TIGERSHARKS NEWS - WEEK ENDING 02/07/2026

(COACH) Jim Stretch

Announcements and Reminders:​​

  • DDST MEET - THIS WEEKEND, UPDATES
  • FRIDAY PRACTICE CHANGES - THIS WEEK AND NEXT
  • FEBRUARY TRAINING CALENDAR POSTED
  • TWILIGHT MEET - FEB 20TH, ALL GROUPS WELCOME
  • REMINDER -  Z4 ALL STAR TEAM & MEET - APPLICATIONS DUE SUN 02/08/26 
  • SAVE THE DATES, INSTAGRAM

DDST VALENTINES MEET - Please visit this MEET'S EVENT PAGE (click link) to see the latest on this weekend's meet including arrival times, estimated session timelines, psych sheets and more.  Please signup to volunteer for timing online at the EVENT PAGE job signup button..

FRIDAY PRACTICE TIME CHANGES -   On February 6th and 13th we are offering practices to athletes not attending the meets our club is going to on these dates.  Gold, Silver and Bronze groups will have the opportunity to practice from 5-6pm on these two Fridays.  Please note the time changes for these dates and plan to adjust drop off and pick up accordingly.
 
FEBRUARY TRAINING CALENDAR, MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS -   Our training schedule through Feb 21st is now posted online. By now most are aware there will be another maintenance project at our pool beginning Feb 23rd. Our pool will be closed from February 23-March 20th. We are actively working to secure pool space to continue training during the upcoming closure which comes at an especially challenging time of year.  We hope to announce our schedule at alternate locations soon. 
 
TWILIGHT MEET, FRI FEB 20TH - Before our pool closes for four weeks, we are holding a practice meet opportunity for all groups including League. There will be some longer races for the older athletes. Please commit/decline at the Feb 20th Twilight meet's EVENT PAGE - event choices will be added soon.

ZONE ALL APPLICATIONS DUE FEB 8TH-  Athlete applications for the 2026 ZONE 4 ALL STAR Team.  Z4 All-Star Team members will compete Sunday April 26th in Morgan Hill CA.  This meet is a special opportunity for qualifying swimmers to represent our team AND ZONE 4 at the LSC championship level.  Please note: this is a selection based meet and swimmers must meet specific time requirements and submit an application to be considered.  If your athlete has at least one "BB" time they may be eligible and we encourage applying.  Information, eligibility details and athlete application form are available HERE.  For those who do apply (or have already applied) please consider helping our Z4 Zone All-Stars by chaperoning the team, timing or officiating at the meet.  Chaperone applications are online HERE.p Applications may be hand delivered to the all-star desk at this weekend's DDST Valentines meet. 

PLAN TO PARTICIPATE/VOLUNTEER CARSON HOSTED INTERMOUNTAIN CLASSIC 05/22/2026   - PLEASE save the dates. We need you and your athletes for our Tigersharks hosted Intermountain Classic swim meet May 22 through 24th, 2026.    This meet is one of our team's key fundraisers and helps support Tigersharks operations.

TIGERSHARKS ARE BACK ON INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK -      We hope you have seen Tigershark's  new Instagram and Facebook accounts .   Our new and re-launched social media for meet highlights, swimmer shout-outs, behind-the-scenes moments, updates, and all the fun that makes our team special.     We want these pages to reflect  our   swimmers and families — and that’s where you come in! 📸🎉     If you have great photos or short videos from practices, meets, team events, or just fun team moments, we’d love for you to share them with us. Action shots, podium smiles, team spirit, and candid fun are all welcome!     Follow along, help us spread the word, and let’s show everyone the energy and community that makes our team awesome. More details on how to submit content coming soon!
 
Questions, issues, etc?  Please email Coach Jim.

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Helpful Links:

Want to get more from our SportsEngine Motion software?  Try the PARENT APP it's free and available on the App Store or Google Play.

A good, six-minute, YouTube video for athletes about attending your first swim meet

Help for parents/swimmers on fastswims.com can be found at: https://sites.google.com/view/fastswimsv2/support/parents-swimmers?authuser=1

The online meet entry tutorial for ome.swimconnection.com can be found at:  https://sites.google.com/site/omehelp/how-to-for-parents-and-swimmers

Learn more about our LSC Pacific Swimming at: http://pacswim.org

View the new USA Swimming TIME STANDARDS for 2024-28 via THIS LINK.

Learn more about USA Swimming, the national governing body of the sport of swimming: http://usaswimming.org

Want to learn about the rules?  See pp. 19-24 of the  2025 USA Swimming mini-rulebook PDF  for the rules of each of the four competitive strokes as well as the multiple stroke individual medley events.  That's right, ALL the stroke, starts and turn rules of ALL official races in just six pages.