Author: greenmountainswimteam

Hello Gators,
    We are getting into the beginning of our summer swim season.  Please remember if you have not registered for the summer swim team yet please do so (follow the link under summer swim team registration on the right hand side of the blog).  We are happy to see many new and returning faces.  Also, we know sometimes you get busy and forget to check the blog for updates.  If you subscribe to our blog it will send you an email each day the blog has a new post and/or like our Facebook page and we post updates here too. 
  
The coaches and board members would like to give you important information for the week of May 23rd.

• Monday and Tuesday we will continue with after school swim practice (4:30-8:00pm based on age division)
• Wednesday we will host our first Intrasquad meet.  
• This meet will start at 5:30pm with warm-up beginning at 5:00pm.  
• All swimmers need to sign-up for the 2 events they are going to swim by the end of practice on Tuesday.  These sign-up sheets are at the pool.  
• Parents we are going to need your help running this meet so please see the link on the right hand side to help volunteer.  
• Dinner can be served at the pool!  The swim club will have hamburger and hotdog meals available to purchase during the meet.  
• BIG CHANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  We are going to begin morning practice on Thursday May 26th and May 27th.  (There will be no Evening practice on Thursday, May 26th; these will begin the following week as originally scheduled)
  6:30-8:00am        13 & up
  8:00-9:00am        10-12 year olds
  9:00-10:00am      9 year olds

  9:00-9:45am        8 & unders

We are excited to continue our Big/Little buddy program.  The purpose of the Big/Little buddy swim program is to help younger swimmers transition into becoming Gators and to help them navigate swim meets.  The program also fosters team spirit, family and camaraderie by connecting the older swimmers with the younger ones.  Big buddies are generally 13&older while Little buddies are 12&under.  This partnership should focus on team unity, spirit and sportsmanship.  The buddy program is not about elaborate gifts-it is about being a supportive teammate! 
There is no requirement that swimmers participate in the buddy program but we strongly encourage everyone to participate.  The coaching staff will organize the buddy program and pair swimmers together.  Once buddies are assigned (hopefully by June 1st at the tie-dye party) we expect the Big buddies to introduce themselves and get to know their buddy.
Responsibilities of buddies include but are not limited to:

• meeting your buddy and introducing yourself
• greet your buddy at each meet
• Big buddies help Little buddies at meets with event numbers
• Create something for your buddy:  write a note, draw a picture, make a friendship bracelet
• CHEER, CHEER, CHEER, CHEER and CHEER!!!
• Congratulate your buddy after their swim

We would love to see 100% participation in this program.  We are going to consider all swimmer a big/little buddy unless we hear specifically from you that you don’t want to participate.  If you are going to opt out of this program please let Coach Inez (imm27@case.edu) know by May 31st. 

The sun has come out and helped the pool heat up.  We are going to have practice tonight.  We hope to see you there.

Hello swimmer families,
    I don’t think Mother Nature got the memo that it is the end of May and we are starting summer swim team.  It is hard to think about summer when it isn’t sunny and raining outside. 
 
We are scheduled to start after school swim practice tomorrow, Wednesday the 18th.  We are still waiting for confirmation from the Swim Club that the pool is ready and we need to decide what the weather will be like.  Please check the blog and/or our Facebook page to see if practice will be held.  A decision will be made for 4:00pm on if we will have practice or not.
 
This weeks schedule (5/18-5/20):
Afternoon swim practice is scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
All practices will be held at Green Mountain Swim Club

    6:30-8:00pm        13&up
First Intrasquad meet is scheduled for Wednesday, May 25th
    Warm-ups begin at 5:00pm and the meet will start at 5:30pm
    Swimmers must sign-up for their events by the end of practice on Tuesday.  Swimmers may sign-up for 2 events. 
No practice on Friday, May 27th as the pool will open this evening
 
Regular scheduled summer practices (morning and evening) begin Tuesday, May 31st
 
If you have not signed up please go to the Blog and sign your swimmer up.  Please print and complete all the required forms. 
 
Please plan on bringing your swimmers forms and payment to the first practice.  If you have already mailed these please disregard this.

We wanted to let all swimmer and parents know how to sign-up for meets this season.  This process will be for all intrasquad meets, home meets and away meets.  The “special” meets such as C/D meet, pentathlon, last chance, etc. will have specific instructions on how to sign-up as these meets get closer.
For all intrasquad, home and away meets each swimmer will need to sign-up at the pool.  Every Monday there will be sheets posted at the pool (on the bulletin board) for swim meet sign-ups.  These sign-ups will be separated by age division and then alphabetized by swimmers last name.  Each swimmer will select a maximum of 3 individual events and mark if they are available for relays.  Parents of younger swimmers please assist your swimmer in signing up for these meets.  All events must be selected by the end of practice on Thursday for dual meets and by Wednesday for intrasquad meets.   
We are going to give this a try for our first Intrasquad meet on Wedneday, May 25th.  The sign-ups will be at the pool by this Friday. 

We are excited to announce that the Gators now have merchandise available for you to purchase on SwimOutlet.com.  The Green Mountain Swim Team has created a Gator store in partnership with SwimOutlet.  When you visit the Gator store you will see swimmer apparel and merchandise available with our logo.  You can purchase your items right from this link.  We hope you have fun shopping.

Also coming this summer are new Gator shirts and sweatshirts which will be available to purchase during practices and Intrasquad meets.