What a fantastic first meet at Willowsford South—great energy and strong swims from all of our Sharks! We’re excited to keep the momentum going. Please read through these important updates and reminders for the week ahead.

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🧹 Team Area Reminder: Let’s Show Pride

Our team area was left messy after the meet, and our wonderful board members had to stay behind to clean it. That’s not fair to them.

Let’s all take ownership and clean up after ourselves:

• Trash should never be left on the ground
• Make sure you collect your belongings before leaving
• Let’s show respect for our hosts by leaving the space better than we found it

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🏊 Relay Expectations

A reminder about relays, as discussed at the parent meeting:

• If you no-show for a relay, you will not be allowed to swim relays for the rest of the summer
• If you cannot stay for relays, you must mark “not available” ahead of time
• If you did not mark unavailable, it is your responsibility to check the meet sheet

     At our last meet, we had swimmers—many swimming relays for the first time—waiting until the very end, only to find out they could not swim because a teammate left early. Let’s not let that happen again.

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📅 Schedule Updates

Monday, June 15

❌ No practice

🎓 Congrats to our graduating seniors:

• Maya Thaivalappil
• Marella Batu
• Chase Mulholland
• Cole Wergley

We are so proud of you!

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🌅 Morning Practice Begins TUESDAY

Practice Times:

• 13 & Over: 7:00–8:00 AM
• Ages 9–12: 8:00–9:00 AM
• Kickboarders: 8:45–9:30 AM
• Ages 8 & Under (including Little Sharks): 9:30–10:15 AM

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🏊 Practice Reminders

Equipment

• All swimmers need fins
• Recommended: Sporti Swim Fins (preferred by Coach Rick)
• Many other fin types are not suitable for competitive swimming

⏰ Timeliness

• We’ve had many swimmers arriving late—this disrupts practice
• On time = early
• Swimmers should be on deck 10 minutes before practice

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🚫 Morning Pool Policies (Important!)

• The pool (including baby pool) is closed except for the current practice group (HOA policy)
• Parents are not allowed on deck or inside the pool area
• Parents are welcome to stay in the concessions area

Swimmer Procedures:

• Store belongings on the stone wall along the pathway right outside the bathrooms
• Do not go on deck until a coach meets you at the end of the walkway near the water park
• Exit after practice via the walkway by the baby pool to prevent crowding

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🐥 Kickboarders – We Can’t Wait to See You!

     We’re so excited to welcome our Kickboarders!

Tuesday Practice:

• Arrive at 8:45 AM
• Bring only your kickboard (with your name on it)

Wednesday Meet (Special Event!):

• Arrive at 5:00 PM: SIGN UP HERE: https://stoneridgesharks.swimtopia.com/calendar_events/879225/calendar_event_rsvps
• Kickboarders will race before the meet starts alongside their coach to music 🎶
• Each swimmer gets a rubber duck at the finish! 🐥

     We can’t wait to see you there!

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🏁 Wednesday Meet Details vs. Broadlands

Get ready for our first home meet!

⏰ Arrival Times:

• Volunteers (Concessions & Setup): 4:00 PM
• Team Arrival: 4:15 PM
• Kickboarders: 5:00 PM
• Officials, Timers, Clerks: 5:00 PM
• Meet Start Time: 5:30 PM

🚨 Important: Please be on time. 

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✅ Meet Sign-Up Reminder

🚨 TODAY (not tomorrow!) is the last day to sign up for Wednesday’s meet vs. Broadlands.

• Please sign up NOW before you forget: https://stoneridgesharks.swimtopia.com/swim_meets/838693/swim_meet_entries
• Double-check that your submission went through—we want our full team there!

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     We can’t wait to see all of our Sharks back on deck Tuesday morning. Let’s keep the energy high, stay organized, and make it another awesome week!

🦈💙 Go Sharks!