We plan no change to the entry fees for PVS run meets and entry fees for club meets, while not prescribed by PVS, will by the law of supply and demand have to stay in line with existing rates in order to generate sufficient participation. On the other hand, we are dealing with a very significant redistribution of income in favor of those clubs willing to invest the time and effort to manage meets. The second major watershed will be in the area of communications. Besides the quality of competition opportunity, communications has been the major focus of my administration since Day One. Of the nearly 6000 swimmers in the LSC, less than 1000 families are PVS Family Members who, as a result, receive paper copies of all meet announcements, meet results, a copy of the PVS Aquatics Guide, and other assorted papers like this newsletter.
Family members can also buy meet programs for half price.
The current Aquatics Guide information will be transferred to the webpage, if not already there. I firmly believe that the level and range of our communication today is far superior to ever before. The Board is proposing to retain all other programs, including our travel assistance to national qualifiers, camp participation, equipment support, zone team subsidies, and clinics and workshops. For most of these our support is at or near the top of all LSCs. In the past the competition surplus was a major source of revenue to support these programs.