Utah Masters is throwing its first open water clinic thanks to our resident triathletes Andrew Bird and Malaika Homo. It will be Saturday, February 21st from 9:00am to 12:00 noon at the American Fork Fitness Center. This is the first in a series of clinics they are planning. The tri_clinic_registration_form is attached.
The Heber meet is this Saturday, January 31st. You can still e-mail Dennis your entry form at dennis.tesch@wasatch.edu or deck enter on Saturday. His fin events are hilarious so consider taking a
bash at one. I mean really, do you have a personal best with fins yet?
The Utah State Championship swim meet will be Friday & Saturday, March 27th & 28th at the South Davis Rec Center. The 400 IM and 1650 will be held Friday night and the 1000 will be held early Saturday morning. There will be another warm up after the 1000 for the remaining events.
If you have not been to South Davis, we have 10 competition lanes and 5 warm up lanes above the bulkhead. A huge thank you to Kris Edwards for securing this beautiful venue for us.
I have attached the registration form as well as a flyer for the meet. Please register early for the 1650 and the 1000. We are only running 3 heats of these.
We expect this to be a large meet like the South Davis meet, so please encourage participation in your team.
For complete meet details click here… 2009_state_championship_meet_doc
If you’re coming in town for Ski-n-Swim but don’t ski, snowboard or snowshoe, you can still join in the fun by joining us for lunch and spending the remainder of the at Snowbird’s famous Cliff Lodge Spa.
Since 1987, the Cliff Spa has served as a place where people can get away and find balance, vitality and relaxation. It is their goal to provide an experience of solitude and reflection leaving guests refreshed and inspired.
Snowbird is offering a special discount to Ski-n-Swim participants. Purchase a daily access pass, or spa treatment, you’ll have access to steam room, sauna, and the rooftop lap pool and hot tub. Adults only (16 and older). The pool is 18 feet wide and 52 feet long and holds 32,000 gallons. The large corner hot tub provides 360-degree views of Snowbird, Mt. Superior and stars as the sun goes down.
The Cliff Spa pool is open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The Cliff Spa directions
Snowbird entry 4
The Cliff Lodge, Level Nine
801.933.2225, in-house ext 5900
Open daily 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Serving guests ages 16 and older
Join us for a fabulous weekend, filled with fun and adventure. Come and meet old friends and make new ones. Join us for social events, skiing and swimming. Enjoy the Utah slopes with the greatest snow on the earth.
Friday February, 13th
Opening Social - Come and pick up your registration package, meet other participants, enjoy drinks and food.
Saturday February, 14th
Ski, Snowboard and Snowshoeing Day at Snowbird Mountain Resort – Come and enjoy the great Utah outdoors at Snowbird resort. Ski or Snowboard on the slopes of the #1 rated U.S. resort bragging “the Greatest Snow on Earth”. Or take a free guided Snowshoeing hike among breathtaking granite cliffs and beautiful little-cottonwood creek.
Group Lunch Party on the Slopes - Join us for a delicious lunch at our private ski in and ski out lodge right off the slopes of Snowbird.
Mountain Spa Your lunch pass includes a discount to Snowbird’s world-class Cliff Lodge Spa; steam rooms, sauna, and roof-top, open-air pool and hot-tub.
Desert and Champagne Party - after a long day of skiing come relax with others with drinks and desserts.
Sunday February, 15th
Swim Meet and Aquatics Exhibition, University of Utah Aquatic Center – compete in a USMS Sanctioned swim meet and waterpolo or diving exhibitions in the U of U pools. Not a competitor? There’s over 1,000 seats available for you and your friends to cheer on the action.
Closing Social – Enjoy the last night with us with drinks, food and dancing. The party is on! Don’t miss it. Hosted at Club Jam.
Online registration for Ski and Swim 2009 is now open.
Ski and Swim 2009 will be held from 13 to 15 February 2009. Get out those skis, speedos and party hats and come and enjoy yourself with us. Ski on the best snow on the earth at the Snowbird ski resort and compete in the University of Utah pool with us. We prepared social events that will spice up this weekend for you. We are looking forward seeing you in February.
You can register at www.ski-n-swim.org/registration.
For more information on the program you can visit our site at www.ski-n-swim.org
Each year QUAC ( Queer Utah Aquatics Club ) hosts the Ski-n-Swim over Presidents Day weekend. Here are the photos from the swimming event. There was swimming, diving, and water polo. Hopefully I will publish the Ski photos soon – I am getting better at this blogging…
Posted by David Daniels
Andrew Shakes his booty and then Dives In
Aaron’s friends Cheer his Swim
QUAC Polo Game
Michael Papp Dives In
Utah Diver
Please remember to renew your USMS membership for 2009. You will need to be a USMS member in order to compete in Ski-n-Swim and other local swim meets.
Memberships may be easily purchased and renewed online at the following link:
United States Master’s Swimming Membership
(If the link above does not work, go to www.usms.org, and click on “join/renewl”).
Members of USMS enjoy the following benefits:
* Improved health and fitness.
* Enjoying the fun, friendships, and camaraderie of swimming with others.
* Subscription to USMS SWIMMER magazine.
* Opportunities to participate in one of over 500 clubs with coached workouts.
* Opportunities to participate in training clinics across the country.
* Competitive, Fitness, and Open Water events offered all across the country.
* Insurance coverage while participating in USMS Events.
View the USMS promotional video now and decide for yourself – why will you join?
When you register for your USMS membership make sure you choose QUAC as your team. A USMS membership is different from a QUAC club membership, if you have any questions please ask a coach.
QUAC has partnered with a new sponsor… au naturale™ in Sugarhouse.
They have offered an amazing ongoing fundraising opportunity for us, donating 1/4 of their profits to QUAC! Please tell the cashier that you “are a member of QUAC” everytime you eat there and they will donate 25% of that sale back to our team. It’s that easy.
In addition to this ongoing donation, au naturale™ has donated cash and food for Ski-n-Swim coming up in February. We encourage everyone to continue to support this and our other amazing sponsors.
au naturale™ is a new concept restaurant for people who want to eat well on a tight schedule. They have an eclectic menu of quality sandwiches, wraps, sushi and sides. All healthy and great tasting. Never fried. Dine in, take away, or drive thru. Au naturale’s mission is to enrich the lives of their guests, employees and stakeholders… and treat their employees with respect and dignity. QUAC and au naturale™ are perfect fit! For more information: go au naturale . com
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For your special team pricing please contact Brad Gale and ask for the "QUAC discount".
QUAC Team Shirts, gear and more are available for purchase online at www.cafepress.com/quac
