SHST Weekly Newsletter - May 26, 2025
Happy Memorial Day
HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS
Happy Memorial Day!
Note 1: Team photos should be delivered to the pool this week. You can find them on the snack bar and in the ribbon folders.
Note 2: Did you leave 2 of your chairs at Redwood? If so, contact Dan Wolf.
Declare Now for Our Next AWAY Meet Against Marinwood Waterdevils Saturday, May 31st
Please sign up now for our away meet against Marinwood Waterdevils on Saturday, May 31st! Note that the start time is earlier, with 7:30am warm-ups and an 8:00am start.
Remember the deadline is to sign up is Tuesday at midnight prior to every meet!
HOW TO SIGN UP 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 sign up, 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!)
Congrats to the Swimmers of the Week!
Group 1: JoJo Cereghino and Hugh O’Meara
Group 2: Calum Gillies and Tali Marom
Group 3: Blythe Harrington and Keaton Williams
Group 4: Lilian Wild and Ronan Yoshida
Fun Committee Updates
Friday, May 30: Final SLIC Store of the season8&U swimmers are coming home with plastic yellow coins each Friday. These are Seal Lion Incentive Coins or SLICs for short. Your swimmer has been collecting them and they can "spend" them at our SLIC stores for little prizes and treats. May 30th is our last SLIC Store of the season.
Kids should use up all their SLICs on May 30. Parents, please help us out to ensure this happens! No saving SLICS for next year please.
The shop will be open after Group 1 and before Group 2 from 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm in the courtyard at the pool.
All Stars Meet: June 14 for Qualifying Swimmers
All Stars is a league-wide way of recognizing and rewarding swimmers for achieving designated qualification times. Swimmers who achieve the Q time in an event are invited to attend the All Star meet which takes place in June each year.
Swimmers may qualify in up to 5 events, but may only swim in 3 individual events at the meet. For more information, go to the MSL All Stars page.
When a swimmer achieves an All Star time during a meet, an “a” is noted in the meet results.
This year, the All Star meet will be held at Archie Williams on Saturday, June 14th at 11am.
You sign up for events at All Stars just as you do for any other swim meet on our website. The sign up link will be sent out on Monday, June 9th.
Champs Weekend
The Championship Meet, aka "Champs" is the final meet of the season, where every MSL team participates. No qualifications are necessary. The Sleepy Hollow Swim Team has won Champs for 29 years in a row and we have every intention of keeping this incredible streak going! Coach Mark asks that everyone come to this meet!
The Tidalwaves are hosting Champs this year on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Miwok Aquatic Center, IVC College of Marin. Warm ups will start at 7 am, and the meet starts at 8:30am.
Declaring your swimmer for this meet will be the same as always- the link to declare your swimmer and pick his/her events will be in the Newsletter on Monday, June 23.
A parent is required to volunteer If you have a swimmer participating. Volunteer sign ups will be sent in a separate email the week of June 16th.
To celebrate the Marin Swim League’s 50th Year, all the teams in the MSL are invited to participate in the Spirit Challenges. First one is submitting “What the MSL means to me”. Do that HERE. Secondly, SHST will put together an Alumni Relay Team - 5 legs of 50 yards each. This is a scavenger hunt of team alumni from across the 5 decades. Contact Erin Hill if you are interested!
For those who want to avoid the lines at Champs, there is an online store to pre-order select Champs merchandise! Orders from the MSL Champs Pre-sale store must be made by June 5 for pick-up at Champs on June 28. (Be sure to select "Champs pick-up" to avoid all shipping costs). Additional products and in-person customization options will be available at Champs for order and pick-up on June 28. Any pre-sale orders made after June 5 will incur shipping costs to your home with an estimated 2nd week of July delivery date.
And lastly, our own Sleepy Hollow Champs Dinner will be held on Sunday, June 29th. Doors open at 4:30pm. This very special evening is a time for our entire team and their families to gather and celebrate our amazing season with great food, awards, and our end of the season video! Tickets for this event are available for purchase NOW. Planning early helps us coordinate the catering.
2025 Photo Library
Have you seen the incredible shots of this swim season by our talented photography team? Check out the whole 2025 library on our site!
Open Board Positions for Next Season
Are you loving the swim team? Are you interested in becoming more involved? We have Board positions opening for next season, so now is the perfect time to learn more about the leadership roles that will become available. Please email [email protected] if interested!
Helpful Links
IMPORTANT DATES FOR ALL SWIMMERS
May 30, 2025: SLIC Store
May 31, 2025: Away meet vs. Marinwood
June 7, 2025: Away meet vs. Scott Valley Sea Serpents
June 14, 2025: No dual meet this weekend. All Stars for those who qualify. How do you know if your kid qualifies? You'll get an email.
June 21, 2025: Home meet vs. Swimarin
June 28, 2025: MSL Championships Meet
June 29, 2025: Champs Dinner
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT....
Ribbon Boxes
Ribbons from the weekend's dual meet will be available in file boxes on the snack bar starting Tuesdays. There are slots sorted alphabetically by last name - please only remove your family's contents and instruct your kids to to the same. Ribbons are awarded to all 12 & Under swimmers in all heats and events. Ribbons have a sticker on the back with the event, time and place.
Ribbon boxes may include:
• Colored Heat Place Ribbons - labeled with your child’s name and the heat details on the back.
• Yellow Best Time Ribbons - earned when a 14 & Under swimmer swims a faster time in a particular event than he or she has previously in the same season.
• DQ Slips - a slip could mean a suggestion from a stroke and turn judge or a DQ. Treat these as learning opportunities… read the slip with your child, communicate with the coaches, and help your child learn how to improve their strokes.
• Swimmer of the Week Photos - will also be filed in the box after they are pulled from the board (do not remove them from the board yourself – thanks).
• Other paperwork – such as team photo order forms for next week's photo day.
Read more on our website on ribbons, best times and stras, DQs, and other awards. If you believe there is a mistake with your child's ribbons, please double check on the results sheets and write it on the clip board next to the ribbon box. We will look into it and correct any mistakes.
Coaches Meals are Appreciated
Thank you for bringing our Coaches dinner each night! They are very grateful for the delicious meals! Please click here to review your SignUp.
Group 4 Dryland Training continues
Dryland training is available to Group 4 swimmers, every Wednesday and Thursday until June 12.
Private Lessons and Swim Clinics with Paul are now open for registration. Early season is the best time to work on technique and set good habits and intentions for the season ahead.
Register here for Lessons and Swim Clinics
Reminder: Parking and Driver Safety
Please be aware of increased pedestrians and bikers around the Clubhouse, with the start of swim team. Be very careful when walking along and crossing Butterfield Road. Help teach our Sea Lions to be responsible pedestrians and bikers. If driving, slow down and focus. When dropping off your swimmer and/or parking for practice:
- Do not park in front of the Clubhouse, this is strictly for drop off.
- Park perpendicular (not parallel) in the gravel spaces to maximize space for other people
- Please don’t ever park in the no parking zones across from the Clubhouse or in the handicapped parking spot in front of the Clubhouse - not even to wait for your swimmer after practice/if you remain in the car.
- Please do not let your child "jump quickly out of the car" in the middle of the road. This is not safe! Please take the extra minute and use the drop off circle.
- Use the dirt walkway in front of parked cars, and do not walk on the bike path on Butterfield, behind parked cars.
- Do not block driveways or mailboxes. Please be respectful of our neighbors!
- And again, please slow down, and watch out for Sea Lions and parents crossing Butterfield and riding and walking in the bike lanes. These Sea Lions are all of our children!
No Dogs
Donations
Big shout out to our donors this season:
