Good evening swim families!

Thank you to all who were able to make it to our parent meeting on Monday night. We know that finding any time for a meeting during Maycember is difficult, so we appreciate you! It was so nice to see some new faces as well as some returning families. We are so excited for our season to start!

Don’t forget! Tonight, Laredos Taqueria, in the Publix at Matt Town Center shopping center is hosting a spirit night for our swim team from 5-9 pm. I am attaching the spirit night flyer for you to have. Don’t forget to show the flyer so our team can get a portion of the proceeds for dinner tonight.

Also, we are having a swimsuit fitting on Thursday (5/9) evening from 6-7 pm. Please make sure to attend if you are unsure of the size of your suit.

We wanted to send out the members of our Swim Team Parent Board. If you have any questions, any board member is happy to answer them for you. A board member will be in attendance at each practice!

• Heather Otwell – Director
• Stephanie McCurley – Treasurer/Concessions
• Ashley Cerny – Secretary
• Christy Moynan – Volunteer Coordinator
• Jennifer Ng - Member at large
• Tracy Foxx - Member at large

Here is a list of all our coaches with the age group they will be working with. Reach out to your child’s specific coach if you have an issue/question. Also, most coaches can/will offer private lessons for $25 for a 30 minute session. Please reach out to the coach directly to set up your time.

• Bella Landis – Head Coach
• Trey Jackson – Assistant Coach
• Mia Davis – Coach of 11 & ups
• Carter Bennett - Coach of 11 & ups
• Bailey Hilliard – Sparks Coach
• Sophia Landis – 6 & under swimmers
• Gabby Ramey – 9 & 10 swimmers
• Sam Hutcheson - 7 & 8 swimmers
• Jackson Sawyer - 7 & 8 swimmers
• Fay McCurley – Junior Coach with 9 & 10 swimmers
• Sophia Wingate - Junior Coach with 9 &10 swimmers
• Thatcher Wiegand - Junior Coach with Sparks
• Katelyn Boyer - Junior Coach with 7 & Swimmers
• Dylan Brooks - Junior Coach with 7 & 8 swimmers
• Grace Weart - Junior Coach with 6 & under swimmers
• Emily Frederickson - Junior Coach with 6 & under swimmers

Next, we wanted to congratulate our raffle winners from our parent meeting.

• Winner of 4 seats on the island: Samantha Tilley
• Winner of a reserved parking spot in the pool lot: Stacey Staley
• Winner of the volunteer pass: Lauren Watkins

Please sign up for our Remind app notifications. You can text 81010. Send this message: @33d4h88

This is how we will send important updates/reminders and will notify you of any weather related updates. Remember, we will practice in the rain, but once we hear thunder, practice will be canceled. We will notify you through the REMIND app.

Here is our meeting recap:

1.Our first practice of the season is Monday, May 13 at 4:30 for our 6 and under swimmers. Please see the attached practice schedule for your age group specific times. If you are unsure whether your swimmer needs to be a spark or 6 and under, please come to practice Monday, and our coaches will evaluate your swimmer. Please find our head coach (Bella Landis) or assistant coach (Trey Jackson) to let them know you want your swimmer to be evaluated. Also, please have your swimmer arrive 10 minutes prior to his or her age group practice time to stretch on the island. For example, if your swimmer is practicing at the 6 and under practice time, please have them arrive at 4:20 for dry land stretching.

A few more practice reminders: 1. No parents are allowed on deck for practices for 7 and older swimmers on the diving blocks side of the pool. You may sit/stand on the opposite side, near the pool house or anywhere around the zero entry area of the pool. 2. If you have an issue/concern about your swimmer or practice, please wait to speak with your child’s coach until the practice has concluded. If you have an immediate concern, please talk with a board member. 3. Please remember afternoon practices are always a little crazy because we have to cram all our practices into an hour and a half. Please be patient with us and the coaches during this time.

2. All swimmers must be declared as “attending” or “not attending” by Tuesday at 8 am before that week's meet for all meets on Thursday. For our last Tuesday meet, you must declare your swimmer by Sunday at 5 pm. We will send out a video with instructions on how to do this soon. If you are a returning family and remember how to declare your swimmers, you can go ahead and do this now. If you do not declare your swimmer, we will assume they aren’t swimming that week, and they will not be placed in our lineup.

3.The ASA Championship (County Meet) will be held at Georgia Tech pool on Friday, June 28 at 9 AM. We are encouraging all families to participate if possible. This was such a fun experience last year! If you plan to participate in this meet, you MUST let me know by Friday, June 7, after our 2nd meet. If you already know you want to participate, please go ahead and email me, and I will place you on our team list. I will contact you once we get closer with more information. If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to reach out! There is an additional cost to the meet this year; however, they have not released that price yet.

4. At our home meets, the concession stand will accept cash or venmo. Please bring cash if you can, as we are charged a fee now with venmo. We will have burgers, hot dogs, pizza, BBQ sandwiches, chips, candy, and drinks.

5.Volunteering – Volunteer signups will go live Sunday May 19 at 5 PM. Remember, each family must sign up for 5 volunteer slots, with 2 of those being bullpen slots. If you have any questions about volunteering, please first check our website with all the volunteer job descriptions, by clicking THIS LINK! If you still have questions, you can reach out to Christy Moynan (our volunteer coordinator) at practices or email our swim team email account. Sparks families do not have to volunteer. Again, we will have NO volunteer buyouts this year.

6.Picture day is Tuesday May 14. Please arrive promptly at 5:15 in your royal blue swimsuit or jammer AND your team t-shirt to line up for the group picture. The group picture will be taken promptly at 5:30. Individual pictures will be taken after the group picture concludes. We will have no practice on this day.

7. If you missed ordering from our spirit wear store, Lanier Goods is leaving our link open throughout the season for you to order on your own. Click HERE to order!

I think that’s everything! As always, please let us know if you have any questions! We look forward to another fun swim season!

Sincerely,

Heather Otwell

Director