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CYEDC's Annual Support Campaign
ESPN The Magazine Fundraiser
Please help support our team by
ordering a subscription to ESPN The Magazine.
** The form must
be turned in with your order.
Volunteer Hours
Anyone who
volunteered at the Food Table at the meets on 1/24
and Champs please turn into
Coach Erik.
Thank you.
2009 Charlie Hartley Memorial Silver
Championship photos are now
available online.
Check out this
YMCA Nationals video.
Racing Blunders by Arlene Douglas.
The Breast Cancer Site is having trouble getting
enough visitors daily to meet their quota of donating
at least one free mammogram a day to an
underprivileged woman. Please tell others to visit
their website and click on "donating a mammogram" for
free (pink window in the middle).
DEDICATION TO A HERO:
Swimmer and Triathlete J.R. Rosania dedicates Hawaii
Ironman to Pat Tillman.
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Approved Suits for
Competition
Approved Swimsuits for 2010
Effective 1/25/10 (1/25/2010)
The USA Swimming House of
Delegates, at its September 2009
meeting, adopted new rules
regarding swimwear which limited
swimsuits used for competitive
purposes to those swimsuits
which are in compliance with
specifications established by
FINA, the international
governing body for the sport of
swimming.
On January 4, 2010, FINA issued
its final list of swimsuits
approved for use in 2010. The
suits included on this final
list were all submitted to and
approved by FINA. In addition to
the suits included on this list,
FINA has indicated that "older
suits" are also acceptable for
competition. Although the term
“older suits” was not
specifically defined, it
generally refers to suits made
from nylon or Lycra that meet
the following criteria:
1.
Swimsuits for men may not extend
above the navel or below the
knee and for women may not cover
the neck, or extend past the
shoulders or below the knee;
2. Material used
for swimsuits can be only
textile material which is
defined as materials consisting
of natural and/or synthetic,
individual and non-consolidated
yarns used to constitute a
fabric by weaving, knitting,
and/or braiding. Simply put,
this would generally refer to
suits made only from nylon or
Lycra that do not have any
rubberized material such as
polyurethane or neoprene;
3. No
zippers or other fastening
devices are allowed except for a
waist tie on a brief or jammer.
Although the "older suits", as
defined above, are acceptable
for competition, they will not
be allowable for purposes of
establishing World Records, as
qualifying times for FINA World
Championships or Olympic Games,
or for world rankings. Only
suits listed on the FINA Suit
List may be used for these
purposes.
Effective immediately, with the
exception of our USA Swimming
Championship Meets as defined in
Article 207 of the USA Swimming
Rulebook (U.S. Open, National
and Junior National
Championships and Trials Class
Meets), swimsuits allowable for
use in USA Swimming sanctioned
or approved competition must
either appear on the
FINA Suit List or meet the
definition of an "older suit" as
defined above.
For purposes of our USA Swimming
Championship Meets, the "older
suits" are not allowable and
only suits appearing on the FINA Suit List
are acceptable for use in
competition.
Please be aware that some of the
swimsuits on the approved list
have the same model names as
older suits which do not meet
the new technical requirements.
We strongly recommend you check
with the retailer or suit
manufacturer to be sure you are
purchasing an approved suit.
The FINA specifications for
swimsuit approval included a
requirement that all approved
suits must include a
non-removable marking or label
on the swimsuit indicating the
swimsuit has been “FINA
approved”, along with an
indication of the approval date.
It appears this marking/label
will be provided exclusively by
FINA and will include some kind
of numbering system. The number
on the label/marking will have
to be entered on any World
Record Application Forms. The
marking/label will most likely
be on the inside of the suit
where it will not be visible to
any observer.
As before, officials should
assume that any particular suit
worn by a swimmer is a legal
suit unless it is obvious the
suit does not meet any of the
three criteria used to define an
“older suit” as described above.
Any protest regarding the
legality of a particular suit
should be handled in the same
manner as any other protest
under the provisions of Article
102.11 of our Rulebook.
We understand and appreciate
there will be some challenges
associated with the
implementation of this and ask
everyone to use some common
sense as we move forward. If you
have questions or need any
clarification, please contact me
via e-mail at
bruce@strattoncpa.com.
Sincerely,
Bruce W. Stratton
Chair, USA Swimming Rules &
Regulations Committee |
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Changes Due to SNOW:
· We will not be running Boys C
Champs on Sunday, February 7th.
· We will possibly be running it
on Saturday, February 13th at
Noon at RHS.
· Practice will resume on Monday.
Online Registration
Those using the online
registration system we are aware
of the link saying Lansdowne
YMCA but the money does go into
the correct links. If you want
to edit in anyway that is fine
but I have been asked this
question more than once.
RAYS Swimming 2009-2010 Team
Apparel
»
Team Gear for 2009-2010 Season
»
Team Gear Order Form
»
Important New Rules Regarding
Swimsuits
FLU News
»
Download Info
2009-2010 Newsletters
»
October 29, 2009 |
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Final Cut Q Meet
When: February 19, 2010
Where: Ridley High School
»
More Info >>
UMLY Mini Meet
When: March 7, 2010
Where: Upper Mail Line
YMCA
»
More Info >>
Championships
Boys C
When:
TO
BE DETERMINED
Host: RAYS
Location: Ridley High School
»
More Info >>
Girls AA
When:
February 14, 2010
Host: Boyertown YMCA
Location: Boyertown YMCA
»
More Info >>
Charlie Hartley Memorial Silver
Championship
When: February 27, 2010
Where: G.C.I.T.
»
More Info >>
YMCA PA East District
Championships
When: March 13-14, 2010
Where: La Salle University
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YMCA PA State Championships
When: March 20-21, 2010
Where: Penn State University
»
More Info >>
YMCA Nationals
When: April 7-10, 2010
Where: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Final Cut Q Meet
>
Meet will be on 2/19 at RHS - NO
Practice at RHS this night
just the Q Meet
>
Warm-Ups at 5PM
>
Meet Start at 6PM
>
Meet is open to swimmers wishing
to qualify for YMCA Districts
>
Meet is open to swimmers wishing
to qualify for Winterfest 2011
>
Meet is NOT for swimmers to
adjust their current District
events
>
If you plan to have a swimmer in
the meet we will also need
your assistance in running this meet
>
Please try our NEW online
registration system to register
for
the meet
>
8 and unders wishing to try 50
events are more than
welcome as well
UMLY Mini Meet
>
Meet is on Sunday, March 7th
>
Meet is open to all swimmers age
8 and under as of 12/1/09
>
We will continue to have
practice for those who enter the
meet
>
Cost per event is $3.50
>
Max 3 events
>
No Relays
>
Entries are due 2/15
>
You can register at the YMCA
front desk or using the new
online system
>
Girls are in the AM
>
Boys are in the PM
Wednesday 2/3 -
Senior Group is from 3:00-4:45
due to the Ridley High School
vs. Springfield Meet at 6PM [get
there when you can even if only
for an hour].
Sunday 2/7 - we
are hosting Boys C Champs so we
will not have practice at RHS in
the AM.
Parent/Swimmer[s], all
Championship info can be found
here.
Important Information to
know:
> All swimmers who have competed or will compete in 2 YMCA
Dual Meets are
eligible to swim at Champs.
> Please pick any 3 individual events [entries can be emailed in
or use
the forms attached in the meet
packet if turning in a
practice].
> Coaches will pick relays based on swimmers going to the meet.
> Opens will only swim individual events - no relays.
> Entry Fees have already been
PAID with your Activity Fee so
no money is
owed for events or relays, only
if you choose to
buy a shirt.
> T-Shirt Pre-orders are available for Boys AA [closing 1/20],
Boys C
[closing 1/28], and Girls AA
[coming soon].
> You will ONLY be entered if you turn in entries to Coach Erik
[Boys AA
and Girls B South -
CLOSE on
Wednesday, no
exceptions].
> If you will not be attending championships please notify
Coach Erik as
well to save time while doing
entries.
Tuesday and Thursday
Evenings at RHS
From now until further notice we
will have to not
allow use of the locker room.
Inappropriate behavior has
continued to the point where the
only way to control the issue is
to eliminate use of the locker
room. There are 2 bathrooms on
site at the HS if they are
needed for swimmers to go to the
bathroom. Come dressed in your
bathing suit!
Thank you and hopefully after a
couple of weeks we will allow
use again of the locker room.
Team Gear
RAYS Team Drag Suits
[male suits only] - $30.00
1 - 28
1 - 30
3 - 32
1 - 34
RAYS Team Sweatshirts -
$25.00
1 - Adult Large
RAYS Team Mesh Shorts -
$25.00
5 - Adult Medium
4 - Adult Large
1 - Adult XL
RAYS Team Sweatpants
[Kelly Green] - $25.00
4 - Youth Large
5 - Adult Small
1 - XL
RAYS Team Towels - $20.00
High Quantity
Silicone Caps - $10.00
High Quantity
RAYS Team T-Shirts -
$5.00
6 - Youth Large
2 - Small
1 - Medium
Flip Flops - $1.00
1 - Youth Medium
Orange Parent Volunteer
Shirts - FREE*
1 - Small
2 - Medium
1 - XL
*Must be a parent who volunteers
at YMCA Dual Meets or Charlie
Hartley to receive one of the
above shirts.
All items are available now in
the current sizes listed as they
last - all payments are made at
the YMCA front desk or over the
phone with a credit card. Pickup
is from Coach Erik at the Y or
HS - please contact him prior to
paying to make sure your size is
still available....thank you and
happy new year.
Team T-shirts
Team T-shirt – again this season
we will be ordering
FREE shirts
for all team members. Please
email
Coach Beth your size. If you would
like an additional shirt or
would like to buy one for a
sibling or parent cost is $5.00.
We will have both youth and
adult sizes.
These shirts look great on
parents and swimmers at RAYS
dual meets…to date only 40
shirts have been ordered - we
are not ordering sizes for
people. You only receive a shirt
if you place an order!!!
Thank you and don't reply to me,
email
Coach Beth. |
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