Good morning, Torpedo!
There are several pieces of news I want to pass along to everyone.
First, as you may have already seen, we will be taking the Bubble down. The pool will close on May 14 at 11am and re-open Thursday, May 20 at 7am. For now the pool schedule will be the same until around June 1 when we begin our swim lesson programming and VTST practices. A more detailed pool schedule will be available in the coming weeks. Don't forget sign ups start next Monday, May 10!
The next big piece of information is Torpedo practice times. Please remember to have your child at the appropriate practice time. If for some reason they need to attend a different practice every once in a while, it needs to be cleared by me. Practices start Tuesday, June 1.
9-10, 11-12, Novice 13-14: Mon.-Fri. 8am-9am
Advanced 13-14, 15-18: Mon.-Fri. 9am-10:15am
8 & Unders: Mon.-Thurs. 5:00-5:45pm
Finally, the next piece of the scheduling puzzle is our meet schedule. Please remember to sign your swimmer up by the deadline for each meet in our notebook at the pool/ fitness desk. If a swimmer isn't signed up, they won't be entered. We will be trying a few Saturday morning home meets this year. Warm-up for those meets is 8am, and we should be able to wrap up by noon or 1pm at the latest. Away meets will be on Tuesday or Thursday evenings, and they will have a 5:30pm warm-up.
The Sprint/Distance (for ages 11 & Up only) and Champs meets are Saturday meets. You should expect the Champs meet to last all day. We will have more detailed information on those two meets in June, but please remember, swimmers will have to have participated in two meets in order to be eligible for the Champs meet on July 31.
Sat., June 12: Intrasquad/Virtual Meet @ Valdese, 8:00am Warm-Up
Tues., June 22: @ Black Mountain Stingrays, 5:30pm Warm-Up
Sat., June 26: Granite Falls Sharks @ Valdese, 8:00am Warm-Up
Thurs., July 1: Black Mountain Stingrays @ Valdese, 5:00pm Warm-Up
Sat., July 10: Forest City Stingrays/ McDowell Mariners @ Valdese, 8:00am Warm-Up
Thurs., July 15: @ McDowell Mariners, 5:30pm Warm-Up
Sat., July 17: Themed Sprint/Distance Meet (11&Up Only) @ Black Mountain, Warm-Up TBA
Thurs., July 22: @ Forest City Stingrays, 5:30pm Warm-Up
Sat., July 31: TSL Champs Meet @ Forest City Stingrays, Warm-Up TBA (ALL DAY MEET)
There will be more information coming in the next few weeks, and don't forget, we will need officials and volunteers. I'm looking forward to working with you all this summer and having a great time!
