Wednesday, July 3, 2019

LC: 2019 BAD Summer LC Invitational!

Greetings Parents!  Is everyone excited to make our SECOND long course trip up to Burlington?  We LOVE their FAST newer outdoor pool :) Don't forget your sunscreen + shade, and pack up the cooler! Here are the details, it's going to be loads of fun! -GCAC Coaching Staff-


           MEET           
2019 2nd Annual BAD Outdoor LC Invitational!
Hosted by Burlington Aquatic Devilrays!


           DATES             
July 6th + 7th


           LOCATiON           
Nelson Pool
4235 New Street
Burlington, ON  L7L 1T2


           FACiLiTY           
One eight-lane outdoor 50m pool!
There is limited spectator seating, parents please bring your own chairs and arrive early to ensure you have a good spot!  The pool deck will be crowded, swimmers please bring a chair or blanket to sit on!  Swimmers/Teams are welcome to set up sun shade/a canopy on the grass adjacent to the pool.

There are ample free parking lots around the park; street parking is at your own risk. Priority parking will be reserved for Meet Management and Coaches.  For a map of the facility, please see page 11 of the Meet Package.



           SESSiONS           
-Sessions 1-
13+Overs - Morning Session - Timed Finals                               
Warm-ups @ 8:00-8:50am // Starts @ 9:00am // Ends @ 1:15pm
-Sessions 2-
12+Unders - Afternoon Session - Timed Finals                               
Warm-ups @ 1:30-2:20pm // Starts @ 2:30pm // Ends @ 6:30pm



           MEET FEES          
$2.50 per swimmer Splash Fee 
$12.00 per individual event 
$10.00 coaching fee  
Please submit fees by Thurs., July. 4th!



           SCRATCH DEADLiNE          
no scratches please



           OFFiCiALS           
Please help support our club by signing up to officiate!  Being on deck is the best view in the house and the host team provides refreshments and meals  :)  You can register by contacting the BAD Officials Chair at officials@burlingtondevilrays.ca!



           SPECiAL NOTES         
-All events are Timed Finals!
-ONE START rule, one false start is a DQ!
-No food, no street shoes and no GO FISH on deck. Cribbage is way better!
-Please ensure your swimmer has sunscreen and sunglasses :)
-There are NO lockers at this pool, pack a blanket or chair to sit on!
-Swimmers are limited to four individual entries per session!
-There will be BELL prizes during random heats! 
-Medals will be awarded for top 3: 11+U, 12s, 13s, 14s, 15+Ov

Saturday, June 22, 2019

re: 2019 OSC Summer Championships!

Greetings Parents! Is everyone excited for our final LC provincial meet of the year? H-E-L-L-O Ontario Swimming Champs :) Here are the details; let's get our swimmers MOTIVATEDSee you on deck, it's going to be an SPECTACULAR competition!  -GCAC Coaching Staff-



              .  ~MEET~                 
2018 Ontario Swimming Championships!
Hosted by the Whitby Dolphins Swim Club



              .  ~DATES~                 
June 27th + 28th + 29th + 30th



              .  ~LOCATiON~                 
Toronto Pan AM Sports Centre
875 Morningside Avenue
Toronto, ON     M1C 0C7 



              .  ~FACiLiTiES~                 
One 10-lane 50m pool plus swimmers will have access to the dive tank, an 8-lane 25m warm-up/warm-down pool throughout the meet. There is plenty of spectator seating and parents must pay for parking. There is a Booster Juice and a cafe on site, as well as a Team Aquatic Supply!



              .  ~SESSiONS~                 
ALL ~ Morning Sessions ~
   Warm-ups @ 7:00-8:20am / Starts @ 8:30am
ALL ~ Finals Sessions ~
   Warm-ups @ 5:00-5:50pm / Starts @ 6:00pm



              .  ~MEET FEES~                 
$11.30 swimmer splash fee
$20.00 per individual event   
$5.00 donation for the team gift
Please submit all fees by Wed., June 26th



              .  ~SCRATCH DEADLiNE~                 
no scratches please!



              .  ~BONUS SWiMS~                 
A swimmer qualifying in one (1) event is eligible for two (2) bonus swims!
A swimmer qualifying in two (2+) events is eligible for one (1) bonus swim, without exceeding the maximum of 8 individual events!



              .  ~FiNALS~                 
There will be an "A" final only for the top 10 swimmers of each event.
Age Categories: 14&U, 15s, 16s, and 17&O! 



              .  ~SPECiAL NOTES~                 
~The one false start rule applies; be steady & ready! 
~Bring a lock to store your valuables in the locker room!
~All events are prelims except distance freestyle events
~Events will be seeded from slowest to fastest, except for distance free events!
~Please ensure your swimmer has a good night sleep prior to racing! 
~Absolutely NO Pokemon on deck; Lego is acceptable!  
~Swimmers will race combined but will be separated (age categories) for finals!
~Please bring shoes/sandals to wear on deck and in the locker rooms!

re: 2019 OYJ Summer Championships!

Greetings Parents!  Is everyone excited for our final OYJ Provincials of the year?  Here are the details, time to get PUMPED UP for a FAST meet in a fast pool... giddy up!!!  See you on deck! -GCAC Coaching Staff-


               MEET               
2019 Ontario Youth-Junior Championships!
Hosted by the Brantford Aquatic Club!


               DATES               
June 27th + 28th + 29th + 30th


               LOCATiON                
Wayne Gretzky Sports  Centre!
254 North Park Street
Brantford, ON   N3R 4L1


               FACiLiTY               
One 50m pool with dual scoreboards; warm-up and warm-down facilities will be accessible throughout the meet.  There is on-deck bleacher spectator seating, and free parking. There is a snack bar on site by the hockey rinks, but families might want to pack extra food just in case. 


               SESSiONS                
All Ages - Morning Prelims!  
  Warm-ups @ 7:00-8:20am / Starts @ 8:30am  

All Ages - Evening Finals!
   Warm-ups @ 5:00-5:50pm / Starts @ 6:00pm


               MEET FEES                
$15.00 per individual event
$5.65 splash fee per swimmer
$20.00 per relay ($5.00 each)
$20.00 coaching fee (**overnight meet**)
$5.00 towards the Team Gift
Please submit fees by Wed., June 26th
 


               SCRATCH DEADLiNE               
No Scratches Please!


    ATTN: OFFICIALS    
Please support your swimmers by donating some of your time to the pool deck! You may contact the BRANT Officials Coordinators Angela and Michelle directly at bacevents30@yahoo.com!



               BONUS SWIMS               
Swimmers qualifying with one (1) time may receive ONE bonus swim!
Swimmers qualifying with two (2) time may receive ONE bonus swim! 
Swimmers qualifying with three (3+) will not receive a bonus swim!  



               FiNALS                
There will be an "A" Final only for the top 8 swimmers in each event.
Age Categories for Scoring & Finals: 13+Unders, 14s, 15s, 16+Overs.



               SPECIAL NOTES              
~All events are timed finals; one false start rule applies!
~Events will be seeded from slowest to fastest!
~Please bring a lock to store your valuables in a locker!
~Absolutely NO Fortnite on deck; save your Tilted Tower Trickery for BAD!
~Swimmers are only allowed to have 8 entries.. AWESOME! 
~Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of warm-up! 
~Please ensure your swimmer has a good night sleep before race day(s)!
~Medals will be awarded for 1st-3rd place; Ribbons awarded for 4th-8th place!

Monday, June 17, 2019

re: LC Festivals Meet Results!

What a FABULOUS Championship!!!


We had an AMAZING team experience competing against the TOP swimmers in Ontario!   You're FANTASTIC! 

Swim Ontario Awarded GCAC as the Small Team Champions again, for the second consecutive Festivals!!!

Congratulations to ALL of our team members for their INCREDIBLE swims! We had a tons of fun, lots of best times, TOP finishes + medals, and many team records shattered!  You are ALL amazing! 
  
Here is our TOP scoring results: Madison (58 pts), Jared (27 pts), Syrah (7 pts), and Anwyn (3 pts).  100% best times: Jared + Madison + Peyton! Congrats to our newest Easterns Qualifier: Jared! Congratulations to our new CJC Qualifier: Anwyn!

There were 8O teams participating, and our seven AWESOME girls and our two AWESOME boys came in combined.... 14th place  ...PHENOMENAL !!!  

The coaches are extremely HAPPY and THRiLLED with everyone's efforts :) What a great championship, as our EXCiTiNG and FuN year continues  :)





2019 Summer Festivals!
           Friday, June 14th + Saturday, June 15th + Sunday, June 16  th


 miss Anwyn13   
200m Free~2:42.36~2:36.71~bT!~56th~wosa!~fest d
100m Fly~1:14.05~1:14.69~bT!~44th~wosa!~festival~osc c
200m Fly~2:39.22~2:35.98~bT!~6th~w!~fest~oyj!~cjc~record!
      ~Ranked 14th in Ontario , 31st in Canada in this event!~
100m Back~1:20.29~1:23.07~57th~fest d


miss Autumn13 
50m Free~31.49~31.23~bT!~84th~wosa!~fest b
100m Back~1:20.73~1:21.28~56th~wosa!~fest c
200m Br.~3:00.10~3:04.22~24th~wosa!~festival
      ~Ranked 38th in Ontario , 31st in Canada in this event!~



mr.Eddie1 3
100m Br.~1:18.34~1:20.64~22nd~wosa!~festival~oyj!
      ~Ranked 31st in Ontario in this event!~
100m Fly~1:11.12~1:12.60~32nd~wosa!~festival
50m Free~27.44~27.63~10th~wosa!~festival~oyj!
   ~Ranked 23 rd(t) in Ontario, 43 rd(t) in Canada in this event!~
100m Back~1:13.05~1:11.58~bT!~15th~wosa!~festival
      ~Ranked 37th in Ontario in this event!~
200m BR.~3:02.58~3:04.24~41st~wosa!~fest c




mr.Jared1 3
100m Br.~1:17.57~1:16.84~bT!~6th~fest~oyj!~osc b~record!
      ~Ranked 22nd in Ontario, 38th in Canada in this event!~
400m IM~5:10.99~5:09.31~bT!~5th~oyj!~osc~east!~record!
      ~Ranked 8th in Ontario, 14th in Canada in this event!~
200m Fly~2:36.03~2:32.44~bT!~7th~wosa!~fest~oyj!~osc b
      ~Ranked 18th in Ontario, 40th in Canada in this event!~
400m Free~4:37.46~4:34.98~bT!~6th~oyj!~osc b~record!
      ~Ranked 10th in Ontario, 24th in Canada in this event!~
200m Br.~2:44.05~2:43.51~bT!~3rd~oyj!~osc~east!~record!
      ~Ranked 9th in Ontario, 15th in Canada in this event!~
200m IM~2:30.14~2:28.11~bT!~6th~oyj!~osc b~record!
   ~Ranked 19th in Ontario, 34th in Canada in this event!~
800m Free~9:29.88~9:23.02~bT!~3rd~oyj!~osc~east~record!
      ~Ranked 7th in Ontario, 14th in Canada in this event!~


miss Madison10 
200m Free~2:34.91~2:27.64~bT!~2nd~wosa!~festival~record!
   ~Ranked 2nd in Ontario, 3 rd in Canada in this event!~
50m Back~37.35~34.94~bT!~1st~wosa!~team record!
   ~Ranked 1st in Ontario, 1st in Canada in this event!~
100m Fly~1:22.78~1:15.95~bT!~3rd~wosa!~festival~record!
   ~Ranked 3 rd in Ontario, 4th in Canada in this event!~
100m Back~1:19.32~1:13.75~bT!~1st~wosa!~festival~record!
   ~Ranked 1st in Ontario, 1st in Canada in this event!~
400m Free~5:19.00~5:06.24~bT!~1st~wosa!~festival~record!
   ~Ranked 1st in Ontario, 3 rd in Canada in this event!~
200m Med. Relay~back~2:28.65~bT!~10th~(35.08)
   ~Ranked 34th in Ontario in this event!~
200m IM~2:54.81~2:46.47~bT!~1st~wosa!~festival~record!
   ~Ranked 1st in Ontario, 3 rd in Canada in this event!~
200m Back~2:46.83~2:41.00~bT!~1st~wosa!~festival~record!
   ~Ranked 1st in Ontario, 1st in Canada in this event!~


miss Torrin10
100m Br.~1:41.13~1:39.77~bT!~15th~wosa!~fest b
   ~Ranked 33 rd in Ontario in this event!~
100m Fly~1:32.75~1:35.30~24th~wosa!~fest b
   ~Ranked 40th in Ontario in this event!~
100m Back~1:27.34~1:27.24~bT!~28th~wosa!~festival
     ~Ranked 43 rd  in Ontario in this event!~
50m Br.~46.31~44.91~bT!~13th~wosa!~team record!
    ~Ranked 21st in Ontario, 32rd in Canada in this event!~
200m Med. Relay~br.~2:28.65~bT!~10th~(44.90)
     ~Ranked 34th in Ontario in this event!~
200m IM~3:06.98~3:03.00~bT!~21st~wosa! ~festival
     ~Ranked 26th in Ontario, 40th in Canada in this event!~
200m Back~3:08.08~2:59.91~bT!~14th~wosa!~festival
     ~Ranked 19th in Ontario, 29th in Canada in this event!~
50m Fly~38.53~36.99~bT!~11th~wosa!
     ~Ranked 21st in Ontario, 38th in Canada in this event!~


miss Olivia10
  50m Free~34.38~33.89~bT!~23rd~wosa!~festival
       ~Ranked 44th in Ontario in this event!~
 100m Back~1:44.47~1:32.89~bT!~47th~wosa!~fest c
  200m Med. Relay~Free ~2:28.65~bT!~10th~(32.62)
       ~Ranked 34th in Ontario in this event!~
  200m IM~3:14.61~3:17.02~40th~
  100m Free~1:21.57~1:22.01~41st~


miss Peyton11
200m Free~2:53.46~2:39.74~bT!~3rd~wosa!~fest b
100m Fly~1:23.51~1:20.73~bT!~17th~wosa!~festival
        ~Ranked 39th in Ontario in this event!~
   200m Fly~3:15.01~2:59.67~bT!~12th~wosa!~festival
        ~Ranked 18th in Ontario, 30th in Canada in this event!~
100m Back~1:25.94~1:25.78~bT!~37th~wosa!
200m Med. Relay~Fly~2:28.65~bT!~10th~(36.05)
       ~Ranked 34th in Ontario in this event!~


 miss S yrah12
100m Fly~1:08.44~1:07.54~bT!~3rd~osc!~east!~cjc!~record! 
       ~Ranked 4th in Ontario , 7th in Canada in this event!~
50m Free~30.00~30.47~20th(t)~wosa!~fest b
200m Fly~2:40.85~2:44.57~3rd~wosa!~ festival~oyj! 
      ~Ranked 13th in Ontario , 21st in Canada in this event!~
200m IM~2:42.47~2:43.32~19th~wosa!~festival 
      ~Ranked 39th in Ontario!~
100m Free~1:05.65~1:07.59~25th~wosa!~fest b
       ~Ranked 38th in Ontario!~