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 GAEL 9 OVER RESULTS

    RESULTS

 SPEEDO TIP OF THE WEEK

   

 NYSA FALL STARTER RESULTS

    WE SURVIVED A SHARKS MEET ... IT WAS A WELL RUN MEET AND OUR SWIMMERS DID A GREAT JOB.   HERE ARE THE RESULTS

 Congratulations to all Sect 1 High School Swimmers

    The GAEL Aquatic Club, it coaches and swimmers would like to congratulate all the GAEL swimmers that participated in last night Sect. 1 Girls High School Swimming Finals. Our Gael Swimmers had an ...

 YWCA SHREIK MEET RESULTS

      SHRIEK RESULTS

 How to Prevent Swimmer's Ear

  Summertime?s Big Problem: Swimmer?s ear ... and how to prevent it!!! Swimmer?s ear is an infection of the ear canal. If you stick your finger in your ear, you?re feeling a little of the ear canal. B...

 GIRLS HS SECTIONALS

    Congratulations to all GAEL AQUATIC CLUB swimmers that participated in the Prelims of the 2009 Section 1 Girls Swimming And Diving Championships last night.   GOOD LUCK TO ALLTHOSE WHO MOVED INTO ...

 SPEEEDO TIP OF THE WEEK #4

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 NOVEMBER GAEL BIRTHDAYS

      ? GAEL NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

 NO WORKOUTS FRIDAY OCT 30

REMINDER THERE IS NO WORKOUTS FRIDAY OCTOBER 30 FOR ALL GAEL GROUPS - COLLEGE SWIM MEET THAT AFTERNOON.   REGULAR SATURDAY NO SUNDAY GOOD LUCK TO ALL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMERS PARTICIPATING IN SECTIO...

 Speedo Tip of The Week #3

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 Condors Meet Results.

    ? Results From Condors Meet

 YWCA MIDDIES OCT 30-31 NOV 1st Meet

  CLICK ON BELOW FOR INFO   ? YWCA MIDDIES OCT 30-31 NOV 1st Meet

 GRAND PRIX #2 RESULTS

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 SPEEDO TIP OF THE WEEK #2

    CLICK ON THE BELOW LINK FOR THE SPEEDO TIP  OF THE WEEK   ? SPEEDO TIP OF THE WEEK  

 SPEEDO SWIMMING TIP OF THE WEEK

    Click on the below link   ? USA SPEEDO TIP OF THE WEEK

 Gran Prix #1 RESULTS

Please Click On The Below Link For Grand Prix #1 Results.   ? Grand Prix #1 09-30-09 Results

 GAEL BIRTHDAYS IN OCTOBER

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 2009 Metro Cuts.

    Please Click on the below link for the 2009-2010 Metro Cuts   ? 2009-2010 Metro Cuts

 GRAND PRIX #1

  This Wednesday we will be hosting our first Grand Prix meets here at at Iona College Pool. All 12 and Under swimmers are expected to participate and each swimmer will be swimming two events one free...

 Marlins Sign-up Meet on Bulletin Board

Our first sign-up meet has been posted on the bulletin board at the pool and needs your immediate attention if you desire to attend. The deadline is October 2nd the sheets will come down that morning....

 US Swimming Adopt Oct. 1 Ban

    Click on link for the full story. http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en-US&ItemId=2621&mid=2943

 GAEL GRAM 2009-2010

PLEASE CLICK ON BELOW LINK TO TAKE YOU TO THE GAEL GRAM 2009-2010     ? 2009-2010 GAEL GRAM

 TEAM EQUIPMENT ORDERING AND FITTINGS

  ? 2009-2010 Metro Equipment order form   Team suits, caps and training fins are the only pieces of team equipment that is required of all team members. We also ask that Pre-Senior and Senior Level...

 2009-2010 PLACEMENT LETTER

    ? 2009-2010 GAEL AQUATIC CLUB PLACEMENT LETTER

 Days 2 & 3 Evaluations

    Two more great days of evaluations...some great swimmers.... few more days left. Please make sure you have either returned your placement cards for this year or have reached out to Brian  Hansbury...

 Day 1 Evaluations

    We had a great first day of team evaluations with many new faces looking to join the team.  Please make sure if you have not already to send the placement cards back in or email me with your respo...

 2009-2010 EVALUATIONS

Please see the dates below for evaluations for the 2009-2010 Gael Aquatic Club Season Tuesday Sept. 1st 9/Over Swimmer 4:30-5:30 pm Wednesday Sept. 2nd 8/Under Swimmer 4:30-5:30 pm Thursday Sept. 3rd ...

 CONGRATS TO ALL GAEL COUNTIES SWIMMERS

   CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE GAEL SWIMMERS YOUNG AND OLD THAT SWAM IN LAST WEEKS WESTCHESTER COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PLAYLAND.  SUPER SWIMS BY ALL INDIVIDUALS AND RELAYS SWIMMERS. BEST OF LUCK NEXT W...

 2009-2010 Meet Schedule *Tentative

To try and  help everyone plan for next year, I have gone ahead and built a tentative Meet Schedule for the Gael Aquatic Club.  The meets listed are tentative.... things may change we may loose a meet...

 Snorkel Infor - Gold and Senior

      For Training this summer, I would like to introduce all the Gael Swimmers in the Gold and Senior Groups to the Training snorkel.   We will use the snorkel during workouts starting June 22 nd  w...

 CALENDAR REMINDER

  REMINDER TO ALL GAEL SWIMMERS AND PARENTS TO PLEASE LOOK AT THE WORKOUT CALENDAR ON THE WEBSITE...IT HAS BEEN POSTED SINCE WE LAUNCHED. ANY AND ALL CHANGES WILL BE E-MAILED TO THE TEAM.

 05/18/2009 * GAEL UPDATE *

  Today we have been asked by both Campus Security and the Athletic Department to not host workouts this Thursday due to the Iona Prep Graduation that will be here.  All parking areas will be closed f...

 GAEL UPDATE

  Spring is in full swing for all our swimmers. Please refer to the new calendar on-line for practice times and scheduling.  Our practice schedule changes again for Spring on May 26th and again to Sum...

 **DINNER DEADLINE APPROACHING **

** DEADLINE FOR THE GAEL AWARDS DINNER IS APPROACHING IF YOU HAVE NOT RESPONDED PLEASE DO SO. ** Please mark your calendars.... GAEL AQAUTIC CLUB AWADS DINNER MAY 5th.

 Letter to Gael Families ...From Jack Doherty

  Coaches Gift     Known harbingers of spring are warm weather, blooming flowers, budding trees, baseball, and the Gael Aquatic Swim Dinner . Due to limited availability at Iona College, this year?s ...

 GAEL AQAUTIC CLUB - NEW WEBSITE

  WE ARE BACK UP AND RUNNING ................. TAKE A LOOK CHECK OUT ALL THE NEW AREAS AND INFO AVAILABLE............MORE TO COME.  FEEDBACK & IDEAS ARE WELCOMED

 RECORDS UPDATED 03/2009

  GAEL TEAM RECORDS HAVE BEEN UPDATES!!

 Spring Lesson '09 Info

Spring Lesson '09 Info

 Lifeguard Training Info at Iona

Lifeguard Training Info at Iona

 Team Calendars

Team Calendars Dec, 2008-July, 2009

 2008-09 Meet Schedule

2008-09 Meet Schedule

 September, 2008 Newsletter

September, 2008 Newsletter

 2008-09 Team Brochure

2008-09 Team Brochure

 Metro Age Group & Senior Time Standards

Metro Age Group & Senior Time Standards

 Awards Banquet Info

Awards Ba mrgael/UserFiles/Image/Events/dist_043007a.pdf nquet Info

 On-Line Meet Sign-up Info

On-Line Meet Sign-up Info

 Spring Lesson '07 Info

Spring Lesson '07 Info

 Greetings!

Several of you have noted that you have not been able to open the December/Holiday practice update at the web site. Please make sure that you have the latest version of Adobe Reader on your computer a...

 Holiday Schedule

Greetings! On behalf of the entire coaching staff, please accept their thanks for the kind words and gifts at yesterdays Christmas Pool party?. Please note that we have attached a .pdf file that conta...

 Time Change for West Point Meet

To all swimmers attending the West Point Meet this weekend, please note these facts: 1.      The meet announcement can be found at this link: http://www.westpointswimclub.org/DecemberMeet.html 2....

 Spring Sessions

Greetings: I am pleased to report to you that sometime between 5-7pm tonight our webmaster will post on our team web site ( www.gaelac.com ) information on our 2006 Spring Lesson program that will mee...

 Pool Update

Hi all? The work on the pool ventilation is still incomplete. We will have normal recreational swimming, practices and evening water polo game as scheduled on Friday, Oct. 12, as well as through the w...

 Practice for 10/15 & 10/16

Hi? With the Asphalt Green Meets this weekend not finalized until a week ago, the team calendars listed the above dates as TBA, therefore: SAT. OCT. 15: 7:00-9:00am ? Senior & Elite 9:00-10:00am ? Gol...

 GAEL USS MEET SIGN UP PROCEDURE

September 21, 2005 GAEL USS MEET SIGN UP PROCEDURE For every USS meet that we attend, there will be a sign up sheet provided on the bulletin boards. Each meet announcement will outline the dates, time...

 Just a quick note to our returning swimmers

Greetings! Just a quick note to our returning swimmers that we completed evaluations of over 100 new swimmers and have placed 227 swimmers on our eleven team levels. This roster, along with an importa...

 GREAT ADVENTURE Trip

GREAT ADVENTURE Trip

 Several important notes:

Greetings: Several important notes: 1.      We anticipate having our June-July-August calendars on the web site ( www.gaelac.com ) and available in hard copies at practice by Monday, May. 23. 2.    ...

 A MEMO FROM COACH BRYAN DORSEY

A MEMO FROM COACH BRYAN DORSEY

 FROM COACH BRYAN DORSEY

FROM COACH BRYAN DORSEY :  Dear Zone Qualifier parents: As was the case with Junior Olympics, we will again have to provide timers at Zone Qualifiers this upcoming weekend. I am asking that any parent...

 January Schedule

Greetings: Please refer to your January calendars closely for various updates over the next few weeks. With the Intercollegiate team starting up with meets again and a variety of events in the buildin...

 Practice 1/8 + 1/9 - Meet Signup

January 4, 2005 Greetings! If you have been following are January calendar you will see some ?TBAý notes for various practices on the calendar. Here are the practices for January 8+9: Sat. January 8: ...

 GAEL AC Christmas Party Thurs 12/16/04

Greetings! A reminder that the  party will feature open swimming from 4:30-5:00pm, followed by hot dogs and snacks (5:00-5:30pm) and presentation of special Gael Aquatic Club Christmas gifts to all te...

 IONA POOL OPENS AT NOON

Greetings! Thanks to the remarkable repair efforts of Facilities Management staff here, we have been the OK from the structural engineer to resume normally scheduled events and practices. College afte...

 IONA POOL UPDATE

Greetings? If you saw my e-mail of earlier today, you know that the wind played a large part in the pushing out 8 of the 16 ?cat-walk/skylightý windows above the pool. During the course of today all t...

 URGENT - Practice CANCELLED

The strong wind has blown the framing off several of the large ?catwalk windowsý over the pool. Thankfully no injuries or broken glass in pool; however, it is a significant engineering challenge that ...

 CONSTRUCTION ADJUSTMENT AT IONA

CONSTRUCTION ADJUSTMENT AT IONA

 Thanksgiving Weekend Schedule

Greetings! This e-mail is very long with the Pace University Nov. 27 meet entry and directions, you may want to use caution prior to printing it out.! Please note these important schedule items: 1.   ...

 GaelAC Schedule

Please note these schedule adjustments for the upcoming week.  Wed. Nov. 17 ? Due to a late scheduled Iona Prep Meet, Senior 2 practice will end at 7:00pm . Sat. Nov. 20 ? To update and clarify, ...

 Dear Gael Aquatic Club Families

This Friday, October 8th, we will be having our Season Starter Meet at Iona for all team levels, including Future team swimmers. We will have a warm-up from 4:30-5:00 PM and swim events from 5:00 to...

 Swim Suit Fitting

Greetings! Unfortunately, I did not correct the date of the suit fitting in our newsletter, when it was adjusted by our vendor before printing. The correct suit and equipment fitting dates are Thursd...

 Greetings & Welcome!

If you are new to our program, one of the primary methods of communication is via ?distribution e-mailsý. These e-mails are issued from my Iona address and can be sent to as many e-mails addresses as ...

 Asphalt Green Sign Up

Dear Gael Parents: In order to make sure that we get accepted to the Asphalt Green Season Starter meet on October 16 and 17, all sign-ups must be finalized by Sunday, October 3rd. We have a sign-up sh...

 Practice scheduled for Monday, July 5 has been canceled

Greetings! Please note that the practice scheduled for Monday, July 5 has been canceled and will be re-scheduled for Friday July 9 at 7-9am?. Thanks, Bryan Dorsey  

 Final lesson sessions for all groups

Greetings!  Several notes:       Final lesson sessions for all groups this Wed, Thur, Fri (May 26-27-28) Every swimmer will get a        trophy! On Thursday, May 24 the Iona Prep Graduation will be ...

 Reminders & More!

Reminders & More! 1. There are no GAEL AC practice sessions on Friday, May 14, 2004 due to a college event. 2. Last call for signup for the June 26-27 USS Long Course meet at Asphalt Green. E-mail B...

 Parking at Iona

Greetings! As most of you know, an approximately two-year long, large construction project (the building of the LaPenta Student Union and Hynes Athletic Center) has begun in the center of campus. This...

 The last Long Course meet prior to summer JO?s has been posted at the pool

Greetings! The last Long Course meet prior to summer JO?s has been posted at the pool. It is at Asphalt Green in the city on June 26th and 27th, and will fill up very quickly.  All swimmers must sign ...

 Despite getting our entry in very early for the May 1-2 Pentathlon at White Plai

Despite getting our entry in very early for the May 1-2 Pentathlon at White Plai

 A belated Happy Easter to all and warmest wishes

Dear Gael Aquatic Club Swimmers & Parents: A belated Happy Easter to all and warmest wishes as spring finally seems to be here. Below you will find 3 meets with sign up deadlines. All swimmers who wis...

 TAG 1 will have their final session on Wed

Greetings: Several important reminders: 1.      TAG 1 will have their final session on Wed. April 14. Any swimmer wishing to continue in the modified ?TAGý group should contact Bryan Dorsey direct a...

 Please add our annual Awards Banquet date of Tue. May 4, 2004

Greetings! Please add our annual Awards Banquet date of Tue. May 4, 2004 at Iona?s Spellman Lounge (6-9pm) to your calendar. We anticipate having April-August calendars and schedules distributed by th...

 Dear Gael Aquatic Club Parents

Dear Gael Aquatic Club Parents:  Here are a few updates 1.     Practice for all Junior and Senior swimmers this Saturday morning at 8-10 AM has been rescheduled to 5:30-7 PM. 2.     The Zone Qualifier...

 This year at Junior Olympics we will have to provide a timer for the following s

Dear Gael Parents: This year at Junior Olympics we will have to provide a timer for the following sessions. We must provide a parent timer for the entire session or we will not be allowed to participa...

 There will be normal Gael AC sessions today!

Hi?. There will be normal Gael AC sessions today! Please feel free to check voice mail at number below over weekend if weather issues continue. We will not be able to send out any additional e-mails. ...

 Please recall that Grand Prix # 3 will be held tomorrow

Greetings? Please recall that Grand Prix # 3 will be held tomorrow with a 4pm warm-up (due to the Iona Prep meet that follows)?. Please be on time and ready to warm-up?. Nick Cavataro Swim Coach Iona ...

 All AM sessions are cancelled

Hi? All AM sessions are cancelled. Bryan Dorsey will run a JR+SR open session from 3-5pm. If roads are OK and your close stop by if you can safely make it here. Call voice mail at 914-633-2323 after 6...

 With one our most important meets of the year a week away

Hi? Greetings? With one our most important meets of the year a week away, we are going to try to hold practice this evening s scheduled on the calendar (Jr 1+2 from 4:30-5:30 and Sr 1+2 from 5-6pm. Pl...

 The four meets have been at poolside

Dear Gael Parents: With the Holidays upon us, it is time to send out our January USS Meet sign-ups. The four meets have been at poolside and will remain there until next Thursday at the Christmas Pa...

 Christmas Party Dec. 11

Greetings... The annual Gael Aquatic Club Swimmers Christmas Party will be held on Thursday, December 11 from 4:30-6:00pm. The party will feature one hour (4:30-5:30pm) of open swimming, followed by s...

 Battle of the Sexes

Greetings! A reminder that the first annual Gael Aquatic Club Battle of the Sexes Intersquad Meet will be this Friday, October 10 with a 4:30pm warm-up; 5:00pm start. This meet is for all TAG 1 and ov...

 Meet Signups

Greetings: Many thanks for everyone?s great efforts and cooperation at the inaugural intersquad meet on sat (9/27). There were many tremendous times and efforts. These results will be posted on the te...

 Reminders

Greetings! Hopefully by know all of you have seen our website located at www.gaelac.com and reviewed our newsletter; looked at the team bulletin and sign-up boards in the shallow end of the pool are...

 Corrections to Sept. Calendar

Corrections to Calendar

 May 1 & 2

Hi.... a reminder that the calendar says TBA for the above dates... please note that there will be NO team activities on Thur. May 1 (there will be lessons only from 330-430); On Friday, May 2 we will...

 Snow Day - Practice Cancelled!!

Dear Swimmers and Parents: Iona College has closed campus today due to the impending snow storm. All practices and lessons are cancelled. A reminder that the signup for the May 3+4 12/u meet at White ...

 Grand Prix #7 and Team Picture

Dear Swimmers and Parents: Please recall that our final Grand Prix Meet of the season will be held on Wed. April 2 at the Iona College pool. We would ask that all swimmers arrive at the pool a few min...

 Security Measures

Dear Aquatic Club and Lesson participants:   In the current climate I thought it was best to forward this e-mail to you all. If you do not already have a visitors parking permit, you may obtain on...

  some of you may have missed the signup for the Metro Age Group Invitational

Hi... with the snow and meets some of you may have missed the signup for the Metro Age Group Invitational at Viking Aquatic Club in Montgomery, NY on March 21-22-23. If you would like to attend please...

 Calendar Updates

Dear Swimmers and Parents: Please note these adjustments to the calendars: Today (2/27) and Tomorrow (2/28) should read Junior 1 and 2 from 4:30-5:30. It only reads Junior 2 right now. Also, Saturday ...

 JO & Practice update

Dear Swimmers and Parents: As some of you know, that attended the JO meet today, the third and final session slated to be held tommorow has been postponed until Wednesday at Lehman. With only a handfu...

 Several Important Notes

Several Important Notes: Please note that it is extremely rare that weather cancels a Championship USS Meet (like this weekends Jr. Olympic Meet). If you have a question on weather, we will try to upd...

 Schedule Updates

Dear Gael Aquatic Club swimmers and Parents: Please note these important updates: 1. Friday, February 7 will have a Jr 1+2 practice session from 4:30-5:30pm; Sr1+2 will swim from 5:00-6:00pm. The Frid...

 Several important updates

Dear Gael Aquatic Club Swimmers and Parents: Several important updates: I.  Please note that due to a late scheduled college event Sr I+II practice on Friday Jan. 24 will be held from 5:00-6:00pm (not...