Meet/Practice Schedule for 2018

Good afternoon, TORPEDO!

Sign ups for this year's team will start on April 2nd, and we'll close registration on June 30. Please encourage friends and family to come on out and join us for a great experience!

We want EVERYONE to find a way to help at meets. Whether it be with concessions, timing, giving out heat winner ribbons, or running the console, there is something for everyone to do, and WE NEED YOUR HELP! Last year you all did an absolutely fantastic job of helping out and filling roles. I have no doubt you all will do the same again this season.

It is still early yet, but here is this year's schedule! Please note changes from years past with regards to the practice schedule. Based on feedback from you all last year, we have decided to move the practice for the 9-10 year old swimmers the morning. There may be a few more tweaks, but this is pretty much what we're looking at for this summer.

Also, for the meets, we have switched the event order to now have our free relays at the start of the meet as opposed to the end.


On to dates and times!

Special Events:
Tuesday, May 29, 5:15pm-after 10&Unders finish: Welcome Event with Popsicles and time for members to gather to ask the coaches questions, to learn how to time, etc.

Tuesday, July 3-Friday, July 6: NO PRACTICES in observance of the Independence Day Holiday

Friday, July 27, 5:15pm:  Spaghetti Dinner before Championship Meet, Rotary Park (Old Rock School if bad weather)

Saturday, August 4, 6pm: End-of-Year Banquet at Rotary Park. One last chance for everyone to gather for a meal. Swimmers will receive awards and ribbons from the season.


PRACTICE SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, May 29-Friday, June 8:
3:30pm-4:30pm (11-12, 13-14, 15-18)
4:30pm-5:15pm (10 and Under)

Monday, June 11-Friday, July 27:
Mon-Fri:
7:30am-8:30am (9-10, 11-12)
8:30am-10am (13-14, 15-18) -Wednesdays will be until 9:30am.
5:15pm-6pm (8 and Under)

Please make every attempt to be at the correct practice. If you can't make it for some reason, please discuss it with Coach Andersen. Please check the previous blog post for some insight into why we have practices the way we do: http://vtst.blogspot.com/2016/07/from-coach.html


MEETS:
Thurs., June 21: Granite Falls/McDowell @ Valdese
Tues., June 26: Valdese @ Black Mountain
Mon., July 2: Valdese @ Forest City
Thurs., July 12: Black Mountain @ Valdese
Sat., July 14: Sprint/Distance @ Forest City (11&Up Only-7:30am Warm-Up)
July 17: Valdese @ McDowell
July 19: Valdese @ Granite Falls
July 26: Forest City @ Valdese
July 28: League Championship @ Valdese (Swimmers must have swam two meets to be eligible to swim at the Champs meet-7:30am Warm-Up)

All home meets have a 5pm warm-up and all away meets have a 5:30pm warm-up with a 6pm starting time. Swimmers need to sign up for all of the meets they intend to participate in. If they are not signed up for a particular meet, then they will not be entered to swim.