New England Swimming

Wellesley Community Center, Wellesley, Massachusetts

January 7, 2003

 

Present:� Bruce Mohl, Kathy Dacey, Dan Warner, Pam Warner, Ray Grant, Fred Catalano, Bob Gauvin, Mike Parratto, Amy Parratto, Dan Mascola, Reid Christen, Marjorie Blackwell, Rick Osterberg, Harold Whitney, Mariella Allard, Caitlin Grant and Joanne Gallahue.� Guests:� Mary Riddell.

 

Secretary�s Report:� Kathy Dacey (BGSC):� Revision to minutes of December 6, 2002 meeting � paragraph under heading �Secretary�s Report� should read (in part) Rick Osterberg stated that meet information must be sent to him 11 business days before the 1st day of receipt of entries.� Privacy Issues:� question raised by a parent as to whether listing a child�s name in the results, which are then posted on the web raises a privacy issue.� Other business:� Mike Parratto, SSA (Seacoast Swimming Association).

 

Motion made to accept minutes with changes by Dan Warner, 2nd by Ray Grant, motion passes.

 

Treasurer�s Report, Marjorie Blackwell (BOSS):� as of 12/31/02

����������� Money Market:� $108,905.86������������� Checking:� $185,595.23

 

Budget requests should be sent to Marjorie Blackwell at [email protected].� These are due by February 15, 2003 at the latest, for the draft budget to be discussed at the March, 2003 meeting, and submitted for the NES Annual Meeting in May.

 

End of Season Meets: Ray Grant (SD):� 8 & Under meets are very similar to last year.� The Bronze meet required significant reorganization, which Ray Grant (SD) has done.� Districts � discussion regarding the former ABF swimmers, now MAG, request to stay at Wheaton for the Districts meet and allow the form MVP and GMSC swimmers to go to Dartmouth.� This would be more convenient for the swimmers at the ABF location.� No motion was made to allow them to split from the GMSC and MVP locations.� Ray Grant is also looking for all of the meet information sheets for championship meets to be submitted to him in a timely fashion so that he can review them prior to posting on the website.� Ray Grant feels that a deadline should be a part of the meet bid process.�

 

Long Course Calendar:� Pam Warner (BOSS):� posted tomorrow on the website.� Rick Osterberg (NE) will be removing the M.I.T. meets from the calendar, as the charges at M.I.T., approximately $800 an hour, are prohibitively high.� The Board of New England Swimming has reviewed these charges and concludes that no New England Swimming club could possibly afford to rent this facility at this rate structure.�

 

Catch the Spirit Camp:� Amy Parratto (SSA): �May 30th and 31st, 2003.

 

Nominating:� Elections will be held in May at the Annual Meeting.� Up for election is the Age-Group Vice Chairman, Treasurer and Technical Committee Chairman.� Treasurer and Technical Committee Chairman are not affected by the 4 year rule.

 

Web Site: Harold Whitney (SSA):� The committee is pleased to report that the data base is getting lots of hits, particularly on recently posted results.

 

Officials:� Scott Doty (PSC) is looking to have an in-house site for officials to use, using a �list-serve� feature.� Rick Osterberg (NE), Bill Geary (MAG) and Scott Doty (PSC) will discuss this further.� Bill Geary reports that there has been a memo from US Swimming � if the water depth is 4 feet or higher, a regulation block may be used.� Anything shallower than 4 feet, the dive must be taken off the side.

 

Coach�s Report:� Dan Mascola (HOCKY): reports that nothing is new now, so all must be very content.

 

Athlete�s Report: Caitlin Grant (SD):� questionnaire going on the website and into the newsletter.� Special Olympics information is being coordinated.� Towels have been ordered for the distance awards to be given at the Senior Meet.

 

Next meetings:� There is no February meeting.

Tuesday, March 11, 2003 and Tuesday, April 8, 2003 � check the wesite and newsletter for any changes.� Call the office for cancellations due to weather.

 

Motion made to adjourn at 8:35 p.m., motion accepted.

Respectfully submitted

Kathy Dacey, Secretary