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News
Holiday
Schedule
Mary
T. Meagher Aquatic Center
MON
22 5:45am
TUE 23 5:45am and 6:30pm
WED 24 7:00am
THUR 25 CLOSED Christmas
FRI 26 CLOSED
SAT 27 11:00am
SUN 28 CLOSED
MON 29 5:45am
TUE 30 5:45am and 6:30pm
WED 31 7:00am
THUR JAN 1 CLOSED New Year
FRI 2 CLOSED
SAT 3 11:00am
SUN 4 CLOSED
Ralph
Wright Natatorium - UofL
The last practice, for the year, scheduled at Ralph Wright Natatorium
will be will be Monday, December 22. At this time Mark Gill is unsure
of the re-opening date.
Mary
T. Meagher Aquatic Center Closing on Sundays
As part of the City of Louisville budget imbalance
Mary T Meagher Aquatic Center will close completely on Sundays starting
December 14.
Practice
at Mary T. Meager Natatorium Moves to Saturdays
We
have six lanes set aside for us on Saturdays. Because of the tight scheduling
we will have one hour, at 11am, to complete a practice, so be on time.
The lanes are not available after noon. This could become a “stop
gap” solution depending on other indoor water becoming available.
3000/6000
National Postal Championships Finishes
The 2008 3000/6000 National Postal Championship sanctioned nationally
by Swim Louisville Masters has closed. Thanks to all of the SLM and SKY
swimmers who entered. The results should be out soon.
TYR
Grand Prix at University of Louisville
Results from the second meet at UofL can be found at www.tyrgrandprix.com.
We had a great showing, 33 of the 108 entries were from members of Swim
Louisville Masters. Individual points over all three meets were be tallied
to award a series high point and a great TYR gift.
2009
Long Course National Championships Come to Indianapolis
It is not too early to plan on swimming in the 2009 Long Course Nationals
in Indy, August 6-10, 2009. Because of the short distance to Indianapolis
from just about anywhere in Kentucky, I expect we will have a large turnout
from SKY. Don't be left out!
Team
Offers Punch Card at Mary T.
You may make use of the team punch card at the front desk at Mary T for
our scheduled practices only. This card is made possible by your dues
payment and is meant to allow those swimmers entry, who has forgotten,
lost, or over-extended their Parks Dept pass. It is also available for
new swimmers trying us out and for those SLM members that normally train
and pay at U of L.
Possible Name Change?
A Letter from Mark Gill and Tom Mester.
We have a situation that has presented itself at the Ralph Wright Natatorium that may affect all of us.
The university has decided that all groups not branded as “Cardinal” will be invoiced as an outside program. Currently our training group has been paying as an in-house rate. The going rate for outside groups would force us to need to raise our monthly rates to $80 per swimmer at U of L.
Needless to say, this increase would be difficult to absorb. And, by being an “outside” group, we would not be guaranteed the current practice times.
There are a number of decisions to make. And because this is our team, we need to make these decisions as a team.
• We could change our name to Cardinal Masters and keep both practice groups together as a team. This gives us some assurance that the U of L group keeps its preferred practice times.
• We could keep the name Swim Louisville Masters and try to absorb, as a team, the increase at UofL. The cost may be prohibitive and the U of L group would certainly loose its preferred practice times.
• We could split the team, with each swimmer choosing Swim Louisville Masters or Cardinal Masters. This will weaken both teams’ efforts to win at the “in-state” meets, but, because we are all club SKY, it would not affect “out of state” meets, Nationals, or Postal Championships.We believe that Masters Swimming should be inclusive, not exclusive. There is no animosity or argument, just a situation that needs to be addressed. Be assured that, if we do split, that both team’s practices will be open to the other team’s members.
Coaches Mark Gill and Tom Mester
Events
- January 10, 2009 - The Western Kentucky Green Gators (WKGG) Swim Meet Barbara Stevens Memorial. This is a one-day meet at Western Kentucky University that is hosted by Western Kentucky Green Gators in Bowling Green. Click Here for an entry form.
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January 1 to 31, 2009- One Hour Postal Championship - Sponsored by Ohana, Pacific Northwest LMSC
Click Here for an entry form. Stay tuned for possible organized dates and pool locations.