Pancakes on Friday, July 6th 2012

And don’t forget!  PANCAKE BRUNCH this Friday!  12:00-2:00 out on the pool deck.  Be sure and RSVP by signing up on the swim team bulletin board so that we know how many people will be in attendance.

7/3/12 Update

Well done on our meet tonight, swimmers!  We want to say a special thank you to all our parent volunteers; without you this meet would not have happened!  And swimmers: job well done!  Rutland won this meet by a slim two points, but all of our swimmers put in such an excellent effort we as a coaching staff could not be happier.  Ribbons will be available after practice on Thursday.  Our meet was a rousing success not only in terms of the effort put in by all of our swimmers, but also in regards to the number of swimmers competing in their first WST swim meet ever!    We want to say a special congratulations to our new swimmers who have competed in at least one meet this year: Sarah Lackley, Khara Brettell, Ben Johnson, Joe Johnson, Tamsin Mueller, Tatum Mueller, Jake Carey, Andrew Feddersen, Katrina Feddersen, Declan McCullough, Lilia McCullough, Sola Minotti, Endine Peters, Gaven Schain, Anna Steele, Kendall Taylor, Emma Webb and Keira Zayas!  Everyone has been swimming so well and we are so excited to see this many new swimmers so willing to hop in the water and take part in meets!   One more reminder about Rutland Sprints: money needs to be turned in by 11 AM on the 6th, this is a change from the previous due time.  We will not enter a swimmer if we do not have money by this time.   Tomorrow during the 4th of July coaches will not be returning emails as we will be out of the office.  We will reply when we are back in on Thursday! No practice tomorrow. Enjoy the holiday, and we will see you on Thursday!

7/2/12 Update!

Stroke and Turn Clinic #3 (Quechee)

Monday July 2nd in Quechee at 7:00pm

Location: Quechee Club Base Lodge:

This is it folks!  Tonight is the final stroke and turn clinic in Quechee.  The clinic will be held in the Queche Club Base Lodge.  The Base Lodge is the white building diagonally across from the Club House.  For those of you looking for an address for map quest or GPS, it is 3268 Quechee Main St. The Base Lodge is across the street from this address.

Rutland Meet is Tomorrow!

Swimmers are asked to be here tomorrow at 3:45 ready to go.  In addition, for all home meets our concession stand will need plenty of food so we're asking parents to bring food for the concession stand so we have something to sell during the meet!  For parents of first year swimmers especially, our handbook has a whole section on what things are important to bring to meets; this includes everything from multiple towels, to water and food.  So please check the handbook if you're not sure what should be brought to meets!

PANCAKES!

This Friday, July 6th, from 12:00-2:00 is our annual Pancake Breakfast!  This event is always tons of fun and this year looks to be no different.  Our one change for this year is the fact that we will be running the breakfast as a fundraiser.  We have a number of pieces of swim equipment that we would like to purchase for the team but we need to funds to do so.  Our minumum goal is to raise at least $150 from this event, and with close to 90 swimmers on the team this year we're really hoping to pull in even more than that!  We will supply the food and some of our older swimmers will be doing the cooking so parents are only asked to bring themselves and their families!  A sign up sheet is on the Swim Team Bulletin Board so if parents could stop by and sign up that would be much appreciated.  The suggested donation is $3 per person, and remember: whole family is invited, not just the swimmers!

Rutland Sprints on 7/7/12

For those going to Rutland Sprints this Saturday we're asking swimmers to arrive by 8:00 and be ready to warmup by 8:15.  For those going the $5 entrance fee needs to be paid by 2:00 PM on the 6th, otherwise the swimmer will not be entered.

Housekeeping Items

- Caps are for sale in the upstairs Rec office for $6.  If your swimmer does not own a cap, especially our female swimmers, it would be a good idea to purchase one

- There are still swimmers for whom we do not have meet sign up sheets and/or health forms.  Check the bulletin board to see if your swimmer is still missing one or both of these items.

- The only meets that require a separate entrance fee are invitational meets.  Our normal meets do not cost anything extra!

Happy Swimming!

Nicola, Maddie, and Sam