Re:)            1)  12&under USA State Meet  2)  FCY Everybody Counts Meet  3)  13&over State Meet  4)  Strong Kids  5) Y State  6)  Assorted Notes

1.                  Nineteen GBY swimmers are participating in the 12&under USA State Meet at Waukesha South High School Natatorium.  I will be at the meet all weekend. Please refer to the website for more information. Warm-up times are below.

Friday warm-up         12:55-1:20am  (Lane 4)      Meet starts at 2:05pm

Saturday AM warm-up       7:30-8:00am  (Lane 4)    Meet starts at 8:45am

Sunday AM warm-up         7:30-8:00am(Lane 1)     Meet starts at 8:45am

The afternoon sessions on Saturday & Sunday begin at 2:10pm.  Open warm-ups are before.   Please be early for all warm-up sessions. 

2.                  Hopefully everyone has checked their entries for the FCY Everyone Counts Meet.  FCY sent me three separate entry file updates and I think with the changing of the file some of our entries disappeared.  FCY should give us until Monday to get this entry in.  Please check it over carefully and make any corrections that need to. More info later when I received it.

3.                  Twenty Four GBY swimmers are entered in the 13&over USA State Meet next week.  Please refer to Lake Country’s website for up to date info. http://www.lakecountryswimming.com/TabGeneric.jsp?_tabid_=6800&team=wslcst

4.                  All pledge envelopes for Strong Kids should be turned in by Friday. Please hand these off to Coach Dave or drop off at the DT Y front desk.  Thank you!  Also I would ask that all calling team members please wrap up their phone calls and turn in their pledge envelopes.  These may be handed directly to Coach Dave or dropped off at the front desk. Thank you.

5.                  The entry is open for the Y State Meet.  This page will be opened until Midnight Sunday, March 11.  Please get your entries in ASAP. 

The Parent Committee will be selling Y State shirts to those swimmers who would like to purchase them.  This will be posted on the website soon.  It will be e-mailed to all when posted.

6.                  Assorted Notes –

·        Coach Bill will run the Friday afternoon practice tomorrow.  He also will run the Saturday AM practice at BV for the National Team swimmers. There will be no morning workouts next week and also no Friday afternoon or Saturday AM practices due to the 13&over USA State Meet.

·        I should have all Y National swimmers and their families signed up for hotel rooms for Y Nationals.  This should be done on the team website. Please take care of this ASAP if you have not yet.  The hotel is expecting a rooming list soon with credit card info for all rooms we book.

.       The entry is also open for the Oshkosh Y Last Chance meet until Sunday, March 4th. Please get entered in this meet ASAP.

·        Please check your escrow accounts on your account page.  Please ensure that you have all monies in your escrow account for upcoming meets.  I have all charges through the USA Regional meet in the system.  So please check your invoices and get monies in your accounts ASAP to cover all upcoming meets.  DID YOU KNOW – You may call the DT Y front desk business staff and put money into your escrow account over the phone with your credit card.  Please call right away to take care of all escrow balances and to put additional monies into your account.  Thank you!!

·         Please remember that all GBY swimmers must scan their membership card before entry in to our Y’s.  If you need a membership card, stop at any Y front desk and they can make you one.  I would suggest a key card which could be attached to the swimmer’s bag so they always have it.

·        Winter reminder – All swimmers should be dressing properly for the weather.  Including a winter coat, hat and no shorts.  I will try to monitor this when I can but please ensure that your kids are dressed properly for the weather.