Greetings Parents! Is everyone excited for our second Provincial Meet of the year? H-E-L-L-O Winter Festivals :) Here are the details, time to get PUMPED!
See you on deck! -GCAC Coaching Staff-
MEET
2016 Ontario Winter Short Course Festivals!
DATES
February 20th + 21st
LOCATION
Markham Pan Am Centre
16 Main Street
Unionville, ON L3R 2E5
FACILITY
One 50m pool divided into two 25m pools; one side will be open for warm-up and warm-down throughout the meet. There is plenty of spectator seating, and free parking with an overflow lot adjacent to the property. Their is NO snack bar on site so families might want to pack extra food. Swimmers are recommended to bring a chair to sit on!
SESSIONS
12s + 13s - Saturday + Sunday Mornings
Warm-ups @ 8:00am / Starts @ 9:00am / Finishes @ 12:45pm
11s + 10&Unders - Saturday + Sunday Afternoons
Warm-ups @ 1:00pm / Starts @ 2:00pm / Finishes @ 5:45pm
MEET FEES
$12.00 per event
$5.00 splash fee per swimmer
$16.00 per relay ($4.00 each)
$20.00 coaching fee (**overnight meet)
Please submit fees by Wed., February 17th
SCRATCH DEADLINE
No Scratches Please!
ATTN: OFFICIALS
Please support your swimmers by donating some of your time to the pool deck! You may contact Y.Y. (the MAC Officials Coordinator), at officials@markhamaquaticclub.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 ZERO bonus events.
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 NOT permitted on deck; please pack lots of fluids!
~Please bring a lock to store your valuables in a locker!
~Swimmers are permitted to enter 6 events maximum!
~Please ensure your swimmer has a good night sleep(s)!
~Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of warm-up!
~Medals will be awarded for 1st-3rd place; Ribbons awarded for 4th-8th place!
