The Week Ahead: Countdown to Champs Begins!

Good morning, Torpedo Family!

This week marks the start of the penultimate week of the season! With two weeks left, let's pray for minimal storms, cool pool water, and great practices! 

This Saturday marks our last home meet against Lenoir. This will also be the last chance for anyone to get a home meet before the Champs meet next week. Lenoir is a big team, and we will need everyone who can attend be present. Sign ups are open until Thursday for this meet. Volunteers can sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084CABAE2AAAF58-64615811-lenoir. Warm ups start at 8am for our team.

Thanks to everyone who came out this past week for the meet at Granite Falls. The team did very well, and I was really happy to see the kids push themselves! It was a nice night for a quick meet, and the swimmers pulled out the win over the home team. I also want to point out the excellent sportsmanship displayed by our kids. Several GFST parents spoke to me about it, and how they really appreciated it. Way to go, team! 

We had a small group go to Forest City for yesterday's Fun in the Sun Sprint/Distance Meet. Congrats to all the swimmers who went and participated. Thanks to the gentlemen for allowing me to swim as a part of their free relay! Congrats to all those that swam challenge events and were able to sprint in splash and dash events, too.

Champs will be at Granite Falls on the 24th and 25th. While we don't have exact start times yet, expect to have tents set up outside the fence in the surrounding ballfield. Way too early forecasts have the temps those days in the upper 80s, which would be a wonderful change from the mid/upper 90s of previous Champs events. Still, be prepared for at least 4 hours at the event, with snacks and water/Gatorade, etc. for the duration. The 13 and Up swimmers will swim on Friday afternoon/evening, and the 12 and Unders will swim Saturday morning. Sign up for Champs closes THIS WEDNESDAY JULY 15 AT 6PM. If you have swam a home and away meet, you can swim at Champs, and we want to have as many people as possible there. Scoring has changed from previous years, and points will be awarded as far as 16 places, so the more we have there to swim, the better we will likely do. Entries will be submitted Friday evening, July 17. I will not be making any changes other than scratches and relay adjustments from scratches after that. As we get more information, including volunteer sign ups, I will share it with everyone. Siblings, especially swimmer siblings, are great at timing and other duties as a way to keep them busy while they are at the meet, too!

Also at Champs, we will have our "Fools in the Pool" parent relays. This is always a lot of fun, and I really want to encourage parents of ANY ability level to join in the fun. If you want to swim, join us for this event and good way to cool off, too. I'll have a sign up for it, too.

I will be out of town starting Saturday morning (7/18) and returning Thursday night (7/23) during the lead up to the meet, but we will still have regular practices through Thursday night. During that time, I will have limited email and Remind access, but if something comes up that prevents you from swimming after you have been entered for Champs, please let me via email ASAP.

Let's have a great week! Go Torpedo! 

 

 

Sprint/Distance Meet Info - Unless in Mile, Arrive No Later than 8:15am.

Fun in the Sun at Forest City!

Tomorrow morning is Sprint/Distance! Coaches Rhy, Lilah, and Bret will be there for this fun event.

The pool is located at 217 Clay St, Forest City, NC 28043. 

If swimming the mile (Saylor), please be there to check in and warm up by 6:30am. There will be three heats of the mile.

Everyone else, we warm up in lanes 5-6 about 8:25am. Please be at the pool no later than 8:15am. Warm ups will last 20 minutes. We will be looking to start at 9:30am.

There will be a parents/coaches float relay, so parents and coaches, bring suits so you can join in the fun. Consider this a test run for our fools in the pool event at champs! Two relay team entries per team.

There will be ChicFilA biscuits and sandwiches, as well as food trucks for concessions.

We still need to have volunteers! I know not a ton of us are going, but please offer to help if you are. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44ABA72EA4F4C52-64671853-volunteer#/

Only coaches can set tents up on deck.

Clerk of Course is check in at the red tent, then go to the block. You are responsible for your events!  

Please refer to the map for parking and setup, and PLEASE don't park in the golf course parking lot. 

 

 

The Week Ahead: July 6 through July 11

Good afternoon! 

I hope everyone has had a great break as we head into July. 

Just to start off, please remember we do not practice until Wednesday this week, with our first meet of the week on Thursday in Granite Falls. We may have some fun relays to add to the meet, and I'm excited to hopefully get a break from the heat (my AC went out Friday).

Saturday is Sprint/Distance in Forest City. As details come out, I'll be sure to share.   

Granite Falls pool is located at the Shuford Rec in Granite Falls, at 56 Pinewood Rd, Granite Falls, NC 28630. 

We're less than three weeks out from Champs, so please sign up if you haven't. Those entries are due before the 18th! 

See everyone Wednesday!