Wahoos,

Bloom: Thank you to all of you who volunteered at Bloom Our Youth on Saturday! We had fun hanging shirts, sorting through donations, building boxes, hanging hangers, creating outfits, repairing racks, and eating Chic-fil-A! If you missed it, we plan to do this again next year. Bloom has an urgent need for toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, bar soap), so if you would like to donate any of these items, drop off items on Coach Susan's golf cart (the gold one, always in the 1st spot by the bike rack) and we will get them there.

This week: We have regular practice all week (but possible inclement weather predicted), a home meet Thursday 6/12 with the same time frame as last week, 100 Lap Club Friday 6/13 anytime between 8 - 11 am, and Spirit Night at Lisa's Creperie Friday 6/13 from 5 - 7 pm.

RSVP: Nothing with Wahoos is ever mandatory, but you do need to rsvp for the swim meet by Tuesday at 11 am. No rsvp = no swim in the meet. And if you rsvp that you're coming, we need you to show up! Meet entries and volunteer positions are now open for next week's home meet against the Planterra Penguins.

Meet entries: Each swimmer may choose up to 2 individual races this meet when you rsvp. Some swimmers have a favorite race... some swimmers like to try a different stroke every race... some swimmers are still learning the techniques of butterfly and breaststroke so need to stick with backstroke and freestyle... some swimmers got DQ'd last week and want to retry a stroke to fix things... some swimmers got DQ'd last week and want to avoid that stroke to avoid another DQ. It's up to you and your swimmer! Feel free to ask a coach before practice Mon or Tues if you'd like input based on your child's skills. When in doubt, freestyle and backstroke are the safest choices. You'll also notice the same order of events each week, and backstroke and freestyle are always swum near the beginning of the meet (so 10 and younger swimmers can leave after their freestyle relay, for a shorter night). Coaches choose the relays always.

Volunteers: We ask that every family sign up to fill at least 2 positions at some point during the season. Home meets require the most help, so please sign up to volunteer this week if at all possible.  We really appreciate and depend on our parent volunteers to run a smooth meet!

100 Lap Club: This Friday, 6/13, we will hold our annual 100 lap club. This is completely optional, so please don't force your swimmer to participate. The pool will be set up from 8 - 11 am for any swimmer to swim 100 lengths of the pool using any stroke and stopping to rest as much as needed, so swimmers may arrive at any time during this window. Each swimmer who comes must bring a responsible person (parent, older sibling, etc) to keep track of the laps swum. We will have popsicles for all participants, and all swimmers who successfully complete the 100 laps will be recognized and receive an award at the end of season celebration. The coaches will talk about this with the swimmers at practice this week, so the swimmers can ask the coaches any questions then. If your swimmer is unable to make it this Friday yet wanst to participate, they can always complete it another day and have a parent email Coach Susan to verify you did it.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Go Wahoos!

Coach Susan