744 swimmers 8 & Under from 45 clubs participated at the 8 & Under Championships this weekend at Nassau Aquatic Center. Special thanks to Jennifer Trotman and Nu-Finman Swim Club for the use of their Meet Manager Program as the one that HY-Tek sent us did not work. We would like to thank all the Metro Coaches who worked cooperatively this weekend assuring all the swimmers got to where they needed to go. The comradery and team spirit amongst the coaches this week-end was outstanding. In addition, we would like to thank Metro Ref Steven Kessler and his team of officials, who did an amazing job of officiating through-out the meet.

The Team Spirit Award was won by Three Village Swim Club, congratulations.

Training courses (recertification only) will be made available to Metro Coaches at the Central Age Group Invitational March 26-28, 2010 hosted by APEX at Lehman College. The following courses may be offered: ARC Safety Training for Swim Coaches, Lifeguard Training, First Aid, CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer/Lifeguard.

Please contact Jeff Chu as soon as possible, by email at MetroJeffChu@gmail.com if you are interested in participating. Include your name, course components you're interested in, and when during the meet you can be available. Deadline to email is noon on Monday March 22nd.  Safery page

Metropolitan Swimming's first annual Diversity Camp  athlete application  is now available

Purpose of Camp:  Instill a vision of success and inspire athletes from ethnically under-represented populations to become leaders in the sport of swimming

Goals:  To empower athletes from ethnically under-represented populations and their coaches to:

   1)  Demonstrate the viability of multicultural success in swimming
   2)  Achieve performance excellence at every level of the sport
   3)  Expound the benefits and value of participating in the sport of swimming
   4)  Assist in recruiting more swimmers and coaches from diverse ethnicities to the sport of swimming
   5)  Be positive leaders and role models that others from multicultural backgrounds can emulate

The following positions are up for election:  General Chair, Administrative Vice Chair, Senior Vice Chair, Finance Chair, Coaches Representative, and Secretary.  Please email Mary Fleckenstein (Nominating Committee Chairperson) at  mjfleck333@hotmail.com  by April 1, 2010 if you are interested in being on the ballot for the May 12 election.

This is a reminder that after the elections in May, all appointed positions / committee chairs will need to be re-appointed. If you are interested in an appointed position / committee chair, please send an email to Mary Fleckenstein, nomination committee, as soon as possible. All appointments will be made after the elections in May.

The following are appointed positions: Disabilities, Hall of Fame, National Times Verification, Officials, Open Water, Diversity, Records / Top 16, Swim-a-Thon, Web Page coordinator, Review Chair