2010 Sr. National Long Course Swimming Championships

Attached is the order of events and qualifying times for each events:

2010 GLeague LC Ver. 1.0 Results

Congratulations to our Club Swimmers whose time qualified for the National Championships to be held in July:

1. Gab Nocon - 50 LC Meter Backstroke - 35.26
2. Francis Echavez - 50 LC Meter Freestyle - 28.95
3. Jobie Tuscano - 1500 LC Meter Freestyle - 21:10.73

This is just the first of 3 swim meets. See you on April 17 - 18 for series 2 hosted by the Makati Skipjacks. Venue will be at the Makati Aqua Sports Arena (MASA).

2010 Long Course Season

Guys, kindly take note of the following schedules for the 2010 G-League Long Course Competitions. This will serve as qualifying events for the National Championships to be held at the Trace Aquatic Center in Los Banos, Laguna in July 2010.

Weekend of Mar 27 – G‐League LC Meet 1 hosted by Ayala Harpoons
Weekend of Apr 03 – G‐League LC Meet 2 hosted by Makati Skipjacks
Weekend of May 15 – G‐League LC Meet 3 hosted by Electric Rays
Weekend of Jun 12 – G‐League LC Meet 4 hosted by Celebrity Rapids

2010 NY Test

Three swimmers qualified for the 2010 NY Test held last weekend at the Trace Aquatic Center in Los Banos, Laguna.

By virtue of their Class A finish in previous Long Course competitions, Julian Rosario, Theo Legaspi, and Gab Nocon qualified for the event which serves as a qualifying tournament for the upcoming SEA Age Group Championships to be held in the country.

Anilao Open Water Fin Swim

Last Sunday, February 21, six young men from our Club participated in the 1500m Open Water FinSwimming Competition in Anilao, Batangas organized by the Philippine Finswimming Federation.

This is the first open water competition organized by the Federation held at the Pier Uno Resort.

To the delight of their parents, our six boys crossed the finished lines. At one point our dear parents were getting worried as we await for our boys to finish. "Mukhang kaya pa, nag bubutterly pa eh".

It was truly a wonderful experience not just for our boys, but to us parents as well. I'm sure this gives our boys the confidence that they will need in future competitions.

To Julian, Jobie, Carl, Gab, Kyle, Theo & Coach Carding, congratulations! It was a happy day for all as everyone got awards that day.

Next year daw ulit.

Iloilo Pictures

Club members. I've just uploaded pictures I've taken during the recent Iloilo Dinagyang Swimfest. Kindly visit maristbluewave.shutterfly.com. You can download your pictures if you wish.

"Halong gid."

2nd Iloilo Dinagyang Age-Group Swim Fest

After soliciting a number of interest from swimmers and parents to take part in this event, our club is confirming its participation in the 2nd Iloilo Dinagyang Swim Fest to be held at the Iloilo Sports Complex, Brgy. Magsaysay, La Paz, Iloilo. This two day (January 23 - 24, Thu/Fri) event is organized by the Iloilo Sea Warriors Swim Club, Inc. This event likewise coincides with Iloilo's famous Dinagyang Festival.

For those interested, it is advised that you book your flights early to avail of the cheapest plane fare. We are currently looking for a reasonable accomodation for our club to stay in and will post this as soon as we have the details.

Should you have questions, please don't hesitate to call any of our coaches or Mr. Noel Legaspi at 09189798130.

See you in Iloilo.