Week of 6/17

Wynfield Families,

It is almost impossible to believe that this is the last weekly update I'll send this summer, as this is our last week of the season.  From all of the coaches to all of you--it has been an absolute pleasure to work with your children, and we cannot thank you enough for the support, time, and energy you have all contributed to make this season so fun and successful.   As we enter our last week together, here are your weekly reminders:

Practices: 

• Swimmers should only attend ONE practice each day. If at all possible we do request that try to make the morning practices. In the afternoon we are not able to divide our practices by age, and we must share the pool with neighborhood pool users, which limits our space. With such a large team this year, the more swimmers we can get to the morning practices, the better it will be for all swimmers!
• Speedy Meet Families: Please help us plan for practices for the rest of the season. If at all possible, please opt for the morning practice. If you need to attend the afternoon practice, please sign up for your time slot here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050E45ADAF2AA6FA7-50093253-speedy

SUMMER PRACTICE SCHEDULE:

• Morning Practices (Monday-Thursday):
  • 8:15-8:45: Speedy Meet Practice
  • 8:45-9:30: 10 & Under Regular Practice
  • 9:15-10:15: 11 & Up Regular Practice
• Afternoon Practice:
  • 6:30-7:30: ALL AGES
  • ***Speedy meet swimmers will be divided into 2 groups and will practice from 6:30-7:00 or 7:00-7:30.
• Fun Friday: 9:00-10:15 AM

This week’s schedule:

• Monday,6/24:
  • Morning practices 8:15-10:15
  • NO AFTERNOON PRACTICE
  • Meet at the Hamptons pool (10340 Vixen Lane, Huntersville, 28078)
• Tuesday, 6/25:
  • Morning practice: 8:15-10:15
  • Afternoon practice: 6:30-7:30
• Wednesday, 6/26:
  • Morning practice: 8:15-10:15
  • Afternoon practice: 6:30-7:30
• Thursday, 6/27:
  • Morning practice: 8:15-10:15
  • Afternoon practice: 6:30-7:30
• Friday, 6/28
  •  FUN FRIDAY at Wynfield Pool: 9:00-10:15 AM.
    • We will hand out ribbons, celebrate this season’s successes, and spend time as a team playing in the pool. This week's theme is "Pancakes and Posters," where we will eat pancakes (with all of the toppings!) and make posters to show off our team spirit for Champs!
• Saturday, 6/29: REST and HYDRATE!
• Sunday, 6/30: CHAMPS
• Monday, 7/1: END OF YEAR CELEBRATION!

A few other items:

• Swim meet declarations: ALL SWIMMERS SHOULD BE DECLARED FOR CHAMPS AT THIS POINT. If you have not already done this, please do ASAP. We have already started working on entries and hope to have entries mostly finalized on Tuesday.

MONDAY'S MEET: (6/24/2024)

Arrival: 5-5:15.  

Warm-ups around 5:25/5:30. 

Meet starts at 6:00. Estimated end time should be around 10:00.

• A note about the expected heat tomorrow:
  • ***PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR SWIMMERS TO START HYDRATING NOW.  It will be very, very hot tomorrow. The key to swimming fast in the heat is to hydrate as much as possible before and during the meet, and to stay in the shade/cool as much as possible.  
  • Tents are welcome on the deck tomorrow. Please encourage your kids to stay relaxed in the shade tomorrow during the meet vs. running around in the sun.
  • Parents--you might want to make sure you bring hats, sunglasses, and umbrellas as well, as the visitor side (us) will get the afternoon sun tomorrow.
  • PLEASE bring extra cold water, fresh fruit, etc.
  • If swimmers are feeling extra hot, cold ice packs on their wrists and/or back of necks is a great way to help them cool down.
  • PLEASE encourage your swimmers to take their caps off between each event to help them stay cool. 
• Parents Relay: this event will take place after event #32 (8&under free relays) close to 8:00.  Feel free to come up with Team names.
• Concessions: tenders, pizza, snacks, candy, drinks, and frozen treats will be available. Cash and Venmo are accepted. 

Champs Info:

The 2024 Champs will be held on Sunday, June 30, 2024

Location: Huntersville Family Fitness and Aquatics Center (HFFA: 11725 Verhoeff Drive, Huntersville)

AM SESSION (Ages 10 & under):

• 7:00-Doors Open
• 8:00-Warm-ups
• 8:15- Volunteer Check-in
• 9:00- Meet begins
  • We will swim ALL relays first, followed by individual events.  The order of events is as follows:
    • Medley Relays
    • Free Relays
    • Freestyle
    • Backstroke
    • IM's
    • Breaststroke
    • Butterfly

PM SESSION (ages 11 & up):

• 11:00-Arrival
• 11:30-Warm-ups
• 11:45- Volunteer Check-in
• 12:30- Meet begins

FOR BOTH SESSIONS:

• We will swim ALL relays first, followed by individual events. The order of events is as follows:
  • Medley Relays
  • Free Relays
  • Freestyle
  • Backstroke
  • IM's
  • Breaststroke
  • Butterfly

END OF YEAR BANQUET INFO:

Monday, July 1st at the Wynfield Pool. Bring your own food if you want to eat at the pool. The team will provide a sweet dessert. Arrive between 5-5:30. Awards presentation will begin at approximately 6:00pm. Come dressed to stay cool. This is an informal gathering, and is essentially one last "fun Friday" style celebration with the whole team!