Date: Wed, 21 Dec 94 14:06:28 EST From: Paul Boisvert Hi, For those who would like to join a masters swim group for gays and lesbians, here is a membership information about IGLA including a listing of the cities where you can definitely find a swim team. If you know a GLB-swim team not listed, could you notice me by E-Mail. As you see, few European Swimming Teams are registered with IGLA. So, we are looking for a growing membership, especially in Europe. Paul from Montreal r25654@er.uqam.ca --------------------------------------------------------- THE INTERNATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN AQUATICS (IGLA) Your governing body for the sports of Swimming, Water Polo and Diving An IGLA representative and swim team may already be found at least in each of the following cities: Albany (NY) London (England) San Francisco (CA) Ann Arbour (MI) Milan (Italy) St. Louis (MO) Auckland (New Zealand) Minneapolis (MN) Sydney (Australia) Berkeley (CA) Montreal (Quebec) Toronto (Ontario) Bethany (CT New York (NY) Tucson (AZ) Boston (MA) Ottawa (Ontario) Vancouver (BC) Buffalo (NY) Paris (France) Washington (DC) Chicago (IL) Philadelphia (PA) West Hollywood (CA) Denver (CO) Portland (OR) Wokingham (UK) Fort Lauderdale (FL) Sacramento (CA) Honolulu (HI) San Diego (CA) WHAT IS IGLA'S PURPOSE? To promote participation in aquatic sports among lesbians and gay men and friends of our community. To insure the maintenance of highest standards for aquatic competitions and international standards for all Gay Games and IGLA Championships. HOW DID IGLA START ? Aquatics competitors at Gay Games II in San Francisco, wanting to keep the competitive and festive spirit alive, created the idea for IGLA. San Diego hosted the first meet in 1987. The name International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics, i.e. IGLA, was selected in summer of 1987 at the Northwest Gay and Lesbian Sports Festival. IGLA representatives formally established a mission, an executive board and by laws at Gay Games III in Vancouver in 1990. To date IGLA championships have been held in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Chicago. Montreal will host the next championships in 1995 at the Olympic Swim Stadium. IGLA has also sanctioned meets in Seattle, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Dallas, Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal. WHY IS IGLA IMPORTANT ? An IGLA representative participates on the Federation of Gay Games board as an advocate for lesbian and gay aquatics issues. IGLA assures the highest possible standards for all IGLA sanctioned competitions, championships, and Gay Games. IGLA provides a positive environment for lesbian and gay athletes. IGLA bridges the lesbian, gay and straight communities. HOW DOES IGLA WORK? IGLA has an executive board of directors and a general legislative body comprised of representatives from each IGLA team. IGLA has annual meetings at the IGLA Championships and at Gay Games. Dues are paid annually. WHAT DOES IT COST TO JOIN IGLA? Dues are paid according to the following guidelines: Team Size Vote/Reps Annual dues(US$) Individuals 0 $15 1-5 1 $25 6-24 2 $50 25-49 3 $100 50+ 4 $200 Clubs with water polo teams can add an additional representative for water polo. Clubs may join at any level listed above not to exceed their team's size. IGLA's fiscal year coincides with the calendar year. Dues are not prorated. Any interested team member or club representative is invited to IGLA meetings. Only dues paying representatives can vote at an IGLA meeting. DON'T BE LEFT OUT! Our aquatics community and IGLA have grown tremendously since 1987. IGLA has been a major force in the development of outstanding world class aquatic competitions. IGLA is member owned and operated MEMBERSHIP FORM TO HAVE A VOICE, PLEASE ORDER OR FILL OUT THE FORM AND RETURN TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: __ Yes, I want to join IGLA USMS/FINA Club Name and Abbreviation: ________________________________________________________________________ USMS/FINA Club Registration Number: ____________________________________ Club Size: _________________ CLUB CONTACT: Name: ________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________ Day Phone: ________________________________________________ Evening Phone: ________________________________________________ IGLA Representatives: Name 1: ______________________________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________________________ Name 2: ______________________________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________________________ Name3: ______________________________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________________________ Name 4: ______________________________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________________________ Water Polo Representative: Name: ______________________________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________________________ Please make all checks payable to: IGLA IGLA 4064 Laval Ave. Montreal (Quebec) Canada H2W 2J3 Tel.: (514) 844-3700 FAX: (514) 524-5332 IGLA on Internet (Paul): r25654@er.uqam.ca