Hello NJSDC teams!

This is a long email....Please read to the end...lots of valuable information!
The board held its first 2026 season meeting. This is an update on a few items--

1. Listing of NJSDC Contacts/Board Members

• Co-Presidents - Laura Nesbitt ([email protected]) & Wendy VanDeVeen ([email protected])
• Treasurer - Judy Sharkey ([email protected])
• Secretary – Linda Bull ([email protected])
• Swimming Coordinator / Officials - Karen Umbach ([email protected])
• Diving Coordinator - Brenda Stensland ([email protected])
• Website Coordinator - Scott Thompson ([email protected])
• A-League Coordinator - Steve Molinelli ([email protected])
• B-League Coordinator – Deepa Jaisinghani ([email protected])
• C-League Coordinator – Ryan VanDeVeen ([email protected])

2. Registration fee - DUE BY JUNE 17TH (must be in hand!). The registration fee is $100 per team, due before first scheduled dual meet date of the season (or earlier!). Send the attached form & check(s) made payable to NJSDC to Judy Sharkey, 109 Arborridge Drive, Forked River, NJ 08731

3. Mandatory Meeting May 5 - The May 2026 Coach/Team Rep (in-person) meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 5 at North Brunswick High School, 98 Raider Road, North Brunswick, NJ 08902. We will meet at 7PM in the Main Commons/Cafeteria area

4. Contact Info - Please review your Coach/Team Rep contact information for 2026 now, if you have not done so already (see your 2025 contacts here). We would like to have all team info updated asap (team reps, head coaches and asst. coaches) and ready in advance of the May meeting. Please identify new contacts to be added, as well as old contacts that should be deleted. If any changes need to be made, please go to the NJSDC website (njsdc.org) and make changes from the "About" & "Teams" page (or link to form here)

5. 2026 Dates
a. June Coaches Meeting – Thur, June 11
b. Championships – Fri/Sat, July 24 - 25
c. Conferences – Tues/Wed, July 28 - 29
d. Dual meet schedule is posted on the website (njsdc.org)

6. 2027 Dates
Championships – Fri/Sat, July 30 - 31
Conferences – Tues/Wed, Aug 3 - 4

7. Running of Meets - NJSDC highly recommends that all teams run their meets using meet management software, such as Meet Maestro or Meet Manager (so many benefits-no meet sheets, electronic entries and results (no retyping), no time cards, computer seeding & scoring, and more). SwimTopia with Meet Maestro is an online application that is simple to use and costs just a few dollars per swimmer. Teams can sign up for the full SwimTopia team management software, or the "lite" version for running meets only. Check out your options and all pricing here.

8. If you wish to continue running meets with paper & time cards - Please look in your inventory...do you need Lane Timing Sheets/Pads/Cards to record times during dual meets? If you do, please let Judy Sharkey know by emailing her by Wednesday, April 29 at [email protected]. For those that need, Judy will bring the lane timing sheets/pads to the May meeting.

9. Championships/Conferences Hosts - Please count your remaining medals and email Judy Sharkey your inventory by Wednesday, April 29, 2026. ([email protected])

10. Officials - All teams need to ensure they have an adequate number of officials to run their meets (home and away).  Dates for clinics will be posted to the Officials page of our web site soon (here). Signing up for officials clinics is required, and the sign form will be posted soon. If you have any officials questions, please refer them to Karen Umbach ([email protected])

11. Roycefield Sprint Meet – scheduled for Sun July 19

Looking forward to the warm weather and the upcoming summer swim season!
(attached is team payment form to be sent with payment)

See you soon!
NJSDC Board