Good Evening Crocs!

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful dads of our Canterbury family! We hope you have had a great weekend! We are excited for our third meet of the season at Church Run's pool! Remember that the meet will take place on Tuesday, June 17 due to Juneteenth on Thursday this week. We will do fun/donut practice on Wednesday morning and regular practice Wednesday afternoon. There will be no morning or afternoon practice on Thursday, June 19.  As a reminder, this is the first meet that I will NOT be doing index cards for each individual swimmer. However, I will have a copy of the entries at swimmer check in table- so still say hello to our table workers! All events will be loaded on the app and on our site to view. I will still be creating/updating the relay board on deck as needed though. I know for some this will be an adjustment, but as I said previously- this is a league decision that we need to try to follow :) 

Events

• The events are attached below. Please let me know ASAP if you see anything that needs to be changed.
• It is freestyle week so we have a lot more relays at the meet! Remember all relays are tentative and subject to change, please check the relay whiteboard at the meet to confirm the relays.
• For 9 and up swimmers, please double check with a coach that you are not on a relay before leaving the meet after individual races are done.
• If your swimmer is an 8- under swimmer that is only doing back and free, please do not warm-up. We are trying our best to keep warm-up safe given the size of our team. 

Dive Rules

• GRAL follows the USA swimming dive certification rules for all 10 and under swimmers. Our coaching staff has been working at practice to document everyone’s dive level.
• Some swimmers are only certified to dive off the side, and some swimmers must start in the pool for forward strokes. This is due to safety concerns regarding diving.
• At check in, some swimmers will receive either an “X” or an “O” written on their RIGHT ARM. This ensures the officials know the swimmer’s dive level. Those with an X will start from inside the pool, and those with an O will start from the side of the pool. If your swimmer does not receive an X or an O at check in this means they have the ability to dive off the blocks.

Practice this Week (6/16-6/20)

Reminder we will only have normal morning practices on Monday and Tuesday this week:

• 13 and older swimmers: 8:00 - 8:45
• 11 - 12 year old swimmers: 8:45 - 9:30
• 9 - 10 year old swimmers: 9:30 - 10:15
• 8 and under swimmers: 10:15 - 11:00

Wednesday morning 6/18

Wednesday morning we have donut practices at the following times:

• 11 and older swimmers: 9:00 - 10:00
• 10 and under swimmers: 10:00 - 11:00

We will only have afternoon practice on Monday and Wednesday this week. Monday and Wednesday are normal practices. NO CLINIC THIS WEEK...

• 8 and under swimmers: 4:00 - 4:30
• 9 - 10 year old swimmers: 4:30 - 5:00
• 11 - 12 year old swimmers: 5:00 - 5:30
• 13 and older swimmers: 5:30 - 6:00

THURSDAY-JUNE 19

NO MORNING OR AFTERNOON Practices- enjoy your day :) In case you didn't know Lewis Ginter does free admission on Juneteenth and July 4th! 

Friday morning- June 20

Individual Pictures from 8-8:30am.

Team Pictures will be taken at 9:00am- please arrive early! 

9-10 practice will happen as usual at 9:30-10:15am

8-under practice will happen as usual from 10:15-11:00am

Swim Meet Reminders/Announcements-- IMPORTANT!

• The meet theme will be SUPERHERO themed! Bonus points if you make your own costume!
• 4:45 - CRA swimmers and volunteers please begin to arrive for positive check in. There will be a table set up by the front entrance. Check in needs to be completed by 5:30 at the absolute latest, so if running late and miss warm-up, please text Lauren at (434)238-0284 so your swimmer is not removed from the swim meet.
  5:15- 5:45- Canterbury Warm Ups
  5:50 - quick meeting for team cheer
• Please make sure to bring plenty of water and keep your swimmer(s) (and yourself) hydrated.
• Don't forget your goggles, towel, and cap too :)

Sportsmanship/Support

As a team, we would like to do our best to be positive, welcoming, and supportive to our own team and the Church Run swim team. If possible, please go over these quick reminders with all swimmers so we can show what a great team we have :)

• Cheer on our teammates and be supportive throughout the meet!
• Wait in the water at the end of each race for everyone to finish, as well as give a handshake or high five to at least one lane beside you waiting to get out of the pool.
• Do not write anything on the back or body at meets beyond the shoulder marking for dive rules, and the event numbers on hand/arm.
• Clean up trash throughout the meet even if it's not yours so that we can keep their pool looking nice and so there is less to clean up to do at the end of the meet!
• Help our new/returning swimmers feel comfortable and confident- we are one big family when it comes to swim meets and have lots of new swimmers! Get to know others regardless of age and help any swimmer when/if needed!

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns at  [email protected]! Go Crocs!

Sincerely,

Coach Lauren