From: Ohio Zone Team [mailto:bpeaden@woh.rr.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 12:32 PM
Subject: Ohio Zone Team notes 8/2/09

Ohio Zone Team families,

1.       At the bottom of this message is a note from the meet host in Indiana regarding the Open Water meet on Thursday morning (Aug 6).   22 Ohio swimmers are competing, please fill out the attached PDF form and bring with you to the event. 

2.       Please review your relay lineups on the Ohio homepage.  There are a small number of revisions due to a few swimmers that won’t be available on one of the days. 

3.       If anyone still needs a ticket to the Team Dinner on Thursday evening, let us know at the door.  We will have staff there to help you.  We will ask the Fishers Conference Center to open the doors at 6:30PM, dinner at 7:00PM, coach introductions, announcements, and other cool stuff begins at 7:15PM.  We want to be out of there by 8:30PM if possible so the athletes can get a good night sleep.

4.       Travel Team Schedule is set for those of you traveling with the team on buses.  All details are on the Ohio website – please be at the bus stop at least 15m prior to departure time, There will be at least one coach or chaperone at each bus stop to take a head count.

a.       Thursday August 6, 2009 - Be at Bus Stop at least 15 minutes prior to departure time listed below
8:00AM - Bus #1 departs Toledo St Francis HS
11:00AM - Bus #1 departs Dayton Wright State University Student Union
9:00AM - Bus #2 departs Columbus Worthington HS
11:00AM - Bus #2 departs Cincinnati St. Xavier HS
1:00PM - Buses #1 and #2 arrive Noblesville (IN)  - lunch for all travel athletes/staff

b.      Sunday August 9, 2009 - Return Times confirmed via cell phone from swimmers/coaches
8:00PM - Buses #1 and #2 depart Noblesville (IN)
10:00PM - Bus #1 arrives Dayton Wright State University Student Union
12:30AM - Bus #1 arrives Toledo St. Francis HS
10:00PM - Bus #2 arrives Cincinnati St. Xavier HS
12:00AM - Bus #2 arrives Columbus Worthington HS

5.       ALL OHIO FAMILIES – meet at the Noblesville Pool area at 2PM for equipment distribution.  We have over 140 packages to hand out to the athletes.  If a family cannot attend pickup, the pickup family must have a note or email from the family that can’t make it.

6.       Team shirt schedule for the weekend: Thu-RED, Fri-WHITE, Sat-BLUE, Sun-GREY.  Shirts are cool, check out the designs on the Ohio website!  We will have a few extras for parents to purchase on equipment day.

7.       Coaches bios and pictures of their beautiful faces are posted on the Ohio website.

Thanks,

Brent Peaden

Ohio Zone Team Homepage

http://www.daytonraiders.com/zone_team/2009/2009_ohio_zone_homepage.htm

From: Bret Richardson
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 9:08 PM
To: zone LSCs
Subject: IMPORTANT NOTICE - Central Zone 2009

LSC Coaches, Team Managers, and meet personnel,

We have been recently informed of an elevated level of blue-green algae at the CZ open water venue, Morse Reservoir. This occurrence is not unusual but requires a few simple additional precautions. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is the source to obtain current conditions and information on blue-green algae. We have an open water conditions notice at the meet web site: www.indianacentralzone.com  Anyone wishing to know more may follow the link to the IDEM site or go to www.in.gov/idem/algae/

The meet committee does not foresee a problem conducting the open water event as planned the morning of Thursday Aug 6th. We do however, require that all swimmers, parents or guardians, and coaches be aware of the water conditions. Open water meet personnel will obtain the most recent data and observations prior to the event.

We need your assistance. Attached is a acknowledgment and waiver form describing blue-green algae. We require one for each swimmer. This form must be on file Thursday morning before water entry. Please get the word out to all your open water swimmers and bring your signed forms with you for check in Thurs morning.

Due to the late occurrence of this issue, we will allow the LSC coaches or team managers to sign for the swimmer in the event the parent or guardian's signature is unavailable. Should the coach or team manager sign, they are acknowledging that the information and consent was given to/by the parent or guardian and the coach or team manager is acting on their behalf.

A conference call for this and other meet items will be conducted the evening of Monday Aug 3rd. Please look for your conference invitation as usual from Ed Parrish

I thank your for you assistance in this matter. I know you have all been working hard at the end of a long summer season. We are looking forward to a great Central Zone Meet.


Bret Richardson
Noblesville Swim Club Board, CZ Meet Chair