Present:� Members:� Ray Grant (SSA), Kathy Dacey (BGSC), Carol Healey (SAC), Dave LeBlanc (YNS), Mariella Allard (UN-NE), Dan Warner (NSSC), Pam Warner (OSS), Bob Gauvin (SCA), Priscilla Davis (UN-NE), Ev Crosscup (BAT), Chuck Batchelor (CUDA), Kevin Tyrell (YNS), Guests:� Amy Parratto (SSA), Matt Craven (SAC), Mary Riddell (NE), Rick Osterberg (UN-NE).
Secretary�s Report,
Kathy Dacey (BGSC):� Minutes from
Treasurer�s Report, Carol Healey (SAC):� Checking Account:� $114,400.34
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Reimbursement, Mary Riddell (NE): �reimbursement requests from several swimmers were made for the US Open.� Final reimbursement decision to be made at the end of the season pending attendance at additional NE meets.
Executive Session:� At this time the Board moved into Executive Session to discuss possible sanctioning of a NE member club.� Guests, with the exception of Mary Riddell, administrative secretary for New England Swimming, are asked to step out of the meeting during this discussion.
Return to Open Session: �guests are asked to return to the meeting.
Appointments to the Board:� Ray Grant (SSA):� Chairman Grant announced that Bill Geary (MAG), Officials Chairman, has stepped down and thanked him for all of his hard work and efforts on behalf of New England Swimming and the NE Swimming community.� Ray Grant (SSA) would like to appoint as Co-Chairs of the Official�s Committee Dave LeBlanc (YNS) and Scott Doty (PSC).� Dave LeBlanc (YNS) will be listed on the Board as the Official�s Chairman, and Scott Doty (PSC) will be listed as co-chair, with an At-Large designation allowing him to vote at Board meetings, effective immediately.� Motion made to accept these appointments by Bob Gauvin (SCA), second by Priscilla Davis (UN-NE), motion carries.
Senior Championships:� The Senior Committee has decided that swimmers can go to the NE Open and Seniors this season.� At the Open if a senior qualifies in one event they can participate in 4 bonus events for a maximum of 5 events.� If a swimmer has 5 events, they can swim the maximum of 9 events.
Age Group Committee:� Recommendation that NE not attend the short course zone meet, but instead travel to the long course meet as a travel meet.� 10 & Unders would travel with their parents, 11 & Overs can travel on the bus and will be chaperoned.�
Calendar Committee,
Bob Gauvin (SCA):� Long Course bids
are due by
Additional discussion was held regarding locating and signing of acceptable aquatic facilities for our end-of-season meets.
Top Ten Committee:� Discussion regarding what qualifies for Top 10 consideration; the SWIMS program takes college, dual meets and invitationals when sanctioned.� Do these get included?
8 & Under events are not in SWIMS.� Eight & Under events should be sent to Mary Riddell (NE) so that she can compile them by hand.
Athlete�s Representatives:� as both Athletes� Reps are in exams this week, neither was able to attend the meeting.
Coach�s Report:� Jack Fabian, (GTRS), has asked that distance hi-point awards be given for the 12 & Unders.� Both of the Athlete Representatives have considered this issue and both are recommending against it. �
The Board discussed the question of granting reimbursement
to NE athletes who go to top level meets and do not attend the New England
Senior meet, when there is one offered on the
Discussion regarding switching requirement to three meets during the season and not specifying that one be the NE Senior meet (should it be offered).� Discussion regarding the progression of the national events as they are intertwined on the calendar with NE events and why a coach feels he or she should have complete flexibility in determining an elite swimmer�s competitive calendar.�
Official�s Report, Dave
LeBlanc (YNS):� It is announced that
there are new National Co-Chairs, Joel Black from
Meet Subsidies:� A request for an additional meet subsidy has been made by Seacoast Swimming Association (by John Barberry and Bruce Mohl), asking that the subsidy for the NE Senior meet, scheduled to be held at Bowdoin College be increased to $4,000.� There are additional charges being levied by Bowdoin, including parking charges and not allowing the club to run the food concession or contract with a swimming vendor.� These amenities will be available at the meet; however, the financial proceeds and benefits will flow to Bowdoin, not the hosting club.� These are substantial new changes which have been enforced after the meet was scheduled.� Dan Warner moved to increase the subsidy, Carol Healey seconds, motion passes.�
Registration/Meet Entries:� There is a continuing problem with incorrect data going into the SWIMS data base.� NE to propose a new policy for unregistered athletes competing or swimmers with bad data in their entry.� �If results come back from a host team with bad information, the host team will lose the $200.00 deposit they have with NE Swimming they put down when they won the bid to host that meet.� Chairman Ray Grant (SSA) wants to put this into place for end of season meets.�
Rick Osterberg (UN-NE), Webmaster, wants results to not be published on the website unless the meet manager has complied with this rule.� This information is to be posted on the website and published in Newsletter Plus so that the NE swimming community is aware of this new requirement.�
Camps:� Amy Parratto (SSA):� There can possibly be a camp on
Current registration/membership numbers in NE stand at:�
5,639 registered athletes
274 registered coaches
205 registered officials
248 registered individual members
Board members are asked to compile their budget needs to be presented to the Budget Committee for the next meeting.�
The next meeting of the Board of New England Swimming will be held March 22 or 29th, depending on facility availability.� Check the website.
Motion made to adjourn meeting by Pam Warner (OSS), 2nd by Kathy Dacey (BGSC).
Meeting adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Dacey, Secretary
Attached:� for Board Members only
Minutes of Executive Session