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C = Central Middle School
P = Peet Jr. High
H = Holmes Jr. High
B = Byrnes
F = Falls

Online registration is now available. Click here to register your athlete!
Camp and Clinic do NOT register online. To register for camp or clinic, show up to practice 15 minutes prior to start time.

"Try Us Out Camp"
                               April 21st, 23rd, and 25th, 2008. All Practices will be at Peet Jr. High. Cost is $15 per swimmer. Open to all new competitive swimmers. 'Veteran' swimmers may sign-up, but only if they bring a friend who is new to competitive swimming. Registration is on the first day.           

'Starts' Clinic

April 28th, 29th, 30th, and May 1st, 2008. Practices are either at Peet Jr. High (P) in Cedar Falls or at Central Middle School (C) in Waterloo.

Cost is $20 per swimmer. Open to all competitive swimmers. Registration is on the first day.

May, 5th - June 5th, 2008

Summer Schedule (starting June 9th, 2008)

All times are in the morning unless otherwise designated. Practices are either at The Falls (F) or Peet Jr. High (P) in Cedar Falls.

In case of bad weather, practice will be moved indoors to Peet

* these practices may be moved to The Falls. Ideal times would be: 9:15-10:30 AG2 and 10:30-11:30 AG1. If practices are held at The Falls and bad weather should occur,

practice will be held at Peet from 10:45-11:45 am for both age groups.

       Spring/Summer 2008 Fee Schedule
  

  *The $56.00 (yearly) or $36.00 (seasonal) USA Registration fee is not included in fees and is required by the USA Swimming Association.

  ** One of the primary missions of BLAST is to welcome children of all levels of swimming ability and from all backgrounds.  Our goal is to create a positive learning environment where members can learn the fundamentals of swimming and good sportsmanship in a competitive environment.  We understand that sometimes, for various reasons, a swimmer elects to discontinue as a member of our club.  When this happens, however, the expenses incurred by BLAST in providing the best possible coaching, facilities and learning environment for that swimmer and others continue.  With this in mind, BLAST has adopted the following dues pro-ration formula that we believe most equitably addresses the need to cover continuing expenses, but remains sensitive to the individual needs of a leaving swimmer:

        AG3 - College:

                    If an athlete chooses to leave during the first two months, the first payment totaling half of the Seasonal Fees and USA registration fee are non-refundable.

                    If an athlete swims for a time greater than 50% of the season and then chooses to leave, only 25% of the total fees for the season will be credited.

                    If an athlete swims for more than 75% of the season and then chooses to leave, a maximum of 15% of the total fees for the season will be credited.

The coaching staff would like to remind all parents that we need to you stay off the deck during workouts.  We invite you to sit in the stands and be a passive observer.  Please do not signal to or try to get the attention of your swimmer while they are in the pool.  The coaches would like their undivided attention during workout and these actions do not help the coaches get all they can out of the athletes.  Some teams in the state of Iowa and throughout the country do not even allow parents to come inside the pool doors during workout, but we would like to continue our somewhat passive stance on this.  However, parents, please cooperate with us on this matter.  Your athlete is expected to have all their gear ready when the workout begins, including their water bottle, so once the workout has started let your child learn all they can from the coaches.