Abby Seeger Meet Warm-Ups Info

• Friday - Warmups 3pm-3:50pm Start 4pm
• Saturday and Sunday Morning - Warmups 6:15am-7:35am Start 7:45am
• CHANGE - Saturday and Sunday Afternoon - Warmups 11:45am-12:35pm Start 12:45pm (The indoor pool will be opening up first.  The outdoor pool time for warmup will begin as soon as the 13 and over session is completed and will be split into 2 equal warmup sessions.)
• Saturday Evening Distance Session - NO LONG COURSE WARMUP.  There will be a 10 min break at the conclusion of the SAT 12 and Under session and then the 12 and Under 400fr will begin (approx 4:45pm) The indoor pool will be available for distance event warmup!
• Assigned warmup lanes for the 12 and Unders will be sent out prior to the meet.  All other warmup sessions will be open.

We are pleased to  announce the hiring of Rob Bellamy. He will work mostly with the college and other aspects of our aquatic area. Please expect him to be a sub- coach for our team when needed.

Rob is joining our coaching staff after spending much of the last 9 years coaching and personal training various level athletes, ranging from 6 & under novice swimmers to Olympic medalists and world record holders.  Rob graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 2003, where he helped the team to three consecutive Atlantic 10 Swimming championships, captaining his junior season in 2002. His most recent success in the pool came while under the watch of coaches Gibeau and Cradock, qualifying for the 2009 USA Swimming National Championship meet in 50 and 100 Freestyles.

UMBC and the Retriever Aquatic Club has been selected to host the 2012 Eastern Zone camp.  This camp is run through USA swimming. The camp invites 18 of the top age group males and 18 females in the Eastern Zone.  They will stay on campus for the weekend and are coached by coaches from all over the country. This camp will take place the weekend of May 31 until June 3, 2012

Practice Saturday March 17th, 2012 ( 10 and under champs @UMBC- Host NBAC)
  SGG 6:00-7:30am
  Any other sectional swimmer 6:00-7:30am

Registration for our spring clinic is now available on the camps and clinics page!

Annapolis, MD

The Retrievers put up a great showing this past weekend at the State Championship meet.  We had 40 swimmers score in an individual event and event even more who were on relays that scored.  The team score 1527 points to take fourth place.  Last year the team was 6th place and scored 1033 points.  Which is a 32% increase in points.

Congratulations to our two new team record holders:

• Timothy (Timmy) VanNetta broke our 10 and under team record in both the 500 Free in a time of 5:52.30 and the 100 IM with a time of 1:09.20
• Arianna Bernstein Broke the Senior Ladies 100 Back record in the time of 56.11
• Timmy was state champion in all 8 of his swims: 500 free, 100 free, 50 fly, 100 IM, 50 Back, 200 Free, 100 back and 50 free
• Matt Walls was state champion in the 200 back.

We are very proud of our team and athletes.  Keep Up the great work.  We would like to thank all of our families for all of you help during the meet.

BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OUR JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SWIMMERS!!

Due to the Masters meet this weekend the following practice changes will occur:

• Senior swimmers not swimming in states 6:00-8:00am
• AGG, AGY, AGR Not in meet 7:30-9:00am
• AGW 8:00-9:00am

Sorry this took so long to get out. Our staff will be in many places and we needed to make sure we had everything covered.

This saturday workout:
GBSA
College: 6:00-8:00am
SGG: 8:00-10:00am (if not in meet)
SGY: 8:00-10:00am (if not in meet)
SGR: 10:00-12:00pm (if not in meet)
AGG: 10:00-12:00pm (if not in meet
AGY: 10:00-12:00pm (if not in meet)
AGR: 10:00-11:30am (if not in meet)
AGW: 10:00-11:00am

GBSA entries are in your folders. The warm up schedule is very specific and short. Please don't be late. Here is a breakdown for the weekend.

Friday Evening (all ages)
RAC warmup 345-410
Meet Starts 5pm

Saturday Morning (12 and unders)
RAC warmup 655-720am
Meet Starts 8am

Saturday Afternoon (13 and overs)
RAC warmup 1150am-1215pm
Meet Starts 115pm

Sunday Morning (12 and unders)
RAC warmup 720-745am
Meet Starts 8am

Sunday Afternoon (13 and overs)
RAC warmup 1225-1250pm
Meet Starts 1pm

Please arrive 15 min prior to the warmup time listed so you can be prepared to enter the water right on time.

Click Here for the form to Pre-order MD STATE MEET APPAREL!!

CHANGE IN TIME FOR 2012 RAC CLASSIC P.M. SESSIONS!

Please note that warm-ups for the p.m. sessions of the RAC Classic will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the session start time will be 12:30 p.m. This is for all three days: Saturday, Sunday and Monday.