· BMM Recent Update

February 17^th, 2012:

2012 Summer Program Registration for Current Winter Swimmers Only:

· Date: Feb 25th & 26th and March 3rd & 4th

· Place: CG Brown and Renfrew pool

· Time: regular practice Hours

What to bring:

· A cheque:

1. Regular program: Same as in 2011 Summer - First swimmer $420. Each additional swimmer from same family gets $30 discount off the regular fee.

2. Mini-Mantas programs: Offered twice, in June and July separately. $200 for month . No discount is offered.

· Three filled forms which you can download from our website

1. 2012 BCSSA Form

2. 2012 Mantas Summer Registration Form

3. 2012 Mantas Code of Conduct

For your information, the club will hold a registration session for external swimmers on the Sunday April 1st. It is important for you to take advantage of the internal registration because once we open the door for general public, your priority will not be guaranteed.

Preview of the important Summer Dates:

· April 30th – Season Starts

· May 6th - First practices

· June 29th – Club's Picture Day

· August 4th and 5th - Simon Fraser Regional Championship (Burnaby Central Park)

· August 7th – Mantas Club’s Annual General Meeting (Elections and Awards).

· August 8th – 15th, training provided for the provincial qualifiers who have signed up for the Provincials

· August 17th - 19th – BC Summer Swim Association Provincial Championship (Nanaimo)

· If you have any questions, please speak to club’s executives and coaches.

December 7^th, 2011:

The receipt for Winter program is available now:

CG Brown swimmers:

· Saturday & Sunday, please get it from Ben Cheung, except

· Sunday 4:00~5:00pm swimmer, please see Clodine Sartori

Renfrew swimmers: Please get it from Linda Liu or Tony Ng.

Christmas break schedule:

· Last weekend of swimming before Xmas break -- Dec 17/18, 2011

· First weekend of swimming after Xmas break -- Jan 7/8, 2012

October 29^th, 2011:

Training Fins for Fitting:

· Size: XXS(1-3), XS(3-4), S(5-6), M(7-8), L(8-9), XL(10-11), XXL(12-13)

· Time & Place:

(A) Oct. 29/Nov. 5, @Renfrew Pool 4:45 to 6:00 pm

(B) Oct. 30/Nov. 6, @C.G Brown Pool 5:00 to 7:00pm

· Price: $33.60/pairs (w/HST)

Parents of BMM swimmer who needs to order Speedo Training Fins, please ask your daughter or son to try on and order a size. Swimmer may come early or after swim practice for fitting.

Sales:

· Speedo Indoor Goggles (clear color) $12.00/pairs (w/HST)

· Female Swimsuit Sales is still available

October 5^th, 2011:

Practice at Renfrew pool on Sunday Oct. 9^th. 2011 Cancelled:

The practice at the Renfrew pool on Sunday Oct. 9th 2011 will be cancelled due to the pool closure for Thanksgiving. The affected swimmers may swim at CG Brown this coming Sunday, either from 5pm to 6pm or 6pm to 7pm due to the closure. There is no change for the practice at CG Brown though. If you have any questions, please contact our executives or coaches.

BMM Swimsuit Big Sales This Weekend:

· Saturday (Oct. 8) 5:00~6:00PM @ Renfrew Pool

· Sunday (Oct. 9) 4:00~6:00PM @ C.G. Brown Pool

· Female Swimsuit 50% OFF size: 22~36 $30.00 with HST

· Men's Brief 30% OFF size: 22~36 $25.00 with HST

· The quantity on every size are limited, no new order when they sold out.

· Men's Jammer and Goggles sell by regular price.

September 26^th, 2011:

Preliminary Groups:

Here is the preliminary grouping result. The first day of winter swimming will be on October 1, 2011. Please note that the pool time for Renfrew pool for Saturday has been changed from 5:30 pm ~ 6:30 pm to 5:00 pm ~ 6:00 pm. If your child is not on this schedule or in the wrong time slot, please email either cheungbencl@hotmail.com or lindaliu@uniserve.com. Some swimmers will be assessed by their designated coach and there may be changes as we assess the group for age and skill levels.

Important notice about our Winter Program:

1. All practice sessions for our Winter Program at CG Brown is FULL. We still have some spaces available at Renfrew pool.

2. First practice is on October 1, 2011 Saturday. We will be publishing a preliminary grouping results for ALL swimmers who have registered in our Winter Program. The designated coach will assess all swimmers within the group and make changes if necessary. If your child is not on the grouping results or if you have any questions, please email lindaliu@uniserve.com or cheungbencl@hotmail.com.

For all the swimmers and parents coming to the first practices on Saturdays and Sundays, remember:

1. Please respect the NO-STREET-SHOES rule by removing your shoe before entering the pool deck.

2. Come to the pool 15 minutes earlier than the scheduled time.

3. We require all the swimmers to wear swim caps. Club will give out Mantas swim caps to the registered swimmers new to the club.

September 7^th, 2011:

Membership Survey

Mantas swimmers and Parents,

Please help to complete a Membership Survey by September 23rd @ 11:59pm. To do so, simply click on following link, fill out and submit the questions on the page. Thanks in advance.

http://www.bcsummerswimming.com/survey.htm

August 22^nd, 2011:

Winter Registration for existing Summer Swimmer only

At this present moment, we only accept the registration for the 2011 Summer Swimmer.

For the new or returning Mantas not swim in 2011 summer, please come to Bill Copeland on Sept 18 from 9:00am to 11:00am for registration. Don't send the registration form to our Registrar.

To be fair for everyone, the registration is based on first come first serve till the space is full.

August 15^th, 2011:

2011/2012 Fall/Winter Program Registration for New Swimmers

Time: 9 -11am, Sunday, September 18^th

Place: Lobby, Bill Copland Sport Complex, 3676 Kensington Avenue Burnaby, BC V5B 4Z6

What to bring:

1. A valid carecard of the children for the registration

2. A cheque with correct amount or leave it blank if you don't know how much to pay exactly. NO CASH please. Check the fee here

3. If you download and fill up the registration form for BMM and for BCSSA respectively before coming to the registration, you can avoid long lining up at the site on the day.

Note: This registration is for new swimmers only. For the swimmers who were registered in the 2011 Summer Program, you were given the pre-registration package and are supposed to return to the Club Registrar already. So you don't need to come to this registration.

Click here to see more on and before 2011 Summer Program