Swimmer of the Month- October 09

Congratulations to our Swimmer of the Month for October- Steve Laugen. Steve has been making us laugh since he first joined the team, dancing on tables and being a ham in general. He is also a great swimmer! After the first Saturday practice he joined us for; he told us he would do about anything for a free t-shirt! This is when he entered a hot wing eating contest requiring the signing of several wavers. I remember laughing so hard I cried. Click here to find out more about Steve.

October Events...

As it turns out, October is turning into one busy month. Below is a listing of meets and social opportunities:

• October 3 - Daiquiri Deck Tropical Splash Open Water Swim in Sarasota (1K, 2K and 3K). If you're interested in going, please contact Bruce. We're planning on carpooling to save on finances.
• October 17-18 - Rowdy Gaines meet at the YMCA Aquatic Center. Deadline for entries is Monday, Oct. 12th at noon. The 100 IM has been added to the list of events on Saturday. It's not often we get meets in our own backyard. Take advantage of this one.
• October 17 - AquaBall at 6:30pm (fundraiser for the Aquatic Center). This is actually a really good deal. It's only $40 if you're a Y member, and it includes: a ticket to SeaWorld for Saturday 10/17 (go after the meet), full gourmet dinner and all open bar. Yes, open bar including all the beer and wine you care to drink. The dinner is casual (theme park casual) and will be in a private location within the park. Let's have a good size group from MOO support this! If you're not going to the Miami/UCF game, this could be a great pregame tailgate party! Tickets can be ordered by calling 407.363.1911 and please let Bruce know if you're planning on going!
• October 24th - 1:00pm - Dual meet against Rollins College at Rollins College. Please contact Sean McCormack if you'd like to attend.
• October 31 - afternoon/evening at the Epcot Food & Wine Festival. Theme Park tickets are required. Please contact Teresa Szakos for more information. The above photo is from Food and wine fest from last year.

NOTE: Except for swimming in the Rollins College dual meet, any other swims will require a USMS registration card. Please let Bruce know if you want to swim, but don't have a card.

IMPORTANT:

Starting on Monday, September 28th, we'll be training at Cady Way pool in Winter Park. This is only temporary, as the indoor pool gets refurbished. The Caty Way pool is outdoors and the best thing is practice times and practice days will be the same. Only the location will change. Please use MapQuest to find the best directions from your home. The address is 2335 Cady Way, Winter Park, FL 32789.

The pool is temperature controlled. We will be the only ones using it since the pool normally closes at 7:00pm. I'll find out if the locker rooms will still be open, but I really think they will be. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask Bruce.

Please welcome three new swimmers to MOO: Mark Fedorchak, Joe Price and Robert Lee!

Good luck to those swimming in Ocala this weekend! It looks like some of the MOO Moms will be accompanied by Steve "Dancing on the table in the Greek restaurant in his MOO suite" Laugen! Good luck and beware!

Lake Swim this Saturday

You all probably saw the news, but just in case ...
Lucky is having a memorial swim on Saturday (7:45) for his Mom. The Aquatic Center is going to give out special caps to all who swim.

AT downtown Y until the end of the month

Team,

I just wanted to bring you up to speed on some upcoming meets and the schedule for the closure of the indoor pool at the Downtown Y.

Swimming Opportunities

• September 26 / Short Course Yards (like our pool): Central Florida Marlins Fall Splash. Ocala FL. The entries need to be postmarked by Saturday 9/19, or with a late fee on 9/23. Meet information can be found at the following URL: http://www.dixiezone.org/Meets/0909ocala.pdf You need to be a USMS registered swimmer to participate in this meet. I will not be able to attend this meet, but that shouldn't stop anyone from going.
• October 3 / Open water swim: Daiquiri Deck Tropical Splash (1K, 3K, 5K). Sarasota FL. The entry deadline for this swim along the beach in Sarasota needs to be postmarked by Friday, 9/18. Late entries (up to race day) are accepted with an additional fee. Information about this Open Water swim can be found at the following URL: http://www.dixiezone.org/Meets/0910tropicalsplash.pdf You need to be a USMS or USA Swimming registered swimmer to participate in this Open Water swim. I am planning to swim at this event, so those of you that are fearful of shark attacks need not worry. I'm a big enough morsel to quench the appetite of quite a few sharks!
• October 17-18 / Short Course Meters (like our pool, but a little bit longer): Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic. Orlando FL. Entries need to be received by noon on Monday, 10/12. Postmarks don't count. Meet information can be found at the following URL: http://www.dixiezone.org/Meets/0910orlando.pdf You need to be a USMS registered swimmer to participate in this meet. I'm not a fan of Short Course Meters, but there are some swims - mostly relays, where we can go after some records. You can swim one day or both, but if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. I will be in attendance at this meet.

Meet Registration

• If you would like to swim in any of the above events and are not registered with USMS, please do so online at this link: http://www.floridalmsc.org/Registration/MOO.htm By doing the registration online, and since it's late in the season, the fee that will be charged to your credit card is only $28 and not $33. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Downtown Y Pool Closure

• There is a delay in the work that's going to be done to the indoor pool at the Y. We are still okay to swim through the month of September since construction is slated for 9/28. At that time, we'll continue to swim, but at a different location. We're working to keep our practice times and days the same. The only thing that would change is our location. Hopefully, we'll be able to swim at Caty Way pool in Winter Park. This is an outdoor 50 meter facility, but we'll be swimming 25 yards going across the pool by the diving well end. The total time that the indoor pool will be closed is looking like 6 weeks. As more information comes, I'll be sharing it with you.
See you at the pool!

Bruce

Masters of Orlando, Coach