Conference Heat Sheets, Timeline, and Post Conference Dinner

Afternoon Country Club Swim and Dive,

5 Days Until Swim Conference! Please encourage your kids to get plenty of rest this weekend. Our last day of Swim practice will be Monday, August 3rd. Our last dive practice at The Country Club will be tomorrow July 31st, Haley will be at the Conference practices at Pepperwood. 

There is not much seating at Olympus Aquatics, we recommend bringing shade, blankets, and chairs to set up outside the aquatic center. We will let you know where our team will be set up as soon as we know. Please bring plenty of water, healthy snacks, and towels as we do not want our swimmers tired or fatigued. 

Swim Conference Heat Sheets and Timeline

Prelim heat sheets and the prelim timeline are available on the blog, http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/p/conference-championships-swim-and-dive.html. Take a look and get excited about what looks to be a very competitive Conference Championship. 

After Conference Dinner at Robintino's 

The Country Club invites parents and swimmers to join us immediately after Conference on Wednesday August 5th to celebrate a wonderful swim and dive season. If you would like to attend please fill out this form: http://goo.gl/forms/97biw58kSW. It will be $10 per child not on swim team. You should be able to edit it on your phone or tablet, but if not you can not then please email me with the number of people attending. The address of Robintino's is 1565 East 3900 South. 

All families should plan on attending Friday, August 7th, 24 Hour Swim Banquet and Fundraiser, more info below. 

Mandatory Swim Practice for Conference Swimmers Monday August 3rd

 All swimmers entered into Conference should plan on attending Monday's practice. We will go over information about the meet and practice relay transitions. 

Swim Conference Parent Volunteers

All families swimming at Conference are expected to have a volunteer representative AT LEAST once per day. We, SLCC, have some easy and great spectating volunteer positions. Olympus Aquatics spectating is poor and NO parents are allowed on the deck, so the best seat in the house will be as a meet marshall and timer volunteer. Timing we know how to do, and meet marshals will stand at doors to make sure only swimmers, coaches, and volunteers are on the pool deck. Sign Up to Volunteer HERE. We MUST have all our volunteer spots filled immediately. We need two more Meet Marshals for Tuesday Morning and four more for Wednesday Morning. We also need one more timer for Wednesday Evening. 

Volunteers must check-in each morning between 7:30 - 8:00 AM and in the evening between 4:30-5:00pm. The Volunteer Check-in will be located inside the Aquatics Center, downstairs in the northwest corner. No street shoes are allowed on the pool deck! No food is allowed on the pool deck!

Conference General Information

Please visit the blog, http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/p/conference-championships-swim-and-dive.html. Do not hesitate to email or stop by the pool with any questions or concerns. 

24 Hour Swim Fundraiser

In addition to our 24 Hour Swim Banquet and Party we will be hosting a 24 Hour Fundraiser. The 24 Hour Swim-A-Thon is a fundraiser to raise money for The Children's Center. The Swim-A-Thon will be held from Friday August 7th at 8am until Saturday August 8th @ 8am. Our goal is to have at least one swimmer in the water during the 24 hour period, with the exception being during the banquet and party portion of our 24 Hour Celebration, and to fundraise $4,000. Pledge forms and information about the fundraiser and The Children's Center can be found on the blog, http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/p/24-hour-swim-fundraiser.html. 

Swim Team Celebration and Banquet - 

All swimmers, divers, and their immediate families are invited to join us for our 24 Hour Swim and Dive Celebration. Information regarding the celebration and banquet portion of the 24 Hour Swim can be found here, https://docs.google.com/document/d/11NDDPsaD2ytc8rxMIAiUzYhkHyfo9Zq4FlcWfHKtMXE/edit?usp=sharing. We do need volunteers to provide snacks for the kids, this are nice as the kids work up quite an appetite from games and swimming.  

General information:

3:30ish -Pool Closes to the Public – only Swim Team members & their immediate family invited for free swim until 5:30pm

5:30ish – Buffet dinner provided by the Club for all invited swimmers & their immediate family

6:30ish – Awards presented by the Coaches

7:30ish – Games/Free Swim

9:30ish – Movies & treats & sleep?

Feel free to email me with any questions or concerns about the team. 

Go Country Club, 

Justin

http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/

Important Conference Info., Results, and 24 Hour Fundraiser

Morning Country Club Swim & Dive and Happy Birthday Seamus, 

We would like to Congratulate our Swim and Dive Teams on an UNDEFEATED season. The excitement around the pool continues to build for our Championship Meets. There has been a new page added to the blog with all the information needed for Swim and Dive Conference,http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/p/conference-championships-swim-and-dive.html. While we can only enter three athletes per event into conference we invite all swimmers and divers to finish the remainder of the season practicing with the team. We will be entering alternate swimmers into the meet in case one of our swimmers is unable to participate, alternates should treat the meet like they are racing. There will be swim practice on Monday, August 3rd at its regularly scheduled time. Also with Swim Conference conveniently located at Olympus High School we would love to see as many athletes and families cheering as possible, especially Wednesday evening as it is our final swims of the Summer and the Coaches even race at the end. 

Meet Results

Swim and Dive meet results from Monday's away tri-meet at Tennis Club can be found on the blog, http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/p/results-and-records.html. 

Swim Conference Parent Volunteers

All families swimming at Conference are expected to have a volunteer representative AT LEAST once per day. We, SLCC, have some easy and great spectating volunteer positions. Olympus Aquatics spectating is poor and NO parents are allowed on the deck, so the best seat in the house will be as a meet marshall and timer volunteer. Timing we know how to do, and meet marshals will stand at doors to make sure only swimmers, coaches, and volunteers are on the pool deck. Sign Up to Volunteer HERE. We MUST have all our volunteer spots filled by Wednesday, July 29th. 

Volunteers must check-in each morning between 7:30 - 8:00 AM and in the evening between 4:30-5:00pm. The Volunteer Check-in will be located inside the Aquatics Center, downstairs in the northwest corner. No street shoes are allowed on the pool deck! No food is allowed on the pool deck!

Conference Sign Ups

Swim Conference Sign Ups can be done at the pool or online (http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/p/swimmer-and-diver-meet-sign-up.html). ALL ATHLETES MUST BE SIGNED UP BY SATURDAY JULY 25th @ MIDNIGHT. In addition to signing up athletes must of swam in at least 3 meets and dove in 2. As a team we are only allowed to enter 3 athletes per event and 1 relay per event, for both swimming and diving.  Each team is allowed unlimited 6 and under entries. If you are unsure as to whether your is eligible or fast enough sign them up anyway and us coaches will figure it out.

Divers please see Haley's message below about Dive Conference. 

Conference General Information

Please visit the blog, http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/p/conference-championships-swim-and-dive.html. Do not hesitate to email or stop by the pool with any questions or concerns. 

24 Hour Swim Fundraiser

In addition to our 24 Hour Swim Banquet and Party we will be hosting a 24 Hour Fundraiser. The 24 Hour Swim-A-Thon is a fundraiser to raise money for The Children's Center. The Swim-A-Thon will be held from Friday August 7th at 8am until Saturday August 8th @ 8am. Our goal is to have at least one swimmer in the water during the 24 hour period, with the exception being during the banquet and party portion of our 24 Hour Celebration, and to fundraise $4,000. Pledge forms and information about the fundraiser and The Children's Center can be found on the blog, http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/p/24-hour-swim-fundraiser.html. 

Message from Haley about Dive Conference

Good morning Country Club Swim and Dive Team,

     As we get closer to Dive Conference there are some pieces of information I would like to share with all of you. As you know, Dive Conference will be held at Pepperwood Monday August 3rd. The eight and under warm ups will begin right at three o'clock and the schedule becomes tentative from there. Please arrive about an hour before your scheduled warm up just in case an event ends early. Below I have attached a flyer with the tentative schedule and some information about practices. Pepperwood has been kind enough to close off their diving well for practice the weekend before conference. I will be attending both practices so those of you who would like to practice on their boards are more than welcome to come get an extra practice in. The times for these practices are listed on the flyer as well. Please let me know if your child would like to attend one or both of these practices. 

Like Swimming, we can only send three boys and three girls from each age group to conference. I am very proud of all my athletes and their accomplishments this season. There have been great improvements made in practices and wonderful dives executed in meets. The eligible divers representing us at conference are as follows:

8 & under Girls                                                8 & under Boys

Tatum Harrison                                                 Kevin Clinger

Margaux Annis                                                 Mathew Boyack

Ruby VandenAkker                                          Jordan Leishman

9-10 Girls                                                        9-10 Boys

Grace VandenAkker                                         Sam Brooks

Emma Clinger                                                  Forest Annis

                                                                        Charlie Baucom

11-12 Girls                                                      11-12 Boys

Lizzie Beck                                                      Josh VandenAkker

Kate Fagergren                                                Andrew Clinger

                                                                         

13-14 Girls                                                      13-14 Boys

AlexAnna Leishman                                         Brigham Boyack

15-17 Girls                                                     15-17 Boys

Emma Brooks                                                 Zach Beck

                                                                       Alexander Valeo

If you are listed and you cannot make it to the diving conference please email me athaley206@yahoo.com, or text me at (415) 328-6693, by the end of the day today. 

Thank you all so much and have a wonderful day!

Haley

Team Gear

All swimmers and divers should of received their team gear. Please see me ASAP if you did not receive it. 

For general information about the Swim and Dive team please visit http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/. 

Feel free to email me with any questions or concerns about the team. 

Go Country Club, 

Justin

http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/

NEW DIVE MEET TIME, Meet Results, Team Breakfast/ Picture, and Meet Sign Ups

Good Day Country Club Swim and Dive, 

Although the weather was not in our favor on Monday, I thought we had a good start to the season for swim and dive competitions. We are looking into rescheduling the Cottonwood Club meet and will let you know all information as soon as a date and time is decided. 

Dive Meet Time

The dive meet will start a half hour earlier from now on. Please follow the below timing for swim and dive meets. Swim warm ups will begin immediately following the conclusion of the dive meet. Home meets we will take the first 15 minutes of warm up then the away team will warm up for 15 minutes. 

Meet Information

Dive Warm Ups begin @ 3:30pm

Dive Meet Starts @ 4:00pm

Swimmers arrive by 4:15pm

(Team Meeting, Volunteers report to blocks @ 5:15pm)

Swim Meets begin @ 5:30pm

Meet Results

Swim and Dive meet results from Monday's home meet with Cottonwood can be found on the blog, http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/p/results-and-records.html. 

Meet Questions

Some parents were asking about the order of the meet. Please know that some older age group events are combined so swimmers should always be ready to go several events early. Here is a link to the league website, http://ccswim.com/pages/resources.php, which will give you more information about how the meets are run. Take a look at the events order sheet to get a better handle on the order of events. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Girl Swimmers

While we are happy to have any age swimmer join our team, we are thin in our older girl swimmer age groups. If you know of any 13 or older girls who may be interested (and are children or grandchildren of a member) in swimming and/or diving this Summer we would love to have them on of our team. 

Meet Sign Up

Our next swim and dive meet is this coming Monday, June 22nd at Home against Northcrest. Please remember to volunteer for the meet either at the pool or on the blog. SWIMMERS AND DIVERS MUST SIGN UP TO BE ENTERED INTO THE MEET. Sign your athletes up by Saturday, June 20th @ Midnight.  Anyone who can swim the length of the pool is welcome to sign up for the meet. Sign Ups can be done on the blog, http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/, or at the club.

League Regulations

The Conference Championships are our league's culminating meet, it is a chance for swimmers and divers to compete against the best in the league. It is also a great chance for our team to showcase all of our hard work. We would like to send as many swimmers and divers to conference as possible. In order to be eligible for our Conference Championships swimmers must compete in at least 3 swim meets, in order to be eligible for the dive championships divers must of participated in at least 2 dive meets. These rules and more can be found on the league website, http://www.ccswim.com/. 

Team Breakfast and Picture

This coming wednesday, June 24th,  will be our team breakfast and picture. We still need more volunteers to help with the breakfast. Also it would be great to have one parent volunteer to take the pictures. ALL Swimmers must arrive to the pool at 8:45am. The team picture will be taken at 9am, no retakes. Breakfast will follow the team picture. The 7am, 10am, and 10:45am practices will be run during their normal time. The 8:45am practice will have an abbreviated work out. Diving will run during its normal time. 

Master's Practice

I would like to invite you to join our Master's Swim Practice on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning from 6:15 - 7:15 am. This is a practice for any of you who are too old to swim for our team (anyone 18+). Seamus will have an elite level workout which those of us not in that level of shape will adapt accordingly.

Morning Practices

Please help us in running a smooth program by making sure your athletes arrive 10 minutes before practice starts. Practice times can be found on the blog. 

For general information about the Swim and Dive team please visit http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/. 

Feel free to email me with any questions or concerns about the team. 

Thanks, 

Justin

http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/

Apparel, First Meet, League Regulations and Masters Practice

Country Club Swim and Dive,

Hope this message finds everyone in our community doing well. It has been a few great mornings at the club with swim and dive practice.

Suits, Apparel, and Caps

Apparel - The sizing kit and order forms are available at the club. The final day to order gear will be TOMORROW Thursday, June 11th. It would be great to have all of our athletes in a team shirt and cap this summer. You can see what the gear will look like on the blog or on the bulletin board outside the pool office.

Suits - are available at Pool N Patio, if they have sold out of a size they will make a final order on June 15th. 

Caps - can be purchased with the apparel or at the club with check or cash. 

First Meet June 15th

Our first swim and dive meet is 5 days away! This will be a home meet with our friends from the Cottonwood Club. Please remember to volunteer for the meet either at the pool or on the blog. SWIMMERS AND DIVERS MUST SIGN UP TO BE ENTERED INTO THE MEET.  Sign Ups can be done on the blog, http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/, or at the club.

Meet Information

Dive Warm Ups begin @ 4:00pm

Dive Meet Starts @ 4:30pm

Swimmers arrive by 4:45pm.

Swim Meets begin @ 5:30pm

League Regulations

The Conference Championships are our leagues culminating meet, it is a chance for swimmers and divers to compete against the best in the league. It is also a great chance for our team to showcase all of our hard work. We would like to send as many swimmers and divers to conference as possible. In order to be eligible for our Conference Championships swimmers must compete in at least 3 swim meets, in order to be eligible for the dive championships divers must of participated in at least 2 dive meets. These rules and more can be found on the league website, http://www.ccswim.com/. 

Master's Practice

I would like to invite you to join our Master's Swim Practice on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning from 6:15 - 7:15 am. This is a practice for any of you who are too old to swim for our team (anyone 18+). Seamus will have an elite level workout which those of us not in that level of shape will adapt accordingly.

Morning Practices

Please help us in running a smooth program by making sure your athletes arrive 10 minutes before practice starts. 

Morning Workouts

(June 8^th– July 31^st)

Monday – Friday

   Swimming

           7:00-8:45am – 13 & Older

           8:45-10:00am – 9-12 Yr. Olds

          10-10:45am – 8&Under (A-K)

          10:45-11:30am– 8&Und (L-Z)

   Diving

           10:15-11:15am – 9 & Older

           11:15-12:00pm – 9 & Under

For general information about the Swim and Dive team please visit http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/. 

Feel free to email me with any questions or concerns about the team. 

Thanks, 

Justin

http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/

No Practice Monday for Memorial Day, Apparel is Ready to Order, and Team Rules/Guidelines

Happy Memorial Day Weekend Country Club Swim and Dive, 

Intro/ No Practice Monday.

We had a great second week of practice, getting in some good swim sets, working on our diving fundamentals, and continuing to develop dryland routines. It was great to see more of our returning athletes this last week as well as meet some newcomers to our team. We will continue afternoon practices this upcoming week, Tuesday-Friday. Enjoy your Memorial Day, we will not have practice on Monday. 

Apparel is Ready to Order

The order forms and sizing kit are now available. We have a sizing kit for sweats and shirts available at the club during practice to try on sizes. Parents must be present with their kids to try on clothing. Please be sure to return all items to the sizing kit box. Order forms will be available at the club, attached here, or on the blog under the "suits, caps, and apparel" tab. Be sure to factor the tax into your order at the bottom of the form. Caps can also be purchased on the same form or throughout the summer when they arrive at the club. Green Speedo bags can be purchased at Pool n Patio, please see me if you are interested in getting those stitched with our logo and a name. 

Team Rules and Guidelines

Friendly reminder that ALL swimmers and divers must be ABLE to swim to be on the team. While we are happy to work with swimmers who can not swim the entire length of the pool, swimmers and divers must be able to swim a minimum of 10 yards before they can join the team. This is for the safety of all swimmers. The Country Club has a great swim lesson program for any swimmers who are still learning how to swim. See one of the coaches for more information about swim lessons. 

Also wanted to remind everyone of our two team rules. 1. Respect 2. Have Fun. Respect to us means listening (above water) to coaches, staff, volunteers, and keeping the facilities we work with this summer clean. We will work on a three strike policy where upon the first instance of inappropriate behavior the child will be verbally warned, the second warning is a five minute sit out period, and the third strike is being asked to leave practice for the day. 

Lastly while we are happy to have parents and siblings watch practice, we must keep the border of the pool (gutters and three feet around pool) clear for coaches.  Also only swim and dive team members are allowed in the pool during practice, no siblings or friends are allowed in the shallow end during practice. 

This is for the safety and well being of all our athletes and coaches. 

We are very excited about the team this summer and getting to work with this wonderful group of kids. Please do not hesitate to ask any question or concerns. 

Best, 

Justin

http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/

In Water Swimming and Diving!

Hello Country Club Swim and Dive, 

We had a nice first week of practice going over our dryland routine and getting to know our fellow swimmers and divers. This week we will begin the real fun with in water workouts. Workout times return to their regularly scheduled times, see below. Please be prepared for dryland and swimming. Plan on swimming in the rain, we will only cancel practice due to lightning. 

Also all the links on the blog should be up and running, please sign up to volunteer and when your swimmers/divers WILL be at a meet.  Thanks for all your help and support. 

Do not hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns. 

Best, 

Justin

http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/

Afternoon Workouts

(May 11^th – June 5^th)

Monday – Friday

   Swimming

        3:30-5:00pm – 13 & Older

        4:30-5:30pm – 9-12 Year Olds

        5:30-6:15pm – 8 & Under

   Diving

5:30-6:15pm – 9 & Older

6:15-6:45pm – 8 & Under

Friday's, 5/15, Swim and Dive Practice Cancelled

Hello SLCC Swim and Dive, 

What happened to all that great Spring weather we were enjoying! As a result of yesterday's weather and nearly every forecast guaranteeing rain during the 3-6pm timeframe I am going to cancel swim and dive practice for today, Friday 5/15. Sorry for any inconvenience. Plan on swimming and diving in the water Monday! Please continue to bring dryland workout attire and a water bottle as we will continue to do dryland before we swim and dive. 

Practice will return to its regularly scheduled afternoon time on Monday, see below. 

All the Best, 

Justin 

http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/

Afternoon Workouts

(May 11^th – June 5^th)

Monday – Friday

   Swimming

        3:30-5:00pm – 13 & Older

        4:30-5:30pm – 9-12 Year Olds

        5:30-6:15pm – 8 & Under

   Diving

5:30-6:15pm – 9 & Older

6:15-6:45pm – 8 & Under

Swim and Dive Dryland Only Today, May 14th and Probably Tomorrow, Friday May 15th

Morning SLCC Swim and Dive, 

In spite of our best efforts to get the pool ready for swim and dive practice this week the old pump system needs a more time to filter. We will continue to hold dryland practices today and tomorrow. If the pool is ready to swim on friday, May 15th, I will send out another email. Practices will begin at their regularly scheduled time but be shorter, see below for practice times. Please have your athletes wear "gym class" clothing and bring a water bottle. We appreciate your understanding. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. 

If you were not able to make registration please come to the club and talk to Lisa at the front desk or speak with any coach during practice. The forms are available on the team blog as well. 

Best, 

Justin

http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/

May 11th-13th

   Swimming

3:30-4:15pm – 13 & Older

        4:30-5:15pm – 9-12 Year Olds

        5:30-6:00pm – 8 & Under

   Diving

5:30-6:00pm – 9 & Older

6:15-6:45pm – 8 & Under

Practice May 11th - May 13th (Dryland Only)

Happy Mother's Day Country Club Swim and Dive, 

I want to start by wishing all the wonderful mother's on our team a very happy mother's day. While we are excited the start our swim and dive season tomorrow the weather has delayed getting the pool in working order for tomorrow. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week will be dryland only practices. Practices will begin at their regularly scheduled time but be shorter, see below for practice times. Please have your athletes wear "gym class" clothing and bring a water bottle. We appreciate your understanding. 

If you were not able to make registration please come to the club and talk to Lisa at the front desk or speak with any coach during practice. The forms are available on the team blog as well. 

http://slccswimanddive.blogspot.com/

May 11th-13th

   Swimming

3:30-4:15pm – 13 & Older

        4:30-5:15pm – 9-12 Year Olds

        5:30-6:00pm – 8 & Under

   Diving

5:30-6:00pm – 9 & Older

6:15-6:45pm – 8 & Under