The summer swim season is coming to a close, and the final Championship Swim Meet for the Tigersharks will be held this Friday, August 13th at Stone Creek Pool. Please be sure to sign-up at the pool, the sheets are now posted.

Warm-up begins at 3:30 p.m., and the meet will begin at 4:15 p.m. All REGISTERED SWIMMERS are encouraged to participate. To sign up, highlight the swimmer's name on the sign up sheet at the pool, then highlight the events they wish to race. You may also e-mail Coach Dawn directly the swimmer's name, and events they wish to swim. If your child is not planning to swim in the meet, simply cross their name out on the sign up sheet. All families are encouraged to volunteer, we need timers and snack bar volunteers. If you are unable to volunteer, please bring a donation for the snack bar.

The deadline for entry is Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. for the sign up sheet, and 10:00 p.m. Wed for e-mailed entries to kenatact@aol.com.

Thursday's practice will include a dive clinic during regularly scheduled times. There is NO practice (includes Learn-to-swim and Advanced Learn-to-swim) Friday night for swimmers not attending the meet.

Fall Pre-Registration

Fall pre-registration is going on at the pool this week. The registration form is enclosed below or can be found at our website at Woodbridgeswimteam.org.

Party information! Our End of the Season Party will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 14th at StoneCreek Pool. Families will be served a wonderful meal from Claim Jumper. The menu will be a variety of delicious sandwiches, chips, fruit and Caesar salad We ask that you bring your own drinks and a dessert to share…something that is easy to serve such as cookies or fruit. We also will be handing out trophies and ribbons. We hope to see everyone there!

Coach Dawn Hickson

Tigershark Summer Swim Meet Schedule

July 2nd 3:30
July 23rd 3:30
August 13th Champs 3:00 warm-up

Also, listed below are the practice times for summer for all swimmers:

ALTS/level one:
3:30-4:00
4:00-4:30
4:30-5:00
5:00-5:30
5:30-6:00

Level 2
3:45-4:30

Level 3
3:30-4:30 (Youngers)
4:30-5:30 (All)
5:30-6:30 Olders

Level 4
4:30-6:30

Morning workout:
7:00-8:30 when school lets out.

Hello Tigershark Families,

Thank you for a great welcome team party on Wednesday!! It was wonderful to see so many returning swimmers and meet some new families, as well as introduce our coaches for the summer.

Practice officially begins this Monday, June 7 and hopefully everyone knows the correct practice times. If not, please plan to show up at your desired time and the coaches will try to place your child in the appropriate group. Please keep in mind, Monday will be a little crazy with everyone trying to find their group so hang in there and don’t get discouraged. The swimmers are in great hands and our coaches will be evaluating them and making sure they are in the correct group based on their ability. If you are new to the Tigersharks, our practice groups are not by ages necessarily, but by ability which means an 8 year old swimmer could be swimming in the same lane as a 12 year old. With this system, each swimmer is able to reach their full potential quicker and more efficiently.

I realize IUSD has a furlough day on Monday and Tuesday and some of you may be out of town which is fine. Your child is not required to practice all five days per week, so there is no need to contact anyone. After the first week or so, things will calm down aOnce the season is underway, please do not approach the coaches while they are instructing and interacting with the swimmers. They are more than happy to address questions and concerns once a practice group is finished, but really like to stay focused on the children for safety concerns.

Thank you to a great start to the 2010 summer!!

Coach Dawn Hickson