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Saturday, May 08, 2010

WRAT Webcast

Age Group & Senior Parents' Meetings
Senior Parents' Meeting Running Time: 22 Minutes Age Group Parents' Meeting Running Time: 21 Minutes

Thursday, May 06, 2010

Parents Club Nominations

Candidates Announced for 2010-2011 Board of Directors
The Water Rats Parents' Club Nominating Committee, chaired by Adrienne Williams, tonight submitted the following slate of candidates to the Parents' Club Board of Directors. The Club will vote on the nominees at its annual meeting on June 2, 2010. All members are urged to attend the annual meeting, which will take place at 7:00 pm in the Bedford Room of the Westport Weston Family …

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Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Long Course Parent Information Meetings

Join Your Child's Coach for Long Course Season Information
All meetings will be in the Board Room Senior Team Meeting 9:00am, May 8th Age Group Team Meeting 10:00am, May 8th 8/under Team Meeting 11:30am, May 15th Please make every effort to attend as the coaches will be sharing important information regarding the long course season. If you cannot attend, please e-mail your child's coach to meet separately with them.

Recognition Night 2010 Slideshow

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Practice Cancellations for Friday, April 30

Due to WRAT Recognition Night there will be no Age Group or Senior practices on Friday afternoon. The normal practice schedule will resume on Saturday.

2010 Water Rat Survey

Team's Annual Planning & Evaluation
Every year the Water Rat Swim Team and the Water Rats Parents Club asks parents for their opinion about the team. This year's survey is now online. We ask every family to complete it before May 17, so we can use the results to plan for next year. Click to begin. Jacquie Tumminia Senior Director of Aquatics and Competitive Swimming David Blansfield & Ronald Wimer …

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Monday, April 26, 2010

WWFY Launches 2010 Strong Kids Campaign

The WWFY has launched the 2010 Strong Kids Campaign to raise money for its charitable work. Times remain tough and some of our neighbors need our help. Right now the social service agencies in Westport and Weston are providing emergency assistance to more than 1,200 families. They need help with the cost of housing, the expense of heating a home or putting a meal on …

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Thursday, April 15, 2010

WRAT Recognition Night 2010

Bedford Middle School on Friday, April 30, 2010
The coaching staff and the Water Rats Parents' Club invite all Water Rats and their parents to WRAT Recognition Night, the swim team's annual awards and recognition banquet, which will be at Bedford Middle School at 6:00 pm on Friday, April 30. This year, once again, the dinner will be catered. The price will be $5 per Water Rat swimmer and $20 per parent. Please …

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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Sign Up Now for Spring Break AG Clinic

Improve Stroke Work and Visit With Olympian Nelson Diebel
Everyone in the water! The WWFY is offering an exciting new swim clinic during Spring Break. It's the perfect pre-season warm-up or summer club head start. The clinic will focus on instruction in all four competitive strokes, starts turns and other key aspects of competitive swimming. Who: All interested swimmers ages 9-12. For non-WRAT swimmers, basic swim skills and understanding of all four strokes are …

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Eastern Zone Championships & Team Records

WRAT Swimmers Make a Big Splash at Zones
The Water Rats returned from The Eastern Zone Age Group Championships and everyone had great swims! The meet is comprised of the top swimmers representing NY, NJ, MD, VA, and all of New England. Mia Bullock placed 2nd in the 200 Breast 2:28.61. This was a 4 second drop from her seed time and made the YMCA National Cut by over a second (although she …

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