WEEKLY UPDATE - Monday, September 4, 2023
Hello MAST Families and Prospective New MAST Families, #2 / 2023-0904
It is hoped everyone has enjoyed this Labor Day weekend and are getting ready to get back to MAST swimming.
In this update:
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New Swimmer Evaluations
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Team Registration & USA Swimming registrations
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Important upcoming dates
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Black 2 & 3 Pre-season “Open” Practice Tue, Sept. 5 & Thr, Sept. 7 6:30 – 7:30 pm
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Meet Schedule
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Practice Schedule September
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Covid (I’m sorry that I have to write those words again)
1) New Swimmer Evaluations
We will offer one more Evaluation session before practices begin on September 11
Evaluations take place from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Milford High School on September 7
Each Evaluation will take 10-20 minutes.
Each half hour we will offer six openings: 6:30-6:50, 7:00-7:20, 7:30-8:00, 8:00-8:20
Sign up for a New Swimmer Tryout / Evaluation using our Sign-Up Genius Link:
2) Team Membership Registration and USA Swimming Registrations
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Team Registration: We know that there are continuing problems with the Team Unify software leading to some difficulty in getting your swimmer(s) registered. However, many new and returning members have been able to register so, please go to the MAST web site and get signed up.
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SMS: Please enable SMS messaging. We will not push messages to you except in “emergency” circumstances. For example, last winter we were informed that Milford was closing due to bad weather (snow), but the decision was made mid-day. We will post updates on the webpage, but if we could get the message out to your phone that will add a layer of communication that might benefit some.
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USAS Membership: MAST has chosen to do the mass team registration. Therefore, our registration will return to the $150.00 fee and that will include USAS membership. Parents will not need to go through the individual registration process.
3) Important Upcoming Dates
Monday, September 11 - First day of MAST practices
Tuesday, September 12 - SwimVille Suit Fitting and Equipment order: 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the pool.
Wednesday, September 13 - MAST Open House in Milford High School Cafeteria at 6:30 pm
4) Pre-season Open Swim Practice for Black 2 & Black 3
We will have the opportunity for the swimmers in Black 2 & Black 3 swimmers to get in the water from 6:30 – 7:30 pm on Tuesday, September 5 and Thursday, September 7.
New Swimmer Evaluations will be offered on Thursday, so the swimmers who choose to attend Pre-season on Thursday will be expected to accommodate the prospective new swimmers who will be doing new swimmer evaluations.
5) Meet Schedule
Among the things we plan to encourage this year is more meet participation for all swimmers.
Please plan to sign up for as many meets as you can in the appropriate competitive divisions.
Ask your coach for guidance.
Meet performance and training are linked together to maximize the competitive swimming experience.
Let’s Race!
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Dates
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Events
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Other Information
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Oct. 13-15
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MAST Fall Invitational *
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Pending Sanction Approval / All Groups
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Oct. 27-29
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MARLINS Jose Cerda Invitational
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TF - Red 1, 2, 3, Black 1 (Black 2 & 3 - see coach)
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Nov. 10-12
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RAYS Fall Invitational
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P/F - All Groups
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Nov. 17-19
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OSI Senior Invitational
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P/F - MAST entry depends on meet location
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Dec. 2-3
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WTRC Winter Invitational
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TF - All swimmers not in MAKO Invitational
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Dec. 8-10
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MAKO Holiday Spirit Invitational
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P/F Mid-season taper meet / last USAS meet for HS swimmers
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Dec. 16
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CAC Virtual Distance Meet
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TF - See coach about entry
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Jan. 5-7
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MARLINS Holiday Wrap Up
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TF - All Groups
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Jan. 19-21
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CLIPPERS Mid-Winter Classic
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P/F - All Qualifiers (Time Standard Meet)
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Feb. 2-4
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RAYS February Invitational
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TF - All Groups
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Feb. 11
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CAC Mini Meet
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TF - 10 & Under Swimmers
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Feb. 17-19
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Southwest Regional Championships
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P/F 14 & Under Swimmers not qualified for OSI Junior Champs
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Feb. 25
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MARLINS Last Chance Time Trial
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TF – Swimmers Close to Time Standard for next meet(s)
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Mar. 1-3
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OSI Senior Championships
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P/F - All Groups / Senior Swimmers
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Mar. 7-10
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OSI Junior Championships
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P/F - All 14 & Under Qualifiers
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Mar. 21-24
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SPEEDO Sectional Championships
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P/F - All Qualifiers (Time Standards)
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* Pending approval from Milford High School and sanction approval from Ohio Swimming
There may be other meets added during the season.
There may be other meets added during the season.
TF = Timed Final: Events are swum one time and results are assembled from all swims.
P/F = Prelim-Final: There will be a preliminary session, top qualifiers (depending on number of lanes in the pool) will advance to the finals and swim a second time to determine final results.
6) Practice Schedule
This is the practice schedule through the end of September.
There may be changes as we get into the first couple weeks.
The first couple weeks the practices will be somewhat shorter as we get started into the season.
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Sept 11 - 16
WK # 1
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
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SUNDAY
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DATE
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Sept. 11
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Sept. 12
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Sept. 13
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Sept. 14
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Sept. 15
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Sept. 16
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Sept. 17
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MAST
PLANNING
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BEGIN MAST
FALL / WINTER
SCY SEASON
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SwimVille
Suit Fitting
6:30 – 8:00
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MAST OPEN HOUSE
6:30 – 8:00
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Note schedule change
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POOL TIME
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6:30 – 9:30 pm
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6:30 – 9:30 pm
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NONE
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6:30 – 9:30 pm
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6:30 – 9:30 pm
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7 am – 12 am
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NONE
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RED 1
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
7:30 – 7:45 pm
SWIM
7:45 – 8:15 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
7:30 – 7:45 pm
SWIM
7:45 – 8:15 pm
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Dryland
7:15 – 7:30 pm
SWIM
7:30 – 8:15 pm
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Dryland
8:45 – 9:00 am
SWIM
9:00–9:45 am
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NO
PRACTICE
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RED 2
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Dryland
7:30 – 7:45 pm
SWIM
7:45 – 8:15 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
7:15 – 7:30 pm
SWIM
7:30 – 8:15 pm
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Dryland
8:45 – 9:00 am
SWIM
9:00–9:45 am
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NO
PRACTICE
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RED 3
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Dryland
8:00 – 8:15 pm
SWIM
8:15 – 9:00 pm
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Dryland
8:00 – 8:15 pm
SWIM
8:15 – 9:00 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
8:00 – 8:15 pm
SWIM
8:15 – 9:00 pm
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Dryland
6:15 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 7:30 pm
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Dryland
9:15 – 9:45 am
SWIM
9:45 – 10:45 am
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NO
PRACTICE
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BLACK 1
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Dryland
8:00 – 8:15 pm
SWIM
8:15 – 9:15 pm
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Dryland
8:00 – 8:15 pm
SWIM
8:15 – 9:15 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
8:00 – 8:15 pm
SWIM
8:15 – 9:15 pm
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Dryland
6:15 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 7:30 pm
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Dryland
9:15 – 9:45 am
SWIM
9:45 – 11:00 am
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NO
PRACTICE
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BLACK 2
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Dryland
6:00 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 7:45 pm
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Dryland
6:00 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 7:45 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
6:00 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 7:45 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
6:30 – 7:00 am
SWIM
7:00–9:00 am
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NO
PRACTICE
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BLACK 3
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Dryland
6:00 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 8:00 pm
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Dryland
6:00 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 8:00 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
6:00 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 8:00 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
6:30 – 7:00 am
SWIM
7:00–9:00 am
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NO
PRACTICE
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OTHER
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HIGH
SCHOOL
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High School Water Polo
game
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Sept 18 - 16
WK # 2
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
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SUNDAY
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DATE
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Sept. 18
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Sept. 19
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Sept. 20
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Sept. 21
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Sept. 22
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Sept. 23
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Sept. 24
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MAST
PLANNING
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Note schedule change
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POOL TIME
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6:30 – 9:30 pm
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6:30 – 9:30 pm
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NONE
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6:30 – 9:30 pm
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NONE
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NONE
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NONE
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RED 1
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
7:30 – 7:45 pm
SWIM
7:45 – 8:15 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
7:30 – 7:45 pm
SWIM
7:45 – 8:15 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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RED 2
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Dryland
7:30 – 7:45 pm
SWIM
7:45 – 8:15 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
7:30 – 7:45 pm
SWIM
7:45 – 8:15 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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RED 3
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Dryland
8:00 – 8:15 pm
SWIM
8:15 – 9:00 pm
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Dryland
8:00 – 8:15 pm
SWIM
8:15 – 9:00 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
8:00 – 8:15 pm
SWIM
8:15 – 9:00 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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BLACK 1
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Dryland
8:00 – 8:15 pm
SWIM
8:15 – 9:15 pm
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Dryland
8:00 – 8:15 pm
SWIM
8:15 – 9:15 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
8:00 – 8:15 pm
SWIM
8:15 – 9:15 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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BLACK 2
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Dryland
6:00 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 7:45 pm
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Dryland
6:00 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 7:45 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
6:00 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 7:45 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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BLACK 3
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Dryland
6:00 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 8:00 pm
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Dryland
6:00 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 8:00 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
Possible AM Practice
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Dryland
6:00 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 7:45 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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OTHER
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HIGH
SCHOOL
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High School Water Polo
game
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High School Water Polo
game
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High School Water Polo
game
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Sept 25 –
Oct. 1
WK # 3
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MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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WEDNESDAY
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THURSDAY
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FRIDAY
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SATURDAY
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SUNDAY
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DATE
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Sept. 25
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Sept. 26
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Sept. 27
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Sept. 28
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Sept. 29
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Sept. 30
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Oct. 1
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MAST
PLANNING
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Alternative
Schedule today
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Note schedule change
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POOL TIME
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6:30 – 9:30 pm
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3:00 – 7:30 pm
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NONE
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6:30 – 9:30 pm
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6:30 – 9:30 pm
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7 am – 12 am
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NONE
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RED 1
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
6:15 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 7:15 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
7:30 – 7:45 pm
SWIM
7:45 – 8:15 pm
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Dryland
7:15 – 7:30 pm
SWIM
7:30 – 8:15 pm
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Dryland
8:45 – 9:00 am
SWIM
9:00–9:45 am
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NO
PRACTICE
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RED 2
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Dryland
7:30 – 7:45 pm
SWIM
7:45 – 8:15 pm
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Dryland
6:15 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 7:15 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
7:15 – 7:30 pm
SWIM
7:30 – 8:15 pm
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Dryland
8:45 – 9:00 am
SWIM
9:00–9:45 am
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NO
PRACTICE
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RED 3
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Dryland
8:00 – 8:15 pm
SWIM
8:15 – 9:00 pm
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Dryland
4:45 – 5:00 pm
SWIM
5:00 – 6:15 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
8:00 – 8:15 pm
SWIM
8:15 – 9:00 pm
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Dryland
6:15 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 7:30 pm
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Dryland
9:15 – 9:45 am
SWIM
9:45 – 10:45 am
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NO
PRACTICE
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BLACK 1
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Dryland
8:00 – 8:15 pm
SWIM
8:15 – 9:15 pm
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Dryland
4:45 – 5:00 pm
SWIM
5:00 – 6:30 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
8:00 – 8:15 pm
SWIM
8:15 – 9:15 pm
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Dryland
6:15 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 7:30 pm
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Dryland
9:15 – 9:45 am
SWIM
9:45 – 11:00 am
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NO
PRACTICE
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BLACK 2
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Dryland
6:00 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 7:45 pm
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Dryland
2:45 – 3:00 pm
SWIM
3:00 – 5:00 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
6:00 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 7:45 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
6:30 – 7:00 am
SWIM
7:00–9:00 am
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NO
PRACTICE
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BLACK 3
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Dryland
6:00 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 8:00 pm
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Dryland
2:45 – 3:00 pm
SWIM
3:00 – 5:00 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
Possible AM Practice
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Dryland
6:00 – 6:30 pm
SWIM
6:30 – 8:00 pm
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NO
PRACTICE
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Dryland
6:30 – 7:00 am
SWIM
7:00–9:00 am
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NO
PRACTICE
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OTHER
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HIGH
SCHOOL
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High School Water Polo
game
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A revised practice schedule will be published as soon as the times and dates are confirmed.
7) Covid Update
Once again there is talk of a new strain (or strains) of Covid. Currently schools and other organizations seem to be business as usual but cautiously watching trends and medical advice. We learned a lot during the first covid outbreak a few years ago so the expectation is that futures measures will reflect the lessons learned. Since covid is a virus, it is reasonable to expect that it will be around forever.
If, and until, there are public health measures that we are required to follow, the best practice seems to be using common sense. If you, your child, any family member, or any close contacts exhibit covid symptoms please keep away from the pool until there are no symptoms. If in doubt, please consult with your primary care physician.
Swim Video of the week – To get you excited about great swimming. This 4x100 Medley Relay in the 2016 Rio Olympics features
Michael Phelps last Olympic Race. It has just about everything you want to see about swimming fast and racing all in this one video!
Have a great week – see you at the pool,
Monty
“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
