We need 2 more timers for the 400;s tonight

Please volunteer if you can. thank you.

Friday practice news

For practice on Friday, tomorrow, swimmers can wear socks in the pool. Also, if you are a 400 swimmer, your practice will start at 9:00. The 400 swimmer breakfast will be at Denny's and we will be getting there sometime between 10:00 and 10:30. Anyone is welcome, though only 400 swimmers will get their breakfast paid for.

Warm up Times + Parent Volunteers for State

They kept us waiting but warm up times and parent volunteer slots were finally released.  Please see the side of the blog.  Note:  they are splitting up the 8&unders to their very own warm up time.  If you are a Saturday swimmer, please make sure you pick the correct warm up time. We have two different slots based on age.  See you at State. SWIM FAST GATORS!

TEAM BANQUET- GATOR STYLE - WEDNESDAY NIGHT

We will get together to recognize our swimmers and coaches for an outstanding season, share our thank yous and hand out some awards. We would like to invite all swimmers and their families to our end of the season banquet.  This will be at the Green Mountain Swim Club (which will be closed for our event). The team will provide pizza and water/lemonade.  We are asking families to bring a side dish and/or dessert based on your Last Name to share in our potluck style dinner. 

Time:  5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (or early or later. Hard to say exactly)

Date:  Wednesday, July 24

Place:  GMSC

Bring:  last name begins with A-L: side dish //  last name begins with M-Z: dessert

Also, you may want to bring a camp chair to sit in, a camera to take pics, and cocktails for the board members :)

We look forward to seeing all of our Gator families on Wednesday!

BANQUET, PHOTOS, AND STATE OH MY!

Congratulations to all our League swimmers and all our non-League swimmers that helped the whole team swim faster! We took 3rd in League and had some amazing record breaking swims.  Good night do we have some fast kids!!

Monday 7/22: practice for State swimmers only (see time details below)
Tuesday 7/23: practice for State swimmers only
Wednesday 7/24:  TEAM BANQUET @ 5:30 pm!!!
Thursday 7/25: practice for State swimmers only / State T-Shirt-Making Party @ 5:30-6:30pm
Friday 7/26: practice for State swimmers only / State 400's
Saturday 7/27:  STATE - Lower Division
Sunday 7/28:  STATE - Upper Division

- Photos:  I will have all the team photos that were ordered on picture day at the Banquet. If you miss the Banquet, your photos will be in your swimmer file in the Guards Office at the pool.
- Practices:  Upper Division(age 13+) practice will be from 7:00 am - 8:00 am ALL WEEK / Lower Division(all age 12 and under)  practice will be from 8:00 am - 9:00 am ALL WEEK
- Team Banquet: We will get together to recognize our swimmers and coaches for an outstanding season, share our thank yous and hand out some awards. We would like to invite all swimmers and their families to our end of the season banquet.  This will be at the Green Mountain Swim Club (which will be closed for our event). The team will provide pizza and water/lemonade.  We are asking families to bring a side dish and/or dessert based on your Last Name to share in our potluck style dinner. 
Time:  5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (or early or later. Hard to say exactly)
Date:  Wednesday, July 24
Place:  GMSC
Bring:  last name begins with A-L: side dish //  last name begins with M-Z: dessert
Also, you may want to bring a camp chair to sit in, a camera to take pics, and cocktails for the board members :)
- State T-shirt Party:  Every year we like to spray paint t-shirts to pump up for State! Please bring a white t-shirt/tank top and $5. We will supply the spray paint and stencils.  We will be at the pool from 5:30 - 6:30 pm on Thursday night.
- State Meet:  The State Meet is at Stapleton this year. I will have volunteer opportunities posted as soon as they assign our team the responsibilities. We will have a few pop-up tents, so feel free to add to the tent village when you show up. We love having all our swimmers and parents in the same area :)

WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS AT LEAGUE!

We have open spots for Deck Marshall at every single shift for League!  We don't exactly know what this position does, but they'll tell us when we get there. You'll probably just get to boss people around and tell them to get back to the parent side of the pool. Could be fun :) If your child is swimming, you are expected to help in some way.  The Board has been working overtime filling in missing volunteer spots and we can't do it alone.  Thank you in advance for stepping up.

LEAGUE REMINDERS

Friday 7/19:  400's are at the Stingrays pool
Saturday 7/20: Events 7-64 @ Splash
Sunday 7/21:  Events 65-110 @ Splash
** see blog for warm up and start time details **

We are not allowed to have our circus tent at League.  We will bring all 4 of our pop-up tents to make a team area. It will be HOT so please bring your own pop up tent to add to the team village if you can.

Night Practices - Done

Night practices will not be held during League and State week.

Pool is Open (and other fun things this week)!

We normally start League swimming on Monday, however all swimmers are welcome to Monday practice since we have an Intrasquad on Monday night.

Monday:  all swimmer practice / INTRASQUD #3 @ 6:00pm
Tuesday:  start of League practice - only athletes swimming at League should attend practice
Wednesday: TEAM MOVIE NIGHT @ 8:30 pm (weather permitting)
Friday: practice a.m. / League 400's
Saturday:  League
Sunday:  League
Wednesday 7/24:  TEAM BANQUET @ 5:30pm

Details:
- Practices:  League practice will be @ GMSC at the standard times they have been all season.  State practices (starting Monday 7/22) will shift a bit.  All Upper Division 6:30 am - 8: am / All Lower Division (12 and under)  8:00 am - 9:00 am
- Intrasquad:  Yes, your times count towards League and State. Swim Fast!  We will be serving pizza and snacks. Bring your cash :)
- Movie Night: All swim team families/kids are welcome. The pool closes at 8pm and we will start getting settled into movie time starting at 8:30pm. We will be movie watching only, no swimming. Kids are welcome to bring blankets, pillows and come dressed in pajamas. This is our end of year treat for our swimmers.  We will be showing Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Intrsquad - Rescheduled to Monday 7/15

The Intrasquad has been rescheduled to Monday night. Warm up at 6:00 pm, start 6:30 pm.
Note: We are asking all athletes to swim only 2 events, unless they are trying to qualify for League/State. Thanks.

Reminder: We still need volunteers for all meets. Thanks.

Meet Sign up + Volunteers Needed

Meet Sign up Sheets:  Coach Ben has the sign up sheets for the Saturday meet in Golden and the Sunday Last Chance meet at Stingrays.  Please have your swimmers check in with their coaches to sign up.

Volunteers Needed:  We need 24 timers for Saturday (3 shifts of 8) and 10 timers (2 shifts of 5) for this weekend. Thank you in advance for volunteering.

PS. We have no update on the pool as of Wednesday night. 

No Night Practice Tonight, Tuesday 7/9

due to the pool being closed, there will be no night practice tonight

Pool Closure + Updates on Practices and Meets

The pool will be closed for a few days. We do not have a date for re-opening.

PRACTICES:  all practices will be held at Green Mountain Rec the remainder of the week. The times have changed. Please see below for your age group.

Wednesday 7/10 & Thursday 7/11 @ Green Mountain Rec (Night Practices- all age groups) Please meet outside the rec center on the lawn between the pickle ball courts and the pool.  Please come dressed in your swim suits with shoes and dry land training clothes on top of your suits. These will tight practices with quick turn-around times and we don't want to see kids waste 20 minutes in the locker rooms between transitions.
-6:30 pm - 7:30 pm:  8 & Unders:  dryland first 30 minutes, swimming last 30 minutes
-7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: 9 - 12 yr olds: dryland first 30 minutes, swimming last 30 minutes
-7:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Upper Division: dryland first 30 minutes, swimming last 30 minutes

Friday 7/12 @ Green Mountain Rec (Morning Practices- all age groups)
-7:00 am - 8:00 am: Upper Division:  dryland first 30 minutes, swimming last 30 minutes
-7:30 am  -8:30 am:  9 - 12 yr olds:  dryland first 30 minutes, swimming last 30 minutes
-8:00 am - 9:00 am: 8 & Unders: dryland first 30 minutes, swimming last 30 minutes

INTRASQUAD:  The Wednesday meet has been cancelled.  However, we are trying to re-schedule for Monday night. This is TBD, so stay tuned.

SATURDAY MEET v. GENESSE:   Our meet has been moved to Golden for a Tri-meet with Golden and AAC.  Genesse will be going to Wheatridge for a tri-meet with other teams. I will update the sign up genius once we know our responsibilities.  Warm up time is TBD.

Dry land Practice on Tuesday

The pool was temporarily closed tonight due to the cloudy nature of the water.  We will not be allowed to swim until further notice. 

It's Gator week, so we got this!  We will be doing dry land training at practice.  Same practice times, same location, different shoes. (as in, wear shoes, along with your workout clothes).

Intrasquad - Coaches & Parent Relay

Hey Parents! It's your time to show off your swimming skills to our gator-athletes. Or flop around, look silly, and give the gator kids a good laugh.  --- We are looking for 4 to 8 parents that are willing to be on a relay team to race the coaches at the end of our last Intrasquad Meet (this Wednesday 7/10).  Bring your suit and check in with Danielle when you get to the meet.  THANKS!!

Gator Week Update

Hey all, we have gator week ahead of us, which means practices will be more difficult. As a result, there will be a no tolerance policy for tardiness at practice. Hopping in the pool late has been an issue this whole season, and so starting Monday, those who are late to warm up will be asked to head home and make up the practice time Tuesday and Thursday night. I'm implementing this policy to prevent injuries, as warm up and cool down are important when it comes to alleviating strain on joints and muscles. Spread the word, I would hate to have to send swimmers home. Let's all have a great gator week!

The Final Push to League and State!

IT'S GATOR WEEK!! This is the last big push to qualify for League and State and practice gets a little exciting this week. Plan for your kids to be tired :)

Monday 7/8: Gator Week practices start.
Tuesday 7/9: upper division night practice 8:00 pm
Wednesday 7/10:  Instrasquad Meet - starts at 5:30 pm
Thursday 7/11:  upper division night practice 8:00 pm
Friday: End of Gator Week!
Saturday:  GMST vs. GEN at our pool
Sunday: Last Chance Meet at Stingrays
Wednesday 7/25: Team Banquet @ GMSC.

Practice Schedule:  If your athlete does not qualify for league or state, then this will be their last week of practice. 
- Practice for League Athletes:  Monday 7/15 - Friday 7/19
- Practice for State Athletes: Monday 7/22 - 7/26 (practices times may change. Stay tuned)

Last Chance Meet:  This meet is a last ditch effort to qualify for League or State.  You must have a B time or better or have a reasonable chance of getting close to a league time to sign up for this meet. There are no relays and the meet runs pretty fast.

Team Banquet:  The team banquet is in two weeks, but I wanted to make sure that it was on your calendar. This is a fun night to celebrate your athletes, hand out some awards and eat awesome food from all the families!

No tents at AAC

I received N update from AAC today. Probably best to leave tents at home (see below):
We’re looking forward to our meet tomorrow.  I wanted to give you a heads up about our grounds.  I understand from speaking with our pool management that our grounds are a bit of a mess with the foot traffic from the 4^th and the rain and hail that came in late yesterday.  As a result, the grass may not be available for the meet tomorrow.  If that happens we should have more than enough space for both teams within the confines of our pool deck and pavilions.

July 5th Upper Division practice late start

Hey all, to ensure that we can all enjoy the 4th to the fullest, upper division practice will start at 7:00 instead of 6:30. Try to spread the word to those who might not see this post, as I don't want anyone to show up at 6:30 to find no one there. So enjoy your 4th knowing that you won't have to wake up quite as early.

Volunteers Needed for AAC Meet

We are still in need of 9 timers for the meet on Saturday.  AAC a smaller than normal team this weekend because of the July 4th holiday and we will only be having 2 timing shifts.  Please sign up. We plan to be done with the meet around 11 am.  Thanks.