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The Duneland Swim Club would like to welcome our newest USA Swimming Officials:

Rick Mercier

Bruce Reyes

Diane Schmiegel

Loree Hanas

Mike Sutter

Please join us in thanking them for their volunteerism and efforts in making our club and the sport of swimming better for everyone!

For those of you who signed up for the clinic and could not make it or for those who simply want to join our ranks, we’ll schedule another clinic sometime in the month of October so that you can participate.  if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Christopher J. Craig

1-219-548-8934 Residence
1-630-258-5248 Mobile

Did anyone find a Nintendo DS case and some games Thursday after practice?  Please let Coach Jim know if you have any information.

There will be NO practice Friday, September 24th.   The Homecoming Parade is going on!

Reminders -

Please join us for an officials clinic on Tuesday, Sept 21st at 4:00.  Not sure what it is all about.  Come find out.

Don’t forget to subscript to the new website at http://duneswim.swim-team.us/.  I am already sending out info through the new website.

******   ATTENTION ALL SWIM PARENTS   ******

Duneland Swim Club will conduct a USA Swimming Officials Clinic this coming Tuesday at 4pm inside the pool area at the far end of the Bleachers.

We encourage all parents, new and existing, to the Club to consider joining our officiating ranks.  No prior swimming experience is needed.  Our goal as a club is to have the best representation of officials within our swim conference.  Did you know that swim meets are completely officiated by volunteers such as yourselves?  Without your help, we could not conduct swim meets!   Currently our club has 3 officials and we’d like to have at least 10.

There is no commitment to officiate each and every meet, or even each session within a meet, rather your volunteerism is appreciated when and if it fits your schedule!  The benefits of becoming an official are the chance to learn about and participate in your child’s sport while at the same time being able to wear shorts on deck in the winter while the rest of the parents are sweating it out in the stands!!   Please consider coming out to join our ranks this Tuesday!

Please call Christopher Craig at 548-8934 to confirm your attendance and or ask any questions.  The class will last about 2 hours.

Sorry about the confusion…  subscribing to the new website does not have anything to do with registering for the swim club.  Hilary at the park dept takes care of all registration – paperwork, birth certificates and payment.  She will be at the pool today Thursday, September 16th at 4:30.  Otherwise see her at the office – call ahead 926-3000 or use the drop box.

http://duneswim.swim-team.us

Subscribing to the new website will allow you to continue to receive emails about the team, see your swimmer’s results and give you access to the photos, rosters and other parent information.

Please add all the information that pertains to your family.  Additional family members (grandparents, separated parents, babysitters) can also register on the site, but will close out before answering any swimmer information.  At this time, there is no confirmation that you are signed up with no swimmers, but it is working properly.  This way everyone will receive emails from the site when new items are posted.  COMING SOON…. on-line meet registration.  Yeah!

Also – look for us on Facebook!  Duneland Swim Club

Registration will start at the office on TUESDAY, SEPT. 7th (closed Monday for the holiday).  Chesterton has a website www.chestertonin.org where current families can print out the sign-up forms starting Friday, Sept. 3rd (now listed below).  Brand new parents should go to the park office (call first) or plan on to sign up on the first day of beginners – Monday, September 13th from 3:00-4:00.   Registration questions can be emailed to Hilary at hthomas@chestertonin.org or call the office 926-3000.

WINTER FEES and practice times for Fall Winter 2010-2011 up-dated practice times

SIGN UP SHEET to turn in to Hilary at park office fill out one for each swimmer

2011 ATHLETE REG for USA Swimming fill out one for each swimmer

General questions about the club can be answered by Janet at duneland.entries@duneswim.org  or 921-0465  Thanks!

On behalf of the Duneland Swim Club, I’m very excited to announce we have added two new coaches to the staff for the upcoming season.

Joining existing coach Adam Waldier who has been on the coaching staff since 1998, will be Hope Roberts, who will start her first season of coaching and will be a great addition to the coaching staff. Hope began her swimming career with the LaPorte Turbos Swim Club, before swimming for LaPorte High School where she was a sprinter and where she continues to hold the 50 Free record at LaPorte High School. Hope is a graduate of Indiana University, with a degree in English. Hope and her husband Jason just recently moved back to the Duneland area after living in Washington, DC and Little Rock, Ark. for many years.

Kyle Smith has joined the club as Associate Head Coach and has an extensive coaching background in northwest Indiana. In 1999 he earned a Bachelors Degree in Exercise Science from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Kyle began his swimming career at the age of eleven and has been involved in many aspects of the sport since that time. As a young swimmer, Kyle swam for East Chicago Sharks, Highland Hurricanes and Bishop Noll Institute. In 1991, at Bishop Noll, Kyle was a member of the 200m Freestyle Relay that set the National Independent High School Record.

Before joining the Duneland Swim Club he was Head Coach of the Portage Porpoise Swim Club PPSC (2006-2010), Head Assistant Coach for Valparaiso Swim Club, (2000-2002 and 2004-2006).

During his time at PPSC and VSC he helped develop several Individual and Relay Age Group State Champions, as well as, Individual Team Indiana Quad and Zone Team Members. Coach Kyle has been a member of Team Indiana All-Star Coaching Staffs, Central Zone Team 2009, 2010 and 2010 Mid-States/Quad Team.

Coach Kyle also actively serves on the USA Swimming Disability Swimming Committee and is involved with Indiana Swimming Board serving the following positions: Region 1 Coaches Representative, Age Group Committee and Co-Chair for the Indiana Swimming Disability Committee. Coach Kyle is an ASCA Level 3 Age Group and Disability Certified Coach, Certified in American Red Cross CPR, First Aid and Lifeguard Certified.

As the Duneland Swim Club continues its growth, these coaching staff additions will best position us to continue to improve our individual athlete and team performance.

Please join me in providing our newest coaches with a very warm Duneland Swim Club welcome.

Coach Kyle Smith may be reached at: CoachKyle33@hotmail.com

See you in September!

Jim Voss

Head Age-Group Coach
Duneland Swim Club