Author: greenmountainswimteam

Swimmers of the Week

This past weekend the team placed second at Ken Caryl, a meet with with over 25 teams! There were great swims from all age groups and it really took a team effort to place so well. So nows the time for the swimmer of the week announcement:

FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE WEEK: 
Amanda Ballard!
Amanda killed it this weekend, placing 1st in the 200 and 100 free and 2nd in the 50 free, taking home the high point award for the 15-18 girls division. She anchored the winning medley relay (with Kaylyn Schull, Sydni Sich, and Ianna Debrunner) as well as the winning free relay (with Tess Hofstra, Sydni, and Ianna). Amanda continued her streak of dominating sprint freestyle races at major meets. Congrats Amanda! 
MALE SWIMMER(s) OF THE WEEK:
Alex Granquist, Ben Hofstra, Quinn Meinert, Andrew Penn
This past weekend these boys won both the Medley and the Free relay, crushing the Ken Caryl and the GMST records. Their free relay was a 1:51, beating the team record by over 5 seconds and the Ken Caryl record by 4 seconds. They all swam well in their individual events as well, racking up a good amount of points to help the team place 2nd. Quinn placed 3rd in the breaststroke, Andrew 2nd in the backstroke, Alex 2nd in the fly, and Ben 2nd in the 400. Well done guys! 
There is no meet this weekend, but let’s keep up the good work in practice. Keep an eye out for Gator Week… 

Wednesday, June 29th

Please remember we don’t have regular morning swim practice on Wednesday.
Wednesday is our Pictures, Pancakes and Water World day.  Here are a few important reminders:

  • If you are planning on having your swimmers individual/family pictures taken please arrive at 7:30am
  • If you are purchasing any pictures please complete the order form and have this and your payment completed when you arrive.  Forms will also be available in your swimmers folder on Tuesday morning. 
  • All Gators must be at the pool in their team suits by 8am to have a team photo and age group photos taken.  Even if you are not purchasing a photo we encourage your swimmer to be in the photo.  
  • Pancakes will be prepared and served around 8:00/8:30am.  We do need some parent help so please sign-up if you are available to volunteer.  
  • If you need to purchase Water World tickets you still can do that.  Please follow the link the purchase tickets (Password:  GMGators1).  These tickets can be used for this day or any day this summer.
We can’t wait to see all of you Wednesday morning.  

C/D meet: Sunday 6/26

Thank you to those parents and swimmers that have signed up to swim at the C/D meet on Sunday.  This meet will be held at Mount Vernon Country Club (24933 Club House Circle, Golden).  This meet will begin at 7:15am.  Warm-up times and parent volunteers haven’t been assigned yet.  Please check the blog Saturday evening for more information.

I have posted the Individual entries for this meet.  I have also posted an eligibility report.  This report shows the swimmer names with what events they could swim if they wanted to participate.  You must send an email to gmstgators@aol.com with the events you want to swim by 8:00pm Friday night to participate.

Live poolside entertainment–Saturday, June 25th

Aloha!
Join GMSC on Saturday night, June 25th from 5-9 pm for a Hawaiian themed evening of live poolside entertainment with the band, Sweet Spot! The band will play while you enjoy a late evening of swimming with your family and friends (adults and kids welcome.)
  • The swimming pool is open until 9 pm.
  • The Snack Shack will stay open late and offer meal deals (until ~7/8 pm)
  • Alcohol is permitted per GMSC rules (no glass bottles, drink in moderation, 21+)
  • Free with membership; $5 per guest/non-members

We hope to see you there. Mahalo!