Author: greenmountainswimteam

Important Announcements for This Weekend!!

Hi Gators! I’m getting really excited to see you all swim fast at the meet this weekend 🙂 I have a couple of notes for you all so that you’re prepared for the meet:

Upper Division:

Tomorrow’s practice will start at 7am and go until 8am like normal. We will do a longer meet warm up and pace work for those of you swimming tomorrow afternoon. It is extremely important to get a good warm up in for big meets like this, and I am expecting all upper division swimmers who are swimming tomorrow to attend practice. I promise that you will not be too tired to race in the afternoon.

Warm ups for the 400s will be at 12 noon. The 400 session will start at 1:00pm.

Warm ups for the rest of the 13-18 events will be from 3-3:25pm, with that session starting at 4pm.

Lower Division:

Please come to your normal practice times tomorrow. We will be working on starts, turns, and other things specific to your races this weekend.

Warm ups for 9-10 boys and ALL 11-12s will be from 6-6:25am on Saturday morning, with the session starting at 7am.

Warm ups for 9-10 girls and ALL 8&unders will be from 12:25-12:50pm with the session starting at 1pm.

All Swimmers:

Last year we got SECOND place at this meet, which was amazing for our team!! We would love to place this well again, so come ready to swim FAST!! There is also a Spirit Award at this meet. We have won the past few years–make sure to show your Gator spirit while you are there by cheering everyone on.

The weather is often unpredictable for this meet. I know last year we had a 2 hour delay on Saturday for rain and lightning. Please make sure to bring warm clothes and extra towels just in case! Please also make sure you’re drinking lots of water to stay hydrated, especially if it’s super hot out.

For parents: the host team has asked that we remind you that parking rules are in effect. Last year, cars that were parked too close to hydrants, street corners, and driveways were ticketed. Please get there early to allow yourself time to find a legal parking spot!!

Notes from Intrasquad

Thank you to the parents and swimmers that waited out the storm with us.  Mother Nature didn’t cooperate very well tonight and the Intrasquad meet didn’t go as planned.  We are glad some swimmers got their swims in that they needed and appreciate the parents that stayed and helped with timing so this could happen.
Notes from Parent Meeting:  We will be needing your help with the League meet July 18th and 19th.  We will have some responsibilities posted soon and would appreciate parents taking these and with additional volunteers getting these completed.  Please keep an eye on the Blog as we will be posting this important information in the next few days.
We have a busy swim weekend……Go Get ’em Gators!

Intrasquad-June 24th

Gators get ready to swim!  Tomorrow (Wednesday) night is our 2nd Intrasquad.

  • Warm-ups begin at 5:00pm and the meet begins at 5:30pm
  • Parents remember there is a mandatory parent meeting at 5:00pm to discuss GMST hosting League
  • Gator apparel will be on sale
  • Green Mountain Swim Club will have the snack shack open and will also be barbequing hot dogs and hamburgers.  They accept cash and credit cards.
  • Also don’t forget to check your swimmer folders for picture order forms and directions on how to purchase water world tickets.

See you all tomorrow! Swim fast!