Not Present: Jeff Allen, Ken Block, Mary Anne Condon, April Haskell, Sara Massa, George Miles, and Lauren Taft.

Also Present: Nan Cooper and George May.

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The meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by General Chairman Steve Carroll.

Approval of Minutes: A motion to accept the minutes of January 17, 2001 was made, seconded and approved.

Approval of the Agenda: The agenda was accepted as published.

Nominating Committee: Clark Cooper announced that all of the eligible incumbents would run again unopposed. The candidates for the Technical Planning position are Bill Ball and Nick Cavataro.

Eastern Zone Team: There have been several problems in organizing the LC Zone Team. First and foremost, there was not coordinator until Bonnie Fisher graciously agreed to assume the position. She is now in the process of trying to find available and affordable lodging and food. Whether or not the swimmers will travel as a team is dependent upon the results of her investigation. The ten and unders may have to stay with their parents.

House of Delegates: House of Delegates will be held May 22, 2001. Please submit goals and accomplishments to Nan Cooper for inclusion into the semi-annual report. Submission is optional but must be done for the Annual Report presented at the October House of Delegates.

Treasurer: Susan Lecza presented the Balance Sheet and Income Statement.

Finance: John McCann confirmed that our investments have depreciated, following market trends, but not below the initial investment.

Age Group Chair: No report.

Senior Committee Chair: Tim Quill discussed the adequacy of the funds for Senior Travel this year. So far, 26 swimmers are eligible for reimbursement. Additional swimmers will qualify from the National Championship, Open Water National meets and the Disability Championships. Tim also reported on the Elite Training Camp, which he expects to be held in August. Swimmers who make a Senior National or US Open COT will automatically qualify. In addition the top two CT place finishers in each individual event at the 2001 Senior Invitational will be invited. Tim explained the various financial commitments involved in attending the camp.

Program Development: Bill Krumm stated that the Program Development committee's main objective for its May 8^th meeting is to see that the long course programs are in place and they are soon to approve the qualifying times for the senior age group of the long course LSC Championship. It is felt that the qualifying times for short course and long course should be more even (currently long course cuts are easier than short course cuts). George Miles will consider this in formulating time standards for 2001-2002. A recap of the spring Eastern Zone meet revealed that the CT men finished in fifth place and the women in tenth place. A recommendation was made that new people should have the opportunity to be chaperones. Our zone coordinators (Bonnie Fisher and Johanne Taft) were thanked for a job well done.

Program Operations Vice Chairman: Pam Libertiny announced that there are 22 LC meets on the schedule. It is now a requirement that all meet announcements state that a team's entry received date is based upon receipt of the hardcopy entry and payment. Pam also informed the group of a nice opportunity to work with CT Masters Swimming in an open water meet in Madison on June 30, 2001. This meet has been designated as the CSI Open Water Championship meet. Pam is working with USA Swimming on a sanction.

Coaches Representative: Bill Ball will send out information about the coaches incentive program. Applications are due by the end of August.

Athlete Representative: Brian Carey announced that Hayley Wolfgruber was the uncontested candidate for Junior Athlete Representative.

Coach at Large: No report.

Safety Chair: Kathy Walsh has received the club safety videos from USA Swimming and will distribute them at the House of Delegates meeting. A $25.00 gift certificate will be awarded to a club who comes up with an original idea used to teach safety to its athletes. There were no incidents reported at the LSC Championship meet.

Officials Chair: Bill Repass reports that Dwight Bowies will be attending the USA Swimming Officials Workshop in Atlanta. The officials committee will develop a proposal for the distribution of the officials' travel funds.

Registration/Membership: Judy Snow reported that she has registered more than 4,000 swimmers so far this year. The seasonal membership information is on the web. Judy recommends that the first-year coaches take the ASCA test on line.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:25pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Barbara Ehmer