Announcing:
Swimmers'
Zoo Camp
Monday,
July 3, to Friday, July 7, 2000
Hosted
and organized by the Pittsburgh Zoo and Three Rivers Aquatics
Swimmers
from Western Pennsylvania are invited to reserve a spot for a new
experience slated for the summer of 2000. This week-long day camp
combines two popular summer-time activities: competitive swimming and
zoo camp.
Splendid
Neighbors
Pittsburghers
are fortunate with access to two wonderful facilities right next to
one another. The Pittsburgh Zoo is within a short walking distance to
the Highland Park's, 10-lane, 50-meter pool. Each day the athletes
and coaches start on the grounds of the park near to the pool and
then spend the afternoons in the educational buildings of the zoo
facility.
Zoo
Camps at the Pittsburgh Zoo
Zoo
Camps are wonderful, educational experiences, and have been so for
many years. With professional staff, trained volunteers, and an
educational building designed for camps, expect lots of hands-on
activities and learning in a fun, controlled setting. Zoo Camps are
stimulating times for children of all ages, but be warned, this is a
special week at Zoo Camp. The afternoons at Zoo Camp are being geared
to the older-age groups. Expect serious discussions, problem solving,
learning and grown-up activities, suited for high-schoolers and
competitive swimmers. The facilities include five different
classrooms. See yourself mingling, learning and making friends among
this diverse group of people who call themselves swimmers.
Hardly
Alone It
is not like you are not going to know anyone. Pass the word. Get a
couple of your teammates involved. Carpool! The 9:00 am start time
allows for commuters to get to the pool a decent hour, without much
traffic. Office workers in town and Oakland might be able to drop-off
and pick-up campers as part of the drive time that week.
Scheduled
for the week of July 4th The
camp's date fits into most summer schedules. Those with out-of-town
camps in June can return home for this day-camp in July. Early July
is a often a time for hard, challenging training in a long-course
pool, even weeks away from tapers and championship. Area swimmers
without access to long-course pools for their swim practices are
going to love the benefits and the switch in the environments. Even
seasonal high school swimmers can use the camp for summer training
and conditioning.
Year
2000 Excitement for Swimmers and Sharks In
June 2000, the Pittsburgh Zoo is expected to have the grand opening a
new exhibit -- a massive, aquarium. The new shark tank will have just
opened, just in time for our swimmers' zoo camp.
Swimmers
in the morning practices that find themselves walking on the bottom
of the pool might find themselves in the afternoon sessions at the
zoo feeding the sharks. Learn
about the new $15.9M Aquarium at the Pittsburgh Zoo Site
Reserve
Your Space Now, without making a payment! Being
a first-time offering, do submit your name and contact information as
soon as possible. Put yourself on the notice
list
to get additional information as soon as it is available. Help to
gage projected registration levels, and keep your space reserved,
even at an early date.
Zoo
Camps are very popular. Weeks and months in advance, zoo camps often
fill to capacity with the maximum numbers of children registered.
Don't delay. This special zoo-camp for swimmers has an enrollment
ceiling. In the year 2000, the Swimmers' Zoo Camp will be offered for
only one week. If you don't get into the Swimmers' Zoo
Camp,
other half-day and full-day camps might still be available.
To
find out additional information about regular zoo camps, contact the
Pittsburgh Zoo directly. This site is only geared to the promotion of
the special, one-week swimmers' zoo camp.
Early
and Often: The Swimmers' Zoo Camp has a limited number of
participants, so sign-up early. The Swimmers' Zoo Camp has a limited
engagement that needs to hit certain enrollment number with
participants by certain dates throughout the year, so please express
your interest .
Daily
Schedule:
Registration:
8:30 - 9:00 am
On
the first day of camp, please arrive thirty minutes early.
Day
Begins: 9:00 - 10 am
Stretching,
team meeting, dry-land exercises.
Swimming
Practice: 10 - noon
Warm-up,
drills, conditioning sets, stroke perfection, starts-turns-finishes,
water-exercises.
Lunch,
Recovery: noon - 1:00 pm
Warm-down,
shower, change, eat and stroll down the hill to the back-entry of the
Pittsburgh Zoo.
Zoo
Class/Camp: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
The
educational classrooms within the zoo campus are going to be filled
with swimmers in the afternoons. Air-conditioned, modern,
instructional and interactive programs with a solid lesson plan for a
great experience.
Dismissal:
4:05 and beyond
The
formal instructional day concludes at 4:00. The participants can exit
the zoo at that time, or choose to take further advantage of the
facilities until the zoo closes.
Cost:
The
charge for the one-week camp, Monday to Friday, including 4th of
July, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, is pending. The expected price range
is $115.00 to $100.00 per person. A final price is expected to be set
by October, 1999.
Get
on the List of Potential Campers:
Those
interested in getting additional information and being put on a
notice list for registration, please email, wetzoocamp@sportsurf.net,
or call 412-481-2497, extension #7. Please leave a voice message in
the zoo-camp department, #7.
AMS
Registration Cards As
of this moment, the swim-zoo day-camp is NOT a sanctioned event of
the AMS. However, a proposal to the AMS to recognize the camp and
help with its promotions is expected to be delivered from the camp
organizers at TRA and the Pittsburgh Zoo to the executive board of
the AMS in the weeks ahead. Perhaps this camp experience be an
official AMS activity, perhaps not. All the participants at the camp
are required to be athlete or coach members of USA Swimming, or an
athlete member of US Masters Swimming. Those who are not current
members of these organizations will need to pay a different rate for
registration into those governing bodies. The swimmers need to
provide proof of registration before entry into the camp.
Guest
Coaches Welcome
Swim
instructors, aquatics directors, and coaches from area high school,
Y, country club, USA clubs, colleges and summer teams are welcome to
attend one or multiple days of the camp. Coaches can choose to
observe or else engage in the camp experience with assigned/shared
coaching-duties. Please email wetzoocamp@sportsurf.net, or call
412-481-2497, extension #7. For food, uniform, admission and
supervision reasons, coaches are asked to register for the camp in
advance, just as the swimmers must advance register. An on-line coach
registration form will be provided.
Renewal
for Following Years Participants
who are successfully engaged with the camp community are given notice
and advanced permission to reserve a spot at next year's camp, as
well as other activities to be organized for the future.
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Domain Status -- Copyrights,
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that items can be put into the public domain. Statement that advocate
and explain our public domain status is at
http://www.FreeTeam.Org/publicdomain
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