Weekly Update - January 19th - 25th 2026
Hello FAST families,
We have the Premier #3 meet coming up in St Stephen on January 25th! Good luck to all swimmers attending!
Also, as you may have seen in an email earlier today, the REDS are looking for officials for their meet they run every year which is coming up on January 24-25, 2026 in Saint John. These sessions go by much quicker than we are used to and is a great opportunity to get out and see some fast University racing! No experience is necessary to time!
You can sign up here for either or both sessions: Saturday, January 24, 2026 - Briefing @ 2:20 PM, Racing @ 3:30 PM and/or Sunday, January 25, 2026 - Briefing @ 8:55 AM, Racing @ 10:00 AM.
PS. Adults volunteering will count towards your family volunteer hours!
Please Note:
Aqua 2&3 - No Practice on Sunday, Jan 25th due to the Premier meet
January 19th-25th, 2026
Important Upcoming Dates:
| Jan 21 | Deadline to Decline: MLTC @ Saint John | 1 SNB 'B' time required |
| Jan 24-25 | Volunteer Opportunity: Amby Legere REDS Swim Meet @ Saint John | Sign up here |
| Jan 25 | Premier #3 @ St Stephen | SNB 'A' time declassifier |
| Feb 6-8 | Marianne Limpert Team Champs (LC) (MLTC) @ Saint John | 1 SNB 'B' time required |
| Feb 13 | Hotel Cut off Date: Provincial Invitational @ Moncton @ Chateau Moncton | Chateau Moncton Cost: $179 Group Name: Aquanaut Swim Team Call: 1-506-870-4444 |
| Feb 28-Mar 1 | Next Gen & High Performance Camp @ Moncton More info here | NG & HP Qualifiers |
| Feb 25 | Deadline to Decline: Coupe du Québec #2 @ Montreal | Qualifiers Only (Standards) |
| Feb 25 | Deadline to Decline: Provincial Invitational (SC) @ Moncton | 1 SNB 'B' time required |
| Feb 26 | Hotel Cut off Date: East Coast Championships @ Halifax Atlantica Hotel or Lord Nelson Hotel | Atlantica: Cost: $209 Group Code: FAST1 Call: 1-902-423-1161 Lord Nelson: Cost: 15% off (see link in meets calendar tab) |
| March 10 | Deadline to Decline: East Coast Champs @ Halifax | Qualifiers Only (Standards) |
Newsletter Coming Soon!
Watch for the second edition of this season's newsletter coming soon. The first newsletter of 2026 will be coming out this month and will include:
- Some highlights of performances by FAST swimmers
- An update on advocacy work towards a new pool for Fredericton
- Good news about successful grant applications and next steps
- Information about officials' training, as mentioned above
- And much more!
Next Gen & HP Camp
An email was sent out today at noon with the lists for the Next Gen and HP camp mentioned in the table above. I am looking into a couple folks on their placement within the lists, but it will not affect anyone's ability to attend the camp.
If your swimmer is interested in attending the camp, please register them by February 6th (info in the email from Swim NB).
Tim Ponting will be leading the camp! He is a former Olympic medalist swimmer, competing in 3 Olympics, and he's got some crazy crazy stories of his time in swimming. This is an amazing opportunity to swim with him and learn some new things!
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.
Talk soon,
Britt