Swim Team Families,

Two winning meets down, four to go! This past week we also had a successful first ever Triathlon and Aqua-Run for our younger athletes - they did great

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 6/24:

• Practice on Monday, Thursday, Friday from 9-10am and Monday, Wednesday, Thursday from 5.45-6.45pm
• Meet on 6/25 at Hawthorne, arrival time 5pm
• Meet RSVP required this week for 7/2 meet at Wendell! Please declare your swimmer’s participation by Friday 6/28 at 8pm. *Swimmers not declared by deadline will not be able to participate in the meet*
• Please sign up for meet volunteer shifts here
• *Please see Important Reminders from Coach Tiffany section below!*

Looking ahead:

• Away meet at Wendell on Tuesday 7/2 (see above for Meet RSVP info)
• Save the date for Triathlon and Aqua-Run (ages 11-18): Monday 7/1
• 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
• Donations needed for ALL home meet concessions, sign up here

Important Reminders for Swimmers from Coach Tiffany!
Swimmers are their age based on June 1, 2024. All events (meets, triathlon, lock in) attendance is based on June 1 age.

Please bring water bottles to practice and put them on the side of the pool.

Boys – haircut or swim caps, please! Many boys have hair that blocks their vision when it is wet. Swimmers must either have short hair (does not reach eyebrows) or put a cap on! This is a safety issue to prevent hair from getting in eyes or tangled in lane ropes.

Meet info
Arrival time is 5pm, warm-ups at 5.30pm, and meet starts at 6pm sharp.

Hawthorne is located at 12309 Whartons Way, Raleigh, NC 27613

There is a decent sized parking lot, but if spots run out you may park on N Hawthorne Way along the pool and parking lot. Please DO NOT park in the yard of the neighbors around the pool. There should be plenty of space in the lot and on either street adjacent to the pool.

Concessions will be available: burgers, hot dogs, pizza and other goodies. You can bring your own snacks/water as well. Be sure to bring camping chairs as seating options are very limited.

Declaring participation for meets
All swimmers must declare participation by the deadline given in the weekly email. *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.

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.

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!