Howdy Tsunamis!

We are seeing new swimmers sign up each day! That is SO exciting!

1. Time Trials: Please get your athletes signed up ASAP! ...or you can let me know if you know you will not make it to the Time Trials meet this Saturday be sure to email me so I can get your athlete's time trial done during practice. The current list of swimmers that I will be timing this week is:

Clara Skow

Cooper Poage

Annabel Robison

Matthew Larkin

Sarah Larkin

Reagan Restivo

Luke Moore

Kate Moore

AJ Robinson

Please let me know if there are any others I may be missing from this list.

2. Practice: Last night was the first night of practice! It went pretty well. Just a couple things to keep in mind:

- Please have your swimmer return to the lane they GOT OUT OF at yesterday's practice. They may have started in one lane and moved around as we adjusted during practice, they should return to the last lane they were in unless & until they are moved by a Coach.

- I know it's very tempting to be right at the edge of the swim deck while your swimmer is in practice but it can also be very distracting for your swimmer, the other swimmers and the staff. There are bleachers and tables &chairs just a few feet away if your child likes to have you near by. There are also chairs and tables under the pavilion if you are a parent of one of the children who you know does better if you are out of sight.

- The early practices are VERY busy. I would love to take the time to catch up with each and every parent, but at that time it is very difficult for me to be able to do that. If you have questions I would love to set up a time to meet either during one of the less busy practices or outside of practice/meet times. If you give me some information during the busy times don't be surprised if I ask you to email that to me as well. The reality is I am human & with so much going on in such a short period of time it's almost impossible for me to remember everything everyone has told me.

3. Weather: Just a reminder about weather. We take a "wait & see" approach to the weather. We do not cancel practice until a reason to cancel practice has actually happened. We will cancel practice incrementally as well. So if there is thunder during the first practice, the last practice may still be able to swim if the weather subsides. This is especially important when we are talking about the meets as well. It is very difficult to make up a meet, NWAL has very specific rules about how & when a meet must be made up. We will often wait to see if the inclement weather will pass so that we can resume the swim meet if at all possible.

4. Team Suits: Have you purchased your team suit yet? They are $30 for the boys & $38 for the girls. (Remember the cost of the swim suits can be refunded by volunteering for 3 swim meets.) We have sizing kits at the pool - again, it is easier for a Coach to assist with this during one of the "less busy" practice times, during the break at 5:45pm or outside of practice/meet times. We have a very limited number of suits left from our first order but another order is expected to arrive very soon!

5. Team Pictures: Order forms are HERE! Picture day is May 15th! 8 & Unders will go through individual pictures at 4:45pm, Team Picture will be at 5pm and 9 & Overs will go through individual pictures at 5:15pm. Please wear your Tsunami shirt &/or swim suit.

6. Swimtopia: If you are having problems with, notice errors, need to add an additional parent, or really anything else please let me know. This is a new system for NWAL to be using so there is a learning curve as well as bugs that will need to be worked out. 

I want to let you all know how much we appreciate the opportunity to work with your swimmers! We are all very excited about this season. I would like to thank you all for your patience as well. The first week of the season is always a little chaotic; the season moves VERY quickly, there are always lots of changes to adapt to, and this year we added the challenge of a new computer system. Fun times! I appreciate your patience & willingness to help and adapt more than you know!

Here's to the best season yet! 

Swim Fast Tsunamis! See you at the pool!

Coach Michelle

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