Swimmer of the Week

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July / weekend with no swim meets!

Here are the swimmers of the week:

Male Swimmer:

Kai Langan!

Kai showed up to practice with endless energy and an excitement to swim all last week. Every time Kai was near the water he had a giant grin and was ready to go, eager to get in. Despite no meet, he put a lot of good hard work in this past week. Congrats Kai!

Female Swimmer:

Jensen Wehri!

Jensen worked hard at all practices last week, constantly working to improve. She brought a positive attitude to the practices as well as a strong work ethic. Jensen’s positivity is contagious, impacting everyone else in her lane (which is fun to see as coaches). Keep up the great work Jensen!

We are about to hit a tough stretch of the season, with 5 swim meets (4 meets and 1 inter-squad) in the next two weeks, followed by League and then State. I urge all swimmers to attend practice as regularly as possible. The practice difficulty will be ramped up for the next two weeks so come prepared!

Age group photos (sneak peek)

I am excited to share a sneak peek of the Age Group photos.  The photographer has put the Gator Team photo and the age group photos online for those people who didn’t order this originally.  Once you see these photos you may change your mind and want to purchase one.  You are in luck and you can purchase them online through this link.  This link will be available through the end of the month so don’t wait too long.  If you order any pictures through this link they will be mailed to you directly.
https://alexhearnphotography.smugmug.com/GM-Swim-Team-2016/n-xKfcJN/

July 4th-July 10th weekly schedule

We hope all of our Gator families had a fun 4th of July!  Hope it was fun and safe and everyone enjoyed not getting up for swim team practice.

Here is the schedule for the week of July 4th-July 10th
Monday, July 4th:  There is no swim team practice (Morning or Evening)
Tuesday, July 5th:  Morning practice and donut day **please see the revised start time for upper division
    7:00-8:00am:  Upper division practice
    8:00-9:00am:  10-13 year olds
    9:00-10:00am:  9 year olds
    9:00-9:45am:  8&unders
Evening practice and treat
    12&unders:  7:00-8:00pm
Night practice
     Upper division and parents:  8:00-9:00pm

Wednesday-Friday:  Regular summer 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
 
Thursday, July 14th
All swimmers must sign-up for Saturdays meet by the end of practice or email gmstgators@aol.com if you are out of town this week but will be at the meet
7:00-8:00pm:  12&under night practice
8:00-9:00pm:  Upper division and parent practice

Saturday, July 9th:  AAC vs GM @ Green Mountain Swim Club
Warm-ups begin at 6:00am; Meet starts at 7:00am
Parents please see the volunteer link to help with this meet

Sunday, July 10th:  Pentathlon @ Applewood Athletic Club
Meet begins at 7:00am
This meet requires swimmers to have 3 of 5 events with  B or better qualifying time( freestyle, back stroke, breast stroke, butterfly or IM).  Please see the Pentathlon post for more information about this meet.  To sign-up please email gmstgators@aol.com with the swimmers name.

Have a great July 4th and see you Tuesday for practice!

Pentathlon: Sunday, July 10th

This Sunday Applewood Athletic Club is hosting the Pentathlon meet.  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.  Please send and email to gmstgators@aol.com to sign-up.  All entries must be received by 12pm on Saturday, July 9th.

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.

Patriotic Pool Party @ GMSC July 4th
Stars, stripes and lots of fun;
Join our annual 4th of July celebration in the sun!

The lifeguards will be hosting annual favorites, including family-oriented events, relay races, a skit, and more.

The Snack Shack will be having special meal deals, plus an assortment of tasty treats for sale.

Bring your tents, sunscreen and plan an afternoon relaxing by the cool of GMSC pool. The pool is open from 10 am – 5 pm; events will be from 1-3:30 pm….seeGMSC Calendar for details and times.

Red, white, blue and you….hope to see you there!