Author: greenmountainswimteam

Hello again!

I first wanted to let everyone know that I made another
meet time mistake. I got the warm-up times mixed up, putting upper
division first and lower second. The times currently showing in the box
to your right are updated AND correct. Please help me spread the word, especially since this is rather last minute and I didn’t learn of my mistake until the end of practices today. We’d like to keep everything as streamlined as possible in the morning!

Lower Division (12-under)

6:00-6:15

Upper Division (13-up)

6:15-6:30

Please come 10 minutes earlier than the posted time to make sure you
have enough time to stretch and get ready! Warm-ups are short so every
minute is valuable!

And a final note…the only top haiku submitted so far from the survey by celebrated gator haiku-ist Molly Kruse.

Dear Lucas Morin
I love swimming on the team
I love prizes too.

Can you top it? Might be tough…

Coach Luke

Hello again!

There aren’t many new updates to report (I know, it’s killing me too…) but I did productively waste my free time today by doing the following things to the blog:

1) There’s a new link section to the right that mostly links back to the GMSC main site to provide you with things like qual times, records, order of events, best times (coming soon) and practice schedule.
2) Created a “next meet” section with vital information about our Saturday Meet and the finalized relays for that meet.
3) Created a survey to test out a new format for meet entries that is posted below. Please help me out and fill it out! View survey here!

Coach Luke

So I missed my self-imposed 10 a.m. deadline, but here’s the info for tomorrow!

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What:
Intrasquad Swim Meet

Where:
Green Mountain Swim Club

When:
Wednesday, June 3

Warm-Ups: 6 p.m.
Meet Start: About 6:30 p.m.

Who:
All swimmers, especially those new to the Gator family!

Why:
This meet is a big practice meet for us. It gives all of our swimmers (new and old!) a chance to get back into our pool and swim a real meet in a fun, stress-free environment. It’s great practice for everything from understanding race procedures to how kids go through the heating tent. These meets can feel complicated if you’ve never participated in one!

It also gives us a chance to test out our equipment and volunteers to make sure that everything is running smoothly so that we don’t encounter problems on Saturday!

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Please make sure you’re at the pool on time for warm-up, it will be short! Also note that we will have a very IMPORTANT parents meeting at the beginning of the meet, so don’t just drop your kids off, if at all possible! We’d really like to get the chance to speak with you at the beginning of the meet!

Finally, on the weather watch, note that the high tomorrow is supposed to be a blustery 65. That means that when the sun starts going down, you’re going to want something warming for both you AND your wet child. Think wind chill, multiplied by 10. Then think about how grumpy your child will be once their teeth stop chattering enough for them to express their displeasure. Bring SEVERAL dry towels, blankets and a thermos with some warm liquids!

Thanks, and everyone hope for some SUNSHINE!

Coach Luke

As the very perceptive and insightful amongst you may have guessed, practice is off today due to the mildly inclement weather…and the fact that the coaches don’t want to catch hypothermia trying to instruct you.

Tomorrow looks like a bit of a toss-up, although if it’s not raining you can assume that we’ll be there waiting for you at the pool!

Intrasquad updates are coming in the near future (by 10am), since I got it totally wrong the first time…

Coach Luke