockers will be removed and replaced with shelves and other storage. Schedule: Removal of Carpet and Lockers Saturday, August 18th 9am Pier...

MACS Registration Information Registration for the 2012-2013 season is available now! Returning Swimmers Please visit the MACS website to register online for the 2012-13 season. All returning swimmers will need to register online - the team will not be distributing paper forms.The link to start the online registration process is on the home page on the right side of the main photograph. The registration process is easy to follow and should take less than 10 minutes. Click here to get started! The monthly dues and fundraising obligations remain unchanged from...

SCRIP Orders Due Thursday, July 26th For those interested, we will place one more SCRIP order before the end of the season. The next SCRIP order will be in the FALL and the schedule will be on the team website. Click here to download the order form and access additional information from the MACS website. Please contact Mary Lou Waite at [email protected] with any questions. New Swimmer Tryouts Please let your friends and family know about the New Swimmer Registration, Tryouts, and Parent Q&A scheduled for Thursday, September 6th at...

MACS Swim Team - Picnic/Team Photos/ Swimmer Awards Mark your calendars and plan to attend the MACS BBQ Potluck, Pool Party, Photo Session, Swimmer Recognition, coach recognition & Parent Meeting! Monday July 16th, 2012 @ 5:00PM at DelMar Pool in Aurora (DelMar and Peoria area) Due to some scheduling issues, this year the picnic is not really at the end of the season as it has been in years past. We realize that some groups will still be swimming a few weeks after our celebration. You will need to open...

MACS Team Photo and Picnic When: Monday, July 16th Where: Del Mar Pool Time: Photo at 5pm, picnic and pool following Save the date for the MACS Team Photo and picnic at Del Mar Pool. Details will be announced soon including sign up sheets to help with the event. Go MACS!

Olympic Trials Send Off Party for Bonnie and John Tuesday June 19th, 2012 @ 5:00PM at Pier Point Pool All MACS swimmers are invited to a taco party for our MACS Olympic Trials qualifiers Bonnie Brandon and John Martens! Come and enjoy good food and help us make this send off one they will remember! Wear RED, WHITE, & BLUE to show your Olympic Spirit! Please plan to bring a dish to share by clicking on the item you want to bring here: <http://www.helpersignup.com/viewsheet.php?type=2&sheet=9ff4724cb38dc1dedd937cc8286a2270> If you have any questions please...

USA Swimming Photo Mosaic Project USA Swimming is creating a photo mosaic to be on display at the Olympic Trials in Omaha later this month and at the Olympics in London. Upload your MACS photo to be included in the project and support Team USA! The deadline for entries is Sunday, June 3rd. Click here for more information and to upload a photo. MACS’ Bonnie Brandon Films PSA for Dani’s Foundation Dani’s Foundation is honored to announce that 2012 Olympic Swimming Hopefuls Bonnie Brandon and Missy Franklin have joined with...