Good morning!
You all did a fantastic job with the meet yesterday. We saw some great swims from everyone, and everybody can claim they had a part of what I would certainly call a victory.
Everyone did great both in and out of the water. In the end, our girls won for the entire meet! Great job girls! The boys were second to Granite group that was literally twice their size, and they did a great job, as well! In the end, we came out second as a team. Great job!
In the event you were unaware, we were trading the lead on and off for the better part of the meet with a team that had 40 MORE SWIMMERS THAN US. I think that shows the quality of swimmers we have and train during the summer. Fantastic.
A special thank you goes out to our Concession Crew. When all was said and done yesterday, they helped the team raise $676 to go towards our new lane lines. THANK YOU!!!
Thank you to all of our volunteer timers, runners, ribbon labelers, and our stroke and turn official Amy Qurollo. Thank you to the Oxentines and the Blackwoods for running our scoring computer. Without each and every one of you, our meet would not have happened. If anyone wants to learn to do the various jobs, let me know and we can get you set up.
Thank you to all of our parents for getting everyone to the pool to warm up at 7am, especially after providing a wonderful spaghetti dinner the night before. I know that it was early for everyone, and I want to thank you for making the effort to be there and to support the swimmers and the team.
Thank you to Coach Alec for learning to run the timing console in time for the meet. If anyone else wants to learn the pads, it isn't too difficult and I can train you in about 30 minutes. Contact me and we'll get something worked out.
Thank you to Coach Haley for helping wrangle kids and sign up volunteers, as well as adding some depth to our 15-18 girls. This was Coach Haley's last meet where she could swim with the kids, so next year she graduates to our "Fools in the Pool" age group.
Thank you to Doug, Bret, and all of the lifeguards who helped out yesterday. We are really fortunate to have a department that is so supportive of all the swimmers and our program. You all are a fantastic group to work with and for, and I and everyone thanks you. Also, if you haven't gotten your shirt yet, please check with Bret at the counter to pick it up.
We will have ribbons, medals, and trophies from the entire season at our potluck dinner on Saturday, August 2. We will plan to eat at 6:30, but let's start gathering at 6pm. Everyone bring a dish you love to make and share it with our VTST family. I'll be bringing my jambalaya again!
