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Practice Starts Tuesday, Sep 7!!!!

Open Water Meet is ready for Signups! (Tue is deadline!!)

Hey SPY Swimmers, Is your name on the list of SPY swimmers attending this event? If not, then you could be missing out. We will be hosting the Fitter & Faster Tour right here at the SPY Aquatic Center on Saturday, October 2nd at 12:30 pm. Don’t miss your chance to meet and swim with Olympians Matt Grevers and Misty Hyman. For more information and to register, click on the following link:
http://www.swimchampions.com/detail/severna-park-md/

Need a carpool? See the Carpool Board

SPY Annual Pool Closing and Maintenance
Aug 20-Sep 7
Front Desk Hours during Shutdown

 Fall 2010-2011 Practice Schedule (FINAL)
Recheck-there were a few changes from the tentative version!

FYI - For 2010 Capital Classic Meet (Older Swimmers only)
Dates will be Dec 17-19 (won't conflict with USA Jr/Sr Nationals)
Will be held in Cary, NC (near Raleigh)- faster facility
2009 Qualifying Times (will be similar in 2010)

SPY Publicity
Contact Jennifer with any News for your practice group!!

Officials Resource information

SPY College Resource Guide (by Scott Burns)

2010 AA County Championship Swim Meets (Summer County Meets)

SPY Sponsorship and Meet Advertising Opportunities





Latest messages from the coaching staff (6/4/10):

Hi everyone!

Attached you will find the registration information and forms for next season. Please note that we have tried to make the registration process as easy as possible, but that each family does have to re-register. A few answers to the most frequently asked questions:
  1. We have kept all team fees the same for next season!! The Board approved going forward with no rate increase thanks to an effective season of meeting revenue projections and controlling team expenses.
  2. There are TWO ways to save a little money while registering your swimmers; we are again offering a $25 reduction in family registration fees for those re-registering by June 30th - this helps us plan for new swimmers and gives us a better handle on groupings and schedules, so it's well worth it - and as is traditional we offer a 5% discount for those paying their entire TEAM FEE up front by September 1st (this can be quite significant for multiple child families and INV/SPIES fees). The discount does NOT apply to USA/YMCA fees or the family registration fees, as those offset direct costs to the club.
  3. If you currently pay via auto-pay with a credit card monthly, please note that you need to re-authorize this process and submit a new form for this year. Many families have chosen this method of payment (especially with rewards cards, etc.), and it has helped us in terms of maintaining collections on schedule and having fewer delinquent accounts.

All you need to send in right now to reserve your spot for this season is the FORM and the FAMILY REGISTRATION FEE (either $125 or $150 depending on date). WE certainly hope that all of you will be returning (except for our graduating seniors), and that you are looking forward to a rewarding summer season and bigger and better achievements next season. As a reminder - all spots are held through July 1st with no additional tryouts, and we will fill spots on the team during July tryouts based on the number of returning swimmers we have through this registration process.

If for some reason you are NOT returning to the team next year, please drop me an e-mail so that I can factor that into our planning, as well as so that we can evaluate how to improve our retention rate for swimmers, which normally runs between 80-85% each season.

Thanks for your continued and future support and participation as a member of SPY Swimming!!

Jim and Crystee
Head Coaches - SPY Swimming


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