Good morning Sharks- Looks to be a rocky week with weather but we will do all we can to get those practices in. A couple reminders...and it's a long email but please read!

For our swim team members, don't forget to sign up for swim practice times (just this week, once we go in the mornings this process goes away!!!) Please make any adjustments soon. We will then place kids in lanes and email that out later today.

Today is the last day to purchase a silicone cap. If you are new to our team, we do provide our swim team members and lil sharks a free latex cap. We just need to connect!

Swim team suits are still available for purchase. They are at Suit UP at University Mall. We suggest you go to the shop to get sized. There are a few suit style options to choose from. Those are available all season. Show your Sideburn Spirit!

Next, our swim coaches are available for private swim lessons. Please contact me for a list of coaches available and their contact information. Once you have the list you will contact them directly and work out the details with them. 

Time Trials- please take a few minutes to sign up for Time Trials for this Saturday. We would like all entries in by June 10th.

https://srrasharks.swimtopia.com/swim_meets

You will click on the green "Meet Entry" button for the June 12 event. Next you will click on the grey "edit" button. There you will see all your eligible swimmers with a drop down. Please select their availability. For this meet, you will be able to select up to 4 individual events. Swimmers legal in all strokes should swim all four. If you are unsure of your child's ability to swim legally in a stroke, please email me and we will determine what strokes to swim.

The times at time trials will be used to seed our first Saturday meet. The Saturday meets are competitive and scored and the entries are determined by our coaches and reps. It is important to attend time trials to get best times and give all of us a chance to do a practice run. It is especially important this summer with Covid protocols.

After registering your swimmer(s), please sign up for a volunteer position. If this is your first year, great jobs are timers, runners, marshals, set up, and take down. Our Shark Shack will not be open for time trials, but going forward that is another great volunteer opportunity. And don't worry, you will get to see your swimmer swim in any volunteer spot!

Time trials takes more volunteers than a normal meet since we do not have any volunteers from a visiting team. If you need any guidance with selecting a position, let me know and I can help you find a good fit!

Lastly, our Lil Sharks program will begin June 14th at 11:00 am (this is a schedule change if you signed up earlier in the spring). We can't wait to see our littlest swimmers! 

Did you get to the very end? If so, I think we are going to be very good friends!

Go Sharks!