STAR Home Meet Recap, Team Cheer & What’s Next

Jimmy Zhao

HI STAR families,

This Saturday, 33 swimmers represented our club and participated in our very own STAR Home Meet. As a team, we shaved off a total of 204 seconds, and out of 108 individual events, we achieved 68 new legal events or personal best times — that’s a 63% improvement rate as a team!

I hope everyone enjoyed the experience as much as we did. Please join me in congratulating our swimmers on this tremendous achievement — you all made us incredibly proud!
huge thank you as well to all of our families. We truly could not have made this meet happen without your support.

⭐ STAR Tokens will be handed out during practices next week:

  • 1 STAR per second dropped

  • 1 STAR per relay swum

Let’s keep working hard and keep the STAR shining!


🎉 New Team Cheer!
During the home meet, we also tried out our new team cheer. Three of our key contributors — Addie C., Josie H., and Kylen C. — will each receive a Big STAR token as a thank-you for helping us bring a new cheer to life. The final version will be shared with the team soon.

In addition, each of these swimmers will also receive a shoe charm to put on their Crocs as a small token of appreciation.


🔭 Coming Next to STAR

  1. There is still time to declare for the NBSC Meet if you or your swimmer enjoyed the home meet experience.
    📅 Declaration deadline: January 27

  2. We are planning a Team Picture Day, and we’re also hoping to pair it with a team practice / stroke clinic. More details coming soon!

  3. We need your feedback!
    As the season approaches the halfway point, we’d love to hear from you. Please take a few minutes to complete our short survey (no more than 5 minutes).
    ✨ Families who complete the survey — your swimmer will receive a limited-edition glow-in-the-dark STAR token. Swimmers can claim it with me at practice.


Lastly, a heartfelt thank you to every swimmer and every family for being part of STAR.
We’ll keep shining — together.

Thanks,
Coach Jimmy

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