Weekly Update - Thanksgiving week

ROCKLIN SWIM WINTER SESSION

WEEK #4 November 23 - 29

HAPPY THANKSGIVING WEEK! We hope you enjoy your Holiday week. We are very thankful to all of our Rocklin Swim families.

UPDATES:

Practice Schedule

NOTES FROM YOUR COACHES:

**The winter season is upon us, and with that comes a nice and heated pool for practice. As a team, we need to untarp the pool when we arrive. For the groups starting at 4:15pm each day or 7am on Saturday, please arrive 15 minutes early to help with tarps. Pulling tarps is part of the sport and getting as many swimmers doing it as possible makes for a quick transition. For the next couple of weeks, we will also need to put the tarps back on after practice to ensure a warm pool again the next day.

**It’s cold out!! Please have your swimmer arrive in more than just their suit and towel. Parkas are available on our team store or generic ones can be ordered on Amazon or SwimOutlet for quick delivery. Being warm makes Winter swim much more enjoyable!

**Parents – If you are staying at the pool during practice, please stay in the bleacher area. The coaches are focused on their groups in the pool, and extra people on the deck can be a distraction.

MEETS:

Cranberry Classic (11/21-23)- Congrats to everyone who raced at the Cranberry Classic.  Here are some highlights:

• Hudson Philipp got his first SWAGR cut!
• 100% best times! 
  • Kaia Francis
  • Ella Jiang
  • Mason Jiang
  • Brady Ma
  • Lingying Weng
• Huge drops! 
  • Rebecca Lau 14 second drop - 200 IM!
  • Mason Jiang 1 minute 18 second drop - 500 free!
  • Brady Ma 16 second drop – 100 fly!
  • Hudson Philipp 1 minute 55 second drop - mile!
  • Vlad Postyka 41 second drop - mile!
  • Hannan Putnam 13 second drop - 100 free!
  • Alyssa Tang 3 second drops in 2 events – 25 free & 25 breast!
  • Avery Tang 3 second drop – 50 back , 4 second drop – 100 IM!

** Thank you to Tasha Jahn and Althea Scott for representing the team as officials. Althea started her training shifts on deck and is a great addition to the official's team! Your help is greatly appreciated!!

Winterfest (12/12-14) – Entries close December 4^th @ 11:59pm – get your entries in ASAP!    

• If you are entered, an apparel order form has been sent to you. Orders are due November 30^th. Apparel can be ordered for your swimmer and your entire family to show team pride!
• The host team is holding a pajama drive to support kids in need in Northern Nevada. They are asking for NEW pajamas for this drive. If you are out shopping this Thanksgiving week, grab some to donate to this great cause. You can drop them off at the meet.

INFORMATION:

Want to become an official?  We are always in need of parents who want to become officials for our team. Every meet, we have a requirement to provide officials to run the meet. The team provides amazing benefits for certified officials working at meets. Additional benefits you receive while at the meet include great meals provided by host team, access onto a closed deck (most meets are all closed deck meaning parents are not allowed on deck with swimmers), and you get to work with a fun group of people! Check out the link to our official’s page for more information Rocklin Swim Team - Mavs: USA Swim Officiating

Safe Sport Recognition 

RST is proud to be a USA Swimming Safe Sport Recognized Club. Please take a moment to review all Safe Sport Information HERE

By reading this email, you are agreeing to abide by the Safe Sport policies outlined within it.

Social Media - Please follow us on social media - we post reminders for schedule changes and other information Facebook; Instagram

Team Caps - If you need an RST logo Caps (no names) we have them in stock for $13 each.

Equipment- Information on purchasing team gear, equipment and swim caps can be found here: https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/recncslrw/page/team-store--suits