Week of 7/4

Monday 7/4: No practice
Saturday 7/9: Dual Meet at Applewood Knolls

Detail Updates:
– July 4th: We will not have practice. Enjoy the day!
– Parent Volunteers: Thank you so much to those families that have been helping. We still have about one-third of the team that has not stepped up yet. As a reminder, your swimmer is only able to compete in meets and enjoy events because of parent volunteers. It takes an entire team to make the season happen and we do need your help.
–Upcoming event: during our last Intrasquad Meet on 7/13 we will have a fun coaches and parents relay. We need 4 parents (or 8 if we’re going to stack 2 relay teams!) who are willing to race the coaches and a few kids. Email gmstgators@gmail.com if you are interested.
– League Gear Pre-Orders: see previous post for details. Pre-order your League gear now through 7/8. Click here (or go to the side bar): https://greenmtngatorswimming22.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
-We have a dual meet on Saturday at Applewood Knolls swim and tennis club. All entries are due by Friday morning.

League Championships Gear: Pre-Orders

Hey Gators- If your child has already qualified for League (or you think there is a good chance that they will), we are doing pre-orders for League Gear. Our team is hosting League this year and we are trying to do pre-orders so that we aren’t stuck with hundreds of unpurchased t-shirts after the event. We will have very limited supplies on the day of the event, so order in advance for the good stuff!

LEAGUE GEAR CAN BE PURCHASED NOW – JULY 8th

click here for the store: https://greenmtngatorswimming22.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

A big thank you goes out to one of our Shed Boyz, Ted Wahlberg, for working with the designer and getting this logo created for us. We love it!

Swimmers of the Week(s)

The following are the swimmers of the week for the weeks of 6/13 and 6/20.

Upper Division
Week of 6/13 – Eden
Eden is an excellent swimmer, but the quality that impresses the coaches the most, is Eden’s commitment to technique and constant improvement. She always comes to the coaches tent after her races and asks clarifying questions during sets, then immediately puts suggestions into practice. She also makes suggestions for practice that she thinks will be the most beneficial for herself and her teammates, making her extremely coachable and an asset to the team. Great work Eden!

Week of 6/20 – Brogan
Brogan was one of the few swimmers this week to participate in all 3 meets, swimming a large collection of events. Brogan is committed to improving his stroke and goes after qualifying times by setting goals before every race. No matter how his race goes, Brogan always has a positive attitude after his race, asking about what can be improved, setting new goals, or reflecting on what went well.
Keep it up Brogan!

Middle Division
Week of 6/13 – Emerson S
Emerson came to practice this week with an enthusiasm for swimming and a desire to become better. He worked hard to meet the times to qualify for Ken Caryl, demonstrated by his commitment to doing his best in every set and listening closely to the coaches. He is a good athlete and a great leader!
Well done Emerson!

Week of 6/20 – Allison
Allison is such a joy to have on the team. She is a hard worker, already a strong swimmer and yet still pushes herself to be the best she can be. Allison demonstrates her commitment by going to stroke clinics, implementing the tips and technique in the following practices, then signing up for those races in the next meet. Her tenacity shines through every time she gets up to race, making her an irreplaceable asset to the team.
Nice job Allison!

Lower Division
Week of 6/13 – Kaia
Kaia came to practice this week with a great attitude and a desire to improve. Kaia was always the first to listen in her lane and she helped her lane mates understand the sets and improve their stakes along with her. Kaia brings a positive attitude to practice every day that makes the 9am practice a joy!
Stay cool Kaia!

Week of 6/20 – Nolan
Nolan was another one of our swimmers to swim at all 3 meets this week. Nolan will take on any challenge that is thrown at him. He swam 3 difficult events at the intrasquad, raced hard at Ken Caryl, and ended up placing 1st at the Pentathlon. Nolan is an asset that any coach would be happy to have because he is so versatile and willing to step up for the team.
Excellent job Nolan!

Week of 6/27

Summary:
Monday 6/27: REMINDER– upper division practice starts @7am
Wednesday 6/29:
– Pictures & Pancakes- starts at 7:30am
– Water World – opens at 10:00am
Saturday 7/2: Bye weekend- no meet

Details:
– Picture Day: please wear your team suit (if you have one). Our photographer-extraordinaire, Alex Hearn., will take a team photo, age division photos and individual photos (if you want them). You can take friend photos, a group photo of all your kids together, etc. There is no need to order in advance. She will post photos to a link where you can view and purchase from there.
– Water World: This is an official, but informal event. What does that mean exactly? It means that you are responsible for buying tickets (use our discounted ticket link), driving your kids/family to Water World and then generally having a fun day at the park. We will have a meet up spot where all Gators can put down their things, run into each other over lunch and have a home base.  There are no formal activities and you are free to do what/when you want at the park, all while running into Gator swimmers and families.
– Foothills Swim Team: FST is a year-round swim team that many of our Gator-Swimmers are a part of outside of summer club. FST will be at our picture/pancake day to feed us donuts and talk to parents about their club. We will also have other year-round clubs join us later in the season.
– We have a parent that is putting together a fun slide show

Ken Caryl Entries

Ken Caryl entries are posted here – Ken Caryl Entries. They should be final, but please double check and direct any questions or comments to ethan.schick@gmail.com before 2pm today. For the most part the coaches spoke with the swimmers who were already qualified and based entries off of those conversations. There were just a few people who qualified on Saturday and we reached out to them individually, so if you or your swimmer weren’t originally qualified and did not get a message yesterday, then the qualification times were not met. Sometimes we invite additional people to fill relays, but this year we did not get the meet file from Ken Caryl in time to start the process, so the relays were created based on availability of swimmers in that age group. That is to say, some swimmer are in relays and some aren’t based on how many people qualified.