SOUTHEAST MISSOURI SWIM CONFERENCE
THE WEBSITE FOR SWIMMING IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
WELCOME to the Southeast Missouri Swim Conference website. Here are some conference teams with links to their own sites.
Charleston Cape Girardeau Jackson Perryville
Poplar Bluff Sainte Genevieve Sikeston
CLINIC FOR SAT APRIL 26TH RESCHEDULED FOR THIS SATURDAY, MAY 10TH, SAME TIME/PLACE!!!
2008 STROKE/TURN CLINIC SET FOR APRIL 26 IN SIKESTON!!!!
Clinic will run from 10 am until Noon. Location is United Methodist Church in Sikeston: 1307 N. Main. UM phone is: 573-472-3283. Cost is $20.00. There will be some food and snacks provided.
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PLEASE NOTE THAT WE NOW HAVE A NEW DOWNLOADABLE SMSC SWIM MEET FILE FOR MEET MANAGER AS WELL AS A DOCUMENT CONTAINING INSTRUCTIONS TO EDIT THE MEET FILE TO SUIT YOUR POOL (i.e. # OF LANES, YARDS/METERS). THIS IS FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE "MM & TM INFORMATION" LINK ABOVE.
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UPDATED 2-27-08 ** SWIM COACHES CLINIC ANNOUNCED AT FITNESS PLUS IN CAPE GIRARDEAU ON MAY 17-18, 2008 **
info sheet page 1 info sheet page 2
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Updated September 3, 2007
2007 Results and Schedule
CHAMPIONSHIP PHOTOS ONLINE - order prints and/or add new albums to the room. You’ll need to create a free Walgreens account if you still don’t have one. Once you have an account, you can join the SMSC Room by using the code swimming. Here’s the address: http://photo.walgreens.com/groups/SMSC
RELAY RULES
Coaches, please read this note (click here) about relays. You can only age a swimmer up one age group and can only age up two swimmers per relay.
A MESSAGE FROM THE OLD WEBMASTER:
Please bite the bullet and get to work on your Meet Manager files and Meet invitations. Meet Manager is a pain to work with but if you "attack it" and get it over with it isn't so bad. Click on the menu bar for some very good instructions on the basics of Meet and Team Manager. It is very importatn to keep file types straight. Before the meet, Rosemary needs a "Meet Event Export" from Meet Manager. After the meet, Rosemary will need a "Full Meet Backup". Please also submit your meet invitations in MS Word or RTF format.
About once a year, and early in the year, we have a team that does not post thier event files, while other teams are struggling with the process of generating their entries and it creates a vicious circle: If the event file isn't posted, the team can't do entries. Then they are delayed in sending the entries back in. This results in late nights, high stress, and mistakes!
Be tough. Work up your computer files and e-mail them to Rosemary.
OFFICIALS TRAINING
TheOzark USA officials commitee offers occasional training sessions in the St. Louis area. Here is the link to their website: http://www.ozarkswimming.org/officials.htm.
However, these sessions are for USA officials, and AAU officials must contact them before attending as there are differing certification requirements. SMSC parents are discouraged from seeking a USA certification- as this requires training at 5 sessions at USA meets only (our meets do not count!). AAU certification does not have the apprenticeship requirement and will qualify you to work SMSC swim meets. Unless you have a year-round USA swimmer do not seek USA certification.
If you plan to attend a USA clinic E-mail Mike Tchoukaleff (miketch@piasanet.com) and/or Karen Smiley (karensmiley@sbcglobal.net) and tell them you are seeking AAU certification. Technically, this is a USA clinic and they may not have the proper forms unless they know you are coming!
SMSC President - John Esswein: svswimcoach@hotmai.com
SMSC President-Elect/Secretary - Debbie Robertson: drdrob@semo.net
SMSC Treasurer - Patti Henson: mwpkhenson@charter.net
SMSC Webmaster - Rosemary Douglas: prjk95@gmail.com
