VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We are in need of officials (timers, head lane timers and turn judges) for the upcoming Canadian Age Group Championships to be held at Pan Am pool July 21 to 25, 2010. This meet is the largest meet held in Canada and is hosted by Swim Manitoba. 1200 swimmers from accross the country will participate in this 5 day event. There will be two sessions per day. The morning sessions will use the two 50m pools.
Sessions timelines for each day:
Prelims Start 9 am End between 1 and 2 pm - officials should report in by 8 am
Finals Start 5:30 pm - officials should report in by 4:30 pm
Here is what we need each day:
- Prelims: 16 timers (level I), 40 qualified stroke&turn officials (Level II)
- Finals: 8 timers (level I), 20 qualified stroke&turn officials (Level II)
A qualified stroke&turn officials is someone who has taken the stroke&turn clinic. At this stage we have a handful of positions filled for each day. WE NEED EVERYONE'S HELP.
Officials Form
A form is attached to this email that officials can fill out and return to Nicole Parent (in person or email)
parentnic@gmail.com or to their officials chairperson. Please indicate either on form or email which club you are affiliated with and which positions you are qualified to help out with.
Please make sure to indicate t-shirt size at the bottom of form.
Early Bird Draw
All volunteer officials who send in their available sessions BEFORE Wednesday June 30, 2010 will be entered in a special draw prize.
Thank you in advance for your time!
Nicole Parent
Thanks for all your help.
Nicole
Officials Form CAGC 2010.pdf
We also need Volunteers for Hospitality and Security & Parking for this event. If you have Food Preparation/Handling Experience or Security Experience please contact Bonnie-Lee Lambert by email at bllambert@shaw.ca or by phone at 204-832-1338
"Many Hands Make Light Work" and Your Help Is Greatly Appreciated!
2010-2011 Swim Manitoba Board of Directors Announced
WINNIPEG, June 6, 2010
Swim club members from across the province participated at Swim Manitoba’s Annual General Meeting held on Sunday, June 6. Swim Manitoba’s membership have had a taste this past year of exciting new program initiatives led by Executive Director Darin Muma. Supported by Swim Manitoba’s membership at large, the Swim Manitoba Board will, effective today, shift to a smaller governance /skills-based team.
2010-2011 Swim Manitoba’s Board of Directors are:
Cathie Pickerl (President)
Karen Armstrong (Treasurer)
Suzanne Wray (Secretary)
Doug Laroux
Luke Deibert
Ian Cummins
Dwayne Armstrong
Inquiries may be directed to Cathie Pickerl via the Swim Manitoba office, 925-5778.
2009 – 2010 Swim Season
Attention Swimmers / Older siblings of swimmers (12 years and above)
Swim Manitoba will have the following clinics for swimmers and/or older siblings who may be interested in helping to officiate at the upcoming Canadian Age Group Championships (CAGC) from Wednesday July 21 to Sunday July 25.
By helping out at CAGC you will earn $$ for your swimming account.
Both clinics will be held at Pan Am pool (3rd floor teaching room - use stairs by diving club dryland area) on Friday May 4. Your coaches have been informed that swimmers may miss workout to attend these clinics.
1. Timer / Safety Marshal 5:30 - 6:00pm
2. Stroke and Turn 6:00 - 8:00pm
Please email course conductor Nicole Parent at
parentnic@gmail.com. Please indicate which clinic (or both) you will attend. Any questions please email Nicole.
If you are interested in helping out but would prefer to not officiate please contact Nicole (
parentnic@gmail.com). We have many different positions available from selling programs to helping with security.
Hi all -
The ManSask 2010 Short Course Provincial Championships will be hosted by Swim Manitoba March 18 to 21 at the Pan Am Pool. To ensure this meet is as successful as it can be, we need the combined efforts of all Manitoba clubs. Dwayne Armstrong, meet officials chair, has contacted many of you already. This message is meant to provide a little more information and support Dwayne's request for officials and volunteers.
As you are all aware, Manitoba has the special privilege of hosting Canadian Age Group Championships and will be home to more than 1,200 swimmers from across Canada for six days in July. To help prepare for this project, this ManSask meet will be used as a 'dress rehearsal'. Both the main tank and training tank will be used during preliminaries with only the main tank used during finals to mimic the format of CAGCs and provide ample opportunities to train officials. National protocols will be used during sessions to offer experience to all officials.
As per national protocol, the following positions will be filled by senior officials assigned by the MSOA representative, Jim Fleury, for ManSask: Starter, Referee, Chief Inspector of Turns (CIT), Chief Timer (CT), Chief Finish Judge (CFJ).
The following remaining positions will be filled by our meet officials chair, Dwayne Armstrong in the noted numbers per session:
There will be a total of 11 sessions (counting two preliminary sessions each Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and one final session each Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Estimated times for each as follows:
Thursday: warm up at 4:30, start at 5:30, end at 8:30
Prelims (Friday, Saturday, Sunday): warm up at 8:00, start at 9:00, end 12:00
Finals (Friday, Saturday, Sunday): warm up at 4:00, start at 5:00, end 8:00
To help ensure representation from all Manitoba swim clubs, I have calculated the expected number of volunteers needed from each club based on the number of swimmers entered in past ManSask meets. Officials per session are as follows:
Team # officials
Manta 8
Marlins 7
Wave 1
SJS 3
U of M 2
Brandon 1
Selkirk Dolphins 1
Parkland Gators 1
Prairie Storm 1
Steinbach Skimmers 1
The Pas Roadrunners 1
Sherbrook Sharks 1
MCPSA 0
Flin Flon Aqua Jets 0
I do realize numbers may not work out exactly like this at each and every session but I do encourage you to use these numbers as a guideline to nudge your parents into volunteering. I apologize if your swim club is missing from my list as it was generated directly from ManSask entries from 2009. Please feel free to volunteer! Please contact Dwayne Armstrong directly at pdarm@mts.net to schedule your volunteer shifts.
Thank you in advance for all your help making this a great swim meet for all our swimmers!
Sharra Hinton, Meet Manager
ManSask 2010 SC Provincial Championships
Swim Manitoba has proposed changes to it's current By-Laws. Please review the two PDF Documents below and share your thoughts or concerns with them and us by emailing your comments to the following: swimmb.bylaws@gmail.com & bllambert@shaw.ca
Current Swim Mantioba By-Laws.pdf
Proposed New By-Laws 2010 Summary.pdf
Dear Swim Manitoba Members;
Like all activities in our society, sport has changed dramatically in the 21st century and organizations such as Swim/Natation Manitoba must adapt to meet those changes.
In order to adapt, it is vital that we update our bylaws and policies to ensure we can serve our athletes and coaches better. SNM has formed a sub-committee to review all of our governance documents to determine how we can govern our sport more effectively. We are working hard to ensure improved documents are in place by the start of the 2010-2011 season... (Please read more in the PDF attachment)
Please view the PDF attached to this email
SNM Letter to members 11-2009.pdf
DM
Darin Muma - Executive Director,
Swim / Natation Manitoba
(T) 204 - 925 - 5779
(C) 204 - 391 - 2031
(F) 204 - 925 - 5792
(W) www.swimmanitoba.mb.ca
St James Seals Swim Club
H1N1 Facts
What is it: A respiratory illness that affects the nose, throat and lungs. Also known as human swine influenza
Symptoms
Almost Always: Cough & High Fever
Common: Fatigue, Muscle aches, Soar throat, Headache, Decreased appetite, Runny nose
Sometimes: Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea
Contagiousness: It is believed that this period is for one day before the onset of symptoms & continues for approximately seven days after symptoms have started. Symptoms begin to appear 2-7 days after the onset.
How is it Spread: It is spread the same way as regular seasonal influenza. This happens when an infected person coughs or sneezes and their germs enter the nose, eyes or throat of another person. The germs can also rest on hard surfaces like counter, doorknobs, keyboards or desks.
How long can influenza remain viable on objects or hard surfaces: About 2 to 8 hours.
In order to help stop the spread of influenza within the club, we are asking parents to assist with the following:
1. If your child is showing any symptoms do not send them to practice and keep them home till they are better. Please email or call your coach to let them know.
2. All athletes should have their own water bottle. We will really be enforcing this rule over the next few weeks.
3. Encourage your child to wash his or her hands often, especially before eating, or after coughing or sneezing into their hands.
4. If a swimmer tells a coach they are sick while at practice we will be sending the swimmer home. We will call the parent to come pick up that swimmer from the pool and will keep them supervised until you arrive.
5. Please be extra vigilante if your child is in the Junior group. H1N1 according to
MB Health can be hardest on pregnant women so we need to help our Junior Coach in this matter by keeping kids home if they are sick.
If you have any questions in regards to this issue or any other concerns please feel free to email me at stjamesseals@shaw.ca.
Ian Grunewald
Head Coach
St James Seals
Below is the 2009-2010 Athlete Assistance Application. Please forward this on to any of your swimmers that are eligible. These must be in the Swim Manitoba no later than November 27th!
If you have any questions/concerns, please let me know…
Mallory Moir
Program Coordinator
Swim/Natation Manitoba
224-200 Main Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
www.swimmanitoba.mb.ca
(P) 204-925-5778 (F) 204-925-5792
Athlete_Assistance 2009-2010.pdf