Morganton Directions

For everyone participating in the meet tomorrow in Morganton, here are directions to the pool:

Morganton: I-40W; Take Exit 105; Turn right onto S Sterling St/NC18; Go 2 miles; Turn left onto Catawba Street – The pool is located behind the Collett Street Recreation Center on King Street.

Please try to be at the pool as close to 5 as possible. Warm ups begin at 5:30!

Morganton Meet June 30, McDowell Home Meet July 8, and Picture Information

Good evening! Tomorrow the older Torpedo swimmers will travel to Morganton. The pool is the outdoor 50 meter pool at the Collett Street Recreation Center. We have a little more than 40 swimmers registered, which should represent our older age groups very well.

We will be hosting the McDowell Mariners on Friday, July 8th at home! We need swimmers to go ahead and sign up for this meet and parents to sign up to volunteer.

If you ordered team pictures, they have arrived! Please see the coaches after practices about picking them up.

We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend. Be safe, and we'll look forward to seeing you all Wednesday!

Valdese Triathlon Raffle

Great News! The town of Valdese will be hosting the annual Sprint Triathlon this coming Saturday, June 25th.

We will be holding a raffle to help raise money for the team. If you can volunteer for a few hours this Saturday to help raise money for the team, it would go a long way!

We will need at least two swimmers for the following shifts:
7-8:30am
8:30-10am
10-11:30am
11:30-1pm

Thanks for your support of the Valdese Torpedo!

Meet Results, other Announcements, and Forest City

Congratulations to the Torpedo on two great meets thus far. While we haven't overcome the competition in scoring, the abundance of blue and red ribbons being handed out certainly give Coach Hodges and I cause to be very optimistic about the rest of the season and the League Championship Meet July 30 at Granite Falls.

A few things have come to our attention since the beginning of the season. First, swimmers are leaving meets before the meet is over without checking in with a coach. As a result, several relays have been scratched and other swimmers haven't been able to swim. Please, we implore you, CHECK WITH A COACH BEFORE YOU LEAVE A MEET. We understand that meets may run late, but we still need to know if you have left for any reason. Second, parents please volunteer to help with meets. The best view of the pool is from behind the block working as a timer or stroke and turn judge. A good number of parents have been very gratefully working in these positions at every meet thus far. Please step up and help us run smooth meets by volunteering. If you are interested in helping, but are nervous about what to do, please ask Coach Andersen. There really is very little required in these positions, and you get the best seats in the house.

Finally, parents and swimmers must SIGN UP before a meet. The only way the coaches know if you are attending the meet is if you sign up. This is for EVERY meet we swim. If you think you may make a meet, but aren't sure, sign up anyway. It's easier to remove you from events than to add you in. Sign up sheets are located in the team binder at the pool office desk.

Tomorrow night we swim against Forest City at Forest City. If you have not signed up, please do so or email Coach Andersen at valdeseswimcoach@gmail.com. Directions to the pool can be found below. Please try to be at the pool as close to 5pm as possible.

Thank you for doing all you can to help the Valdese Torpedo!

Directions to Forest City: Take I-40 West to Exit 103. At the end of the exit ramp, turn left. Take HWY 64 to Rutherford County. After passing through Westminster Community, turn left on Hudlow Rd at the traffic light. Follow Hudlow Rd to West Main Street in Forest City. Turn left on West Main Street. Take the second right (Harris St). The pool is at the end of Harris St.

PICTURE DATE and Other Announcements

SportPix will once again be taking our team picture. They will be here NEXT TUESDAY before the Granite Falls home meet. If there is inclement weather, we will have a make-up day on JULY 12. Pictures will be taken at 4:30pm.
Pick up order forms from Coach Andersen at practice Thursday. Individual packages as well as team photos will be available for purchase.

T-Shirts will be ordered this week. If you as a parent would like a shirt, please go to the desk in the pool office and tell them AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

June 14th Meet at McDowell

Good Morning Torpedo Family!

The opening meet for this season will be this coming Tuesday, June 14th against the McDowell Mariners in Marion. Warm-ups begin at 5pm, so please be on time! The drive from the Valdese pool will take roughly 40 minutes, so please plan to leave in plenty of time.

Please sign your child up in the binder at the pool desk. IF YOUR CHILD IS NOT SIGNED UP, THEY WILL NOT BE ENTERED!

Directions to McDowell: Take I-40 West to Exit 86 (Marion/Shelby exit). Turn right at the end of the ramp. Stay on this road until you come to the second stoplight. Turn right on Rutherfordton Rd. Rutherfordton Rd. takes you to Main Street. Go around the curve. The road will widen. Go straight. At the fourth stoplight, turn left on Court St. Go down a hill. Take the second right on Academy St. The pool is on the hill on the left.

Forest City Meet Dates

Good afternoon everyone! We've had a tremendous two weeks of practice with a lot of veteran and beginning swimmers! Thank you to everyone who has made the time to bring their children, neighbors, grandchildren or others to practice with the Torpedo!

We have set dates for our meets against the Forest City Stingrays. On Thursday, June 23 the Torpedo will travel to Forest City. The Torpedo will host the Stingrays on July 26, the Tuesday prior to the League Championship meet in Granite Falls!

Again, here are the dates:
June 23: Valdese Torpedo AT Forest City
July 26: Valdese Torpedo vs. Forest City- HOME