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Friday March 12 - Sleuths with INV at SPY 4:45-6pm
Saturday/ Sunday March 13-14 - No practice (DISTRICTS!!!)

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Arrival/Warmup Times

Friday	Distance	Arrive 4pm	Warmups 4:15pm	Meet Starts 5pm
Sat/Sun	13&over	Arrive 6:45am   8am 7:10am *Check at practice	Warmups 7am  8:25am 7:25am *check at practice	Meet Starts 8am 9am
	12&under	Arrive 11:45am	Warmups12pm	Meet Starts 1pm
Finals	(both days)	Arrive 4pm	Warmups 4:15pm	Meet Starts 5:15pm

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2010 SPY Banquet
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Spring Practice Schedules Posted
No practice week of 3/15-3/20 (except YNAT swimmers)

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Capital article on SPY's Mini Meet Results (3/5/10)
SPY SWIMMING: The Towson YMCA 8U Regional Mini Meet was held at Towson University. Nineteen swim teams from New Jersey to Virginia sent over 300 of their youngest swimmers, ages 6-8 to compete. SPY Swimming sent 33 seven- and eight-year-old swimmers and both the boys and the girls took second place overall. Twenty-four different SPY swimmers earned individual points for the team. Both boys and girls placed in the top three for medley and free relays. The following SPY swimmers had individual top times:
25 Freestyle, Girls 8, 15.68, Alyssa Dawson (2); Boys 7, 17.41, Wesley Winkler (2); 50 Freestyle. Boys 8, 34.24, Alex Kuriawa (3); Girls 8, 35.09, Alyssa Dawson (2); 25 Backstroke, Boys 8, 19.91, Declan Byrne (3); Girls 8, 20.09, Lucy Sharpe (2); Girls 7, 21.15, Hailey Blachly (2); 25 Breastroke, Boys 8, 20.07, Lukas Michaelson (1); Girls 8, 20.84, Alexa Dean (2); Boys 7, 22.37, Wesley Winkler (2); 25 Fly, Boys 8, 16.53, Alex Kuriawa (1); 16.55, Lukas Michaelson (2); Boys 7, 20.71, Nate Howard (2); 100 IM, Boys 8, 1:27.16, Alex Kuriawa (2).
The following SPY swimmers had best times at the Towson Mini Meet: Olivia Altman, Trippe Bauman, Hailey Blachly, Reagan Body, Declan Byrne, Alyssa Dawson, Alexa Dean, Cynthia Fowler, Jacob Goodman, Jordan Gregg, Elena Harris, Jacob Herman, Madeline Hopper, Nate Howard, Alex Kline, Grant Kunowsky, Alex Kuriawa, Lukas Michaelson, Grace Mills, Sara Mooradian, Jackson Myers, Chris Nanney, Mickey Parker, Katrina Schultz, Lucy Sharpe, CeCe Streaker, Caroline Taylor, Allison Troy, and Wesley Winkler.

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Hi everyone! I certainly hope we get to swim our meet this weekend, but it's only prudent to start planning a couple of "just in case" scenarios, as we are starting to get close to end-of-season meets and deadlines. I have with the CATY coach about things like timelines for decisions this weekend in case of snow, and we have worked out a contingency plan. Here are some considerations and my initial plan to deal with the situation: In case of bad weather, a decision will be made by 9:00 am Saturday about cancelling the meet. The decision could be made as early as 9:00 PM on Friday if conditions change and a decision can be made by then. I will get an e-mail out IF THE MEET IS CANCELLED (ONLY)!! If there is no news, then the meet is ON and we will deal with things as best we can. If the meet is cancelled, we are using February 27th as a make up date. Swimmers will be allowed to get into or out of the meet because of several considerations... high school swimming has their state championship meet for public schools that day. That will take several swimmers out of the meet, but we could pick some up that are missing this weekend due to private school championships on Sunday; that date is only two days before District entries are due, and if anything else happens we will not have a chance for qualifying for Districts. This may make some of you reconsider about skipping C&P's on the 20-21st. I will accept additional entries and event changes this weekend if necessary - even if we swim the meet. I also understand that the school system has now pushed their Regional meet back to the 20th from the 13th, which may affect whether some older swimmers can swim on Saturday at C&Ps (Ironic since we pushed C&P's back to avoid high school meets), that date is the day before the 8 & Under meet at Towson (we still need all 8 &U to sign up for that meet). We may just take 8&Unders out of the dual meet - it would be a long weekend for them - but I have not yet spoken with the CATY coach about that eventuality. For those of you swimming Saturday in hopes of making District cuts (especially younger kids) - I will accept changes in C&P events or participation (maybe you make your cuts and want more, maybe you just miss and want another chance) after the meet Saturday or anytime Sunday until 6 PM (I AM going to watch the Super Bowl). In short, I know this is a mess, and I am trying to work out all possibilities and se how all of these changes affect our club and its swimmers. Some of it I can control - some of it I can't. Rest assured that we have each of your best swimming interests at heart, but that safety and fun are much more important in the grand scheme of thigns than forcing one more meet into the schedule. I know there will be questions, and I will do my best to respond as quickly as I have information to questions you may send me. It's just going swimmingly!! Jim

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