Hey team,

We only have two more weeks of the season, can you believe it? We've got a handful of important deadlines approaching all at once so we've done something that we hope will be helpful: we've opened three meet sign ups at the same time. All sign ups are available in the "Meets" tab in SwimTopia.

Tuesday (14th): Home swim meet vs Independence (warm ups @ 5:30). Since we need sign ups for the other events soon, we decided to open this one up as well.

Sign up for Tuesday's meet here. Sign ups are due Tuesday @ 12:00pm.

Friday (17th): 11 & over relay meet @ FHTW (warm ups @ 6:30). This is our third annual relay meet where five teams compete in non-traditional swimming events. We hope all our 11 & over swimmers can make it! Come dressed in your best Hawaiian outfits!

Sign up for the 11 & over relay meet here. Sign ups are due Wednesday @ 12:00pm.

Tuesday (21st): Final home meet vs Parma Heights and maybe Bedford (Warm ups @ 5:30pm). Sign ups will be opened next week...just didn't want you to forget we had this one!

Champs (25th): Swimmers compete against all six other teams @ Independence in our league championship meet (warm ups begin at 8:00am with specific spots TBD). We give out some fun swag at the meet and swimmers receive awards based on their whole league placing. The meet usually runs from 9am to 3pm, with a break in the middle for coaches/parent relays. You won't want to miss this meet! The team covers the cost of champs for all swimmers.

Sign up for Champs here. Sign ups are due Thursday @ 12:00pm.

Champs requires a lot more planning than our dual meets and we need to submit our entries well in advance of the meet. Please check your schedules and ensure you have no scheduling conflicts. A swimmer's last minute cancel can easily cause a whole relay not to swim.

*** Our team is responsible for filling four timing slots during the meet. Most timers time for the entire meet, but we split timing into four quarters (~1.5 hrs) to minimize the effort. If your family has not earned at least 5 volunteer points, please consider timing at champs. Thanks! ***

Sign up to time here.

Awards Party (26th): We invite your whole family to join us for our awards party. We will swim, eat, recognize each swimmer, and give away some special awards. The team will provide the main course, we only ask that you bring a dessert or appetizer to share. A sign up form will be sent out later this week to give us a head count and indicate what to bring.

*** Proceeds from concessions allow us to provide dinner for all and awards to the swimmers at the party, in addition to things like donuts and the bucket hats during the season. We hope that you will continue to support us with concession donations and purchases during our swim meets! ***