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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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YMCA PA State Championships
When: March 20-21, 2010
Where: Penn State University
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More Info >>
YMCA Nationals
When: April 7-10, 2010
Where: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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More Info >>
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Saturday AM practice &
Warm-Up Schedules for States
Saturday AM Practice is from
10-1140AM at RHS with Coach
Kevin for 13 and overs.
YMCA States Session Information
- if you would like a good seat
please arrive early to guarantee
it. They will probably not allow
seat saving and most RAYS
parents over the years sit at
the bottom left of the bleachers
if you are looking down at the
pool.
Cadets [10s]
**7:30AM - doors open for both
swimmers/parents
**8:15AM - we are in the water
for warm-up please don't be late
we only have 15 minutes in the
competition pool
Preps [12s]
**1:00PM - doors open for
swimmers
**1:30PM - doors open for
spectators
**2:15PM - we are in the water
for warm-up please don't be late
we only have 15 minutes in the
competition pool
Juniors [14s]
**6:30AM - doors open for both
swimmers/parents
**7:30AM - we are in the water
for warm-up please don't be late
we only have 15 minutes in the
competition pool
Seniors [Opens]
**12:30PM - doors open
**1:00PM - doors open for
spectators
**1:00PM - we are in the water
for warm-up please don't be late
we only have 15 minutes in the
competition pool
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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