Blue Fin Families,

We have entered our final week of evening practices! We had our highest attendance yet tonight during our 5-6pm practice and I anticipate tomorrow will be similar. A few things to note as we head toward morning practices and upcoming meets:

• Tomorrow, if your 6 & under is able to attend the 6-7pm practice it would greatly help our numbers.
• Please understand evening practice will be a bit chaotic as we do not have the same time or lane space and many swimmers per lane. Our goal is to keep them in the water and be as productive as possible, but our strokes may not look perfect this week!
• We are currently close to 230 swimmers registered. This means a few things will look different this summer:
  • Deadlines for swim meet sign-ups are set in stone. If you miss the deadline your swimmer will not be entered in the meet. If in doubt, sign them up and leave me a note in the sign-up that they are a "maybe." I have attached a screenshot of the sign-up box to leave notes if needed. All meets are open for sign-up and sign-up deadline is noon two days before the meet. 
  • Your swimmer may not be in as many events as in past summers. This is to make sure everyone gets the opportunity to swim and the meet does not go until 11 pm. Evendale and Sharonville are also large teams, so plan to be there longer for those meets.
  • It is crucial we have all volunteer slots filled and all volunteers show up on time and stay for the entirety of their shift. We will not be able to start on time or run meets without volunteers!
• Parents should be off the pool deck during practice. You are welcome to sit in the fenced-in entrance area or inside. The pool will be open tomorrow evening, but it is normally not open during morning practice. This is requested by both the coaching staff and lifeguards for safety reasons.
• The morning practice schedule is as follows:
  • 8:00 - 9:15 am – ages 11 and over
  • 9:15 - 10:15 am – ages 9-10
  • 10:15 - 11:00 am – ages 7-8
  • 11:00 - 11:30 am – 6 and under
  • Please plan to adhere to your child’s age group unless you have previously discussed a change with me. New and/or weaker 7-8 year olds are welcome to join the 6 & under practice time, as we have more space.
• If your swimmer made the team at tryouts and you have not yet paid, please make sure to bring a check for our treasurer. Swimmers will not be eligible for meets without a Rec Center membership and swim team payment.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks,

Sarah