greenmountainswimteam

League entries

Congratulations to those swimmers who have qualified for League! Now it is time for our coaches to do entries for this meet. Since this meet is for swimmers with qualifying times we need to get verification that your swimmer will be able to participate in this meet (July 22nd for 400 swimmers and July 23rd-July 24th for all other events). You must email gmstgators@aol.com to confirm your swimmer will be able to attend the meet or talk with Coach Porter by Sunday 7/17 at 5pm. If swimmers are qualified in more than 3 individual events you must specify in your confirmation email or discuss with Porter what events you want to swim (or the coaches will place you in the events they want you to swim).

Instructions for swimmers/parents:

Please check to see if your name is on this list
If your name is on this list send an email to gmstgators@aol.com or talk with Coach Porter to let them know if you can swim at this meet
If you are qualified in more than 3 individual events please pick the ones you want to swim

Please let us know if you have any questions about this.

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 you must email gmstgators@aol.com by 3pm on Saturday afternoon. Please include the event they want to swim in.

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. Please see the parent volunteer sign-up and volunteer your time. Thank you in advance for your help.

Saturdays meet at Applewood Knolls

Can you believe that Saturday is our last regular summer swim meet? What happened to the summer? It is amazing to see how the swimmer have developed and improved in their skills. We are excited to have their kids bring their “A” game to the meet on Saturday and finish the season strong.

Due to the size of the team we are swimming against we are only sending a maximum of 2 relays per age group. We wanted to let everyone know this so you understood if your swimmer wasn’t on both relays. We are going to try our best to let all swimmers that are able to swim in one of the relays for their age group.

We will have all the individual and relay entries posted tomorrow morning.
See you all Saturday! Go Gators!

Tomorrows Intrasquad meet

I have a feeling tomorrow night is going to be a great night. The pool will have food and entertainment! What else can you ask for? The only other thing we need is to make sure you volunteer so we can have a meet. Please sign-up if you haven’t already done so.

There will be hamburger and hot dog meal available for purchase tomorrow as well as additional items from the snack shack. All you need to do is show up (with money).

The free entertainment will come after all our kids swim. Please make sure you stay around and watch the coaches relay (and the parents relay). Yes parents I mentioned your relay again. This is just to make sure you don’t forget your swimming suit or something important. I have heard that we have had parents “practicing” at the night practice so it sounds like you are ready.

See you all tomorrow night.

Thank you to the many parent volunteers

I just wanted to send a thank you message to all the parents who volunteered at the meet on Saturday. It was a long and HOT day. We had parents volunteer for all three shifts, we had parents volunteer for a shift and stay until the end of the meet and we had parents volunteer who didn’t even have a swimmer. You are all amazing and we appreciate your help. Thank you for all the support you give to the Gators! It takes each and every family to makes these meets successful for our swimmers.

Swimmer of the Week and Gator week notice

Great job to everyone who swam this past weekend! We had some fantastic swims Saturday against AAC, and although everyone was a little tired Sunday there were still great swims and a lot of time dropped. And now your swimmers of the week:

FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE WEEK

Emma Neuroth!

Emma took first place overall for the 13-14 girls division at the Pentathlon and also had a strong meet on Saturday. Her attendance was consistent all week, and when she was in the water she was working hard the whole time, continuing a trend she has had all year. Her continued dedication and competitive spirit has led a strong 13-14 division this year. The coaches are excited to see what she will do come league and state. Keep up the good work Emma!

MALE SWIMMER OF THE WEEK

Jaimen Whittenburg!

Jaimen swam incredibly well on Sunday, placing second overall for the 9-10 boys division. It was fun to see all the hard work Jaimen puts in at practice day in and day out pay off in a big way. He was either faster than or right at his seed times in his races, which is impressive after such a long week of swimming. Jaimen is always consistent at practice, working hard and constantly improving. Great job Jaimen!

GATOR WEEK NOTICE!!!

Today was the introductory day to Gator Week, a week where are sets are tougher and we ask a lot of the swimmers during practice. The sets will be getting tougher and tougher each day, ending with a “game day” of sorts on Friday. Make sure to stay rested and hydrated all week! We know the practices will be tough, but we ask that all swimmers come with a positive attitude and readiness to work hard to ensure good and healthy workouts.

Good Luck!

– Porter