Author: greenmountainswimteam

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/

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!

This Sunday Applewood Athletic Club is hosting the Pentathlon meet.  This meet is for swimmers who have a B or better qualifying time in 3 of the following 5 events:  freestyle, back stroke, breast stroke, butterfly and/or IM.  If your swimmer wants to participate they will swim all 5 events (freestyle, back stroke, breast stroke, butterfly and IM) at this meet.  Please send and email to gmstgators@aol.com to sign-up.  All entries must be received by 12pm on Saturday, July 9th.

A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente (five) and –athlon (competition).

If you have questions regarding is meet or eligibility questions please ask a coach or board member.

It looks like a big storm will be coming in around 8 tonight, so there will be no 8-9 practice tonight. 

It is strange to think that our summer swimming is about half way over.  As we head into a weekend with no meets please take this time to think about a few things:

• Thank you to all the parents who helped with our pancake breakfast and all the families that went to Water World.  It was a great Gator day!
• Please remind your swimmer to check their swimmer folder.  It is important to take everything out to make room for any new items.
• I would like to make sure the Buddy Families are established.  By this time you should have meet your buddy and in some way showed them some encouragement and swimmer support.  Hint:  the little buddies love to get items in their swimmer folder 🙂
• Anyone looking to purchase Gator apparel can do this during practice with any board member.  Also the swimoutlet.com link is available to purchase additional Gator items.  
• The link to the discounted Water World (and Adventure Golf and Raceway) will be active all summer long.  You are more than welcome to purchase tickets for your family and friends to go and enjoy the fun.