Members Present:� Ray Grant (SSA), Kathy Dacey (BGSC), Joe Frazier (BGSC), Carol Healey (SAC), Mariella Allard (UN-NE), Tim Murphy (MBM), Ben Daus-Haberle (ABF), Bob Gauvin (SCA), Clare Foster (SAC), Priscilla Davis (UN-NE), Pam Warner (UN-NE), Sherry Wingfield (NAS), Matt Craven (SAC)� Guests:� Rick Osterberg (webmaster), Bill D�Innocenzo (MAG), Scott Doty (PSC), Mary Riddell (NES-Office)
Secretary�s Report:� Kathy Dacey (BGSC):� Minutes of September 10, 2007 meeting accepted.� Motion made to accept minutes by Joe Frazier (BGSC) and Priscilla Davis (UN-NE), motion passes.
Treasurer�s Report, Carol Healey (SAC):� Accounts are as follows:
����������������������� Money Market Account/CD���� $ 173,180.00
����������������������� Checking Account������������������ $� 33,116.00
Reimbursement, Mary
Riddell, (NES-Office):� Motion made
to reimburse Senior National swimmers on the Reimbursement Sheet dated
Feedback from Comment Forms, Mariella Allard (UN-NE): Commented that local affiliates of national sponsors of United States Swimming are more likely to give gifts in kind than money as sponsorship of major regional events.�
Coaches are commenting that they want more and better food available at meets during the competitions.� Also, they want heat sheets for the next day as they leave in the evening, and an assurance that the time-line will be at least adhered to by not having anything start EARLIER than announced.� A wish-list includes having a hospitality area for swimmers, and using venues which offer wireless connections.�
Reports from Convention:� Mary Riddell (NES�Office):� Boards of Review must have athlete(s) who comprise 20% of the vote on all committees.
Safety Training is now available on-line.
Swims at college events (D1) will now be able to be observed and qualify for inclusion in the SWIMS registry, eventually this will include DII, DIII and Y meets.�
Priscilla Davis (UN-NE):� Safety and Risk Management is looking for a minimum depth of 6 feet for teaching due to continued strikes on the bottom of the pool when the depth is 5.5 feet.� This is regardless of whether there is a 30 inch podium on deck.�
Disabled athletes are now included in the United States Swimming Scholastic All-American recognition program.�
Safety Marshals now no longer need to be members of United States Swimming to be eligible to work at meets.� There are now new numbers of safety marshals recommended to work at meets based on the number of swimmers in the facility.� Check the website for further details.� This is effective immediately.�
Mary Riddell (NES-Office) reports on the Top Ten Banquet:� The increase in cost for a ticket proved to not be a factor for this event, which again was a complete sell-out, with a large, impatient waiting list.� Ray Grant (SSA) thanked Mary Riddell (NES-Office), Rosemarie Meisner (GMSC) and Rick Osterberg (NES-Webmaster) for their hard work in producing the certificates.� Neil Walker was an excellent speaker and a good time was had by all.� The Clinic the day before had 55 swimmers in attendance, and Bob Gauvin (SCA) was thanked for acting as chauffer and coordinator for the guest speaker.�
Calendar Committee,
Bob Gauvin (SCA):� there are no bids
yet for 12 & Under or 13 and Over meets.� Options to keep these meets on the calendar
include breaking the 12 & Under meet into 2
meets.� Discussion regarding which of the
two meets is the more important meet to the calendar concluded with most in
accord that 13 & Over was the more critical meet, and if only one facility
becomes available that should be the meet which is scheduled.�
Technical Committee:� October 28th meeting will be held
in
Athlete�s Report, Clare Foster (SAC) and Ben Daus-Haberle (ABF):� Clare Foster (SAC) attended seminars at the convention and felt that the College Swimming 101 presentation was the most informative, and the Sports & Science was a nice presentation also.�
Officials Report, Bob
Menck (UN-NE):� Thanked the Board for
the opportunity to serve as the new Officials Chairman.� Four New England Officials will work the
Nationals the be held in
Coach�s Report, Sherry Wingfield (NAS):� Sherry Wingfield (NAS) attended many meetings and felt that the convention was incredibly valuable due to the amount of information presented on a wide variety of topics, including LSC management, use of mission statements in focusing an LSC, presentation of handbooks or policy manuals as part of an LSC�s structure and coaching presentations.� She felt the convention was excellent.�
Other Business:� The Zone meeting is scheduled for the first
weekend in May.� Mary Riddell
(NES-Office) commented that the Annual Meeting may be scheduled on
The next meeting for the Board of New England Swimming will
be held on Tuesday, November 13 at
Motion made to adjourn by Priscilla Davis (UN-NE), second by Kathy Dacey (BGSC), motion passes.
Meeting adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Oates-Dacey, Secretary