SHST Weekly Report - June 5, 2023

Recap: SHST @ the Lucas Valley Lightning - Saturday 6/3

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Declare NOW for our AWAY meet against the Novato Riptide - Saturday 6/10

Please sign up now for next away meet on Saturday, June 10th at the College of Marin - Indian Valley Campus (1800 Ignacio Blvd, Novato). SHST Warmups begin at 8:00 am, volunteer check-in and timer meeting are at 8:00am, National Anthem is at 8:30, and the meet starts promptly at 8:35!

Remember the deadline is Tuesday at midnight prior to every meet!

HOW TO DECLARE FOR DUAL MEETS:

All swimmers must sign up to ATTEND or DECLINE the meet and select the events they want to swim: 

Group 1 swimmers can only sign up for Freestyle and Backstroke.

Group 2, 3, & 4 swimmers can sign up for 3 events but only if they have mastered the strokes. (If you are not sure, contact coach Mark.)

 

Visit our website to read detailed instructions about how to declare, click on “Meet Sign Up”. If your child is not swimming in the meet, PLEASE DECLINE in the sign ups so we do not have to contact you. (You must do this for each meet!)

Click here to sign up for the Meet now!  

 

 

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Only 4 More Timers! 

First, thank you for everyone who has volunteered at our home and away meets! We only have 4 more timer shifts that are unfilled.  We are asking for the entire team’s help to fill additional spots.  If you were a no show, please contact us if you'd like to fulfill one of these shifts rather than pay the fine of $150.  Remember, a parent serving as a timer is much more valuable to us than the fee. If you are a part of another committee, please consider volunteering for one timing shift.  If you are a Poolside Volunteer, please consider taking on one more shift.  This is a fun way to try a different job once this season.

If you can help with any of the dates below, please email [email protected], and we will manually add you to the sign up. 

Timer shifts on 6/10 (2nd half) - 3 shifts

Timer shifts on 6/17 PM (2nd half) - 1 shift

For those that have already signed up, remember it is your responsibility to find someone if you are not able to make your shift AND inform [email protected] 48 hours prior to your shift. Note that replacements can include any other swim team parents or responsible family members/friends. It takes a village...  Thank you for your support! 

 

The All Stars meet is around the corner. All Stars is a league-wide system of recognizing and rewarding swimmers for achieving designated qualification times.

Swimmers from all 10 teams who achieve the designated qualification time in an event are invited to attend the All Star Meet which takes place on June 11 at Redwood High School. Swimmers may qualify in up to 5 events, but may only swim in 3 individual events at the meet.

Swimmers need to qualify for All Stars. Click HERE for the updated “2023 All Star Q-Times” to see if your swimmer made an All Stars time for one or multiple strokes. Swimmers can still qualify on our dual meet on Saturday June 10. Alert Coach Mark and Erin Hill if this happens.

If you swimmer has already qualified, you will receive an email with more details and the link to sign up later today, Monday June 5.  The deadline to sign up is Wednesday June 7.

If your child swims at the All Stars meet, you are REQUIRED to volunteer. If your swimmer only swims one event, you still need to sign up for a full shift. Your All Stars volunteer job can be different from your normal volunteer job with SHST although it is highly preferred you sign up for a job you have experience with. Parents of High School swimmers will need to volunteer at All Stars as well.

If your swimmer has qualified for All Stars, click here to sign up for the Meet now!  

 

Team Photos will be filed in the Ribbon boxes today.  Oversize photos are in a labled box next to the boxes.

Friday June 9: 11+ Pizza Night

Pizza night for our 11+ swimmers will be Friday, June 9 and will take place directly after group 4 practice. Parents, please pick your swimmers up at 7:15pm. This is our last evening practice before we switch to morning practices. 

A reminder about the evening…The older swimmers grab some pizza, chat about weekend plans, high five the coaches, and head out to start their weekend...sometimes shoveling food in their mouths as they walk out the gate. :) We only serve the food after Group 4 swims but this event is for all 11+ swimmers. So if your 11+ swimmer is not in Group 4, it's up to you if you want to bring your swimmer back to the pool. Please keep in mind, this event is very quick and it is only for the swimmers (no parents). It lasts about 10 minutes from about 7:05- 7:15’ish.

Friday, June 23: Pups Meet & Pancake Breakfast!

While the entire team has been practicing and racing this season, we have little Sea Lions just starting out through the Pups program. On Friday, June 23 we get to see all of the Pups’ hard work pay off at their very own home meet where they race each other and get a little sense of what these Sea Lion meets are all about. Come to the pool and support our soon to be Sea Lions at this adorable and special event! We can cheer on these Pups as they swim and race each other. Come enjoy the last day of the season with pancakes and sausages, followed by a lot of cheering for this year's Pups. Breakfast is served for the 10 & Unders starting at 8:00 AM, followed by the 11 & Ups at 8:30 AM. The Pups meet starts at 9:00 AM.  There is no SHST practice that day.  

Friday, June 23: 11+ Shave Down

All 11 & Ups are invited to come to a Shave Down & Pasta Potluck Dinner to get ready for Champs. Shaving is a ritual swimmers perform before a big meet to reduce frictional drag and get into a fast mindset! And don’t worry, if you don’t want to shave you don’t have to! Come have fun with your teammates and carbo-load before Champs!

If you do want to shave, please bring your own razor and shaving cream. We'll have buckets of water and band-aids on hand in the unlikely event of a nick. Dinner is a Pasta Potluck so each family is asked to send their 11+ swimmers with food to share. Please CLICK here to RSVP, and click on the "What to Bring" link to choose your item.

PLEASE do not remove the photos from the frames.  You will get your child's SOTW photo in the ribbon box after is it taken down. Thank you!

Group 1: Amelia Homitz and Jesse Wuertz, Keaton Williams and Conri Pacchione

Group 2: Russell Naill and Noel Buenagel, Maya Vyenilo and Georgia Taylor

Group 3: Reid Skelton and Toby Jax Alan Frates, Bella Robinson and Emme Parker

Group 4: Baxter Dixon and Henry Hirsch, Taylor Fahy and Dottie Pikkarainen Klein