Greetings Parents! Is everyone excited for our first meet of the 2012-2013 season? Here are the details. See you on deck! -GCAC Coaching Staff
MEET
7th Annual Ontario Aquatic Hall of Fame Meet
DATES
October 13th-14th, 2012
LOCATION
Etobicoke Olympium
590 Rathburn Road
FACILITY
One 50m 8-lane pool divided into two 25m pools
There's plenty of seating for spectators and free parking
SESSIONS
14&Overs - Saturday + Sunday Morning
Warm-up~8:00am / Start~9:00am
13&Unders - Saturday + Sunday Afternoon
Warm-up~12:30pm / Start~1:30pm
MEET FEES
$8.50 per individual event (.50 from each event will be donated to the Hall of Fame)
$5.00 per Sashbear Relays (all proceeds are being donated to sashbear.org)
$10.00 coaching fee
SCRATCH DEADLINE
Monday, October 1st
SPECIAL NOTES
-All events are Timed Finals
-No food is permitted on deck; pack lots of fluids
-Bring a lock to store food and valuables in the locker room
-All age groups will be seeded together, slowest to fastest
-Ribbons will be awarded to the top 8 swimmers in each event
-Bell prizes will be awarded during random events/heats
-SASHBEARS will be awarded to relay heat winners
The Sashbear Relays are dedicated in memory of one ESwim's former swimmers, Sasha Menu Courey. Sasha contributed to many record setting relays during her swimming career and earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Missouri. Sadly, she lost her battle with Borderline Personality Disorder in 2011 at the age of 20. Sashbear is an organization that was created in her memory, with the goal of raising awareness about BPD and mental health.
Sashbear stresses how important it is for athletes to feel supported throughout the inevitable ups and downs both in and outside of the pool. When the stress is too much, they want athletes to feel OK about reaching out for help.
PLEASE NOTE: ESPN is scheduled to send a film crew to this event as a part of an "Outside the Lines" story on Sasha and her legacy.
We are entering our members in relays as a show of support for this cause.
