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Congrats on starting the year out with a WIN!  For only having a handful of practices in the water so far this year, the kids looked great! Thank you to everyone for coming to the meet and hanging around till the end on a school night. This is one of the hardest meets to attend/compete in being on a school night, but we did it! If this was your first swim meet, please do not feel discourage of how long and crazy it was, definitely not the norm.  Awesome job to the swimmers and thank you to the parents for working late and volunteering tonight.  The coaches got a good look at what we are doing well and what we need to work on and look forward to getting better every day!

One note I do like to address is about relays.  First meet is always the worst with this, getting back into the swim season, new swimmers, long school night, etc, but some plans that we have that will hopefully make things easier for everyone.  First, please RSVP by deadline. (Deadline date will be discussed below). We have mentioned a lot that if you do not RSVP, then your child will not be in a relay.  This will be stickily enforced from here on out so we don't have relays where several kids no show.  Second, please check the white boards as you check in.  8 and unders are on the small board while everyone else is on the big white board.  As they are every week, they are all subject to change due to sudden injuries, illnesses, or emergencies that unfortunately arise.  Please have your swimmers check the boards throughout the meet as changes will be posted on them (in a different colored marker).  Most changes will be made before the 8 and under Freestyle event, but there's usually a couple later changes that may occur as well.  Lastly, if your swimmer(s) are all done with their individual events, please check the white board one last time as well as checking out with one of the coaches.  This way, we can confirm that your child is currently not in a relay nor will we add them to a relay knowing that you are leaving the meet. Every season, including last night, there's miscommunication on both parts and unfortunately we have swimmers that are supposed to be in a relay, get to the clerk of the course and it gets scratched.  It's one of the worst things to happen at a swim meet and hope to not have any more throughout the season.  Sorry for the long rant, but I know if we follow the guidelines listed above, we all can help make relays smoother and enjoyable for everyone.

 

Notes:

Today's Practice (6/13) - There will be NO older kid practices today.  Due to graduations and courses, we will only be able to have enough coaches to get through 10 - unders today for fun practice. Sorry for the inconvenience! We'll make up a fun day for the older kids at a later date. 

Friday's Practice (6/16) - There will be NO practice for everyone today.  Last day of school is one of the worst in past years with the attention span of the swimmers and how packed the whole pool is on that day.  We'll the let them celebrate their summer freedom and get back to work Monday morning!

RSVP Meet 2 - Please RSVP for Meet 2 no later than Sunday at 11:00pm. We will be doing meet entrees Monday morning and need all responses in by that time.  Just as it was stated above, no RSVP, no relay.  Also, if you already know your summer calendar, please go ahead and RSVP for the rest of the season and make changes later when they arise. This could save some of you from the weekly hassle of logging on every week for it.

Monday's Practice (6/19) - First day of morning AND afternoon practices. New time schedules are listed below.  You do not have to come to both practices, but please have your swimmer(s) attend at least one practice a day so they can reach the best of their swimming abilities and have a fun time with everyone!

Age Group	June 19- July 17 Morning	June 19- July 17 Afternoon
Beginners & 6&U	9:00-9:30	3:30-4:00
7 - 8	9:30-10:30	4:00-5:00
9 - 10	9:30-10:30	4:00-5:00
11 and Olders	10:30-11:30	5:00-6:00