Hey Hammerheads!!!!

Thank you to all those who came out to Time Trials today. These times are so important to us and we really appreciate your attendance! Double thanks to those who also supported the team by eating Barberitos tonight at the pool! As soon as we know our total amount raised, we will send out the number! Because of the great participation, Barberitos will be back by popular demand next Thursday at Time Trials. In addition, a huge thanks to Barberitos for coming out and giving us 35% back on all orders!!!!!!!!! 

Week #2 flew by and we can't believe we are about to head into Week #3! Week #3 will be spent reviewing, practicing, and preparing for our first meet of the season! Thursday morning will be game day and Thursday afternoon will be Time Trials. Friday morning, we will jump back into focusing on stroke techniques! An items list has been included below to help you efficiently read through the important information.

1. NO PRACTICE MEMORIAL DAY (MONDAY, MAY 30TH)
​2. FIRST MEET NEXT WEDNESDAY (JUNE 1ST) - 3 more volunteers needed please!!
3. RSVP TO MEETS YOUR SWIMMERS WILL NOT ATTEND!
4. TIME TRIALS NEXT THURSDAY
5. JUNIOR SHARK/6&UNDERS EVALUATIONS COMPLETE
6. MORNING PRACTICES START NEXT TUESDAY
7. ULTIMATE SWIM TEAM and MEET GUIDE (By our awesome Coach Stephi)
8. GAME DAY NEXT THURSDAY MORNING

​1. NO PRACTICE MEMORIAL DAY ON MONDAY, MAY 30TH

There will be no practice on Memorial Day this coming Monday. Practice will resume Tuesday morning.

2. FIRST MEET NEXT WEDNESDAY

Our first meet of the season is next Wednesday, June 1st! It will be at Riverside Pool (6450 Riverside Dr NW). Meet details can be found under Meet #1 under the Swim Meets tab on our website. Swimmers need to arrive at Riverside Pool between 4-4:15 PM for warm-ups. They will sit in their age group bullpen for the duration of the meet. If they need to leave their bullpen, it is highly important they tell their bullpen parent first. The meet will formally begin at 5:30 PM. More information about the meet will come to you next week!

****3 VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED FOR MEET #1 - If you have not fulfilled your 2 positions per family requirement, please sign up for this meet here.

3. RSVP TO THE MEETS YOUR SWIMMERS WILL NOT ATTEND!

Please RSVP to the meets your swimmers will NOT attend. You do not need to RSVP to meets your swimmers are attending. RSVP your swimmer who is not attending a given meet by clicking on the Meet Link, clicking add swimmer, and typing in their name. Be sure to click "SAVE" before closing the window!

Meet #1
Meet #2
Meet #3
Meet #4
Meet #5

4. TIME TRIALS NEXT THURSDAY!

Mark your calendars - our second set of time trials are next Thursday. Once again, Barberitos will be there, and we get 35% of all sales to support the Hammerheads!

5. JUNIOR SHARK/6&UNDERS EVALUATIONS COMPLETE

Evaluations are complete and emails have been sent out to 6&Unders and Junior Shark parents about their swimmers' placement for Week #3. If you are one of these parents and did not receive an email, please respond to this email. We apologize in advance. Reminder - Junior Shark practices are Tuesday and Thursday at 4:30 PM next week.

6. MORNING PRACTICE STARTS NEXT TUESDAY

Morning practices begin next Tuesday. Afternoon practice times stay the same. The practice schedule (morning and afternoon) is located on the homepage of our website.

7. ULTIMATE SWIM TEAM and MEET GUIDE (By our awesome Coach Stephi)

Attached to this email is a document compiled by our one and only Coach Stephi! Please read! This quick guide has so much awesome information - from tips on all the strokes, to meets, and more! Huge thanks to Stephi for all her hard work on the ULTIMATE SWIM TEAM GUIDE! Hope you all enjoy! It can be found later in the documents section of the website.

8. GAME DAY NEXT THURSDAY MORNING

Game Day will always be the morning after our meet. Next week, it will be Thursday morning. All swimmers will arrive at the pool by 10 AM. We will play games, have free swim, and announce our swimmers of the meet! In addition, we will be ordering from Firehouse Subs, another of our sponsors, and eating lunch together at 11 AM! Lunch is optional, but we highly encourage it as delivery to the pool is FREE and we receive 10% back on all orders!

As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

Coach Remy, Coach Laney, Coach Maria, Coach Stephi, and Coach Gabby

Documents

ProTipsHHSwimteam