VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!

We are extremely low on volunteers for the following:

Morning Session set-up (7am)
Concession Stand (all day)

If you can help, it would be much appreciated.

Richardson Meet Entries

We are extending the deadline to turn in meet entries for this weekend. We will take entries until tomorrow morning. Make sure you turn the form into the tab in the box labeled JUNE 28/RICHARDSON. If you put it in your swimmers box or a coaches box, they will most likely not be entered!! PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND THIS MEET!!

SWIM CAPS

TEAM SWIM CAPS ARE FINALLY IN & WILL BE AVAILABLE AT PRACTICE STARTING TOMORROW!!!!

THE COST IS $12 CASH OR CHECK MADE OUT THE RICHARDSON YMCA.

THERE ARE 30 AVAILABLE SO FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.

U.S. Olympic Team Trials

Team, the following are the air times/networks for the upcoming Olympic time trials:

U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS, SWIMMING
Sunday, June 29, 8:00-9:00 pm ET, NBC
Monday, June 30, 8:00-9:00 pm ET, USA
Tuesday, July 1, 8:00-9:00 pm ET, USA
Wednesday, July 2, 8:00-9:00 pm ET, USA
Thursday, July 3, 8:00-9:00 pm ET, USA
Friday, July 4, 8:00-9:00 pm ET, NBC
Saturday, July 5, 8:00 -9:00 pm ET, NBC
Sunday, July 6, 8:00 -9:00 pm ET, NBC

Officials Training

There will be an YMCA Swim Officials training at the Richardson YMCA this Wednesday night from 7-10pm. It will be taught by Phillip Nelson from White Rock. If you are still interested in uptaining or re-certing your official certification, let coach Ryan know as soon as possible!

Week 4 Newsletter

(1) STROKE CLINIC. We have not had a huge response for the stroke clinic offer. This is something that could help your swimmer tremendously in the water. Please e-mail richardson.rapids@hotmail.com if you are interested so we can get an unofficial roster started. If at least 4-6 swimmers are not interested, the clinic will not make.

(2) LEVEL 4. Remember to bring tennis shoes on Wednesday morning for dry land workout. We will begin at 6:45 AM.

(3) LAP-A-THON. We had a great turn out for our third annual lap-a-thon and raised a lot of money!! The coaches were really impressed by how many sponsorships your swimmers got. If you have not turned in your money yet, please do so by the end of the week. You can turn it into the box or give it to our treasurer (Bruce Dillow) at practice.

(4) VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We are extremely low on volunteers to help us run a successful meet this weekend. Meets do not run themselves; it takes a collective effort by the whole team, swimmers and parents alike. Swimmers: there is no reason why you can’t be a time keeper or runner for the afternoon session. Parents: please help us by picking up any slack & don’t be surprised if we ask you to do a job J. By volunteering, the coaches can focus on coaching your swimmers!! The more help we have, the less stressful it is on everyone. Sign-up is located in a binder by the box. If you have any questions about a specific duty, ask a coach or team parent at practice.

(5) RICHARDSON MEET ENTRIES are due to the box by WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25^th @ 9AM. There are only two more opportunities for you to get your meets in for Lonestar. You cannot go to Lonestar if you have not attended at least 2 meets; you cannot compete at League Champs if you do not attend this meet. There should really be no excuse as to why you are not at this meet (short of a family emergency or planned vacation). Let’s represent our team well and sign up for the meet! Returning swimmers, you must have at least 3 meets…we are keeping track! The reason we require this of you is because you have chosen to come back to your team, which means commitment becomes an expectation of you.

(6) CAPS should hopefully be in by Wednesday but no later than Friday. We are very sorry for the delay.

(7) BOARD MEETING. If you are interested in attending our parent board meeting, please e-mail richardson.rapids@hotmail.com so we can accommodate seating. The board meeting is currently set for this Wednesday night @ 7pm. We will mainly be discussing our meet this weekend.

(8) MEET SET-UP. If you would like to help the parent board set up the pool for the meet, come this Friday @ 7pm. Bring the family, let the kids play in the pool. Plus, you can reserve a spot by setting up your tent or chairs.

Rockwall Relays

Girls 10 & U Medley Relay

Alicia Bell (10)

Hailey Falies (9)

Abigail Harlowe (9)

Natalie Bell (8)

Girls 10 & U Medley Relay

Kelsey Stafford (9)

Katie Presz (10)

Ryann Heim (10)

Hannah Dunlap (9)

 

Girls 8 & U Medley Relay

Sophia Falies (6)

Kate Hickerson (7)

Hannah Kmak (7)

Carly Presz (7)

 

Girls 13-14 Medley Relay

Rebecca Reno (12)

Kayla Stafford (13)

Hannah Moss (13)

Gwendolyn Robbins (13)

 

Boys 10 & U Medley Relay

Andrew Plese (9)

Brenner Fody (8)

Cole Dillow (9)

Josiah Taylor (10)

Rockwall Individual Meet Entries

Here is the entry for Rockwall. 26 Swimmers Total. Relays will be posted by Friday afternoon. Please let us now if you see a problem.

Alicia Bell (10)

Girls 9-10 100 Free, Girls 9-10 50 Back, Girls 9-10 50 Breast 

Natalie Bell (8)

Girls 7-8 50 Back, Girls 8 & Under 25 Breast , Girls 8 & Under 100 IM 

Brianne Burkert (11)

Girls 11-12 100 Free, Girls 11-12 50 Breast, Girls 11-12 50 Back 

Lauren Burkert (19)

Girls 15-21 100 Free, Girls 15-21 50 Back 

Hannah Dunlap (9)

Girls 9-10 100 Free, Girls 9-10 50 Back, Girls 9-10 50 Breast 

Hailey Falies (9)

Girls 9-10 100 Free, Girls 9-10 50 Back, Girls 9-10 100 Fly, Girls 9-10 100 IM 

Sophia Falies (6)

Girls 6 & Under 25 Free, Girls 6 & Under 25 Back, Girls 8 & Under 25 Breast

Abigail Harlowe (9)

Girls 9-10 50 Back, Girls 9-10 100 Fly

Ryann Heim (10)

Girls 9-10 100 Free, Girls 9-10 50 Back, Girls 9-10 50 Breast, Girls 9-10 100 IM

Kate Hickerson (7)

Girls 7-8 50 Back, Girls 8 & Under 25 Breast

Hannah Kmak (7)

Girls 8 & Under 50 Fly, Girls 8 & Under 25 Breast

Kaytea Luckinbill (12)

Girls 11-12 100 Free, Girls 11-12 50 Back, Girls 11-12 50 Fly

Hannah Moss (13)

Girls 13-14 100 Free, Girls 13-14 50 Back, Girls 13-14 50 Fly

Carly Presz (7)

Girls 7-8 100 Free, Girls 8 & Under 25 Breast, Girls 8 & Under 100 IM

Katie Presz (10)

Girls 9-10 100 Free, Girls 9-10 50 Back, Girls 9-10 50 Breast

Rebecca Reno (12)

Girls 11-12 100 Free, Girls 11-12 50 Breast, Girls 11-12 50 Back, Girls 11-12 50 Fly 

Gwendolyn Robbins (13)

Girls 13-14 100 Free, Girls 13-14 50 Breast, Girls 13-14 50 Back, Girls 13-14 50 Fly 

Kayla Stafford (13)

Girls 13-14 100 Free, Girls 13-14 50 Breast, Girls 13-14 50 Back, Girls 13-14 50 Fly 

Kelsey Stafford (9)

Girls 9-10 100 Free, Girls 9-10 50 Back, Girls 9-10 50 Breast 

Brian Balke (12)

Boys 11-12 100 Free, Boys 11-12 50 Breast, Boys 11-12 50 Back, Boys 11-12 50 Fly 

Cole Dillow (9)

Boys 9-10 100 Free, Boys 9-10 50 Back, Boys 9-10 50 Breast, Boys 9-10 100 IM

Brenner Fody (8)

Boys 7-8 50 Back, Boys 8 & Under 50 Fly, Boys 8 & Under 25 Breast, Boys 8 & Under 100 IM

Hunter McCann (8)

Boys 7-8 100 Free, Boys 7-8 50 Back, Boys 8 & Under 25 Breast, Boys 8 & Under 100 IM

Andrew Plese (9)

Boys 9-10 100 Free, Boys 9-10 50 Back, Boys 9-10 50 Breast, Boys 9-10 100 IM

Josiah Taylor (10)

Boys 9-10 100 Free, Boys 9-10 50 Back

Connor Webb (14)

Boys 13-14 100 Free, Boys 13-14 50 Breast, Boys 13-14 50 Back, Boys 13-14 50 Fly

Stroke Clinic

A few years back, we used to host a stroke clinic for any swimmer who was interested in getting extra focus on stroke technique. Since we mostly focus on endurance in practice, this would prove to be highly beneficial to you and your swimmer. The ratio of coach to swimmer would be 1:8 (or less) which will provide for much more individual focus than you receive in practice. This would be a lesson only open to Richardson Rapids swim team members and always be taught by one of us coaches. The cost would be around $60 for eight 45-minute sessions. The time would take place from 9:00-9:45am, immediately following swim practice. Ideally, stroke clinics will run all summer long (up until Lone star) but only if we have the interest. Please e-mail richardson.rapids@hotmail.com if you would be interested in this offer.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OVERDUE!!

Parents,

The deadline for swim team payment was last Friday and I have noticed some people swimming in practice who have not shown up on my newest roster. If you have not registered and paid for your swimmer, you need to do so by tomorrow morning. League membership fees are due tomorrow and I need a solid number of people to turn into the league. If you are not registered with the Richardson YMCA, you are not registered with the league. Therefore, YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SWIM IN YMCA SANCTIONED MEETS!! Please get to the front desk if you have not done so. Let me know if you have a special circumstance.

Thanks!
Coach Ryan

Week 3 Newsletter

1. TEAM T-SHIRTS & PARENT POLOS are in and being distributed at practices from Becky Kmak. The cost is $10. If you did not sign up for a shirt, we are considering making a second order. But we must have A LOT of interest in order for this to happen. Let Becky know if you are interested.
2. LEVEL 4. Remember to bring tennis shoes on Wednesday morning for dry land workout. We will begin at 6:45 AM. Don’t be late…Ryan is coaching you this week and likes to give everyone extra work for tardy people. Also, bring any extra training gear (if you have them) this week.
3. ROCKWALL MEET ENTRIES are due this WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 @ 9AM. This is a strict deadline as we will be sending the final entry to the Rockwall team by noon. Meet packets (with map attached) are available in your boxes. Remember to be checking the blog to confirm we have your swimmers entry and to see if you are participating in a relay. There are only 3 more meet opportunities until Lonestar!!
4. LAP-A-THON/MONTHLY SOCIAL is our next big event and it is this Friday night! Be getting those sponsors...remember to hit up family, neighbors, and co-workers. This is such a fun event for the team and a valuable information session for parents. Build-Your-Own ice cream will be available to parents and swimmers after the lap-a-thon (but let’s try and keep that a secret from the swimmers). Also, stay late and play in the pool.
5. RICHARDSON SPLIT RESULTS & RIBBONS will be available in your boxes this week. We had an impressive 43 swimmers represent our team…thanks for your commitment!
6. RICHARDSON MEET. Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success!! We received many compliments on hospitality and how well the meet was generally run. Also, thank you to everyone who made a donation to get the meet season started off. We made a little over $1,000 for our team this weekend alone! Get ready because we will be hosting another one in just two weeks!!
7. RIBBONS. Many of you have asked about ribbons since Coppell’s have not come in by now. We will distribute ribbons as soon as we receive them. We are not in control of how soon we get these from other YMCAs…it all depends on how on the ball they are.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!!

Parents & Older Swimmers,

There is still a lot of spaces available to sign up to volunteer; you can do this by the box. We are lagging on ready bench and runners for the afternoon session. This is a very profitable fundraiser for our team and we need as much help as possible. We want to run a quality meet that people will want to come back to year after year because of their positive experiences. IT'S A TEAM EFFORT!! Remember to be gracious meet hosts.

Thanks,

Coach Ryan, Coach Jessica, & Coach Lauren

Richardson Split Entries

The deadline has passed to turn in meet entry forms and here is everyone we received entries for:

[Brittany Hamaker, Hannah Hamaker, Macie Hamaker, Brian Balke, Rachel Balke, Madison Williams, Carly Presz, Katie Presz, Hannah Kmak, Miles Donihoo, Ryan Rutosky, Ryann Heim, Allie Hornbeck, Alaina Hornbeck, Elena Christiansen, Gwen Robbins, Rebecca Reno, Sophia Falies, Hailey Falies, Susan Dembny, Kate Dembny, Stella Gresham, Abby Gaines, Brenner Fody, Hunter McCann, Jack Togonidze, Cole Dillow, Alicia Bell, Natalie Bell, Bayli Bush, Hannah Dunlap, Gabriel Schafer, Kevin Muehleman, Kate Hickerson, Kaytea Luckinbill, Gabriella Gonzalez, Hannah Moss, Josiah Taylor, Abby Waldron, Andrea Sabzkooh]

If you would still like to swim in the Richardson Meet, there is still time! We have extended the deadline until tomorrow morning at practice since we are hosting. Get those forms in!! Relays will be posted by tomorrow afternoon.

Level Breakdown

Here is the level breakdown for everyone who has registered and paid for the summer. If you do not see your name on this list, we do not have you on our roster. Effective immediately, you will bring your swimmer during these practice times. Levels 3 & 4 will do dryland workouts every WEDNESDAY so remember to bring tennis shoes to practice. From time to time, levels 3 & 4 may be required to bring additional training materials (such as personal fins, pull buoys, and kickboards). If you do not already own these items, they can be purchased at any swim shop (linked in the bottom, right cloumn). Remember, these levels may change for your swimmer over the course of the summer so we will inform you if you need to come at a different practice time as indicated below. Please be on time so we can stretch and warm-up with our groups!

LEVEL ONE (Practice 7:30-8:30)
Natalie Bell
Bayli Bush
Jillian Costigan
Sophia Falies
Stella Gresham
Macie Hamaker
Kate Hickerson
Marina Thuesen
Jack Togonidze

LEVEL TWO (Practice 7:15-8:45am)
Alicia Bell
Caroline Clark
Samantha Costigan
Mile Donihoo
Kristen Farley
Brenner Fody
Abigail Gaines
Gaby Gonzalez
Hannah Hamaker
Allison Hornbeck
Isabel King
Hannah Kmak
Kaytea Luckinbill
Hunter McCann
Katie Presz
Carly Presz
Richard Ralston
Grant Weidner
Matthew Zimmer

LEVEL THREE (Practice 7:00-9am)
Brian Balke
Susan Dembny
Cole Dillow
Hanna Dunlap
Hailey Falies
Ryann Heim
Alaina Hornbeck
Andrew Plese
Becca Reno
Gabriel Schafer
Kelsey Stafford
Madison Williams
Brianne Burkert
Morgan Weidner
Hannah Patterson

LEVEL FOUR (Practice 6:45-9:00am)
Rachel Balke
Alysse Burkert
Elena Christiansen
Kate Dembny
Brittany Hamaker
Alyssa Hornbeck
Hannah Moss
Kevin Muehleman
Ryan Rutosky
Andrea Sabzkooh
Kayla Stafford
Katy Tsychoepe
Abby Waldron
Michael Wang
Connor Webb

URGENT: OFFICIALS TRAINING

The Officials Training has been moved from tonight, 7-10 to tomorrow night (June 11th) from 6:30-9:30 at the Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce (Which is located right next to the Waxahachie YMCA).

If you need to find directions, go to YMCA Links in the bottom right corner of the page and click on YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas. You will find a tab called 'Locations-Branches' that will give you addresses and maps.

I apologize for the late notice!

Coach Ryan

CHECK YOUR BOXES!!

The results from the Coppell Meet and the Lap-a-thon forms will be in swimmer's folders tomorrow morning so make sure you check these.

Team Shirts

THE DEADLINE FOR ORDERING A T-SHIRT OR POLO HAS PASSED!!!

The order has already been submitted and we are hoping to have them available for pick-up at practice this Friday. The cost is $10 for T-shirts and $20 for Polos. Becky Kmak will collecting your money as you pick up the shirts, cash preferred.

Week 2 Newsletter

1. RICHARDSON MEET. We are hosting a meet this weekend and the parent board is working hard on getting everything coordinated. If you have not signed up to volunteer, please help us out!! Sign-up is located by the box. We especially need help in the afternoon session with runners and ready bench parents. Meet info packets were placed in swimmer’s boxes today so get those turned into us by WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 @ 9AM. Remember, this is a home meet and we want to represent our home turf well so sign up for this meet!! If you are a returning member, you must have three meets by the end of summer…this will be an easy way for you to get a meet in! New members, what better way to start of the summer with a familiar and friendly meet environment? We would love to see the whole team signed up for this meet!!
2. BOARD MEETING. There will be a board meeting this Friday night. If you are interested in attending this, please e-mail richardson.rapids@hotmail.com and let us know. We will also be setting up the pool for the next day after a brief meeting.
3. OFFICIALS TRAINING. There will be a training located at the Waxahachie branch this Wednesday night. I know it’s far, but we are in desperate need of officials for our meet. If you expressed interest or need to be re-certified, we should be able to work out getting your gas mileage reimbursed. The trainer is Kevin Navarro from the Waxahachie Water Moccasins. It will be a 2-3 hour course with dinner provided. Please e-mail us so we can get you registered for the course.
4. LEVELS will be distributed tomorrow on the website so be checking for that. If you have not registered, you will not see your swimmers name on the list. If swimmers are placed in levels 3 or 4, they are required to do dry land workouts every Wednesday. Drylands will last the first 30 minutes of practice and will consist of stretches, aerobic, and strength training. Don’t forget to bring tennis shoes!!
5. T-SHIRTS. The deadline for team shirt orders is tomorrow (6/10/08) at practice. Parents also have the option of ordering blue team polos. The sign-up sheet and t-shirt design is available by the box if you are interested.
6. CAPS, SUITS, & LOGOS. Caps are on order and should be into us in the following weeks. Remember, you must wear a cap at the meets that display our team name or the Y logo. If you do not have a team cap, you can borrow one from Jessica or Ryan until they come in. We only have a few extras so remember you must turn them back into us before and after every race so we can share with all. Don’t forget to stop by Kiefer Swim Shop in Plano to pick up and have your logo put on your ROYAL BLUE suit. Boys should order the small logo in the bottom corner of the jammer, girls should order the large logo on the chest of the suit. These are available at no additional cost.
7. LAP-A-THON. The lap-a-thon is next Friday night so put this on your weekly things-to-do. It is a really fun and easy way to raise a bunch of money for our team. Sign-up sheets will be distributed with collection envelopes by Wednesday so you will have a week and a half to get donations. You can ask neighbors, family members, co-workers, etc. to sponsor your swimmers in this event. Even 25 cents per lap goes a long way!
8. TEAM SOCIAL. Due to the hectic nature of getting ready for a home meet, we will not be having our June ice cream social on Wednesday night. Instead, we will push that event into the Lap-a-thon fundraiser. It should be a good reward after swimming a bunch of laps!
9. ROCKWALL MEET. Just a reminder, we will be at the Rockwall YMCA next weekend for our meet. This is a semi-indoor pool with outdoor seating. Meet packets will be distributed on Monday.

Practice Cancelled TONIGHT!!

Evening practice has been cancelled for tonight due to Cool Nights at the YMCA. If you would still like to go swim, the pool will be open to the community for free during our regular practice hours. For those going to the meet tomorrow, go to bed early so you have energy for your races!!

Coppell Entries

Here is every one we have received entries for to compete at the Coppell Sprint Meet this weekend:

Stella Gresham, Gabriel Schafer, Carly Presz, Katie Presz, Ryan Rutoskey, Elena Christiansen, Ryann Heim, Kate Dembny, Alyssa Hornbeck, Alaina Hornbeck, Allison Hornbeck, Hannah Patterson, Jack Togonidze, Hannah Kmak, Cole Dillow, Hunter McCann, Brittany Hamaker, Macie Hamaker, Hannah Hamaker, Kevin Muehleman, Samantha Costigan, Jillian Costigan, Rebecca Reno

If you do not your name on this list, we do not have your entry. Please e-mail it to richardson.rapids@hotmail.com no later than 10AM TOMORROW MORNING.

Here are the events if you did not receive a meet info packet:

(Girls Event #) Event (Boys Event #)

(1) 15-21 100 Freestyle (2)
(3) 13-14 100 Freestyle (4)
(5) 11-12 100 Freestyle (6)

(7) 15-21 50 Backstroke (8)
(9) 13-14 50 Backstroke (10)
(11) 11-12 50 Backstroke (12)

(13) 15-21 50 Butterfly (14)
(15) 13-14 50 Butterfly (16)
(17) 11-12 50 Butterfly (18)

(19) 15-21 50 Freestyle (20)
(21) 13-14 50 Freestyle (22)
(23) 11-12 50 Freestyle (24)

(25) 15-21 50 Breaststroke (26)
(27) 13-14 50 Breaststroke (28)
(29) 11-12 50 Breaststroke (30)

(31) 15-21 100 Individual Medley (32)
(33) 13-14 100 Individual Medley (34)
(35) 11-12 100 Individual Medley (36)

(37) 9-10 100 Freestyle (38)
(39) 8 & U 50 Freestyle (40)

(41) 9-10 50 Backstroke (42)
(43) 7-8 25 Backstroke (44)
(45) 6 & U 25 Backstroke (46)

(47) 9-10 50 Butterfly (48)
(49) 8 & U 25 Butterfly (50)

(51) 9-10 50 Freestyle (52)
(53) 7-8 25 Freestyle (54)
(55) 6 & U 25 Freestyle (56)

(57) 9-10 50 Breaststroke (58)
(59) 8 & U 25 Breaststroke (60)

(61) 9-10 100 Individual Medley (62)
(63) 7-8 100 Individual Medley (64)

Week 1 Newsletter

Hello Parents and Swimmers!

Practice has begun and we are excited to see all the new faces. Once the first week goes by, it will be much less hectic. A few things to keep in mind for this week:

1.       REGISTRATION. If you haven’t registered and paid at the front desk yet, make sure you do so ASAP. You cannot swim this weekend at the Coppell Meet if you are not registered with our team. Even if you haven’t been able to make practices this week, drop by the Richardson YMCA to do this.

2.       THE BOX. The swimmer box will be out at practice shortly. Once everyone is registered, we can begin making the hanging folders with your swimmers names. Remember, this is where you can get all hard copies of information—including meet packets, driving directions, flyers, ribbons/awards, etc. You will also turn in meet entry forms to this box. This should be out by the end of the week.

3.       OFFICIALS. It’s that time again: we are looking for officials to represent our team! Our only remaining officials are Bill Webb, Blake Hamaker, Kristen Falies, Regina Moss, Annette Engle and Mike Kmak. If you are interested in obtaining your YMCA Swim Official Certification (valid for 3 years), please e-mail richardson.rapids@hotmail.com and let coaches know.

4.       COPPELL MEET. We told you it was going to go by fast! Our first swim meet is this weekend at the Coppell Family YMCA. It’s an indoor pool with primarily outdoor seating. Indoor seating is limited as the bleachers fill up fast. Get there early if you want to sit inside. It’s a sprint meet, only short events will be offered and no relays. Warm-ups for 11 & over begin at 8am, warm-ups for 10 & under begin at 12pm. Maps are available on the meet info packets for your convenience. Meet entries are DUE BY 1PM TOMORROW!!! If you have not turned in an individual meet entry form or e-mailed us and are planning on swimming this meet, let us know ASAP! We will be taking electronic entries (via e-mail) since many cannot make practice this week. All swimmers will be posted to the site tomorrow so you can confirm that we received your entry form.

5.       T-SHIRTS. A sign-up sheet will be available at practice beginning Thursday so be looking for that. You will be able to see the t-shirt design, color, slogan, and price at that time.

6.       DONATIONS. We are asking for a $20 donation per family to get the summer started off. The money will be used for purchases toward concessions and hospitality for the June 14 Richardson Meet. Then it will be rolled over to pay for team equipment, banquet, and such. Since we start off the summer will a zero budget, it really helps our team if you have the money to invest in the Richardson Rapids. You can turn your donation into our team treasurer, Bruce Dillow, or any board parent/coach at practice. Thanks in advance!

7.       PRACTICES. We are excited to be having 40 swimmers a night at evening practices! We certainly anticipated on having much less since school is still in and club practice times are still conflicting. Thanks for your commitment! Remember that practice will resume the morning times next week. Times are as follows: Level 4—6:45am (dry lands on Tuesdays), Level 3—7:15am, Levels 1 & 2—7:30am.

8.       LEVELS. We hope to get this out to you by next Monday. Once everyone has registered for the summer and we have gotten a better understanding of what all swimmers capabilities are, we will place them accordingly.

9.       RICHARDSON MEET. Calling all parents!! We are hosting a meet next weekend and need any and all volunteer help. A sign-up sheet is available at practices and will continue to be into next week by ‘the box’. We need volunteer help with timers, runners, concession workers, ready bench, and hospitality. Also, if anyone has a connection to someone who could help sponsor our hospitality room by donating food and/or drinks then let us know!