Swim Team Weekly Update 5/26
Good morning Sea Lions! Happy Memorial Day!
Here is the Weekly Update for this week (5/26-5/30):
Reminder about cancelled practices due to inclement weather: We try and send alerts & emails out early in the afternoon if there's a change to the practice schedule that day. Please check your email throughout the day, if the weather forecast doesn't look great.
We still only have afternoon practices this week, but good news, the pool is officially OPEN for the season. You can finally cool off in the pool while your swimmer is at practice!
PRACTICE INFORMATION
No Practice on Monday 5/26!
Regular Practice Schedule for the remainder of the week:
Tuesday - Friday:
4-5pm for 11 and ups
5-6pm for 7-10s
6-6:30pm for 6 and unders
Click here for the full calendar.
All swimmers need to wear/bring the following to practice:
-tennis shoes and socks (for any dry land activities the coaches have planned)
-swim suit and goggles
-towel
-water bottle (we want to make sure swimmers stay hydrated!)
Time Trials - Tuesday, June 3rd:
Time Trials are Tuesday, 6/3! They will take place at our pool starting at 6pm (more detailed info will be sent next Monday 6/2). This is a mock meet to teach our swimmers (and parents & volunteers) how a meet runs. You can register your swimmers for meets under the same tab as volunteer registration - Sign-up Calendar - Meets. If this is your first time signing up for meets and/or volunteering, attached is more information/description about what volunteering roles are and how to register for meets on Swimtopia!
Follow these instructions to declare if your swimmer will swim at Time Trials. All the rest of the meets are also open to declare. We ask for swimmers to try to declare a week before a meet is scheduled if not sooner.
1. Log into your family account at shrcsealions.swimtopia.com.
2. Go to Meets & Events > Sign Up Calendar
3. Click on the green button with a ? mark that says Meet Entry Open.
4. Under each swimmer click on the drop-down box that says "undeclared" and choose "attending this meet" or "not attending this meet". You will also be asked about relays for each swimmer. Relays occur at the beginning and the end of the meet.
Birth Certificates - New Swimmers Only:
The deadline to submit a copy of each swimmer's birth certificate is June 7th. A birth certificate must be submitted before a swimmer can swim in a swim meet. Our first swim meet is June 10th. You can turn in a copy of your swimmer's certificate to Tami or Ashley during practice, Time Trials on June 3rd, or Make-Up Time Trials on June 7th.
Monday Night Pasta Pump-Up
Pasta Pump-Up is a potluck event we will have every Monday night before a meet, starting June 2nd, throughout the season. This is a fun way to commune together and get pumped up for the upcoming meet. Everyone is asked to bring a dish (main, side, or dessert) to share, one large enough that it would feed your family plus extras. Main dishes are not limited to pasta, and we will have some gluten free options. Reminder, no glass is allowed on the pool deck.
We will set all the food up under the covered deck area at the back of the pool. We'll eat around 6:30pm (after the 6 and under/Sea Pup practice). Dinner usually wraps up about 7:15 in time for the swimmers to play some games with the coaches. Come on out and join the fun! Please remind your swimmers that we let our coaches go through the line first. We also ask that children not line up too early as this can make the set-up process a little chaotic for our parent helpers!
We have a sign-up genius for this event so we can ensure we have enough food, and we have a good variety as well! Thank you to all our parents that contribute to this awesome event!
Please use the link below to access the sign-up for this first Pasta Pump-Up!
We hope everyone has a nice Memorial Day! See everyone tomorrow!
Arf! Arf!