Hello Tsunami Families!  

This week is a busy one- and for some of you the final week of Swim Team/Ripples.  Please take a look at the information below as there is some very important information.

Wednesday 6/26- Meet Entry Deadline for this Saturday's Meet is 11:30am.  This is also the deadline for Prelim entries: NO EXCEPTIONS.

I thought we would share a little information around these meets for those who may have not swum in years past or are new to the summer season. Prelims are individual swim meets by age groups. They are really fun meets - kids get to swim the entire meet with kids their own age from the entire league. This year the RMSL league has approved to give each kiddo who participates an RMSL fun prelims/finals cooling towel. They will be given out to the swimmers at each of the meets. 

On a volunteer note - parents are required to take a volunteer shift if your child is swimming in prelims. You can select any shift at any of the meets to fulfill this requirement.  Please login to the swimtopia site and sign up for a position.

Friday 6/28- Coffee for the coaches and Donuts for the kids- This is the final practice for all ripples and those that are not swimming in Prelims.  There are still shifts available for this date.

Saturday 6/29- Home meet vs Hunters Hill and Green Oaks.  This is a meet that we will need all hands on deck for.  Since registration in April, there has been a "whole lot of life" going on and we now have several open positions between the meet itself and concession donations.  Please let me know if you are able to take any of these shifts as we need your help! We are in need of the following positions: 2nd shift Timer, 2nd shift Runner, 2 people for morning meet set up, 1 person for Friday night set up, 2nd shift Backup timer, and 1st and 2nd shift Heat Winner ticket handouts (a new position this year).  

For Concessions we are still in need of the following: 2 relish trays for hamburgers, a runner to pick up Santiagos Burritos in the morning (already paid for), a runner to pick up Starbucks coffee in the morning (already paid for), 1 gal Watermelon & strawberries and also a few slots to donate $12 for donuts.

We will have our final ripples race after event #45, so if you have a swimmer that wants one more chance in the pool, this is the time! 

Finally, Saturday after the meet we will also have our Parent Relays and a couple relays/activities for the kids.  We will keep concessions open for this event.  We are hoping all will stay for about an hour after the event to participate in this year end activity! We are looking for someone (maybe an older swimmer) to both MC the event and be the starter. We will be posting a sign up sheet for Parent Relays in the clubhouse tomorrow (6/26), so please stop by and sign up for a team! 

Practice will continue next week for all kids attending prelims.  We will run a normal practice schedule Monday 7/1- Wednesday 7/3.  Thursday 7/4 there will be no practice and on Friday 7/5 8:30-9:20 for 11 and older and 9:25-10:15 for 10 and under.

As always, please reach out to Andrea or myself with any questions/concerns. 

Thank you for your support of the Tsunamis! 

Jaime and Andrea