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Nov 3 Update: Upcoming dates/deadlines for Nov and early winter

Joseph Shelly

Good afternoon Tritons,

I wanted to start this newsletter by again thanking everyone for helping and participating in our annual Trunk or Treat! Back when I was a swimmer on this team, these events were something I looked forward to. I hope that the extra things we do outside of practice help build good memories that our swimmers and families can recall when they look back. Every event and swim meet we do is possible thanks to family participation and the volunteers we have; it takes a village to raise a child!

Another month down, and we got a couple to go until our big Y State championship swim meet. As a reminder, to be eligible to enter, the only thing that is required is a swimmer has competed in 2 YMCA swim meets since last April (Y Regionals in March doesn't count). If you aren't sure or have any questions about this, please feel free to ask me at any point.

Here is a list of our upcoming events, dates, and deadlines (all on our calendar linked here):

  • No Practice in observance of Veteran's Day, November 11th - the Y will be open but no scheduled practice
  • The Everett YMCA swim meet is on November 16th
    • Their deadline moved back a few days, so I am entering us tonight. If you missed the deadline, send me an email by 9:00pm and I should be able to sneak your swimmer into the entry file
  • Our Poinsettia fundraiser with Van Wingerden will have a due date of November 21 at 7:00pm, so that I can send our orders in that night. The delivery date of the plants will be on December 1st (time TBD based on other fundraisers, but probably in the early afternoon).
  • No practice on Thanksgiving Break (Nov 27-28)
  • We are hosting a meet at the Snohomish Aquatic Center on Dec 13th!
    • Registration deadline is December 1st
    • I have updated entry files and meet announcement, please read the event page for more info
  • Our Winter Potluck and Sock Exchange returns on December 17th!
    • Event from about 5:00pm-7:30pm, starting with food, ending with a sock exchange. More info coming soon!
  • Winter break will be from Dec 22-26, no practice scheduled and facility closure on Dec 24-26
  • We will have combined practice from Dec 29-Dec 30, facility closes at noon on Dec 31, and is closed all day on Jan 1st
  • Our annual Polar Plunge is on January 1st at 11:30am for a 12:00 cold dive into Lake Padden!
    • We will be on the west side, I will post the address and directions as we get closer
    • Family and friends welcome! I'll bring hot coco to share :)

In addition to these, we are in talks to participate in a couple more meets in January:

  • Whatcom YMCA has asked to cohost at our pool on January 11th.
    • This meet would be a meet to help swimmers get their 2nd Y meet to be eligible for Y State
    • cap of 50 attendees, only event that is 200yards or more is the 200 Free. Quick sunday morning
    • I will let you all know more as soon as things get approved
  • We are looking into hosting or visiting Friday Harbor in January for a fun and quick swim meet. We will go if we have enough interest - this is catered towards younger swimmers and those newer to competitive swimming. Please let me know if you are interested by answering the form here: https://forms.gle/CTgN3N7Hrqc4bMTG8