Good morning,

If you are receiving this email, one or more of your swimmers has qualified for GRAL CHAMPS!  CHAMPS will take place at SwimRVA (5050 Ridgedale Parkway) on July 29th and 30th. 12 and younger swimmers will compete on Saturday, July 29th and 13 and older swimmers will compete on Sunday, July 30th.  On both days, competition will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 4:00 p.m, with a 1.5 hour lunch break.  A complete list of all CHAMPS qualifiers (from all teams) to-date can be found on the GRAL website (http://gralva.com/meet-5-top-50-and-champs-qualifiers). The list of CRA qualifiers is posted on the bulletin board in the breezeway and also on our team website under the “Champs” tab.  

More detailed information will be coming in the next day or two about all things CHAMPS related (pricing info. for registration, volunteer info., Laser Tag fun event, etc.). In the meantime, please mark your calendar for CHAMPS REGISTRATION at CRA on Wednesday, July 19th  from 8:30-11 a.m. and 4:30-5:30 p.m. Registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please RSVP for CHAMPS on the team website by 6:00 p.m. on Monday, July 17th. 

CHAMPS practice will begin on Thursday, July 20th. Practice times are as follows:

*9:00-10:15 a.m:  11 & older

*10:00-11:00 a.m.:  10 & younger

*4:30-5:30 p.m.:  all groups (no Friday practices. No p.m. practice Wed., 7/27).  

**Please note, there WILL be practice on Wednesday, July 19th for those who are registering for Champs during the afternoon session.  If you attend fun practice in the morning and register for Champs at that time, p.m. practice is optional for those swimmers.  

Stay tuned for lots more information coming your way soon!  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask (email [email protected] using CHAMPS in the subject line)!

 

- Leah Danforth and Amanda Schmidt (CHAMPS coordinators)