Please email or contact Denise Ambrosini at [email protected] or 1(866)411-6228 to make your hotel reservations for the Z1S Championship Meet January 13-14. We will be staying at Sierra Suites Hotel. The special team rate is 99.00 per night + applicable taxes. Families are responsible for paying for their rooms. Bingo participants with enough credits need to let Denise know in advance that they will be using their credits to redeem. There will be a 6:00 am complimentary breakfast and a team dinner on Saturday night. Room choices are 1 King...

MCAT/SVA swimmers make improvements by swimming personal best times at the San Benito Aquatics swim meet held on November 18 and 19,2006. CONGRATULATIONS! Personal Best Times: Amanda Aguayo 100 Breast 1:18.03 Samantha Aguayo 100 Back 1:09.59 Rachel Best 50 Free 1:00.29, 25 Back 35.57, 25 free 28.38 Adam Fahmy 200 Free 2:02.38 Jordan Fernandez 50 Free 33.54, 100 free 1:13.32 Edenne Flinn 50 free 46.07,100 back 1:54.31,50 Breast 58.34,100 free 1:37.65 Javan Flinn 50 Free 39.27, 100 Back 1:45.92 Marta Flinn 100 Breast 1:34.83, 100 fly 1:28.33 Eliza Garcia 25...

10 Commandments for Swimming Parents by Rose Snyder, Managing Director Coaching Division, USOC Former Director of Club Services, USA Swimming (adapted from Ed Clendaniel's 10 Commandments for Little League Parents) I. Thou shalt not impose thy ambitions on thy child. Remember that swimming is your child's activity. Improvements and progress occur at different rates for each individual. Don't judge your child's progress based on the performance of other athletes and don't push him based on what you think he should be doing. The nice thing about swimming is every person...

MCAT/SVA--Looking like a Team All swimmers will wear MCAT team caps at all practices and meets. Wednesday will be "casual cap day" so you can flaunt your indiviuality! New caps are available from Coach Dia for $5.00 each. We are an official Speedo sponsored team. All suitus need to be Speedo brand. New suits and waterproof parkas are now available from NorCal Swim Shop at special rates. Check the team box on deck for the order form and prices.

Changes to Rules and Regs approved by board -- You should be aware of changes to Sections 2, 4, and 5 of Pacific?s Rules and Regulations which were approved by the board of directors at its October meeting. Following is a thumbnail summary of the changes, which take effect Jan. 1: Time conversions are no longer required or accepted. In Senior-level meets in the senior program, proof of time will be required. The USA Swimming SWIMS database will be used as the standard for verifying times. Swimmers may enter an...

The team office is up and running. The office is located at 210 Capitol Street, Suite 1, Salinas Ca. 93901. We have a new toll free number 1(866)411-MCAT. You can leave a message for Denise Ambrosini the business office assistant, Chrissy Pires the Swim America Program Manager, or Head Coach and Team Manager Dia C Rianda. We also, now have a weight room for swimmers 14 and over. This is to use as part of their strength training regime. The weight room is open from 3PM to 5PM M,T,TH,F for...

Honors for swimmers Two members of the Monterey County Aquatics Team were named to the Pacific Swimming Age Group Top 10 for the 2005-2006 year. Travis Rianda and Alex Morris teamed up to earn top 10 honors in 14 events in their respective age classes. Rianda, 15, was ranked fourth in the 50-meter free (25.07) and 100-meter free (47.71), fifth in the 50-yard free (21.95), sixth in the 100-meter free (55.80), and sixth in the 100-yard fly (1:00.39) . Morris, 17, was fifth in the 1,500-meter free (17:54.32) and 10th...