Hello MAST Families, 2023-0402 It is hoped that everyone is enjoying their spring break time. Here at MAST we are looking forward to starting the spring portion of the Long Course season. We will be starting back with practices on Tuesday, April 11 and look forward to seeing everyone back in the pool again. Practices during the first two weeks will be shorter than the regular practices but as we get into late April we will soon be back to the full schedule. Additionally, we will start with fewer practices...

Hello MAST Families, Here is a quick update for the last week of winter / short course season. WEDNESDAY NIGHT RACES: The last of the very successful Wednesday Night Race Series will be tomorrow starting at 6:00 pm. This series has been a terrific success. Congratulations to all those MAST swimmers who have raced. Thank-you to everyone for attending and, on behalf of the MAST coaches, I’d like to express our gratitude to all of you who have volunteered to help run the meets. CAC SPEEDO SPLASH MADNESS MEET: The...

Hello MAST Families, February 26, 2023 HIGH SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Congratulations to our MAST swimmers who represented their high school teams at the High School State Championships: Landon Crum, Emmett Fentress, Erin Fentress, Alexandra Johnson, Lucia Johnson, McKenna Johnson, Joey Kissing and Paul Menker. Erin made the Championship Final in both of her individual events placing 5th in the 50 Freestyle and 6th in the 100 Freestyle. ENTRY DEADLINE FOR OSI JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Here is our team entry for the OSI Junior Championship meet. If your swimmer has qualified and...

Hello MAST Families, February 21, 2023 MAST MARCH INVITATIONAL SUSPENDED – TO BE RESCHEDULED PENDING OSI APPROVAL: We are going to reschedule the MAST March meet to a later date (possibly May) due to the scheduling conflict created when Ohio Swimming placed a senior meet on that same weekend. In place of the MAST March Meet we will hold weekly meets for those not going to the OSI Junior Championship (March 9-12) or OSI Senior Invitational (March 3-5). Please check with your group coach for more information. The Wednesday Race...

From Ohio Swimming: As we start the beginning of Short Course Championships, the Ohio Swimming Board is requesting that a code of conduct form be signed as discussed at the Town Hall meeting this week. The Code of Conduct was sent to all coaches this week and is posted on the championship event pages. I’ve attached it to this email again. Please click on the link below to indicate that you have read and understand the expectations in the attached document. https://ohioswim.formstack.com/forms/zero_tolerance_agreement The General Chair is asking that the Head...

Hello MAST Families, Due to a change in the High School Diving team practice schedule MAST must revise tomorrow's swim practice schedule. I apologize for the inconvenience but this is the nature of sharing a pool. It is hoped that everyone can adjust for practice tomorrow. Feb. 13 – 19 WK # 22 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY DATE Feb. 13 Feb. 14 Feb. 15 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 19 MAST PLANNING CHANGE DUE TO HS DIVING OSI Southwest Regional 14&U Championships OSI Southwest Regional...

Hello MAST Families, Please review the additional information listed below. 1) Today is the last chance to commit to the OSI Regional Meet. This meet is for swimmers, 14 & younger, who do not have OSI Junior Championship qualifying times. MAST team goals include: (a) maximum participation in end-of-season championship meets and, (b) Have swimmers achieve personal best times in these meets. Please make your commitment today and remember to leave a note for the coaches with any event requests. 2) Revised Practice Schedule this week: We learned yesterday that...

Hello MAST Families, February 6, 2023 OSI REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: If you have not signed your swimmer up for this meet, please do so tonight. Upon occasion we have had parents forget to sign up and ask us to enter their swimmer after the deadline. Unfortunately, when it comes to championship meets, there is no flexibility. Please don’t miss the deadline. The cut-off for MAST commitment is tomorrow, February 7. If there are certain events your swimmer wants to compete in, make sure to add that information to the ”notes” otherwise...

Hello MAST Families, January 29, 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP MEET SEASON: It’s championship meet season and there are opportunities to race for every swimmer. For MAST swimmers we hope to see as many swimmers (age 14 & younger) as possible qualify for the Ohio Swimming Junior Championship. To qualify, swimmers will need to meet the qualifying standards (published in the OSI Junior Championship and OSI Regional Championship meet information). To have a chance to qualify we are encouraging every MAST swimmer who does not yet have Junior Championship qualifying times (cuts) to...

Hello MAST Families, No snow. How about that! We learned this morning that WE WILL BE ALLOWED TO HAVE MAST PRACTICE TODAY. WEDNESDAY - January 25 schedule WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25 Updated 1/25/23 at 9:45 am GROUP DRYLAND SWIM RED 1 5:15 - 5:30 pm 5:30 - 6:30 pm RED 2 5:15 - 5:30 pm 5:30 - 6:30 pm RED 3 3:45 - 4:00 pm 4:00 - 5:30 pm BLACK 1 3:45 - 4:00 pm 4:00 - 5:30 pm BLACK 2 1:45 - 2:00 pm 2:00 - 4:00 pm BLACK 3...