Swim Parents,

Thank you for attending last night’s Parent Meeting!! It was great to see so many of you… and we are loving seeing all of your swimmers at practice.

This email contains a few highlights from last night’s meeting.

REGISTRATION

If you know of another family that would be a great addition to our team, please encourage them to join our team by registering on our website. We always have room for new swimmers and would love to have additional families join our team. 

CERTIFIED WORKERS NEEDED FOR MEETS

As we discussed last night, our team is VERY low on Certified Officials. Please consider getting certified to serve as Stroke and Turn Judge. NO SWIMMING EXPERIENCE Needed!

There is one remaining clinic, which will be held on Monday, June 12 at 6:30 pm at Holston Hills Country Club. If you cannot attend this clinic but would like to be certified, please email Angelia Nystrom at [email protected]. We will see if we can get an additional training scheduled.

ORANGE AND WHITE MOCK MEET

We will have our Orange and White Mock Meet next Monday evening at 6:00 pm at the AJCC Pool (all ages). You will be receiving an email that will allow you to register your swimmers, as well as sign up for worker shifts for the Meet. This will be a low-pressure (and a lot of fun) way to assimilate our swimmers to a meet setting, as well as give you a chance to try the different jobs.

Following the Orange and White Meet, we will go as a group to Casa Don Gallo in Rocky Hill to celebrate the start of the season. We will send an RSVP invite so that we can reserve space at the restaurant (and so their kitchen can prepare for our group). If you have not been to Casa Don Gallo, you are in for a treat. The staff is incredible, and the food is good, too. (Meal prices range from $5.00-$15.00).

MEET SCHEDULE

We are going to have a great summer, as we have THREE (3) Home Meets!

June 20         Clinton @ USC

June 27         USC @ Newport- Cocke County

July 11          Ft. Sanders @ USC

July 15-16     Smoky Mountain Invitational

July 18          National Fitness Center @ USC

July 28-30     GKAISA City Meet

Our regular meets are set to begin at 6:00 pm. Our warm-up for the home meets will take place at 5:00 pm, and our warm-up at Newport-Cocke County will take place at 5:30 pm. We will provide more information about Smoky Mountain and City when it is available.

MANDATORY FORMS

Last night, we discussed the forms that we are required to complete. We need for you to complete the Concussion, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, and Hazing Policy forms with your swimmers (one of each per swimmer) prior to the June 20 meet. They are attached to this email. You can turn those in on deck with Coach Joe.

SWIMMING LESSONS

Our coaches are available for private swimming instruction. The lesson reservation form is attached. If you want a session for your swimmer, please complete the form and then turn it in to  ReNee in the AJCC office. Payment should be made when the form is turned in.

Personal Note: Private instruction with our coaches has been fantastic for my swimmer. Money well-spent.

PARKING PASSES

Pre-paid Parking Passes for the UT Student Aquatic Center are available in the AJCC Office. Please see ReNee.  

TEAM SUITS, CAPS AND TOWELS

Our team suit is the TYR Phoenix Splice. Team suits are available for purchase at Swim and Tri in Bearden.

Also, caps and towels have been ordered. We will let you know when they arrive.

Again, thank you for being a part of the University Swim Club Smokin' Salmon family!

Angelia