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Erica Wheatley

Welcome to Sea Snakes Summer Swim 2024! We are all so excited for summer swim this year and look forward to working with your swimmers at practices and watching them rock it at meets. We hope they have a great summer learning, competing, and of course having a good time with friends new and old. Please read through the information below to get you and your swimmer ready for the season. Most importantly, both new and returning families should register your swimmer ASAP on our team website, TeamUnify/Shepherdseasnakes.com, after you...

Erica Wheatley

Results - 2024 WV SC State Championships Meet Results are uploaded into SwimCloud.com and TeamUnify. You can find them under your Best Times and also the pdf results are attached to the 2024 Champs Meet Page under Meets & Events on our team website (you will have to click on past events.) Here is a link for easy access to the pdf. End of Season Party - this Friday!! We have a lot of families coming this Friday, which is fantastic! Please look at the food sign up and find...

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Sea Snakes join the rest of West Virginia's finest in USA Swimmimg SC WV State Championships today through Sunday evening. Our team is the third largest team represented with 50 athletes. Below are links to follow along live. Go Sea Snakes! Whether you are racing this weekend or not, we are proud of all our swimmers who participated this season. We have enjoyed working with you, seeing you progress in the sport and in your confidence. See you at the party next Friday! Don't forget to RSVP (see below also)...

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It's the Last Week! Last day of Practice is Wednesday 3/13 Race Practice/Time Trials are Tuesday 3/12 and Wednesday 3/13 during your practice group time Family and friends are invited to come cheer! Munch and Mingle after both days (and after Homeschool Group)- Bring a snack or drink to share after, pot-luck style We made it! What a great season! I hope all the swimmers have had a good time, felt some successes and made some friends. Next week is our last week of practice - Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday...

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The following information and invitations are for all Sea Snake Participants from the entire 2023/2024 Fall/Winter Season. We would like all swimmers from any session this year to please join us for the following: Team Pictures- When: Monday, February 19th, 2024 5-6:30 pm Please be on time, we will have the group picture as soon as we can. Individual pictures will be taken before and after the group picture. Where: At the SUWC pool, meet on the upper deck. Wear: Wear your competition suit, another plain color suit (navy/black) or...

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Happy Monday Sea Snakes! Awesome job everyone at the last few meets! They were crowded and busy and crazy meets, but our swimmers did a great job. We have some dqs that we will work through at practices, mostly on our turns. We'll get them tightened up and fixed with our swimmers for the next meets. Most exciting is that we had so many swimmers in the top five for the Pentathlon meets at Fairland. Proud of all of you and for everyone who improved their times or swam new...

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Hello Sea Snakes Families! Thank you to those able to make the parent meeting earlier this week, and I apologize we couldn’t get an online version up and running. We will try again next month! In this Weekly News Update you will find reminders about upcoming meet opt-in deadlines and upcoming season information. As always, please reach out if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions. We are here to help you and your swimmers succeed in their goals! Highlights Stay in the Loop: If you haven't already, go back...

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Hello Sea Snake Families! Happy 2024! - Parent meeting/Booster meeting Monday with Coach Erica and the Booster Officers. For updates and check ins as we head into our final session and prepare for West Virginia State Championship Swim Finals. Also come for some sneak peaks on what spring, summer, and then 2024-2025 seasons will look like (and we will take parent input and suggestions!) Please send at least one family member to attend. We will also send out a link for those only available to attend virtually. - Opt in...

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Hello Sea Snake Families, Happy Mock Meet week! An email was just sent out with a link to sign up for volunteer slots at the Mock Meet. There should be a way for every swimmer to have a family member or two participate in running the meet. Please reach out to me if you are not able and we will find something that works for you! It's a fun time. Please invite family and friends - meet spectating is free! We would also like to provide some snacks for the...

Erica Wheatley

2023-2024 SUWC Sea Snakes Swim Team Meet Schedule We encourage all Sea Snakes to come to as many meets as possible! Championships are open to all swimmers - but you do need to have swum your events event in a USA Swimming meet before then. Not all events are available at every meet - so look around at the different meet and make a plan. Consider attending an unnattached meet with your family if you need to add in more meets to get your events in. Meet information and opt-in...