Swim Families,

Thank you for a great first week!! It was great to see so many of you last week… and we are looking forward to seeing even more of you this week.

REGISTRATION

If you haven’t already done so, you can register through our website, which can be accessed by clicking the link below:

                                              universityswimclub.swim-team.us

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

CERTIFIED WORKERS NEEDED FOR MEETS

Our team is VERY low on Certified Officials. Please consider getting certified to serve as Stroke and Turn Judge. NO SWIMMING EXPERIENCE Needed!

Clinics will be held:

Monday, June 5 Knoxville Racquet Club 6:00 pm

Tuesday, June 6 First United Methodist Church, Jefferson City 6:00 pm

Monday, June 12 Holston Hills Country Club 6:30 pm

Parents, please try to attend one of these to get certified as an official.

 PRACTICE

As with last year, we will be splitting our practice time between the AJCC pool and the UT Student Aquatic Center.

Our schedule will be as follows: 

Morning Practices (Monday through Friday)

 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.         (Ages 10-Under at AJCC Pool)

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.       (Ages 11-Up at AJCC Pool)

Evening Practices  (Monday and Wednesday)

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.          (Ages 10-Under at AJCC Pool)

7:00 - 8:00 p.m.          (Ages 11-Up at AJCC Pool)

Evening Practices   (Tuesday and Thursday)

7:00 - 8:00 p.m.           (All Ages a UT Student Aquatic Center) 

Remember: A parent or guardian must sign in all swimmers 10-Under at every practice and must remain on deck during practices at UT.

Weather Reminder: In the case of inclement weather, Coach Joe will send out a notification regarding practice. Generally, we will practice in rain if there is no lightning in the area. UT practices will be held unless we are under “weather aware” conditions.

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 PARENT MEETING

The mandatory parent meeting will be held this Wednesday, June 7 at 6:00 pm. The meeting will include GKAISA Concussion Training, Cardiac Arrest Training and other information that is mandated by GSAISA. We will also review the USC Hazing Policy. We will also cover introductions, general questions, social events, meet schedule, team communication and volunteer opportunities.

PARKING PASSES

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

Team Suits

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

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

University Swim Club Smokin' Salmon Board and Coaches