Tuesday, November 22, 2016

SC: December Novice Developmental Meet!

Greetings Parents! Is everyone excited to attend our first NOVICE meet of the year? Here are the details, we're going to have a *FaNTaSTiC* time!  -GCAC Coaching Staff


             ~MEET~                  
December BAD Novice Developmental Swim Meet
Hosted by the Burlington Aquatic Devilrays


            ~DATES~           
December 4th, 2016


          ~LOCATION~          
Burlington Centennial Pool
5151 New Street
Burlington, ON  L7L 1V3


          ~FACILITY~          
One 6-lane, 25m pool!
The pool is adjacent to a high school, and there is limited parking.  There is an elementary school next door and you may park in their lot also!
There is spectator seating but if you'd like to get a good seat please arrive early! 


         ~SESSIONS~         
All - Sunday Morning***TIME CHANGE FROM THE MEET PACKAGE!!!!
Warm-ups ~ 7:30 to 8:00am / Starts ~ 8:05am
Please arrive to be on deck by 7:15am!


         ~MEET FEES~        
$10.00 coaching fee
$30.00 flat fee per swimmer
Please remit fees by Wed., Nov. 30th!


    ~SCRATCH DEADLINE~    
Friday, November 18th
 
 
 

      ~SPECIAL NOTES~       
~All events are Timed Finals!
~There's a limit of 4 individual swims per session! 
~ONE START rule, one false start is a DQ!
~Please bring a lock to store your valuables in the locker room!
~Events will be seeded slowest to fastest, mixing genders and age groups!
~Results will be separated according to gender and age category!
~Age group categories for results: 9 & Unders, 10s, 11s, 12s, 13s!
~There are awards at this meet, ribbons for 1st to 6th place!
~No food or shoes or duck-duck-goose on deck!

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

SC: 2016 Steeltown Invitational!

Greetings Parents! Is everyone excited to attend our first meet at McMaster of the yearHAC is VERY special to us, they're our dearest friends  :)  Best wishes to our swimmers 'in the hunt' for those qualifiers! -GCAC Coaching Staff-


          MEET          
2016 Steeltown Invitational
Hosted by the Hamilton Aquatic Club


          DATE          
Fri., Dec. 9th to Sun., Dec. 11th


          LOCATION          
McMaster University
Ivor Wynne Centre
1280 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON  L8M 1E2
905.525.9140 ext 24612


          FACILITY          
One 50m 6-lane pool with a scoreboard, divided into two 25m tanks!  The shallow end will be available for warm-up/warm-down during the meet!
There is ample spectator seating but parking fees are applicable. The viewing area is warm so parents might want to wear light clothing and pack extra water!


          SESSIONS          
-FRIDAY AFTERNOON-                                                                                     
Warm-ups @ 5:00-5:55pm / Starts @ 6:00pm
-SATURDAY MORNING-                                                                                     
Warm-ups @ 9:00-9:55am / Starts @ 10:00am / Finishes @ 2:30pm  
-SUNDAY MORNING-                                                                                     
Warm-ups @ 8:30-9:25pm / Starts @ 9:30am / Finishes @ 2:00pm  


          MEET FEES          
$10.00 coaching fee
$7.00 swimmer splash fee
$10.00 per individual events
$12 per 800m/1500m free, 400m IM
Please remit fees by Wed., Dec. 7th
 

          SCRATCH DEADLINE            
Friday, December 18th


           AWARDS            
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: ribbons for 1st-6th places;
HIGH POINT TROPHY: for each age + gender classification
(10 & Unders, 11s, 12s, 13s, 14s, 15 & Overs)
IRONMAN PRIZE: $25 cash prize for combined scoring for the following events=400m IM + 800m free + 50m back + 100m breast



          SPECIAL NOTES            
~ONE START rule, one false start is a DQ!
~Please bring a lock to store your valuables in the locker room!
~Distance event heats will be swum fastest to slowest!
~Food is not permitted on the pool deck, please eat in the hallway!
~No Furbies on deck under any circumstance; they've been banished since 1999 by the Beanie Babies. Build-A-Bears are welcome.

Monday, November 14, 2016

re: Swim International Meet Results!


What a great weekend had by all!  
We love attending Brantford meets, as we 
always face tough competition in a fast pool!  

~ Congratulations on everyone's accomplishments! ~

Once again, a  SPECIAL  thanks to all of our parents + siblings who came to cheer on their swimmers, 
and the volunteers who officiated!  

We had lots of finals, best times,  new team records set,  and
new  FESTIVAL  and  AGE GROUP  qualifiers with many whom are super closeWe can't wait for the next meet!




Swim International!
 Saturday, Nov. 12th + Sunday, Nov. 13th




  13 YR OLD Girls .
Alisha
50m free~32.75~bT!~35th~wosa!
100m fly~prelims~1:17.13~8th~wosa!
            ~finals~1:14.15~6th~wosa!~festival!
400m free~5:14.56~bT!~6th~wosa!
200m fly~prelims~2:49.55~4th~wosa!
             ~finals~2:45.86~2nd~wosa!~festival!
50m fly~35.13~bT!~11th~ wosa!
200m IM~prelims~2:52.61~8th~wosa!
             ~finals~2:48.72~8th~wosa!


Ava
50m free~prelims~29.67~8th~wosa!
            ~finals~28.75~bT!~4th~wosa!~festival!
200m back~prelims~2:27.04~1st~wosa!~festival!~age groups!
      ~finals~2:22.90~bT!~1st~wosa!~festival!~age groups!~team record!
100m fly~prelims~1:10.98~bT!~3rd~wosa!~festival!
     ~finals~1:08.78~bT!~2nd~wosa!~festival!~age groups!~team record!
50m back~prelims~31.46~bT!~1st~wosa!
             ~finals~30.92~bT!~1st~wosa!~team record!
100m back~prelims~1:08.63~1st~wosa!~festival!~age groups!
             ~finals~1:06.79~1st~wosa!~festival!~age groups! ~team record!
50m fly~prelims~31.52~bT!~3rd~wosa!~team record!
             ~finals~31.79~3rd~wosa!
100m free~prelims~1:03.18~2rd~wosa!~festival!


Ella M
50m free~30.11~10th~wosa!
200m back~2:52.37~17th~wosa!
100m fly~1:28.64~23rd
50m back~34.85~bT!~13th~wosa!
100m back~1:18.03~17th~wosa!
50m fly~35.29~12th~wosa!
100m free~1:09.98~20th~wosa!

Emma S
50m free~32.16~27th~wosa!
50m br.~42.66~12th~wosa!

McKenna
50m free~prelims~29.27~bT!~4th~wosa!~festival!
            ~finals~29.19~bT!~6th~wosa!~festival!
200m back~prelims~2:35.59~4th~wosa!
                ~finals~2:38.13~7th~wosa!
50m back~prelims~33.11~bT!~5th~wosa!
              ~finals~33.80~8th~wosa!
100m back~prelims~1:11.03~bT!~6th~wosa!~festival!
                ~finals~1:12.25~7th~wosa!~festival!
50m fly~35.93~18th~wosa!
100m free~prelims~1:05.19~bT!~5th~wosa!
               ~finals~1:06.15~7th~wosa!


Olivia G
50m free~30.49~14th~wosa!
100m fly~1:18.18~13th~wosa!
400m free~5:13.99~5th~wosa!
50m back~35.87~bT!~17th~wosa!
50m fly~prelims~33.37~bT!~4th~wosa!
           ~finals~33.18~bT!~5th~wosa!
200m IM~prelims~2:47.64~bT!~6th~wosa!
             ~finals~2:45.37~bT!~6th~wosa!
100m free~1:09.08~18th~wosa!


  13 YR OLD Boys! .
Emmett
50m free~30.26~15th~bT!~wosa!~team record!
200m back~prelims~2:39.98~9th~wosa!                
                ~finals~2:37.79~7th~wosa!~team record!
100m fly~prelims~1:11.13~bT!~4th~wosa!~festival!
            ~finals~1:10.09~bT!~4th~wosa!~festival!~team record!
200m fly~prelims~2:35.66~bT!~3rd~wosa!~festival!             
            ~finals~2:33.36~bT!~4th~wosa!~festival!~team record!
100m back~prelims~1:15.26~6th~wosa
50m fly~prelims~32.13~bT!~5th~wosa!~team record!
           ~finals~32.70~4th~wosa



  14 YR OLD Girls! .
Ella D
50m free~31.50~bT!~12th~wosa!
200m back~prelims~2:37.32~bT!~8th~wosa!
               ~finals~2:37.37~8th~wosa!
100m fly~1:18.70~12th~wosa!
50m back~prelims~34.74~bT!~9th~wosa!
               ~finals~
100m back~1:13.99~bT!~10th~wosa!
200m IM~prelims~2:44.67~bT!~6th~wosa!
             ~finals~2:41.43~bT!~5th~wosa!



  15-16 YR OLD Girls! .
Emma O
200m br.~prelims~2:55.34~bT!~7th~wosa!
            ~finals~2:53.45~bT!~8th~wosa!~team record!
200m back~prelims~2:31.51~5th~wosa!
               ~finals~2:31.39~bT!~6th~wosa!~team record!
50m br.~prelims~37.87~8th~wosa!
           ~finals~38.55~8th~wosa!
100m br.~prelims~1:21.51~7th(t)~wosa!
             ~finals~1:21.80~7th(t)~wosa!
50m back~33.43~10th~wosa!
100m back~prelims~1:11.41~6th~wosa!
                ~finals~1:08.50~bT!~4th~wosa!
200m IM~2:38.97~10th~wosa!

Olivia M
200m br.~3:00.98~13th~wosa!
50m br.~39.61~17th~wosa!



  15-16 YR OLD Boys! .
Anthonie
200m br.~prelims~2:34.79~6th~wosa!
            ~finals~2:32.38~bT!~5th~wosa!~age groups!~team record!
50m free~27.14~17th~wosa!
50m br.~prelims~32.92~2nd~wosa!
          ~finals~32.62~bT!~2nd~wosa!~team record!
400m free~4:31.79~9th~wosa!
100m br.~prelims~1:09.66~bT!~2nd~wosa~provincials!~team record!
100m back~prelims~1:09.90~7th~wosa!
200m IM~prelims~2:21.22~7th~wosa!
100m free~prelims~58.03~bT!~9th~wosa!


  17 & Over Girls! .
Caitlin
50m br.~prelims~37.87~5th~wosa!
           ~finals~37.03~2nd~wosa!~team record!
100m br.~prelims~1:20.44~3rd~wosa!
            ~finals~1:20.29~1st~wosa!~team record!

Emma M
100m fly~1:13.95~11th~wosa!
50m free~31.34~16th~wosa!