FR1 Newsletter Week 15 Summer '25

Campbell Patterson

 

Champions in the Pool. Champions In Life.

GRATITUDE~GRIT~GROWTH~MINDFULNESS~OWNERSHIP

Future Royal 1, 15th week of Summer '25!

Welcome!

We are rapidly coming to the end of the season, so we will have some more fun, with a focus on refining our butterfly and breaststroke technique! It has been such a privilege to coach FR1 this summer, and it's amazing seeing just how far the kids have come. We will have our normal practice schedule for this week. After the end of the season (I'll explain more next week, but the end of July is our typical ending point!!), look out for info to come on the upcoming Fall/winter season!

FOR Divisionals Parents:

Please let me know if you will not be there at practice this Wednesday, 7/23/25!

 

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 normal, with the Monday, Wednesday, and Friday schedule!

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 are 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! #24

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

Sarita Nadgauda

Sutton Pearl

Taranbir Dhillon

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​

  • Long Course Divisionals 2025
    Aug 01, 2025 - Aug 03, 2025
    • More info on the club website, we will have a small group representing FR1 this summer! Very exciting given that in my time here at SSC, this group has never had an individual divisional cut!

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