IT’S OFFICIAL: WE’RE A USA SWIMMING CLUB!
The Marlins are proud to announce the details of
our 2012 USA Swimming program. For
those swimmers who would like to extend their competitive season through the
end of March, we will be offering an 8 week USA swimming program. Swimmers who sign up will have the
opportunity to participate in two USA meets (one in February and one in March);
these are similar to the SAL Invitationals, in that swimmers are matched
against others with similar times from other USA teams around the area. (NOTE:
The Pennsbury SAL invitational is also a USA Swim meet;
Marlins who sign up for USA swimming will be able to count their times from
this meet as USA times.)
All Marlins swimmers are eligible for this
program. Swimmers who are 8 and under as of the date of competition swim as
“minis”; their meets are usually held separately and are typically
shorter. Coach Sergey is heading the
coaching staff of our USA swimming program, and will be joined by other Marlins
coaches. If there is sufficient
interest, we will look into a summer long course program as well.
DATES: Our
USA swimming program will begin on February 6, and run through March 31st. Practices will be offered 4 – 6 days a week
(depending on the practice group) at the high school pool.
COSTS: There are two costs involved in the
program: a required USA swimming membership and UMAC fees. All swimmers must join USA swimming; the fee
for this is $60 for a one-year membership.
(Thus, swimmers who join now will be able to swim at USA meets through
next fall.) The Marlins fee is $100,
which covers practices through the end of March.
TO SIGN UP:
Download a USA registration form here. Fill it out and return, with payment (a
total of $160, for both fees), EITHER to Katherine McClelland’s folder in the
Marlins Family File cabinet, or by mail to the Marlins post office box: Upper Merion Marlins, PO Box 60280, King of
Prussia, PA 19406.
QUESTIONS can be directed to Katherine McClelland
at kemcclell@gmail.com , or you can
check out the Middle Atlantic website (our regional USA swimming affiliate) at
maswim.org for more information on meets
and USA swimming in general.
Note: any swimmers who are currently registered
with other USA teams will have the opportunity to switch to UMAC if they wish;
contact Katherine for more information.
