FR1 Newsletter Week 16 Summer '25 LAST WEEK!

Campbell Patterson

 

Champions in the Pool. Champions In Life.

GRATITUDE~GRIT~GROWTH~MINDFULNESS~OWNERSHIP

Future Royal 1, 16th and final week of Summer '25!

Welcome!

 

Hello everyone! 

We've made it! This is the last full week of practice. As I mentioned to the kiddos, this coming week is 'optional' in that those kids who are going to divisionals are required to come to this week's practices to get ready for the divisionals meet this coming weekend (Aug 2nd and 3rd), but for everyone else, you are welcome to come but not expected to.

I want to reiterate just how proud and excited and happy I have been to have had the opportunity to coach this group these past two seasons, we have had so much growth and so many swimmers grow as people as well! I cannot thank you all enough for the grace and privilege you have given me. I had previously said that I would be finishing the summer season and then moving out of Indiana, but my plans have changed, and I will now be staying until December before I move! I am so excited to continue being with SSC for a little while longer.

If you have been contacted about Divisionals, please reach out with questions! If you have not been contacted, it is most likely that your child has not gotten a divisional cut, but you can reach out if you are unsure. If your child is going to divisionals, please be on the lookout for more emails/messages from me as I get more info.

Finally, we will hopefully have some small event to celebrate the end of the season with our group, so please be on the lookout!

SUMMER SCHEDULE: JUNE 12- End of Season <-- THIS WEEK!!

FR1: Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 5-6PM all days! Thank you for our great season

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
  • Crawfordsville Aquatic Center, 1 W Athenian Drive, Crawfordsville, IN 47933, USA
    • 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!
      • Look out for more info coming out as we get closer, but quick highlights
      • We will be swimming at the 10 and under sessions on Saturday and Sunday, with warmups starting at 11:15AM and the session starting at 12PM. We will likely have an In The Door time around ~10:45-11AM
      • Most of our swimmers going are doing just the Indiviudal 50 Backstroke on Saturday, a few of us are doing Relays/another individual event.
      • If you have been contacted about Divisionals please reach out with questions! If you have not been contacted it is most likely that your child has not gotten a divisional cut, but you can reach out if you are unsure.

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