Hi everyone,

There is a lot in this email so please keep it for future reference. We have a busy week with the swordfish. As I mentioned in a previous email, our meet schedule has CHANGED. Please check the website and I've attached an updated handout.

Fun Trials: Monday--Swimville will be at the pool starting at 9.  Try on a team suit, buy one and take it home with you. All swordfish please arrive at 9:30 AM for a short warm up. We will start time trials at 10:00. We will have dive running at the same time--see below for info from the coaches

Thursday night dual swim and dive meet: We are away at Orchard Hills. I haven't yet heard from Orchard Hills on specific warm up times, but generally, dive warmups are around 3:30 and swim warmups are around 5:30. Please check the website later in the week for details! SWIMMERS YOU MUST SIGN UP FOR THIS EVENT (EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT ATTENDING) BY TUESDAY MORNING. DIVERS PLEASE TELL COACH SAM IF YOU WILL BE THERE.

Not sure how to sign up? check this out https://swordfish.swimtopia.com/signup-instructions

First swim/dive meet? check this out https://swordfish.swimtopia.com/general-meet-information

Team Suits and swim gear: Monday at fun trials, swimville will be at the pool to fit and sell team suits and swim gear (goggles, caps, etc). Bring your credit cards!

Volunteers: Jobs are open for the entire season. We need 6 timers and a starter for Monday's session. Please sign up! Swim famlies--we ask 3 shifts a season. Dive families--2 shifts a season. PLEASE sign up. Want to learn how to be a dive official or a swim official? Dive judge training is June 4 at 7 at Maderia, Swim official training is online June 3rd at 7pm. Please email [email protected] if you would like me to forward you the link to the training.
Not sure what to do? What are these jobs?... check out this link https://swordfish.swimtopia.com/parent-requirements

Week in a glance:

Monday--ALL swordfish arrive at 9:30 and stay til 11:30

Tuesday--Regular practice AND Chipotle Dine out! Princeton pike near 275 location

Wednesday--Regular practice

Thursday--Regular practice AND first swim/dive meet at Orchard Hills

Friday--Back/Free clinic 8:15-9 (sign up online); Friday fun day 9:00-11:00

Coaches Corner:

Coach Catty--Welcome Swordfish to the 2024 summer season!! I am very excited to work with you all and can’t wait to see what amazing things everyone will accomplish! With that being said, our first meet is Monday June 3rd. This meet will not be run as the typical swim meet that you will see throughout the season. We want everyone to be able to see how a meet runs, what to do, where to go and all the ins and outs of a swim meet before we get to a “real” one. So, the meet on June 3rd will be labeled as a “fun” meet. There will be no opposing team, and the races won’t be scored. I highly recommend attending as it will be a lot of fun, very low pressure, AND there will be a treat at the end!

Coach Sam--Hey dive team! I am Sam Elliott. I am the head dive coach this summer. I am excited to get into the season! Morgan Le is the assistant coach, Will Spera is also an assistant, and Coach Rebekah will also be present whenever she can. For dive team, we will continue to have practices in the mornings from 9:30-11:30 throughout the year every Monday through Friday. This upcoming Monday for dive practice I will get ahold of divers (who are also on the swim team) to practice diving in between events for the swim time trials. As for dive meets, they are on Thursdays, before the swim meets. They will typically start at 4, with a warmupbeforehand (I will communicate the timing week to week). Everyone comes to the warmup, as it will be the only time to go through all of our dives. The dive meets start with 8 and unders and continues by age group with the older ages. Prior to each age group everyone gets to practice one dive again. During the meet, there will be an order of divers and they each do one dive at a time. Divers are required to have a certain number of dives to compete as well. 8 and unders need 2 dives, 9-10 need 3 dives, 11-12 need 4 dives, 13-14 need 5 dives, and 15 and up need 6 dives. (For the younger ages, forward and backwards jumps are okay, but that also prevents them from being a competition diver). Please let me know if you have any questions, or come to me at practice and I can answer them!