The proposals for the 2014 Maine Swimming Winter Junior Olympics are now available. Proposals are due by January 1, 2014. T-shirt & Sweatshirts Swim Merchandise Concessions

This year there will be a design competition for the front logo on the 2014 JO t-shirt. The Maine Swimming Winter Combined Championships has been renamed the Maine Swimming Winter Junior Olympics (JO's). Coaches, please tell all of your swimmer about this competition. We are hoping to get as many responses as possible! Design Competition: We would like to get them in as soon as possible and therefore are holding a competition for the best t-shirt design. Here are the parameters for the design competition: 1. Using 1 or 2...

We are looking for pictures from the Rowdy Gaines/Conor Dwyer 'Breakout Clinic, especially a group photo of the whole group with the two of them. Please forward pictures to jim@mdiymca.org.

MSI Official's Clinic - ALL interested adults should come: Saturday October 19 - 3:00 - 5:00pm at the Cape Elizabeth Community Center 343 Ocean House Road Cape Elizabeth 04107 (Jamie Higgins Meet is Sunday, new officials will be able to start shadowing at the meet)

There will be registrations accepted at the door on Saturday for the Gaines/Dwyer Breakout Clinic. The schedule has been slightly changed, Rowdy and Conor will present when the registrations begin at 10:00am to sign autographs for the swimmers. Swimmers will have a group picture with their 'Breakout' at 11:00am, the clinic will run from 11:00 - 2:50pm, Conor and Rowdy must leave at this time to make it back in time for their flights home.

We will still take applications for the Rowdy Gaines/Conor Dwyer 'Breakout' Clinic and the Maine Coaches Clinic to be held on October 5. We can take applications till Monday, September 30. If you have any questions email Jim WIllis. Gaines/Dwyer Clinic 2nd Annual Maine Coaching Clinic

The Bowdoin Open Meet Information and the event file are now available. Entries will be accepted beginning on October 1 and the deadline is December 5. This year the Bowdoin Open will be accpeting bids for t-shirt sales, concessions, and merchandise sales. Please review the requirements and send any bids to Brad Burnham. T-shirts Proposal Concessions Requirements Merchandise Proposal

The 2nd Annual Maine Swimming Coaches Conference will be held on October 5 at the Bath YMCA from 8:00 - 10:30am. All Maine Coaches are welcome to attend the event. Presenters will be Brad Burnham (Bowdoin) and Peter Casares (Bates). Jay Morissette and Leanne Gravel will provide recaps of the ASCA World Clinic and the USA Swimming Convention. The featured presenters will be Rowdy Gaines (3-time Olympic Gold Medalist) and Conor Dwyer (Olympic Gold Medalist).

The proposed Qualifying Times for the Maine Winter Championships to be held at Bowdoin College from March 13 - 16 are available. The times will be approved by the Maine House of Delegates on October 5. 14 Girls events and 7 Boys events have been changed forthe upcoming season. The changes are in bold.

The Fall Meeting of the Maine Swimming House of Delegates (HOD) will be held on October 5 at the Bath YMCA from 4:00 - 6:00pm. There will be pizza, snacks, and drinks for before the meeting. An agenda will be available in the coming weeks. Each club may not miss two HOD meetings in a row or they will liable for $50 for each offense. These meetings set the course for Maiine Swimming for next year are important for all.