Updated Calendar

Updated summer calendar available HERE.

Please check the info in the posts below.
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Links for USA items

Below is a list of links for USA items that were talked about last night at the parent meeting. I will hard post these in a link display on the sidebar shortly. I will also post a complete age group/USA calendar in the next couple of days.

Total fees and where they go.
Hamilton Age Group registration - $75 to Hamilton Age Group
Hamilton USA Team fee - $75 to Hamilton Age Group
WMS Team fee - $20 to WMS - covers the team registration cost and relay entries
USA Athlete Registration fee - $54 to WMS that then gets paid to Michigan Swimming LSC.

All Hamilton-WMS participants will also be members of the Hamilton Age Group Swim Team and will compete in Hamilton Age Group meets. USA meets are optional and entries need to be turned in to Coach Talsma or Coach Herrman with payment 24 hours before WMS entry deadline along with indication of relay preferences.
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Michigan Swimming

WMS - includes the meets WMS is participating in and links to all forms needed.

USA Athlete Registration - send to Shelly Sall or give to Coach Talsma or Coach Herrman with the WMS registration form below.

WMS Registration Forms - You will need to download to print. You do not pay the coaching fee but you do pay the $20 club fee - give to Coach Talsma or Coach Herrman or send to Shelly Sall.

Meet Info on Michigan Swimming page.

Michigan Swimming Summer Time Standards - Scroll down to MS LCM.

Note Today

This is the note that went home with all Varsity Swimmers and Divers today...FYI.
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HAMILTON VARSITY SWIMMING AND DIVING
SUMMER INFO 2010
Tonight, April 26, there is a USA Swimming parent meeting at 6:30 pm in the pool stands. If you think you might be interested or are for sure interested, please have a parent there. First practice will be May 3 for swimmers that are not participating in a spring sport. Even if you are in a spring sport you can still participate in USA Swimming when your season is done. If you are not doing USA the age group season starts on Tuesday, June 1. All USA Swimmers will also participate with the age group team.

Coach VandeWege is putting together summer diving opportunities for our divers. Please check the blog for more updates as things get closer.

Graduation is Thursday, May 27. We have been given the opportunity of helping with directing traffic to open parking spaces leading up to the ceremony. I need to have 10 responsible swimmers or divers to help with this task. Our program will earn some extra money for doing this. Please see Coach Talsma if you are interested.

June 19 is the Tulip City Tiny Tri that we will be volunteering at as a group. Please try to leave that morning open to help at this fun event. More details will be coming later.

Any questions on anything, check the blog or contact me - coach_talsma@hotmail.com , cell phone 616.886.4303, or pool phone 269.751.2459.

Academic All State

Both our girls and boys varsity teams were recognized as Academic All State for the 2009-2010 season. The girls finished with a 3.68 team gpa placing them 4th and our boys finished with a 3.54 team gpa placing them 6th. Full academic all state info can be seen on the MISCA website here.

For Individual Academic All State we had Brittni Ritter and Brad Melpolder both meet the criteria (Senior athlete with a 3.75 or higher gpa).

Great job being exemplary STUDENT-athletes.
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USA Parent Meeting

We are planning on having a USA Swimming parent meeting for all parents of interested swimmers on Monday, April 26 at 6:30 pm in the Hamilton Community Pool stands. Please attend if you have a swimmer that is interested in swimming with our USA program. See below for other information.
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