Ann and Doug Anderson and Kim & Bruce Wojack are excited to co-chair the swim team and look forward to a great season! This should be our best season yet with lots of swimmers making new “best times” and having lots of fun.

Swim Team Practice

Dates and times coming soon!

Swim team practice times will remain the same as last year. All age groups with the exception of 6 and Unders will have a one-hour practice. Also, notice the ten-minute overlap for all other age groups. During this time, swimmers will participate in dry land exercises, stretch, and meet with their coaches. It can be very hectic on the deck with all the children moving around. Therefore, as a safety measure, swimmers who are not in the water practicing will not be allowed on deck. The locker rooms will be available for use ten minutes prior to and following each age group’s practice.

 

Swim Meets

RFTC swim meets are a great opportunity to expose your child to competitive swimming in a very laid-back way and to give your child an opportunity to show off how (s)he’s improved. Meets are also social, fun affairs for your child and, hopefully, you as well. They typically run from 5:30pm (warm-ups begin) until approximately 8:30pm (last relay finishes). We will send you reminders each week during our season, but review the schedule so you are familiar with the dates. The practice Green/White meet scheduled for June 17th is an informal way to introduce new swimmers and reacquaint old swimmers with how the swim meets are run, it should be fun.

During swim team season, sign-up sheets for upcoming meets will be posted on the swim team bulletin board as you enter the pool house. It is each family’s responsibility to sign up swimmers for a meet by the 48 hours (end of day Friday for Monday meets) prior to that meet. A swimmer is only entered in a meet if (s)he is signed up for it. And it is important for your child to participate once committed. Last minute roster changes or cancellations are difficult and time consuming for both teams and delays the start of the meet.

 

Swim Meet Dates

We have included a one-page calendar of events in this packet that lists all dinners/swim meets/deadlines etc. The schedule is a little different this year. Not all the meets are on Thursdays.

 

 

Volunteers

Simply put, this swim team cannot run without you! We regularly receive positive feedback from other teams regarding RFTC’s efficiency and great hospitality. We all love short swim meets. So, each family must assist in 3 swim team events over the course of the season. There are many ways you can participate including timing, results entry, preparing ribbons, concessions for home swim meets, and much more. Scheduling volunteers for swim team events takes advance time to coordinate, and we want to do our best to accommodate your requests.

Volunteer assignments will be published on the back of the Swim Team Newsletter prior to each meet as well as posted on the swim team bulletin board in the pool house. We also will send reminder e-mails out every week. If you are unable to work one of your volunteer shifts, it is your responsibility to find a substitute. Please do not call the chairpeople as we have many other responsibilities to make the swim meets run flawlessly each week.

 

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