Author: greenmountainswimteam

Team Photos Are Here!

Below is the link to view/order photos right online!
https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-LwHwFg

**album will be available until 07/31/2022

Have questions about ordering, contact Alex Hearn directly at alexhearnphoto@hotmail.com

From Alex: “Thank you again for having me out to photograph all the swimmers again this year, it’s always a lot of fun!! I would like to offer a 10% discount to any swim families that book a family or high school senior session through the end of the year! Please let them know they can book right online and just have to mention Gators Swim Club! https://www.alexhearnphotography.com/book-online
Thanks again!”

Week of 7/4

Monday 7/4: No practice
Saturday 7/9: Dual Meet at Applewood Knolls

Detail Updates:
– July 4th: We will not have practice. Enjoy the day!
– Parent Volunteers: Thank you so much to those families that have been helping. We still have about one-third of the team that has not stepped up yet. As a reminder, your swimmer is only able to compete in meets and enjoy events because of parent volunteers. It takes an entire team to make the season happen and we do need your help.
–Upcoming event: during our last Intrasquad Meet on 7/13 we will have a fun coaches and parents relay. We need 4 parents (or 8 if we’re going to stack 2 relay teams!) who are willing to race the coaches and a few kids. Email gmstgators@gmail.com if you are interested.
– League Gear Pre-Orders: see previous post for details. Pre-order your League gear now through 7/8. Click here (or go to the side bar): https://greenmtngatorswimming22.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
-We have a dual meet on Saturday at Applewood Knolls swim and tennis club. All entries are due by Friday morning.

League Championships Gear: Pre-Orders

Hey Gators- If your child has already qualified for League (or you think there is a good chance that they will), we are doing pre-orders for League Gear. Our team is hosting League this year and we are trying to do pre-orders so that we aren’t stuck with hundreds of unpurchased t-shirts after the event. We will have very limited supplies on the day of the event, so order in advance for the good stuff!

LEAGUE GEAR CAN BE PURCHASED NOW – JULY 8th

click here for the store: https://greenmtngatorswimming22.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

A big thank you goes out to one of our Shed Boyz, Ted Wahlberg, for working with the designer and getting this logo created for us. We love it!

Week of 6/27

Summary:
Monday 6/27: REMINDER– upper division practice starts @7am
Wednesday 6/29:
– Pictures & Pancakes- starts at 7:30am
– Water World – opens at 10:00am
Saturday 7/2: Bye weekend- no meet

Details:
– Picture Day: please wear your team suit (if you have one). Our photographer-extraordinaire, Alex Hearn., will take a team photo, age division photos and individual photos (if you want them). You can take friend photos, a group photo of all your kids together, etc. There is no need to order in advance. She will post photos to a link where you can view and purchase from there.
– Water World: This is an official, but informal event. What does that mean exactly? It means that you are responsible for buying tickets (use our discounted ticket link), driving your kids/family to Water World and then generally having a fun day at the park. We will have a meet up spot where all Gators can put down their things, run into each other over lunch and have a home base.  There are no formal activities and you are free to do what/when you want at the park, all while running into Gator swimmers and families.
– Foothills Swim Team: FST is a year-round swim team that many of our Gator-Swimmers are a part of outside of summer club. FST will be at our picture/pancake day to feed us donuts and talk to parents about their club. We will also have other year-round clubs join us later in the season.
– We have a parent that is putting together a fun slide show

Week of 6/20 Intrasquad + Invitational Weekend

click here for the full blog address: https://gmstgators.wordpress.com/homepage/

Summary of Next 2 Weeks (so you know what’s coming)
Wednesday 6/22: Intrasquad #2
Friday/Saturday 6/24-6/25: Ken Caryl Invitational
Sunday 6/26: AAC Pentathlon Invitational
Monday 6/27: Upper Division practice starts at 7am (due to long coaching weekend)
Wednesday 6/29: Pictures Pancakes and WaterWorld
Saturday 7/2: BYE weekend. No meets

Details:
Intrasquad: all entries are due by Tuesday morning. We will have pizza and hot dogs to sell at the meet, plus Gator Gear. Please note: the pool closes at 5pm and this is also when our warm up starts. Please be respectful of all members who ae packing up their thing (and may want to stay to watch the meet).

Ken Caryl Invitational: Entries will be posted Monday. Please check and make sure you know when/what your swimmer is doing. Coach Ethan will be on deck Friday/ Coaches Emma/Kayli will be on deck Saturday. (Monday’s practice following Ken Caryl will have delayed start for Upper Division – 7am.)

Pentathlon: We just found out the Pentathlon is a go. Swimmers must be qualified in 4 out of 5 events (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, IM) in order to go to this meet. We only have a select group that meets the criteria. The coaches will reach out directly to anyone who is qualified to gauge interest. We may or may not attend this meet based on swimmer interest.

Pictures/Pancakes/Waterworld: We will not have swim practice on this day. Instead we will have pictures starting at 7:30am. Please wear your team suite (if you have one). We will take a team photo and individual pictures (if you want them of your swimmer). We will then serve the kids Gatorcakes. For those that want to continue the fun (this it 100% optional), we will head to WaterWorld. A team link for discount tickets can be found on the side bar. We will set up an area for the team to gather and then everyone is free to explore the park, high-five their teammates as they pass them on rides and play a game of “find the Coach”.

Blogsite: If you are using our blogsite from your phone, use the full address to avoid errors: https://gmstgators.wordpress.com/homepage/
Go to the MENU tab at the top
click on MOBILE USERS SIDE BAR
This will allow you to easily see all of the side bar information that is on the full website.

Final Note about Meet Sign Ups: If you sign up, please show up. We have encountered a lot of swimmers that are signing up and then not attending the meet. This throws off relays, causes additional work for the Data Dadz and the Shed Boyz, and takes time away from coaching as they are trying to track down swimmers. It’s OK if you can’t make a meet. We get it! Please make sure you are not signing up if you will be out of town or at another event. Thanks.