Annual Swim-a-Thon Slated for February 23rd

We will be hosting our 3rd Annual P.A.C. Swim-a-Thon on Saturday, February 23rd from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm at the Pinckney High School Pool. This event is our club's major fund raiser. Our past two swim-a-thons were great successes and our swimmers really enjoy participating. It is a an excellent opportunity for the team to bond and it builds team spirit.

Pledge forms - with additional details on the event - will be given to each swimmer at the pool this week. If your swimmer does not bring one home, please look for one of the parent volunteers or coaches at the pool. They will have a form for you.

A few important details:
- Pledge forms need to be returned to Mary Thorns by Tuesday, February 12
- Check-in for the event begins at 5:15 am on the 23rd and all swimmers must be checked-in(which means signed-in by a parent or guardian) by 5:45 am that morning
- Pick up will begin at 6:00 pm and all swimmers must be signed-out by a parent or guardian at that time

And, most importantly, this event can't be done without the support of our parent volunteers. A sign up sheet will be posted at the pool and we encourage each family to take at least one time slot. All parents are also welcome to swim in the event.

P.A.C. at Ypsilanti Swimmer Times

The times for P.A.C. swimmers from the Ypsilanti meet on Thursday, January 24th can be found here in the form of a PDF file.

Our next meet will be Thursday, February 14 at Tecumseh. It will be a Breastroke meet.

P.A.C. at Ypsilanti - Swim Meet, Jan 24th

The winter session opens on Thursday, January 24th at Ypsilanti. Please remember that all swimmers must be at the pool and ready to swim warm ups by 5:15 pm. After your swimmer arrives and changes into his/her suit, they will go on deck and look for an age group representative from our club. The age group rep. will assign them the list of events that they will be swimming that night. The meet officially begins at 6:00 pm.

The Ypsilanti Otters swim at the the Ypsilanti High School. It is located at 2095 Packard Rd., Ypsilanti. You can see the location below and you may also use that map to get point to point directions from your home. See you there!


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Field Trip To The U-M/MSU Swim Meet

Our field trip to the U-M/MSU Swim Meet will take place this Friday, January 18th. We will be meeting at Pathfinder and then car pooling to Ann Arbor. The meet begins at 5:00 pm and we will leave the Pathfinder at 4:00 pm sharp - please be prompt. There is no cost to attend the meet, but we may need some extra drivers. Please be sure your child checks-in with a parent prior to leaving the school - if you are not a driver. Go Blue! - Go Green!

Sign the Petition

As many of you may have heard, one of the proposed cuts for our school-wide budget crisis is to close the high school pool. Not only would this affect our swim club, but it will also affect every swim related function in the district – including open swims, lessons, etc. In an effort to show that we have a growing contingent of pool users who care about the swim programs on all levels, we have generated a petition to present at the Board of Education meeting this Thursday evening. We are hoping to raise the awareness of those directly involved in the budgeting process that swimming in the Pinckney area is a life skill and an activity that is important to a majority of residents, students and their families.

The petition will be posted on the bulletin board at the pool this week. Please help show your support by signing it prior to Thursday evening.

Everyone is also encouraged to attend the Board of Education meeting. It will be held at the Pathfinder School Media Center at 7:00 pm on January 17th.

Winter Meet Schedule

It was great seeing everyone the last few days at registration. We would like to welcome back all of our returning swimmers and extend a special welcome to all of our new swimmers and their families. Thanks for being a part of the program!

Here is the meet schedule for Winter 2008:

Thursday, January 24- PAC @ Ypsilanti, Backstroke
Friday, January 25 - Starts and Turns Clinic - PAC Pool, 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday, February 14 - PAC @ Tecumseh, Breastroke
Thursday, February 21 Chelsea @ PAC, Butterfly
Saturday, February 23 - 12-Hour Swim-a-Thon - High School Pool, 6:00am - 6:00pm
Thursday, February 28 - Milan @ PAC, I.M.
Thursday, March 6 - South Lyon @ PAC, Distance
Friday, March 14 - Mandatory Pre-Championships Registration and Pasta Dinner, PAC Pool, 3:30pm - 5:30pm

Saturday, March 15 - Championships, 8 and Under, 7:30am and 9 and 10, 11:30am, at Saline High School
Sunday, March 16 - Championships, 13 to 18, 7:30am and 11 and 12, 11:30am, location is TBD

The Annual PAC Banquet and Awards Dinner will take place on Friday, April 4, 6:00pm - 9:00pm at the Navigator Cafeteria.

All meets begin at 6:00 pm and all swimmers should be in the pool for warm ups at 5:15 pm.

We are also working on a field trip to the U-M Swim Meet on Friday, January 18th. More details will follow.

Happy New Year! Welcome to the Winter 2008 Session of PAC

Happy New Year! We hope your holidays were spectacular. Monday and Tuesday, January 7th and 8th, are the first two days of our winter season. The mandatory Parent Meeting will be held each of these nights. Each family must come in to re-register their swimmer(s). If you have already registered with Community Ed, you will only have to fill out a health form and pick up the new information for meet dates and parent commitments. If you still need to register, there will be parents on hand to take your fees by credit card, check or cash.

With swimming being a year round sport, sometimes there is confusion about registration. At the beginning of each session you must register your swimmer(s). At all times, we need accurate information for emergency contacts, allergies, medical issues and insurance. We also need to know who is coming and when they are supposed to be there. Parents need information about the meet dates and times, as well as where the meets are going to be held. We are a parent supported club! We need each family to help in some way! Please sign up for your volunteer choices! If you cannot attend either meeting, you MUST contact Mary Thorns, our team manager. If a swimmer is not properly registered, they cannot swim after Tuesday, January 8th, until we have the information necessary to provide a safe and fair competitive swimming experience.

Hope you didn't eat to many cookies and chocolate over the holidays!
As always, SWIM FAST!

Coach Laurie Coach Ann
Coach Andy Coach Mary