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President Chris Smith, acting as chair, called the meeting to order at 11:05 A.M. Chris welcomed the numerous guests.
Chris proposed the following agenda
Motion : Geoff Camp / Darlene Brown
To accept the Agenda
CARRIED
Chris announced that a consent to serve form had been received from Lesley Mason Ward.
MOTION : Pat Niblett / Sharon Cockerton
To accept Lesley Mason Ward as a member of the Board of Directors
CARRIED
Swimmers are asked to forward their requests to Bruce who will in turn forward the requests to the Membership Committee. That committee will review the request and make recommendations to the Board for approval.
An attempt should be made to inform the affected swimmers of this new procedure.
Barrie reported that there were about 475 entries at the moment with more last minute entries always expected. There is, as always, a shortage of officials. Please notify Sue Robertson (416 622 9046) if you will help or know of someone who will help. The finances are rosy. The party planning is well underway. The meet will be run within the projected time frame. The one-per-lane option has been well received. The corporate sponsorship has been light, but helpful. The Heart and Stroke Foundation has been assisting with clerical duties, as well as sponsorship.
Chris wondered if there should be some sort of official Board representation, but it appears as though the Board members will be out of town or swimming.
The entry forms were originally intended to be part of the MSC News that was mailed in December, however the forms were not ready on time and unfortunately the mid-March issue would be received too late to be of benefit, so the forms were mailed directly to the club contacts. As of this meeting some clubs had received their copy and some had not. If you have still not received a copy notify Geoff (905 863 6125).
The initial proposal from Alberta to the MSC Board last June had suggested the 800 free for women and the 1500 free for men. This was rejected. The compromise reached was that a swimmer could swim one or the other, but not both the 800 free and the 1500 free and that the maximum number of events was lowered to 6.
The entry forms indicate that the 'No False Start' rule will be in effect.
There are rumours that Alberta intends to register Special Olympians / Swimmers With A Disability as Masters Swimmers in order to allow them to compete at the National Championship.
There will be an open meeting at which swimmers can meet the MSC Board, air grievances and propose solutions. This will be the forerunner to a full AGM at the Canadian Championship.
The results will be posted on the internet and there may be fewer entries than last year.
Geoff reported that 4 proposed Masters rule changes have been forwarded to FINA.
MSC will propose 2 members to represent us at the FINA Congress, probably Paul Guerard and one other. The Aquatic Federation of Canada will then decide who should represent Canada.
Chris noted that the sequence of World Championships - England 1996, Casablanca 1998 and Munich 2000 makes travel very easy for the Europeans and expensive for the rest of the world. Geoff explained that the meet is in Africa this year and was originally scheduled for South Africa. And 1992 and 1994 were in North America and that 1986 and 1988 were in the Far East. [ For those of you keeping track Rio hosted the meet in 1990 ]. Geoff also noted that entries are way way down for Casablanca.
The invoice for MSC fees was forwarded to Darlene. The amount to be paid will be discussed at a subsequent meeting.
The next edition of the MSC News is at the printers and will be available in English by the end of February and in French by the end of March.
And the MSC Web Site is up and running : home.istar.ca/~mswim. Congratulations, Jackie Spry.
FINA has proposed some rule changes to be effective May 1, 1998. The major ones are:
Michael pointed out that the 2 options :
The Board chose the later option and Chris was directed to include a note in the upcoming presidential editorial. Cheryl will be directed to notify the meet managers of the other sanctioned meets to ensure compliance. The NOC/ASI report on the rule changes are to be sent out to all clubs.
Chris will draft the editorial now to ensure that it is in the hands of the swimmers before the Ontario Championship. The strategic plan will also be included in the mailing. It was decided to include the regional map and to list the regional reps. The 1999 National Championship at Nepean will also be noted.
The Membership Committee received a request from Frank Perks to be excepted from the residency requirement.
Motion : Sharon Cockerton / Darlene Brown
To accept Frank Perks' request to be excepted from the MSO residency requirement.
CARRIED
Michael circulated the Recognition Subcommittee's proposal to implement the SWIMS Award (Swimmers Who Impacted Masters Swimming), indicating the honourees : Kay Easun, Ted Roach, Beth Whittall, an outline of the ceremony (to be held at the Ontario Championship) and the award itself (a piece of slate sculpted to depict a swimmer)
Motion : Pat Niblett / Sharon Cockerton
To Accept the proposal as presented
CARRIED
Burlington : the World's First Personal Best Masters Swim Meet
Michael noted that Burlington had almost a 50% increase in entries over last year and that there were 40 swimmers swimming in their first Masters Meet. Of the 607 swims, more than half were swims by these first time swimmers or by swimmers swimming an event for the first time or were all time personal bests.
Chris had spoken to Ian Christie about chairing the Marketing Committee. While not accepting the position, Ian may develop an idea of a series of round-robin swim meets as a means of attracting sponsorship. This may be a way to combine the Competition Committee and the Marketing Committee. Michael reported that Jacqueline Odlum had been approached to chair the Competition Committee, but had declined and that Roy Smith appears to be performing some marketing functions, even if not officially a committee member.
Darlene noted that the medals have been purchased and that Etobicoke can pick them up at any time.
Darlene and Chris reported that they had met with Lea Bredschneider (Swim Ontario) about insurance and a full report will be forthcoming.
The open meeting at the Ontario Championship will likely be held during one of the breaks in the stands on the pool deck. Chris will be unable to attend, so Geoff (as vice president) will preside over the meeting.
Motion: Pat Niblett / Darlene Brown
To adjourn the meeting.
CARRIED
The meeting was adjourned at 12:32 P.M.
Friday, March 13 at 4:00 PM at the Etobicoke Olympium.
Note : The March 13 meeting was cancelled due to a lack of quorum and rescheduled for Sunday, April 5 at Nortel in Brampton at 1:00 P.M.
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source : mso minutes; updated : 1998.04.11; file : minutes14