What's In This Mailing?

1999-2000 Board of Directors list

Memo on Hosting of Division II Team Championships 2000

Memo on Long Distance Swimming in Open Water

Seeking Head Coach for Scarborough Swim Club

Seeking Head Coach for Owen Sound Aquatic Club

Seeking Head Coach for Trent Swim Club

Top Age Group Times 1999 Season Cut-Offs

Event Calendar

Tudor Bompa Training System Flyer

April 30 - May 1, 1999 OSOA Minutes

BJC Swim Camp in Toronto (Central Region Only)

New Board Members

Swim Ontario would like to congratulate Directors-At-Large:

Rick Hannah

Marian Sweetnam

Bill Thomas

Swim Ontario would like to thank the retiring board members for all the work they contributed during their term. Thanks again!

Ruth Ann Ecker

Ray Borland

Swim-A-Thon

All clubs must submit the following 1999 Swim-A-Thon tax receipt information by June 30, 1999:

• Donation list (disk or typed list)
• All original pledge sheets
• SAT/Top Achiever report
• Signed affidavit
• Club membership information including fee structure & obligations parents have to club

Travel Grants

This is a reminder that travel to and from a meet only is eligible for the Travel Grant. Accommodation is no longer eligible and therefore should not be submitted. New forms are available. If your club is still using the old forms, you may continue to use them, but leave the accommodation part blank.

Also, please remember that the deadline for submissions is 30 days after the meet. Late forms will be returned marked - Late, Ineligible.

1999-2000 Club Affiliation

This is a reminder to clubs that Club Affiliation information went out on April 1, 1999 to your club address on file with Swim Ontario.

The affiliation fee memo includes Annual Sanction fee, OSCA Membership Fee, Club Affiliation and GST. Please pay the total amount indicated.

Please be sure to complete all sections of the affiliation form.

National Swim Week

National Swim Week will be held September 15 - 22, 1999. Watch for an official announcement from SNC. Start planning to take advantage of the publicity that will be generated nationally during that time.

Club Press Liaison Person

In preparation for Swim Week, all clubs are asked to appoint a press liaison person who has access to e-mail and submit this to the Swim Ontario office as soon as possible (definitely prior to the end of this swim season).

Swim Ontario Board Meeting

(April 30, 1999 & May 2, 1999)

At the last Board meetings the following motions were passed.

In view of the fact that some high school students must now provide 40 hours of community service as part of their curriculum, Swim Ontario has agreed to run timers' clinics for them and passed the following motion.

That Swim Ontario encourages and supports the prototype program for the training of high school swimming officials.

That Ontario athletes that qualify for Athlete Assistance monies and attend a post secondary education institution in Canada while continuing to represent their Ontario club receive Athlete Assistance that they have earned.

LC Junior Provincials and SWAD Senior Provincials

Please note the changes to the meet package sent out earlier on.

Correct phone number for the officials contact, John Chittley is (416) 756-5112.

Correction to the e-mail address for Peter Cooling is

Outstanding Items By Clubs

The following clubs have out-standing items with Swim Ontario. Please make sure you contact Swim Ontario to clear this up.

Outstanding Gold Bonus is for the month(s) of October 1998 to April 1999. Payment (including GST) should be sent to the Swim Ontario office immediately. A 2% late fee should be calculated for each 30-day period or part thereof, that the Gold Bonus is outstanding.

Clarington Swim Club
Registration

Durham Aquatic Club
Gold Bonus

Etobicoke Swimming
Gold Bonus

Milton Marlins Swim Team
Gold Bonus

Newmarket Stingrays
Gold Bonus

North York Development S. C.
Registration

Pickering Swim Club
Gold Bonus

Toronto Swim Club
Gold Bonus/Registration

Hawkesbury Orca Swim Club
Registration

Ottawa Y Olympians
Gold Bonus

Barrie Trojans Swim Club
Gold Bonus

Breakers Swim Team
Gold Bonus

Club Aquatique Muskies A. C.
Gold Bonus

Dryden Aquatic Club
Registration

Bleinheim Foxtales
Gold Bonus / Invoice

Brantford Aquatic Club
Registration

Brock Niagara Aquatics
Invoice/Registration

Burlington Aqua Devil Rays
Registration

London Aquatic Club
Invoice

Memorial Boys/Girls Club
Registration

Sarnia Family YMCA Octipt
Gold Bonus

Sarnia/Lambton Red Hots
Registration