FR1 Newsletter Week 8 Summer '25

Campbell Patterson

 

Champions in the Pool. Champions In Life.

GRATITUDE~GRIT~GROWTH~MINDFULNESS~OWNERSHIP

Future Royal 1, 8th week of Summer '25!

Welcome!

We had a fantastic meet this weekend, and a good week of practice as well. I am very happy to hear that things went smoothly for the most part while I was away. I will have candy for the kiddos as promised on Wednesday -- so maybe don't get them anything too sugary before practice that day ;)

We will continue refining our backstroke and freestyle while adding in more and more breaststroke. Hopefully we'll have time to get a bit of butterfly as well! Starts and turns will also be a point of focus for our group until the end of the season. 

Congratulations for a great season thus far, especially to Reagan McGuire, who is one of the first FR1 swimmers *that I know of* to have gotten an individual divisional cut while in FR1!! We will briefly go over what that is at practice tonight, but if the kids have more questions feel free to reach out or go on our website for more info on what Divisionals are.

 Please be on the lookout for meet info as meets this summer will come fast! There are many meets to attend and are a great opportunity for us to show off what we've learned and see what needs working on!

Here is the new schedule starting today!

SUMMER SCHEDULE: JUNE 2- JUNE 11

FR1: Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 5-6PM on Monday and Wednesday, 5:20-6:20PM on Friday!

SUMMER SCHEDULE: JUNE 12- End of Season

FR1: Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 5-6PM all days!

For announcements/important items this week there isn't much, besides our usual. I will do my best to keep up communication as it comes to me while at the work conference but cannot make any promises.

NOTICE: We coaches were informed this week that the HSE doesn't like us using Door 8 *the door at the back of the pool near the windows* Please have your swimmer go to Door 10 (*Entrance you'd go through coming from the parking lot by the pool, near the football field).

  • If your swimmer has not gotten a shirt, please email me! @[email protected] 
    • ​If I don't have them, I will ensure your swimmer is on the list. This might take some time.
  • If you're new, please visit the Elsmore swim shop to ensure your swimmer has Fins and a Kickboard! Additionally, you can also purchase a suit we use for meets there too:
  • There is a GroupMe for FR1, go to this link to join! Feel free to message about any questions of other parents or myself in there, I will be sending updates about practice cancellations/meet updates, etc.
  • 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!)
  • 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]​
  • *IF you've noticed that 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]."

Our Group count! #27

Aarohi Sharm

Alayna Eringo

Anaisha Sahay

Anaisha Upadhayay

Anna Zelasko

Ayaan Khanuja

Benjamin Juday

Chance Heinzelman

Charlotte van de Venter

Chloe Winn

Emily Keve

Jatinder Brar

Kenna Rattray

Lucas Vu

Mavis Davidson

Meher Khurana

Nora Huggins

Olivia Trapp

Reagan McGuire

Rooney Shirk

Rudhvi Sekhar Patibandla

Samika Sahay

Samvedya Sai Vanama

Sarita Nadgauda

Shravan Kathrik

Sutton Pearl

Taranbir Dhillon

Tarun Kathrik

Follow the link below to sign up!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F4BAEAB2AA6FA7-56317998-fr1after 

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

CALENDAR

MEETS​

  • Summer Invite 2025
  • Jun 13, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025
  • Event Location: IU Natatorium, 901 West New York Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
  • Registration Deadline: May 30, 2025
    • Great opportunity to race at one of the best pools in the country! Located in downtown.
    • Friday Session starts at 1PM! If your child cannot attend this midday session please let me know!
      • Saturday Session also starts at 1PM
      • More info to come

 

  • Enchanted Forest 2025
  • Jun 27, 2025 - Jun 29, 2025
  • Forest Park Aquatic Center, 1077 Cicero Road, Noblesville, IN 46060
    • Putting this out there for future reference, this is a great outdoor meet later on this summer! Lookout for more info!
    • More info to come

 

  • Sprint Night Under The Lights
    Jul 13, 2025 - Jul 13, 2025
    Forest Park Aquatic Center, 1077 Cicero Rd., Noblesville, IN 46060
    • This meet is a fun and fast night time meet at Forest Park in Noblesville, IN on Sunday July 13th. This meet is designed to swim fast 50's under the night lights of the pool and stars! This meet was done a few years ago and is now BACK by popular demand!! 
    • More info to come

 

  • Long Course Divisionals 2025
    Aug 01, 2025 - Aug 03, 2025
    • Hopefully more swimmers in our group get divisional cuts and we can have a portion of our group represent SSC here!
    • More info to come

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! 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/

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/

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