Attention all parents:
Please note the Saturday meet against Applewood Athletic has been moved to our pool. AAC is still going to "host" the meet which means that they will run the heating shed, computer results table, concessions, etc but will do this from our pool. We will not need to "staff up" our volunteers like a normal home meet, but we still need a small bit of help like at our away meets. The GMSC Pool Board was kind enough to give us the pool until 11:00 am on Saturday because of our emergency situation of not having somewhere to swim on Saturday. A HUGE thanks!! However, this does mean that we might have to cut relays from the event and/or go down to two events per swimmer. Please have your swimmer sign up as usual for the meet (3 events and relays if they want) and understand that some of this might get cut. The schedule of events will be set before the meet starts and there will be no deck entries on the day of the meet. Thanks for being so understanding and please say thank you to any pool board member that you might run into!
We are trying to determine if our tradition of having Big Buddies (upper division) cheer, mentor and encourage Little Buddies (lower divisions) is a possibility this year. The coaches have reached out to your kids to see if they would like to do it. Please let your child know to talk to their coach if they are interested. Thanks.
Night practices for upper division only will start this week.
Tuesdays/Thursdays from 8:00pm-9:00pm
Text Ethan if you plan to attend. (720) 335-4894
As discussed at the parent meeting, here are the updated age groups for practice starting on Monday, 4 June. If you need to practice in another session for any reason, see Ethan for approval. Please adhere to this schedule so that our kids have sufficient lane space.
6:30 am - 8:00 am: age 13 and older
8:00 am - 9:00 am: age 10-12
9:00 am - 9:50 am: age 9 and under
The league added some additional training on Sunday June 3 at 2:30 pm at GMRC (lecture only) and Tuesday June 12 5:00 pm at Stingrays (both lecture, then water demo at 6:15 pm). If you're interested, please attend one of these sessions. We can always do additional training on deck at a swim meet.
Meet Volunteers: Thank you to everyone who volunteered at the meet on Saturday, especially those who double volunteered to fill in the gaps!! As a reminder, every family needs to volunteer/sign up for at least one shift at every meet that you attend. If your kid is there, you need to be helping. We can't do it without you. Seriously, we can't do it without your help.
Saturday Meet vs. AAC: We will be swimming at the Applewood Athletic pool on Saturday. Apparently they are having some construction done on a new shed that will effect both where we can sit/setup and whether or not they have electricity. We may be going old school with candlelit bathrooms and paper only time keeping. Results may not be posted on race day, so please be patient. And if they tell you to sit somewhere else, just smile and say OK.
Freestyle Frenzy: We have a meet on Sunday that is a fundraiser for our swim team (all times are official and do count towards league and state). Your child must have a "B" time or better in one of the freestyle disciplines (400 free, 200 free, 100 free, 50 free or 25 free) to qualify. Please check your results times from the Instrasquad and the 5Parks meet against the FSA Qual Times sheet. If your child does not have a B time, then it is at the discretion of the coahes if they think they might get a B time at the AAC meet. Questions can be directed to the coaches.
On Friday, June 1st we will have our annual tie-dye and ice cream social. This is a tradition of tie-dying apparel with the Gator team colors that has been carried on for years . We are going to incorporate a mandatory parent meeting into this event.
This event will be from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Mandatory Parent meeting will begin 5:30 pm. Please plan on having one parent attend this meeting. We will discuss some summer season information and introduce all of the coaches and board members.
-Tie-Dye can be completed anytime between 5:00-7:30pm (this will allow them to finish by 8:00pm when the pool closes). Each person is responsible for bringing an item if they would like to tie-dye. The swim team will supply the dye (and the fun). It would be helpful if the item you were going to tie-dye was already prepared with rubber bands.
- Ice Cream will be served around 6:00pm and will be available until this is all eaten.
- We will also have our Gator apparel (shirts, sweatshirts, hats and swim caps) available for purchase. These items can be purchase with cash, check or credit card. We will have white tank tops and tshirts available for purchase as an option of something Gator to tie-dye.
NOTE: The pool will be open and kids will be able to swim.
The Swim Club will open the Snack Shack for our first Intrasquad meet on Wednesday. We won't have burgers or pizza this meet, but they will have soft pretzels, Gatorade and other "snacky" food for the kids. -- If you are interested in grilling burgers at a future Intrasquad, please speak with Danielle.
If you ordered a swim suit, please check in with Carol Hruby. She will be at practice tomorrow (Wednesday) from 7:50 am- 9:10 am and at the Intrasquad. She has picked up the first round of orders from our swimsuit fitting night at the Rec Center.
REMINDERS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 28TH
Hello Gators! We have a BIG week to start off the season.
MORNING PRACTICES:
Morning practices start on Tuesday 5/29.
6:30 am - 8:00 am: age 14 and older
8:00 am - 9:00 am: age 10-13
9:00 am - 9:50 am: age 9 an under
INTRASQUAD #1:
Our first meet with our own team will be this Wednesday starting at 5:30 pm. All details including volunteer sign ups are on the right hand side of the blog.
PARENT MEETING/ICE CREAM & TIE-DY PARTY:
We will have a fun gathering Friday night at the pool that starts at 5:00 pm. The parent meeting will begin at 5:30 pm. Your swimmer can bring a shirt, tank top or other item to tie-dye in team colors to wear throughout the season. We will have team tshirts and tanks to sell as well that you can tie-dye.
5Parks vs. GMST
Our first dual meet against another team starts on Saturday, June 2nd. This is a home meet at our pool. Warmups are at 6:00 am (Visiting team has warmups at 6:30 am) with the meet starting at 7:00 am. 5Parks is a large team, so plan to be at the pool until about noon. Also, if your child chooses to skip the warm up, there will not be another time for them to jump in the pool for that purpose. Once the meet starts at 7:00 am it is full steam ahead! Please see the right hand side of the blog for the sign up link for volunteers.
Where: Green Mountain Swim Club
When: 13 and up will swim from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm / 12 and under will swim from 5:00 pm -6:00 pm
Please note that after school practices will start on Monday, May 21st at the Green Mountain Swim Club.
13 and up will swim from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm / 12 and under will swim from 5:00 pm -6:00 pm
Thank you to everyone who made it to the Rec Center for the Team swimsuit ordering/fitting.
If you missed the event, you can call Christine at the Colorado Swim Shop or go online to order your suit. If your order by May 18th, your suit should arrive before our first meet (plus we will pick it up for you and save you the shipping costs). After May 18th, you will need to direct ship to your house.
The swimsuit fitting has been moved to Sunday May 6th
same time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
same place: Green Mountain Rec Center
same awesome people: Your GMST Gators and the Colorado Swim Shop
We look forward to seeing you there!!
New officials must attend one of the classroom training sessions (4/29, 5/20 or 5/23) and the in-water demo on 5/23. After the training, you will shadow a veteran official for two meets (intrasquad meets count). Plan on the training session taking approximately one hour.
The GREEN MOUNTAIN SWIM
CLUB is now accepting applications!
Interested in working at the pool during the 2018 season?
WATER SAFETY
INSTRUCTOR/LEAD GUARD
Candidates must meet the Lifeguard requirements
listed below:
Have a current WSI certification
Be a natural leader and smart decision-maker
Willing and able to hold people accountable for completing shift
responsibilities and behaving in
a mature, responsible manner while at work
Able to assist with last minute scheduling needs
Genuine passion for teaching children how to swim
Compensation: $12/hour with the potential to go up with teaching lessons
LIFEGUARD
Candidates must meet the following requirements:
Be at least 15 years old
Have a current Lifeguard Certification including CPR from the American Red
Cross, YMCA, City of Lakewood or similar organization.
Willing and able to conduct swimming lessons for a variety of ages and skill
levels
LOVE working with and spending time with kids!
Available at least 20-25 hours per week, including weekends and holidays
Mature, punctual, responsible, self-motivated, and a good work ethic
Compensation starts at minimum wage with the potential to go up with teaching
lessons
TO APPLY: Go to https://www.greenmountainswimclub.org/staff/team-gmsc/ to
fill out and email an application.
