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July 28th Update: Lake Swim and upcoming event information

Joseph Shelly

Good afternoon SVYA Tritons,

 

Hope this week has been going well for everyone! Here's an overview of some of our upcoming events and important information:

  • Our Lake Padden swim will be at 12:00pm - if you are attending, please be there at least 10 minutes early so we can all start right at noon!
    • I will be bringing two kayaks (with lifejackets in them) that will indicate two checkpoints for our swimmers to go to and from. Any extra help from parents is appreciated! 
    • We will meet at the East side park: https://cob.org/wp-content/uploads/Park-Map-Lake-Padden-East-1.pdf
    • Address here: 4882 S Samish Way, Bellingham, WA 98229
    • Bring swimwear/goggles and a towel or two per swimmer to dry off afterwards.
    • I will be communicating any extra updates via email through the "SVYA Swim at Lake Padden" event page. If you haven't signed up for the lake swim but plan on being there, please sign up to be included in the emails! That is also how I will be taking attendance:)
  • We will have normal practice schedule today (Friday, July 28th).
  • For our swim meet hosted by BBST on Aug 5-6, spectators will unfortunately not be allowed due to the numbers of swimmers and limited space. Last I heard, they have over 200 swimmers signed up and they will be cutting relays to make sure they stay within their timeframe. If there are any shifts to events or timeline, I will let those of you signed up know as soon as possible.
    • On August 6th (all day) there will be a fundraiser at the Burlington MOD Pizza (626 Haggen Dr Suite 116, Burlington, WA 98233). This fundraiser will be raising money for our SVYA scholarship that is awarded to senior swimmers who plan on going off to college! 
    • Use the code "MODGIVES25" if ordering online, or show this flier to help: https://modpizza.force4good.com/event/22b812fe-9e67-49c9-bd0c-b4396b993249
  • We will have combined practices on August 7,8, and 9, culminating in a time trial on August 10th! For the combined practices, I will be reaching out to our senior swimmers to craft/plan practice for that week!
  • There will be independent practices available on Aug 14-18 for swimmers who wish to workout during the break. The pool will be closed the following week, and we will be returning to practice for the Fall season on September 5th!
  • Our swim team picnic will be on August 12! I will post more information about it as we get closer
  • There will be no monthly training fee for the month of August as outlined in our swim team handbook
  • Reminder that the $50 annual registration fee does get applied in the beginning of September. This helps our swim team pay for our team's registration and sanction with USA/YMCA swimming as well as covers the cost for team caps, and website/administrative fees.

 

If you have any questions, please let me know!

 

Best,
Joseph Shelly