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SSC postpones swim meet
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Posted on Feb 17 2006
The Saipan Swim Club is continuing to train its waterborne athletes for the possibility of a 2006 Micronesian Games appearance, and while the tankers will have a mighty feat this weekend, they will have to wait another week before competing an in-house meet.
Next week the darlings from the 2005 Palau South Pacific Mini Games will race the lanes in what the Northern Marianas Amateur Sports Association’s 2005 Coach of the Year Michael Stewart describes as low key next Saturday, Feb. 25, designed to keep the team in tune.
Before they get a chance to practice their flip turns at either end of the 50m pool, Stewart will send his squad to the open waters of the Saipan Lagoon on Sunday, Feb. 19, for the Inaugural Meek and Mighty Ocean Swim.
Swimmers will have their choice between taming the waters behind the Pacific Islands Club for the 1,000m-lap around the Meek course and the five lap 5,000m Mighty course around the buoys in the lagoon.
Though the task is daunting, the stars of the Kan Pacific Swimming Pool will not be alone as the SSC is inviting the public to participate
“This first year we will be as informal as ever. We will take official times for records sake, and hope to build on this for the future. So, come on out and have some fun,” said Stewart.
Stewart offered “no charge, no awards, no shirts, just a great workout,” and that he will provide color-coded caps to distinguish between the different age groups and distances.
Though there is no charge for the event, and all that the organizers ask is for non-Pacific Islands Club members to meet them on the beach from just south of the popular San Antonio playground. Registration for both swims take place bright and early at 7:30am, with the swimmers taking off at 8am.
Participation is not limited to the swimmers; however, as volunteers will be needed to record times and ensure the safety of the strokers atop kayaks.
If you are unable to join the SSC in the water this weekend, there is another opportunity to do so next month as the Saipan Ocean Swim enters its 28th year on Sunday, March 19. More details and entry form will be made available in the near future.
