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Practice on Thursday, March 11th will be limited to the Senior/National Team and D-1 qualifiers only. Everyone else has the night off from the pool. Practice will run from 5:30-7:00pm and will be held at LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL.

TEAM DINNER!!!
We will be holding an HLA TEAM DINNER on Thursday, March 11th. EVERYONE IS WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!! Swimmers bring your families!! The dinner will be at DaVinci's at 11th & G Streets at 7:00pm. The price is $5.75 per person and includes pizza, pasta, and drinks. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!!

There will be practice on Friday, March 13th. All groups will practice at Lincoln Southeast at their current times!

UPDATED Practice Schedule (March 2010) Listed below is the current practice schedule. Remember to check the hotline (441-0599) for location and time changes!

Group Location Days Time Thundersharks Lincoln Southeast HS Monday - Friday 6:00-7:00pm Age Group Lincoln Southeast HS Monday - Friday 6:00-7:30pm Junior Team Lincoln Southeast HS Monday - Friday 6:00-8:15pm Senior Team Lincoln Southeast HS Monday-Friday 4:30-6:00pm National Team Lincoln Southeast HS Monday-Friday 4:30-6:00pm

13&Over DI Championships

The 13 & Over DI Championships are being held March 12th-14th in Elkhorn.
Click here to view the meet flier.

12&U DI Championships

The 12&U DI championships are being held at UNO, March 19th-21st. New this year is a prelims and finals format so if you are a 12&U parent/swimmer please be sure to check out the meet information.
Click here to view the meet flier.

Motel Information:
Heartland Aquatics has a block of rooms at the Courtyard Marriott near Cabella's. Call #339-4900 to reserve your rooms. When you call, please ask for the HEARTLAND AQUATICS BLOCK to get the $89.00 rate. The HLA block will expire on March 8th so please reserve your rooms promptly. Each room has two queen beds. Directions from I-80, Exit at Giles Road (Exit 442), and head Southeast, take the next turn right onto Westport Parkway, the Courtyard Marriott is on the right.

Practice Hotline 441-0599

Don't forget to check the practice hotline every evening before leaving for practice! On occasion, we have last minute cancellations and changes to practice times and locations. Regularly checking the hotline will save you time and frustration.

Simply call 441-0599 and listen to the recorded message. Important announcements will also be made on the hotline, so you can check it even if you're not heading to practice!

Join HLA Today!

Even though the new member nights are past, we welcome new swimmers to the team all year long. If you would like more information about our team, fill out our new member information request form or contact either our head coach, Erik Wiken (coacherik@heartlandaquatics.org or 560-SWIM) or our new member representative, Toni Goldenstein, at membership@heartlandaquatics.org or 420-2006.

New Member Forms

For insurance and administrative purposes, we do need some paperwork completed for all of our trial swimmers and new members. Below is a list of the paperwork that we need to have:

1. Completed USA Swimming Athlete Registration Application
2. Completed Heartland Aquatics Athlete Registration Form
3. Check for USA/Midwestern Swimming Registration Fees of $ 52.00. This check will be returned uncashed at the end of the free trial period if you do not choose to continue with the team. (Make check payable to 'Heartland Aquatics')
4. Copy of athlete's government-issued birth certificate or passport (Only needed at the end of the 2-week trial period)
5. If you are transferring to HLA from another USA Swimming team, you will also need a to complete and submit an Athlete Transfer Form. This form needs to be filled out and signed, and then a representative from your former club needs to sign the release section.

The above documents need to be turned in at practice or sent to the club mailing address. If you have any questions at all, just send an e-mail to membership@heartlandaquatics.org or call Coach Erik at 560-7946.

Team Communication

Have you been getting the event reminders, meet entry listings, and team updates from Coach Erik? If not - we need your email address! In addition to the web site and practice hotline, email is used extensively to communicate club information to swimmers and parents. Just click the link below to give us your address.

Add me to the email list!

Meet Sign-Up Instructions

Remember to use the web site form to sign up for swim meets. Here are the instructions for using the form:

1. Go to our Meet Schedule page.
2. Click on the name of a meet to open the ''Meet Sign-Up'' form.
3. Click on the ''Meet Info'' link on the form to open the meet flyer in a new window.
4. Look through the flyer and choose which events you would prefer to swim.
5. Plug those events into the form, or indicate on the form that you would like a coach to pick your events.
6. Click the ''Submit'' button and the entries will be available for Coach Erik to review.

Head Coach Phone Number

Coach Erik's cell phone number is 560-SWIM (560-7946). Please note that normal hours of operation for the cell phone are weekdays from 12:00 noon - 9:00 pm, and from 1 hour before to 1 hour after HLA swim meet sessions. Outside of these hours, please leave a voice mail message.

Attention on Deck...

Due to liability/insurance reasons, we need to ask that parents not wait inside the pool area (on deck) for your swimmer(s) at Lincoln Southeast or any other LPS school. If the doors are locked to the seating area upstairs, please ask a coach to open them, or wait outside the pool area. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.

We Need Your Feedback!

Are you an overwhelmed new parent who is struggling to understand the exciting but sometimes confusing sport of swimming? Do you have a question about the club? Have you come up with a suggestion you'd like to pass on to the coaches and/or board members? We need to hear from you! Fill out our online feedback form to submit your questions, comments, and suggestions! It's easy to do, and you can stay anonymous if you wish.