Spring Swim Club Sign Up

Dear Swim Families,

This morning Ms. Lillie sent out an email on my behalf regarding the Spring ES Swim Club sign-up. Spring session of Elementary Swim Club will go from mid-April (April 14th) through the end of May and is open to students beginning in Grade 2 up through Grade 5.

THE DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR THE SPRING ES SWIM CLUB IS 

NOON ON SUNDAY, MARCH 17th. 

RETURNING ES SWIMMERS
If your child would like to continue to participate in swimming, please fill out the google form. ALL swimmers who would like to participate need to sign-up, EVEN if you are part of the swim team currently.

NEW SWIMMERS
If your child is interested and can meet the minimum  requirements outlined below, please fill out and submit the following form by noon on Sunday, March 17th.

On the sign up form you will be able to schedule a  "TRY OUT" with Ms. Cori & Ms. Grace. All swimmers who are new to our TAISM ES Swim Team/Club program must do a "TRY OUT" before coming to a practice. Coaches will assess all of the new swimmers' stroke readiness (see below for minimum requirements). If a child is not yet ready for Swim Club, Ms. Cori will send his/her parents an email.

Elementary Swim Club Minimum Requirements:

• 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students
• Can swim 25 meters in all four strokes without stopping (Freestyle, Breaststroke, Backstroke, & Butterfly).
• Can swim 50 meters of Freestyle without stopping.
• Comfortable in the deep end of the pool.
• Learn to Swim lessons- Level 6 swimmer or higher (Level 5 with coaches approval).
• Learning to execute legal swims and a racing start, improving with each practice.
• Can swim 25 M. freestyle in 0:40 or less.
• Demonstrates safe and positive sporting behaviors.

MS/HS SWIMMERS
You can sign up in person with Ms. Cori at practice.


HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE POOL!!!

xx Ms. Cori

Important Upcoming Dates for Swim Families

Dear Swim Families,

It's that transition time of the year when activities come to a close and new activities begin. Please take note of the following important dates coming up in the TAISM swim world.

• Tuesday, March 3- TAISM RELAYS (Coaches invitation only) - NO AM PRACTICE

• Thursday, March 12- LAST ES Swim Team Practice

• Friday & Saturday, March 13-14- Nautilus Invitational at the Sultan Qaboos Stadium, (50 M long course competition)

• Sunday, March 17- DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR SPRING ES SWIM CLUB (link)

• Thursday, March 19- ES TRY-OUTS for Spring ES Swim Club (Grades 2-5)

• Tuesday, March 24- ES TRY-OUTS for Spring ES Swim Club (Grades 2-5)

• Tuesday, April 14- First ES Spring Swim Club practice from 3:30-4:30 PM

Middle and High School swimmers who are transitioning sports seasons are welcome to come back to swim training! Hope to see you at the pool!

Ms. Cori

Al Qurum Mini Island Swim: FRIDAY, MARCH 13th

Swim Families,


There is a 3 KM open water swimming event coming up here in Muscat. See below for more information. If you are interested in participating, please register for this event directly through the organizers. 


Al Qurum Mini Island Swim: FRIDAY, MARCH 13th

8.00 OMR

Muscat  Start Time: from 07:00 am

 Registration closes 09.03.2020 at 11:59 PM or sooner if places sell out.

 Cancellations accepted up to 24.02.2020 at 11:59 PM or sooner if the event sells out.

Join us in beautiful Muscat for a wonderful 3km swim event.

Included:	Medal, Refreshments, Timing
Refund Policy:	Premier Online guarantees your right to cancel and receive a refund (subject to applicable fees) for paid events within specified time limits.

Get In Touch: Organizer

Sport Zone

99341350

http://omansportszone.com/

Event Location

12 and Under Swimmers---TAISM v ABA Dual Meet

Dear Swim Families,

Swimmers who are 12 years old and under 

are invited to participate in a dual meet 

TAISM vs. ABA.

On February 11, TAISM will host a dual meet vs. ABA for our swimmers who are 12 years old and under. If your child would like to participate in this competition, please sign up on the entry and permission form. Each swimmer should sign up for a minimum of 2 events and a maximum of 4 events. Events offered at this meet are listed in the form. We will have 3 age groups (in GIRLS & BOYS) for the our meet: GIRLS/BOYS 8 and Under, GIRLS/BOYS 9-10 year olds and GIRLS/BOYS 11-12 year olds. Swimmers will race with gender/age-group peers.

The meet will start time at 4:00 PM and will end around 5:30 PM. Students will be dismissed from school at 3:10 PM. so that we can have a few extra minutes to get changed and warmed up for the meet before 4:00 PM. After we know how many entries we have, we will have a better estimate of an end time for the meet. *Swimmers will need to plan for transportation home from the meet. If swimmers must ride the bus home, there is a 5:10 bus available. Please indicate that on the form below and also note that the later events may occur after the bus departure times so bus riders should select their events with this in mind.

Remember- TAISM swim caps are required for swimmers participating in competitions. Swim caps are available for purchase. You can pay the TAISM business office 4.400 OMR and bring your receipt to Ms. Grace in the pool office or Ms. Cori, and we will give you your cap.

DEADLINE TO SIGN-UP IS FEBRUARY 6TH AT 6:00 PM.

I am excited for our youngest Eagle swimmers to have this opportunity to compete! I hope you are able to come join us for the meet. :-)

Swim Hard. Dream BIG!!!

Ms. Cori

P.S.
We have a limited stock of swim t-shirts available if you want to purchase a t-shirt for your swimmer to wear on Feb. 11th or if you want a shirt to wear to show TAISM swim spirit!

You can pay 4 OMR directly to Ms. Cori. Please label money with your name and t-shirt size/s.
See below for the number of shirts we have available in each of the sizes (sizing should be similar sizing as Terry Fox t-shirts).

Adult Sizes
size XS- 2
size S- 7
size M- 8
size L- 12
size XL- 6
size XXL- 2
size XXXL- 2



Youth Sizes
size 30- 1
size 34- 1
size 38- 7
size 40- 3

HaPpY NeW yEaR SwiMmeRs!

Dear Swim Families,

We are back in the pool and our ES Swim Team and our MS/HS Swim Club are practicing hard. This week we continue to focus on developing stroke technique and building stamina and will also focus on learning to do (or improve) racing turns and starts off the blocks.

Behind the scenes, some of you may have noticed that we have updated both our Short Course and Long Course Records boards located in the hallway between the pool changing rooms. I am long overdue for creating the SAISA Swim photo board...It has been fun sorting through photos and reliving some exciting moments! If you have photos from the SAISA meet and are willing to share, send them my way...we had lots of parents at the meet and I am sure their are many gems in YOUR photos that would be great to highlight on the bulletin board----that is going up this week! I can't wait for you to see all the fun moments captured at the SAISA Swim Competition at Lincoln School in Nepal of our SAISA Swim Champions! I am also working on identifying new photos to replace the photo boards above. The photo boards we have now are GREAT and quite old so its time to do an update to reflect our current swimmers. :-) Just a few of the fun projects I am working on between practices, LTS and my HS teaching responsibilities.

Here are some other noteworthy things going on in the world of TAISM Aquatics:

Learn to Swim
Session 1 is wrapping up on February 1st and the Registration morning for Session 2 will be on February 15th. Our HS Instructors are doing an amazing job teaching our developing swimmers with enthusiasm and skill. We have a small group of MS swimmers who are volunteer instructors as well. I am very proud of TAISM's LTS Instructor's dedication, positive attitudes and care they provide as they connect with each of their students and strive to provide them with specific feedback to help them progress as swimmers. Our LTS Instructor's are improving their instructional capacity AND our swim students are growing in their swimming proficiency and they are all having fun in the process. Yay!

ES Swim TEAM SUIT Order
If you are interested in buying a team suit, please place your order by Thursday, January 23rd at 6:00 PM. We have a quick turn-around time on the order so that we can get the suits from the U.S. to Oman. Please note-purchasing a team suit is optional. TAISM Swim caps are REQUIRED for competitions (4.400 OMR). GIRLS SUITS COST 29 OMR and BOYS SUITS COST 22 OMR.
For more information, please see the ES Team Suit Order Form.

Upcoming Events
We have 11 swimmers who have qualified and signed up to swim at the upcoming BSM Open Swim Meet on January 24th. It will be a fun day for these swimmers to set personal goals in swimming and challenge themselves.

ES Swim Team families and MS Swim Club swimmers who are 12 and under, mark your calendars, we have a dual meet with ABA coming up that we will be hosting here at TAISM on February 11th.

We have our annual TAISM Relays Meet (for ES/MS/HS swimmers) coming up on March 3 at TAISM. There are several local teams invited to the TAISM Relays and we often hear that for many, it is the event they look forward to most in the Swim event line up for the year.

Finally, there is another long course competition hosted by Nautilus coming up on March 13-14 at the Sultan Qaboos Stadium which should prove to be excellent competition and lots of fun!



Thank you for your continued support of the Aquatics program at TAISM.
Question? Please ask. Send me an email (leec@taism.com) or stop by the pool or my office.

Swim Hard. Dream BIG!

xx Ms. Cori

Swim News

MS/HS Swimmers Note:

The last MS/HS practice will be Thursday MORNING, December 12th.

The last ES Swim Club practice will be Thursday AFTERNOON, December 12th.

NO SWIM PRACTICES THE LAST WEEK BEFORE BREAK (DECEMBER 15-19).

ES Parents,

The ES Swim TEAM sign-up for grades 3-5 will open on December 10 and will close on December 18th. The google form sign-up will be sent via email and will be available on the TAISM Swim Blog. 

Returning ES Swimmers-

You DO need to sign-up if you would like to continue swimming and be a part of the Swim Team. You DO NOT need to TRY-OUT. 

NEW ES Swimmers-

If your child is interested in being a part of the ES Swim Team, you will need to fill out the google form sign-up. You will find the minimum swim requirements on the sign-up form. You will also be able to schedule a swim TRY-OUT. Swim Team TRY-OUTS will be held on Thursday, December 12 and Tuesday, December 17th. All NEW SWIMMERS must attend a TRY-OUT before participating in swim practices. 

Our first Swim Team practice will be January 7th. The season will go to the middle of March.

(We will have ES Swim Club for grades 2-5 during the Spring session of ASAs.)

HAPPY WINTER BREAK! BE KIND. BE SAFE. HAVE FUN.

Nautilus Sohar Cup 2019 #2

Dear Swim Families,

See below for another local competition opportunity. We will not be traveling to the Nautilus Sohar Cup as a team. If you are interested in swimming unattached, please email the address given below. 

Please note-on December 10, we will have our TAISM Winter Time Trial that will be run like a swim meet. It will be a fun opportunity for our swimmers to experience a meet-like atmosphere and have a chance to race and record official times. More information about the Winter Time Trial will follow soon.

Ms. Cori

Nautilus Sohar Cup 2019 #2

Venue             Al Batinah International School, Sohar

Pool                 25m, 8 lanes, with anti-wave lane ropes

Timing            Colorado Timing System

Date                6 December, 2019

Age Groups:    9 & under, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16 & over

Age as of         6 December, 2019

Awards           Ribbons for 1st to 3rd places

Events            50m on all strokes

100m on all strokes

200m on all strokes

200m Individual Medley

Entry Fees      OMR 1.5 per event for HyTek entries

                        OMR 2 per event for manual entries

Closing Date   1 December, 2019 at 12.00 midday  

Entries            All entries MUST be made via email to competitions@nautilusswimmingclub.com

Payments    A single payment covering all entries should be made by each entering club or individual. Payments must be the exact amount and can either be paid via cheque or cash. Club payments should be made in full at the admissions desk on arrival, individuals should complete payment at entry registration.

Program

Session 1                                                       Session 2

200m Breaststroke                                       200m IM

200m Freestyle                                            50m Backstroke

50m Butterfly                                               200m Butterfly

100m Backstroke                                         100m Breaststroke

50m Freestyle                                               200m Backstroke                 

100m Butterfly                                             100m Freestyle                                            

100m IM                                                       50m Breaststroke

Further Information from Nautilus:

Greetings from Nautilus Swimming Club, Sohar! 

We would like to invite you to the second leg of Nautilus Sohar Swim Cup to take place at the fantastic facilities of Al Batinah International School, Sohar (8 lanes, 25m pool, Colorado time system). 

We would like to remind that the Cup consists of 4 legs, the cumulative scores identify the best male and female swimmer in each category to win the cash gift at the end of final leg of the Cup. 

Scoring goes as following: 

1 place 20 points

2 place 17 points

3 place 14 points

4 place 11 points 

5 place 8 points

6 place 5 points

7 place 2 points

8 place 1 points 

Terms and conditions: swimmers must enter at least 3 legs out of 4 racing 100m or 200m IM in each to be eligible to win the Cup

Should you have questions or need more info, feel free to contact us