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  • Training Groups Listing: GBSA 2010-2011:
    September 1, 2010, 1:46 pm

    Greetings GBSA!!!
    Below is the listing of names in each group. Please now email me your intended practice schedule and I will get back to you ASAP with either a confirmation or a need to adjust based on pool space on a given night. MINIS: remember that there are two one hour sessions per evening you swim. You may have to go a later practice but still get the same night.

    Registration will occur next week beginning Wed., 9/8. At that time we will need a team registration and USA Swimming registration form filled out for ALL swimmers. We will need to see the Birth Certificate or Passport for all swimmers new to USA Swimming.
    We also will need two checks. The first will be for $245 (registration) PLUS at least the first month of the first quarter. The second will be for the $35 concessions donation required for EACH SWIMMER. Both checks are to be made to GBSA.

    IMPORTANT DATE!!! Wednesday, 9/15 we will have Metro Swim Shop at the pool lobby for suits and apparel sizing/ordering. All swimmers MUST have a team suit. Any other items are optional. If you need a cap you will get that from me; I buy them from Metro then keep them in stock... The time for this sizing will be 4:30-6:30pm. If you cannot make it that night you will need to get down to Metro by Friday, 9/17, in order to get your suit delivered before the first meets. Swimmers who have suits that still fit from last year do not need to order new ones.

    Training Groups Listing: GBSA 2010-2011
  • Fall 2010 Sunday Stroke Clinic Registration - NOW OPEN
    September 1, 2010, 7:40 am

    Just head on over here to register!! More information is available here.

  • URGENT SCHEDULE CHANGE!! Please pass on to all families!
    August 29, 2010, 7:49 pm

    ATTENTION GBSA!
    Tomorrow night, Monday 8/30/2010 WILL RUN AS SCHEDULED FOR TRYOUTS AND PRACTICE!

    I MADE A MENTAL ERROR REGARDING TUESDAY HOWEVER!!! CLASSES START AT CCBC ON MONDAY AND WE CANNOT GO PAST 6:30 ON TUESDAY, 8/31!!
    PLEASE PASS ON TO ALL TEAM AND TRYOUT FAMILIES YOU KNOW!!
    TRYOUTS WILL RUN FROM 5:45-6:30pm FOR ALL AGES!!!
    NO PRACTICE 7-8PM!!!

    We WILL have practice for SRS/BLS and summer swimmers on Wednesday, 9/1/2010. Wednesday practice will be from 5:45 to 6:45pm for SRS/BLS and summer swimmers. This will be the last GBSA practice until Wednesday, 9/8/2010. At that time all families will come to their first scheduled practice and register!

    Please let me know if you have questions and PLEASE spread the word of this change!!

    Patrick
    GBSA

  • New Practice Schedule 2010-2011
    August 23, 2010, 10:27 am

    Minis: M 5-6, 6-7; W 4:30-5:30, 5:30-6:30; F 6-7, 7-8; Sat 1-2:30

    W2: M 5-6:30, W 4:30-6, Th 4:45-6:15, F 6-7:30, Sat 1-2:30

    W1: M 5-6:30, T 4:45-6:15, W 4:30-6, F 6-7:30, Sat 1-2:30

    BLJ: M 5-6:30, T 4:45-6:15, W 5-6:30, Th 4:45-6:15, F 6-7:30, Sat 1-3

    BLS: M 6-8, T/Th 4:45-7, W 6-8, F 6-8, Sat 1-4

    SRS: M 6-8:30, T/Th 4:45-7:15, W/F 6-8:30, Sat 1-4

    HS: same as last year

  • Sunday Stroke Clinic Registration: September 1, 2010
    July 26, 2010, 8:53 pm

    The Fall 2010 Sunday Stroke Clinic will open for registration on Wednesday, 9/1/2010 at 10am.

    This year registration will be done online at a URL that will be announced that morning.

    Please email the webmaster AND Coach Patrick (swimgbsa@verizon.net) if you are having any trouble!

  • Sunday Stroke Clinic
    July 26, 2010, 2:12 pm

    Greater Baltimore Swim Association
    Presents
    Sunday Stroke Clinic
    Community College of Baltimore County
    800 South Rolling Road
    Catonsville, MD 21228

    Classes will begin Sunday, September 12th. We will run nine (9) classes over 10 Sundays – taking Sunday, 9/19 off – ending Sunday 11/14. This year registration will be done online (URL TBA). Registration will open on September 1, 2010 – look for postings at gbsaswim.org for an exact time!!! 1 and 2pm classes will be available; when those fill 3pm will open if necessary.

    Groups will be as follows:
    1. Beginners: Ages 4 & up meeting from 1:00 -1:45 p.m.
    Cost: $80.00
    Level I: Children must be able to get in the water without parents.
    Level II: Children must be able to push off the wall and kick to the instructor and be able to blow bubbles.

    2. Intermediate: Ages 5 & up meeting from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
    Cost: $110.00
    Level I: Children must be able to swim 15 yards of freestyle with their face in the water and be able to kick on their back.
    Level II: Children must be able to swim 25 yards of freestyle and backstroke.

    3. Competitive: Ages 6 & up meeting from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
    Cost: $110.00
    Level I: Children must be able to swim 25 yards of freestyle with proficient lateral breathing and 25 yards of backstroke and have some knowledge of breast stroke.
    Level II: Children must be able to swim 25’s and 50’s repeatedly as well as have a competent breaststroke.

    GBSA HEAD COACH: Patrick Underwood 410-552-6460
    e-mail: swimgbsa@verizon.net
    Call with questions between 1 and 3pm or 9 and 10pm.

    YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE (URL TBA), THEN MAIL THE REGISTRATION FORM WITH CHECK. ONCE THAT INFO IS RECEIVED YOUR SPOT WILL BE CONFIRMED AND HELD. IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN SIX (6) DAYS OF ONLINE REGISTRATION THE SPOT WILL BE CLEARED!

  • Try-outs and Registration
    July 14, 2010, 2:22 pm

    This year we will have try-outs for all swimmers, new AND returning!

    Beginning Monday, 8/23 and ending Tuesday, 8/31 all swimmers must be evaluated and placed!! If you are a returning swimmer you WILL have a spot on the team! NOTE: There will be no try-outs Friday through Sunday, 8/27-29!!!

    Schedule:
    Monday and Tuesday, 8/23+24: Anyone wanting to be a Senior or Blue Senior MUST attend these evenings from 5:45-7:15pm.

    Wednesday and Thursday, 8/25+26, Monday and Tuesday, 8/30+31: 10 and unders swim 5:45-6:30; 11-14 year olds (pre-High School) swim 6:30-7:30.

    This will give the Coaching staff Wednesday and Thursday, 9/1+2 to prepare a list of accepted and placed athletes. Once we conclude our decisions we will email and post the results. At that time each family will have to email their desired weekly practice schedule per swimmer - these will be due via email by Tuesday, 9/7.

    We will begin practice Wednesday, 9/8. There will be a suit sizing held very shortly thereafter. Your swimmer(s) will need at least a team suit. If they wear a cap they will order those through me. These basics are required to compete and all swimmers are expected to swim at least the home meets!

    FEES: This year the fees for the team will be as follows:
    Registration:
    Club: $75
    USA: $70 (unless they up the fee again!)
    Advertising Campaign (supports GBSA hosted meets which is intended to be earned back by getting ad sponsors - local businesses): $100
    Total: $245

    GBSA Home Meet Concessions Support: $35 per swimmer at the time of registration.

    Quarterly Fees: You may pay monthly but if a payment is more than 14 days late swimmer(s) may not swim again until there is at least communication as to payment plan.
    Mini: 3x per week $195; 4x $210 (20% discount $156/$168)
    Whites/HS: 2x $195, 3x $210, 4x $225, 5x, $240 (20% = $156, $168, $180, $192)
    BLJ 3x minimum - same fee schedule as above.
    BLS 4x minimum - same fee schedule as above.
    SRS 5x minimum - same fee schedule as above.

    There is also an annual spring fundraiser event to which the Seniors and Blue Seniors are also committed financially; each member of this group must raise/donate $50. This event is held in April.

    I will have the 2010-11 practice schedule in few days!

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

    Patrick

  • SUMMER 2010 SCHEDULE
    June 16, 2010, 7:34 am
    • White/Mini: M, T, W 5-6:30pm, F 6:30-8am (5-6:30pm on 6/11+18).
    • High School: M, 6:30-8pm, W, Th 5-6:30pm, F 6-7:30am (6-7:30pm 6/11+18).
    • Blue Junior: M - Th 4:45-6:30pm, F 6-7:30am (4:45-6:30pm 6/11+18).
    • Blue Senior: M 6-8pm, T & Th 5-7:15 pm, W 6-8pm, F 6:15-8am (6-8pm 6/11+18).
    • Seniors: M & W 5:15-8pm, T & Th 5-7:30pm, F 5:45-8am (5:30-8pm 6/11+18)*.
    • COLLEGE GROUP: Any college swimmer returning to train for the summer not committing to the Senior group will train at the same time as the Blue Senior Group except Wednesdays – that practice will be with High School at CCBC from 5-6:30pm.
    • *LONG COURSE practices will be offered for BLS/SRS on TTh from 10a-12p and one other evening – the evening practice is still undetermined but is historically Wednesdays. Please check e-mails from Coach Pat.
  • *** Upcoming Meet Entry Deadlines ***
    April 27, 2010, 8:29 pm

    June Navy A Buster - Monday, 5/17/2010
    June NBAC A and Faster - Wednesday, 5/12/2010
    July NBAC BB and faster - Monday, 6/7/2010 (day after Navy A buster!)

  • April Swimming Madness
    March 31, 2010, 5:48 pm

    April Swimming Madness is just around the corner- and below is the incentive plan. This is a vital part of the team budget and we need everyone's help and effort!! Click here for your pledge sheet.

    I want to remind the BLS and SRS swimmers that they are necessarily committed to bringing in at least $50!!! As the most active member of our organization they benefit most from the fundraiser and therefore must contribute!! I strongly encourage these parents to NOT just write a check but make the kids speak to potential sponsors proudly of their team, their efforts in the sport and their accomplishments!!

    I hope that we have as successful a Madness event as we have had the past 3 years and that everyone is excited! Swimmers may come to any practice the week of 4/19 and swim for the time allotted for that evening and see how far they can swim/kick/pull (NO FINS!). If possible it is best to do this on a night where 120 minutes are available but that is not a requirement. This is also a great confidence builder for the swimmers as they realize they can indeed keep going for 90-120 minutes straight!! Hope to see you there!!!

    $20-$59 Team Water Bottle
    $60 or more Team Swimming Cap
    $100 or more Cap and special T-shirt
    $200 or more T-Shirt and Team Sweat jacket (or equivalent in form of gift certificate to Metro Swim Shop)
    $300 or more Bottle, Cap, T-shirt, Jacket and $20 gift certificate OR T-shirt and Team Parka...
    Swimmers Choice (or equivalent in form of gift certificate to Metro Swim Shop)

    Happy Swimming!

    Patrick
    GBSA