Current Info (as of 3:00pm 7/22)
Helllo Gator Families. We will hold the Team Banquet Rain or Shine. If it looks like rain, please bring a pop-up tent. We will build a proper tent-village at the pool to host our celebration. Pool closes @ 5pm -- Potluck dinner starts around 5pm -- Awards start around 5:30pm Bring: last name begins with A-L: side dish // last name begins with M-Z: dessert See you tonight.
We would like to invite all swimmers and their families to the year-end banquet. We will get together to recognize our swimmers and coaches for an outstanding season, share our thank yous and hand out some awards. The Green Mountain Swim Club will be closed for our event. That's how special this is :). 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.
Some of these details are the same, but I wanted to put everything in one update so we are all on the same page.
LEAGUE 400s- THURSDAY 7/15
@ Splash in Golden
warm ups @: 5:30pm
start time @: 6:00 pm
** We need 2 timers from our team for the meet. I don't have a sign up. Just let me know at the meet if you can time. **
LEAGUE DAY - SUNDAY 7/18
@ Columbine West Pool in Littleton
warm up starts/turns only. We are waiting for our slot but it will be between 6-6:45 am - please watch the "up Next" section of the blog for this update., along with the address of the pool.
start time @: 7:00 am
end time @: Maybe 3 or 4pm. It will be a long day
Order of Events: the order of events will be the standard format with 1 exception. The meet will start with the medley relays (since the 400s were swam on Thursday) and end with the Free relays. All age groups will run throughout the day. Yep, it will be a LONG day!
Relays: As of now, they are allowing an A Relay and a B Relay from each team for each event. If they seed them meet and find out that it is going too long, then the B Relays will be dropped. We won't know until later in the week.
Parking: (see attached map) - Please use the Elementary school just south of the pool. If you do park in the neighborhood please be considerate of driveways, parking too close to stop signs, corners, and fire hydrants and pay close to NO PARKING SIGNS. There are a couple right across the street from the pool. There will be extra sheriff patrols throughout the day to make sure we are behaving!
Spectators: You will NOT be allowed to camp out/set up inside on the pool deck. Please set up near our team tent. Each team has been pre-assigned an area (see map). You don't need to talk to us (for those introverted families) but you will need to be near us.
Concessions: There will be concessions, however please pack accordingly for your family and swimmer. Stingrays concessions are planning on providing a $5 lunch combo including hamburgers, brats, chips, and a drink.
Notes: All entries are due on Wednesday by Noon. Your swimmer must tell Coach Emma by Wednesday morning what they are swimming. They will not be automatically entered. We know it will be a long day. If your family/swimmer commits to be there, we fully except you to stay until the end if your swimmer is in the free relay. We also need help with timing for the meet. Our team was assigned timing + timing coordination. We got SUPER lucky with our assignments. I will have a sign up as soon as the timing shifts/numbers are confirmed.
Our team movie night is to celebrate another fun swim season with our awesome gator families and to give the kids a special treat to be at the pool after hours. Swim Team Board members will be present at the event, along with the coaches.
When: Wednesday 7/14 from 8-10pm
Movie: Luca (this is a new Disney movie and appropriate for all ages)
What to bring: blankets, sleeping bags, pillows, and pajamas are all encouraged.
Provided: popcorn and candy
FAQ:
Who is Invited?- All swimmers are invited, along with their siblings and/or parents. No friends please.
Do I need to stay with my kid? - Only if you feel like it. You are welcome to drop your swimmer off at the pool and pick them back up at 10pm.
Can I swim during Team Movie Night? - No.
Can I play volleyball or play on the playground during the movie? - No
If you need to contact someone during the movie, please call or text Danielle at 303-884-8084
There has been a LOT of movement behind the scenes, so here is the plan...
Practice week of 7/12: this week is normally reserved for League swimmers only. However, we have one more meet on Saturday (see below). If you plan to attend the Tri-meet or League, then you can attend practice. If not, then your swimmer is done practicing for the season.
"Tri-Meet/Last Chance/Let's Get it Done Meet!": Saturday, July 17th
We will host a tri-meet @ GMSC with AAC and Stingrays. All swimmers welcome. Note, there will be no 400's at this meet and the relays teams that are League relay teams will have their times counted for the League meet. Warm up time will be @ 6am for the Gators. more details to follow this weekend.
League!!!!
Note: your swimmer must have a League time to qualify for this event AND they must sign up with coach Emma. Teams pay for each entry for League, so your swimmer will not be automatically signed up. Each swimmer can only swim a maximum of 3 events and they can only choose races that they have League or State times in.
Thursday, July 15 @ 5:30pm @ Splash
event: 400's only
Sunday, July 18 @ Columbine West
events: all events except 400s and only 1 relay team/event/team allowed
session breakdown: we don't know yet. It may be an ALL day meet or it might be broken up into lower division in the morning and upper division in the afternoon. Details are still being worked out. Our seasons normally aren't so unorganized but you know, 2020 happened. Thank you for sticking with it.
State - All Star Champions Meet!
Saturday, July 24 @ Splash
State swimmers only. Details to follow soon. (Again, it is still being worked out, but we know that it is happening)
Photos will be available to order online through July 21st!
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Click on link above, or find link on right side of blog. Order soon and order our a lot :) Our accomplished photographer, Alex Hearn, is a local Green Mountain resident and had many setbacks during the pandemic. Let's show her some love and appreciation for her work.
We have a lot of updates to take us through the end of the season... please read.
Monday 7/5: no practice due to holiday
Wednesday 7/7: Final Intrasquad - warm up @5:00pm / start @ 5:30pm sign up here to volunteer
Saturday 7/10: We will swim against AAC. Their pool is not allowing meets due to COVID, so AAC is coming to our pool and will host the meet. This means a lot less work for us, but we will still need volunteers (just not as many as a normal home meet). This is our last official meet of the season before we move into League and State (see below) sign up here to volunteer
Sunday 7/11: 5 Parks will be hosting a "Last Chance Meet". Your swimmer would ONLY swim in this meet if they have a "B" time or better, are trying to make a League or State time and approved by Coach Emma. This is not a standard meet where all swimmers would go. We will only have limited swimmers and maybe not have any at all. Also, if your swimmer does goes, please know that you will need to time and help out. Coach Emma can talk your swimmers through this. sign up with Coach Emma
Ribbons: Many of the teams are not doing ribbons and all 2nd Place ribbons are on back order. This year is sort of a "you get what you get" kind of year. Sorry to all the disappointed swimmers who really want those.
Wednesday 7/14: Team Movie Night - If weather permits we will host a team movie night after the pool closes from 8-10pm. Kids can wear their pajamas, bring blankets and pillows and be together as we eat popcorn and watch a soon-to-be-determined-kid-appropriate movie. It's a fun team function that feels special to be at the pool so late. No swimsuits please. This is not a swimming function.
League 7/16-7/18: We will know what's happening with League by Friday 7/9. We have two options right now that our Foothills Swim Association is finalizing. For sure: League 400s will be hosted by Golden at Splash on either Thursday 7/15 or Friday 7/16 at 5:00pm in addition... Option 1: League will be hosted by Stingrays at the Columbine West pool (this is different than the Columbine Knolls pool) either all day on Saturday 7/17 or split into two days for upper and lower division. Only League qualifiers would be invited. Option 2: 3 teams host a tri-meet on Saturday 7/17 (all swimmers invited) and then all times are combined to determine league winners. Option 2 is the back up plan if Option 1 falls through.
State: State is an absolute cluster this year with Central Park (formerly Stapleton) at the helm. It is so messy that they haven't actually planned it yet or hired any officials. They have said that they will offer their pool, but will not have parking, heating, concessions, seating or anything else that would be needed to actually have the meet. Also, no large events are allowed in Central Park right now. So in essence, it's a no go. Here is what FSA has planned instead. We will host an ALL STAR CHAMPIONS weekend with all of our State swimmers. All FSA teams will get together on Saturday 7/24 with all qualified State swimmers to swim it out for ultimate glory!
Team Banquet: Just a reminder that we will have our team banquet on Wednesday, July 21st at 5:00pm at the pool. GMSC will close the pool for us as we gather to celebrate our 2021 season. We will have a more detailed list of what food to bring (one dish to share per family), awards for all the kids and generally laugh at the absurdity this year brought. We sincerely hope your family can join us.
