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GENERAL INFORMATION
A Service to
Aquatics by the United States Water Fitness
Association
PURPOSE
OF THE PROGRAM: The National
Aquatics Program Awards and Aquatic Director Awards are
designed to encourage the development for the
recognition of outstanding overall aquatics programs,
specific parts of aquatic programs, and aquatic
directors throughout the country.
CONTEST
RATINGS, RANKINGS, ETC:
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The following
will receive recognition certificates for each
category and be listed in the order of:
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Top aquatic
programs in the country.
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Top aquatic
programs by category (listed on Page 1 of the
official entry form
are
the categories in which these awards will be
given).
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Top state aquatic programs.
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Top aquatic directors in the country.
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RECOGNITION FOR THE TOP SPECIFIC PARTS OF AQUATICS PROGRAMS.
The specific Aquatic Programs that will be included are the following:
- Water Exercise Programs (listed in rank order)
- Swimming Instruction Program (listed in rank order)
- Competitive Aquatics Program (listed in rank order)
- Aquatic Special Event (listed in rank order)
- Water Shows – Can include Water Pageants and Carnivals (listed in rank order)
- Aquatic Volunteer Program (listed in rank order)
- Junior Aquatic Volunteer Program (listed in rank order)
- Overall Improvements and Positive Changes during the last year (listed in rank order)
Special Note:
Listed in rank order means we will list the #1 Program,
#2, etc. in order. Only programs that are a high enough
quality to be considered as some of the very best
specific Aquatics Programs in the country will be listed.
HOW
TO ENTER:
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Complete as
much of the official entry forms as you can.
(Try to fill in each line).
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Support
documentation. The following items are optional
but will provide bonus
points!
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A copy of
the pool(s) schedule, including hours of
operation (summer and winter).
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A flyer and
information telling about your top special event
during the last year.
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A copy of
the facility brochure, folder or booklet listing
facility information.
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Other
flyers, folders or printed materials that you wish
to send.
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Colored
pictures.
Special Note: you may, if you so desire, submit your entry form and support information in a
scrapbook type binder.
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Mail your
official entry form
and
other items so we receive your entry by the entry
deadline, Thursday, November 20, 2008, with the program fee
(if not a current USWFA Facility Member)
to USWFA National Headquarters.
COMPLETING
THE OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM: By
completing the official entry form you are indicating
that all of the information is accurate and the
truth. Falsification of the facts will disqualify
the complete program entry.
VERY
IMPORTANT: One application must be
completed for each facility. A
facility is defined as a pool, or group of
pools, at one specific location.
Multi-location facilities are a group of facilities are
owned by the same organization such as several pools at
different locations owned by a City Parks and
Recreation Department or YMC, etc. location
facilities wishing to enter must complete an official
entry form for each facility (a
“facility” refers to a pool or
pools at one specific location).
MATERIALS
SUBMITTED: All materials submitted
become the property of the United States Water Fitness
Association and will not be returned. Materials
or part of the materials may be used by the USWFA to
promote aquatics throughout the country.
APPLICATION
FEE: The application fee to
enter the 2009 program is $87.00 per facility (see
above determination of a facility). Make checks
payable to United States Water Fitness
Association and mail with your entry. If
you prefer, you may use a credit card. See Page 8
of the
official entry form regarding
program fee payment. Applications are not
officially accepted until the program fee has been
paid. Current Facility Members do not pay this fee. It is a benefit of bing a USWFA Facility Member.
ENTRY
DEADLINE:
Thursday, November 20, 2008, at Noon.
ANNOUNCEMENT
OF THE OFFICIAL RESULTS:
Complete results will be announced on, or before, February 28, 2009. Facilities who enter the contest will
receive the complete results and award certificates by mail.
Official Entry
Form
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