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Carib Swim Team St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles |
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June 20 July Crash Courses The team will also be running 2-week crash courses during Jul, for beginners, intermediates & advanced swimmers. This is open to any children who are not already in the swim team. The Crash Course lessons will also be run at The Belair pool, before and after normal Swim Team training practices. If you have a friends, family or neighbors that may be interested, please spread the word. Flyers in both English & French are attached Start dates Monday 5th July Friday 16 July & Monday 19 July Friday 30 July Learn to Swim Lessons We are taking enquiries and bookings now for Learn to Swim lessons run by our Carib Swim Team instructors, to start in September 1st 2010 at the Carib Swim Pool. All levels. All ages from 3yrs to adult. Please spread the word to all friends, family or neighbors who may be interested. Sunday 27 June / Dimanche 27 June Swim Meet / Competition Our last Home swim Meet of this season will be held at the Carib Swim Pool on Sunday 27th June. This meet is for all CST swimmers in all swim groups. Please find invitation attached. Please talk to Coach Ian about this meet. La derniere competition de l'annee est organisee a la piscine du Carib Swim Team le Dimanche 27 Juin. Cette competition concerne tous les groupes de natation (ci-joint l'invitation). Vous pouvez contacter l'entraineur Ian pour plus de renseignements.
July Swim Training / Entrainement pour le mois de Juillet During July and August of this year the Carib Pool will be closed for renovations and repairs. Swim team training will be continuing during July, but we are currently arranging other locations for this month. La piscine du Carib Swim Team sera fermee tout le mois de Juillet ainsi que le mois d'aout pour des travaux. Les entrainements continueront en Juillet, le Cst est en train de prendre des arrangements pour d'autres emplacements. Thank you CSTA .. 4 March 2010 To all swimmers, families & friends, Welcome First, we wish to welcome our new swimmers to the team. If you have any questions or queries please feel free to ask Coach Ian, any Board member, or any of our team families would be happy to help or point you in right direction. Please also check out our Carib Swim Team website www.caribswimteam.org Thank you to all Carib Swim Team swimmers and volunteers for their help at the Elementary Schools Swim Meet on Sunday 7th February, for demonstration swims, help with running the meet, and for running the snacks & beverages table. Thank you also to all families that donated cakes, sandwiches etc. Bring A Friend Day, Friday 19th February saw our second fun Bring a Friend day with many of our team swimmers bringing a friend with them to swim training - a lot of fun was had by all ! - look out for the next Bring a Friend Day later in the season. Helpers needed for High School Swim Meet Sunday 21st March This is a meet run by the CST Foundation for High School kids. As with the Elementary Schools Meet, Carib Swim Team swimmers are needed to help with running the meet, demonstration swims, and running the snacks & beverages table. The Snack & Beverages table is a CST fund-raising opportunity, and we ask families to help with donations of sandwiches, cakes, cookies, drinks, hotdogs etc. Please sign up on the pool notice-board, see Coach Ian or team captains Naomi or Harry or e-mail info@caribswimteam.org. Thank you. Good Luck to Carib Swim Team Swimmers competing in Off-Island Meets · Naomi Korstanje will be travelling to Barbados on 2nd -7th March, and on 20th -31st to the Odesure games in Medellin, Colombia. Both of these are qualifying meets for the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. · Kelia Serramoglia, Morghane Mazurier, Loreen Allanic, Naomi Mansana, Valentin Walter, Benjamin Justine, Matthias Reltien & Sheldon Charlemange will be travelling with Coach Ian to AFG Meet in Guadaloupe 13th & 14th March. · Kelia Serramoglia, Morghane Mazurier & Sheldon Charlemange will be swimming in the Carifta Swimming Championships in Jamaica on April 3rd-6th. Harry Antrobus, Stephen Looser, Benjamin Justine, Jolyon Ferron, Steven Cloose & Matthias Reltien will be travelling with Coach Ian to Charlotte, USA, to compete in the Sunkissed Invitational Championships on 24th 29th March.
SXM Swimming Challenge Sunday 11th April The first SXM Swimming Challenge is open for any group of Friends, Co-workers, or Work-out Partners who would like to see what they can do in the pool? This exciting program of 50m fly, back, & breast events, 100m back, relays & t-shirt relay will be held at the Carib Swim Pool, and run by our Carib Swim Team Swimmers and helpers. If you know any friends, colleagues or groups who would be interested in putting a team together for this super event, please pass on the attached poster. This Fun meet is also a Carib Swim Team Fun d-raising event, please support your team. Fund Raising We are still in desperate need of a team of parents/volunteers willing to take up the task of fund raising for the team. Reminder, monthly installments must be paid before 7th of each month. Reminder, please make sure all your fees are paid and up to date including Registration fee. .. January 6th, 2010 To all swimmers, families and friends, We wish you Health and Happiness, & all the Very Best for the New Year. Swim Training is now back to normal schedule. Early morning trainings resumed again this week. Diplomas Swim Team Swimmers interested in taking their B-C Diplomas or Zwemvaardigheid 1-2-3 Diplomas, can swim with diploma lessons during January until Diploma test on Friday & Saturday 29 & 30 January. Please come to the office and register. Price $15 No Training There will be no training on the Friday 29th January due to Diplomas testing Netherlands Antilles National Championships were held in Curacao on Fri, Sat, Sun 11,12,13 December. Congratulations to all swimmers. Please read Coach Ians report on our swimmers great achievements, on our website http://caribswimteam.org/index_files/cstreportsandresults.htm Coupe de Noel was held in St Barths. on Sunday 13th December. Congratulation to all swimmers, and many thanks to Jenny Green and Stuart Knaggs for standing in whilst Coach Ian was in Curacao. Swimathon The Carib Swim Team swim-a-thon, held in November, has brought in a total of $2336.20 for the team. Well done to everyone who supported this team fund-raising event. And a special well done to Agis Carty to collected the most sponsors at $275 and 75 nafl. - and won an MP4 player for his work ! Fund Raising. We are in desperate need a team of parents/volunteers willing to take up the task of fund raising for the team. Merchandise. CST t-shirts, swim caps, and goggles are all available from the Pool Office. CST Polos sizes Youth S, M, L & XL are available from the Pool office, and all other sizes can be ordered via Denise. Also embroidery of names can be arranged via Denise. Fees Anyone wishing to pay their swim fees to the end of the season in one installment, this offers a discount of $35 if paid before 31st January 2009. Reminder, monthly installments must be paid before 7th of each month. Reminder, please make sure all your fees are paid and up to date including Registration fee. Website Please check out on the team website www.caribswimteam.org
21 October 2009 Dear Carib Swim Team Swimmers and Families, Our Season is now is full swing and we have several exciting events coming up in the next few weeks;- Sunday 1st November CST Sprint Meet Our first home meet of the season, for all our swimmers, junior & senior, and invited teams from sxm & St Barths. This is a great sprint meet for our new swimmers to gain their first experience of swim competiition, as well as chance for more senior swimmers to get qualifying times for the Netherlands Antilles Championships. To run the Meet successfully we need a full team of parents to cover jobs from Timing, to driving pick-up/ return visiting team to Oyster Pond for their ferry, from preparing food to setting-up & clear-up afterwards. There is a sign-up sheet posted on the pool notice-board, or e-mail to let us know how you can help. Saturday 7th November Bake Sale On the first Saturday on each month CST aims to run a Bake Sale stall in front of the CST pool. This is a Fund-raiser for the team to help with the costs of swim meets, both home and away, equipement, travel expenses etc etc. Your assistance in both baking cakes, brownies, cookies etc and/or helping man the stall would be appreciated. Wednesday 11th November Round the Island Race We have a team of CST runners (junior 14 & unders) entered for the Around the Island Relay Race on 11th November. Any swimmers who would like to run, please sign up on the pool noticeboard. We also need a team of parent helper / drivers to pick-up & drop off runners at their respective start/finish points around the island course. Sunday 15th November CST Swim-a-thon Fund Raiser This is our largest annual Fund-Raising event of the year, when our CST swimmers are asked to get sponsors to pledge an amount $ per lap or 100m that he or she achieves on this day. Non-team members, family and friends are also invited to swim at an entry fee of $5. Sponsor forms with a cover letter, will be given out to all swimmers during this week. Please help your child to approach family, friends neighbours and businesses to ask for their support. If every swimmer in the team can bring in $100 (or more !), this would really set this swim season of to a great start. All money raised from this, and any other events, go to the Carib Swim Team, to help cover costs of home club & off-island swim meets, team travel expenses, equipement, and all the things needed to give our swimmers the best we possibly can Saturday 5th December Bake Sale Sunday 13th December St Barths Swim Meet This is Inter-island meet with our neighbouring St Barths Natation for all our swimmers. The team travels to St Barths by boat early morning, and returns late afternoon. Parents/family are welcome. Swimmers always enjoy this meet, the excitement of the boat trip and the hospitality of the host team. More information will follow closer to the date Fri/Sat/Sun 11th/12th/13th December Netherlands Antilles Championships For swimmers meeting qualifying meet entry times. This is a 3 day swim meet to be held in Curacao. Provisional flight & hotel booking must be made soon. Please talk to Coach Ian. Before School early morning training sessions have started this week, Tues & Thurs 5.30am-7am for senior & gold groups. This is a trial period. Swimmers who wish to attend, please respect the residents living close to the pool and ask parents to drop you off at the end of the road (by Pet Shop). Please try to be VERY QUIET. Thank you. Congratulations to Naomi Korstanje After a super swim and medalling in the Kingdom Games this last summer, CST swimmer & team captain, 16 years old Naomi Korstanje has been selected by the NAOC for the " Young Promising Athletes 2009-2010 programma which will be helping her to qualify for the for the first ever Youth Olympic Games to be held in Singapore in 2010. Well done Naomi ! Reminders;- Registration forms. If you have not returned your Registration form for this season, please do so asap. Annual Membership fee. If you have not yet paid your Annual Membership fee for this season ($20 per swimmer), please can you do so asap. Fees. Please make sure all fees are paid on, or before, due date. If you know someone is not receiving any e-mails from the Carib Swim Team, please ask them to e-mail to us at info@caribswimteam.org so we can make sure that their correct e-mail address is added to our mailing list. If English is not your first language and you are having difficulty understanding any of the e-mails or notice we send out, we have Dutch, French & English speaking members on the CSTA Boards, so pleae ask for help. Si vous netes pas bilingues nhesitez pas a demander la traduction de nos mails et annonces aupres des members du bureau ou aux parents bilingues. Nous tenons a ce que tout le monde participle a la vie du club.
2 October 2009 Dear Carib Swim Team Swimmers and Families,
In the last few weeks since the AGM, the newly elected CSTA Board, Stuart, Sylvia, Carina, Corine, Gill, Patricia and Christian, have been catching up on the preparation for this new swim season. We thank you for your patience and hope that we are all now ready to move forward for a great season. Fees. There has been a little confusion over the new swim fees for this season, which we have now made some slight alterations. Please check pool noticeboard, e-mail or talk to any Board member for more information. Carib Swim Team Swim Fees are annual fees for the whole swim season (September 1st July 30th). Annual Club Members Fee of $20 per swimmer is due at the beginning of each swim season. This fee is used to pay for your NAZB Federation license that is required for all swim meets and team insurance. Payment Plans: Annual Swim Fees can be paid in any one of the 3 following ways;- A) Annually one installment payable before September 30th, 2009 B) Semi-annually two payments due before September 30th 2009 and before January 31st 2010 C) Monthly Installments - 10 x monthly installments due on 1st day of each month 1st Sept through 1st June (no payment in July) + $20 Annual Registration fee due with your first payment. If you decide to pay by monthly installments, please remember that this is still an annual fee and your commitment is for the complete swim season, and should you choose to take vacation etc. your installment will still be due for payment. Fees should be paid in the Pool Office, which is open Tues, Wed & Thurs 3.00pm 6.30 pm and Saturdays 9.00am - 5pm, or a Board member will be at the pool on Monday & Friday between 5.00 - 5.45pm Please keep your receipts. Fees must be paid in US $ or ANG cash. Unfortunately we cannot accept French-side checks due to the bank charges involved. If Fees not paid for the current month by 7th day of the month, a $5 late fee with automatically be charged to your account from October 7th onwards. If fees are not paid by 21st day of the month, your swimmer will not be allowed to enter the pool until all fees are paid up to date. If you have a problem with this payment plan, please come and talk to us and we will try to work something out together Registration Forms Every Swimmer, whether returning or new to the team must fill in and return a Registration Form. This is needed for contact & e-mailing details, emergency info, insurance and federation registering etc and ensuring names & spellings are correct. If you have not so already, please return your Registrations to the office, Coach Ian or a Board member as soon as possible. Extra Morning Trainings are available Monday 5th Friday 9 October for swimmers on school vacation. White & Green Pelicans 9.30am 10.30am Blue, Gold & Senior groups 9.30am-11.30am. CST Sprint Cup Our first home CST Swim Meet of the season will be held on Sunday 1st November. Please talk to Coach Ian. Round the Island Relay Any swimmer wishing to run in the CST Around the Island Relay Race on 11 November St Maartens Day Celebrations. Please sign up on the Pool Notice board and talk to Coach Ian. Reminders;- · Registration forms. · Fees. Please make sure all fees are paid on or before due date. · Round the Island Relay Please sign up on the Pool Notice board and talk to Coach Ian. CST Sprint Meet Sunday 1st November
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