Swim Team Families,

Congratulations on a fantastic first meet against Planter’s Walk and we’re ready for our next one this week at Zebulon! Following are highlights (and action items) for the coming week as well as looking ahead. Summary is at the top, more detail is in the sections below. As always, if you have questions, please email us at [email protected].

Need to know, week of 6/17:

• Practice on Monday, Thursday, Friday mornings from 9-10am and Monday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings from 5.45-6.45pm.
• Meet on 6/18 at Zebulon, arrival time 5pm
• Meet RSVP required this week for 6/25 meet at Hawthorne! Please declare your swimmer’s participation by Friday 6/21 at 8pm. *Swimmers not declared by deadline will not be able to participate in the meet*
• Wednesday 6/19, 1st Annual Kids Triathlon and Aqua-Run (ages 4-10) during regular evening practice! (Ages 11-18 will practice as normal.) See attached pdf for more info.
• Please sign up for meet volunteer shifts here.

Looking ahead:

• Away meet at Hawthorne on Tuesday, 6/25 (see above for Meet RSVP info). Full meet schedule here.
• Donations needed for ALL home meet concessions, sign up here.
• Save the date for our annual Swim Team Lock In Party for ALL swimmers! Monday, 7/8 at 5-7pm for ages 9 and under, and 5-9pm for ages 10-18. More information soon.
• Save the date for Triathlon and Aqua-Run (ages 11-18): Monday, 7/1

Declaring participation for meets
All swimmers must declare participation by the deadline given in the weekly email (usually the Friday before the meet). *Undeclared swimmers will not be able to participate in the meet!* This is because teams are required to organize relay groups and submit swimmer names for all events PRIOR to the meet.

To declare your swimmer’s participation (whether YES or NO):Go to meet signup calendar, click on the green “Meet Entry” box in the Time Trials section. Click the blue “Edit” button below swimmer name(s). Use the drop down to select “Attending” or “Not Attending” for each swimmer, then click the blue “save” button.

Meet info
Please see attached pdf for directions to Zebulon and meet information. Arrival time is 5pm, warm-ups at 5.30pm, and meet starts at 6pm sharp.

Concessions are available at all meets (Zebulon is card only), and you can bring your own snacks/water as well. Be sure to bring camping chairs as seating options are very limited.

Volunteer sign up
Volunteers are still needed for ALL meets. Families are required to sign up for 2 points (4 half-shifts) per swim season. Meets are run solely by volunteers and it takes all of us to make the meets run smoothly and efficiently.

To view the meet schedule and sign up for volunteer shifts, go to meet signup calendar, click the green “Job Signup” button. Then click the blue “Sign up for Jobs” button, select shifts, then click the blue “save” button.

Donate concessions for all home swim meets
Selling concessions at our home meets is one of the primary ways we raise money to support the swim team. Our concessions committee has made it easy to donate items for ALL the home meets (6/11, 7/9, 7/16), please sign up here. Items must be dropped off at the pool no later than 4.45pm on the meet day.

All swimmers should bring swim caps*, googles, towels, and water bottles
*Caps are REQUIRED for all swimmers with hair that passes their eyebrows (boys and girls), this is a safety issue to prevent hair from getting in eyes or tangled in lane ropes.

Stay in the know!
Southall uses the GroupMe app to communicate last minute information. Please click here to sign up.

Still have questions?
Feel free to email us anytime at [email protected]. Swim team communications are handled by Merranie Zellweger (member and swim team parent since 2020) and Chris Clemmons (member and swim team parent starting 2024).

GO SEAHORSES!