JR1 Week 19 (January 13th- January 19th)
Champions in the Pool. Champions In Life.
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JR1 Week 19 (January 13th- January 19th):
Good Evening Everyone,
We are a little less than one week away from our MLK Swim Meet. Because of this, every practice will be focused on trying to improve our swimmers' competition ability in preparation for their events. If your swimmer is not swimming the meet, these practices will certainly still be useful, but this week will involve a heavy focus on starts, turns, and finishes, with some individual stroke prep to help in the meet ahead.
Overall, it’ll be a fun and exciting week, and we hope to have as many people attending practice as possible.
One quick note that Thursday's practice is cancelled due to a home meet at HSE. While our JR1 swimmers won’t be in the water, this is a great opportunity to come and cheer on your HSE Royals! The High School meet will start at approximately 6:30pm on Thursday if you want to cheer on your Home team.
Practice Schedule this week:
Announcement #1:
On Wednesday evening at the start of practice, we will have a mini-seminar with the swimmers going over meet expectations for our first-time swimmers. Swimmers are welcome to remain in dryland clothes for comfort during this time, and if parents would like to attend just to be on the same page they are more than welcome to. This meeting will last no longer than 20 minutes, and ONLY cover expectations for swimmers. Any questions about other aspects of the meet, including volunteering, should be directed at Erin Fisher. Practice will immediately follow the end of this meeting.
Announcement #2:
Here is the meet schedule for the MLK meet.
Meet Schedule:
Friday Timed Finals (2 pools) Warm-ups 5:30 PM, Meet Starts 6:30 PM
Sat & Sun Prelims (2 pools) Warm-ups 8:00 AM, Meet Starts 9:00 AM
Saturday Finals (1 pool) Warm-ups 4:00 PM, Meet Starts 5:00 PM
Sunday Finals (1 pool) Warm-ups 3:00 PM, Meet Starts 4:00 PM
For those new to swim meets, this meet is what is known as a “prelim/final meet,” meaning there is a morning session on Saturday and Sunday that all swimmers will attend, and then an evening session where only top ranking swimmers within each event from the morning session will attend.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU SWIMMER SWIMS IN THE EVENING AS WELL IS ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON THEIR PERFORMANCE IN THE MEET.
If they rank high enough in their event in the morning, they will be asked to return in the evening. If your swimmer is invited back to the evening session and is either uninterested in returning in the evening, or is incapable, they need to let a coach know as soon as they have been invited to return!!! Once they let the coach know that they cannot/will not attend, they will be scratched and not expected to appear in the evening.
We will go over this again on Wednesday, but if you have any questions about this prelim/final ranking, please feel free to let us know.
Announcement #3:
Lastly, there has been a club-wide request that all parents please stop using the staff entry doors (Door 8H and adjacent) to let their swimmers into/out of practice. ALL SWIMMERS MUST ENTER/EXIT PRACTICE THROUGH THE MAIN ATHLETIC ENTRANCE located at the back of the building near the football/track feild.
More information will be sent out in an email designed to specifically address the issue.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Thank you for your time and have a wonderful evening!
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