Green Mountain Swim Team

Hi Gators! Awesome job at our last dual meet today! We had several best times and new qualifiers.

We are fast approaching the deadline for League entries. The coaches will have a meeting to decide on entries this Sunday afternoon. It is very important that EVERYONE has signed up, regardless of whether or not you have a qualifying time yet. Having the fastest relays possible will make all the difference next weekend.

Please remember that the Medley relay will be the first event next Saturday, and the Free relay will be the first event on Sunday at League. Swimmers who are only swimming in relays will be done swimming very early both days, leaving plenty of time for any plans you may have later those mornings. Both the coaches and especially teammates really appreciate the swimmers who come to the meet for relays. Please, please do your best to come!!

Lastly, practices next week will only be for League and State qualifiers, and relay swimmers. Since we will have fewer swimmers, we have decided to condense the practices into just two practice times. Because of this, we do ask that anyone not swimming individual events or relays at League or State please go ahead and sleep in!

Upper Division: Practice will be held 7:00am-8:30am.
All 12 & Unders: Practice will be held 8:30-9:30am.

The coaches expect everyone with qualifying times to attend practice. Since the League entries will not be posted on the blog until Monday, if you are unsure whether or not you are in a relay, please come to practice on Monday. If it turns out you are not swimming on a relay, you can start sleeping in on Tuesday.

Thank you parents for all you do for the team! I know several of you have moved or rearranged plans to get your swimmers to the League meet, and both the coaches and your swimmers’ teammates truly appreciate it.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions. Thanks!

There is a lot going on this weekend for the swim team and swim club

Swim Team

• You must sign-up for the League meet notifying coaches that you will or will not be able to participate.
• The last day to order age group photos from the photographer is tomorrow at the meet. Please give Jennifer cash or check and the age group that you need.
• Next, if you want to right a message to your swimmer in the league program you must have your completed form and payment to Jennifer by 9am Monday.
• If you plan on attending the last chance meet on Sunday you must sign up by 3pm on Saturday.

Swim Club

Sunday 7/12 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
It’s Fiesta night for Teens and Tweens at the Green Mountain Swim Club this Sunday!

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The sign-up for the Last Chance meet is posted.  This meet is intended for swimmer who need “a last chance” to make a League qualifying time.  This meet will be held at Mount Vernon Country Club, 24933 Club House Circle, Golden.  Warm-ups are at 6:20-6:40; Meet starts at 7:00am. This sign-up will be available until 3pm on Saturday.  If you need to sign-up for an event please do so now or after our meet on Saturday or you will need to deck enter on Sunday.  If your kid is swimming at this meet we will need you to volunteer to time.

I want to send a big thank you to everyone for coming out in the rain and making sure the Intrasquad happened.  It was a wet night and I am sure the parents were almost as wet as the swimmers.  You are all amazing parents!  Also thanks to those who purchased Gator apparel it helped lower our inventory.  My last thank you is to the talented and brave singers who tried out to sing the National Anthem at the League meet.  I am happy to announce they both will be singing, one will sing Saturday and the other Sunday.  The only thing that didn’t happen tonight was the coaches and parents relay.  We will make sure to reschedule this event.

Hi Gators! This will not be my only post with information regarding the League meet, but I have a few very important notes for you as we get closer to the big day. This year, we have a real shot of WINNING League. This isn’t based on my being overly confident; I have looked at the results from our meets so far and I know we can do it! A win at League would be HUGE for our team, and we can’t wait to see you all swim fast next weekend!

In order to win, however, we need something from you. We are asking that everyone who has qualified please be at as many practices as possible leading up to the meet, and that you come ready to do your best at practice. This week has been harder during practice, but that is because we need to build up as much endurance and strength as possible for when we taper for our big meets. Next week will get easier as we approach the meet.

The most important thing that we need to win League is for all of our swimmers to be at the meet ready to swim fast. I know everyone has lots of things going on during the summer, but we really need as many swimmers as possible to be at this meet. If it is possible at all to get swimmers to the meet, we ask that you do. Swimmers who can be there for relays even if they don’t have individual qualifying times can make all the difference.

Sign ups for League are on the blog. If you have already qualified, please try to sign up by this Friday. If you qualify this weekend, we will add you to our list as we go. The coaches will be doing the entries on Sunday after the Last Chance meet, so we must know by then if you will be able to make it to the meet. If for some reason you have to miss PART of League, but not ALL of it, please sign up as a ‘yes’ and talk to me before Sunday so I can get you in events that don’t conflict.

Lastly, please know that although the coaches will be choosing your events for this meet, we will make sure to pick events that we know you will be successful in, so don’t worry. The League meet is about the team as a whole. You will be able to choose your own events for State.

Thank you! Please let me know if you have any questions 🙂

Parents-
      Here is the post everyone has been waiting for.  You ask how can you help at the League meet?  Well I am here to show you 🙂  Attached are two sign up links.  One link is specific to selling t-shirts and programs during the meet and the other sign-up is for miscellaneous jobs during this event.  As we stated at the parent meeting we are going to need everyone’s help in some way, big or small.  Please sign-up to help make this event successful.  Please don’t hesitate to ask questions to find out more about a specific task.  I will be in contact with the “lead” people for each task to provide them with more detail about the responsibilities.  Thanks in advance for your time and support. 
League meet misc. jobs
T-Shirt and Program sales