Happy Memorial Day!

Here is the Weekly Update for this week (5/30-6/5):

11yr old Rising 6th Graders Practice Time Change

This week, we are going to need the rising 6th graders that are 11 to join back into the 11 and unders practice time (4pm-5pm). This was something new we wanted to try this year to help with those swimmers that have difficulty getting to the 4pm practice on time due to when their elementary school is done for the day. We hoped to get at least 2 weeks of this in, but of course we started a week late. Since the pool will be open to members starting this week, swim team will not get the full 8 lanes for practice. With how many 10 and unders we have right now, we need all the lane space we can get for them. The coaches are aware there will be several swimmers that will be late to the 4pm practice and that's going to be ok!

Birth Certificates

The deadline to submit a copy of each swimmer's birth certificate is June 8th. A birth certificate must be submitted before a swimmer can swim in a swim meet. Our first swim meet is June 14th. You can turn in a copy of your swimmer's certificate during practice or at Time Trials on June 7th.

Distance Requirement for Time Trials

As a reminder, all swimmers must be able to swim the appropriate distance for their age group by Time Trials on June 7th. Swimmers need to swim the distance in freestyle without grabbing the rope or touching the bottom. 6 and unders must swim 15 yards (1/2 lap), 7-10 must swim 25 yards (1 lap), and 11 and ups must swim 50 yards (2 laps). If your child needs help making this distance, a coach will make contact with you if they haven't already. If you feel your swimmer could benefit from a lesson with a coach, you can email the coaches at [email protected] or check out our lesson page at https://shrcsealions.swimtopia.com/swimmer-improvement-and-motivation

New Parents Meeting

During practice on Tuesday, May 31st we will have a short meeting with any new parents that have any questions about swim team, practices, volunteering, meets, etc. We will gather under the back covered shelter at 4:45pm. 

Practice Reminders

*Only kids 9 and over can be left at the pool for practice. Kids younger than 9 must have supervision from someone 15 and over.

*Try and make at least 3 practices a week.

*Each swimmer needs to bring a water bottle to practice. The coaches want all swimmers to stay hydrated.

Sponsor T-Shirts for Recently Registered Swimmers

Each swimmer will receive one of our Swim Team Sponsor shirts. In order to get these shirts to come in before our first meet, we ordered them last weekend. So if you registered your swimmer this week, we may not have the size you registered for. We also order extra and we will do our best to get you the size you signed up for, but just a heads up, we may not have it!

We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!

See you tomorrow!

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