Important Registration Information

As you register for swim team, please be sure to collect and fill out the three forms needed to ensure your swimmer is fully registered. Your swimmer is not on our official roster unless all forms are complete. Once you have completed the forms, please submit them to the WRC main office.

1) A two-page WRC registration and release form
2) Meet Sign Up Sheet
3) Volunteer Sign Up Sheet

All forms are available at the Rec center. Thanks!

Morning Practice Change and Registration Night

June is here and summer is just around the corner. And that means it's almost summer swim season!

Don't forget, WST Registration Night is June 4th from 5-7pm. Share the news with anyone you think would be interested in swimming for the summer. If you can't make it, please know that next week is the best time to order your suits if you want them in time for the early part of the season.

Also, just to make sure everyone is aware of the practice schedule. Please note the change to the morning practice time.

12-12:45pm for ages 8 and Under
12-1pm for 9-10 years old

1-2pm for ages 11 and over
7-8am for ages 11 and older; younger swimmers would need permission from a coach

We can't wait to see you all soon!
WST Coaches

It is never to early to think about summer...especially for WST members! Our league, the SVSL, is pulling together the competition schedule for 2013, and the coaches will be sure to update our swim families as soon as possible.

Some competition dates are tentative, but highly probable: League Champs, July 27th (Rain Date: July 28th); VSA State Champs: August 2nd and 3rd. We will confirm ASAP.

In the meantime, we are looking for a Volunteer Coordinator for 2013 as Julia Haynes has chosen to step down. If you are good at organizing others, have a nack for communication and an hour or so per week to offer to WST during the summer, please contact us at wstcoaches@gmail.com.

Leagues Update

LEAGUES!
This Saturday, July 28th, we have the Southern Vermont Swim League Championships at Rutland.  This meet will feature all the teams in our league so, needless to say, it's going to be quite the event!  Our 10 and Unders will be swimming during the morning session which starts at 9:00.  All the 11 and Overs will be be swimming during the afternoon session, starting at 1:30.  We do not yet have specific warmup times but we do know that they will be between 7:30-8:30 for the morning session and between 12:00-1:00 for the afternoon session.  There will also be a concession stand running all day that will sell food, swimsuits, and goggles.  Meet programs (which are very helpful to have) will be sold at the gate when entering the pool area.  We are really excited about this meet and we hope all our swimmers are too!

Picnic Reminder!
Don't forget: next Tuesday evening, July 31st, will be our annual Swim Team Picnic!  The event will be a potluck and we'll be sure to let you know more specifically what to bring.  This night is always a ton of fun and we hope that everyone will be able to make it, so mark your calendars!

Happy Swimming
Nicola, Maddie, and Sam

Two Meets and a Picnic 7/18/12

Hello WST!

Last night's meet was a great (albeit slightly stormy) success!  We are so happy with the way everyone swam.  We have three swimmers for whom this was their first WST meet.  Congratulations to Will Duane, Liam Harper, and Norah Harper on a great first meet!  In addition we had a number of kids qualify for states by dropping time on some of their swims.  One thing to keep in mind: swimmers need to compete in at least three meets (including Leagues) in order to be eligible to participate in States.  We have one more away meet and then Leagues so if your swimmer doesn't quite have enough meets, make sure they're swimming in both.

Quechee Meet
Next Tuesday, the 24th, we will be travelling to Quechee for our last regular season meet before Leagues.  We ask that swimmers arrive by 4:15 in order to have plenty of time to get ready for warmups.

Team Picnic
Our end of year Team Picnic is July 31st, the Tuesday right before States, so make sure it's marked on your calendars.  We hope that everyone will be able to attend, and we'll be sure and supply more details in the coming weeks!

Happy Swimming!
Nicola, Maddie, and Sam

7/9/12 Update!

Hi All!

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!

Tomorrow, July 10^th, is our Team Picture Day!  Pictures will be at 12:45 so our younger swimmers will already be here but our older group needs to arrive to practice early so they can be in the picture too.  We also would like swimmers to wear their team bathing suits so that we can have something of a uniform look for our team.

Pancake Brunch

Thank you, thank you, and thank you to everyone who came to the brunch and donated money for this fundraiser.  Even though this was our first go around running the Pancake Brunch as a fundraiser it was wonderfully successful!  Our hope was to raise at least $150, but we more than doubled that with over $300 donated!  We are so happy about the equipment that this money will allow us to purchase for the team.

Rutland Sprints Overview.

At Sprints this past weekend all of the swimmers in attendance performed extremely well with a number of them taking top finishes, and even a broken record.  For the coaches though we were most pleased by all the swimmers’ improvement in regards to disqualifications.  Our swimmers have really worked hard to improve their strokes and it showed Saturday as our disqualifications decreased dramatically!

Meet Reminder for July 14^th

On Saturday, July 14^th we have a home meet.  We’re asking swimmers to arrive by 8:45 that morning so we can be in the water for warm-ups at 9:00.  It’s going to be a great meet so make sure we’re all there ready to go!

Happy Swimming!

Nicola, Maddie, and Sam

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

Suits, Ribbons, and Pancakes!

Hi all,
Great job to all the swimmers who braved the cold and attended the meet at Manchester yesterday and thank you to all of our volunteers who helped the meet run smoothly.  We couldn't have done it without you!
Team suits are in!  Swimmers can pick them up at practice from a coach.
Ribbons from Manchester are also in!  They can be picked up from the ribbon box at practice in folders with swimmers' names on them.

Upcoming events:
-Final Stroke & Turn Clinic: Monday, July 2nd at 7:00pm at the Quechee pool
-Our annual Pancake Breakfast will take place on Friday, July 6th from 12:00-2:00pm.  This year the event will be a FUNdraiser for our team.  More details to come!
-We have a home meet against Rutland on Tuesday, July 2nd.  Be sure to let us know if something changes with a swimmer's entry status. 

Happy swimming :)
Maddie and Sam