Tomorrows Intrasquad meet

I have a feeling tomorrow night is going to be a great night.  The pool will have food and entertainment!  What else can you ask for?  The only other thing we need is to make sure you volunteer so we can have a meet.  Please sign-up if you haven’t already done so. 

There will be hamburger and hot dog meal available for purchase tomorrow as well as additional items from the snack shack.  All you need to do is show up (with money).

The free entertainment will come after all our kids swim.  Please make sure you stay around and watch the coaches relay (and the parents relay).  Yes parents I mentioned your relay again.  This is just to make sure you don’t forget your swimming suit or something important.  I have heard that we have had parents “practicing” at the night practice so it sounds like you are ready.

See you all tomorrow night. 

Thank you to the many parent volunteers

I just wanted to send a thank you message to all the parents who volunteered at the meet on Saturday.  It was a long and HOT day.  We had parents volunteer for all three shifts, we had parents volunteer for a shift and stay until the end of the meet and we had parents volunteer who didn’t even have a swimmer.  You are all amazing and we appreciate your help.  Thank you for all the support you give to the Gators!  It takes each and every family to makes these meets successful for our swimmers.

Swimmer of the Week and Gator week notice

Great job to everyone who swam this past weekend! We had some fantastic swims Saturday against AAC, and although everyone was a little tired Sunday there were still great swims and a lot of time dropped. And now your swimmers of the week:
FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Emma Neuroth!
Emma took first place overall for the 13-14 girls division at the Pentathlon and also had a strong meet on Saturday. Her attendance was consistent all week, and when she was in the water she was working hard the whole time, continuing a trend she has had all year. Her continued dedication and competitive spirit has led a strong 13-14 division this year. The coaches are excited to see what she will do come league and state. Keep up the good work Emma! 
MALE SWIMMER OF THE WEEK
Jaimen Whittenburg! 
Jaimen swam incredibly well on Sunday, placing second overall for the 9-10 boys division. It was fun to see all the hard work Jaimen puts in at practice day in and day out pay off in a big way. He was either faster than or right at his seed times in his races, which is impressive after such a long week of swimming. Jaimen is always consistent at practice, working hard and constantly improving. Great job Jaimen! 
GATOR WEEK NOTICE!!!
Today was the introductory day to Gator Week, a week where are sets are tougher and we ask a lot of the swimmers during practice. The sets will be getting tougher and tougher each day, ending with a “game day” of sorts on Friday. Make sure to stay rested and hydrated all week! We know the practices will be tough, but we ask that all swimmers come with a positive attitude and readiness to work hard to ensure good and healthy workouts.
Good Luck!

– Porter

You don't want to miss the Intrasquad on Wednesday

This Wednesday will be our last Gator Intrasquad meet.  This is a night that you don’t want to miss (not that you want to miss any of them)!  You will have to read this whole post before you get to the exciting news…..(don’t cheat and skip to the bottom)

  • All swimmers can sign-up for 3 individual events.  We are allowing swimmers to swim an additional event so help them qualify in more events.  We also challenge the swimmers to pick an event they haven’t swam yet 🙂
  • Swimmers must sign-up for this meet by the end of practice on Tuesday
  • Warm-ups begin at 5:00pm and the meet starts at 5:30
  • Parents please volunteer your time and sign-up to help
This will be the last meet that we will have Gator apparel for sale (you can still purchase items during practice).    So if you don’t have your gator shirt, sweatshirt, hat and/or sticker for your car (or around the house) please stop by and purchase it.
More information to come about dinner options that may be purchased at the pool.
And for the exciting news that you have waited to read…….
At the end of the meet on Wednesday…….is the coaches relay!!!!!
The coaches will challenge the parents and other age groups to a relay swim.  The kids will already be ready to participate so we are reminding the parents.  Parents please bring your swimming suit, goggles and a towel and be ready to swim if you want to participate.
See you all Wednesday!

July 11th-July 17th schedule

It is sad to think that this is the last regular week of the summer swim season (more information about what happens next).  Please see below the schedule for the week of July 11th-July 17th.

Monday-Friday (July 11th-July 15th):  Regular summer morning practice
6:30-8:15am:  Upper division practice and dry land (8-8:15am)
8:00-9:00am:  10-13 year olds
9:00-10:00am:  9 year olds
9:00-9:45am:  8&under

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday (July 11th, July 12th, and July 14th)
7:00-8:00pm:  12&under night practice

Tuesday, July 12th and Thursday July 14th
8:00-9:00pm:  Upper division and parent practice

Monday, July 11th:  Butterfly stroke clinic
9:45-10:15am (must be signed up online–slots still available)

Tuesday, July 12th: 
9:45-10:15am Breat stroke clinic (must be signed up online–slots still available)
All swimmers must sign-up for the Intrasquad meet by the end of practice

Wednesday, July 13th:  
9:45-10:15am Starts/Turns clinic (must be signed up online)
Intrasquad meet @ Green Mountain Swim Club
     Warm-ups begin at 5:00pm; Meet starts at 5:30pm
     Please note that swimmers can sign-up for 3 events
     Parents please sign-up to help volunteer at this meet.

Thursday, July 14th:
All swimmers must sign-up for the Intrasquad meet by the end of practice

Saturday, July 16th:
Swim meet at Applewood Knolls Swim and Tennis club (11520 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge).
     Warm-up begin at 6:30am; Meet starts at 7:00am
     Parent please sign-up to volunteer to time at this meet

Sunday July 17th:
Last Chance swim meet at Green Mountain Swim Club
This meet is for swimmers who are within seconds of qualifying for League or State.
There will be another post about this meet.

The summer is finally here with the 100 degree weather.

This weekend

We are excited for this coming weekend. This weekend we will host our last dual meet and participate in the Pentathlon hosted by Applewood Athletic Club. If your kids are swimming in either of these meets we need you to volunteer. Please use the links on the right hand side of the blog to sign-up.

If you are swimming in the meet on Saturday warm-ups begin at 6:00am and the meet begins at 7:00am

If you are swimming at the Pentathlon on Sunday warm-ups begin at 6:30am and the meet begins at 7:00am

Please see the coaches on Saturday before the Meet to get your Gator tattoo!
See you in the morning