Happy Sunday

What an incredible weekend at the Jingle Jamboree meet downtown! CONGRATULATIONS to all of our FR2 swimmers who participated this weekend - ADLEY BARKER, NASH BARR, CAROLINE BRESKE, LAYLA HALVORSON, DONNA JANSSENS, LORRIE JANSSENS, LILAH LAMBERT, TIMMY LAWRANCE, JAMIE VOIGTMAN and KRYSTAL WANG! I am so proud of and impressed by our group's hard work over the past few weeks! Here are some highlights from the weekend:

• Adley Barker - 3 Best Times and 15 total seconds dropped!
• Nash Barr - 3 Best Times, 5 total seconds dropped, first 200 free (15 seconds from DIV cut)!
• Caroline Breske - 4 Best Times and 16 total seconds dropped!
• Layla Halvorson - 5 Best Times and 33 total seconds dropped!
• Donna Janssens - 1 Best Time and 2 total seconds dropped!
• Lorrie Janssens - No Best Times BUT much better starts and turns this weekend! :)
• Lilah Lambert - 3 Best Times and 4 total seconds dropped!
• Timmy Lawrance - 2 Best Times and 48 total seconds dropped!
• Jamie Voigtman - 2 Best Times and 10 total seconds dropped!
• Krystal Wang - 2 Best Times and 12 total seconds dropped!

I have included our practice schedule for the next couple of weeks in our "WEEKLY SCHEDULE" section below. Hopefully this helps you plan ahead if needed for the next few weeks. This is subject to change as always but should be relatively correct at this time. Our Winter Break schedule has been included as well so please be sure to take a look at that as there have been some changes to our regular days and times for the 2 weeks that HSE will be on break!

Hopefully you all received the newly introduced "Off the Walls" Age Group Monthly Newsletter! In this newsletter each group recognized our "Champions in the Pool" for the month of October. Our FR2 "Champions in the Pool" for November are TIMMY LAWRANCE and CHLOE MCINTOSH! Both Timmy and Chloe have shown so much growth so far this season, particularly in November, and have put a lot of focus and effort into all of our club values! I am so proud of both of these wonderful young athletes and cannot wait to see what all they continue to accomplish!

Let's have another GREAT week! :)

***REMINDERS***

• NO PRACTICE SATURDAY 12/21 due to High School Meet!
• DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THE DISTANCE SPLASH ON 12/28 IS TOMORROW (12/16)! The splash will take place of practice that day and I would love to have our group swim the 200 if available!
• It is starting to get cooler out so please make sure your swimmer is prepared for the dropping temperatures at the end of practice! I require for all swimmers to be wearing shoes, a shirt/sweatshirt and pants/shorts to leave the pool area. There are also a variety of fall germs going around right now, so if your swimmer is not feeling well please use your best judgement in whether or not they are well enough to attend practice.
• We do dryland as a group on WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY each week. If your swimmer would like to participate in dryland they MUST be wearing tennis shoes. I do not allow Crocs, sandals or slides of any kind.
• Please help me remind your swimmers to bring all of their equipment as well as a water bottle to practice every day! Having their own equipment and a drink nearby allows us to move through practice more efficiently and get more work done in the time that we have.
• The SSC announcing crew (our wonderful announcers for meets) is looking to grow the group!
  • We would like to extend an invite to any Future Royal Parent who would like to give it a try. We have the November Splash on Saturday, and Matt would be glad to show you the ropes during this club-only event. It is a lot of fun and offers you a front row seat to the action - all while counting towards your volunteer obligation to the club when announcing for one of the club hosted/non-Splash meets. Please feel free to reach out to Matt to let me know if you would be interested - [email protected]

Below are a few important reminders/updates for this week:​

• We are going to be starting up BLUE FRIDAYS again this year! Each Friday, please have your athlete show their ROYAL PRIDE by sporting either a blue shirt/sweatshirt or an SSC/HSE Swimming shirt to school!
• Please make sure your swimmer has and is bringing all of their equipment everyday! If there is something you haven’t been able to purchase or you have questions, please let me know, but we are really starting to use fins and kickboard especially each day so it is important that we have what we need to be successful.
• We have suits/warm-ups to try on at the pool so let me know if you would like your swimmer to try anything before ordering the new team apparel for this year! Below is the link for Elsmore Swim Shop to purchase gear, suits and
  • https://elsmoreswim.com/collections/southeastern-swim-club.html
•  If you have not yet signed up for a slot on the Sign Up Genius for snacks, please do so! :)  If you have any questions, please reach out to myself or Alyssa Barr! 
  • https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AA8AE28A1FDC52-51554350-practice?useFullSite=true#/

• JOIN OUR GROUP-ME!
  • ​Here is the link to join our Future Royals 2 Parents Group-Me!  If you have not joined yet, PLEASE do so as this is a great way for us to communicate with one another and connect our group! https://groupme.com/join_group/95496817/SSTllfQr

For those of you who don’t know me already , here is a quick "About Me" to get to know me better!

My name is Kylie Love (formerly Sutherlin, I recently got married) and I am a Royal at heart! I started my swimming journey at SSC in the lessons program at age 6 and ended my competitive swimming career with SSC the summer before my sennior year of college at age 22. I attended Hamiton Southeastern High School and graduated in 2016, helping bring home a State Runner-Up title my senior year while also being part of the pool and school record-setting 400 Freestyle Relay team in the process. After graduating, I went on to swim and Study Elementary Special Education at Eastern Michigan University. I graduated from EMU in December of 2021 with my teaching degree and decided it was time to come home, not only to Indiana, but to HSE/SSC as well! I got a job as a Special Education teacher here at HSE High School in January of 2022 and have loved it ever since. Swimming has been such a huge part of my life for so long and I am thankful to be back at the club that has provided so much to me, working alongside so many coaches who helped get me to where I am today!

OUR GROUP:

We have some familiar faces returning to our group this fall while also welcoming some new swimmers from Future Royals 1 and some who are new to the team all together! Below I have included a "Meet Our Group" chart that will help everyone get to know the members of our FR2 family! :)

SWIM EQUIPMENT:

Please make sure swimmers have all swimming equipment they need for training - labeled with their name and group (FR2) in Sharpie! We will be adding a new piece of equipment this fall ... A SNORKEL! I recommend going to Elsmore Swim Shop with your swimmer so they can help make sure you get a snorkel that will fit!

Now is a great time to check and see if anything needs to be replaced (Fins too small? Goggles leaking? Mesh bag ripped? Kickboard missing?). I have included a list below, as well as the link to the equipment that we need and a phone number/address for Elsmore. 

• Mesh Bag (optional but recommended)
• Swim Suit
• Cap (this will be a required piece of equipment in our group this year!)
• Goggles
• Towel
• Kickboard
• Fins 
• SNORKEL :)
• Water Bottle 

https://www.gomotionapp.com/team/isscc/page/start-here/group-training-gear 

WEEKLY SCHEDULE: 

Week of 12/16

MONDAY  - December 16th, 2024 from 5:20 - 6:20pm 

WEDNESDAY - December 18th, 2024 from 5:00 - 6:00pm

FRIDAY - December 20th, 2024 from 5:20 - 6:20pm (Coach Kylie OUT - coverage TBD)

SATURDAY - December 21st, 2024 NO PRACTICE - HOME HS MEET! 

Week of 12/23 - WINTER BREAK SCHEDULE (WEEK 1)

MONDAY  - December 23rd, 2024 from 5:20 - 6:20pm 

WEDNESDAY - December 25th, 2024 NO PRACTICE!

THURSDAY - December 26th, 2024 from 11:30 - 12:30pm ***Different day and time***

FRIDAY - December 27th, 2024 from 5:20 - 6:20pm

SATURDAY - December 28th, 2024 NO PRACTICE - DISTANCE SPLASH! 

Week of 12/30 - WINTER BREAK SCHEDULE (WEEK 2)

MONDAY  - December 30th, 2024 from 5:20 - 6:20pm 

WEDNESDAY - January 1st, 2025 NO PRACTICE - HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

THURSDAY - January 2nd, 2025 from 11:30 - 12:30pm ***Different day and time***

FRIDAY - January 3rd, 2025 from 5:20 - 6:20pm

SATURDAY - January 4th, 2025 NO PRACTICE - HOME HS MEET! 

CALENDAR LINKS: 

Group Calendar Link

Team Calendar Link

• IUPUI Jingle Jamboree at IU Natatorium
  • Friday Deceamber 13th - Sunday December 15th
  • REGISTRATION DEADLINE HAS PASSED!  
  • Please only put event suggestions in the NOTE section - I will discuss events with each swimmer!
  • Additional information was sent out by email and can be found on the EVENT PAGE

• 2024 Distance Splash at HSE High School
  • Saturday December 28th
  • REGISTRATION DEADLINE - DECEMBER 16th!  You can sign up HERE!
  • This meet will be a chance for our group to swim the 200 Free!  There will be no practice that day so please consider signing your swimmer up if they are able to attend to either swim the 200 for the first time or get another chance to better their time!  

• MLK Invitational at HSE High School
  • ​Friday January 17th - Sunday January 19th
  • REGISTRATION DEADLINE - JANUARY 6TH!  You can sign up HERE!
  • Additional information to come!

A big "THANK YOU" to Coach Campbell for putting these links all together in one place! For anyone who wants to be more involved or read more on the swimming community, here are some links to check out!

• https://www.usaswimming.org/ 

• https://swimswam.com/ 
• https://swimswam.com/10x-olympic-medalist-caeleb-dressel-unpacks-his-paris-olympic-games/  (GREAT READ!!)

• https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/ 

CONTACT ME:

If you ever have any questions, comments or concerns please don’t hesitate to reach out to me by email at [email protected].

Please allow at least a 24 hour response window to any email.  I am typically pretty quick to respond, but as I have said before I am a teacher a well and work from 7:15 - 3:15 each day.  I may also not have the answer that you are looking for and am utilizing my resources to get the best information for you.  In that case I will reach out and let you know that I am looking into it and will be getting back to you as soon as possible.  In case of an emergency, or last minute change, please utilize our Group Me or contact me at 317-752-8465.

Thank you for your cooperation!  I truly look forward to working with your swimmers this season and helping them become the best they can be in and out of the pool!

Kylie Love 

Future Royals 2 Coach | Assistant Royals Coach

GRIT ~ GRATITUDE ~ GROWTH~ OWNERSHIP ~ MINDFULNESS 

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