Congratulations again to the team for placing SECOND at State, and to all the new Gator record holders:

Age Group	Event	Name	Time
Boys 9-10	100 Free	Ryan Skrzekut	1:15:35
Boys 9-10	50 Back	Ryan Skrzekut	40.60
Boys 11-12	50 Back	Zach Outcalt	35.91
Girls 11-12	100 Free	Samantha Skrzekut	1:09:34
Girls 11-12	200 Free	Samantha Skrzekut	2:29:36
Boys 13-14	400 Free	Ben Hofstra	5:07:71
Boys 13-14	100 Fly	Alex Granquist	1:10:30
Boys 13-14	200 Medley Relay	Andrew Penn Quinn Meinert Alex Granquist Ben Hofstra	2:08:19
Girls 13-14	100 Free	Amanda Ballard	1:03:32
Girls 13-14	100 Back	Emma Neuroth	1:17:09
Boys 15-16	100 Breast	Tristan Gess	1:11:80
Girls 15-16	100 Free	Anna Granquist	1:05:08
Girls 15-16	100 Back	Kaylyn Schull	1:14:18
Girls 15-16	100 Breast	Sydni Sich	1:19:08
Girls 15-16	200 IM	Sydni Sich	2:42:04
Boys 17-18	200 IM	Ethan Schick	2:24:02
Girls 17-18	200 Free	Lilia Kerski	2:19:16
Girls 17-18	400 Free	Lilia Kerski	4:58:78
Boys 15-18	200 Free Relay	Ethan Schick Dylan Jacob Tristan Gess Quinn Trussel	1:41:34
Boys 15-18	200 Medley Relay	Dylan Jacob Kevin Kruse Ethan Schick Quinn Trussel	1:57:00
Girls 15-18	200 Free Relay	Tess Hofstra Anna Granquist Ianna Debrunner Sydni Sich	1:58:42
Girls 15-18	200 Medley Relay	Kaylyn Schull Sydni Sich Lilia Kerski Ianna Debrunner	2:12:63

A special shout-out to Lilia Kerski-her time in the 200 free beat a record that has stood for 28 years!

Congrats all!  

Thank you for eating at Chipotle

Thank you for showing your support at our Chipotle fundraiser last night. GMSC is happy to announce we raised $980.44 towards our capital improvement fund!

We appreciate all of you standing in what we heard was a long line. Thanks for your continued support to the pool our swim team needs.

Movie Night

Movie Night at the pool
We would like to celebrate our successful summer swim season with a movie night.
What:  Movie Night showing Shark Tales
Who:  Gator swimmers only
When:  Tuesday, July 28th 8:30-10pm
Where:  Green Mountain Swim Club
Why:  celebrate summer swim team 

This movie night is open to only Gator swimmers.  Parents feel free to drop your kids off as we will have adult supervision for the duration of the movie.  Swimmers you can come in your pajamas if you would like.  We will be showing Shark Tales a Dreamworks movie.  The swim team board will provide water/lemonade, popcorn and some additional snacks.  Please feel free to bring something to snack on during the movie if you choose.  Also please bring a blanket or sleeping bag as we will be in the grass.

Looking forward to seeing you all tonight.
Please note this is no swimming allowed tonight. 

State and Team Movie Night

Hello Gators!!

Today marked the last day of racing for the summer, and I can't even begin to express how proud I am of everyone who swam this weekend. Last year at State we got third place overall, which I believe was the best the team had ever done. After League this past weekend, I felt very confident in our swimmers going into State, but this weekend exceeded all of my expectations. This weekend our Gators came ready to race; we had lots of huge time drops and best times, several new Gator records, some outright unbelievable swims, but most impressively, the team came together to place SECOND out of 51 teams in the state. I am so, so excited and so, so proud of you all!

I also want to give a special thank you to Porter and Ethan. They both did an outstanding job this season, and I really couldn't have done it without them. Porter was a great help during the early morning practice, and did an excellent job running the middle practice every day. He helped keep practices fun and kept everyone smiling. Once again, Ethan did an amazing job working with the 9 and unders during the last practice. He brought a great energy to the pool each morning and all of the swimmers loved him! I saw huge improvement in all of the swimmers that Porter and Ethan worked with, and I am both impressed by and proud of both of them.

My last announcement for the evening is about our celebratory MOVIE NIGHT! The movie night will be held at GMSC this Tuesday, July 28. We will plan on getting to the pool around 8 or 8:15pm, and the movie will start at 8:30. We will have snack food available, but please feel free to bring your own food as well. Pick up time for parents will be around 10pm once the movie is done. I'm really looking forward to another fun night with the team! See you all then!

Excellent job this summer! Jaimie

State Stuff

Hi Gators! I can't believe the State meet is already here!! Here is the information about warm ups this weekend. The lower parking lot (closest to the pool) will be reserved for coaches and officials, so please plan accordingly so your swimmers are able to be behind the blocks ready for warm up on time. Thank you!

Saturday (12&Unders): Warm up will be from 6:40-7:00am. Please do your best to arrive by 6:30am. We will be doing our full warm up during this time and it is very important to be there so the kids are ready to do their best in their races. There will be starts/turns/sprints lanes from 8:40-8:55 right before the meet starts. These lanes will not suffice for a full warm up, but will be available for a little extra practice. 

Sunday (13&Up): After talking to the Upper Division swimmers, they have decided that they would rather warm up at GMSC and then head over to Splash. Upper Division warm ups will be at GMSC from 7:10-7:45am. We will then head over to Splash and practice starts and turns in the sprint lanes from 8:40-8:55. 

If you made a shirt this week at practice, make sure to wear it to the meet to show our Green Mountain spirit!

Good luck swimmers! I know you'll all do great :)

State 400 Swimmers

Hi Gators, I forgot to announce this morning at practice that swimmers who are going to swim the 400 tomorrow at state can come to practice at 7:30am tomorrow morning. We will do a long warm up and some pace work, which seemed to work great for the 400 swimmers at League. Open warm ups at the meet will start at 2pm, with the 400s starting at 3:00pm. On Friday, there will be no parking restrictions in the lower lot, so go ahead and park close, but keep in mind that Saturday and Sunday the parking lot will only be open to 2 coaches per team and officials, so those days you will have to park a little farther away. 

I will post more information about Saturday and Sunday warm ups later tonight or tomorrow morning!

I'm looking forward to seeing you all swim fast! :)

State Meet volunteers

Attention State swimmer parents:
       We will need some timers during the State swim meet.  Please see the parent volunteer sign-up and signup to help.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054caba822a75-state2

Banquet--Wednesday, July 22nd

It is hard to believe that 55 days ago we had our first Intrasquad meet of the 2015 summer swim team.  I can't believe that we will be celebrating our end of the season banquet on Wednesday. 

Wednesday night, July 22nd at 5:30 will be our Gator banquet.  The swim team board will be providing pizza and will have water and lemonade available.  We are will having a pot luck style dinner.  If your last name begins with A-L we are asking you to bring a dessert to and if your last name is M-Z please bring a side dish to share.  Please remember to bring serving utensils with your food item and please take all items with you when you leave. 

During this evening, we will be celebrating all the Gator swimmers.  Please remember to check your swimmer folder before you leave for the evening and collect everything that is in there.  We will end this evening with our rescheduled coaches relay.  (So parents this is your warning that we need you to bring your swimming suits and be ready to make a relay team). 

Please let me know if you have any questions.
Look forward to celebrating an amazing season!

Great Job Gators!!!

AWESOME JOB this weekend Gators, I am so proud of all of you!! We had tons of best times, a few new State qualifiers, several Gator records broken, and FOUR new League records!!

The new League record holders are:

13-14 Boys Medley Relay: Andrew Penn, Quinn Meinert, Alex Granquist, Ben Hofstra broke the Golden Marlin's record from 2012 with a time of 2:09.67

Ethan Schick broke the 17-18 Boys 100 fly record set in 1999 with a time of 59.56

Amanda Ballard broke the 13-14 Girls 50 free record set in 2011 with a time of 29.13

15-18 Boys Free Relay: Ethan Schick, Dylan Jacob, Tristan Gess, Quinn Trussell broke AAC's record from 1988 with a time of 1:43.29

The new Gator record holders will be announced at the banquet on Wednesday :) Great job!

We will still be having practice tomorrow (Monday morning) for State qualifiers and relay swimmers. Practice times will be the same as this past week: Upper division 7:00-8:30am, 12 and unders 8:30-9:30am. We will get State entries posted as soon as possible so that swimmers and families can plan ahead.

Thank you all so much for an amazing weekend! I had a lot of fun, and I hope everyone else did too. The swimmers did an outstanding job!

LOTS OF INFORMATION, PLEASE READ!!

We are getting very close to our League meet! I hope all the swimmers are getting super excited to swim fast this weekend! I have a lot of information for you regarding this weekend, so please read this entire post.

LEAGUE

• Friday Events 1-6 (400s): The 400s will be held tomorrow afternoon. Swimmers in these events should show up to practice tomorrow morning around 7:30am for a nice long warm up and some pace work. It is extremely important for the 400 swimmers to come to practice tomorrow so we don't have to do as much warm up at the meet in the afternoon. Warm ups for the 400s will begin at 4:15pm tomorrow, with the meet starting at 5pm. The 400s will be at the Stingrays' pool.
• Saturday (Events 7-64) and Sunday (Events 65-110)--ANDERSON POOL: On Saturday and Sunday, Green Mountain will only have 4 lanes for warm up at Anderson Pool. Since we have 97 swimmers going to the meet, the coaches have decided to split up the warm-ups
• Upper Division (Ages 13&Up) will warm up at GMSC on Saturday and Sunday with Jaimie from 6:15-6:45am. We will then head over to Anderson and arrive well before the meet starts at 8:00am. There will be sprint lanes available from 7:40am-7:45am at Anderson so we can do some starts once we get there.
• Lower Division (Ages 12&Under) will warm up at ANDERSON with Porter from 6:00-6:20am.
• It is EXTREMELY important for the swimmers to attend warm up for this meet. I know it can be tempting to sleep in since warm ups are so early, but warm up is very important for swimmers...Not only does it wake them up, it helps get their muscles ready for racing, it allows them time to practice starts on unfamiliar blocks, it allows them to check their stroke counts and practice turns in a different pool, and most importantly, it lets us know you're at the pool which saves Coach Jaimie from having a heart attack because someone is missing. 
• Relays are going to be crucial for us this weekend, and it would be a huge bummer for the entire team if someone misses a relay because they are late due to road construction, traffic, etc. Please come to warm up!
• Parking: The parking lot closest to the pool is reserved for coaches. There will be plenty of parking in the surrounding areas, but plan ahead and get there as early as possible to avoid walking several blocks (another reason to come to warm up :) )

STATE

• The link for State entries is up on the Blog. As promised, we will let you pick your own events for state.
• If you do not have State qual times, but will be available to swim relays, please go ahead and mark that you are available. As with League, we would like to take as many relays as possible, so we need lots of swimmers who are willing to swim at State to sign up!!
• Please sign up by Sunday at 5pm so we can get those entries in on time.

If you have any questions regarding League or State, please see me at the pool, email, call, or text me :) Thank you! Jaimie

Parent volunteer job description

Calling all Parents!  We are still in need of parent volunteers for the League meet.  This is a big few days for all of us.  All parents are needed this weekend (even if your kid is not swimming). I am providing a brief job description to let you better understand what each job entails.

Friday night:  this includes being at Anderson on Friday night from 6:30-7:30pm.  Other teams will be dropping off their tents during this time.  These people will need to be there to make sure these are put in the correct location and secured over night.  There will also be small tasks to be completed. 
Set-up (Saturday and Sunday) before the meet:  These people are very important.  We need as many people each morning starting at 5am to get this meet set up.  This will include setting up all tents needed for the meet, the heating area and our team tent. There is no planning or layout for this just physical labor.
Clean-up/take down (Saturday and Sunday) after the meet: this job will go quickly with more people. This will just require taking tents down on Saturday at the end of the meet and securing them as needed. On Sunday it will include packing items up for the responsible parties to collect.
Trash duty(Saturday and Sunday) during the meet: with enough help this task should be a job that each person can take an hour shift to empty trash as needed around the pool as needed.  The lead will coordinate shifts.
Hospitality (Saturday and Sunday) before the meet:  these people will make and/or pick up breakfast and lunch items for the coaches and officials. All of this work is done before the meet. There is no volunteer time for this during the meet.  You will be contacted by the lead on how to help with this. 

No job is too big or too small.  Everything is important to make this swim meet successful.  I am also sure we forgot some minor details too but together this will be successful.  Thank you in advance for your support in your kids sport.  Please sign up

League Entries and Practice Times for Next Week

Hi Gators! Awesome job at our last dual meet today! We had several best times and new qualifiers.

We are fast approaching the deadline for League entries. The coaches will have a meeting to decide on entries this Sunday afternoon. It is very important that EVERYONE has signed up, regardless of whether or not you have a qualifying time yet. Having the fastest relays possible will make all the difference next weekend.

Please remember that the Medley relay will be the first event next Saturday, and the Free relay will be the first event on Sunday at League. Swimmers who are only swimming in relays will be done swimming very early both days, leaving plenty of time for any plans you may have later those mornings. Both the coaches and especially teammates really appreciate the swimmers who come to the meet for relays. Please, please do your best to come!!

Lastly, practices next week will only be for League and State qualifiers, and relay swimmers. Since we will have fewer swimmers, we have decided to condense the practices into just two practice times. Because of this, we do ask that anyone not swimming individual events or relays at League or State please go ahead and sleep in!

Upper Division: Practice will be held 7:00am-8:30am.
All 12 & Unders: Practice will be held 8:30-9:30am.

The coaches expect everyone with qualifying times to attend practice. Since the League entries will not be posted on the blog until Monday, if you are unsure whether or not you are in a relay, please come to practice on Monday. If it turns out you are not swimming on a relay, you can start sleeping in on Tuesday.

Thank you parents for all you do for the team! I know several of you have moved or rearranged plans to get your swimmers to the League meet, and both the coaches and your swimmers' teammates truly appreciate it.

Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions. Thanks!

Lots of info for this weekend

There is a lot going on this weekend for the swim team and swim club

Swim Team

• You must sign-up for the League meet notifying coaches that you will or will not be able to participate.
• The last day to order age group photos from the photographer is tomorrow at the meet. Please give Jennifer cash or check and the age group that you need.
• Next, if you want to right a message to your swimmer in the league program you must have your completed form and payment to Jennifer by 9am Monday.
• If you plan on attending the last chance meet on Sunday you must sign up by 3pm on Saturday.

Swim Club

Saturday, July 11th from 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Brats: will be provided

Beer:  A special "Green Mountain Summer Swim ESB" has been brewed for this event!

Bring: bring a 6-pack to mix up and share (so you leave with beer)

Bring a friend and get down to the Green Mountain Swim Club this Saturday night for a Guys Night Out.  You do NOT need to be a member to attend this event.

Cost: suggested donation of $15 

All guys must be over the age of 21, willing to socialize and have fun, and be ready to drink some amazing small batch home brew.

Please RSVP to Rick Granquist at rdg.123@q.com

Sunday 7/12 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
It's Fiesta night for Teens and Tweens at the Green Mountain Swim Club this Sunday!

Members and Non-Members may attend this event, as long as you are between the ages of 10-18. Kids can swim, play volleyball, play basketball, or just run around with their friends and have fun! The pool will close at 5:45 pm on Sunday for this event.

$7 for members
$10 for non-members.
This is a "drop off" event for your kids; parents do not need to stay. Fiesta food will be provided (and the snack shack will be open for purchase of candy, sodas, etc)

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Last chance meet

The sign-up for the Last Chance meet is posted.  This meet is intended for swimmer who need "a last chance" to make a League qualifying time.  This meet will be held at Mount Vernon Country Club, 24933 Club House Circle, Golden.  Warm-ups are at 6:20-6:40; Meet starts at 7:00am. This sign-up will be available until 3pm on Saturday.  If you need to sign-up for an event please do so now or after our meet on Saturday or you will need to deck enter on Sunday.  If your kid is swimming at this meet we will need you to volunteer to time.

Just a little wet

I want to send a big thank you to everyone for coming out in the rain and making sure the Intrasquad happened.  It was a wet night and I am sure the parents were almost as wet as the swimmers.  You are all amazing parents!  Also thanks to those who purchased Gator apparel it helped lower our inventory.  My last thank you is to the talented and brave singers who tried out to sing the National Anthem at the League meet.  I am happy to announce they both will be singing, one will sing Saturday and the other Sunday.  The only thing that didn't happen tonight was the coaches and parents relay.  We will make sure to reschedule this event.

Some Information About League

Hi Gators! This will not be my only post with information regarding the League meet, but I have a few very important notes for you as we get closer to the big day. This year, we have a real shot of WINNING League. This isn't based on my being overly confident; I have looked at the results from our meets so far and I know we can do it! A win at League would be HUGE for our team, and we can't wait to see you all swim fast next weekend!

In order to win, however, we need something from you. We are asking that everyone who has qualified please be at as many practices as possible leading up to the meet, and that you come ready to do your best at practice. This week has been harder during practice, but that is because we need to build up as much endurance and strength as possible for when we taper for our big meets. Next week will get easier as we approach the meet.

The most important thing that we need to win League is for all of our swimmers to be at the meet ready to swim fast. I know everyone has lots of things going on during the summer, but we really need as many swimmers as possible to be at this meet. If it is possible at all to get swimmers to the meet, we ask that you do. Swimmers who can be there for relays even if they don't have individual qualifying times can make all the difference.

Sign ups for League are on the blog. If you have already qualified, please try to sign up by this Friday. If you qualify this weekend, we will add you to our list as we go. The coaches will be doing the entries on Sunday after the Last Chance meet, so we must know by then if you will be able to make it to the meet. If for some reason you have to miss PART of League, but not ALL of it, please sign up as a 'yes' and talk to me before Sunday so I can get you in events that don't conflict.

Lastly, please know that although the coaches will be choosing your events for this meet, we will make sure to pick events that we know you will be successful in, so don't worry. The League meet is about the team as a whole. You will be able to choose your own events for State.

Thank you! Please let me know if you have any questions :)

Parent volunteers at League

Parents-
      Here is the post everyone has been waiting for.  You ask how can you help at the League meet?  Well I am here to show you :)  Attached are two sign up links.  One link is specific to selling t-shirts and programs during the meet and the other sign-up is for miscellaneous jobs during this event.  As we stated at the parent meeting we are going to need everyone's help in some way, big or small.  Please sign-up to help make this event successful.  Please don't hesitate to ask questions to find out more about a specific task.  I will be in contact with the "lead" people for each task to provide them with more detail about the responsibilities.  Thanks in advance for your time and support. 
League meet misc. jobs
T-Shirt and Program sales

Swimming in the rain

We are planning on swimming the Intrasquad meet tomorrow (even in the rain with no lightening).  It might be a wet and cold night so please plan accordingly for you and your swimmers.  We will have dinner available for purchase from the GMSC snack shack, entertainment from the swimmers going to audition for the National Anthem and a nail biting relay race by the coaches and parents.  See you tomorrow and do the rain dance so hopefully it waits to rain until after the Intrasquad. 

Advertising in the League program

Parents-
     Is your swimmer going to League in a specific event?  Do you know of a business that wants to advertise in the 2015 League program?  Attached are two forms in which allow you to write a message to your swimmer in their event and/or advertise on a page in the meet program.  This is a great way to cheer your swimmer on or get your business recognized by others.  Please note the deadline to participate in either of these sponsorships is Wednesday, July 8th.  Please see Jennifer with any questions or to turn in these forms.
Program Advertising
Swimmer/Event Sponsorship

Last week of regular season practice

It is hard to believe we are approaching our last regular swim season week.  This week is the last full week of practice unless the swimmer has a league and/or state qualifying time.  Although it is the last week of regular season it will be a busy one.  Practice times will be the same for all age groups this week. 

• Tuesday-sign up for Intrasquad meet by 7pm
• Wednesday-Intrasquad meet (warm-ups at 5pm; meet starts at 5:30pm)
• Wednesday-sign up for Saturdays meet by 9pm
• Saturday-meet @ 5Parks (warm-ups at 6:30am; meet starts at 7am)
• Sunday-Last Chance meet @ Mount Vernon Country Club.  This meet is for swimmers who are close to League qualifying times. More information coming soon 

Please watch the blog in the next few days with details about the League meet.  There will be important information for swimmers as well as for parents.

Intrasquad meet-Wednesday, July 8th

Our last Gator Intrasquad meet will be held on Wednesday, July 8th.  The meet will begin at 5:30pm with warm-ups starting at 5pm.  Please make sure to sign up for 2 events by Tuesday @ 7pm.  This will be an action-filled evening that you don't want to miss.

Green Mountain Swim Club will be grilling on the barbeque and have the snack shack open for items to be purchased.  They accept cash and credit cards so come have dinner at the pool. 

Sale on Gator apparel.  Our remaining Gator apparel (not including swim caps) will be 50% off regular prices for this night only.  This will help us make room for new Gator apparel next season.  We accept cash or checks.
                 T-Shirts (blue, gray and/or white) and tanks        $6.00/each
                 Hoodies                                                             $12.00/each
                 Zip-up Jackets                                                   $14.50/each

The night will be finished off with our coaches relay.  We will keep with tradition and our coaches will race against a parent relay and other age groups.
This will be a fun night for all!

Age Group photos

Thanks for everyone who came to pictures and pancakes on Wednesday.  It was fun for all!
The photographer was able to take age group photos during this session which provides a picture of the kids that swam together.  These pictures will be provided if you purchased a package or can be purchased for $10.00.  If you would like to purchase an age group photo please find Jennifer this week during practice or at the Intrasquad meet on Wednesday.  You will need to provide payment at this time (cash or check payable to Mardell Studios).  The last day to order these will be Friday, July 10th.

Attention Dads-Beer and Brat night at the pool

The Green Mountain Swim Club is hosting "Beer and Brat" night at the pool on July 11th at 8-10pm.  Please see below for more details.  They would love to see you there.

Join GMSC for a guys night out! Bring a six pack of your favorite brew for an exchange - walk away with a 6 pack of all different beers! ..glass bottles are allowed for this event but we do need to drink out of plastic cups. Brat dinner will be provided. 

Bring a neighbor! Bring a friend!  

$15 suggested donation - Funds raised will go to GMSC. 

Members and Non-Members invited to attend. 
21+, of course.

Interested in singing the National Anthem at League?

We are looking for a Green Mountain Gator that is interested in singing the National Anthem at the League meet on Sunday, July 19th.  If this is something you are interested in please email Jennifer at cjmfriedrichs@aol.com by July 6th.  We will hold auditions once we have a list of interested singers.

Pictures, Pancakes and Water World--Wednesday

Pictures, pancakes and Water World (oh my!)

We will be having a fun day on JULY 1st.  This day will begin at the pool at 7:30 for pictures followed by a pancake breakfast and (if you bought tickets) then it will end at Water World.

We will be starting pictures promptly at 7:30 at the pool.  If you are planning on having individual pictures taken please be here at 7:30.  If you are getting individual pictures taken you will need an order form (one per swimmer).  These order forms are in the family swimmer folders or can be completed in the morning.  Please bring your completed order form with you along with your payment.  If you are not doing individual pictures we would like you at the pool at 8:00 so we can begin lining up for the team photo.  If you are just purchasing a team photo you will not need to complete a form we will just have a list for this.

We will be having “gator pancakes” after all the pictures are done.  Parents we will be looking for volunteers to help make pancakes and also some fruit to be donated.  Please sign-up on this link to help before, during and/or after.  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054caba822a75-pancake2

Then if you have purchased tickets to Water World you will be off to spend the day there.  You can purchase Water World tickets for $30.99/ticket through the link provided.  https://calypsoclub.waterworldcolorado.com (and enter this personalized Store Name: GMST).  You will be responsible for your own transportation to and from Water World.  

This will be a fun day!  Please let me know if you have any questions.

Important Announcements for This Weekend!!

Hi Gators! I'm getting really excited to see you all swim fast at the meet this weekend :) I have a couple of notes for you all so that you're prepared for the meet:

Upper Division:

Tomorrow's practice will start at 7am and go until 8am like normal. We will do a longer meet warm up and pace work for those of you swimming tomorrow afternoon. It is extremely important to get a good warm up in for big meets like this, and I am expecting all upper division swimmers who are swimming tomorrow to attend practice. I promise that you will not be too tired to race in the afternoon.

Warm ups for the 400s will be at 12 noon. The 400 session will start at 1:00pm.

Warm ups for the rest of the 13-18 events will be from 3-3:25pm, with that session starting at 4pm.

Lower Division:

Please come to your normal practice times tomorrow. We will be working on starts, turns, and other things specific to your races this weekend.

Warm ups for 9-10 boys and ALL 11-12s will be from 6-6:25am on Saturday morning, with the session starting at 7am.

Warm ups for 9-10 girls and ALL 8&unders will be from 12:25-12:50pm with the session starting at 1pm.

All Swimmers:

Last year we got SECOND place at this meet, which was amazing for our team!! We would love to place this well again, so come ready to swim FAST!! There is also a Spirit Award at this meet. We have won the past few years--make sure to show your Gator spirit while you are there by cheering everyone on.

The weather is often unpredictable for this meet. I know last year we had a 2 hour delay on Saturday for rain and lightning. Please make sure to bring warm clothes and extra towels just in case! Please also make sure you're drinking lots of water to stay hydrated, especially if it's super hot out.

For parents: the host team has asked that we remind you that parking rules are in effect. Last year, cars that were parked too close to hydrants, street corners, and driveways were ticketed. Please get there early to allow yourself time to find a legal parking spot!!

Ken Caryl Invitational meet

Please note that the parent volunteer sign-up for the Ken Caryl meet is now posted. 
Parent Volunteer Sign-up
Also the warm up times have been modified to show our teams scheduled time.
Please let us or a coach know if you have questions.

Next Weeks Schedule (06.29-07.03)

Please be aware of our schedule for next week.
Monday 06.29--No practice
Tuesday 06.30--morning practice
Wednesday 07.01--pictures, pancakes and Water World (another message on this later)
Thursday 07.02--morning practice
Friday 07.03--No practice


Then we will be back to our regularly scheduled swim practice the week of 07.06

Notes from Intrasquad

Thank you to the parents and swimmers that waited out the storm with us.  Mother Nature didn't cooperate very well tonight and the Intrasquad meet didn't go as planned.  We are glad some swimmers got their swims in that they needed and appreciate the parents that stayed and helped with timing so this could happen.
Notes from Parent Meeting:  We will be needing your help with the League meet July 18th and 19th.  We will have some responsibilities posted soon and would appreciate parents taking these and with additional volunteers getting these completed.  Please keep an eye on the Blog as we will be posting this important information in the next few days.
We have a busy swim weekend......Go Get 'em Gators!

Intrasquad meet postponed

The Intrasquad meet is still on. We are delaying due to the weather. We are hoping to start around 6pm. Do the rain dance and see you soon!

Intrasquad-June 24th

Gators get ready to swim!  Tomorrow (Wednesday) night is our 2nd Intrasquad.

• Warm-ups begin at 5:00pm and the meet begins at 5:30pm
• Parents remember there is a mandatory parent meeting at 5:00pm to discuss GMST hosting League
• Gator apparel will be on sale
• Green Mountain Swim Club will have the snack shack open and will also be barbequing hot dogs and hamburgers.  They accept cash and credit cards.
• Also don't forget to check your swimmer folders for picture order forms and directions on how to purchase water world tickets.

See you all tomorrow! Swim fast!

Green Mountain Swim Club needs your help

The Green Mountain Swim Club is your community pool and it needs your help.  View this email in your browser

The Green Mountain Swim Club is your community pool and it needs your help. The primary source of income for our pool is from our membership fees. Because of lowered membership, pool repairs, and a significant amount of unpaid federal payroll taxes (from prior years, that the current board inherited), the club is struggling. For over four years we have been trying to get our property taxes waived due to our non-profit status and we hope to have it resolved soon. Throughout this process, we set aside the money to pay the county should we need to, but last season we had to use some of it to keep the pool open through the end of the season (i.e. payroll, taxes, and utilities.) To see a generalized breakdown of where your membership fee currently goes, visit our website at greenmountainswimclub.org/members. GMSC financials are available via Nicole Koenig at treasurer@greenmountainswimclub.org. The strength of our pool is in its members. We want to make you, our membership, aware of these issues and ask for your help. Things you can do: Tell all of your friends why you enjoy this pool and encourage them to become members. Our membership fees are significantly lower than other clubs in the Lakewood area. Any questions, contact Danielle Nicholson at membership@greenmountainswimclub.org. Do you know of a business that could benefit from our sponsorship program? Contact Heidi Hafner atmarketing@greenmountainswimclub.org or find information at greenmountainswimclub.org/sponsorship. If you have any ideas for events or fundraising, contact Kristy Patterson at events@greenmountainswimclub.org. Use our King Soopers cards! They don't cost you a thing but are benefit to you and the pool. To get started, emailfundraising@greenmountainswimclub.org. Are you able to make a tax-deductible donation? Contact Ann Felton at secretary@greenmountainswimclub.org. Want to take on a more active role at GMSC? Consider becoming a board member. We are still looking to fill some positions starting next year.  If interested, email Ann Felton atsecretary@greenmountainswimclub.org. Is there project at the pool that you would like to solve? Contact Ben Brauch at maintenance@greenmountainswimclub.org. What are your ideas? Please feel free to contact Todd Bellot atpresident@greenmountainswimclub.org or JT Gaietto atvicepresident@greenmountainswimclub.org. The Green Mountain Swim Club is a non-profit organization that helps the community by providing a fun and safe environment for our families. There is still much to be celebrated, including the continued success of our mighty Gators Swim Team and our new sponsorship program that is bringing in much needed income. Our special events (i.e. Teen Nights, July 4th Celebration, etc.) are fun for all who come. We also provide employment for our local youth as lifeguards and snack shack attendants. The all-volunteer board wants this to continue long into the future.   Please join us at our upcoming Community and Board Meetings starting at 6:30 pm at GMSC...Thursday, June 25th, Sunday, June 28th, and Wednesday, July 8th.   We know the pool can count on you! Thank you. Green Mountain Swim Club Board

Busy Gator week

I wanted to remind you of all the events happening for the Gators this coming week. 

• The entries are posted for the Ken Caryl Invitational meet.  All swimmers should review this to see if they are swimming in an event.  If you are signed up to swim, please verbally confirm with Jaimie that you will be there, so we can ensure your attendance.
• Tuesday night, June 23rd by 8pm is the deadline to sign-up for the Intrasquad meet.  Each swimmer is allowed to sign-up for two events.
• Wednesday night, June 24th we will have our Intrasquad meet @ 5:30pm with warm-ups at 5pm.  We will also be having a MANDATORY parent meeting to discuss GM Gators hosting the Foothills Swim Association League meet on July 18th-19th.
• Thursday night, June 25th will be the deadline to sign-up for the swim meets on Sunday (June 28th). Please sign up no later than 7pm.  On Sunday there will be two optional swim meets if your swimmer wishes to take part in them.  First, is the AAC Pentathlon meet in which the swimmer must have a B or better time in 3 of the 4 strokes.  Next, is the C/D meet @ Mt. Vernon.  This meet is for swimmers who currently have a C or D time in an event and are trying to better this time.  The sign ups for these meets are on the right hand side of the blog. 
• Friday, June 26th is the Ken Caryl Invitational for 13+ swimmers.  The warm-up and start times are posted under important dates.
• Saturday, June 27th is the Ken Caryl Invitational for 12&Unders.  The warm-up and age group start times are posted under important dates.

Here's to a fun week!  Swim Fast!

Thank you parents

Thank you parents for coming together and helping with the swim meet today.  It takes many people to make this event successful.  We appreciate your commitment to the swim team.  It was a long and hot day today,  so thank you for spending it with us.

Parent Volunteers for tomorrows meet

Attention swimmer parents: 
We are still in need of volunteers for tomorrow meet.  Please see the sign-up genius link to fill in vacant spots.  Thank you in advance for your time and support in your child's swimming.
Parent Volunteer AAC@GM 

Rescheduled Intrasquad--next Wednesday

Please mark your calendars for our rescheduled Intrasquad meet.  We will have this meet next Wednesday, June 24th @ 5:30pm (warm-ups at 5pm).  We will not be participating in the AAC relays this day as we think the Intrasquad is more beneficial to our swimmers.  The forms to sign-up for events and parent volunteers is coming soon.
Thank you for your patience and we appreciate your cooperation in the canceling and rescheduling of our 2nd Intrasquad. 

Donut Day tomorrow

Tomorrow we will have donuts after each practice session.  See you bright and early!

Ken Caryl Invitational Meet-June 26th and June 27th

Next weekend is the Ken Caryl Invitational Meet (Friday night and all day Saturday).  This swim meet is for swimmers who have specific qualifying times for this meet.  We are asking EVERY swimmer to complete the following sign-ups to let the coaches know if you are available to swim on these dates.  This meet does not follow the regular order of events so the schedule looks like the following:
06.26.15 @ 12:30pm all 400 swimmers
06.26.15 @ 3:00pm all 13-18 swimmers
06.27.15 @ 6:00am all 11-12 and Boys 9-10
06.27.15 @ 12:00pm Girls 9-10 and all 8&Unders
If the swimmer has qualified for an event we are expecting them to swim in this event.  If a swimmer has qualified for more than 3 events the coaches will be determining what events will be swam.

All swimmers are asked to complete this form even if they don't have qualifying times, because they maybe needed for a relay.  Also, just by stating you can participate does not guarantee you to swim. It is imperative that once entries are posted that they are reviewed to make sure all swimmers are aware and able to participate.

It is important that you or your swimmer completes this form by Friday night due to entries being completed Saturday.  If you have any questions and/or concerns please let me or a coach know.


 

TONIGHT'S INTRASQUAD MEET CANCELED

Hi Gators! I received a call from the pool that a swimmer had an accident this afternoon, so the pool will be closed for 13 hours while it is being sanitized. Therefore, we will be unable to have our intrasquad meet tonight. I know that some swimmers were hoping to qualify for the Ken Caryl Invite tonight. If that's the case, please sign up to swim those events this Saturday instead. We will be sending in Ken Caryl entries Saturday evening, so the times that you get on Saturday will count!! 

We will still have practice tomorrow morning, as the pool will be clean and ready for use by then.

Please watch the blog this afternoon and tomorrow for more information about Ken Caryl sign ups!

Thank you, and I sincerely apologize that the meet had to be canceled tonight. I know it's a bummer! See you all in the morning.

Jaimie

Intrasquad tomorrow night

Just a reminder that tomorrow night is our 2nd Intrasquad meet.  Swimmers need to be to the pool by 5pm for warm-ups and the meet starts at 5:30pm.  If you haven't already signed up for your two events please do so by tonight.
During the Intrasquad, the snack shack will be open selling all the snack bar food as well as cooking hamburgers and hotdogs.  GMSC also accepts credit cards so you can eat dinner at the pool without remembering your cash:)
See you tomorrow and let's swim fast!

Few Notes

This message includes a few random notes on many topics.

• First, we want to thank everyone for being patient with us while we waited for Wheat Ridge to send us the meet file for the meet program.  We were aware that swimmers were swimming with NT (no time) for events they swam at that meet.  We appreciate you parents and swimmers being understanding and this issue has been resolved.
• Second, we are starting our strokes and starts/turns clinic this week.  These clinics will be held on Tuesday/Thursday from 9:45-10:15.  These clinics will focus on one stroke or starts/turns per session.  Please sign up for the clinic that will be most beneficial to your swimmer.  Each swimmer is allowed to sign-up for up to two clinics.  This will allow many swimmers to participate.  Please see the attached sign-up genius which lists what will be worked on for these dates.  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054caba822a75-stroke
• Next, we are going to make all entries for dual meets (Saturday meets) due by 9:00pm on Wednesday nights.  So please add or change your reminder so that you will get a notification to make sure you signed up by Wednesday.  This allows us to get our entries in and relays organized.  
• Lastly, thank you to all the parents who have volunteered so far this season.  Our swim team is run completely on by volunteers and we couldn't do it without all of you.  We appreciate you!
• Go Gators!  Swim Fast!

Water World tickets

To all Green Mountain Swim Team members:

We are excited to announce that Green Mountain Swim Team has signed up for The Calypso Club Discount Ticket Program (through Water World).  As a member of this program, you are now able to buy discounted tickets for Water World with the added convenience of printing your admission tickets from your computer and presenting them at the entrance turnstiles bypassing ticket booth lines. Purchasing admission tickets has never been easier!

You may purchase tickets immediately by visiting our exclusive Calypso Club Discount Ticket Store in the following way:

Go direct to our online store 24/7 at https://calypsoclub.waterworldcolorado.com and enter this personalized Store Name: GMST

These tickets can be used on July 1^st for Gator day at Water World or any day during the season.  You are also able to purchase as many tickets as you need.

We hope you and your family are able to enjoy a day at Water World this summer season!

Please let me know if you have any questions about this.

Applewood Knolls Meet Entries are Posted

Since there's no practice Friday, be sure to check out the meet entries and relays posted on the blog. Go Gators!

Practice tomorrow=CANCELLED

Practice is cancelled for tomorrow (Friday) morning.  Due to the weather and temperatures we have decided to cancel practice.  Enjoy sleeping in. 
Please be at Applewood Knolls on Saturday by 6:30am for warm-ups.
Let's be ready to swim fast!

Directions for washing tie-dye

Thank you everyone who was there tonight to tie-dye their Gator apparel.  I am glad Mother Nature decided to agree with us.  Here are important instructions on how to wash your newly tie-dyed items.

Tie-Dye washing instructions:

Please wait 24 hours to wash. Leave the item in the bag until you are ready to wash.  While the shirt is still tied, it needs to be rinsed under cold running water.  When you see very little dye running off the item, start to gradually remove the rubber bands while still rinsing.  Get as much dye out as possible this way.  Immediately after rinsing wash the item ( by itself ) with cold water and soap in the washing machine.  Once this item has been washed and dried you are good to wear. 

Wear your Gator gear around the pool

Go Gators!!!!

Tie-Dye and Ice Cream party--this Wednesday

Please don't forget that this Wednesday is our Tie-Dye and Ice Cream party.  All the details from before are the same.  This will start at 6:30pm, t-shirts and tank tops will still be $10.00, we will provide the tie-dye and ice cream, and have lots of fun! 
Hope the weather cooperates with us!  If the weather doesn't look great please check the blog before heading here. 


Also Big/Little swim buddies are posted at the pool.  If you haven't already looked at this please do so.  If you are not sure who your big/little buddy is please ask a coach and we will get you introduced.

Meet tomorrow

Tomorrow is our first home meet.  Swimmers will arrive by 6am for warm-up and the meet will start at 7am.  With all first meets of the season, there are always some issues and our first issue is that we didn't receive the meet file from WheatRidge. This means our swimmers are swimming with NT (no time).  We apologize that the meet isn't heated in the most productive way, but we will do our best to heat swimmers so they are competitively matched.  We appreciate your patience with this. 
Also parents we still have a few opportunities for you to volunteer.  If you are going to be at the swim meet tomorrow please help volunteer your time and watch your swimmers up close and personal.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c054caba822a75-gmvsmount1
See you bright and early.

Tie-Dye postponed

Due to the weather and possibility of more storms we are postponing the Tie-Dye and Ice Cream party. We are going to move this to next Wednesday, June 10th, same time, same place.
Hope to see you then. Thanks for understanding.

Gator t-shirt and tank sale

Gator T-Shirt and Tank sale!!!! We will be selling Gator t-shirts and tanks for $10 each tonight only. You can get your shirt to wear around the pool or use them to tie-dye. See you for tie-dye and ice cream at 6:30.

Evening Practices for Upper Division

Hi Gators! Evening practices for the Upper Division swimmers will start tomorrow. Evening practices will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8-9pm. Evening practices are not required, but are available to Upper Division swimmers who need extra work on strokes, turns, etc. They are not meant to be a substitution to coming in the mornings, unless something other than sleep requires that you miss a morning practice. 

Since there were several times last year where a coach showed up and no swimmers showed up, this year I am asking if you are planning on coming to an evening practice, that you text me by 3pm that day so that Porter or I can plan on being there. If I do not receive a text by 3pm, we will assume no one is coming and we won't make the drive over.

Thank you, and let me know if you have any questions :)

Tie-Dye and Ice Cream

We will have our annual Gator tie-dye and ice cream party on Wednesday, June 3rd.  We will start the tie-dye at 6:30 pm and ice cream will be served shortly after.  We would appreciate a few parent volunteers that would help serve ice cream and monitor toppings.
Here are a few helpful hints for tie-dye:

• You will need to bring your own item to tie-dye (shirt, socks, towel, etc.)
• We will have white Gator t-shirts and tank tops available for purchase if you want to tie-dye these.  They are $12.00 each (we accept cash or checks)
• If possible please bring your item you are tie-dying already rubber banded in the patter you want
• We will be supplying the dye (green, yellow and blue), directions on how to care for these items and baggies to take these home in
• Have fun!!!!!!

We encourage you all to wear your new tie-dye gator items the rest of the season to show our Gator team spirit.

The announcement of swimming buddies will be announced and posted at this event too!

Also if the weather cooperates the pool will be open for the kids to swim.

Are you swimming this summer? Make sure you are completely registered

Attention Swimmers (and Parents):
The final day to sign up for the Gator summer swim team is JUNE 4TH.  Each swimmer MUST be signed up (through the Blog), payment received, emergency consent form and release of liability forms must be turned in if you want to swim on Saturday.  We need to ensure all of these pieces to registration are completed by Thursday.  You will not be allowed to swim in the meet on Saturday if all of these items are not completed.
Please let us know if you have questions regarding this.

Reminders

Awesome job at the intrasquad meet tonight everyone! The whole team is looking great so early in the season :)

Just a reminder that entries for Saturday's meet against Wheat Ridge are due by tomorrow evening. Please get signed up before then! If you are having any issues with the online sign up, please email me with your entries and I can help you get entered. My email address is jaimiestevens27@gmail.com. I make the relays Thursday night based on the entries I have, so if you aren't entered, I won't know if you'll be there, and you may not be on the relays.

I also just added quite a few swimmers to the list who told me that they want a buddy. If you do not see your name (don't worry about it if I didn't put your age down), but still want a buddy, go ahead and add your name to the list! I will be figuring them out so I can announce them at the ice cream party next Wednesday! Here is the link to sign up:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PS_AK6SSCXAVsatHHSH1hta4wYsz71UC5BZyCYGMIGg/edit?usp=sharing

Feel free to contact me with any questions!

See you tonight

Let's hope the sunshine continues and we can have warm weather for swimming tonight.
I just wanted to let you know 2 things:

• We will be selling Gator apparel tonight at the Intrasquad.  You can get your gator tanks, shirts, sweatshirts and caps tonight.

• Also the Swim Club will be serving Burger and Hot Dog meals tonight during Intrasquad (cash or checks are accepted). 
• Burger Meal with chips and soda $5.00
• Hot Dog Meal with chips and soda: $4.50
• They will also have a reasonably stocked Snack Shack full of candy to power up your swimmers

Intrasquad-Wedensday, May 27th

Let's kick off our first Intrasquad tomorrow with a lot of FUN!  To make this swim meet successful we need many parent volunteers.  If you have not signed up to help during this meet please don't be shy and sign-up on the link on the right hand side.  This is a busy week so we don't have a lot of swimmers and parents attending due to scheduling conflicts so we need help from everyone here.
Also members of the Green Mountain Swim Club will be barbecuing tomorrow night and selling hamburgers and hot dogs during the meet.  Please come hunger and purchase some dinner at the pool.
See a lot of you tomorrow at 5

Week 2 Updates

Hi Gators! I wanted to remind you that there will be no practice today for Memorial Day. 

Our first intrasquad meet will be this Wednesday! Sign ups are on the blog (in the right-hand column), so please try to sign up by Tuesday. We will take deck entries at the pool before the meet starts on Wednesday, but all of the wonderful parents who are organizing the meet would greatly appreciate it if you're able to sign up in advance. Intrasquad meets are a great way for me, Porter, and Ethan to see where all the swimmers are at at this point in the season.

Our first dual meet is also coming up fast! This Saturday we will take on the Wheat Ridge team. Sign ups for this meet are also on the blog, so go ahead and sign up for that meet too! While the host teams usually do take entries at the pool the morning of the meet, the relays are made up prior to the meet. Signing up online in advance saves a lot of confusion, and gives me a chance to get your swimmer on a relay if possible. 

The last announcement of the day is that I have (finally!) created a sign-up sheet for buddies. I have gotten a lot of feedback from the swimmers that they would like to have Big/Little Buddies again this summer. Buddies can cheer each other on at meets, leave good luck notes in each others' folders at the pool, and maybe leave some treats or small prizes in each others' folders before meets. This is a great way for our older and younger swimmers to get to know each other and to show our team spirit at meets! Last summer, the swimmers really enjoyed it.

If you are interested in having a Big or Little Buddy this season, please sign up on the attached google doc and I will let you know who your buddy is once I have enough names. Here's the link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PS_AK6SSCXAVsatHHSH1hta4wYsz71UC5BZyCYGMIGg/edit?usp=sharing

Sorry for the long post! Please feel free to email me with any questions :) jaimiestevens27@gmail.com

Practice Canceled Wednesday (Please warm up soon!!!!)

Hello again Gators! There will be no practice again today. The outside temperature is 45 degrees, with the pool temperature being 78 degrees, which is just too cold to have swimmers in the water. There is also a pretty good chance of rain and lightning again this evening. I was really hoping we'd be able to swim today!!

It's looking like it is supposed to start warming up tomorrow (fingers crossed!), so tomorrow we will have full-length practices either in the water or out. We might be doing some dryland tomorrow, so please come with tennis shoes and warm clothes! See you tomorrow!

Please help out around the club during practice

The Swim Club Board has been working overtime in the rain and snow to get the actual pool ready to go (on time) for the swim team. In doing so, we have fallen behind on all of our grounds, locker room and general maintenance of the rest of the pool area. If parents are waiting around for their kids to get done with swim practice, we are kindly asking if they would pick up a broom, or rake, or pool skimmer and help us get ready for the season.

We need:

- grass racked and bag. The grass is so long (because of the crazy weather) that when they mow it is leaving behind a lot of clippings.

- locker rooms swept and wiped down.

- pool decked swept

- pool skimmed daily to get the leaves out

- weeds to be pulled (dandelions, thistles, etc).

The success of the Club directly effects the success of the Swim Team and we are hoping that with a few extra hands that we can be up and running by the weekend!

Practice is Canceled for Tuesday!

Hi Gators! Because of the cold weather, continuing rain, and possible thunderstorm, I'm canceling practice for today. I don't want any blue gators! Hopefully we'll get some sunshine tomorrow. See you then!

Tie Die and Ice Cream Social-June 3rd @ 6:30

Please mark your calendars for our Gator tie die and ice cream party.  This will be held at the Green Mountain Swim Club at 6:30pm.  We have made the decision to change this event to the beginning of the season.  This will allow our swimmers (and Gator fans) to get their tie die gator gear for the season and for swimmers and families to meet each other.  There will be more information posted as this event as we get closer to this date but please plan on attending.

After school swim practice is on

We got confirmation that the Green Mountain Swim Club pool is filled and ready for us to start after school swim practice.  Please see the age division swim times on the right hand side of the Blog.  Hope to see you this week.
IMPORTANT:  Please check the Blog before heading to swim practice as the weather is not showing favorable for us.  We will keep this updated if we cancel due to weather.
Also if you purchased a team suit we will have these available for pick up at practice this week.  Also please bring payment and the required forms to practice.

Team suits

If you ordered a team suit already these will be available for pick up at practice next week.  If you haven't ordered a swimming suit and still need to you will need to do this by May 16th for free shipping.  They will still take orders after this date you will just have to pay shipping costs.
Christine with Colorado Swim Shop @ 303-545-2090
Let's hope the weather warms up soon.

Important reminders (next few weeks)

Here are some important reminders for the next few weeks as we prepare for our summer swim season.

• Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there!
• Check the Blog frequently for important updates
• Tonight is our last swim clinic at Green Mountain Rec Center. Thanks to everyone who participated
• We are planning on beginning outdoor after school swim practice the week of May 18th.  Please see the practice times on the right hand side of the Blog.
• Also like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/greenmountaingators as we post information here too

See you in a few weeks.  Don't forget to register and mail this or bring the upcoming practices.

Swimming Suit Vendor Contact

If you missed the swimming suit fitting you can still call and order the team suit.  Here is the contact information for the vendor.  You will need to knew your child's swimming suit size and provide her with this information. 
Colorado Swim Shop
Christine Cortvriendt
303-545-2090
christine@coloradoswimshop.com

Welcome back coaches

We excited to announce that our coaches will be returning for another season of swimming.  We are glad to have Jaimie, Porter, Ethan (and maybe a little of Josh) back this summer.

Join Green Mountain Swim Club

Gator Nation,

The Green Mtn. Swim Club could really use more members this season.

So, if you have thought about joining, this is the year to take the plunge.

Fees are as follows: family $395, adult couple $295, single adult $220.

Membership forms are available at http://www.greenmountainswimclub.org/jointoday.html

Likewise, if you have friends or neighbors who might be interested, please direct them to the website.

Many thanks,

Al Hofstra

GMST Board President

Attention all officials-new and old

Have you ever wondered how you can get up close and personal to watch your kids swim?  The best way is to become an official.  These people are the closest to the pool and can see everything.  Please consider volunteering your time as an official.  If you are a returning official or would like to become one you must attend one of the following trainings:

Officials Clinics-new and returning may attend April 26^th, May 17^th or May 27^th.

Sunday April 26th - 4:30pm Green Mountain Rec. Center
Sunday May 17^th – 4:30pm Green Mountain Rec. Center
Wednesday May 27^th – at Applewood Knolls. Lecture 6pm, in water demonstration 7pm.
*All new officials need to attend the in water demonstration.
Sunday May 31st- reserved for returning officials only

Are you ready for summer swim team?

Please note we are accepting registration for summer swim team.  Please see the link on the right hand side to sign-up.  After completing this registration please mail the Emergency Consent Form (one per swimmer), Liability Release (one per swimmer) and payment to the following:
Jennifer Friedrichs
12724 W. Iliff Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80228

2015 summer swim schedule

The weather is starting to get warm and that means that swim team will be here soon.  Please note the dates for our 2015 summer swim season are posted.  Hope this helps with planning your summer vacations.  We will also have the summer swim team registration available soon. 
Please continue to check the Blog.

Swimming Suit fitting

Attention new and old Gators,
     If you are going to need a Green Mountain Gators team suit we will have a representative at our swim clinic on April 26th to help you find the correct size and get these ordered.  The representative will be at Green Mountain Rec Center from 4:45-6:30 on April 26th.  Please plan on coming to clinics early that day so these suits can be tried on when the swimmer is dry.  If you have any questions please let us know.

Spring swim clinic

Have you signed up for Spring swim clinics? We will be starting Spring swim clinics on Sunday nights starting February 22nd. This will be a 10 week session with no class on March 22nd or April 5th. Please sign up through the link on the right hand side.

Last Winter swim clinic--December 14th

This is just a reminder that our last swim clinic for the Winter session is this Sunday, Decmeber 14th. We hope to see you there.
Wishing all our Gator families Happy Holidays.
Please check back soon for Spring clinic registration.

Need a Christmas gift for your swimmer?

Do you need a Christmas gift for your swimmer?  We will be selling Gator apparel during swim clinics on December 7th and December 14th from 5-7pm.  We will have Adult size zip-up jackets ($25.00/ea) and Adult and Kid size pull-over hoodies ($20.00/ea).  Please stop buy and purchase one for your swimmer.
Happy Holidays!

No swim clinic Sunday, November 30th

Please remember that there is NO swim clinic on Sunday, November 30th due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.  Enjoy your Thanksgiving.
We have two sessions in December.  Clinics will be held December 7th and December 14th.
Our Spring Clinic will start again in February.  Please watch the blog for those details.

Winter Swim Clinics-new schedule

We have added an additional week to our Winter swim clinics.  As many of you know there was a miscommunication by the recreation center which didn't allow us to have swim clinics last Sunday evening.  I have confirmed and we are on for this Sunday, October 5th.  We will now have swim clinics October 5th-December 14th (with no practice November 30th).  We hope to see you all on Sunday.