June 25, 2014

  To:     All Green Bay YMCA Swimmers & Parents

  From: Coach Dave - voice mail-436-9624

Email- [email protected]   team unify website - www.teamunify.com/wigbymca

 Re:      1)  Week of July 4^th practices  2)  WGLO Meet  3)  Upcoming Dates  4)  Assorted Notes

1. Week of July 4^th practices – From June 30 – July 4, the Broadview Y is closed.  All practices scheduled at the BV Y are moved to the DT Y.  All Tuesday & Thursday afternoon practices are at the same times.  But Tuesday, July 1,  AM Gold will be from 8-10am at the DT Y.  There will be no practices on July 4 or 5.

     2.    WGLO Meet – Seventeen GBY swimmers are participating in the WGLO meet this Friday-Sunday, at      the Schroeder Aquatic Center.  I have posted the warm-up assignments and session report on our webpage.  Please make sure that all swimmers arrive early for warm-ups.   I will be at the meet all weekend.  7:30am Friday, & 7:00am on Saturday. PM session warm-ups are at 12:45pm on Friday & Saturday.  Please arrive early.  Warm-ups for both Final sessions are at 5pm.  Sunday AM warm-up is at 10:30am.

Lake Country web address for meet information, etc

http://www.lakecountryswimming.com/TabGeneric.jsp?_tabid_=6800&team=wslcst

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2. Upcoming Dates

Friday-Sunday, June 27-29                  WGLO Meet                                        WSAC

Friday-Sunday, July 11-13                   Birdbath Invite                                    Erb Park

Sunday, July 20                                    OSHY Make A Difference Meet          Oshkosh Y

Wednesday, July 23                            GBY Team Championships                  DT Y

Friday-Sunday, July 25-27                   12&under USA State                           WSAC

Monday-Friday, July 28-August 1       Y Nationals                                          IUPUI, Indianapolis

Thursday-Sunday, July 31-August 3    13&over USA State                             RecPlex, Kenosha

1. Assorted Notes

• There will be no Friday  or Saturday morning practices this week due to the WGLO Meet. There will be no Friday or Saturday morning practices next week due to the 4^th of July Holiday.
• Oshkosh Y Make A Difference Meet – Coach Jay did confirm that they are having this meet.   When I receive the info I will open up the entry page.
• GBY Team Championship Meet – I will try to get this meet opened up next week.  All GBY swimmers are encouraged to attend.  Our summer Silver Sharks will also participate in the meet.  I will need parents to time, officiate and to run the computer and timing system.
• Y National & Y National Time Trial entry pages are open. – I have opened both pages for the Y National Meet.  GBY swimmers still have through the Birdbath Open to qualify for Y Nationals.  So far Rosalyn Stoa, Annah Van Gheem & Ryan Ehlinger are qualified and attending.
• The Next Parent Group Committee is Monday night, July 7, 2014.  All Parent Group Committees are held from 5:30-7:00pm, in the 2^nd floor lobby area of the DT Y.  Parent Group committee members are Lynn Anderson – Facilitator, Jill Zablocki – Meet Director, Annjie and Mark Nowak – Food Service, Bob Howe & Amy Wolf – Equipment, Tim Van Gheem – Financial, Heidi Neverman – Awards Banquet & Recognition, Scott & Heidi Socha – Social & New Family,  Jeff & Beth Gahnz -  Marketing, Pat Stoa – Senior/National Team.
• Please remember to scan your membership cards when entering any YMCA
• Please remember to take a soap shower before entering any YMCA pool.  There are many reasons that a swimming pool creates chloramines.  Two of the biggest reasons are unclean people using the pools without taking a soap shower and people urinating in the pools.  At the Y National meet there was a presentation on Chloramines and their cause.  And the above two are the biggest issues that make Chloramines.  It is very important that all of our GBY swimmers take a soap shower before entering any Y pool and of course please ask the coaches to use the rest rooms if needed during practices.  The DT Y had little chlorine issue a couple of weeks ago but everything at the DT Y is now back to normal.  Again, please take showers and use the rest room before entering the swimming pools.
• Please remember that the GBY swim team is a part of the GBY Gymnastics Scrip program.  If any family is interested in earning some extra money for their escrow accounts should check out the Scrip program.  Scrip information is under the documents tab on the web site.
• Please ensure that you keep ample monies in your escrow accounts.  A swimmer will not be allowed to enter in a meet unless they have the monies in their escrow account to cover the meet fees. The website is set up to make sure that you have monies in your account when you enter a meet.  All escrow fees may be paid at the DT Y front desk, or by calling the DT Y front desk to pay by phone. Thank you to everyone for keeping up with your escrow accounts. Please do not wait until it is too late to get money into your account.  All information for your escrow account may be found under your account page on the website. And please keep ample monies in your escrow account to cover all upcoming charges.  All meet entry fee charges are done on the Monday following the meet.   If by chance you cannot enter a meet because of your escrow account. E-mail Coach Dave with your swimmer’s entry numbers by the entry deadline date and I will get them into the meet.