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  • August 30, 2011, 9:37 am

    url for online registration is:
    www.gbsaswim.org/registration
    and is now Open!!

    Please register ASAP!!

  • August 12, 2011, 8:19 pm

    READ ALL INFO ON ROSTER - VITAL INFO THERE!! We will register the week after Labor Day. Metro Swim Shop will be at CCBC at 5pm on Wed., 9/14 for suits/apparel sizing.

    GBSA Roster 2011-2012: Please read below the roster for important details on getting your practice schedule established as well as updated fees info. As of now we will register the week after Labor Day. If you are accepting the invitation to join GBSA you MUST follow the practice schedule procedure below…We are VERY full but the coaching staff feels we can keep everybody! So here we go:
    Minis: Khalid Jawhar, Mia Emrich, Phillip Emrich, Shane Collins, Manda You, Myles Henderson, Tatem Augustine, Taylor Emrich, Catherine Gervaise, John Mathias, Christina Zahn, Steven Rice, Gabrielle Tyler, Owen Lewis, Emily Greenwald, Andrew Radford, Andrew Wenstrand, David Zheng, Mackenzie Veres, Mia Draminski, Lucas Tang, Mandy Hu, Phillip Roberts, Leen Jawhar, Emily Hai, Eric Sidanea, Nathan Zeng, Marcus Zeng, Emily Zahn, Sarah Rotanda, Camden Webb, Kameron Ross, Katy Gu (We recommend Christopher Buckwalter to the Sunday Stroke Clinic – please email me!)

    White 2: Liam Lovering, Abigail Bullock, Emily Lembach, Rey Robinson, Greg and Randy Shobert, Jillian Lewis, Angeline Luther, Olivia Merryman, Eliza Munns, Ivan Khoklov, Wangui Nganga, Chase Blanchette, Kenneth Mo, Emma Mathias, Hanna and Sarah Chaney, Bryleigh Augustine, Justus Dutra, Michael Santoni, Jade Jawhar, Avery Veliduna, Simone John-Vanderpool, Desi Hatzukos, Emily Uhl, Ress and Collin Draminski, Ellie Gustafson, Gailen Davis, Justin Knight, Alex and Amelia Holland, Samantha Quarm, Bailee Buckner, Erika Hartman, Sophie Waleiman, Colin Veris, Abby Jackson

    White 1: Sophie Lovering, Raffi Campora, Kaite Zgorski, Emily Bullock, Morgan Lembach, Cory Gibson, Justin Cargiulo, Caroline Lewis, Adam Loving, Rylee Perdue, Isaac Luther, Brendan Rice, Alex Sulin (Oct/Nov), Anna Hall (Oct/Nov), Emily and Sarah Stokes, Jake Ewart, Patrick Bauer, Marcus and Gavin Osborn, Maggie Roman, Camila Bosenberg, Sean Yu, Renee Besse, Kyle Zgorski, Madison Radford, Katie Zahn, Caroline Wenstrand, Olivia Smith, Isabella Dutra, Jennifer Horner, Aria Smith, Olivia Poirier, Rebecca Hennick, Katie Rice, Leah Baker, Abby Wohnsigl, Maneesha Mahanama, Madeline Conroy, Angela Wang

    BLJ: Jack Fyfe, Amy Egan, Andrew Smith, Kate Tulenko, Dillon and Trueman Phamdo, Gary and Courtney Tse, Eric Scholz, Mira Lehman, Amanda and Claire O’Shaughnessy, Aaron Luther, Madison Savje, Christina Barrett, Beth Kimball, Gabby Thompson, Grace Sharkey, Rachel and Aileen Yu, Natalie Eakin, Jude Jawhar, Reagan Roberts, Austin Smith, Alayna Lightfield, Heidi Li, Charity Wong, Michelle D’Costa, Abigial Baker, Alex Boettinger, Rachel Florio

    BLS: Wynne Kirchner, Danny Fyfe, Colin and Connor Ganley, Alex Symmes, Becky Rout, Elisa and Abbi Santoni, Jessica Li, Jeffrey Tse, Matthew and Michael Brady, Ryan Smith, Justin Wang, Daniel Wang, Erin Hunter, Sydnee Shannon, Holden Rohr, Kelsey Savje, Karlie Kimball, Alison Bracken, Alex Ewart, Rachel Taylor, Tiffany Yee, Rebecca Hawley, Evan Straub, Vincent Choo, Jeffrey Roman, Dani Florio,
    SRS: David Bracken, Anne Warren, Casey West, Ben Dean

    HSD: Nancy Liy, Jessica Yu, Vicki Stagg, Jimmy Zhang, Kaman Phamdo, Christy Tse, Caroline Arbaugh, Beth Desel, Danny Rau, Jacki Holiday, Ashley Wong, Taylor Good, Havisha Garimella

    PLEASE let me know if I have missed any names from the tryouts or from returning member responses ASAP!!!
    Fees: Check #1 – registration ($100 advertising, $75 GBSA registration, $70 USAS registration) $245
    Check #2 – quarterly or monthly fee (Mini 3x, White/HSD 2x = $195/$65; Mini 4x, White/BLJ/HSD $210/$70; 4x $225/$75, 5+ $240/$80)
    Check #3 – meet concessions donation (per swimmer) $35, t-shirt (per swimmer) $15 = $50 (per swimmer, as are all fees above)

    Please remember that all 2nd, 3rd, 4th…Swimmers per family get 20% discount on QUARTERLY fees, NOT registration or concessions/t-shirts.
    All swimmers NEW to USA Swimming MUST provide a photocopy of birth certificate or equally valid document – these are for D.O.B. and name spelling verification.

    At registration these documents PLUS the USA Swimming and GBSA registration forms along with the 3 checks are due!!!

    In order to accept this invitation to join GBSA you MUST email me saying you will be joining and asking for specific nights to practice. If I can I will give you nights requested – HOWEVER please have back ups…We are VERY full and there is now way we will be able to accommodate every request 100%. You may begin emailing requests starting at 7pm, Monday, 8/29.

    Congratulations and let me know if there are any oversights here!

    We are looking forward to another great season of fast and ever improving swimming!!
    Patrick and the GBSA Coaches

  • August 8, 2011, 12:52 pm

    CCBC has experienced power outtages and has closed the campus. We will not be allowed to swim this evening so all tryouts remaining will have to be held tomorrow, Tuesday, 8/9. PLEASE let anyone you know that might have been coming tonight that they should attend tomorrow evening!!!

    Patrick

  • August 2, 2011, 12:08 pm

    Greater Baltimore Swim Association
    Presents
    Fall 2011 Sunday Stroke Clinic

    Classes will begin Sunday, September 11th. We will run nine (9) classes over ten (10) Sundays – taking Sunday, 9/18 off – ending Sunday 11/13. This year registration will be done online (URL TBA). Registration will open on August, 30th, 2011 – 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
    e-mail: swimgbsa@verizon.net
    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!

  • July 8, 2011, 11:54 am

    Attention All Families interested in GBSA for 2011-2012!!

    If you plan to return to GBSA in the fall/winter you MUST email me by July Friday July 29th. If you are planning on keeping your swimmer in the same group as last year you need NOT attend the tryouts. If you are wanting to move your swimmer up in groups you MUST attend one of the 4 tryout nights. These will be as follows:

    Monday August 1st: 8 and unders 6:30-7pm
    9-12 yo 7-7:45pm
    13 and older 7:45-8:30 pm

    Wednesday August 3rd: same times as 1st

    Monday August 8th: 8+under 5-5:30 pm
    9-12yo 5:30-6:15 pm
    13+ 6:15-7pm

    Tuesday August 9th: Same times as 8th

    Please pass the word that families should check this email - and to any new families that this will be posted to the gbsaswim.org website ASAP!!

    Thank you!

    Patrick

  • June 2, 2011, 1:02 pm

    GBSA!
    I am giving the general outline for the summer with further details to come.

    The summer quarter will have the same fees at the first three quarters.

    Minis will swim MWTh
    W1s will swim MTWF
    W2s will swim MWThF
    HS will swim MWF
    These days practices will be: M/W 5-6:30, T/Th 4:45-6:15 and F 6-7:30 (until school gets out. Once all schools are out Fridays become 6:30-8am).
    HS will swim 6:30-8pm M/W and 7-8:30 F (in morning they will swim 6:30-8am also).

    BLJ will practice everyday M-F on above schedule but will have M/W 4:45 - 6:30 and Th practice until 6:40 for dry-land.

    SRS/BLS will train 6-8 (8:30 for SRS) MWF (until school's out then 6-8am on F). 4:45-7:15 T/Th. Once the Long Course time at UMBC is confirmed I will send that as well.

    The meet schedule has been sent and actually entries for most of June are done. After NBAC June we have the ASC/RAC Independence meet, July NBAC, July BCSC Unity, States/Sectionals.

    This actually covers everything so if you have questions let me know. All summer fees are to be turned in (at least 1st month) by June 6th.

    Thank you for your attention!

    Patrick

  • March 1, 2011, 8:20 am
  • February 8, 2011, 8:10 pm

    Greater Baltimore Swim Association
    Presents
    Fall 2011 Sunday Stroke Clinic:

    url for online registration is:
    www.gbsaswim.org/registration and is now Open!!

    Classes will begin Sunday, September 11th. We will run nine (9) classes over ten (10) Sundays – taking Sunday, 9/18 off – ending Sunday 11/13. This year registration will be done online (URL TBA). Registration will open on August, 30th, 2011 – 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
    e-mail: swimgbsa@verizon.net
    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!

  • November 17, 2010, 10:20 am

    GBSA Thanksgiving Meet Update - Urgent!!

    Warm-up/Meet Start Time Changes:

    • Saturday, 11/20 afternoon session: warm-ups 12:45, meet starts 2:00pm.
    • Sunday, 11/21 afternoon session: warm-ups 12:30, meet starts 1:45pm.
  • October 25, 2010, 10:21 pm
  • GBSA/NBAC Support JHHCC Toy Drive
  • GBSA and NBAC proudly support the Johns Hopkins Hospital Children's Center toy drive! Due to the efforts of GBSA swimmer Sydnee Shannon these two meets will provide a collection area for New and Unused Toys to be donated to the Children's Center. Please help us help these children dealing with significant difficulties!!
    Please see attached poster at the above link.
    Thanks All!

    Patrick