You don't want to miss the Intrasquad on Wednesday

This Wednesday will be our last Gator Intrasquad meet.  This is a night that you don’t want to miss (not that you want to miss any of them)!  You will have to read this whole post before you get to the exciting news…..(don’t cheat and skip to the bottom)

  • All swimmers can sign-up for 3 individual events.  We are allowing swimmers to swim an additional event so help them qualify in more events.  We also challenge the swimmers to pick an event they haven’t swam yet 🙂
  • Swimmers must sign-up for this meet by the end of practice on Tuesday
  • Warm-ups begin at 5:00pm and the meet starts at 5:30
  • Parents please volunteer your time and sign-up to help
This will be the last meet that we will have Gator apparel for sale (you can still purchase items during practice).    So if you don’t have your gator shirt, sweatshirt, hat and/or sticker for your car (or around the house) please stop by and purchase it.
More information to come about dinner options that may be purchased at the pool.
And for the exciting news that you have waited to read…….
At the end of the meet on Wednesday…….is the coaches relay!!!!!
The coaches will challenge the parents and other age groups to a relay swim.  The kids will already be ready to participate so we are reminding the parents.  Parents please bring your swimming suit, goggles and a towel and be ready to swim if you want to participate.
See you all Wednesday!

July 11th-July 17th schedule

It is sad to think that this is the last regular week of the summer swim season (more information about what happens next).  Please see below the schedule for the week of July 11th-July 17th.

Monday-Friday (July 11th-July 15th):  Regular summer morning practice
6:30-8:15am:  Upper division practice and dry land (8-8:15am)
8:00-9:00am:  10-13 year olds
9:00-10:00am:  9 year olds
9:00-9:45am:  8&under

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday (July 11th, July 12th, and July 14th)
7:00-8:00pm:  12&under night practice

Tuesday, July 12th and Thursday July 14th
8:00-9:00pm:  Upper division and parent practice

Monday, July 11th:  Butterfly stroke clinic
9:45-10:15am (must be signed up online–slots still available)

Tuesday, July 12th
9:45-10:15am Breat stroke clinic (must be signed up online–slots still available)
All swimmers must sign-up for the Intrasquad meet by the end of practice

Wednesday, July 13th:  
9:45-10:15am Starts/Turns clinic (must be signed up online)
Intrasquad meet @ Green Mountain Swim Club
     Warm-ups begin at 5:00pm; Meet starts at 5:30pm
     Please note that swimmers can sign-up for 3 events
     Parents please sign-up to help volunteer at this meet.

Thursday, July 14th:
All swimmers must sign-up for the Intrasquad meet by the end of practice

Saturday, July 16th:
Swim meet at Applewood Knolls Swim and Tennis club (11520 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge).
     Warm-up begin at 6:30am; Meet starts at 7:00am
     Parent please sign-up to volunteer to time at this meet

Sunday July 17th:
Last Chance swim meet at Green Mountain Swim Club
This meet is for swimmers who are within seconds of qualifying for League or State.
There will be another post about this meet.

The summer is finally here with the 100 degree weather.

This weekend

We are excited for this coming weekend. This weekend we will host our last dual meet and participate in the Pentathlon hosted by Applewood Athletic Club. If your kids are swimming in either of these meets we need you to volunteer. Please use the links on the right hand side of the blog to sign-up.

If you are swimming in the meet on Saturday warm-ups begin at 6:00am and the meet begins at 7:00am

If you are swimming at the Pentathlon on Sunday warm-ups begin at 6:30am and the meet begins at 7:00am

Please see the coaches on Saturday before the Meet to get your Gator tattoo!
See you in the morning

Swimmer of the Week

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July / weekend with no swim meets!

Here are the swimmers of the week:

Male Swimmer:

Kai Langan!

Kai showed up to practice with endless energy and an excitement to swim all last week. Every time Kai was near the water he had a giant grin and was ready to go, eager to get in. Despite no meet, he put a lot of good hard work in this past week. Congrats Kai!

Female Swimmer:

Jensen Wehri!

Jensen worked hard at all practices last week, constantly working to improve. She brought a positive attitude to the practices as well as a strong work ethic. Jensen’s positivity is contagious, impacting everyone else in her lane (which is fun to see as coaches). Keep up the great work Jensen!

We are about to hit a tough stretch of the season, with 5 swim meets (4 meets and 1 inter-squad) in the next two weeks, followed by League and then State. I urge all swimmers to attend practice as regularly as possible. The practice difficulty will be ramped up for the next two weeks so come prepared!

Age group photos (sneak peek)

I am excited to share a sneak peek of the Age Group photos.  The photographer has put the Gator Team photo and the age group photos online for those people who didn’t order this originally.  Once you see these photos you may change your mind and want to purchase one.  You are in luck and you can purchase them online through this link.  This link will be available through the end of the month so don’t wait too long.  If you order any pictures through this link they will be mailed to you directly.
https://alexhearnphotography.smugmug.com/GM-Swim-Team-2016/n-xKfcJN/

July 4th-July 10th weekly schedule

We hope all of our Gator families had a fun 4th of July!  Hope it was fun and safe and everyone enjoyed not getting up for swim team practice.

Here is the schedule for the week of July 4th-July 10th
Monday, July 4th:  There is no swim team practice (Morning or Evening)
Tuesday, July 5th:  Morning practice and donut day **please see the revised start time for upper division
    7:00-8:00am:  Upper division practice
    8:00-9:00am:  10-13 year olds
    9:00-10:00am:  9 year olds
    9:00-9:45am:  8&unders
Evening practice and treat
    12&unders:  7:00-8:00pm
Night practice
     Upper division and parents:  8:00-9:00pm

Wednesday-Friday:  Regular summer practice
6:30-8:15am:  Upper division practice and dry land (8-8:15am)
8:00-9:00am:  10-13 year olds
9:00-10:00am:  9 year olds
9:00-9:45am:  8&under
 
Thursday, July 14th
All swimmers must sign-up for Saturdays meet by the end of practice or email gmstgators@aol.com if you are out of town this week but will be at the meet
7:00-8:00pm:  12&under night practice
8:00-9:00pm:  Upper division and parent practice

Saturday, July 9th:  AAC vs GM @ Green Mountain Swim Club
Warm-ups begin at 6:00am; Meet starts at 7:00am
Parents please see the volunteer link to help with this meet

Sunday, July 10th:  Pentathlon @ Applewood Athletic Club
Meet begins at 7:00am
This meet requires swimmers to have 3 of 5 events with  B or better qualifying time( freestyle, back stroke, breast stroke, butterfly or IM).  Please see the Pentathlon post for more information about this meet.  To sign-up please email gmstgators@aol.com with the swimmers name.

Have a great July 4th and see you Tuesday for practice!