Author: greenmountainswimteam

Here is all the parking information we got from 5Parks. We’d hate to see your car towed or ticketed, so please take a moment to look at the map and read through….

Parking: As you likely know, parking is limited in the Five Parks neighborhood. Any of the parking lots near the pool are off limits and the neighboring businesses will tow cars that are parked for the swim meet. Ask your families to park on the street in the neighborhood. Here is the info we give our team:

Please self monitor your parking as well as that of others, especially members of the visiting swim team that are not aware of our parking situation. If you see someone that is about to violate any of the above parking rules please remind them to comply. If they’ve already parked illegally and have entered the meet, please note their license plate number and their situation and report it to meet personnel so that a public address announcement can be made.

Obey all Arvada City ordinances regarding parking; no blocking of service entrances to businesses, resident driveways, alleyways, fire hydrants, etc.

NO PARKING in the lots located at 13825 W. 85th, 13741 W. 85th, and 13767 W. 85th avenues for ANY Piranhas’ events including practices (designated by red X’s on map)

Do not park along W 84th Drive and W 85th Drive posted as “No Parking – Fire Lane.”

Meets Only: Do not park along the front of the Depot / Pool as this will be designated as a “drop off” zone (designated by yellow line on map.)

Do not park on lawns.

Please consider parking along W 83rd Ave. between Devinney St. and Cole St. It is fairly close to the pool and is a nice morning walk. If you would like a bit longer walk, please consider parking at Meiklejohn Elementary School.

Summary:
– Upper Division Night Practice Tue/Thu 8-9pm
– Saturday 6/7 @ 5Parks: warm up 6:30am/start 7:00am
-Thank you to our amazing Gator Family!
-A word about ribbons…

Details:
– Upper Division Night Practice starts this Tuesday. Practice will be held on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 8:00pm-9:00pm for swimmers ages 13 and older. This is chill night-time practice that will also have a lane available for any Gator parents that want to swim. Practice is hosted after hours at the pool, so we ask that everyone please be mindful of trash and belongings. The staff work hard at the pool to keep it clean and we want to make sure that we do too!
– GMST @ 5Parks: Our next dual meet is at the 5Parks pool with warm-up starting at 6:30 am. Address details can be found on the sidebar under “NEXT EVENT”. 5Parks is a great pool, but they do have a few rules. Rule #1 is that no tent stakes are allowed. We will set up our Team Tent outside the pool area for the swimmers. Any parents that bring their own tent, please do not stake your tent into the AstroTurf. We will still need about 16 Timers for this meet. Please click here to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D4DABAC28A1FF2-56899742-gmst#/
– Thank you to our Gator Family! I can’t express to you how well the Saturday meet went in terms of our team volunteering and stepping up. Everyone showed up for their shifts (amazing!) and then stepped in at the end of the meet to break everything down quickly since the pool was opening. We had parents, grandparents and swimmers helping out. We are grateful beyond measure to have such a hard-working and positive team. We hear lots of woes from the other Team Managers and Coaches that are struggling for involvement. We just wanted you to know that it did not go unnoticed. We truly do have the best team and we know it!!
– A word about ribbons this season: It turns out that ribbons are very expensive (like thousands of dollars expensive for our League). In order to keep swim team fees low, a decision was made at a League-level that ribbons would be given to the 12 and under swimmers for all dual meets. If you are an upper division swimmer, you can get your ribbon(s) on-demand if you request them. If you had a great swim and really want that ribbon, it’s not a problem! Just talk to the coaches and we will get that for you.

Hello Gator Families! We still have 11 slots to fill for our meet on Saturday. Please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D4DABAC28A1FF2-56899712-gmst#/

Quick Summary:
– Coaching staff welcome
– Parent Volunteer sign-ups
– Intrasquad Meet: Wednesday 5/28, warm up at 5:00pm
– Tie-Dye & Ice Cream Party: Friday 5/30 from 5:30 – 7:00pm
– Home meet vs. Stingrays: Saturday 5/31, warm up at 6:00am
– How to sign up for meets
– Team swimsuit update

Details:
Welcome to our robust and talented coaching staff for 2025!
Head Coach: Ethan Schick, all teams
Assistant Coach: Devon Garls, upper division and middles
Assistant Coach: Neva Nicholson, littles
Assistance Coach: Jack Schumacher, middles and littles
Clinic Coach: Leah Felton
Junior Coaches: Addy Berg, Luke Golden, Victoria Hsu, Kerington Jasko, Phoebe Petrash, Emerson Schiele

Parent Volunteer Sign-Ups
Please check the side-bar of the website for the section on parent volunteers. There will be a sign up for each meet and every family is expected to volunteer for 5-6 shifts (or more!) this season. We can not run the meets without everyone pitching in. As a reminder, parenting at a swim meet is different than being at another sports match. You don’t get to sit on the sidelines and grumble about the refs. Instead you get to be part of the action by volunteering. It’s really fun and we’ll teach you how to do any and all of the jobs.

Intrasquad
WEDNESDAY 5/28
Warm-up @ 5:00 pm, Start @ 5:45pm-ish
Our first team Intrasquad is on Wednesday 5/28. We will have a total of 3 Intrasquads this season. These are meets with only our team and the results do count. You can earn a qualifying time for League and State during these meets. Please note: Your swimmer must swim in a minimum of 2 Dual Meets in order to be eligible for League and State.

Tie-Dye & Ice Cream Party
FRIDAY 5/30
5:30 – 7:00 PM
This is a non-swimming event. All swimmers and family members are welcome to join in the fun. We will have buckets of dye in team colors to tie-dye shirts for the season. You are welcome to bring your own gear or purchase white gator shirts at the event. We’ll help you out if you don’t know what you’re doing 🙂 We will also serve ice cream and have a quick team meeting so everyone is ready to go for the season.

Home Meet
SATURDAY 5/31
Warm-up @ 6:00am, start @ 7:00am
This is our first dual meet of the season and it’s against a big team. The meet will finish by Noon since that is when the pool opens. Please sign up to volunteer at the meet.

How Do My Kids Sign Up for Meets?
There will be a physical sign-up sheet at the pool for every meet. Your swimmer will mark down which races they want to swim at each meet. Your swimmer can choose a maximum of 3 individual events and then let us know if they want to be on a relay. The coaches will work with your swimmer to choose races and we really encourage parents to let their kids sign themselves up. We have found that the physical act of signing the document helps kids get psyched up for the races. Even the 8 and unders!

Team Swimsuits
We should have all the team suits delivered to our pool for our first meet on Wednesday 5/28. – If you still want to order a suit, you are welcome to do so. You’ll just need to pay for shipping directly to your home. Order instructions are on the sidebar.

Just a reminder that afterschool practices start on Monday5/19. Please see our website for the full schedule: https://gmstgators.com/practice-meets/

New Parent Meetings: We will have a new parent meeting during practice on Wednesday 5/21 at two different times: 4:45pm and 5:45pm. This is for parents that are new to swim team, new to our team, or just need a refresher of all things summer swim team. If you miss the meeting, we will have a recap on Friday 5/30 during our tie-dye and ice cream party.

Weather reminder: It looks like rain this week, which doesn’t necessarily mean we will cancel practice. Any scheduling changes to practice will be posted on the blog as soon as possible. Please go to our home page (refresh the page if you already have it up) and double check for any announcements if the weather is questionable. https://gmstgators.com/homepage/

Upcoming Events: The side bar of our website (use the pull down for “Mobile Users Side Bar” if you are on your mobile phone) will change each week with upcoming events. You will be able to find times, locations and important details. This is a quick way to stay up to date each week.

1st swimmer: $250 + $75 pool fee if not a member of the Green Mountain Swim Club
2nd swimmer: $230 + $75 non-member pool fee
3rd swimmer: $210 + $75 non-member pool fee
4th swimmer: $0 + $75 non-member pool fee

Reminder: All team dues should be paid by Friday 5/23. You can pay via cash, check, or credit card at the first week of practice (5/19-5/22) or via Venmo @GreenMtnGators