Latest News: February 2011

Monday, 28 February 2011

Practices Canceled

Hi Parents,

All Fast practices are cancelled for tonight, Monday night. This unfortunately includes our time trial.....The UNB building is closing at 5pm...

Thanks,
Heather

Friday, 25 February 2011

Woodstock is still on...

Hi Folks,

Just got a word from the meet manager in Woodstock and they are planing to go ahead tomorrow with the meet..

Good luck swimmers!!!

Heather

Hi Folks,

At this time, the Woodstock meet is still on for Saturday. If the situation changes, we will email as soon as we know. Please check emails before leaving in am...

If you are not planning on attending, please leave a message on Marta's answering machine at home (206-2718). She will check her messages again once she arrives in Woodstock...

Thanks,
Heather

Friday Night Practiced Cancelled for AG1, 2, 3 and Senior

Hi Folks,

Marta asked me to let you all know that ALL of Friday night's practices starting after 5pm are cancelled. NO ag1, Ag2, Ag3 or senior...

Heather

FAST Fun meet for swimmers age 10 & under

Hello FAST families,

For the first weekend of April (one session on Saturday, April 2, 2011) we are scheduled to organize FAST Fun Swim Meet for swimmers age 10 & under. We already started with preparations. I would like to send out a plea to ALL THE PARENTS of the swimmers participating at this meet to help out with organizing the meet. There is always something to do at the meet and your help will be much appreciated.

We need somebody (could be more than just one person) to take over organizing Canteen and somebody to take over organizing Hospitality (again could be more than just one person).

Canteen 'workers' would need to organize the food and beverage items that will be sold in Canteen and Hospitality 'workers' would organize the food and beverages that are required in the officials' room (for volunteers that are officiating on the deck we are preparing some finger foods and beverages that are served in the room and distributed on the deck).

Please contact Ivana Vukic-Lepir lepir@yahoo.com ASAP if you would be interested to help out with Canteen or Hospitality.

Also we would need help with timing. There is a lot of officials required to run the meet so we need any spare hand to help with timing. A level 1 clinic will be organized in March for those who did not have a chance to take it before. Details regarding clinic was already sent out to FAST families.

To offer your help with timing please contact Patti Ramsey at Pramsey@nbnet.nb.ca.

Thank you very much!

Ivana

Tuesday, 22 February 2011

Fwd: Semi AGM

Hello FAST families,

This is the reminder about Semi AGM that is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm in room A116 at the Lady Beaverbrook Gym, UNB. Please find attached the agenda for the meeting.

If you have any questions or comments or would like to add to agenda, please do not hesitate to contact me at lepir@yahoo.com.

We will have tax receipts for 2010 available to distribute at the meeting.

Hope to see you in large numbers.

Thank you.

Ivana Vukic-Lepir

FAST President

Monday, 21 February 2011

Woodstock meet information

Swimmers and Parents,

The Premier Division meet in Woodstock is taking place this Saturday Feb 26th, 2011

Meet warm up starts 10:20am, please ensure your swimmer is on pool deck at 10am

Racing starts at 11am

Swimmers should have all team gear (swim suit, caps, Tshirt or jacket, shorts), towels, flip flops, extra pair of goggles.

Please pack refillable water bottle and healthy snacks(crackers, cheese, cut up fruit and veggies, granola bars, chocolate milk, yogurt)

The meet fee and coaching is $26.00 and this amount will be deducted from your account.

If you have any questions please get in touch.

Below are driving instructions to the pool in Woodstock from UNB

UNB Student Union Building


	1. Head northwest
		77 m
	2. Turn right toward Pacey Dr
		20 m
	3. Take the 1st left onto Pacey Dr
		160 m
	4. Turn right at Dineen Dr
		68 m
	5. Take the 1st left onto Kings College Rd
		500 m
	6. Take the 3rd left onto Regent St/NB-101 S
		1.5 km
	7. Take the ramp to NB-2 W/Trans Canada Highway W/Edmundston
		200 m
	8. Merge onto NB-8 S
		6.7 km
	9. Merge onto NB-2 W
		93.8 km
	10. Take the exit toward Woodstock
		500 m
	11. Turn right at NB-550 S
		1.9 km
	12. Turn left at Connell Park Rd Destination will be on the right
		1.1 km

Carleton Civic Centre

105 Connell Park Road

Woodstock, NB E7M 1M5

Sunday, 20 February 2011

Morning practices are at UNB

Swimmers and Parents,

Starting Monday Feb21st we are moving all am practices to UNB pool for the remaining part of the season.

If you have any questions please get in touch,

Marta

Marta Belsh, ChPC

FAST Head Coach

Fredericton Aquanauts Swim Team

Phone 506-206-2718

Email swimming@rogers.com

www.swimmingfast.com

Friday, 18 February 2011

Practices for Friday are still on

Message to all groups-today's afternoon and evening practices are on as scheduled.

Marta

Wednesday, 16 February 2011

Officials Clinic

ATTENTION ALL FAST PARENTS RE: OFFICIAL'S CLINICS

UNB Gym/Pool

Saturday, March 26/11

Level 1 Timer/Safety Marshal Clinic

Rm A116

Time: 2:45-4:15 pm

Level 2 Stroke and Turn, presenter Diane Foreman, FAST

Rm C210

Time: 9-11am

Level 2 Clerk of Course, presenter Diane Foreman, FAST

Rm C21o

Time: 11-12:30pm

12:30-1pm – Lunch

Level 2 Chief Timekeeper, presenter Gary Losier, TIDE

Rm C210

Time: 1-2:30pm

Level 2 Starter, presenter Michelle Reid, FAST

Rm 210

2:30-4pm

Participants are requested to "brown bag" a lunch to keep the day moving.

Please read the appropriate clinic material and download and bring a copy of the clinic questionnaires with you. This is found at the Swim Canada website, or you can find the links following – http://www.swimnb.ca/ Enter or click on "Officials" and you will find both the "clinic material" and "questionnaires"

Any questions please feel free to email or call me.

**If possible please let me know if you are planning to attend. The clinics are all free.

Patti Ramsey

455-2108

pramsey@nbnet.nb.ca

Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Hotel booking information for BLAST invitational

Parents of swimmers registering for the Bathurst "Spring BLAST" Invitational,

Please note that 12 rooms have been booked at the Comfort Inn & Suites located at 1170 St. Peter avenue, Bathurst, NB E2A 2Z9

Booking Date: March 18 & 19, 2011

Room Rates: $85.00 per night

Room Type: 2 double beds + continental breakfasts

Booking expiry date: February 21, 2011

Cancellation policy: (7) days prior to arrival date. If parents reserve a room and do not cancel seven (7) days prior to arrival date, they may be charged for the room – except for storm conditions or other act of God.

It is understood that team members (families) are responsible for making their individual reservations; please call Comfort Inn & Suites at 506-547-8000 to do so.

All reservations must be made under contract name: "Marie-L Thibodeau" or "FAST- Fredericton Aquanauts Swim Team" and a credit card number is required to guarantee each room.

Every reservation must be called in before end of day, February 21^st in order to qualify for this group rate; all room nights which have not been reserved by end of day February 21^th will be deemed to be rooms which our group will not use and will be returned to the hotel inventory, and available to general booking.

Thank you,

Marie-Line Thibodeau

Team Manager

Sunday, 13 February 2011

Fast NEWSLETTER

Hi Folks,

Here is the Fast Newsletter, hot off the press...

Heather

Friday, 11 February 2011

East Coast SC Merchandise

Hi Folks,

Attached is the order for East Coast Swim Champs Clothing...There was a mix up with the supplier and they are very late getting the order to us soooo we need to have our order to them by Monday am, therefore please reply your order to Jayne by Sunday, the 13th at noon.She will then forward it on for all of us...All money must be given to Jayne in a cheque to FAST by Sunday the 20th....

Thanks and sorry for the late notice,
Jayne
jaynejones67@hotmail.com

Thursday, 10 February 2011

Fast Clothing

Hi Folks,

Jayne Jones will be at the pool today (Thursday) from 4-6 with caps and shirts for sale..as well as all the extra bits...If you are not able to get to the pool today, please contact Jayne at jaynejones67@hotmail.com or reply to this email...

Thanks,
Heather

Tuesday, 8 February 2011

Fast Results from this past Weekend...

Fredericton Swimmers breaks Record at NB Short Course Championships

Fredericton Swimmers rack up medals at NB Short Course Championships this weekend in Moncton. Thirty swimmers from the Fredericton Aquanauts Swim Team competed against 260 swimmers from NB and PEI. We won 43 individual medals and 4 team relay medals. We won 22 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze medals, broke a Provincial record and won the overall top female swimmer of the meet.

Thirteen year old, Cassidy Richards broke the 13-14 NB Short Course Female Record in the 50 Backstroke. On Saturday night, Cassidy swam the 50 back in the 30.91 seconds breaking Sackville's Marya Peters time of 31.18 from February of 2008. Cassidy was competing in the 50 Back Eliminator semi final races when she broke the record. The eliminator race has all swimmers at the meet competing for prize money. This year's races had 120 females competing for the top girl's spot. Cassidy raced in the Sunday night final finishing second to Sackville's Marya Peters(17). Katarina Schatz (15) also raced in the final and placed 6^th out the 120 competing girls. Alex Horwood (15) also finished 6^th in the boys races against 77 guys competing.

Alexia Normand competing in the girls 12 and under age group won the Female Overall Top Swimmer Award for the meet with four gold and two silver medals. Alexia won the 12 and under girls 100 and 400 IM, 200 and 400 free. She was second in the 200 breaststroke and 200 IM. Alexia was also made it to the Back Eliminator semi finals and placed eighth amoung the 120 girls competing. Also in the 12 and under girls age group, Gabriella Belsh was not far behind with 3 gold medals and two silver medals. Gabby won the 50 breaststroke, 200 IM and 50 free and was second in the 100 IM and 50 butterfly.

Cassidy Richards also won 3 gold medals and two silver medals in the 13-14 girls age group. Cassidy won the 50 and 100 butterfly and 100 free and second in the 400 IM and 100 back. Maxime Thibodeau won three gold medals in the boys 13-14 age group. Max won the 200 butterfly , 200 and 400 IM. Lauren Adam won a gold medal in the 15 and over girls 200 fly, she also picked up a pair of silver medals in the 50 and 100 breaststroke as well as a bronze in the 200 breaststroke. Teague Foreman won gold in the 13-14 girls 200 IM as well a silver in the 200 breaststroke, and a pair of bronze medals in the 100 fly and 400 IM.

Hollie Drummond won gold in the 12 and under girls 200 butterfly, Jon Reid won gold in the 15 and over boys 800 free, and Sarah Wood won gold in the 13-14 girls 400 free. Djordje Lepir picked up a silver and three bronze in the 13-14 boys age group. Marry Ketterling won silver in the 15 and over girls. Alex and Noah Horwood each won a pair of bronze medals in the 15 and over and 13-14 boys age groups respectively. Michael Colford and Kelsea Vessey each won a bronze medal in the 12 and under age groups.

Lastly we had 2 new qualifiers for the East Coast Champiionships in Saint John this March. Benia Kalus and Hollie Drummond each secured their spot of the FAST East Coast Team at this weekend competition. Fast now has twenty three swimmers qualified to compete.

Full Team Results are as follows:

12 and under Girls

Gabriella Belsh (12): 1^st: 200 IM, 50 breast, 50 free, 2^nd: 50 fly, 100 IM

Hollie Drummond (12): 1^st:200 fly, 5^th: 200 free, 6^th: 200 IM, 7^th: 50 fly, 8^th: 400 free

Alexia Normand (12): 1^st: 100 and 400 IM, 200 and 400 free, 2^nd: 200 IM, 200 breast

Jessica Pelletier (11): 19^th: 50 fly, 200 back, 24^th: 200 IM, 27^th: 50 breast, 200 free, 32^nd: 200 IM

Chloe Thibodeau (10): 11^th: 400 free, 17^th: 50 fly, 200 IM, 22^nd: 200 breast, 200 free, 25^th: 100 IM

Kelsea Vessey (11): 3^rd: 50 fly, 4^th: 400 IM, 5^th: 400 free, 7^th: 50 free, 8^th: 100 IM, 14^th: 50 breast

12 and under Boys:

Michael Colford (12): 3^rd: 200 free, 5^th: 50 breast, 100 IM, 200 breast, 6^th: 400 IM, 50 fly

Alex Strelkov (11): 4^th: 50 breast, 7^th: 100 IM, 50 fly, 200 breast, 9^th: 200 free

13-14 Girls:

Emily Davis (13): 4^th: 200 fly, 9^th: 200 IM, 10^th: 100 fly, 13^th: 400 IM, 50 fly

Teague Foreman (14): 1^st: 200 IM, 2^nd: 200 breast, 3^rd: 400 IM, 100 breast, 100 fly, 4^th: 100 free,

Hannah Geisterfer Nyvlt (13): 6^th: 200 IM, 13^th: 100 fly, 16^th: 50 fly, 17^th: 100 back, 18^th: 200 free, 22^nd: 100 free

Cassidy Richards (13): 1^st: 50 and 100 fly, 100 free, 2^nd: 100 back, 400 IM

Emma St Onge (13): 7^th: 100 fly, 14^th: 50 free, 16^th: 100 free, 17^th: 100 breast

Abby Stewart (13): 13^th: 100 breast, 14^th: 200 breast, 24^th: 50 fly

Sarah Wood (13): 1^st: 400 free, 5^th: 100 free, 6^th: 100 breast, 7^th: 50 fly, 50 free, 11^th: back

13-14 Boys:

Noah Horwood (13): 3^rd: 50 and 100 breast, 6^th: 200 back, 10^th: 200 IM, 12^th: 100 free, 16^th: 50 fly

Djordje Lepir (14): 2^nd: 100 breast, 3^rd: 200 IM, 200 Back, 200 breast, 8^th: 100 free, 50 fly

Maxime Thibodeau (13): 1^st: 200 and 400 IM, 200 fly, 6^th: 50 fly, 9^th: 50 free, 11^th: 100 free

Charles Waugh (13): 4^th: 200 back, 7^th: 400 IM, 100 free, 9^th: 100 back, 12^th: 50 fly

15 and over Girls:

Lauren Adam (15): 1^st: 200 fly, 2^nd: 50 and 100 breast, 3^rd: 200 breast, 13^th: 50 fly

Benia Kalus (16): 16^th: 50 fly, 23^rd: 100 back, 28^th: 50 free, 29^th: 100 breast, 34^th: 100 free

Mary Ketterling (15): 2^nd: 800 free, 5^th: 200 free, 6^th: 400 free, 8^th: 100 free, 18^th: 200 IM, 25^th: 100 breast

Bryna McMurtrie (16): 11^th: 400 free, 16th: 200 free, 18^th: 50 free, 28^th: 100 free, 34^th: 50 breast, 37^th: 50 fly

Katarina Schatz (15): 5^th: 100 back, 6^th: 200 back, 12^th: 50 free, 18^th: 200 free, 23^rd: 100 free, 25^th: 50 fly

Jordana Stanford (17): 7^th: 100 and 200 back, 10^th: 50 free, 12^th: 50 fly, 13^th: 100 free, 21^st: 100 breast

Eden Vanderlaan (18): 6^th: 50 free, 8^th: 200 back, 9^th: 200 free, 50 breast

15 and over Boys:

Alex Horwood (15):3^rd: 200 IM, 200 back, 4^th: 100 free, 8^th: 100 breast, 9^th: 200 fly, 13^th: 50 fly

Scott MacDonald (17): 1^st: 100 breast PARA, 22^nd; 50 fly, 100 free, 23^rd: 50 breast

Will Penney (15): 10^th: 200 IM, 400 free, 20^th: 100 free, 21^st: 50 free

Jon Reid (17): 1^st: 800 free, 4^th: 200 fly, 200 free, 11^th: 50 fly

BLAST Inv

Hi Folks,

Below find a heads up re: Bathurst Meet in March...

Heather

Hello everyone,

Since there are no rooms available in Bathurst on March 25-26 (due to Hockey tournement), the BLAST Invitational will be held on March 19-20. Please make your Hotel reservations ASAP

Atlantic Host Inn – $99 + tax no breakfast – have a pool
1450 Vanier Blvd
548-3335

15 rooms with 2 double beds
20 rooms with 1 queen size bed and pullout couch

Deadline – March 1, 2011

************************************************

Danny's- Best Western
St. Peter Ave. (near Beresford)
546-6621

10 rooms with 2 double beds - $88 + tax – no breakfast
2 rooms with 1 queen size bed and double pullout - $78 + tax no breakfast

Deadline – March 1, 2011
************************************************

Comfort Inn – $89.99 plus tax – breakfast included
1170 St. Peter Ave.
547-8000

20 double rooms –

Deadline - February 17, 2011

Thank you,
Pierre

Thursday, 3 February 2011

Saturday Practice Canceled

Hi Folks,

The Fishes Advanced practice on Saturday afternoon is canceled as the coaches are all away at the NB Short Course Championships in Moncton..

Thanks and sorry for the inconvenience,
Heather

Moncton meet and warm up information

Hi Folks,

Warm-up info attached...

Heather

FAST Clothing

Hi Folks,

Just to remind everyone that we have a few items left over still from our order. We always have latex and silicon caps, as well as a small selection of team shirts. As well we have the following left overs still available...

Available Equipment:

Speedo Optimus Training fins sizes: 1-3 ($30 )

Speedo Men's Lycra jammer: size 30 ($35)

Speedo Drag suit: size 30 (red with stripes), size 32 (plaid), size 34 (flowered) ($30each)

Speedo Female Poly Practice suit: size 30 (black with red strapes) $45

We also have team shirts for $15, silicon swim caps for $15 and latex swim caps for $5.

It is that time that swimsuits are wearing out or outgrown, as well as equipment that has gone missing....The Radical Edge downtown on Queen Street has all of our team Speedo swimsuits for sale as well as the rest of the speedo gear (fins, paddles, kick boards, bags, etc) The owners' girls are both swimmers with Fast and they have graciously extended a 20% off retail price discount on swim gear and swimsuits for Fast swimmers.

If you want any FAST gear listed above, please contact Jane Jones at jaynejones67@hotmail.com or reply to this email...

Heather

Here is a list of swimmers who signed up already:

Novice 3

Novice 2

Novice 1

Age groups

Jacob Grant

Dominic Shaskov

Jack Roy

Veronica Belsh

Nikki Connors

William Morrison

Joseph Samuel

Erik Staeben

Annie Young

Matthew Joyce

Lauren Babcock

Connor Kinney

Jamie Randall

Vanessa Perez

Roan Amos