Information about the Uganda invitational Gala Regional Championships..

East Africa Regional Championships: Uganda invitational

When? 22 and 23 October 2011 (Saturday and Sunday) (travel Friday to Uganda, come back Monday)

Where?  Kampala International School, Uganda

Who Can Participate?   Swimmers have to qualify with the appropriate times to participate. The two fastest swimmer per event quality to represent Tanzania. There is one team going from Tanzania. The clubs that have expressed interest in having their swimmers participate are holding team specific time trials to identify the fastest swimmers per event in their clubs. Then the clubs will hold a time trial together where those fastest swimmers will compete against each other. There is no club representation. The age groups are 10 years old and younger in the 100 meter events, 12 years and younger for the 200 meter events, 13-14, 15-16, 17 and older.

Why?            Gives swimmers an opportunity to represent Tanzania internationally

When is the deadline? The swimmers for the Tanzanian team need to be selected and submitted by Wednesday, Oct. 5^th

How is it Organized?

-- The Uganda Swimming Federation is hosting the event

-- A ‘Special Forces’ group will help coordinate the participation of TALISS swimmers.  This includes arranging hotel and flight bookings, submission of paperwork, and supervision of TALISS swimmers.

-- Parents of kids who participate will be responsible for the costs.  We will do our best to reduce these costs, but they are likely to be in the range outlined below. You will be asked to pay in cash (TSh or dollars) and most costs are nonrefundable once bookings are made.

Flights (Air Uganda):                                                                                     $400* (approximate)

Hotel (double, B&B, 3 nights)                                                                     $45 ($90 for two people)

Team Spirit (?tshirt)                                                                                     $10

Ground Transport  (depends on how many travel)                         $50

                Cost of taxi (fits 4 or 5) to hotel from airport=$35

                Daily cost of hiring a vehicle=$90 per day+ fuel

Visa (Tanzanian are exempt. All other nationalities pay)              $50

Registration                                                                                                   $20

                200 ksh per individual event = $2

                400 ksh per relay entry=             $4                             

Dinner and Lunches:     ($20 a day)                                                         $80

               

                  TOTAL:                                                                                                 $655

*parents and nonswimming siblings do not need pay registration.

If we have a lot of participants, we may be able to reduce transport costs, supervision responsibilities of accompanying parents, etc.

If you are interested (certain or maybe), please email to nehaamin@hotmail.com with the following details:  Swimmer’s name, number of nonswimmers who want to go, and any individual circumstances we should be aware of for initial bookings.

We’ll have more detailed communication later about events and logistics with those who express interest.  If you know of an individual or business who might be willing to sponsor Tanzanian swimmers who can not afford these costs, please let us know that too.