Green Mountain Swim Team

What overwhelming feedback we have gotten about our swimmers of the week.  It is great to see the positive messages on Facebook to remind these kids they are doing a great job.  Our swimmers are amazing!

Week 2 Male swimmer of the week:  Kai Langan
Kai is our male swimmer of the week for his excellent attitude and work ethic in practice.  Kai saw his hard work pay off this past weekend when he qualified for State in his 50 breaststroke, something he has been working toward the past two summers.  Every morning Kai comes to practice in a great mood with a positive attitude, something we as coaches love to see.  Keep up the great work Kai!

Week 2 Female swimmer of the week:  Emma Berg
Emma is the female swimmer of the week for her tenacity in leading lanes in practice and her support of other swimmers at this past meet.  Emma continues to be an excellent role model for our younger swimmers, both in her attitude in practice and her support for others.  In addition, Emma saw a 5 second drop in her 100 breaststroke this weekend, qualifying her for League.  Well done Emma!

I just wanted to pass along a few friendly reminders (and some new information):

• Big/Little buddies
• It is such a good feeling to see our Big/Little buddies cheering for each other.  I had the pleasure of introducing some buddies to each other at the swim meet on Saturday and it was such a positive encounter.  The dialogue that was exchanged between these swimmer was amazing.  Keep cheering for each other.
• We had an overwhelming response of swimmers who were participating in this program.  Because of this fact there were a few swimmers that were not included and I apologize for that.  If your name isn’t on the swimmer buddy list please let me know and I will get this corrected.
• After this week is over I would like all buddies to have met.  If you need to know who your buddy is please ask a coach or board member.
• If swimmers will be participating in the Pentathlon or C/D meet this Sunday the online sign-up is posted.  The deadline to sign-up for these meets is Saturday at 10:00am.  The link to sign-up is on the right hand side of the blog.  If your swimmer is attending one of these meets we will need parents to volunteer.
• No morning practice Monday, June 26th due to a busy weekend for our swimmers and coaches
• No morning practice on Wednesday, June 28th due to our Picture, Pancake and Water World day

This is a fun team day and we look forward to seeing many of you next Wednesday. Please let us know if you have any questions.

This week is full of practices and this weekend is busy with different meets for swimmers who are eligible to participate.

• Morning practices Monday-Friday

• Evening upper division (and parent practice) Tuesday and Thursday 8:00-9:00pm.  Please don’t forget to let Porter know if you plan on attending

• Breast stroke clinic Tuesday and Wednesday 9:45-10:15am.  Swimmers must be signed up to attend

• June 23rd-June 24th:  Ken Caryl Invitational
• This meet is for swimmers who have a specific qualifying time.  The swimmers participating in this meet have already been contacted and the entries have been submitted.  Swimmers can see what events they are swimming on the right hand side.  Also please note the days/times for each age group
• If you have a swimmer participating in this meet there will be a Parent Volunteer sign-up posted as soon as we know our timing responsibilities.  We would appreciate your help volunteering.  

• June 25th (Sunday):  Pentathlon @ Applewood Athletic Club
• 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.
• A sign-up for this meet will be posted online if your swimmer wants to participate.  All entries must be received by 10am on Saturday morning.
• 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. 
• This meet will be held at AAC (13330 W 20th Ave. Lakewood, CO).  This meet is scheduled to begin at 7:00am and warm-up times are TBD.

• June 25th (Sunday):  C/D meet @ Splash 
• This meet is for swimmers who have C/D times in one or more event.  If your swimmer is working on getting a B or better qualifying time this is a good opportunity.  Each swimmer can swim up to 3 individual events at this meet.  
• Sign-up for this meet will be posted online on Monday.  If your swimmer wants to participate in this meet all entries will need to be completed by 10am on Saturday. 
• If your swimmer is participating in this meet we will need the parents to volunteer for our teams timing responsibilities.  A parent volunteer sign-up will be posted soon.  
• This meet will be held at Splash in Golden (3151 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401).  This meet is scheduled to start at 7:00am and warm-up times are TBD.

Here is some important information about our next Intrasquad meet.

• This meet will be next Wednesday, June 21st 
• Warm-ups at 5:00pm and meet starts at 5:30pm
• Swimmers will be allowed to sign-up for 3 individual events.  This meet is a good opportunity to swim events they usually don’t swim.
• Event sign-ups are available at the pool and swimmers need to sign-up by the end of practice on Wednesday
• Coach Porter is suggesting that if swimmers are swimming in the Ken Caryl Invitational meet they don’t participate in the Intrasquad
• Gator apparel will be sold (cash, check or credit cards accepted)
• We will be offering dinner at the pool with pizza meals.  We will have pizza, cookies, chips and drinks available for purchase (cash and credit cards accepted)
• Parents please sign-up to help volunteer at this fun team swim meet

Here is the moment that you all have been waiting for….swimmer of the week (week 1)

Male Swimmer of the week:  Eli Sammon
Eli is our male swimmer of the week for his excellent work ethic in practice and drive to compete in meets.  Eli came to practice ready to swim and put his full effort into every set.  Despite his goggles falling off during (most of) his races, Eli put his head down and put everything he had into finishing strong.  Now that he’s got new goggles, the coaches are looking forward to seeing the impact of his hard work in practice on his time during meets.

Female Swimmer of the week:  Taetum Fuller
Taetum was the 8&under winner for the first ever Freestyle Frenzy this past weekend.  She came out fast in the 100 free and didn’t look back from that, dropping time in several races during the meet.  Taetum has a good attitude in practice and makes sure to complete each set in its entirety.  The coaches are excited to see Taetum continue to complete throughout the rest of the season.

Congrats Eli and Taetum!