Swim Buddies

We are very lucky to have such wonderful swimmers and their families join the swim team for a short two months.  It is amazing to see what kind of friendships are formed from our summer swim team.  It is wonderful for the kids to have support from not only their families but also other swimmers while they participate in an activity they enjoy.

We find the swim buddy program a wonderful tool in helping strengthen the relationships between our swimmers.  It is fun to watch the younger and older swimmers cheer each other on during meets as this is the easiest thing a buddy can do.  This program helps support what values the Gators believe in.

Listed below are Male and Female swim buddies.  If you have questions or need to be introduced to your buddy please ask a coach or a board member.

Male Swim Buddies
Little Buddy Big Buddy
Jack Donati Alex Granquist
Conor Sharpe Nathan Whittenburg
Jonas Belcher Kaden Fuller
Nick Langan Brett Edwards
Jake Swanson Ben Hofstra
Charles Wahlberg Isaac Perez-Williams
Jakey Skimel Jaimen Whittenburg
Elias Hutchison Marc Felton and Carder Berridge
Owen Berg Spencer Coffey
Everett Tompkins Jackson Voss
Dominic Anderson Evan Neuroth
Kai Langan Connor Brauch
Michael Skimel Harry Wahleberg
David Neuroth Mason Friedrichs
Ben Swanson Ethan Ballard
Sonny Donati John Neuroth
Justin Collins Beck Nicholson
Patrick Davis Eli Sammon

Female Swim Buddies
Little Buddy Big Buddy
Teagan Fuller Anastasia Davis
Lucy Bell Katy Haerbig
Whitney Price Lucielle Wright
Lexi Ballard Kati Livingood
Delaney Lucero Opal Perez-Williams
Anisa Valdez Alex Gibbons
Lily Strong Lexi Merrill
Leah Felton Kayli Langan
McKinley Longley Elisa Pickett
Norah Belcher Kylie Knutson
Sophia Coffey Taryn McGraw
Scarlett Baker Rachel Warren
Alex Strong Madison Merrill
Taetum Fuller Lexie Lamping
Addy Berg Sammy Skrzekut
Maddie Friedrichs Emma Neuroth
Taylor Guenther Megan Cooper
Kiana Good Emma Forney
Rachel Bakkum Megan Snelling
Mia Slowey Emily Ballard
Tenley Fuller Anna Granquist
Brooke Tompkins Sidney Tonkin
Isabel Ballard Ianna Debrunner
Makenna Maloch Emma Berg
Lucy Voss Emma Phillips
Jensen Wehri Marie Handy
Lily Bell Taylor Haerbig
Allison Duong Elsa Debrunner

Schedule June 12th-June 17th

The Gators swim season is off to a great start and they are having great swims.  We just wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the schedule for this week.

Saturday, June 17th:  swim meet at Green Mountain  Swim Club against Golden.  Swimmers should be at the pool ready for warm-ups at 6:00am with the meet starting at 7:00am.  Swimmers will sign-up at the pool by the end of practice on Thursday.  Swimmers can swim 3 individual events and need to indicate if they can participate in relays.  Parents need to volunteer their time helping with this meet.  
Butterfly stroke clinic:  Tuesday and Wednesday 9:45-10:15am.  Swimmers must be signed-up to participate in this clinic.  The coaches will work with kids needing additional help on this stroke.
Tuesday and Thursday 8:00-9:00pm:  upper division practice.  Please don’t forget to text Porter if you plan on attending so a coach doesn’t show up if there aren’t any swimmers.  Parents are welcome to participate.
Please also watch for the swimmer buddies to be posted as well as the swimmer of the week
Have a great week!  

Thanks for a fun Gator Freestyle Frenzy meet

Thank you to all the swimmers who swam in our first annual Gator Freestyle Frenzy meet. There were lots of great swims today. Thank you to the parents who came out and volunteered their time to help make this meet successful. A special thanks to the few parents who came and volunteered today and didn’t even have a swimmer participating. This is what being part of the Gators is all about.

Gator Freestyle Frenzy meet

This Sunday we are hosting a new meet and inviting other teams in our league.  This meet will used as a fundraising event to help support the Gators and the swim club.  Since this a new meet we are asking for volunteers to help make this event successful.  If your child is swimming in this meet please make sure you sign-up to volunteer your time.  Even if your swimmer isn’t swimming we are happy to have you come watch this fun meet and lend a hand in making this run smoothly.  This meet will run differently than normal meets so families will be here from the start of the meet to the end (to watch the awards).  Thank you for your time and we look forward to seeing you on Sunday.

Tie-Dye washing instructions

It was great to see all the Gators tie-dying their items.  Thank you for all your support in this fun swim team event.  Here are the tie-dye washing instructions in case you forgot to pick these up last night.

Tie-Dye washing instructions:
Please wait 24 hours to wash. Leave the item in the bag until you are ready to wash.  While the shirt is still tied, it needs to be rinsed under cold running water.  When you see very little dye running off the item, start to gradually remove the rubber bands while still rinsing.  Get as much dye out as possible this way.  Immediately after rinsing wash the item ( by itself ) with cold water and soap in the washing machine.  Once this item has been washed and dried you are good to wear. 
Wear your Gator gear around the pool

Go Gators!!!!