Zone Team

2008 Long Course Zones
August 6-9, 2008
North Bethesda and Rockville, MD

Zone Coordinators:
Chris Hayes c.hayes2@cox.net Chris Hayes is on vacation immediately following Age Groups until following zones. Please refer all zones questions to Tak Takabayashi at takutot@gmail.com

Randy LaRocca cell: 860-796-2489

Parents should call 860-508-0188 for information on the ETA of the buses coming home next Sunday, August 10th from Zones.

Note to 10&Under Parents: It is impossible for CT Swimming to reserve a block of rooms for the 10&Unders for the LC Zone meet (as they are all requiring a deposit-which CT swimming cannot provide). The 10&Under sessions will be held at Rockville Municipal Swim Center, 355 Martins Ln, Rockville, MD. We recommend reserving your room near this location at your earliest convenience. Families are asked not to reserve rooms at the Legacy Hotel. List of Hotels

Congratulations to our Long Course Zone Coaches: Head Coach Marci Berlinski, Assistant Coaches Russ Davey, Dan Mascolo, Kaeley Steinnagel, Marta Taddeo, and Dan Zeek. Congratulations Coaches and Best Wishes for a successful Long Course Zones!! Randy LaRocca and Chris Hayes, Zone Coordinators

Meet Announcement

Qualifying Times

Final Application Packet This packet may be downloaded and brought to the Zone Table at Age Group Championships July 24-27, 2008. Revised 06.24.08

Zone Practices: Wednesday July 30 from 6-8 PM AT Wesleyan University and Sunday August 3 from 10-12 AM at Terry Pool, East Hartford.

The Metro Swim Shop portal for CT Zone Team is www.metroswimshop.com/ctzoneteam Anyone wishes to access the portal needs to register first. Warm-ups may be purchased here.

Zone Team Meet Entry updated 07.30.08 If there are any errors, please contact Marci at mberli53@yahoo.com

Important Message To Zone Swimmer's Parents: We still need an another parent chaperone from 13/14 age group to ensure safe environment for swimmers. Please contact Tak Takabayashi at takutot@gmail.com NOW, if you can travel with us.

Directions to Wethersfield bus pickup:
Coming from the South
· Take I -91 North to exit 24 (Rt99)
· Bear right off the exit onto Rt 99 North (Silas Deane Highway)
· Go straight through 2 lights
· At the 3rd or 4th stop light take a left into the strip mall.
· Look for the buses in the Hometown Buffet area.
· If you see Puritan Furniture you have gone too far.

Coming from the North
· Take I-91 South to exit 24 (rt 99)
· Bear left
· Take a left at the traffic light at the end of the ramp onto Rt 99
North (Silas Deane Highway)
· Follow the rest of direction as above

Appeal to Parents:

Dear Parents:

Soon the championship season will be upon us. Congratulations to both parents and swimmers for a wonderful season! The culmination of the Age Group Long Course season is the Eastern Zone Championships. Swimmers who qualify, represent Connecticut Swimming in one of the most competitive swim meets of the entire long Course season for age group swimmers. The Eastern Zone Championships will be held in Rockville, MD. The 11/18 zone team athletes travel as a team to this meet, stay in a hotel together, eat together and cheer together all as one team. It takes many volunteers to organize a zone team and the team chaperones are a vital part of the team.

In the past, we have had to shortage of parent chaperones especially in the older age group (13 to 18 year olds). We are sending out this appeal well in advance to let everyone know that the team travel portion of this team will be in jeopardy if we cannot secure parent chaperones. Safety is paramount so please step up and volunteer to be a CHAPERONE. Please contact me with any questions and come see us at the ZONE TABLE at Age Group Championships. RANDY LAROCCA, 860-796 2489

2008 Long Course Zones August 6-9, 2008 North Bethesda and Rockville, MD

2008 Long Course Zones
August 6-9, 2008
North Bethesda and Rockville, MD