FR1 Newsletter: Week 12 Fall 2024

Campbell Patterson

Champions in the Pool. Champions In Life.

GRATITUDE~GRIT~GROWTH~MINDFULNESS~OWNERSHIP

Future Royal 1, Week 12 - Upcoming Week

Welcome!

We had a good week of practice this week! Tuesday was fun and Coach Rachel said that Thursday and Friday went well. Excited to hear that they got a chance to meet Coach Rachel, she has done so much for FR1 and SSC!

Not too many announcements this week, but we do have the Turkey Super Splash coming up this Saturday! We will be taking this week to prepare for that by continuing our focus on starts and turns. This super splash is hoped to be of similar structure to our previous splashes, so it is likely not going to be the longest meet, but it will be a great time!

For announcements/important items, we don't have too much, but here are our constant reminders:

  • If your swimmer has not gotten a shirt, please email me! It is likely we have them but forgot to hand them out/the swimmer wasn't at that practice @[email protected] 
    • ​If I don't have them, I will ensure your swimmer is on the list for our staff who prepare the shirt bags.
  • Almost all of us who aren't brand new have it already, but if you haven't, go ahead and visit the Elsmore swim shop to ensure your swimmer has Fins and a Kickboard! Additionally, Elsmore recently received a stock of our "Meet" swimsuits, so go ahead and stop by there to purchase a team suit we use for meets:
  • There is a GroupMe for FR1, go to this link to join! You'll need to provide an answer to the joining question (so we don't have people outside of the group join). Feel free to message about any questions of other parents or myself in there, I will do my best to monitor that chat regularly.
  • We want to represent our Royal colors, so we have what Coach Andy calls "Royal Fridays!" (an HSE tradition) where every Friday students/athletes, and coaches/teachers wear blue colors (specifically the shirt!)
  • *Lastly, for those of you at the meet a couple weeks ago that noticed some groups getting goodiebags or other fun things, we can get that for our group too! Here's the following message from Kathy Nelson, who's the lead for the Team Parents Committee.*

"We are looking for a few more parents to join the Team Parents Committee for the FR1 group!!  Are you interested in becoming a little more involved in SSC?  Are you wanting to support and foster the culture and the cohesion of the FR1 group?  Are you wanting to get to know the FR1 athletes and families?  Being an FR1 Team Parent will allow you to do just that!

If you're interested in being part of the Team Parents Committee for FR1 or want additional information about the role, contact Kathy Nelsen at [email protected]."

If you have any questions or comments for me, feel free to reach out to: [email protected]

CALENDAR

MEETS

UPCOMING

Turkey Super Splash!!

  • The Turkey Super Splash is a great opportunity to compete during the 2024-25 short course season. This meet will be held at HSE the morning of Saturday, Nov 23rd.
  • Super Splashes are intrasquad meets (like the Sept 28th one!) that allow our swimmers to compete amongst themselves and is great for swimmers newer to the sport!
  • REGISTRATION DEADLINE: NOV 18th

IUPUI Jingle Jamboree

MLK Invitational

  • 17 January 2025 - 19 January 2025
  • Prelim/Final Meet, meet held at SSC
  • More information to come about this meet! But will definitely need volunteers!
  • REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JAN 6th

Regardless of my poor memory, here is the link to our calendar page that should have information about any upcoming meets and provide a spot to sign up for volunteer slots!

  • If you would like to leave a comment on the meet entry form as to what you'd like your swimmer to swim, you can do so. 
  • I will be the one assigning swimmers to events, so do not do so, but as noted you may leave comments if you want to suggest an event.

Here is the all-important link!

https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/isscc/page/calendar#/team-events/upcoming

A reminder for meets: sometimes they can go long, make sure that your swimmers has snacks and water so they're ready to race when the time comes! Make sure to remind your swimmer about collecting all their items before they leave, there were a few things left behind after the meet tonight. Lastly please ensure that your swimmer has a towel, caps, and goggles when they arrive at the meet!

ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 

For anyone who wants to be more involved or read more about the swimming community, here are some organizations/swimming influential members that focus on the sport!

https://www.usaswimming.org/

https://swimswam.com/

(here's a good one) https://swimswam.com/10x-olympic-medalist-caeleb-dressel-unpacks-his-paris-olympic-games/

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/

https://www.worldaquatics.com/

​https://elsmoreswim.com/collections/southeastern-swim-club.html