Classic/City Information, July practice schedule, and help needed!!
BARRACUDAS!!!! Last week was such a blast and we have another really fun week ahead. One of the best parts of the swim team is seeing the progress in swimming by these awesome CUDAS!
Meet specific emails will go out the day before each meet. We have 2 home meets this week (Tuesday and Saturday) and boy/girl invites are on Thursday. There will be a lot of emails so please make sure you are reviewing and email us anytime if you have questions. Also make sure you keep an eye on your Remind notification in the event there are any last minute changes.
Classic/City
Please take a moment to start declaring for the championship meets Classic (7/19) & City (7/26) if you know you will be swimming Classic or City. Not sure for which meet your swimmer is eligible? Details are noted below and available on our website. We know this can be a little confusing, especially if this is your first summer, so please don’t hesitate to reach out to Coach Laura or us with questions.
Please review your age group to see eligibility rules:
6&U, they can only swim at Classic (July 19)
13+, they can only swim at City (weekend of July 25- 26), no qualifying times are required
7-8, 9-10, 11-12: which meet they swim at (and which events) will be impacted by whether or not they have qualifying city times. You can view your swimmer’s best times in your Sports Engine Motion App > Membership > Best Times. Please note Huntington Time Trials do not count as a city qualifying time.
Other considerations:
- Swimmers can only attend one of either Classic or City.
- If a swimmer has a qualifying time for City in an event, they cannot swim that event at Classic but could still swim all other individual events. For example, if a 9-10 swimmer has a City qualifying 50 backstroke time, they can either swim backstroke at City (and only backstroke), or could swim 3 other individual events at Classic.
- For the City meet, 7/8 & 9/10 Swim in the AM; 11/12 and 13/14 swim in the PM on July 26th.
- For the Classic meet, all age groups will swim in the PM session this year on July 19th.
- Your swimmer needs to have competed in at least 3 dual meets to be eligible for City. You do not need to achieve a city qualifying time 3 times, just have attended 3 dual meets (time trials do not count but all invites (boy/girl/8U/high school) all count.
- Still not sure which meet your swimmer will attend? We know that oftentimes swimmers are on the cusp of qualifying for City and it’s too soon to determine which meet your swimmer will attend. Don’t worry – if you are available on both dates please just commit your swimmer to both meets for now, and a final determination can be made after July 15th when final times are known.
- We will be assigned a list of jobs (depending on how many entries we have) for Classic and City which if your swimmer is swimming, you will be assigned a job.
Classic and City are AWESOME!!!!
Both Classic and City are fantastic opportunities for our swimmers to participate in a championship meet setting at one of our high schools. Classic Championship this year is hosted at Neuqua Valley High School; City Championship is hosted at Naperville Central High School. Watching the events at Classic is just as exciting as watching the City meet! We highly recommend participating regardless of which meet your swimmer would attend.
Practice Schedule July
Here is the current tentative practice schedule for the month of July. Please note things can change but in general for planning family calendar purposes:
Week of June 30 - Regular practice schedule Monday - Thursday. No practices on Friday, July 4th. Happy Birthday USA!
Week of July 7 - Regular practice schedule. Last practice for swimmers not swimming in Classic or City will be July 11.
Week of July 14 - Potential modified practice schedule for classic and city swimmers (depending on how many entries we have). Last practice for swimmers attending Classic will be July 18. Save the date for Classic celebration breakfast and car decorating for July 18.
Week of July 21 - Another potential modified practice schedule for city swimmers. Last practice for swimmers attending City will be July 25. Save the date for City celebration breakfast and car decorating for July 25
Week of July 28 - Nothing, the Barracudas season is officially over :(
We need your help!
We are short a few jobs this upcoming week. If you do not have a plan for your 5 jobs this season, please please PLEASE help and sign up. Here is what we need:
Tuesday Home Meet - 1 Timer
Thursday Girls Invite - 4 Clerk of Course/Bullpen
Thursday Boys Invite - 1 Clerk of Course/Bullpen
Please let us know if you can help!
Upcoming dates:
June 22 - Registration deadline for Naperville Tennis Club home meet
June 24 - Barracudas meet vs Huntington Estates (home) (Spirit Theme - Wicked)
June 24 - Registration deadline for Huntington @ Stillwater (away)
June 26 - Huntington Estates Girls Invite (Swimmers 7+)
June 26 - Saybrook Boys Invite (Swimmers 7+)
June 28 - Barracudas meet vs Naperville Tennis Club (home) Senior Celebration & Spirit Theme - Pajama Day
July 1 - Barracudas meet @ Stillwater (away)
July 2 - Registration deadline for Centennial Beach home meet
July 5 - Registration deadline for 8U meet @ Naperville Tennis Club
July 8 - Barracudas meet vs Centennial Beach (home) Spirit Theme - USA DAY
July 10 - Registration deadline for High School Invite
July 12 - 8U meet @ Naperville Tennis Club
July 12 - Registration deadline for Naperville Classic Meet
July 17 - High School Invite @ Naper Carriage Hill
July 18 - Registration deadline for Naperville City Meet
July 19 - Naperville Classic Meet @ Neuqua Valley School
July 25 - 26 - Naperville City Meet @ Naperville Central High School
