2016 All Star Meet

Venue: West Arundel Swim Club
Address: 259 Old Line Ave., Laurel, MD 20724

 

Pool & Parking Layout (pictures attached)

 

Parking Info: Parking Available in Pool lot and lined spaces in Field behind the pool (225 spaces)

Pool Driveway to Parking Opens at 6:30 AM
Gates to the Pool Open at 7:00 AM
Warm-Ups: Open Warm-Ups (Entire Pool) 7:15 - 8:15 AM
Meet Starts: 8:30 AM

 

IMPORTANT Parking INFO:

- Pool Driveway to Parking Opens at 6:30 a.m.
- The driveway will be one-way ONLY traffic to parking lot/field from 6:30 - 8:45 a.m.
- There will be a drop-off ZONE available along Old Line Ave. for anyone NOT ready to park when they arrive.
- No stopping along the driveway to unload. Please park FIRST then unload so we can keep traffic moving.
- Additional Parking on street parking, Maryland City Elementary School (3359 Crumpton South - 3 blocks from pool)
- Overflow parking on the field at Community UMC(do not use their parking lot, services occur on Saturday) - Flood plain trail to pool - 2 blocks

Important Venue INFO:

- Please bring your own chairs and canopies for shade. Some picnic tables will be available - NO Sitting or Standing on the Tables Tops please
- Canopies may be set up in the large field, volleyball court, basketball court or along the fence line around the pool (Except by the pavilion)
- Viewing ONLY areas designated in 3 areas (i.e., No Chairs or Tents - Standing Room Only) - Please pay attention and respect the signs
- Officials and Meet volunteers ONLY allowed on concrete deck around the pool (Entrance to bathrooms permitted - no standing on deck)

All-Star Shirts/Shorts/Items and Programs:

- For sale behind the pavilion
- Programs: $3
- Short Sleeved T-shirts: $15
- Long Sleeved T-shirts: $20
- Tank Tops: $20
- Shorts: $30
- Golf Umbrellas: $20
- Silicone Caps: $10

Good Morning to all

The coaching staff would like to thank all the parents who worked the meet and the parents, family and friends who sat in the heat yesterday and cheered for Kings Landing.

Divisional Meet-
We finished 5th yesterday out of 6 teams. MVP won the meet. It was an exciting day for all and we survived the heat.
MVP 242
Hawthorne 225
Strathmore 210
Smallwood  197
Kings Landing 187
Pointer Ridge   127

I will not have the All Star list of swimmers until later this evening. Once I have the list, I must know ASAP if your swimmer will not be at ALL STARS.  For example our relay teams from Saturday will probably make it in the meet. This may be the only event for those swimmers. I can sub but I need to know by Tuesday.

Swimmers definitely going:
Tommy Biehn   backstroke
Isaiah   Johnson  backstroke
Abby Johnson     backstroke

Practice this week- NO practice on Monday
9:30 - 11 am for all ages
I would like everyone in ALL STARS to be a t practice on Friday.

Friday July 15, 2016

The meet tomorrow will begin at 8:20 am. Our warm-ups will be earlier.Swimmers should be ready to swim warm-ups by 7:40 am.

Parents - do not park on the street. There should be parking lots available.
Divisional Meet -Entries will be based on swim times for next week-This is not the final list, names may be added or deleted. Line up will be posted on Sunday, July 17
Divisional Meet Swimmers- Below is a list of swimmers that may be going to the Divisional Meet. I need to know by Saturday afternoon(tomorrow) if your swimmer WILL NOT be available to swim Saturday , July 23, 2016.
Girls                                       Boys
Biehn,E                                     Biehn
Clark, R                                    Bubser
Cole, O                                     Busch, S
Cole, S                                     Busch, N
Cuebas,K                                  Currie- C and T
Elbrecht, M                                Droneberger, A, T
Folkes, M                                 Foulkes
Gallaudet- all 3 girls                  Hance
Hartwell,N                                Hawit, L
Hinton, J                                  Haywood, C
Hinton, Me                               Johnson, I& L
Hudson, O                               Krenik
Johnson, A                              Lawless
Lewis, A                                  link, Denver
Magnuson, H                           Loos
McKenny, C                             Means
Means, R                                 Moore, M
Parmer, V                                Olson- J,N,Z
Schmidt, K                              Rivas, J
Smith, Lyla                              Shirey, Justin
Swann, M                                Spain
Uhlmann, A                             Voelker
Welsch,K                                 Weber
White, S

July 9, 2016


We lost today by 10 points. I don't have the results.  Everyone did their best. We were missing many of the older swimmers but as always- everyone did their best. We had some amazing races!!


Tomorrow- guppy Meet at Smallwood Village Pool
Our entries are in and we have 23 swimmers attending.

Directions: From Capital Beltway, take exit 7A (Branch Avenue or Route 5 South) towards Waldorf. Once in Waldorf, make a left onto Smallwood Drive. Turn right on Stone Avenue. Take first left on Middleton Road to the pool.

I go down Route 231 , across the Benedict Bridge( I live in Huntingtown)

Next week is our last meet of our regular season.

Directions-  MVP Dolphins (MVP)
 mvpdolphins.com 
2100 Foxhall Rd., NW, Washington, DC 20007

Directions: From Capital Beltway take the Wisconsin Avenue exit toward Washington D.C. Follow Wisconsin Avenue through Bethesda and Chevy Chase. Turn right at Tenley Circle onto Nebraska Avenue and proceed through Ward Circle. Turn left at Foxhall Road. Follow Foxhall Road for 1.5 miles and turn right onto Whitehaven Parkway. Pool is on the right.

Divisional Meet
The top 2 swimmers in each event for the season will be swimming at the Divisional Meet. I can only take 1 relay team per event.
If your swimmer has been bringing home a lot of first and second place ribbons , he/she may be going to the Divisional Meet on July 23, 2016. Please send me and email or text on "Remind Me" if your swimmer will be away or at a club swim meet. I'd like to know by Tuesday who will not be at next Saturday's meet and who will not be able to attend the Divisional Meet.

My under 8 free A relay team will be going for example.
Carlson Labella has been a member of this relay team but is moving this week .  We will miss the Labella's and wish them well in their new home!

July 3, 2016

Remember to let me know ASAP if your swimmer will not be at our last home meet of the season this coming Saturday.

Great job on Saturday by all swimmers. Results will be coming. 

We have a large number of swimmers signed up to attend the guppy meet at Smallwood Village on Sunday, July 10.It will be a fun met for all.

No practice July 4th. We will be back to our regular practice schedule on Tuesday.
Morning practice 9 - 10:30, 10:30 - 11:30

Wednesday morning practice and then in the evening 5-6 pm with younger swimmers and 6- 7 :30 for theories swimmers.

Thursday morning usual time

Thursday evening-  6 - 7 for young swimmers, 6 - 7:30 for older swimmers.

Special thanks to all the parents who helped with the meet this past weekend from the set up crew,  meet workers, snack bar to our clean up crew!!