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Intrasquad meet tonight

We are really hoping the weather will cooperate with us tonight.  We are just asking for a few hours of nice weather between the hours of 5:00pm and 8:00pm (that doesn’t seem like a lot :)).  Please watch the blog and/or Facebook for updates.  We will post any changes (cancellations or later start time) as soon as a decision is made.  Hope to see you all tonight and do a little rain dance for the Gators!

Swimmer of the week

We are excited to announce the swimmers of the week.

Male Swimmer of the week:  Jakey Skimel
Jakey qualified for league in his 100 freestyle this past weekend.  It was the first time Jakey has swam the race this season.  In practice, he is one of the most focused swimmers on the team.  He is always eager to start on the next part of the set and gives it his all each time.  He is also very good at finding any mistakes in the sets for the day, providing both humor and relief for the coaches.  Jakey is a great example in our 8 and under group and we look forward to seeing him continue to improve the rest of the season.  Good job Jakey!

Female swimmer of the week:  Jensen Wehri
This past weekend Jensen qualified for league in her 50 breaststroke!  Jensen has been targeting the league qualification time in the 50 breaststroke all summer.  Her constant effort in practices and her ability to stay focused and committed is clear everyday.  She continues to demonstrate the attitude and sportsmanship we look for in all Gator swimmers.  We’re very excited to see Jensen compete at league.  Great job Jensen!

Last Chance meet–Sunday

On Sunday our swim team will host the Last Chance meet.  The Last Chance meet means just what its name says….this is the swimmers last chance to get qualified for League.  If a swimmer is within a few seconds of qualifying for League and they want to try to get qualified they can swim in this meet.  If swimmers want to swim in this meet please click here to sign-up.  Swimmers must sign-up by Saturday at 5:00pm.  

We need volunteers for this meet.  Since our swim team is hosting 4 other teams at our pool we need parent help with this meet.  Even if your swimmer is not participating in this meet we still would love to see you at the pool.  This is a great time for parents to volunteer since they won’t miss their kids events.  Also swimmers are welcome to come help and support their teammates by cheering them. on.  Please see the parent volunteer sign-up and volunteer your time.  Thank you in advance for your help.  

League qualifiers

This week the coaches will begin getting swimmers signed up for the League meet if they qualified.  Here is a list of swimmers who have qualified for League (as of July 8th).  Swimmers still have a chance to qualify on Wednesday at the Intrasquad, Saturday at our meet against WheatRidge and also on Sunday at Last Chance.

If your swimmer is qualified for League they need to talk with a coach this week to let them know if they are/aren’t able to swim.  The coaches will talk to the swimmers during this time to determine what events they want to swim.  We will publish this list again after the meet on Wednesday to include any swimmers who qualified that night.   The coaches will email/call swimmers who qualify on Saturday/Sunday or if swimmers are needed for relays to verify attendance.  Our teams entries are due on Monday so we need to have these completed.

Here is the schedule for the League meet so you confirm if you can attend or plan what events to swim
Friday, July 21st at 5:00pm upper division 400’s (events 1-6)
Saturday, July 22nd at 8:00am all swimmers medley relays through backstroke (events 7-64)
Sunday, July 23rd at 8:am all swimmers free relay through individual medley (events 65-110)

Please let me know if you have any questions

Schedule for 7/10-7/16

This week will be the last week for regular morning practice and night practice.

Monday-Friday:  regular morning swim practice

Wednesday:  Intrasquad meet (warm-ups at 5:00pm and meet starts at 5:30pm).  Parents please sign-up to volunteer.  Swimmers will sign-up at the pool by the end of practice on Wednesday.  They can swim 2 events (or 3 if they are trying to qualify for League/State).  This night will end with our coaches relays.

Tuesday and Thursday night 8:00-9:00pm:  night practice for upper division (and parents).  This will be the last week for these practices.  Please let Porter know if you plan on attending.

Tuesday and Wednesday stroke clinic 9:45-10:15am:  freestyle and backstroke clinics for swimmers who have already signed-up

Saturday:  meet vs WheatRidge (warm-ups at 6:00am and meet starts at 7:00am).  Swimmers will need to sign-up for this meet by the end of practice on Thursday.  Swimmers will sign-up for 3 individual events and indicate if they can participate in relays.  Parents need to sign-up to volunteer.

Sunday:  Last Chance meet at GMSC (warm-ups at 6:00am and meet starts at 7:00am).  More information about this meet to be posted.