Masters Practice Schedule

Masters practice will resume normal schedule on Monday January 3rd.

Masters Saturday Brunch

Call out to all Master's Swimmers:
It's time to get together for another brunch after Saturday morning practice.  On Saturday, January 15th right after the morning swim (which is conveniently one week after the Woodland's Relay Meet), plan to have Brunch at Heather;s house in midtown Houston, 8 minutes away from the pool.  All are welcome!

*This is a potluck brunch, so do bring whatever you desire to make a great meal.

*Heather's cell: Available by request.

*ADDRESS AND PARKING:
Available by request.
Happy Holidays, and Happy Swimming!

Mardi Gras Meet @ LSU

Due to the great turn out for this meet we are officially attending the Mardi Gras meet @ LSU in Baton Rouge January 21st - 23rd. The meet invitation is attached on the event page for this meet. This meet is a 14 and Under meet split into two sessions(for Saturday and Sunday). This is a great meet for the youngsters and is really swimmer friendly. Please read the following guidelines to ensure your swimmer is signed up and entered into the meet. Due to the entry process of the BTAC host team online sign up for evens is not available. Instead you will need to commit yes or no for this event. In the comment box please include the days you will swim at the meet. (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) Be aware of the split sessions especially for Sundays events if this is going to affect your decision to swim on Sunday.The coaching staff will be there for all three days of swimming.  

• We are setting a deadline of January 6th to declare for this meet. 
• Entries will be mailed in the morning after the deadline and no late entries or on-deck entries are accepted at the meet.
• If you previously said you would attend this event you can log back in and update your days you would like to attend or choose not to attend if your plans have changed. 
• If you previously did not commit but would like to attend the meet you can now log into the site and commit for the meet.
• Entries are first come first serve for this meet so there is a small possibility that it may fill up. If this occurs the host team will notify all teams ASAP.

Job Sign Ups will be posted shortly for jobs that include travel bags for swimmers, parade items for swimmers and event planning for trip.

Hotel Information

RICE Aquatics has a block of 25 rooms set up at the Hyatt Place 6080 Bluebonnet Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70809. (225)769-4400. The room rate of $94.00 is set up under RICE AQUATICS. Reservations can be taken beginning December 30th and will go through January 16th. Each swim family is responsible for setting up their own hotel accommodations and it is not required that you stay at the team hotel. The Hyatt Place is located across from the Mall of Lousiana and near the new perkins row shopping center.

Age Group Practice this Week.

Just a friendly reminder that practice is at the West University Recreation Center located at 4210 Bellaire Blvd., Houston, TX 77025, right across from Moeller’s Bakery, before the train tracks.Reminder that the Holiday schedule is only for those swimmers continuing for the Spring 2011 session.   Monday Dec 27th  Seniors and Group 4 - 12:30 - 2:30 pm   Groups 1 - 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm   Tuesday Dec 28th Seniors and Group 4 - 12:30 - 2:30 pm Groups 2  - 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Wednesday Dec 29th Seniors and Group 4 - 12:30 - 2:30 pm Groups 3 - 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Thursday Dec 30th Seniors and Group 4 - 12:30 - 2:30 pm Groups 3 - 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Just a reminder that we are a guest at this facility. West University has been kind enough to allow us to use some of their lanes for practice. We will have a Spring 2011 roster at the front desk for your swimmer to gain entrance into the pool area. Swimmers should also have their green ID badge on them to easily identify themselves as RICE Aquatics swimmers. The Recreation center does not allow food or drinks anywhere in the building with the exception of a water bottle. Parents are also not allowed on deck at the pool. There is a downstairs viewing area or a lobby upstairs available. An email with the facility rules will go out shortly. Please read over them to make yourselves aware of any other rules the recreation center may have.

Age Group and Senior Swim Practice Week of Dec 27th

Age Groupers and Senior Swimmers- We will be using the following schedule for practices the week of December 27th. The RICE Recreation center will be closed so work outs will be at the West University Pool located of Holcombe and W Point.

Monday Dec 27th
Seniors and Group 4 - 12:30 - 2:30 pm
Groups 1 - 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Tuesday Dec 28th

Seniors and Group 4 - 12:30 - 2:30 pm

Groups 2  - 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm

Wednesday Dec 29th

Seniors and Group 4 - 12:30 - 2:30 pm

Groups 3 - 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm

Thursday Dec 30th

Seniors and Group 4 - 12:30 - 2:30 pm

Groups 3 - 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm

Just a reminder that we are a guest at this facility. West University has been kind enough to allow us to use some of their lanes for practice. We will have a Spring 2011 roster at the front desk for your swimmer to gain entrance into the pool area. No food or drinks are allowed anywhere in the building with the exception of a water bottle. Parents are also not allowed on deck at the pool. There is a downstairs viewing area or a lobby upstairs available. An email with the facility rules will go out shortly.

If you are in town over the break we would love to have you at practice!

Age Group and Seniors Practice Schedule - Week of December 20th

Seniors and Age Group Swimmers:

The following practice schedule will be used for the week of December 20th. These practices are for swimmers who are committed to the spring session of 2011.

December 20th
Seniors and Group 4: 6:00 - 8:30 am.            
Group 3: 7:00 -9:00 am.
Group 2: 7:45 - 9:00 am.
Group 1 White: 7:45 - 9:00 am.

December 21st

Seniors and Group 4: 6:00 - 8:30 am.              

Group 3: 7:00 -9:00 am.

Group 2: 7:45 - 9:00 am.

Group 1 Navy: 7:45 - 9:00 am. 

December 22nd

Seniors and Group 4: 6:00 - 8:30 am.

Group 3: 7:00 -9:00 am.

Group 2: 7:45 - 9:00 am.

Group 1 Combined : 7:45 - 9:00 am. 

December 23rd

Seniors and Group 4: 6:00 - 8:30 am.

Group 3: 7:00 -9:00 am.

Seniors and Group 4 will have PM practices this week. These are TBA. We will have the week of December 27th posted shortly.

Holiday Schedule Dec. 27th - 30th

Master Swimmers - The Recreation Center at RICE will be closed the week of December 27th. Due to the closure we will be offering the following practices for masters swimmers at UT Med Center.

AM Practices: Monday December 27th and Wednesday December 29th: 7:00 - 8:00 am

PM Practices: Tuesday December 28th, Wednesday December 29th and Thursday December 30th: 5:00 - 6:00 pm

All swimmers must email Coach Seth by December 17th to be included on the roster for these practices. Those not on the roster will have to pay a $5.00 guest pass to the UT Med Center pool to gain access to the practices.


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