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WE SWIM FOR
G  D TIMES!
"COMPETE"
Latin competere,
"strive in common"
from com- "together" + petere "to strive, seek"
It's more fun when we do it together!
Click for some good information on
Competition.
QUICK LINKS:
Splash Meets
Sea Splashes
Aquatic Awards
COMPETITIVE SWIMMING
Welcome to
the B-T Aquatics Competitive Swimming Page. We swim for good times - fast
times
when we
compete and fun times whenever we get together!
We do not
sponsor a year-round competitive swimming team at B-T Aquatics. We do have the
Brownell-Talbot high
school and middle school swim teams, and we host
several competitive events throughout the year. USA Swimming registered
GOAL swim team and several high schools rent pool time at B-T. We provide information and
support for all swimmers
who want to enter meets at B-T and throughout the Omaha/Lincoln area.
We
believe in the benefits to be gained through participation in
competitive sports especially competitive swimming. We encourage
all our swimmers to take advantage of competitive opportunities
available in Omaha and the surrounding area.
B-T
Aquatics events are "unsanctioned" and are open to the general public.
All swimmers are welcome whether they are members of a team or not.
"Unsanctioned" means that we are not bound by the rules of any governing
agency for swimming and are free to format the competitions to suit the
needs of our swimmers. We do not sanction our meets because we
want to use these developmental events to as teaching opportunities.
We want to be able to combine age groups and sexes and to swim strokes
that are not recognized by USA Swimming such as the elementary
backstroke and Tadpole.
Midwestern Swimming/USA Swimming sanctions meets in our area. You
DO NOT have to be a member of a swim team to participate. However,
you DO need to be a member of USA Swimming to participate in these
sanctioned events. USA Swimming membership is open to everyone.
You do not have to be training with or belong to a team to join.
We can help you join USA Swimming. We can help you enter meets.
Keep reading!
United States Masters Swimming sanctions adult competitions. We
can help you enter a meet and/or find a Masters club in Omaha.
Open Water Swimming is a new Olympic event. We encourage all
swimmers to consider training for the Cornhusker State Games Open Water
Swim. It's exciting and fun! We have simulated Open
Water events at our pool once a month. You can learn more about
Open Water swimming and try it out... even in the middle of winter!
Sea Splash Information Page
Frequently
Asked Questions about Competitive Swimming
OK, I'm ready! How do I get
started?
To Enter
A Meet:
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B-T
Aquatics Non-Sanctioned Meets: Click on the meet information link above and then use the online registration or turn in a registration
form along with your entry fee. (Checks to Brownell-Talbot.) You're in!
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Sanctioned USA Swimming Meets: You will find a complete list of area USA Swimming
Meets at www.mwswim.org. If you are already a USAS Member, click
on the meet information links above or on the MWS schedule page to get all the
information you need. Then print out and complete a Midwestern
registration form. Return the form
to Coach Neal or the host team. Check the entry deadlines to make sure
you get it in on time. Checks to the host club. You're in!
If this is your first USAS meet, read
SURVIVING SWIM MEETS. If you are
not a USAS member, you will have to join first. It's easy to join! Click on
becoming a USAS member. Once
you get your card, you can enter a sanctioned meet.
How to
Fill out the Midwestern Form:
Team Name: UNATTACHED
Meet Name: Name of the meet you are entering.
Date: Date(s) of the meet you are entering.
Coach: Leave blank.
Phone: Leave blank.
Name: Swimmer Name in FULL - First, Last, MI
(Write
your name the way it appears on you USAS card.)
M F: Circle M-Male or F-Female
ID #: Your USAS member number from your card.
Age:
Your age on the first day of the meet.
#: Enter your events and entry times. The
top box is for the event number. The bottom box is for your entry time.
If you have not yet swum an event, enter NT, which stands for No Time.
Double check this information. This is
important stuff!
Club Entry Chairman & Phone: Parent Name & Phone
Send Results to: Your address.
(No one will send you anything. You can check for results on this website and at www.mwswim.org.)
____ Entries @ ______ __________: Check the meet information for
entry fees. It is usually around $2-3 per individual event entry.
3 Entries @
$2 $6.00
_____ Swimmers @ $4:
This is a Midwestern Swimming surcharge - IMPORTANT! Double check the amount on the meet information page.
1 Swimmer @
$4 $4.00
Total Fees this Page ________: Add it up and
write it down. Attach your check to the entry form.
Need help? No problem.
Email Coach Neal.
Contact me well before the entry deadline!
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Resources, Forms, and Links
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ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE COMPETITIVE SWIMMING
USA SWIMMING
- www.usaswimming.org
Midwestern Swimming, Inc. -
www.mwswim.org
From their rule book: "As the national governing body for
competitive swimming in the United States and as a member of FINA, USA
Swimming has the sole and exclusive authority to sanction or approval
for all swimming competitions within its geographical boundries.
USA Swimming has rules and regulations regarding meet management and
classification of swimmers. "
Locally, USA Swimming meets are governed by Midwestern Swimming, Inc.
USA Swimming through Midwestern Swimming also grants approvals for meets
that follow USA Swimming rules but are open to swimmers who are not
members of USA Swimming. In addition, USA Swimming and Midwestern
Swimming also have requirements for observed swims, which are
performances in collegiate high school, YMCA, and Masters meets held
under other than USA Swimming rules.
HOW TO JOIN USA SWIMMING:
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Print out a
2010 Athlete Registration Form
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Attach a check for the full amount of the
registration fee, made out to
Midwestern Swimming.
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Attach a copy of your birth certificate -
REQUIRED.
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Mail to: Betty Kooy at 1429 N.
Webster, Hastings NE 68901
Betty is pretty quick. Your card will arrive soon.
NEBRASKA SCHOOLS ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION
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www.nsaahome.org
NSAA directs and regulates high school competition in Nebraska.
Swimming is a Winter sport in Nebraska and runs from mid-November through
February. Brownell-Talbot coops with Roncalli High School.
MASTERS SWIMMING -
www.usms.org
United States Masters Swimming
(USMS) exists to promote fitness and health in adults
(19+) by offering and supporting Masters Swimming
programs. USMS was founded in 1970 and currently has
over 40,000 members. It supports and encourages
competition, but more than half of its members are
fitness swimmers who do not compete. USMS is one of five
organizations which comprise "United States Aquatic
Sports", which is a member of FINA, the international
governing body for aquatic sports.
Currently there are four
registered Masters clubs in our local swimming area -
Midwestern Swimming. You do not need to be a
member of a club to compete in Masters meets, but you do
need to be a member of USMS.
Registration Form
OTHER
YMCA, NCAA, FINA, local country club leagues, etc. There are lots
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Swimming is my thing!
How do I join a year round club?
Great choice! We've got the information you need. Click for
our Swim Team Page.
Questions? I can help!
jeneal@brownell.edu - Coach Jeanie Neal
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