masters schedule Xmas week

Just an early heads up about the swim schedule the week of Christmas. George will be out of town that week. Denise and Lloyd, with some help from Dewey Smith, will be 'in charge'. Monday 12/23: 6 am and 6 pm (Dewey will open in the evening, Denise out of town) Christmas Eve and Christmas Day: NO swim Thursday 12/26: 6 pm (Denise opens in evening) Friday 12/27: 6 am and 6 pm Saturday 12/18: 8 am Plan on a similar schedule the week of New Years. We may do a New Years Eve swim at 6 pm and possibly a New Years Day hangover swim. Stay tuned! See you at the pool!

Tulsa Masters Christmas Party Invitation!

Hello, Swimming Friends! Attached is your official invitation to the annual Tulsa Masters Christmas Party! To RSVP, simply go to http://jenkscommunityed.com/classes.asp?cID=1690&categoryid=24&categoryname=Masters%20Swim%20Workouts Scroll down to see the information about the Christmas party. The cost is $15/person. We need your reservation no later than December 9th, PLEASE! Tulsa Masters will continue the tradition of collecting new winter hats and gloves for the homeless children in the Tulsa Public School District. Bring your donations to the party. A collection box will be available at the door. Thank you! Hope to see all of you December 14th at Perryman Ranch! Happy Holidays! Denise Smart President, Tulsa Masters Swim Club http://tulsamsc.blogspot.com www.okswim.org www.usms.org

updated swim schedule for Wed 11/27

You now have a few more hours available on Wednesday 11/27 to get in that pre-Thanksgiving Day swim. David Zimmerman and a lifeguard will be at the pool from 8 am until 2 pm. This is in addition to the regularly scheduled 6 am masters workout. Happy Swimming, Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Week masters swim schedule

Here is the masters swim schedule for the week of Thanksgiving. Denise and Lloyd will be the point people since George will be out of town for a few days. Monday and Tuesday: normal schedule for all 3 masters workouts. Wednesday, November 27: 6 am masters swim only. No lunch, no evening swims. Thanksgiving Day: No swim Black Friday: 6 am swim only. No lunch, no evening group. Saturday, November 30: normal Saturday workout time, 8 am. Your swimming family, friends, either out of town or in town, are welcome to join you at the pool. Please make sure they pay the drop in fee on line at jenkscommunityed.com. ALSO: you can now RSVP for the Masters Christmas Party, December 14th at Perryman Ranch. Andrea Gillman needs your reservation by December 9th so she can order the food. Please go to jenkscommunityed.com to sign up. Just like you do to pay your monthly swim fee, but select 'masters Christmas party'. Happy Thanksgiving! See you at the pool!

Tulsa Masters 2013 Annual Meeting Minutes‏

Hello, Tulsa Masters swimmers Attached are the minutes from the annual club meeting held November 2. Thanks to everyone who attended. I appreciate your willingness to be involved. Other things you might want to know: 1) RENEW your USMS membership for 2014, www.usms.org/reg. If you swim at the Jenks Trojan Aquatic Center in a masters workout, you are required by JCE to be a member of USMS- even for those of us who will never participate in a swim meet or any other masters sanctioned event.. This same rule applies to the kids who swim in age group workouts, they must be members of USA Swimming, even if they are not yet ready for a USA Swimming sanctioned meet. 2)CHRISTMAS PARTY-- DECEMBER 14th --- PERRYMAN RANCH We will RSVP again this year through JCE. Watch for my email to tell you when it is ready to go. We need RSVPs in order to order the food. All the details coming soon. Please open that email! :) 3)College Dual Meet at the Jenks Trojan Aquatic Center, December 14-15. Texas Christian University vs Missouri State. This will be a fun event to watch! There hasn't been a college meet in the Tulsa area in ???? years! Each of these teams recruits swimmers from the Tulsa area. I know Missouri State currently has at least one Tulsa swimmer on the team. 4)Lighthouse Meet SEVEN Tulsa Masters members (plus a support crew) travelled to OKC on November 9th for the Lighthouse meet. We all had fun. Congrats to Jake Snow for swimming in his first masters meet! 5) Last but never the least: Congrats to Andrea Gillman for her state record setting performance in the 400 IM this weekend at the JTSC Gobbler Meet. Andrea's husband, 2 kids, high school coach, and masters coach (George!) all witnessed her incredible swim. She SAYS she will never swim it again! I say, "you'll have to swim it again when you age up!" See you at the pool! Denise Smart President, Tulsa Masters Swim Club

Jenks Pool Announcements

Dear Masters Swimmers, I wanted to post a few announcements that will help you plan the next several weeks. First: Practice on Saturday, 16th November WILL go on as planned, starting at 8am. However, it will be a SHORTER practice, with everyone out of the pool at 8:55am (warm-up for the meet starts at 9:00am). Additionally, plan to use the UPPER Locker Rooms (by the Instructional Pool) since the Competition Pool lockers will be full of kids for the meet. Swimming lessons start for children at 9:15 in the Instructional Pool, so there may be a few younger swimmers and parents in those locker rooms from about 9-9:30. Second: Rark and Rec meets are over for the Fall, so Tuesday evening practices will go on as usual. Third: High School meet is scheduled for November 21st, so that evening practice is cancelled. Fourth: I have a working calendar for events in the Aquatic Center. Please go to www.jenksps.org. At the site, look under the "District" banner on the right, then a drop-down menu will open with a heading for the Jenks Trojan Aquatic Center. There, you will find a calendar that should be configured to run from Monday-Saturday weekly. Just choose the "week" option on the calendar to see what is scheduled that week. Fourth (a): I am working on a Thanksgiving schedule with Lloyd Landreth and Denise Smart. Finally: be sure you've paid for November and that you are getting ready to renew your yearly USMS registration. Thanks, and see you at the pool! George Villarreal

Weekly Announcements‏

Masters Swimmers: I have a few announcements for this week. 1) There will be a Parks and Recreation meet here on Tuesday afternoon: we will have use of the pool, but there will be fewer parking spaces available, and more kids in and out of the locker rooms. 2) I have posted an Aquatic Center calendar at http://www.jenksps.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/District%7CJenks%20Trojan%20Aquatic%20Center 3) Don't forget: if you haven't paid for October or November, now is the time. Also, be sure you register for USMS now, so that your registration is active on January 1st. See you at the pool! George Villarreal

Lighthouse Masters Swim Meet - November 9th

Hello! November 9th: The Lighthouse Masters Swim Meet, Oklahoma City entry form: http://www.okswim.org/2013LighthouseMeet_docx.pdf Meet Director is Kathy Keffer-Sharpe. Any meet, big or small, requires a lot of effort to host. Let's show our support of Kathy by attending her meet. Let Denise Smart know if you want to go and are interested in carpooling from Tulsa. This is a great meet for those wanting a low key experience for their first masters meet. Thank you, Loida Delgado Oklahoma LMSC Registrar OKRegistrar@usms.org NA

Tulsa Masters News‏

Hello Tulsa Masters members, It's been awhile since my last email, so I hope you don't mind an update. I'll try to keep it short and sweet. SAVE THESE IMPORTANT DATES: November 2nd: The annual NOVEMBER BIRTHDAY WORKOUT and club meeting! Join us at the Jenks Trojan Aquatic Center on Saturday November 2, 8 am to swim, eat, and have just a short club meeting. We'll start with a birthday swim in honor of those with birthdays in November. That includes (but not limited to) Joy Hancock, Dewey Smith, Don Nelson, Carolyn Westervelt, ME, and George Villarreal. The birthday people get to make up the workout! Next we'll move to the classroom for breakfast goodies while we review the past year of Tulsa Masters Swim Club and make plans for 2014. Come one, come all. This is for all Tulsa Masters members, even if you don't regularly swim at the Jenks pool. November 9th: The Lighthouse Masters Swim Meet, Oklahoma City entry form: http://www.okswim.org/2013LighthouseMeet_docx.pdf Meet Director is Kathy Keffer-Sharpe. Any meet, big or small, requires a lot of effort to host. Let's show our support of Kathy by attending her meet. Let me know if you want to go and are interested in carpooling. This is a great meet for those wanting a low key experience for their first masters meet. DECEMBER 14th: TULSA MASTERS CHRISTMAS PARTY at Perryman Ranch. You don't want to miss this party! Andrea Gillman and Blair Brockman are working on the details. Watch your email for an invitation.

Tallchief Open Water Challenge Volunteer needs

VOLUNTEER HERE: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080845A4AB2FAB9-tallchief The 6th Annual Tallchief Open Water Challenge is September 8, 2013. The swim is held at the Girl Scout camp at Zink Ranch, approximately 10 miles north of Sand Springs. Almost 50 volunteers are needed to ensure the safety and success of this event. Please review the attached volunteer needs. If you, or someone you know, can assist, please sign up! Some positions will allow you to both volunteer and swim. Volunteers will receive the event t-shirt and a ticket to the post event pancake breakfast. PLEASE ADD YOUR T-SHIRT SIZE in the comments section when you sign up. Please go to www.okswim.org, scroll down to the Tallchief link, to read all the info about the swim. Thank you for your help! Denise Smart, Event Director DATE: 9/8/2013 (Sun 6:30AM - 1:00PM) LOCATION: Camp Tallchief, Zink Ranch, Sand Springs, OK

Tallchief Open Water Challenge, September 8th

Hello Swimmers Colin, Hey Oklahoma Masters Swimmers!! Register now-- Tallchief Open Water Challenge, September 8th! The 6th Annual Tallchief Open Water Challenge is only FOUR WEEKS AWAY! This is your nervous event director shivering in her swim fins! ENTER NOW!!! www.okswim.org Online registration is open until Wednesday September 4th, but you'll want to enter BEFORE August 16th so that you won't miss out on another awesome, Jocelyn Wood designed, event t-shirt. You won't be disappointed. Your $30 (+ $3 online fee) entry fee gets you a swim cap, event t-shirt, finisher medal and a ticket to the post event pancake breakfast. Race Day entries are $45 so ENTER EARLY to avoid the price hike. Go to www.okswim.org to find the link to the online registration and information. Swimmers under 18 are invited to join us this year! If you have a swimmer or budding triathlete in your family, please encourage them to enter. This is a great event for 1st time open water swimmers of all ages. Hope to see you September 8th! Denise Smart Event Director, Tallchief Open Water Challenge denises@webzone.net

Swimaroo Results

Here's the link to the results: http://www.swimtulsa.org/osst/UserFiles/File/2013_Swimaroo_Final(1).pdf Here is the link to today's newspaper article with Jon and Keith's picture! http://www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/Tulsas_Swimaroo_marks_60_years_of_fun/20130709_11_A2_ULNSog603267 It was a fun night! Denise

Zone Championships‏

Masters Swimmers, As you know, we are hosting the Southwestern Zone Masters Swimming Championship on July 19-21. As the host organization, I strongly encourage EVERYONE to participate in this meet. Please register to swim events, even if you've never participated in a meet prior. We offer 50m races in every stroke, so you can get in and out quickly. For the many triathletes who swim with us: please consider registering for the 1500m, 800m or 400m swims. These are the long events that mirror the distances you will cover in your races. Swimming in those events at our meet will give you a great baseline for your races this season, AND you'll be helping the team with the overall scoring in the meet! You will find no better place to swim these events than in our very own home pool. You can also use your entry into these races as a great training day! PLEASE consider joining out efforts at this meet! For all Masters swimmers, thanks in advance for your contribution to our event! George Villarreal, Head Coach Denise Smart, President Dewey Smith and Denise Freisberg, Meet Directors

Get in your swim training and help Tulsa Masters, too!!

Tulsa Masters Swimmers: Do you consider yourself a triathlete or a fitness swimmer and not a "meet swimmer"? Don't think you can swim in a masters meet?? Can I convince you otherwise?? Do it for the TEAM- Tulsa Masters! As you know, we are hosting a really big meet (in masters terms) at our pool July 19-21. This is one of the few meets where team scores are tallied. YOU can help Tulsa Masters WIN that team trophy. For you long distance swimmers, the 1500 Free (mile) and 400 Fr is scheduled Friday night. This is the perfect opportunity to get in a time trial workout. If you are a glutton for punishment, you can even swim both the 1500 and the 400 free in one night. AND you will be earning points for Tulsa Masters!!! The other "long" freestyle event, the 800 free, is the first event Saturday morning. Another good opportunity for a 1/2 mile time trial swim. Don't want to dive off the blocks-- NOT A PROBLEM. In the water starts are perfectly legal. Please come out to support the meet, Tulsa Masters, and the volunteers who've worked hard to make this meet happen. We need all of you to participate in some way. Save Saturday evening, July 20, for a Tulsa Masters get together at Red Rock Canyon. Details coming later this week. REGISTRATION for the meet CLOSES FRIDAY JULY 12TH. NO DECK ENTRIES!! www.okswim.org We need help stocking the Hospitality Room with refreshments for the volunteers. We will take cash donations, too, if you prefer to let someone else shop for you. Sign up list: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080845A4AB2FAB9-hospitality AND don't forget volunteers. We still need MANY MANY TIMERS!! Refer (twist some arms) of your friends and family. Sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080845A4AB2FAB9-volunteer Let me know if you have any questions. See you in the pool!! Denise Smart

Swim-a-Roo & Zone Meet

Hey, Tulsa swimmers! REMINDERS! Sign up for Swim-a-Roo NOW. You aren't a 'real' TULSA swimmer until you've experienced swimming at McClure Park Pool! Join us for the 60th Annual Swim-a-roo, July 8. Email me by June 28 (FRI) so I can add you to the team. We've got 8 masters members signed up so far. Don't be left out! Join the fun. Come on! You only have to swim a 50! Just email me. I will enter us. Here is the link to all the details: http://www.swimtulsa.org/osst/__eventform__/333348_Meet%20Info%20SwimARoo%202013.pdf And while you are at it, sign up to swim, volunteer, or both, for the USMS South Central ZONE Long Course Championships at our pool July 19-21st. Go to the meet calendar on www.okswim.org for the link to the online registration and meet information. You can also see who has already entered this meet by clicking on 'rosters' link on the online registration page. To volunteer for the Zone meet, please go to: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080845A4AB2FAB9-volunteer Your friends and family are welcome to help us as well. We have a lot of volunteer slots to fill! See you in the pool! Denise Smart

NWAA Masters Swimming Invitational 2013 - 6/7/2013 to 6/8/2013 - Results

Here are the meet results! http://www.arkansasmasters.org/Results/2013_Results/BentonvilleMastersResults2013.pdf Thank you everyone for coming out and enjoying a beautiful morning of swimming with us! I think this was the best meet yet and hopefully you will all bring a friend next year! Tonya Vandermey *Aquatics Supervisor* Walton Life Fitness Center 1701 SE 14th St. Bentonville, AR 72716-0750 Phone: 479-204-1005 Fax: 479-204-1013

FUN Swimming stuff!!

Hey, Tulsa swimmers! TWO FUN SWIMMING EVENTS IN THE TULSA AREA! 1) ENTER NOW-- EMAIL DENISE SMART TODAY and be a part of the Tulsa Masters Swim-a-roo team! JULY 8-- MONDAY-- 5:30 - 9 pm -60th Annual SWIM-A-ROO Meet at McClure Park Pool, 50 meter, outdoor pool. No qualifying times, low key, fun meet. The only events to choose from are 50s, one of each stroke. Email DENISE SMART NOW if you want to participate! I need your entry by June 28th! I will submit our team entries. Entry fee is $15, includes a t-shirt. Let's have a good Tulsa Masters turnout for this fun local meet at good 'ole McClure! Here is the link to the meet information: http://www.swimtulsa.org/osst/__eventform__/333348_Meet%20Info%20SwimARoo%202013.pdf ******************************************** 2) ENTER NOW-- go to www.okswim.org for meet info and link to online registration! JULY 19-21 --- USMS South Central ZONE Long Course Championships, Jenks Trojan Aquatic Center This is the big one. It has been 14 years since a Zone meet has been held in Oklahoma, and never has it been held in the Tulsa area. We need ALL OF YOU to get involved to help make this event a success. Go to www.okswim.org for the meet info, with a link to both the online entry and the paper entry. NO QUALIFYING TIMES. EVERYONE is eligible and 'good enough' to swim in this meet. Tulsa Masters has a good chance to win the team division, but we need YOU to enter the meet!! We'll need lots of VOLUNTEERS as well. Stay tuned for future emails on how you can help. SAVE THE DATE: SEPTEMBER 8, 2013-- 6th ANNUAL TALLCHIEF OPEN WATER CHALLENGE OTHER STUFF: Jenks masters swimmers: the kids are on their summer practice schedule. The evening Masters group will have all 8 lanes on Wednesday and Friday nights! DON'T FORGET Tulsa Masters is on FACEBOOK! Info sometimes gets posted there that isn't sent by email. Join the Tulsa Masters group on Facebook to make sure YOU are up to date! Thanks for your time. See you in the pool! Denise Smart

Stormy Weather‏

Masters Swimmers: This morning, we experienced a quirk of OK weather. Thunderstorms passed over Jenks just as the pool was to open for Early Riser and Masters swim practice sessions. The Early Riser session was cancelled, and a sign was placed on the door indicating that the pool was closed. I opened the pool at 6am and we proceeded with practice. I tracked the storms and lightening strikes, and determined that the pool was safe. Conditions were unsafe earlier, while the storm was directly over Jenks. I have started to implement a policy that states that we will close the pool during electrical storms. Usually, this will affect mid-day and afternoon swim times, but is designed for any hours of operation. Masters Swimmers, If you plan to come to the pool, please check weather conditions before you leave. If the storm track, including electrical activity, is directly over Jenks or nearby, we will cancel sessions. As with today, however, if the storm is past, we will re-open. Thanks, and see you at the pool! George Villarreal

South Central Zone Championships

Hello Swimmers! Just a reminder that the USMS South Central Zone LCM Championships are being held July 19-21, 2013 at the new, indoor 50 M Trojan Aquatics Center in Jenks, OK (suburb of Tulsa). Both paper and on-line entry forms can be accessed from the calendar of events at www.usms.org and www.okswim.org. Thanks Dewey Smith Chair, Oklahoma Masters

please-- your help is needed Saturday April 20

Hello Swimming friends! The annual April Pools meet at Jenks Trojan Aquatic Center is this SATURDAY, APRIL 20th!! If you don't intend to swim in the meet, PLEASE consider VOLUNTEERING! A list of volunteer needs can be found at this link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C44AEA82FA31-april We still need 13 timers, 1 more person to help me at the registration table, and two more people in the computer room. Your family and friends can help. We will train you! Please add your name to the link above as soon as possible so that I know these positions are covered...and thus relieve my stress. REFRESHMENTS: In an effort to defray costs ( and use the money for something else... like the Christmas Party!) we are asking club members to bring refreshments for the hospitality room.These refreshments are available to all swimmers, volunteers and officials during the meet. The link below will give you a list of the food/drink items we still need. As above, please add your name to the list if you intend to bring something. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C44AEA82FA31-april1 Those who intend to swim should go to www.okswim.org and click on the April Pools link to the online entry form. Online entries close at 11:00 pm WEDNESDAY, April 17th. Entries after that date are deck entries and will cost $38. Details: The April Pools meet is April 20th. Warm up starts at 9 am and the meet begins at 10 am. We should be completely finished by 2 pm. All swimmers and volunteers are invited to the post event social at Hide-a-way Pizza. An event cannot happen without volunteers. So thanks to all of you who've already signed up and thanks to those who are going to sign up now! :) Please contact me if you have any questions. Thanks again for supporting masters swimming! Denise Smart denises@webzone.net Tulsa Masters Swim Club 2013 April Pools meet director http://tulsamsc.blogspot.com www.okswim.org

April Pools Meet

Hello Swimmers, The April Pools meet is less than two weeks away! Don't miss your chance to swim FAST times in a FAST pool!! April Pools, April 20th at the Jenks Trojan Aquatic Center. Warm up 9 am, meet starts at 10 am. This is the annual spring short course yards meet hosted by Tulsa Masters Swim Club. On line entries are accepted through 11:00 pm April 17th. SIGN UP NOW. Go to www.okswim.org and click on the April Pools link to the online entry form. Deck entries will be accepted for an increased fee of $38. Save money, REGISTER NOW!! Hope to see you April 20th! Denise Smart Meet Director Tulsa Masters Swim Club http://tulsamsc.blogspot.com www.okswim.org

April Pools volunteers and refreshment donations needed!

Hello Swimming friends! The annual April Pools meet at Jenks Trojan Aquatic Center is LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY!!! Your 'always tired' meet director is in stress mode. Not only do we need swimmers to enter (now), we also need volunteers and refreshment donations for the hospitality room! A meet cannot happen without volunteers. So thank you in advance for reading my email and offering your assistance! Recruit your family and friends to help us. The best seat in the house is behind the starting block with a stop watch in your hand. We will train you! The April Pools meet is April 20th. Warm up starts at 9 am and the meet begins at 10 am. We should be completely finished by 2 pm. All swimmers and volunteers are invited to the post event social at Hide-a-way Pizza. The links below will allow you to sign up to volunteer, bring refreshments or both. VOLUNTEER SIGN UP: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C44AEA82FA31-april HOSPITALITY ROOM- REFRESHMENT SIGN UP: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C44AEA82FA31-april1 Those who want to swim should go to www.okswim.org and click on the April Pools link to the online entry form. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thanks again for supporting masters swimming! Denise Smart Tulsa Masters Swim Club 2013 April Pools meet director http://tulsamsc.blogspot.com www.okswim.org

Tulsa Masters Road Trips!

Hey, Swimmers! It is not too late to join your fellow swimmers for road trips to OKC on Saturday, March 30th for the Rose State Meet and to Austin, Tx, April 5 -7. March 30th Rose State Meet, Midwest City, warm up 10:45, meet starts at 11:45. Download the entry form from www.okswim.org. Deck entries accepted, $25. We will probably be leaving Tulsa by 9 am. April 5-7, South Central Zone SCY Championships, Austin, Texas. SUNDAY MARCH 31st is the LAST DAY TO REGISTER ONLINE for this meet. No qualifying times, FAST, FAMOUS Pool at the University of Texas. Here is the link to the online entry form: https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=2023&smid=4344 Check out the 'club and team rosters' link to see who is entered. Two fun weekend road trips! Let me know if you plan to go to either event, especially if you'd like to share a ride. See you in the pool!

Austin Zone Meet deadline

All, the Longhorn Aquatic website has been update with our meet sponsored hotels. See the announcement below and distribute to your membership. ======================================= Zone meet on-line entry is now open. Enter before March 18th and save $10. April 5-7, 2013 South Central Zone Championships University of Texas - Texas Swimming Center On-line Entry is now open, just follow the link below! https://www.clubassistant.com/club/meet_information.cfm?c=2023&smid=4344 Hotel Information: See this link for meet sponsored hotels http://www.utexas.edu/longhornaquatics/2012/12/south-central-zone-swimming-championship-april-5-7-2013/ Oklahoma http://www.okswim.org/

ENTER NOW: Rose St; Zones; April Pools; Nationals!

Hey, Swimmers! Multiple meets on the horizon! Check out the calendar on www.okswim.org for a list of meets in our area and also www.usms.org for a complete calendar of events across the country. Never been to a masters meet? Don't be intimated. Here is your chance to swim with people just like you! There is a first time for everything, so go for it! THE ZONE MEET AND NATIONALS HAVE ENTRY DEADLINES THAT ARE APPROACHING FAST. ENTER NOW! See below for more info: MARCH 30th: ROSE STATE COLLEGE MASTERS MEET, Midwest City; Meet Director: Janet Latham, janet.latham@okc.gov Warm up 10:45 am, meet starts at 11:45 am. Go to www.okswim.org to download the entry form. APRIL 5-7: SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIP, University of Texas, Austin. Meet Director: Bridgette Rhodes, bridgette.rhoades@austin.utexas.edu The South Central Zone consists of masters swimmers from Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas. The University of Texas is an AWESOME pool!! Let's have a good Oklahoma presence at this meet! Go to www.okswim.org to link to the meet info. Online entries are preferred. ****Remember, NO deck entries for the Zone meet. Enter early, by March 18th, to save $10. The ABSOLUTE LAST DAY TO ENTER IS MARCH 31ST. APRIL 20th: APRIL POOLS, Jenks Trojan Aquatic Center, Jenks, OK. Meet Director: Denise Smart, denises@webzone.net NEW THIS YEAR: ONLINE ENTRIES!!! Go to www.okswim.org for the link to the online entry form. Paper entries will be received only as deck entries the day of the meet and will cost $10 more than the online entry. ENTER EARLY BY APRIL 17th to save yourself $10. MAY 9- 12: USMS SHORT COURSE NATIONALS, Indianapolis, IN Another FAST pool!! You can link to the meet details through http://www.usms.org/content/scnats13meetinfo The online entry link is: http://www.usms.org/comp/onlineentry.php?MeetID=20130509NATLY No deck entries for this meet either. ABSOLUTE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS APRIL 4TH. June: I assume our friends in Bentonville will host their annual long course meet in June, usually the 2nd or 3rd weekend in June. I will forward the information as soon as it is available. July 19-21st: South Central Zone Long Course Championships, JENKS TROJAN AQUATIC CENTER!! It has been over 10 yrs since Oklahoma hosted a Zone meet. Save the date and plan to show up and swim fast! Meet Director: Denise Freisberg, denisefreisberg@mac.com. Entry information will be available soon! August 7-11: USMS Summer Nationals, Mission Viejo, CA. Cap the summer off with a trip to California for long course nationals. Watch for details and meet info on the USMS website later this spring. September 8, 2013: 6th Annual Tallchief Open Water Challenge, hosted by Tulsa Masters Swim Club. More info to come. Thanks for your time! Just keep swimming! Denise Smart Tulsa Masters Swim Club

THANK YOU! - Jenks Swim Meet

With the close of the very successful Speedo Sectional Championship Meet last night, our short course meet marathon is officially OVER! I don't know any club or organization that has hosted 4 major meets in 3 weeks-- Park and Rec Championships, High School State, Age Groups and Sectionals. I want to thank each and every volunteer; it was a total team effort. Any time we asked, "can anyone do this?", we had two people who stepped up. To everyone who parked cars, brought food, squeegied the deck, took tickets, ran the console, stocked drinks, worked in the fish bowl, lane timed, copied papers, sold nachos, labelled awards, organized swimmers, or did the other thousand things it takes to run a successful meet, THANK YOU!! This really should not have been possible, but we did it! The meet organizers and spectators at each of these events were universally postive about what great people we have in such a great facility. Thank you for making us all look great! Please make sure and join us for the After Party tomorrow from 5 to 7 pm in Frank Herald Gym--we deserve it! Bring your family, and an appetizer or dessert to share; see you then! JTSC

PLEASE! Volunteer!! Support our sport!

One last plea to all Swimmers, friends of swimmers, and anyone interested in doing a good deed! The Oklahoma HS State Swimming meet and the Oklahoma Age Group Swimming Championships are successfully completed! Thanks to all of you who gave of your time for those meets! Whether you had a kid swimming and had to be at the pool anyway, or you gave of your time out of the goodness in your heart, THANK YOU!!! ONE MORE BIG EVENT TO GO!! *USA Swimming/ Speedo Region VIII Sectionals Swim Meet, March 7- 10, 2013, Jenks Trojan Aquatic Center Volunteer for at least TWO Sessions and receive a FREE, very cool, SECTIONALS t-shirt. Just a few quick details: the morning sessions are prelims. Both ends of the pool will be utilized, which makes the meet go much faster. BUT it also requires more timers!!! The evening sessions are finals. The top 16 swimmers from each event in the morning session are rewarded by swimming again in the evening session! Can you imagine swimming the 200 Fly TWICE in one day!! :) Our help is definitely needed and appreciated. No experience necessary. We will train you. Below is the link to the online volunteer sign up. Various shifts are available so don't think you have to be there all day, unless you want to! The online sign up will also show you who else has committed and when they are working. The volunteer coordinator (Emily) prefers that you sign up now so that she knows how many slots she needs to fill. Below are the instructions for Masters swimmers to volunteer at the Sectionals meet, March 7-10. There is special need for volunteers in the following areas: • Hytek and console operators. • Volunteers for week day sessions • Volunteers with swim meet experience to work as a head timer or runner at all sessions. Of course, the regular, behind the block, timers are also needed. Best seat in the house! And we will train you if haven't been a timer before. No worries! It is easy and fun! INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ON LINE VOLUNTEER SIGN - UP: Go to the Jenks Trojan Swim Club site at www.jenksswimclub.com Click on the “Sign In” button. Enter ‘jenksswimms@gmail.com’ in the E-MAIL BOX and ‘jtscvolunteer’ for the PASSWORD. Once you are logged on, click on the “MEETS/EVENTS” button to the right of the main screen. A list of upcoming meets will appear. Scroll down until you see the “Sectionals Championships” meet. Click on the “Job Signup” button under the Sectionals meet. You should then see a list of volunteer jobs with the various shifts. Click on the check box for the job(s) and time period(s) you would like to sign-up for and then click on the “Signup” button. A pop-up will appear asking for your “optional contact info”. Please, enter your contact information (email address, name, phone #, etc.) so that we can send reminder emails and information regarding any changes to session times. At a minimum, we need your name so that we will know who has signed up. Once you click “Sign Up”, you will see your information listed next to the shifts you signed up for. I've already signed up and these instructions worked perfectly. If you have any difficulties, please contact Emily Forbes at emily.forbes@hilti.com, George at george.villarreal@jenksps.org, or myself, Denise at denises@webzone.net Hope to see you ON DECK this weekend!!! Thanks! Denise Smart Tulsa Masters Swim Club

Dues, Pool Closings

This is a reminder to be sure you've paid your February payments, and get ahead for March. Also, this is a reminder that the pool will be closed for mid-day and evening Friday swims, as well as Saturday morning, March 1-2. The pool will be closed for all practices March 7-9 for Sectionals. Please volunteer for Sectionals: we need timers in a big way for all sessions! Denise Smart has sent out emails with instructions for registration. See you at the pool! George Villarreal

Let's EAT!!!

Hello always hungry swimmers! Let's eat out Tuesday night, Feb 26, at 'Top That Pizza' located at Tulsa Hills (the shopping center located off HWY 75, between 71st and 81st). Our friends at the Jenks Trojan Swim Club are having a fundraiser at 'Top That Pizza' Tuesday evening from 5 to 9 pm. 20% of sales to customers who mention the Jenks swim club fundraiser will be donated to the JTSC. We all like to eat, right? So why not support a good cause... our age group swimmers! The evening group can go after practice, 7:45 ish. The rest of you can wait to eat later with us, or go earlier if you like. Get together with your swimming buddies, bring your families. All are welcome. And you don't have to be a Jenks swimmer! Just don't forget to mention Jenks Trojan Swim Club fundraiser when you order. I believe there will be representatives from the club at the restaurant until 9 pm. Look for people in 'Jenks Swimming' t-shirts. See you at the pool! Denise Tulsa Masters Swim Club

HELP!HELP!HELP! Let's support our sport!

Calling all Swimmers, friends of swimmers, and anyone interested in doing a good deed! The time is now! I sent a version of this email a couple of weeks ago. The High School State 5A/6A State Swimming Championships were a huge success last weekend. Thanks to all of you who gave your time. We are now down to the wire! Two more big meets at the Jenks pool coming up on consecutive weekends. We are once again asking for your help. Please know that any time you can give will be greatly appreciated by George, the Jenks Trojan Swim Club officers and parents, and especially the kids participating in these meets! Let's support the sport of swimming and do our part to make these meets a success! *USA Swimming Oklahoma Age Group Championships, March 1- 3, 2013 *USA Swimming Region VIII Sectionals Swim Meet, March 7- 10, 2013 Below is the link to the online sign up for both meets. Various shifts are available so don't think you have to be there all day, unless you want to! If you prefer to sign up 'in person', George and Emily Forbes (volunteer coordinator for JTSC) will be at the pool this week to help you. The online sign up will also show you who else has committed and when they are working. Below are the instructions for Masters swimmers to volunteer for the Age Group meet and the Sectionals meet. There is special need for volunteers in the following areas: • Hytek and console operators. • Volunteers for week day sessions • Volunteers with swim meet experience to work as a head timer or runner at all sessions. Of course, the regular, behind the block, timers are also needed. Best seat in the house! And we will train you if haven't been a timer before. No worries! It is easy and fun! INSTRUCTIONS FOR the VOLUNTEER ON LINE SIGN - UP Go to the Jenks Trojan Swim Club site at www.jenksswimclub.com Click on the “Sign In” button. Enter ‘jenksswimms@gmail.com’ in the E-mail box and ‘jtscvolunteer’ for the password. Once you are logged on, click on the “MEETS/EVENTS” button to the right of the main screen. A list of upcoming meets will appear. Scroll down until you see the “Sectionals Championships” meet or Age Group Championships meet Click on the “Job Signup” button under the Sectionals meet or the Age Group Championship meet. You should then see a list of volunteer jobs with the various shifts. Click on the check box for the job(s) and time period(s) you would like to sign-up for and then click on the “Signup” button. A pop-up will appear asking for your “optional contact info”. Please, enter your contact information (email address, name, phone #, etc.) so that we can send reminder emails and information regarding any changes to session times. At a minimum, we need your name so that we will know who has signed up. Once you click “Sign Up”, you will see your information listed next to the shifts you signed up for. I've already signed up and these instructions worked perfectly. If you have any difficulties, please contact Emily Forbes at emily.forbes@hilti.com, George at george.villarreal@jenksps.org, or myself, Denise at denises@webzone.net Hope to see you ON DECK!!! Thanks! Denise Smart Tulsa Masters Swim Club

Jenks Pool Schedule (January 2013)

Happy New Year! This is a reminder to make sure you've re-submitted your United States Masters Swimming registration form, and, of course, that you've paid for January swimming. We have several upcoming and important swim meets, and we'll need volunteers as we did last year. I heard incredible compliments about everyone who helped last year, so we invite you to do so again this year. Oklahoma Age Group Championships: March 1-3 (pool closed those days) Sectionals: March 7-10 (pool closed) Keep these on your calendars. Pool closings for HS Meets: Jan 10th; January 17th, January 24th, February 1-2, February 7, February 15-16. See you at the pool! George Villarreal David Zimmerman