Good Evening Crocs!

Happy Sunday to you all! We hope you've had a great weekend! We are excited for our third meet of the season at our home pool against Church Run! Please read the information below and reach out if you have any questions! 

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 LEFT 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 (6/15-6/19)

Reminder we will only have normal morning practices on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of 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

Thursday 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 normal afternoon practice on Monday and Tuesday this week. Thursday we will do a starts/turns clinic during afternoon practice!

• 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

FRIDAY-JUNE 19

NO MORNING OR AFTERNOON Practices- enjoy your day :) In case you didn't know Lewis Ginter does free admission on Juneteenth, so it is the perfect way to spend the day with family/friends!

Swim Meet Reminders/Announcements-- IMPORTANT as this is a change from Jenny's previous email yesterday

• The meet theme will be TIE DYE themed! Bonus points for the best tie dyed shirts!
• 4:30 - 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 5:20 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.
  5:00- 5:20- Canterbury Warm Ups: first 10 minutes is 12-under swimmers, last 10 minutes is for 13-older swimmers
  5:45pm - quick meeting for team cheer and organize 8-under free relays
• 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 our 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