Sunday, February 15, 2015

SC: 2015 Winter Festival!

Greetings Parents! Is everyone excited for our provincial meet of the year? 
H-E-L-L-O Winter Festivals :) Here are the details, let's get pumped! See you on deck!  -GCAC Coaching Staff-


              MEET              
2015 Ontario Winter Festival

             DATES              
February 21st+22nd

           LOCATION          
Etobicoke Olympium
590 Rathburn Road
Toronto, ON  M9C 3T3

            FACILITY           
Newly renovated 50m 8-lane pool divided into two 25m pools.
There's plenty of seating for spectators and free parking.

            SESSIONS           
12+13 - Saturday + Sunday Mornings
   Warm-up~8:00am / Start~9:00am / Finish~12:30pm
11+Under - Saturday + Sunday Afternoons
   Warm-up~1:00pm / Start~2:00pm / Finish~5:30pm

           MEET FEES           
$12.00 per event 

$10.00 coaching fee
$5.65 splash fee per swimmer
Please submit all fees by Wed. February 18th

     SCRATCH DEADLINE     
no scratches please!

    ATTN: OFFICIALS    
Please support your swimmers and donate some time to the pool deck!  Please visit our Officials website portal for details on how to register, or contact Mr. Jeff Clemmensen our Officials Chair at gcacclubofficialschair@gmail.com

    BONUS SWIMS    
Swimmers qualifying in one event may swim THREE bonus events.
Swimmers qualifying in two events may swim TWO bonus events. 
Swimmers qualifying in three events may swim ONE bonus event. 
Swimmers qualifying in four+ events receive NO bonus swims!

     Participant Recognition Package     
Each athlete will be given the following items commemorating the event:
~Rucksack
~Festival Cap
~Festival T-Shirt

       SPECIAL NOTES        
-All events are Timed Finals; one false start rule applies.
-Events will be seeded from slowest to fastest!
-Food is permitted on deck; please bring lots of fluids!
-Bring loose change to rent a locker to store valuables in the locker room!
-Please be sure your swimmer has a good night sleep prior to racing and arrives 15 minutes prior to the start of warm-up!
-Medals will be awarded for 1st-3rd; Ribbons will be awarded for 4th-8th!