Author: greenmountainswimteam

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!

Pentathlon: Sunday, July 10th

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.

Patriotic Pool Party @ GMSC July 4th
Stars, stripes and lots of fun;
Join our annual 4th of July celebration in the sun!

The lifeguards will be hosting annual favorites, including family-oriented events, relay races, a skit, and more.

The Snack Shack will be having special meal deals, plus an assortment of tasty treats for sale.

Bring your tents, sunscreen and plan an afternoon relaxing by the cool of GMSC pool. The pool is open from 10 am – 5 pm; events will be from 1-3:30 pm….seeGMSC Calendar for details and times.

Red, white, blue and you….hope to see you there!

A few things to remember as we head into our quiet weekend

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.  
Also please remember that we do NOT have practice Monday, July 4th.  We hope your family enjoys this day.  The sign-ups for the next swim meet (July 9th) will be posted this Friday at the pool.  All swimmers need to sign-up for their events by Thursday 7/7 at the end of practice.

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…