Classes for the Spring 2010 Sunday Stroke Clinic will begin Sunday, March 14th. We will run ten (10) classes over 11 Sundays – taking Easter Sunday, 4/4 off – ending Sunday 5/23. This year registration will be done online. Registration will open early March – look for postings at gbsaswim.org for the URL and opening date!!! 1:00pm and 2:00pm classes will be available; when those fill, a 3:00pm slot will open as 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.
Call 410-552-6460 with questions between 1-3pm or 9-10pm.

YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE, 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!

GBSA would like to recognize our swimmers that have made the grade for the State Championships. We are set to travel to the Naval Academy with the following GBSA swimmers:

Women: Allison Bracken, Lillian Hulbert, Mandi Kennedy, Beth Kimball, Kelsie Savje, Erin Shea, Casey West.

Men: Colin Ault, T.J. Bland, David Bracken, Matt Brady, Michael Brady, Nate Brocenos, Ben Dean, Alex Ewart, Colin Ganley, Connor Ganley, Jonathan Hulbert, Marcus Osborn, Jeffrey Roman, Ryan Smith.

Congratulations GBSA!!! What a fantastic meet we hosted - and how well GBSA swimmers performed!! Please look over these highlights and keep up the hard work and fast swimming!!! Over the course of the weekend GBSA, as a team, dropped 25 minutes and 34 seconds!! WOW!!!

GBSA DOUBLE-DIGIT TIME DROPPERS:
100 IM: Maggie Roman, -23.72s / Claire O'Shaughnessy, -21.69s / Isaac Luther, -14.74s / Jeffrey Roman, -13.03s
200 IM: Beth Kimball, -20.35s / Scott Seeman, -17.51s / Natalie Eakin, -12.36s
50 Freestyle: Declan Pollard, -22.52s / Sophie Pollard, -12.54s
100 Freestyle: Claire O'Shaughnessy, -25.99s / Isaac Luther, -25.35s / Jimmy Zhang, -15.13s
200 Freestyle: Amanda O'Shaughnessy, -43.79s / Cory Gibson, -14.92s / Lillian Hulbert, -13.30s
500 Freestyle: Colin Ganley, -53.58s / Abbi Santoni, -19.40s
50 Backstroke: Maggie Roman, -16.27s
100 Backstroke: Isaac Luther, -13.06s / Emily Brecht, -13.02s / Beth Kimball, -12.38s / Hannah Summers, -10.13s
200 Backstroke: TJ Bland, -22.98s
50 Breaststroke: Sophie Pollard, -14.07s / Maggie Roman, -12.11s / Abbey Rubeling, -10.85s
100 Breaststroke: Kaman Phamdo, -17.83s / Katelin Wagoner, -12.80s
200 Butterfly: TJ Bland, -19.65s / Casey West, -14.23s

Relay Records: These relays set new team records!! WAY TO GO!!!
Girls Open 200 Free Relay (1:44.33) OUR FIRST EVER GIRLS RELAY QUALIFIER FOR SECTIONALS!! CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!
Boys 13-14 200 Yard Medley Relay (1:55.61)
Boys Open 200 Medley Relay (1:47.96)

This Saturday's practice, 10/24, will run from 1-2:30pm for ALL GROUPS!! Practice on Saturday, 11/7 (weekend of NBAC meet) will run from 1-2:30pm FOR ALL GROUPS!