January GBM Enews Meet Update

You are receiving this email because you have registered for Great Bay Masters
Swimming, Inc. Questions, comments, suggestions-- email
greatbaymastersswimteam@gmail.com

1. 2012 USMS Registration
2. Exeter Mini Meet, Feb 5
3. Harvard SCY Champs, March 10, 16-18
4. USMS Spring Nationals

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1. 2012 USMS REGISTRATION – You need to register to swim in meets.

Still need to register? You can do that here:
https://www.clubassistant.com/club/USMS.cfm?l=2
On the second page, please use the code "GBM" for Great Bay Masters

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2. EXETER MINI MEET, FEB 5

This is a very fun, informal local meet at a great facility. Perfect as a warm
up for the Harvard meet, or for anyone who just wants to race and get some times.

GBM is now hosting this meet, so please support us by showing up! Don't want to
swim - that's okay, we still need volunteers to help! Email Crystie at
greatbaymastersswimteam@gmail.com.

Entry Form:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-m1PRktaF1fZDEyMTgyYWItODIyOC00OTQ4LTgzODgtYjkzZDk1MWU3OGNl

Deck Enter by 8:30 am
Warm up 8:00am-9:00am
Meet Starts at 9:00am
Meet should be finished by midday.

We added relays! 200 Free and 200 Medley.

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3. HARVARD SCY CHAMPS, MARCH 10, 16-18

Online entries are open and meet info is posted:
http://www.meetresults.com/2012/nelmscscy/

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4. 2012 USMS SPRING NATIONALS, APRIL 26-29

Online entry is now open for the 2012 Spring Nationals at
http://www.usms.org/comp/scnats12/onlineentry.php.

All entries must be submitted by March 23. Late entries are not accepted.
Entries received by March 9 will receive a $10 discount on their entry fee.
Meet Info: http://www.usms.org/comp/nationals.php

Greensboro Aquatic Center, Greensboro, NC

***Qualifying Times: http://www.usms.org/comp/scnats12/nqt.pdf

• ANYONE can enter Nationals, and enter up to three individual events, without
meeting any qualifying times.
• Swimmers who want to enter more than three individual events must meet
qualifying times for those additional events.

Times can be from the past two years.

Sign in for morning workouts at Portsmouth

It is very important that all GBM swimmers sign in for the reserved lane morning
workouts at Portsmouth on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. (The fewer the
sign-ins, the more GBM has to pay). If you have attended workouts in the past
but did not sign in, please sign in retroactively when you are next at the
Portsmouth pool.
We are hoping to continue these workouts, but it will be subject to reaching a
sufficient number of swimmers attending consistently or it will be too expensive
for GBM.
Thanks!

Dover pool closes @ 2pm, no practice tonight 1/12/

Dover pool closes @ 2pm, no practice tonight Thursday 1/12/12

2012

Happy New Year Everyone!

Portsmouth indoor practice starts tomorrow at 6:30 am. Practices are Tuesdays
and Thursday's from 6:30-7:30am. Here are a few reminders, so that everyone is
clear. Each individual must pay to swim the practice, including pool members.
Only GBM members are eligielable for the $50- 10 swim punch pass. A GBM member
drop in is $7, and non member drop in is $10. All swimmers MUST sign in the
GBM black a.m. practice book when they check in at the front desk. Signing in
is very important, as this tracks attendance and covers pool liability. It
will also help us to determine if we keep the program going after the six week
trial period.The weekly workouts are on the board near the hot tub.

All members can get their GBM USMS membership @ www.greatbaymasters.org.
Click on the join here link, and then Click on Join Online. Put GBM in for
your club affiliation. You can print your card when you are finished.

I would like to thank Guy Davis for accepting the VP position last summer. He
consistently does an exceptional job with that individual responsibility.
Also, I want to thank all of our GBM members;you all are the ones who make GBM
a great and fun Swim Team.

We are very excited to be hosting the Exeter meet on Sunday, February 5th.
Hopefully many of you will attend, as Exeter is a perfect place to return to
the blocks. Let's all strive to make 2012 a year of fun and success as a team.

GO GBM!!!