Sign Up Dates and Meet Schedule for 2025! (UPDATED Thursday, March 27)

 

Good afternoon, Torpedo! This one is a long one, and I'll post more later, but I wanted to get this information out!

Sign Ups: Start April 28 at valdese.recdesk.com. This year there is a slightly different fee structure based on residency. This was implemented for all youth athletic programs. Each swimmer will receive a shirt and latex cap as a part of the registration. Bring your friends! Practice schedules are still being hammered out, but look for those!

Champs Meet: Black Mountain with NEW FORMAT! Starting times TBD.

13 - 18 year old swimmers and those swimming 200 Free will swim FRIDAY NIGHT JULY 25.

12 and Unders will swim Saturday morning JULY 26.

Scoring for champs will change from top 6 to top 12 places. Ribbons and medals will still be given to 6 places, but teams will earn points to 12 places. The top three swimmers per team in an event will score if finishing in top 12. This mirrors high school championship meet points structures. Swimmers must still swim two meets for conference, and all swimmers must have a time in the events they are entered in (times may be achieved in practice). CHAMPS SIGN UP DUE TO ME BY JULY 17!

Meet 1: June 7, HOME, 8am Warm-Up 9am Start. Red/Green Intrasquad

Meet 2: June 14, HOME, 8am Warm-Up 9am Start. Lenoir and Black Mountain.

Meet 3: June 20, SHELBY, 5pm Warm-Up 6pm Start. Shelby and Black Mountain

Meet 4: June 26, BLACK MTN., 5pm Warm Up, 6pm Start.

Meet 5: June 28, HOME, 8am Warm-Up 9am Start. GF, Watauga, Shelby, and FC

Meet 6: July 10, GRANITE FALLS, 5pm Warm-Up, 6pm Start.

Meet 7: July 12, Sprint/Distance at Forest City. 11 and Up Only. More details to come, but will start in the morning.

Meet 8: July 15, FOREST CITY, 5pm Warm Up, 6pm Start.

Meet 9: July 19, HOME, Last Chance Meet, 8am Warm Up, 9am Start. ONLY FOR SWIMMERS NEEDING SECOND MEET FOR CHAMPS.

Meet 10: JULY 25/26 CHAMPS at Black Mtn.

Thanks for a Great Season!

 Good morning, Torpedo Family!

The end of the season is here, and, on behalf of the coaches, we want to thank you all for a great season! The champs meet went well, and we were in the mix among the teams for fourth up until the last two relays. Ultimately, the numbers were a factor, but we did a great job swimming, with a lot of best times and only three DQs the entire meet. A special congratulations goes to Daynesa and Desiree Gonzalez and Lilah Johnson for scoring in the top three for their age groups at the meet!

This Friday, August 16, from 5-7pm, we'll have our end of season potluck at the Splash Pad building. We'll have some fellowship, some fun, and great food, and the swimmers will get their ribbons for the season. Please use the SignUpGenius here to tell us what you're bringing and so we can know what to supplement if we need to. https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/508084CABAE2AAAF58-50647455-2024

Finally, I have two asks of our team this year. First, we haven't done an end of season survey in a couple of seasons, and I want to reintroduce that process. This is a chance to give us feedback anonymously about what is working and what needs tweaking. It takes only a few minutes to complete, and it lets us know your thoughts on the program. The link for that survey is here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/vtst2024

Second, the Town of Valdese Parks and Recreation Department is starting the process for our 10 Year Comprehensive Plan. The first of several steps and opportunities for input and feedback is a survey put together by the Western Piedmont Council of Governments. We want to get this survey in the hands of as many people as possible to help us guide our planning processes for the next decade. What facilities and programs do you like and use frequently? What needs some love? Is the staffing model appropriate for the department? What are some new things that you would like to see? The link to this survey is coming via Remind, but it is also included here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/valdeserecsurvey.

Thank you all for a great season! If you can't make Friday's dinner, please come by the pool to pick up ribbons. We hope to see everyone next season if not before in some of the other programs we offer at the Valdese Parks and Recreation Department!

Champs!

We're off to a rainy start this morning, but let's hope we got it out of our system!

We're excited for a fun day. Coaches are in a tent just next to the shallowest end of the pool next to the pavilion.

Come see us before and after swimming!