Mustang Monthly - Internet Edition
December 2006
Proposal for new
SMU Natatorium
All Dallas Mustang families will
be receiving a letter in the next few days regarding the funding for a new pool
at SMU. The Board of Directors has decided
that our club should participate in this worthy project. The letter will contain detailed information
regarding the plans and we urge you to consider a contribution.
Mustangs Finish
Strong at 2006 U.S.
The Dallas Mustangs traveled with eleven swimmers
to Purdue University
The Mustangs were led by individual scorers Spin
Beck, Matt Thompson, Martina Moravcova, and Flavia Rigamonti. With these individual efforts, along with
points from women's relays, the Mustangs finished in Sixth Place among all swim clubs
competing. The following are the
Mustangs' results from the meet (the top sixteen finishers in individual and
relay events score points):
Spin Beck - 200 IM (11th),
100 Breast (5th), 200 Breast (9th), 400 IM (33rd)
Matt Thompson - 200 IM
(30th), 200 Back (4th), 100 back (6th)
Martina Moravcova - 50 Free (1st), 100 Fly (3rd)
Flavia Rigamonti
- 800 Free (3rd)
Lauren Roth - 200 Fly
(51st)
Meredith Monroe - 100 Back
(47th)
Catia Weickgenant
- 100 Fly (78th)
Max Murphy - 200 Back
(51st), 100 Back (34th)
Clint Hallum
- 400 Free (61st), 1500 Free (36th)
Nick Kalivas
- 100 Fly (78th)
Women's 800 Free relay (16th) - Roth, Weickgenant,
Beck, Monroe
Women's 400 Free relay (13th) - Roth, Weickgenant,
Beck, Monroe
Men's 800 Free relay (24th) - Kalivas, Hallum, Murphy, Thompson
Men's 400 Medley relay
(23rd) - Murphy, Hallum, Kalivas,
Thompson
Men's 400 Free relay (21st) - Kalivas, Hallum, Murphy, Thompson
WE CONGRATULATE THESE
SWIMMERS ON SOME FINE EFFORTS!!!
Social News
A reminder that the Dallas Mustangs
annual Christmas party will be this Tuesday, December 19th at Loos from 6:30 – 7:30.
Practices for that day are at LOOS
for all groups from 5:30 – 6:30.
ALL OTHER PRACTICES ARE CANCELLED.
Each swimmer should bring $3 for
pizza, a $10 gift for the gift exchange, and a dessert to share.
Questions? Contact Maryann
Martin at social@dmswim.com.
Holiday Practice
Schedule
Dec 20 - last normal practice at
CFB (During the holiday schedule, Blue swimmers may swim with Silver
and Red swimmers may swim with Bronze)
Dec 21 - last normal practices
at HP and Loos
Dec 22 - National 7-9am and
2-4pm at HP, Gold 4-6pm at HP, Silver 6:45-8:15 at HP, Bronze 6-7pm at HP
Dec 23 - National 8-11am at HP,
Gold and Silver 11-1pm at HP
Dec 24 and 25 - No Practices - Merry Christmas!
Dec 26 - National Noon-3pm at
HP, Gold 3-5pm at HP, Silver 5-6:30pm at HP, Bronze 6:30-7:30pm at HP
Dec 27 - National 8-10am and
3-5pm at HP, Gold 10-Noon at HP, Silver 5-6:30pm at HP, Bronze 6:30-7:30pm
at HP
Dec 28 - National 6-8am and 3-5pm
at HP, Gold 10-Noon at HP, Silver 5-6:30pm at HP, Bronze 6:30-7:30pm at HP
Dec 29 - National 11-2pm at SMU,
Gold 10-Noon at HP, Silver 5-6:30pm at HP, Bronze 6:30-7:30pm at HP
Dec 30 - National
6-8am and 3-5pm at HP, Gold and Silver 10-noon at HP. No Bronze practices.
Dec 31 - National Noon-3pm at
SMU
Jan 1 - No Practices - Happy New Year!
Jan 2 - National 6-8am and 3-5pm
at HP, Gold 10-Noon at HP, Silver 5-6:30pm at HP, Bronze 6:30-7:30pm at HP
Jan 3 - Back to normal schedule
for all groups
WISHING ALL OF THE
Hotel information for TAGS
TAGS Short Course Championships
will be held at the
Marriott Courtyard
5660
512-458-2340
The rate is $119/night
This does not include
breakfast. The buffet is $9.95 per
person.
Attention Mustang Parents
The Dallas Mustangs will host
the ‘A’ and ‘BB’ short course championship meets at Loos
pool on February 16- 18, 2007. We expect this to be a very busy
meet. Your help in volunteering for this meet is critical because
many of our older "A" level swimmers and parents will be in
Volunteers will be needed to assist with hospitality,
clerk of course, heat sheet sales, timing equipment set up and tear down,
awards processing, data processing and administration, and safety
marshals. More information will follow as the date gets
closer.
Directory News
The 2006-07 directories have
been placed in the file folders of one swimmer in each family. Please encourage your swimmer to pick their
directory up if they have not already done so. If your swimmer did not receive
one, please contact Donna Watters at watters7@sbcglobal.net.
DM Tuition Policy Reminder
The Dallas
Mustangs is a competitive year round age-group swimming program. As such we strive to provide consistent
quality coaching and workout facilities.
To achieve this goal we establish pool rental contracts and salary
commitments with our coaching staff for a full 12-month period. Tuition amounts
are established based on the 12-month budget and divided into monthly or
quarterly amounts to provide reasonable payment options for our Dallas Mustang
families. The Dallas Mustangs Swim Team
is not, and was not designed to be a swim program where swimmers drop in one
month and out the next. Flexibility has
always been important to us. We try to
work with each family on the team and we will continue to do so.
Tuition may be paid
quarterly: September, December, March, and June, or monthly. Tuition paid monthly includes a $5.00 per
month processing fee. (If tuition for
the quarter is not paid by the due date, monthly payment has automatically been
selected.)
·
Tuition
is due from September through August.
(If you swim in July, you are responsible for August tuition.)
·
Tuition
is due on the 1st of each month/quarter.
·
Leave of Absence (LOA) is available only
for injury and medical reasons.
·
There
will be a $10.00 per month tuition discount for the second and subsequent
swimmers in the same family. The fourth
swimmer is free, but all swimmers must pay the annual registration fee.
·
A
swimmer transferring from another team must be in good standing with their old
team.
·
Statements
are only mailed quarterly. If you have chosen to pay monthly, it is your
responsibility to remember to mail or drop off tuition by the first of each
month that we do not send statements.
·
There
will be a $5.00 per family late fee after the 10th of the month for non-zero
balance accounts.
·
The swimmer(s) may be barred from
swimming if there is an aged account balance is excess of 60 days.
·
Please
indicate in the memo portion of all checks what the payment is for (i.e. Dues –
swimmer’s name, meet account, supplies, etc.).
·
If
there is a problem with your billing, please contact the treasurer.
·
Should
circumstances prevent full payment of your tuition, please contact the
president. Scholarships and alternate
payment plans will be addressed on a case by case basis. (Please Note: Lack of communication is not an
option!)
·
Should
you choose to leave the team – it is your responsibility to contact the
treasurer or registration chairman.
(Informing the coach does not fulfill this responsibility!)
·
If you choose to leave the team for the
summer, you must go through the tryout process in the fall. You may not return
to workouts until you have attended the tryout, completed paperwork and paid
your fees. You are not automatically
guaranteed a spot on the team. If your group is full, your name will be placed
on the waiting list. Any tuition/fee
balances that were not paid when you left the team must be paid prior to
re-joining the team.
·
If
you choose to leave the team at any point during the year, you MAY NOT
represent the Dallas Mustangs at any swim meet or event that occurs after the
date you have left the team. Should you choose to participate in a swim meet
after you have left the team, you must register for the meet and swim as
unattached (Team = UN).
·
Tuition
may be sent with the swimmer to the pool, or mailed to the Treasurer:
DM
Treasurer – Shannon Rusch
.
