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Travel Information Package
This is to provide some general information
regarding the Saipan Swim Meet on March 17th and
18th and the Ocean Swim on the 19th.
THE MEET
The Saipan Swim Club will hold a two day
competition at the Kan Pacific 50m x 8 lane
swimming pool on March 17th and 18th, to be
followed by the 28th Annual Saipan Ocean Swim on
March 19th off the beach at the Diamond Hotel.
The course is in the lagoon around two World War
II Tanks.
The Saipan meet will be an age group meet with a
few Masters events, while the finale to the
event will be annual Saipan Ocean Swim. The
Ocean Swim event has an age group 1.3 km swim,
as well as an Open 2.6 km swim. In the past,
this event has been popular for Masters swimmers
as well as age groupers.
Invitations have been sent and indications are
that the 2006 meet will be the biggest Saipan
meet to date. Teams and Schools are
expected from Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Philippines,
Australia, Guam, Palau and Saipan.
Meet times
March 17, Friday Meet starts: 3:00 pm
March 18, Saturday Meet starts: 8:00 am
March 19, Sunday Ocean Swim
We would like to encourage swimmers to stay at
the Marianas Resort Hotel, which is within a 5
minute walk of the swimming pool.
It is the swimmer's responsibility to make their
own travel and lodging arrangements for the
trip.
However, you will see attached some information
on airfare and lodging which maybe useful to
you. Swimmer's traveling unaccompanied may want
to make their arrangements along with the
Swimming Coaches.
Buccaneer swimmers: for more information - feel
free to call:
Dave Moodie Pool (03) 3709-5741 Home (03)
5491-4674 e-mail:
bucsdave@gol.com
AIR TRAVEL Suggested Schedule
March 16 Narita/Saipan Depart 10:35 am Arrive
2:55 pm NW #76
March 20 Saipan/Narita Depart 4:55 pm Arrive
7:30 pm NW #75
March 16 Narita/Saipan Depart 4:55 pm Arrive
12:40 am NW #77
(stop in Nagoya) (March 17)
March 20 Saipan/Narita Depart 8:55am Arrive
1:50pm NW #78
(stop in Nagoya)
Seats will be booking up
quickly as this is the beginning of Spring Break
for Japanese schools as well. Be sure to make
your reservations as soon as possible to avoid
disappointment. Nima-san of NIMNAK has been
working on putting together several packages.
Please contact him for more details on air
travel and/or hotel bookings. NIMA-SAN
NIMNAK TRAVEL
03-5366-2377
email:
nima@gol.com
ACCOMODATIONS
Swimmers and their families are free to make
their own arrangements for hotel accommodations.
The coaches and unaccompanied swimmers will be
staying at the
Mariana Resort Hotel.
(http://net.saipan.com/projects/bill/mrh/index.htm)
Saipan
Swim Club
St. Mary's International Buccaneers
The Meet Director is:
Michael Stewart of the Saipan Swim Club
Entries to be sent to:
Dave Moodie of St. Mary's International School
e-mail:
bucsdave@gol.com
Attn: Michael Stewart
PO Box 5100 CHRB
Saipan, MP 96950
email:
swimsaipan@hotmail.com
Attn: Dave Moodie
1-6-19 Seta, Setagaya-ku
Tokyo, Japan 158-8668
Tel: (+813) 3705-3411
Fax (+813) 3707-1950
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