SHST Weekly Report - June 6, 2022
Summer Begins!
HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS
Summer Practice Schedule starts this Friday, June 10th
Please note that our SHST beach day on June 10th is cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. Those still interested are welcome and encouraged to connect with families and head to the beach on their own of course!
There WILL now be morning practice on Friday which will kick off our summer practice schedule:
11 & Ups 7:00 AM - 8:10 AM
9 & 10's 8:10 AM - 9:00 AM
8 & Unders 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Please sign up now for SHST @ Terra Linda Orcas AWAY meet - Saturday, June 11, 2022
Click here to sign up now! Remember sign-ups close Tuesday at Midnight prior to every Meet! Some reminders:
- Group 1 Swimmers swim Free Style and Backstroke only. All other swimmers can sign up for max 3 events only if they master the stroke. If you have any questions or if your swimmer is ready for a stroke, please email Coach Mark.
- If your child is not swimming, please DECLINE so our coaches don't have to track you down. Thank you!
- Please remember to select the strokes your child would like to swim and then press SAVE.
SHST vs Lucas Valley Lightning - 6/4/22 - by Nilli Hapuarachchi
We have some new top 10 times to proudly announce from this week’s meet. The Kastner sisters were on a roll!
- Maeve Kastner U8 girls for Fly moved up from #10 spot to #8 with a time of 16.38 sec
- Elsa Kastner 11/12 girls fro Fly moved up from #4 Spot #4 with a time of 28.81 sec
Congratulations also to our Triple Crown Winners!
- Hailey Bennett for 8&U Freestyle, Breaststroke and IM
- Winston Olson for 8&u Freestyle, Breaststroke and IM
- Baxter Dixon for Freestyle, Butterfly and IM
- Nate Greenberg for Freestyle, Breaststroke and IM
Once again, our Sea Lions had over 200 drops in time! Here are some of the biggest:
| Sonefeldt, Joshua | 8 & Under 25 Free | -18.69 |
| Filice, Sophie | 8 & Under 25 Free | -9.73 |
| Koonce, Emma | 9-10 50 Breast | -8.49 |
| Clifford, Molly | 15-18 100 Free | -8.45 |
| Alan Frates, Tobias | 9-10 100 IM | -6.37 |
| Nieulant, Sara | 9-10 50 Free | -6.10 |
| Gidirim, Sofia | 9-10 50 Breast | -4.81 |
| Craig, Jonathan | 11-12 50 Breast | -4.67 |
| Stier, Dakota | 9-10 50 Free | -4.62 |
| Coughlin, Penelope | 9-10 100 IM | -4.31 |
| Wormuth, Finley | 9-10 50 Back | -4.23 |
| Harrington, Blythe | 8 & Under 25 Back | -3.84 |
| Clarke, Joseph | 8 & Under 25 Back | -3.67 |
| Cieplinska, Klara | 9-10 50 Free | -3.61 |
| McElligott, Eoin | 9-10 50 Free | -3.57 |
| Board, Colette | 9-10 50 Breast | -3.55 |
| LANDLES-COBB, Austin | 9-10 50 Fly | -3.20 |
| Adams, Josephine | 11-12 50 Breast | -3.18 |
| Whitman, Kota | 8 & Under 25 Breast | -3.15 |
| Corral, Phoenix | 9-10 50 Free | -3.06 |
| Simon, Liliana | 11-12 50 Back | -3.05 |
| Skelton, Reid | 9-10 50 Fly | -3.03 |
| simon, Arlo | 9-10 50 Fly | -3.01 |
What an incredible way to head into the All Stars on June 12! GOOO Sealions!
SIGN UP RIGHT NOW if you are going to the All Stars Meet - Sunday June 12th at 10.00 AM @ Tidalwaves (Redwood HS)
All Stars is a league-wide system of recognizing and rewarding swimmers for achieving designated qualification times. Swimmers who achieve the designated qualification time by June 11th in any event are invited to attend the All Star meet. To learn more about this year's All Stars meet, see the All Stars Fact Sheet for information on who can go, signing up and the mandatory volunteer requirements for everyone who signs up!!! Your swimmers commitment to All Stars means you also have a commitment to Volunteer (including High School parents and those who opted out of volunteering during the regular season.)
If your swimmer already qualified for All Stars and plans to attend, please sign up HERE now!!
If your child makes a qualifying time at the Saturday, June 11th meet, they can still sign up to swim All Stars on Sunday!
Champs and Champ Dinner
Saturday June 25th is our Championship Meet, aka "Champs" where every swimmer swims against every MSL team. To inform you on what you can expect and what is expected of you on this exciting day, we will host a zoom call on Tuesday evening, June 14th -Time TBD.
Sunday June 26th we will have our inspirational Champs/Awards Dinner at the Sleepy Hollow Club House to close out our season. This is fun night where our kids dress up, we all have some yummi food and an Award Ceremony for all our swimmers. Evite to come. It is a weekend not to be missed!
If you haven't yet, please take a few seconds to complete this important survey to help us plan for this exciting weekend. Please click here to indicate if your family will join us for both the Champs Meet and the Champs Dinner. Read more about Champs here. THANK YOU!
Friday, June 24th - Pups Meet & Pancake Breakfast!
While the entire team has been practicing and racing, we have little Sea Lions just starting out through the Pups program. On Friday, June 24 at 8a 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 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! Be ready to cheer on our 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 regular SHST practice that day.
Swimmers of the Week
Congrats to last week's Swimmers of the Week!
Group 1: Beckett Hamerski and Meg Kramer
Group 2: Charlie Alberton and Emily Gross
Group 3: Jack Dahnke and Maggie Dyakovski
Group 4: Holly Hovey and Cole Taplin
IMPORTANT DATES FOR ALL SWIMMERS
Friday, June 10th: Beach Day CANCELLED, but AM Practice Begins!
Saturday, June 11: Away Meet vs. Terra Linda Orcas - Sign up by Tuesday 6/7!
Sunday, June 12: All Stars Meet hosted by the Tidalwaves - Swimmers must qualify: Click here for more info
Tuesday, June 14: Champs Meet/Dinner - Zoom info meeting - Time TBD
Friday, June 24th: Pups meet and Pancake Breakfast!
Friday, June 24: SHST Shave Down
Save the Date: June 25th is Champs Meet and June 26th is the Champs/Awards Dinner!
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT....
SHST Photo Library
Our photographers are hard at work capturing those fantastic Sea Lion moments. If you haven't scrolled through this year's wonderful photos yet, login and check out the out the photo library.
Lost & Found!!
Missing some things? Our lost and found is VERY full... please look at the photos and come collect your items. Items not picked up will soon be donated!
Swim Practice Times, Rules, and Guidelines
HERE you can find our Spring and Summer practice groups and times. Stay up to date on our strict Covid 2022 Protocols and Team Policies.
Parking and Driver Safety
Please SLOW DOWN! Be aware of increased pedestrian traffic around the Clubhouse and drive carefully. Use your common sense while walking on and crossing Butterfield Road. Help teach our Sea Lions to be responsible pedestrians. The Sheriff’s Office will be making extra patrols the coming weeks to watch for speeders, illegal parking and unsafe drivers. When dropping off your swimmer and/or parking for practice:
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Do not park in front of the Clubhouse, this is strictly for drop off.
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Park perpendicular (not parallel) in the gravel spaces to maximize space for other people.
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Please don’t ever park in the fire lanes/no parking zones across from the Clubhouse or in the handicapped parking spot/no parking zone in front of the Clubhouse - not even to wait for your swimmer after practice/if you remain in the car.
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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.
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Use the walkway on Butterfield from Katrina Ct. to the clubhouse.
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Remind your swimmer(s) not to walk behind parked cars.
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Do not block gates, driveways or mailboxes. Please be respectful of our neighbors!
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And again, please slow down, and watch out for Sea Lions and parents crossing Butterfield and riding and walking in the bike lanes. Our swimmers all thank you!
Bikes
Bikes are NOT allowed inside the gated pool area. Please use the bike racks outside of the main black gate and do not block the Fire Zone/No Parking area. Don’t forget to bring bike locks! SHST and SHHA are not responsible for lost or stolen bikes.
No Dogs
Please remember that the Sleepy Hollow Homes Association forbids dogs at the Clubhouse and pool area. Swim team families MAY NOT BRING DOGS to practices or meets. Dogs may not be tied up or left outside the gates and fence in front of the Clubhouse, even if you are just running in to drop off your swimmer. Please help us abide by this SHHA rule and leave your dog at home. Thank you!
Raising the Bar Initiative
Sleepy Hollow Swim Team is proud to partner with Raising the Bar, Keep Youth Events Substance Free, a county wide initiative dedicated to keeping youth events substance free. Sleepy Hollow Swim Team is encouraging an alcohol and substance free environment for all sporting events, team celebrations, and other activities that are youth focused, in person or virtual. This is an opportunity for you as parents to continue being positive role models for your kids and their class/teammates, both in person and at home, by showing them that we can all--adults and youths alike--have a good time without drinking or using substances when participating in youth events as a family. Please visit Raising the Bar and reach out to us for more information. Thank you for your support. We are looking forward seeing you Friday and if you haven’t responded yet, here is the link.
Donations
If you didn’t get a chance to donate during the registration process, please help us maintain and build upon our incredible community. Donations to our team help us do this while expenses continue to rise. Please donate to the Sea Lions – thank you!
The SHST board feels strongly that we do not want our registration fee to prohibit or deter families from joining our team. We want to maintain and build upon our incredible community; donations to our team help us do this while expenses continue to rise. Donations to our team also help us fund the many FUN events that we host during the season where kids build camaraderie and get to know each other outside of the pool. As we are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, your donation will be tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. You can donate any amount to our team HERE and if you would like to sponsor a specific event, you can donate HERE.
A huge thank you to Zamira Solari, Realtor Compass for sponsoring all of our Fun Fridays!
Another massive thank you to Sushi69 & Mi Pueblo for sponsoring some of our fun events!
Thank you for these very generous donations!
