GDSA Swim

2010 Swim FINAL Championships Results (Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 12:02 AM)
The FINALS results are NOT yet available for posting. Results are still being reverified due to some reported discrepancies. We are making sure of total accuracy prior to posting. Results will be posted as soon as they are available! Thank you for your patience.

2010 Semi-Finals Results (Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2010 3:52 PM)
The 2010 Semi-Finals GDSA results are posted under this GDSA website under the "Results" tab along the top. Then double click on the underlined file name to open the Adobe Acrobat file to review the results.

GDSA Records set at Semi-Finals
(Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 2:05 PM)

Three more new GDSA records were set at Semi-Finals this year!!!

Event 4: Boys 9-10, 100m Medley Relay in a time of 1:23.25 by Fair Valley relay team of: Samuel LaVielle, Sean Luttrel, Brendan Shanahan, and Colin Wolfe. The previous record was set by Fair Valley relay team of Z. Burneka, E. Wells, T. Cope, and C. Shanahan at 1:23.83 on 7/21/2005.

Event 16: Boys 11-12 100m IM. Tommy Cope of Fair Valley Swim Club beat his own GDSA personal record with a time of 1:10.44. His previous record was 1:10.98 set on 6/15/2010.

Event 17: Girls 13-14 100m IM. Michelle Zelnick of Fair Valley Swim Club beat the record with a time of 1:08.79. The previous record was set by Rachel Buncher at 1:10.39 on 7/25/1998 over 12 years ago.

New GDSA Records
(Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:18 PM)

Congratulations!!! Three new GDSA records have been set again this season.

Event 13: Girls 10 & Under, 100m IM in a time of 1:21.77 by Brianna Gracey (Sherwood Forest) set on 6/17/10.

Event 16: Boys 11-12, 100m IM in a time of 1:10.98 by Tommy Cope (Fair Valley) set on 6/15/10. Beat his own record.

Event 68: Boys 9-10, 100m Free Relay in a time of 1:11.18 by Bobby Gaylor, Justin DeLano, Dawson Lutes, and Cody Bybee (Sherwood Forest) set on 7/7/10.

GDSA Championship Officials Selection Meeting
(Posted on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 11:26 AM)

GDSA's Championship Planning meeting for GDSA representatives will be at the South YMCA conference room in Kettering on Thursday July 15th at 7:00pm. It is very important that each pool be represented at the meeting. GDSA representatives are to bring the following items to the meeting:

1) Team Championship Entries Fee check ($5.00 per swimmer entered into championships)
2) 3 Time stopwatches marked with pool initials along with an extra battery if needed.
3) A name list of available individuals for officials, timers, marshals, and clerk of course to assist with meet worker assignments.

These officials for semi's/finals will be voted on at this meeting. The South YMCA is located at 4545 Marshall Rd, Kettering, OH 45429 (near the intersection of E. David Road).

Pre-Season Meeting
(Posted on Monday, May 17, 2010 1:02 AM)

The next GDSA representative meeting will be at the South YMCA in Kettering on Thursday May 20th at 7:00pm. Each pool should send a representative to this meeting held in the conference room. Bring $350 annual team fees. Review updated starter sheet and GDSA Rule book prior to meeting to discuss any typos and vote on any revisions. The South YMCA is located at 4545 Marshall Rd, Kettering, OH 45429 (near the intersection of E. David Road).

2010 GDSA Schedule - Now Posted (Posted on Saturday, March 20, 2010 9:58 PM)
The 2010 GDSA summer schedule is now posted on line under the SCHEDULE link of this website. You may also view and print this one page schedule Word document listed at the top of the schedule page called GDSASchedule2010.doc

Next GDSA Meeting (Posted on Monday, January 11, 2010 12:35 AM)
The next GDSA representative meeting will be at the South YMCA in Kettering on Thursday, February 18th at 7:00pm. Each pool should send a representative to this meeting held in the conference room to vote on several items for the upcoming 2010 season. Very important! The South YMCA is located at 4545 Marshall Rd, Kettering, OH 45429 (near the intersection of E. David Road).

Next GDSA Rep Meeting- October 15, 2009 (Posted on Monday, September 14, 2009 4:04 PM)
The next GDSA representative meeting will be at the South YMCA in Kettering on Thursday, October 15th at 7:00pm (NOT Sept 17th). Each pool should send a representative to this meeting held in the conference room for end of the season discussion items. The South YMCA is located at 4545 Marshall Rd, Kettering, OH 45429 (near the intersection of E. David Road).

GDSA 2009 Championship Points Total
(Posted on Saturday, July 25, 2009 8:46 PM)

Congratulations to Fair Valley Swim Club as this year's GDSA Champions!! The FINALS results are posted under the RESULTS tab on this website. The combined team point scores for FINALS 2009 are:

1. Fair Valley: 324 points
2. Four Seasons: 312 points
3. Pinecrest: 306 points
4. Sherwood Forest: 261 points
5. Crestwood: 259 points
6. Oak Creek: 217 points
7. Woodhaven: 191 points
8. Club Marinole: 148 points
9. Brookview: 32 points

GDSA Record set at FINALS- July 25, 2009
(Posted on Saturday, July 25, 2009 8:35 PM)

Congratulations!! A new GDSA record was set again this season on Event 6 at Finals. That's incredible!

Event 6: Boys age 11-12, 100m Medley Relay in a time of 1:09.66 by Fair Valley relay team of: Zach Burneka, Tommy Cope, Corey Shanahan, and Gary Labianco. The previous record was set this year at Semi-Finals on 7/21/2009 in a time of 1:11.35 by Four Seasons relay team of: Andrew Breese, Mathew Kelleher, Joseph Warner, and Chris Warner.

3 New GDSA Records set at Semi-Finals- July 21, 2009
(Posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 11:25 PM)

Congratulations!! Amazingly 3 new GDSA records were set at the 11 and Over Semi-Finals on July 21st. What an incredible group of swimmers we have in our league!

Event 6: Boys age 11-12, 100m Medley Relay in a time of 1:11.35 by Four Seasons relay team of: Andrew Breese, Mathew Kelleher, Joseph Warner, and Chris Warner. The previous record was set by Brookview relay team of J. Easter, C. Black, N. Easter, and K O'Donnell at 1:11.95 on 7/22/2006.

Event 15: Girls 11-12 100m IM. Michelle Zelnick of Fair Valley Swim Club set her 5th GDSA personal record tonight in a time of 1:13.62. The previous record was set by Rachel Buncher at 1:13.96 on 6/30/1997 over 12 years ago.

Event 16: Boys 11-12 100m IM. Tommy Cope of Fair Valley Swim Club set a GDSA personal record tonight in a time of 1:13.28. Tommy also holds 2 GDSA relay records. The previous record was set by Nicholas Douville at 1:13.91 on 7/26/1996 almost 13 years ago.

10 and under 2009 Semi-Final Results posted (Posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 2:31 PM)
The 2009 Semi-Finals 10 and under GDSA results are posted under this GDSA website under the "Results" tab along the top. Then double click on the underlined file name to open the Adobe Acrobat file to review the results.

GDSA Rep Meeting- Select Meet Officials
(Posted on Tuesday, July 07, 2009 4:49 PM)

GDSA reps- meeting on Thursday, July 16th at the Kettering South YMCA at 7:00pm. Each pool must send a representative to this meeting in preparation for Semis and Finals 2009. The South YMCA is located at 4545 Marshall Rd, Kettering, OH 45429 (near the intersection of E. David Road).
Please bring the following:

1. Bring $5 fee for each swimmer entered (does not include swimmers who are alternates only).
2. Bring 3 stop watches/1 replacement watch battery- clearly mark all with your clubs initials
3. Bring list of nominating officials able to work at all three meets to be voted on. Very important!!
Lastly, please remind your coaches semi's entries are due on Tuesday, July 14th by 7:00pm via e-mail. Any changes are due Wed, July 15th by 7:00pm via e-mail.

2009 Rule Change-Exhibition Heats in Events 43 thru 48 only
(Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2009 1:03 AM)

Exhibition heats for Events 43 thru 48 Freestyle Only (doesn't apply to 42-foot Freestyle Events 11 & 12 exhibition heats)

1. Exhibition heats (heat 2) are to be swum after Heat #1 in the meets.
2. Each pool has two Exhibition swimmers in the Exhibition heat
3. Coaches must enter the 2 Exhibition swimmers as a second heat in their assigned pool lanes for the computer program to print out the names of those swimmers for the Meet Entry timer's and Head Referee's lists.
4. Swimming in an Exhibition heat counts for the following for the swimmer:

A. Meet Occurrence- having swam in that meet counts towards the championship eligibility requirements.
B. Time - Coaches may use those times for championships entries.
C. Meet Event- Swimming in an exhibition event counts towards their meet events entry restrictions (Ex. A winter swimmer cannot swim in 3 meet events and an Exhibition Event. That would count as four events and disqualify the swimmer.)
D. The goal of Exhibition heats is to enable the larger pool to swim additional swimmers.

Meet Results
(Posted on Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:56 AM)

Your computer entry person should email the Secretary of Records, Mary Ollier, with the meet backup file within 24 hours of each tri-meet that you host. Her email address is maryo@gdsaswim.com and there is a link for her on the contacts page.

Also, the host team must drop off the hardcopies listed below in the purple plastic tub labeled "GDSA meet results" outside of her front door at home or to Crestwood's pool office, clearly marked with Mary's name on it:

1. hard copy of meet results
2. hard copy of all three individual team meet entry line-ups
3. any pink (or white) alternate slips
4. List of Meet Officials
5. any new yellow registration forms (sorted alphabetically by male and female for each pool, please). Each swimmer must have one on file in order to be covered by GDSA insurance, and for managers to verify that the swimmer is a pool member. Please make sure all of these are signed by a manager and parent before they are turned in. If the forms are incomplete, they will be sent back for signatures.
6. If a GDSA record was set, provide the timer sheet for that swimmer's event/lane SIGNED BYthe 3 timers, head referee, and computer scoring person to Mary. Annotate and highlight that a GDSA record was set.

After each meet you host, please SAVE all timer sheets until the end of the season. Do not send them to Mary, as that is a lot of paperwork for her to store for every meet. However, she may ask to recall one of the sheets if there is an issue or need to verify a record. So they must be kept until after FINALS. Thank you.

Pre-season GDSA Meeting for Reps (Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 11:05 PM)
Our pre-season meeting is scheduled for next Thursday, May 21st at 7:00 PM at the South YMCA. Don't forget to bring your GDSA Team Fees of $350.00. If you have any questions, contact Krista. The South YMCA is located at 4545 Marshall Rd, Kettering, OH 45429 (near the intersection of E. David Road).

Official's Training Clinic
(Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 1:16 AM)

This year's GDSA Official's Training Clinic will be held on Thursday, June 4th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Woodhaven (WH) Swim Club in Beavercreek. Steve Rohr will be using the USS Swimming Stroke Instructional video and discussing any differences between GDSA and YMCA/USS rules. All are welcome. You don't need to be prior USS certified and will also shadow an official in a real meet at least once before assuming the role of an Official for a GDSA Swim Meet.

2009 GDSA Schedule- Now Posted (Posted on Monday, March 09, 2009 11:24 AM)
The 2009 GDSA summer schedule is now posted on line under the SCHEDULE link of this website. You may also view and print this one page schedule Word document listed at the top of the schedule page called GDSASchedule2009.doc

Winter GDSA Meeting (Posted on Monday, January 12, 2009 7:02 PM)
The next GDSA representative meeting will be at the South YMCA in Kettering on Thursday, February 5th at 7:00pm to vote on the summer 2009 schedule as well as other items for consideration. Each pool should send a representative to this meeting. The South YMCA is located at 4545 Marshall Rd, Kettering, OH 45429 (near the intersection of E. David Road).

Next GDSA Rep Meeting, Thurs, Sept 18, 7:00pm (Posted on Friday, September 05, 2008 6:12 PM)
The next GDSA representative meeting will be at the South YMCA in Kettering on Thursday, Sept 18th at 7:00pm to continue the items for consideration from the August meeting. Each pool should send a representative to this meeting. The South YMCA is located at 4545 Marshall Rd, Kettering, OH 45429 (near the intersection of E. David Road).

2 new category tabs on site (Posted on Saturday, July 26, 2008 3:58 PM)
There is now a "Forms" category with the Alternate sheet online, as well as a "Computer" category with the Meet Manager zip file from 2008 Semi-Finals/Finals and the GDSA Record file.

GDSA Record Set- Event #1 (Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008 4:29 PM)
Congratulations to the Sherwood Forest Girls 8 and Under 100M Medley Relay (Event #1) for setting a GDSA record at FINALS on July 19, 2008 in 1:32.34 Wow! The relay consisted of Cassidy Smith, Olivia Boch, Brianna Gracey, and Beatrice Hawthorn. What a great accomplishment! This beat the old record of 1:36.27 set on July 31, 2004 by Pinecrest swimmers.

2008 FINALS Results (Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008 4:27 PM)
Congratulations to Four Seasons as this year's GDSA Champions!! The FINALS results are posted under the RESULTS tab on this website. The combined team point scores for FINALS 2008 are: 1. Four Seasons: 389 2. Pinecrest Swim Club: 328 3. Fair Valley Swim Club: 298 4. Crestwood: 254 5. Oak Creek Swim Club: 245 6. Sherwood Forest: 237 7. Woodhaven: 145.5 8. Brookview: 97 9. Club Marinole: 58.5

2008 Semi-Final Results posted on this site (Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 5:51 PM)
The 2008 Semi-Finals GDSA results are posted on the GDSA website www.gdsaswim.com under the Results tab. Then click on the underlined file name for either the "11 and over" OR the "10 and under" results.

GDSA Meeting- Select Meet Officials
(Posted on Tuesday, July 08, 2008 10:45 AM)

GDSA reps- meeting on Thursday, July 10th at the Kettering South YMCA at 7:00pm. Each pool must send a representative to this meeting in preparation for Semis and Finals 2008. The South YMCA is located at 4545 Marshall Rd, Kettering, OH 45429 (near the intersection of E. David Road).
Please bring the following:

1. Bring $5 fee for each swimmer entered (does not include swimmers who are alternates only).
2. Bring 3 stop watches.
3. Bring list of nominating officials able to work at all three meets to be voted on. Very important!!
Lastly, please remind your coaches semi's entries are due to Toby Boedeker Tuesday, July 8th by 7:00pm via e-mail. Any changes are due Wed, July 9th by 7:00pm via e-mail. Notify Toby for any questions or concerns.

GDSA Rep Meeting, Thursday, January 17th, 7:00pm
(Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:49 PM)

The GDSA meeting to finalize the 2008 summer swim calendar will be held on Thursday, January 17th at 7:00pm at the South YMCA in Kettering. Each pool needs to ensure a representative is present to vote on this calendar. We have the choice of both a long or short season again this year due to touchpad availability. This is a very important meeting so make sure to send a rep! The South YMCA is located at 4545 Marshall Rd, Kettering, OH 45429 (near the intersection of E. David Road).

Multi-team swimmer
(Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 6:17 PM)

Reminder to Coaches: Any swimmer who is has swam for another club or team outside of the GDSA league since January 1st of this year, is considered a multi-team swimmer. Multi-team swimmers who are ages 12 and under are limited to swimming 3 events at a meet. Ages 13 and up winter swimmers may swim 4 events. Please double check your line-ups to ensure you have taken this rule into account. Thank you.

Coaches- Add also to Memory Stick the following: (Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 5:33 PM)
Coaches, please also include the File Export Athletes/Teams on your memory stick along with the meet entries before each meet to ensure new swimmers are listed. Thanks!

Coaches and Scorer Computer Training
(Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006 10:24 PM)

We will meet at the Kettering Board of Education Barnes building at 3750 Far Hills Ave. on the 2nd floor conference room for our computer meeting on Monday, June 12th.

6:45-7:00pm COACHES meeting

7:00-8:00pm COACHES computer (new software review)
Team Manager software meeting with coaches. We have upgraded to Hy-tek Team Manager version 4.0. Your GDSA rep who came to the May 18th meeting received your pool's software and accompanying manual.

8:00-9:00pm SCORER table training
We will be continuing with Hy-tek Meet Manager Version 2.0 but it is important to come to get new template info and how to package results file correctly for sending to Darleen, and much more to make the season run smoothly. Reminder each pool must buy labels to print for the ribbons and some white paper for printing the results.

Change to Backstroke Start- Standup Start illegal
(Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2006 6:59 PM)

At the January 17. 2006 GDSA meeting, it was unanimously voted on to make the stand-up backstroke start illegal. Many of our officials are high school swim officials, thus we are standardizing our rules with the National Federation of High School (NFHS) Swimming Rules to avoid confusion. The new rule will read as follows: "For the backstroke start, swimmers shall step in the water feet first, and line up in the water facing the starting end with both hands in contact with the end of the pool or the starting platform. Prior to the command, 'Take your mark' and until the feet leave the wall at the starting signal, the swimmer's feet, including the toes, shall be completely under the surface of the water. Standing on or in the gutter or curling the toes over the lip of the gutter, immediately after the start, is not permitted."