Hello Seahorse Families!

We are so excited to begin our swim season. Welcome to any new members and welcome back to our returning swimmers. If you have any questions during the season, please reach out to the Swim Team Directors Terry Fitzgerald or Tracey Daniels.

We are so happy to announce that Coach Vaughan Smith will be joining us as head coach this year. Bridgette Acchione & Solomon Sniad will be back as assistant coaches.

Practice Times: We will begin afternoon practices on Tuesday, May 26th. We realize that some schools dismiss later than others and understand that these times may be difficult for some families. Please do your best.

4:15-5:00 Seniors (Ages 13 and over)

4:45-5:25 Ages 11-12

5:00-5:30 Ages 9-10

4:50-5:15 Ages 8 and Under: Group 1

5:15-5:40 Ages 8 and Under: Group 2

All swimmers MUST swim with their assigned age group/practice group unless a coach makes a switch.

8 and Under Swimmers:

• For the first week, swimmers will be split by last name
  • Group 1: Last Names beginning with A-L will swim 4:50-5:15
  • Group 2: Last Names beginning with M-Z will swim 5:15-5:40
• Beginning June 1st, coaches will divide swimmers into two groups by ability.
• All swimmers must be able to swim one length of the pool across the deep end independently. A swim test will be given at the start of practice during the first week.

Equipment:

• Goggles: All swimmers must have goggles for practice.

• Caps and Hair Ties: Coaches ask that swimmers with long hair pull their hair back with a hair tie. Swim caps are strongly encouraged for anyone with longer hair. For swim meets, swimmers are asked to wear Campus caps or blue or white caps. Please do not wear caps from club swim teams.
• Swimsuits- For practice, swimmers can wear any practice/racing suit. For swim meets, swimmers are asked to wear a solid colored blue or black suit. We also have team suits linked on our swim team website. These suits are sold through Swim Outlet.

Junior Seahorses: will begin on Tuesday, June 17th. Juniors will be from 10:30-11:00 each weekday. We welcome Elizabeth McKinley as the Junior Seahorse Director this year! If you have a swimmer age 13 or over who would like to be a counselor, please complete this Google Form.

Sponsors: The swim team is looking for individuals or businesses who may be interested in sponsoring our team. If you have your own business or know of someone who may be interested in supporting our team, please see the Google Form for more information and to sign up. Feel free to share!

Important Dates:

Tuesday, May 26th- Afternoon swim practices begin

Wednesday, May 27th- New Parent Meeting: 5:30 pm in Pavilion

Sunday, June 14th- Pancake Breakfast 10:30-11:30 am in Pavilion

Wednesday, June 17th- First Swim Meet (Home)

Wednesday, June 17th- MORNING Practice Begins

Wednesday, June 17th- Junior Seahorses Begin

Please use the Swimtopia website to declare your swimmer for meets and sign up for volunteer slots. New families- we will provide more information about this at the Parent Meeting on May 27th.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the pool in just a few short weeks!

Terry & Tracey