Tarheel Swimming Association Blog

Cary Rapids Swim Meet - Open to the public!

2008-06-25T17:30:00.000-04:00

Novice, experienced novices, year round, summer league, masters..... ALL swimmers welcome.

On Saturday August 16, 2008 while the Olympic swimming events are taking place in Beijing ** you can become a champion at the Triangle Aquatics Center in Cary. Swimmers of all ages and skill levels can compete by age group from 5 to 95 years old. Younger more experienced swimmer can age up. PLUS family relays will bring the meet to a close allowing siblings, parents and grandparents to team up for the FASTEST Family award.

MEET: Cary Rapids Swim Meet - Open to the public!

Date: Saturday August 16

Location: Triangle Aquatics Center next to the Cary Towne Center

Time: All day - see schedule of events

Fee: $5 per event (discounts available for advance registrations)

For more information and entry forms please contact fitandable@nc.rr.com .

** The Triangle Aquatics Center event viewing area is equipped with five large screen TVs and free wireless internet so you can keep up with the swim competition taking place on the other side of the world.

Get moving & keep moving!
AlisaWright Colopy

Fit & Able Productions, Inc.
www.fitandable.net
fitandable@nc.rr.com
(919)673-4685

Fit & Able is a nonprofit company that promotes fitness to all age groups.

Thank you to Fit & Able Friends & Sponsors
The Blackwell Family Foundation
Carolina RailHawks - www.carolinarailhawks.com
Cary Family YMCA - www.ymcatriangle.org/Cary_Family.aspx
Forever Memories - www.ForeverMemoriesDVD.com
Gold's Gym in Cary - www.goldsgym.com/carykildairenc
Make An Impressions, Inc. - www.makeanimpressioninc.com
Releve Dancewear - www.relevedancewear.com
Triangle Aquatics Center - www.triangleaquatics.org

Paralympian will Visit your Swim Team

2008-06-25T17:21:00.002-04:00

Tucker Dupree amazes and inspires adults and children, swimmers and non-swimmers - EVERYONE. Tucker is a young swimmer from Garner who has lost his sight due to a genetic disease and he is going to the Paralympics! If you would like Tucker to visit your swim team, youth group, business meeting or church please contact fitandable@nc.rr.com

Alisa Wright Colopy
Fit & Able Productions, Inc.
www.fitandable.net
fitandable@nc.rr.com
(919)673-4685

Fit & Able is a nonprofit company that promotes fitness to all age groups.

Stroke CLinic Benefiting Blind Paralympian

2008-06-25T17:19:00.000-04:00

MEET: Swim Technique Stroke Clinics and Swim Trials Viewing Party - Open to the public!

Date: June 30 & July 2, 2008

Location: Triangle Aquatics Center next to the Cary Towne Center

Time: 7:00 to 9 PM

Fee: $5 per Clinic

To Benefit: Paralympic team member Tucker Dupree and his family to offset the

cost of their trip to Beijing for the Paralympic games. Tucker is a young

swimmer from Garner who has lost his sight due to a genetic disease.

For information: Contact fitandable@nc.rr.com

USA Olympic Swimming Trials

Swim Technique Stroke Clinics and Viewing Party

June 30 & July 2, 2008

Triangle Aquatics Center, Cary NC

You are invited to watch the best swimmers in the USA vying for a slot on the USA Olympic Team during the week of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swim Team Trials broadcast on USA Network. Participants will have the opportunity to sharpen their competitive edge at clinics provided by the best coaches in the Triangle from four area USA Swim Teams (WAVE, RSA, YOTA & MOR) followed by a Trials Viewing party. Participants who register in advance for Both clinics will receive a discount. Walk in registrations are welcome too!

Proceeds go to support Paralympic team member Tucker Dupree and his family to offset the cost of their trip to Beijing for the Paralympic games.

Tucker is a young swimmer from Garner who has lost his sight due to a genetic disease.

Going blind was only a bump in the road for Tucker as he continued to pursue his dream of competing in the international arena.

No Swim Team Experience Required to Participate. Novice Swimmers Welcome!

#1 Breast & Fly Clinic

Starts & Turns will be covered give available time

#2 Free & Back Clinic

Starts & Turns will be covered give available time

Monday, June 30

7:00 – 7:50 PM Clinic

Wednesday, July 2

7:00 – 7:50 PM Clinic

8:00 – 9:00 PM Viewing Party

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Get moving & keep moving!
Alisa

Alisa Wright Colopy
Fit & Able Productions, Inc.
www.fitandable.net
fitandable@nc.rr.com
(919)673-4685

Fit & Able is a nonprofit company that promotes fitness to all age groups.

Newspaper deadline CORRECTION

2008-06-20T01:36:00.001-04:00

I misspoke when I asked everyone to try to post their meet results by 10:00 PM each Wednesday. The News & Observer has changed their deadline to 8:00, so we need you to post your scores by 7:45 at the latest. Note that we need only the score that early, not the rest of the meet results (new records and triple- and double-winners), so you can split the task into two pieces if you want. So please perform step 2 from the result-entry screen (shown below) as soon as possible after the meet so that we can hit the newspaper deadline. You can then log back out and return at any later time to complete the remaining steps – but remember that you must complete them all by no later than 24 hours after the end of the meet.

Steps To Enter Result From A Dual Meet

1. Select the meet to enter the data for.
2. Enter the SCORES and STATUS for selected meet.
3. Enter the DOUBLE WINNERS (Six and Under only).
4. Enter the TRIPLE WINNERS (Seven and Up only).
5. Enter the POOL and/or TEAM RECORDS for the selected meet.

The 2008 season begins!

2008-06-16T23:03:00.003-04:00

I hope everyone is ready for the first TSA dual meets coming up Tuesday! I have a few miscellaneous reminders on that topic…

The list of officially TSA-certified Stroke & Turn Judges is available here. Thanks to Tony McCullough and his Clinics Committee for holding all the training clinics, and to Vice-President Ira Planer for keeping track of judges certified by USA Swimming and other authorities. If a team finds itself lacking a properly-qualified judge at a meet, the rules for determining the next-best alternatives can be found here.

Remember that the home team’s TSA Rep is responsible for logging in to the TSA web site and posting meet results within 24 hours after the conclusion of the meet. Meet scores entered on the site by 10:00 PM Wednesday will be printed in the “Scoreboard” page of the Sports section of Thursday’s News & Observer every week, so don’t delay! All of you should have logged in to your TSA web site accounts by now to look around at the “results” entry page, so please do this ASAP if you haven’t gotten to it yet.

Both teams’ TSA Reps should be familiar with the duties enumerated in the TSA Rep Meet Checklist. Remember to bring hard copies of your team roster and your team records (as well as pool records for home meets) to every meet.

Tuesday’s weather forecast is looking good so far (cross fingers!), but every Rep should be familiar with section 102.7 of the TSA rulebook in case inclement weather rears its head again. Remember that our minimum postponement in cases of thunder or lightning has increased to 30 minutes this year (but if the host pool has an even stronger policy, that interval applies instead.)

May all your swimmers have exciting and fulfilling seasons!

Bob

Stroke and Turn Clinic and breaststroke question

2008-06-04T00:23:00.010-04:00

Thanks to Marcia Dettloff for instructing at the Stroke and Turn Clinic in Cary June 3! And thanks to Oxxford Hunt for hosting the standing room only clinic for TSA judges.

Marcia has the Clinic handout, swimming videos and notes for USAS Officials on her web site(Scroll down for TSA information):
www.caryopto.com/officials.html

Clinic Handout:
www.caryopto.com/Officials/Documents/TSA/TSA%20Clinic%20Notes.doc

Here is the information requested concerning Breaststroke:
At www.tsanc.org in the “About” section you can find Official 2008 Tarheel Swimming Association rules under “TSA Forms.” See Article 101.1.2 on Breaststroke (page 7) which states “the hands shall not be brought beyond the hip line, except during the first stroke after the start and each turn.”

KIT/ATP TRIATHLON SERIES

2008-06-03T11:49:00.002-04:00

TSA, you asked and we listened...

NEW FOR 2008

Age Group Awards . Relay Teams . Team Challenge . Series Awards

Swim teams can now challenge each other
Training sessions included in the registration

Cary Park . Meadowmont . Eagle Ridge . Brier Creek

Details on the race pages at www.kidsintraining.com

(919)372-7032

Note - Tri at Cary Park late fee deadline has been extended to June 6

Summer Championship meets

2008-05-29T17:42:00.003-04:00

Many teams have been asking for information for both the JC meet and the SWIM meets in July. Many teams have been emailed the information, but if you haven't or would like the information anyway, please visit the Marlins of Raleigh website at www.marlinsofraleigh.com. The meet information is posted there.

As we get closer to both of the meets, this website will have updates and changes.

We are looking forward to a great summer of swimming and good luck to all of the teams!

May Meeting Minutes Now Posted

2008-05-29T17:12:00.002-04:00

Board Members,

The minutes of the May 2008 TSA Board of Directors meeting are now posted here.

Please let me know if you have any questions about any of this information.

Thanks!

Rick

Summer Tune-up Clinics at Triangle Aquatic Center - Next weekend!

2008-05-22T10:19:00.011-04:00

Triangle Aquatic Center is offering three different Summer Tune-Up Clinics on Saturday, May 31st. These are a perfect way to work on swim team skills as the season begins! Coaches will focus on long axis, short axis, and starts & turns.

Please pre-register by Friday, May 30th.

9am -10am: Free/Back
10am -11am: Start/Turn
11am -12pm: Breast/Fly

$10 each

To register,contact the TAC front desk at 459-4045 or stop by the facility at 275 Convention Drive (beside Cary Towne Center mall). Check out these programs and others at our website.

2008 Meet Management Material Pickup

2008-05-20T09:50:00.003-04:00

Board Members,

As you know, the meet management materials for the 2008 swimming season will be available for pickup this evening at our May Board of Directors meeting. If you are unable to pick up your materials tonight, please send an alternate individual to do so. If you do not pickup your materials at tonight's meeting, it is your reponsibility to make your own arrangements to do so through one of the following two gentlemen:

Brian Pate has the materials for the North League
djbrian@bowtiemobiledj.com

Steve Soost has the materials for the South League
sasoost@us.ibm.com

Your cooperation is appreciated in following these procedures for obtaining your meet management materials for 2008.

Special thanks goes out to both Brian and Steve for their hard work in obtaining the materials and assembling the packages for you. Please do pass along a word of thanks when you pick up your materials from them this evening!

I look forward to seeing you all at the Board meeting tonight!

Rick

May Board of Directors meeting

2008-05-19T01:14:00.000-04:00

Remember, our final in-person Board meeting of 2008 is coming up tomorrow night (Tuesday, May 20) at 7:00. We will be at our usual meeting place at Powell Drive Park. If you can, please print and bring your own copy of the meeting agenda and the March Meeting Minutes; a limited number of hard copies will be available for those unable to bring their own.

The Board meeting proper should be quite short, which will allow us to distribute meet management materials and then adjourn directly into our annual Meet Management Clinic. Everyone is welcome to stay for this clinic, but it will be most useful for new TSA reps and for new clubs (including exhibition teams). If you are unable to attend the clinic but have questions, be sure to read the meet organization document on the TSA website and to familiarize yourself with some of the other resources on the site.

Coaches Clinic in Cary

2008-05-14T23:20:00.003-04:00

We have scheduled another Coach's Clinic for Thursday June 5. The location is Lochmere Highlands Clubhouse. The time will be 7:00 P.M.

Thanks to Lochmere for hosting a clinic again this year!

Stroke and Turn Clinic in Cary

2008-05-11T23:00:00.005-04:00

We have scheduled a Stroke and Turn Clinic for Tuesday June 3. We would like to thank Oxxford Hunt for hosting. The time will be 7:00 PM.

For directions see http://www.tsanc.org/src/club.php?club_id=32.

Swim for Smiles Youth Triathlon, June 1

2008-05-01T09:52:00.012-04:00

I was invited by Bob Goudreau to post information about our upcoming YOUTH-only triathlon held on June 1st in Chapel Hill, NC.

The Swim for Smiles Foundation is excited to announce that registration is OPEN for its 2nd Annual Youth Triathlon to be held on June 1, 2008 in Chapel Hill, NC.

Last year’s event drew over 240 participants and this year’s has been expanded to accommodate at least 350. Open to kids from ages 7-17, the Swim for Smiles Youth Triathlon is a USA-Triathlon (USA-T) sanctioned event and includes two different courses so that ALL levels of participants are accommodated.

Beginners can select a Short Course triathlon that includes a 100-meter swim, a 2.5-mile bike course and finishes with a short 1K (0.6 miles) run. And, Long Course participants will begin with a 250-meter swim, transition to a 5-mile bike course and then finish with a 3K (1.8 miles) run. The Swim for Smiles Youth Triathlon will start on June 1st at Chapel Hill Country Club’s heated pool, move to a neighborhood bike ride and end with a golf-course run. This is considered an easy triathlon and it designed for all levels of youth participants.

Every finisher receives a medal and the top three finishers of each age group will receive prizes (last year's prizes included iPod Shuffles, Ironman watches, movie tickets and a two grand prizes: Nintendo Wiis)!

For more information on the Swim for Smiles Youth Triathlon or the Swim for Smiles Foundation, please go to http://www.swimforsmiles.org/.

We have also created an event poster/flyer that we would love for you to consider posting at your pools and swim team sign-up events. It can be found by clicking here. We will be more than willing to print as many as each team would like and send them to you if you prefer to hand them out (or we can give it to you in e-mail form to send to your entire team).

100% of all funds raised from this triathlon (and every Swim for Smiles event) goes to the North Carolina Children's Hospital. We are proud to have raised over $17,000 last year for the hospital and with your league's help, we can beat that total this year.

Finally, the site also includes details on how to volunteer for the triathlon and how to become a sponsor, but if you want more information on either, please feel free to call me, Gary Kayye, at 868-3358 or e-mail me at gkayye@kayye.com.

Thank you!

Coaches Clinic on Wednesday, May 28

2008-04-27T13:26:00.004-04:00

The first Coaches Clinic will be May 28. The time is 7:00 PM and the location is Northbrook. Jonathan Watson will be the instructor.

Learn to be a more effective coach and promote good sportsmanship, ways to motivate swimmers and their families, and more. Each club is required to be represented at this clinic. Attendance will be taken.

Directions:
NORTHBROOK COUNTRY CLUB (4905 North Hills Drive, Raleigh)
• From I-440, take Exit 7 (if coming from south) or Exit 7B (if coming from north) onto US 70 (Glenwood Avenue) westbound
• Turn LEFT at the first traffic signal after the I-440 interchange onto Lead Mine Road
• Turn RIGHT at the next traffic signal onto North Hills Drive.
• Turn LEFT into the club parking lot just past Northbrook Drive, which will be the third street on the right.

Assistant Coach Position

2008-04-21T08:09:00.003-04:00

The Reserve Sting Rays have a new opportunity for an assistant coach position for this season. We have a great team with committed head coach and parent support.

Please direct any leads or interested persons to sas1710@nc.rr.com and jdecandio@nc.rr.com .

Thanks,
Steve

Clinics

2008-04-12T10:10:00.006-04:00

Greetings busy TSA Reps! Your Clinics Committee has been finalizing details for this season's clinics. Here is what we have scheduled for you:

STROKE AND TURN JUDGES (Mandatory; choose either one):
Tuesday [corrected from Wednesday - Bob] , May 6, 7:00 PM at Planter’s Walk clubhouse in Knightdale
(clinic could last almost two hours)
OR
Thursday, May 22, 7:00 PM at Jewish Community Center

STARTERS (Recommended, but not mandatory):
Tuesday, May 27, 7:00-8:00 PM at Medfield Pool in Raleigh/Cary

COACHES (Mandatory): We have instructors lined up for two clinics; locations and dates are being agreed upon. We expect to announce these in a few days.

(CONTACT Tony McCullough ASAP with corrections or if interested in arranging another clinic.)

DIRECTIONS
PLANTER’S WALK CLUBHOUSE (901 Lynwood Road, Knightdale)

From North Raleigh and Northern Wake County
· Take I-540 East to Exit 24B (Business US 64 East, a.k.a. Knightdale Boulevard)
· Follow the directions in the “From Knightdale Boulevard” section below

From Wendell and Eastern Wake County
· Take US 64/264 West to Exit 423 (I-540 West)
· Take I-540 to Exit 24 (Business US 64, a.k.a. Knightdale Boulevard)
· Turn right (Eastbound) at the top of the ramp
· Follow the directions in the “From Knightdale Boulevard” section below

From Raleigh and Southern and Western Wake County
· Take I-440 to Exit 14 (US 64/264 East)
· Take US 64/264 to Exit 423 (I-540 West)
· Take I-540 to Exit 24 (Business US 64, a.k.a. Knightdale Boulevard)
· Turn right (Eastbound) at the top of the ramp
· Follow the directions in the “From Knightdale Boulevard” section below

From Knightdale Boulevard
· Stay in the right lane and take the first right (past the I-540 interchange) onto Lynnwood Road to enter the Planter’s Walk subdivision
· If Lynnwood Road is closed due to construction, take the next right (Hinton Oaks Boulevard) and catch Lynnwood at the roundabout
· Take your second left after the 4-way stop into the clubhouse/pool parking lot at 901 Lynwood Road
· The pool parking lot is reserved for our visitors. If the parking lot is full, feel free to park on one of the side streets. Parking on Lynnwood drive is not recommended.

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (12804 Norwood Road, Raleigh)
From I-540, take Exit 9 to NC 50 (Creedmoor Road).
Head North on NC 50/Creedmoor Road.
Turn LEFT at the traffic signal onto Norwood Road.
Cross over Old Creedmoor Road and you will see the Jewish Community Center on the left.
Take a LEFT into the JCC. If the parking lot is full, you can park in the lot at the church across the street.

MEDFIELD POOL (1401 Baker Road, Raleigh/Cary):
From I-40, take Exit 290 to NC 54 (Chapel Hill Road) westbound.
Turn RIGHT at the first light past the I-40 interchange, onto Trinity Road.
Turn LEFT at the third side-street onto King Lawrence Road.
Take the first LEFT onto Baker Road.
The pool is on the RIGHT where Baker ends at Philips Court.

Reminder: April Board meeting is CANCELED; results of rules ballot

2008-04-08T03:38:00.001-04:00

Just a reminder that the April TSA Board of Directors meeting originally scheduled for April 15th has been canceled in accordance with a motion that passed by acclamation at the March meeting. Our final Board meeting this spring will be held on May 20th. Everyone is now free to finish filing their taxes without TSA getting in the way :-).

The rules proposals cited below all passed. The rulebook has been modified accordingly and the final 2008 version that will go to the printers can be viewed here. It will also soon be available on the TSA web site.

52 clubs voted on the proposed rules changes, so a quorum was achieved. Clubs not voting were: Bedford, Bentwinds, Charleston Village, Durant Trails, Eagle Ridge, Harrington Grove, Hawthorne, Heritage of Wake Forest, Kildaire Farms, Lakemont, Manchester, North Ridge, Regency Park, Scottish Hills, Scotts Mill, Shepherd’s Vineyard, University Club, Weatherstone and Wellsley.

The first measure passed by a margin of 51-1.

The second measure passed by a margin of 47-5.

The third measure passed by a margin of 47-5.

March 2008 Meeting Minutes Now Posted

2008-03-30T22:27:00.002-04:00

Board Members,

The minutes of the March 2008 Board of Directors meeting are now posted at the following location:

http://www.tsanc.googlepages.com/Minutes2008-03-18.pdf

Pizza Advice

2008-03-22T20:47:00.001-04:00

any teams with experience selling pizza at meets please let me know how you estimate the number of pies. thanks Hollands Crossing - Cris

Meets with 5 lanes?

2008-03-18T22:32:00.004-04:00

Need some quick advice. How does a meet work when you have an odd number of lanes? Hollands Crossing has 5. Advice?

Southern Wake Invitational

2008-03-17T17:40:00.002-04:00

Is anyone aware whether a date and/or location has been set for the Southern Wake Invitational?

Thanks so much!

March Board of Directors meeting

2008-03-17T00:29:00.004-04:00

Remember, our third Board meeting of 2008 is coming up tomorrow night (Tuesday, March 18) at 7:00. We will be returning to our usual meeting place at Powell Drive Park. If you can, please print and bring your own copy of the meeting agenda and the February meeting minutes; a limited number of hard copies will be available for those unable to bring their own.

Lane Ropes and Rope Reel for sale by Sunset Ridge

2008-03-13T16:27:00.003-04:00

If your team is looking for lane ropes or a rope reel for the upcoming season, Sunset Ridge is selling 9 lane ropes and 1 lane rope reel. All equipment is in decent condition. If interested, please send an email to Victoria Whetzel.