WCSC Newsletter - Week of June 3rd

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Walnut Creek Swim Club Weekly Update

 

Week of June 3rd

 

In This Newsletter: 

  • Coaches’ Update
  • Meets: Gehringer Park results & ribbons
  • Practice Times: morning practices begin next week
  • Private Lessons: booking now
  • Jobs
  • Social Events
  • Nightrider Updates: Big Buddy/Little Buddy picnic info
  • All City: Submitting Ads & Shout Outs for the All City Meet Program
  • New Families Info

Important Upcoming Dates:

  • Wednesday, June 5th - Dual Meet (Home) vs. Pleasant Hill Dolfins
  • Wednesday, June 5th - Deadline to sign out of 6/12 Livorna meet if not attending
  • Saturday, June 8th - Dual Meet (Home) vs. Woodlands
  • Saturday, June 8th - Deadline to sign out of 6/15 Indian Valley meet if not attending
  • Tuesday, June 11th - Big Buddy/Little Buddy Picnic
  • Wednesday, June 12th - Dual Meet (Away) @ Livorna 

Coaches’ Update: 

Our first official dual meet has been completed!  It was a pleasure to see our swimmers compete! A special shout out to all the swimmers and families that were cheering and motivating our swimmers the whole time, as well as helping guide our new swim families. This is the culture we want to foster and keep building on. 

 

One more week of afternoon practices, and then we are turning the page and moving into the next portion of the season, our personal favorite as a coaching staff. Our summer schedule is listed on the website, and we look forward to early mornings and working with our swimmers five days a week. Practices will continue to ramp up in intensity, and we will continue to hone in on specific areas week by week, while covering all four strokes, and racing techniques. Cheers to summer, and cheers to continued growth and culture building as a team!

Go WCSC!!!

Meets:

WCSC vs. Gehringer Park Meet Results

GPST:        399

WCSC:     338

 

What a great first meet with lots of exciting swims and races.  While we didn’t win the overall score, our men did outscore them 208 to 167.  Let’s get pumped up for two more exciting meets this week.

 

Ribbons

Ribbons from Gehringer Park will be available in a week or so. These will be filed into boxes that will be out on the picnic tables near the shed during practices. Results have been posted to the event and can be found on Meet Mobile. There is an issue with OnDeck so times may not be showing up in that app.

Upcoming Meets

We have two home meets this week: 

Wednesday 6/5  vs. Pleasant Hill Dolfins, Warm-ups at 4:45pm Meet starts at 5:30pm

Saturday 6/8 vs. Woodlands, Warm-ups at 7:45am Meet starts at 8:30am

Sign out of Wednesday 6/12 Livorna away meet by Wednesday 6/5. In fact you can go ahead and sign out of any meets you know you will not be attending right now! 

Practice Times:

This week we remain with afternoon practices from 4-6pm. Next week we switch to our morning schedule at the pool from 7:30-9:55 and private lessons available from 10-10:30. Refer to the website for your age group practice times. https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/recwcscwcsc/page/events/practice-schedule

Private Lessons:

Private Lessons were emailed out and posted to the website on Sunday. Please review the guidelines for signing up. We added Laila Menchaca and Elyse Budke’s schedules to the page. PRIVATE LESSONS Must be signed in to view. Every level of swimmer will benefit from private lessons to work on dives, turns, breath work and stroke technique. 

Jobs: 

Thanks to all of the volunteers who participated in our first dual meet of the season!  Here’s a couple of reminders to help make our future meets a success:

  • Remember what job and when you are supposed to work - everyone working should be receiving email reminders and/or push notifications prior to your scheduled job. 
  • Be on time - this is key to make sure our dual meets start on time. Timers should be behind the blocks 15 minutes before the start of the meet.
  • Remember to check-in - find Jenn Church, Jobs Assistant at the start of your shift to confirm you are present for your volunteer job or for any questions you have about your job assignment. 
  • Have fun, be respectful, and set positive examples for all of our kiddos!

All City is at the end of this month. More jobs information for this event will be available in upcoming newsletters. Stay tuned!

For any jobs-related questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to [email protected]. 

Social Events: 

June 11 Big Buddy/Little Buddy Picnic Parent Social- See below for picnic details, but after you drop your kid(s) off at the park, parents head down to the Gilmores’ House at 3165 Hudson Ave. to enjoy company and yummy apps. Please BYOB.

6 & Under Social- Please RSVP on website!!  Tuesday, June 18, at the splash grounds at Larkey Pool after practice. We will have snacks and fun at the splashpad with coaches! This can be a drop off event. This is an event for swimmers and coaches only. 

7/8 Night Hike Group Social Please RSVP on website!!- Tuesday, June 20, 7:00pm-8:30pm 

This event is for swimmers and coaches only.

 

Save the Date! 9/10  Bowling and Pizza Social - Wednesday, June 26, 6:00-8:00 pm Clayton Valley Bowl and Pizza. This is a drop off event for swimmers and coaches only. 

 

Get your tickets soon! June 27 Swim Day at the SF Giants Game- Make a splash with us at Oracle Park for our inaugural Swim Day. Enjoy a day with friends, coaches and teammates as the Giants take on the Chicago Cubs. $5 from each special event ticket will benefit the Walnut Creek Swim Club. 

$25 tickets-View Reserve Infield Section 317

12:45 pm game

Order tickets here:  

https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/WCSCxGiants2024

Nightrider Updates 

Big Buddy/Little Buddy Picnic is our first Nightrider event of the season coming up on Tuesday, June 11th! Thank you for signing in to this event. 

 

Pairings: We are now working to make pairings so each 10&under (little buddy) is paired with an 11&up (big buddy) for dinner and games! We are hoping to have these pairings posted at the pool during practice on Thursday.

 

What to do next: We ask that the big buddy brings dinner and the little buddy brings drinks/dessert to the picnic. Sometime between Thursday and next Tuesday, you will need to find your buddy and find out their favorite foods of choice. If you don’t know who your buddy is, ask any coach to direct you to find them.

 

All City: 

The Walnut Creek All City Meet is just four weeks away! If you own a business or know someone who does, ask them to contribute to the program. It's both advertising for their business and promotes our event, which is well-loved by the City of Walnut Creek.  OR if you want to give a shout out to your swimmer, coaches or team, you can purchase an "ad" for your swimmer. Please see our team website, click on the All City Tab and select either Advertising or Shout Outs. The proceeds from the advertising and shout outs fees come right back to our team!

New Families: 

I hope you and your swimmers are meeting people, getting settled into the swim meet routine, and having fun.  I enjoyed cheering on all our swimmers this past weekend and can't wait til Wednesday for our next home meet.  Now that you have had 1-2 swim meets under your belt, please let me know if you have questions or if there is anything that isn’t making sense.  I had a hard time understanding the heat sheets initially.  

I will be there on Wednesday at the beginning of warmups, so please do not hesitate to come see me with your questions.  It is supposed to be 95 degrees on Wednesday, so please don’t forget to bring tents, sunscreen, and chairs/blankets.  Saturday looks to be around 77 degrees for the high. 

If you are trying to figure out the various Apps to see how your swimmer is doing, I can help with that as well.  Good luck to your swimmers! -Cari Dubois-Wright