Big swim team week ahead...here's all you need to know

June 2nd

Swim Team Friends,

We have another big week coming up. Be sure to read this email in full – we need you on your “A” game.

A note about kindness and being a thoughtful swim team family: Please pick up your trash when you are at swim practices, meets, special events or any time. We are finding too many wrappers and such left behind and your Team Reps and Coaches are spending time picking up behind you. Also, please ensure that you are supervising your children - this includes at swim meets. We had some incidents at last week’s meet in which children in our bullpen area wrote with Sharpies on the cement and the wall ledge. Team Reps, Coaches and the President of our pool have been spending time to figure out a way to clean up these actions. We know these behaviors are not indicative of the spirit of this team. Thank you for partnering with us to help maintain the collective, upstanding integrity that we represent.

WEEK AHEAD

Practice: Monday, June 2^nd – Friday, June 7^th

THERE IS A SLIGHT TIME CHANGE TO 6&U AND 7-8 PRACTICES, THIS IS PERMANENT GOING FORWARD, WEBSITE HAS BEEN UPDATED
8:30 AM-9:00 AM 6&U
9:00 AM-9:45 AM 7-8
10:00 AM-11:00 AM 9&UP

Swim Meet AWAY against Riverside: Tuesday, June 4^th

4:30 PM arrival for swimmers & 1st shift volunteers
5:15 PM warm-up
5:30 PM meet start
6:15/6:30 PM arrival for 2nd shift volunteers
INSIDER TIPS: The parking and inside deck space at this swim club are very small. Make your life easier and less stressful…Uber or take Lyft to/from the meet…it is wonderful and door-to-door. Once inside…namaste and realize it is small, but we can do it.
Volunteer email reminders to release on Monday, June 3^rd. IT IS CRITICAL THAT IF FOR SOME REASON YOU ARE RUNNING LATE AND YOU ARE VOLUNTEERING, PLEASE CALL DEANA MENIKOFF AT 770-865-7011

Team and individual photos: Wednesday, June 5th (PLEASE NOTE, WE WILL NOT HAVE THE RIBBON OR SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK CEREMONY THIS WEEK – RIBBONS HOWEVER WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP FROM TEAM REPS)

9:00 AM-9:45 AM at Mountaire Park pool
Swim team members can be photographed individually and/or with siblings (even if siblings aren’t on the team)
The entire team will be photographed after individual photos
For individual photos, it is recommended you wear your team swim suit
For the team photo, athletes should wear their 2019 team bathing suit nad their 2019 swim team t-shirt over the suit. If you do not have a 2019 team t-shirt, please wear a blue t-shirt (without design or logos, you can turn inside out) that matches the color of our team t-shirts as best as possible
Click here to fill out the photo order form ahead of time, then just print it and bring it with you on picture day
A note from Photo Ventures (the company that will be onsite to take photographs): “Please refrain from any personal photography, including cell phones, during the team photo. Our photographers will also make this announcement before taking the photo and have been instructed to pause the process until any other "photographers" move clear from the photo area or put their gear away. Thank you.”

Swim Across America (right after photos wrap): Wednesday, June 5th (PLEASE NOTE, WE WILL NOT HAVE THE RIBBON OR SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK CEREMONY THIS WEEK – RIBBONS HOWEVER WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP FROM TEAM REPS)

9:45 AM-11:00 AM at Mountaire Park pool
This year our philanthropy initiative is in partnership with Swim Across America (SAA)
The mission of SAA is to unite the swimming community by hosting swim team events that raise money to fund lifesaving cancer research and clinical trials. They have been doing this for 3 decades.
Our swim event this year will be a unique practice themed in the celebration of life…”Because we can and so many others cannot. We swim so we can find a cure.”
We are such a fortunate swim team community, let’s work together to give money to the cause of one day curing the children and adults who can’t swim.
Please read the attached flyer for more information and take note that we are asking for a $5.00 donation per swimmer that attends this special practice. A selection of baked goods (made with love by our swim family) will be for sale onsite. This is a cash only event. It is recommended you bring a water bottle as well to quench any thirst – drinks will not be provided onsite.

Swim Clinic: Wednesday, June 5^th

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM at Mountaire Park pool
Focus is on dives and streamlining
Two swim lanes open, the rest of the pool is open to the public

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Beginning Wednesday, June 12^th, the ribbon and swimmers of the week ceremonies start time will change to 10:00 AM-11:00 AM for ALL AGES. THIS IS PERMANENT GOING FORWARD, THE WEBSITE HAS BEEN UPDATED
Limited quantities of select merchandise is available for purchase in The Barracuda Shop

Questions? Email [email protected]. Have you checked out our website? You should: https://mountairebarracudas.swimtopia.com/

We love swimming with you!