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Colonies Zone Open Water Championships Added
Once again, the Colonies Zone will have open water championships for 2013, as two open water swims were recently designated as zone chamionships. The first, scheduled in May, is the Jim McDonnell Lake Swims in Virginia. The 1 mile distance is designated as a zone championship swim.
Scheduled in July, the Fire Island Ocean Swims on Long Island has distances of 1 mile, 5K, and 10K, with the 5K designated as the championship. More information on the events along with entries are found in links on the calendar page.
Colonies Zone Meeting Scheduled April 21
On Sunday April 21 the Colonies Zone will conduct a small spring meeting just before warmups on the second day of the Zone Champoinship Meet. We will be meeting at 8:30 AM in the hospitality room off the pool. Recent attendees, administration, and swimmers with general interst are invited in.
2013 Coaches Certification Classes in Colonies Zone
Several USMS Coaches Certification Classes are plannedfor the Colonies Zone this year. Online registration and schedule is available on the web site:
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March 9 |
New York, NY |
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| March 10 | New York, NY | Level 3 |
| May 4 | Boston, MA | Level 1 & 2 |
| May 5 | Boston, MA | Level 3 |
| June 1 | Alexandria, VA | Level 3 |
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 2012 Dot Donnelly Award To Cheryl Wagner
The 2012 Colonies Zone Dorothy Donnelly award was granted to Cheryl Wagner of Potomac Valley LMSC. The September announcement was made at the zone meeting during the annual Masters Swimming convention in Greensboro. Cheryl was recognized for her extensive volunteer work that includes years as editor for Potomac Valley's Swimmers Ear newsletter, LMSC secretary, and meet director for distance swim events for Terrapin Masters. She has been director for the annual 7.5 mile Potomac River Open Water Swim since 2002. We offer congratulations, and thanks for her service to Masters Swimming.
Summer Nationals Come To Colonies Zone
 The University of Maryland at College Park, MD has been selected as host for the 2014 USMS Summer National Championship Meet. The long course meet is tentatively scheduled for August 14-17, 2014. College Park, located in the Washington DC suburbs, is home to the Terrapin Masters Swim Club. USMS also announced that Santa Clara, CA will host the spring nationals in that year.
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