Update: please read

Hello everyone,

 

I hope you are enjoying nice winter weather and enormous amounts of snow. Certainly having so much snow around will be a lot of fun for our swimmers during the break. Here is a reminder for each group about the schedule during March Break

 

Fast Fishes and Fishes Advanced last practice Thursday Feb 26th, March break off, starts back on Tuesday March 10th.

Novice 1 and 2 last practice Friday, Feb 27th, March Break off, starts back on Mon March 9th

AG3 check your March Break schedule which was sent out earlier

AG2  no practice on Sat Feb 28th and Monday March 2nd-March Break check your emails for full schedule

AG1 March 2,3,4 off, back in the water on Thursday March 5th

 

If you have any questions please get in touch,

 

Marta

All Monday Practices are cancelled

Hi Folks,

 

UNB is closed related to the storm. All FAST practices are therefor cancelled today, Monday, February 23rd.

 

Heather

Delta Tickets Winner!!!!!!!!

HI folks   We drew for the Delta tickets last night.......   The winner is Grace Martin...Congrats!!!!!   Drew by Veronica Belsh and witnessed by Michelle Reid,Pat Ketterling, Michelle Livingstone & Marta Belsh   Thanks to all who participated...  Michelle

AG2 Schedule update

Hi Folks,

 

Please note:

Couple of schedule updates:

Feb25th Wednesday AM practice cancelled

Feb 27th Friday AM practice cancelled

Feb 28th Saturday practice also cancelled

March Break

		AG2
		AM	PM
Mar 02	Mon	OFF	OFF
Mar 03	Tue	6:00-7:00 am	4:30-5:30PM
Mar 04	Wed		5:30-7:00 PM
Mar 05	Thu	6:00-7:00 am	4:30-5:30PM
Mar 06	Fri		5:30-7:00 PM
Mar 07	Sat	6:30-8:00am
Mar 08	Sun

 

 

 

Semi Annual Board Meeting

Hi Folks,

 

We are having the FAST Semi Annual Board Meeting on March 10th at 7:30 pm. We invite all parents to attend this meeting.  The meeting will be held in room A116 at the UNB Gymnasium Building. An agenda of the meeting will follow with a reminder  a couple of days before the meeting.

 

Your 2008 Official Tax receipt as well the tax receipts for last year's swim-a-thon will be handed out at this meeting.

 

We look forward to seeing you on the 10th...

 

Thanks,

Heather

 

 

Advanced Fishes and Fast Fishes practices cancelled

Hi Folks,

 

Due to inclement weather, all practices are cancelled for this evening, Thursday February 19th..

 

Thank you,

Heather

Upcoming Meets Dates Included

Hi Folks,

 

We omitted the date of the NES Meet. It will be March 21 and 22...

 

Heather

Hi Everyone,
Here is the information on the next upcoming meets

1.  NES Development Meet

March 21st and 22nd
    Edmunston, NB
    This is a 2 day meet.   The meet warm up starts at 7:00am for the 1500 free and the regular warmp will be begin at 9:40am so Friday night and Saturday night stay my be required.  There still are 17 rooms left at the Comfort Inn.  The cost is $79.00 plus tax.  The rooms are under my name and FAST.  They will be released on Friday February 20th.  The phone # is 1-506-739-8361.
If you plan to attend please email me by Sunday February 22nd.   After I have all the entries then I will be able to calculate the cost.  (It will include 2 nights hotel for coaches as well as coaching fees, travel fees and entries fees)


2.  CNPPO Invitational in Montreal
    April 4th and 5th.
    This meet is like the meet we attended in the Fall.  (P1 and P2 Quebec
    standards) 
    Marta would like to attend this as a team and hopefully do some long
    course training as well.  The team would leave Friday am and leave
    Montreal Sunday afternoon.   I need to know who is interested in
    attending and if anyone would like to be a chaperone for this event. 
    As I am going away for March Break please let me know by Wednesday
    February 25th, so that I can get the cost figured out.


thanks
Claudette
gyoung8940@rogers.com
   

AG2 Practice

Hi Folks,

 

Just a reminder that morning practices will be at UNB until furhter notice...

 

Heather

Teen Fitness Make-up Practice

Hi Folks,

 

The Teen Fitness group will have a make up practice this Thursday AM 6:00-7:00 at UNB.

 

Marta
 

Fast Newsletter

Hi Folks,

 

Here is the newest newsletter, hot off the press....

 

This can also be read in on the website by tomorrow...

 

Have a great weekend!

 

AG1 Monday AM

AG1 Swimmers and Parents,

Please note the change of location for Monday AM practice (Feb 9th) will be at UNB pool.

 

Thank you,

 

Marta
 

 

 

Swim-a-thon cheque

Hello FAST families,

JUst a few reminders about the swim-a-thon tomorrow (Friday) evening.  Deck time for all
swimmers (except FISHES) is 6:15.  Swim is from 6:30-8:30.

This is a great team building fundraiser with all money going towards the purchase and
mounting of a FAST record board to be in the pool area where all swimmers can see it.

As this is a mandatory fundraiser,  each FAST family (Novice 1&2, AG 1,2,&3, National and

Teen Fitness) who has registered for swimming is required to raise $50; however,

this year we have included it as part of our fees.  The Swim-a-thon form your swimmer brought
home must still be filled out with donors for at least the $50.00 amount.  Any amount
you raise above the $50.00 must be returned with this pledge sheet form the day of the
event.

When you pass in your pledge forms, please submit one cheque per family made payable to
FAST for the entire amount above the initial $50.00 amount.  Anyone, other than a
parent (guardian) of a swimmer, with a donation of $10 or more will be issued a tax
receipt.  Their entire address including the postal code must be on the pledge form for
a receipt to be issued.

The goal of the evening will be to swim as many lengths a possible in the two hours to
a
maximum of 200.  We will be looking for some parents to come on deck and help count
lengths. 

We will have a potluck snack table for the kids after the swimming.  I have divided the
group into the following:

Breads and Muffins: National and AG1
Bagels and cream cheese, croissants or cinnamon buns: AG 2 and 3
Fruit and yogurt: Novice 1 & 2
Juices: Fishes and Fishes Advanced


There will be prizes for the swimmer in each group who raises the most money.

All evening and after school practices are cancelled for that day.   It is a great team
building event and the swimmers always have a lot of fun.  See you all there!


Any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Grace Martin
emartin@unb.ca
459-1974

Swim-a-thon cheques

Hello FAST Fishes families,

Looking forward to seeing all Fishes at the pool tomorrow evening for this great
fundraising event.  All Fishes should be on deck at 5:15 and will swim until 6:30. 

All money raised from this event will go back to our club.  We would like to purchase a
record board to have mounted on the wall in the pool area.  This is a great way to
encourage the kids to set goals and perhaps see their own name up there before you know
it.

The Fish/Fish Advanced who raises the most money will win a red Speedo swim bag, which
has been donated from Speedo. 

When you pass in your pledge forms the evening of this event, please submit one cheque
per family made payable to FAST for the entire amount.  Anyone, other than a
parent (guardian) of a swimmer, with a donation of $10 or more will be issued a tax
receipt.  Their entire address including the postal code must be on the pledge form for
a receipt to be issued.

The goal of the evening will be to swim as many lengths as possible in the hour.
We may need some parents on deck to help count lengths.  We will have a potluck snack
table for the kids after the swimming.  I have divided the
group into the following:

Breads and Muffins: National and AG1
Bagels and cream cheese, croissants or cinnamon buns: AG 2 and 3
Fruits and yogurt: Novice 1 & 2
Juices: Fishes/Fishes Advanced
 

All evening and after school practices are cancelled for that day.   It is a great team
building event and the swimmers always have a lot of fun.  See you all there!


Any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Grace Martin
emartin@unb.ca
459-1974

Teen Fitness Practice

 Hi Folks,

Patrick will be away this weekend swimming at the AUS Championship in Halifax but has arranged coverage with Andrew Hulse (Shags) for Friday morning and Alex Stacey for Sunday afternoon.

 

We look forward to seeing you all at the Swim-a-thon tomorrow evening...

 

Thank you,

Heather

 

Fast Fishes and Fishes Advanced Important Reminders

 

 

Hi Folks,

 

I wanted to show everyone the prize for the top fundraiser from the Fishes groups. We have received this great swim bag from Speedo as a prize. We are giving it the top fundraiser from the fishes and fishes advanced groups. This is the swim bag is in our team colours and carried by lots of  Fast swimmers as well as the UNB swimmers.

 

We hope to see all our little fishes swimming on Friday night. It is a fun event for the little ones to swim and for parents to watch and mingle...

 

A couple of further important notes...

 

Fast Fishes and Fishes Advanced  practices will be cancelled on Thursday night due to the Swim-a-thon on Friday night.

 

As well Sunday's practice for the Fishes Advanced will be cancelled as all the University Swimmers who coach will away swimming at the Atlantic University Championships in Halifax all weekend...

 

Thank you,

Heather

 

 

 

 

Swim-a-thon Reminder

Hello FAST Families,

The Swim-a-Thon is now a little a couple of days away (Friday, February 6) and just
want to let everyone know the format for the evening.

From 5:30 - 6:30pm the Fishes and Fishes Advanced will swim.
From 6:30 - 8:30pm all other groups.

There will be a table set out for food for when the Fishes are finished their swim and
when the others are finished as well. 

We are asking each family to make a food donation for the swimmers snacks...

Breads and Muffins: National and AG1
Bagels and cream cheese, croissants or cinnamon buns: AG 2 and 3
Fruit and yogurt: Novice 1 & 2
Juices: Fishes and Fishes Advanced

Thank you and we are looking forward to another fun evening. This evening is really fun

for the swimmers and a great fundraiser for the team. 

 

Once again if anyone has any questions or needs further information,

please do not hesitate to contact me.

Grace Martin
459-1974
emartin@unb.ca

 

We want to remind our swimmers that there will be prizes for the swimmer in each

group with the largest amount raised...

 

The goal of the evening will be to swim as many lengths a possible in the two hours to
a maximum of 200.  We will be looking for some parents to come on deck and help count
lengths.  

East Coast Reminders

Hi
If anyone is wondering what the shirts and sweat shirts  (I didn't know they where having them) for East Coast look like a sample can be found on the Swim NB web site. 
Please let me know by February 4th (Wednesday) if you wold like one. 

It is very important that you let me know if you are attending East Coast before Friday February 6th.  The next couple of weeks are very busy and these entries have to be done.  Anyone who does not let me know by Friday will not
be entered in the meet.

Claudette Young
gyoung8940@rogers.com

East Coast Swim Short Course Championships

Hi
I am starting to get together the information for East Coast Short Course Swim  Championships at the end of the month in PEI.  I need to know who is going and if you would like to stay with the team. (I will need at least 8 swimmers to have team travel available).  There will also be "COWS" t-shirts available  for this meet.  We need to pre-order these so if you want one let me know. ( Sizing:  Normal sizing I think.)  Please let me know before Wednesday February 4th so that I can get the costs out to everyone.
Please email me at gyoung8940@rogers.com

Have a great day
Claudette

PS: you must have obtained the East Coast Standard to attend this meet....

 

http://www.swimnb.ca/2008-2009%20East%20Coast%20Standards.pdf