Week 1 Team Updates

Galen Ziegler

Hello everyone,

Week 1 is complete! I have a couple of things to update you on as we head into our second week of practice and our first meet.

 

Meet Commitments

We are doing pretty well with meet commitments. But, there are about 20-30 people who are still undeclared for our first few meets. Make sure you get on and RSVP sooner rather than later. 

Keep in mind that if your swimmer is not committed by the time I submit the lineups, they are assumed to be a scratch. You should receive automatic email reminders one week prior (regardless of whether you have committed or not), and the deadlines are set at five days before the meet.

Volunteering

We are still struggling with volunteer hours! I have emailed the families that still need significant hours. I will send another email in a couple of days to follow up. We still have 39 hours that need to be filled.

I thank everyone who has signed up for their 6 hours, and to all those dedicated parents who went above and beyond! The meets could not run without everyone’s help!

Suits and Team Apparel

Suits, caps, and team apparel will be ready to distribute on Monday!

We have received some feedback that some people have required size adjustments after trying on their new ones. So, please arrive early to your practice so you can try on your suit before getting in the pool and getting it wet!

If you ordered a youth size, they changed how they are labeling them. Just be aware that your number may be slightly different because they eliminated the “youth” designation and just assigned that size a regular number.

HCC Practice

I really appreciate the level of attendance at our first HCC practice! Let’s keep it up!

Hopefully, everyone is comfortable getting in and out of the facility. If you have not been yet, there are directions in the News posting from last week on 5/31.

 

Looking ahead at week 2!

Practice

  • The practice schedule is the same. Sunday at HCC. No morning practices yet. No first group practice on Tuesday.

Meet(s)

  • We have our first meet against Fallston on Saturday morning!
  • Expect your pre-meet email on Friday sometime with last-minute details about parking, lineups, etc.
  • This is an out-of-division meet and we will be focusing mainly on what we did these first two weeks in practice. So, the lineups may look a little different than usual and people may have a short list of events to make the first meet a little less stressful.     
  • Make sure you pick up your team gear sometime this week and make sure you have everything you need!