YMCA Regional Championships

What is the YMCA Regional Championship Meet?

For many of our swimmers, this is the biggest meet of the year. Held each year in March,

this is usually a travel meet for WSY Dolphins, and the location varies by year. Typical locations

are Washington State, Oregon and Idaho. All PacificRegion North YMCA swim teams in the

states of Washington, Oregon,Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Alaskaare invited.

  • Further details about the meet, including qualifying times that are required for this meet, and listed on our website under events/regional meet/Regional Meet Info. Swimmers age is the first day of the meet.
  • Swimmers must have been on the swim team as of November 30th, 2009 to be eligible to attend this meet.
  • You can find your swimmers meet results on the website under “my meet results” if you want to check if they have qualified yet.
  • There are still opportunities to qualify for Regionals. All swim meets up thru Rainbow Classic in February (2/13-2/14) will count towards your qualifying times. See website to sign up for these meets.
  • YMCA Short Course National qualifiers will not be attending this meet, if you have any questions, please talk to Coach Rod.

The 2009/2010 YMCA Regional Swimming Championships will be held in Boise, Idaho from March 5-7th.

Families and swimmers will make their own way to Boise, and the team will meet up at the team hotel, Hyatt Place Boise. Swimmers are expected to stay at the team hotel.

Registration Date:February 1st*

**Swimmers who have not yet qualified for Regionals, will have a final opportunity at Rainbow Classic on Feb 13&14 to qualify. We highly recommend, if you are available to make this meet, even if your swimmer has not yet qualified to register that you can “attend this event” on the web site, as well as make your room reservations. This will help us in planning room and meal logistics. You can cancel both until mid February.

Meet Cost:

$50.00 (Includes Sat lunch, Sun lunch, Regional Gifts, event registration), and will be drafted by the YMCA to your swim team account immediately following the meet.

Tentative Swim Meet Schedule: Friday at 3:00 p.m. thruSunday at approximately 4:00pm. All Swimmers will be expected to be in Boise for a team practice on Friday March 5th at approximately 3:00 p.m. Exceptions to this need to be discussed with your group Coach. A more detailed itinerary will be communicated as soon as the information becomes available from the host team.

Lodging: Please note family members are responsible for reserving and paying for their own rooms. We have set aside a block of 40 rooms reserved until Friday Feb 19th at $89 a night (plus tax). Families are expected to stay at this hotel so that the team can best participate in coaches meetings, team dinners, and team breakfasts together.

Rooms sell out very quickly as the meet gets closer, please reserve your room reservation as soon as possible. When calling for your reservation, please reference WSY Dolphins, and you will need a credit card to hold your reservation.

Hyatt Place Boise/Towne Square

925 North Milwaukee Street
Boise, ID 83704, USA
Phone: 208 375 1200 Fax: 208 375 2900

The "cut-off date" for room reservations for the hotel block is Friday February 19th 2010 . Reservation requests received after the cut-off date will be based on availability at the Hotel’s prevailing rates.

Reservations will be made via individual call-in (Phone: 208 375 1200), or via the internet

Please note, if you are unable to attend this travel meet with your swimmer, please discuss with Coach Rod directly so we can make arrangements.

Food: Swimmers will need money for dinner Friday and Saturday evening. Breakfast is included in the cost of your hotel. Lunch and snack items will be provided for all swimmers at the swim meet Saturday and Sunday. We will be having a team dinner on Saturday night, following the meet. More details to come later.

How do I sign-up??

Sign up on the website, under “events” before Sunday February 1st. Registration fees will be drafted by the YMCA to your swim team account immediately following the meet.

Volunteer Information: We will have volunteer positions available for this meet, if you have not yet fulfilled your volunteer hours required for the year, this is a great opportunity to do so. Examples of positions available are timers during the meet, and a food coordinator. Please visit “job sign up” on the website listed under the regional event.