Shark Families,

Thank you for a great first week of practice! The first week is always the hardest as the pool is usually still chilly, and the weather doesn't always cooperate, but all the swimmers (and parents) were great sports!

Sunday, 5/17 – Tuesday, 5/19

• Normal practice Sunday – Tuesday evening

Wednesday, 5/20 - NO PRACTICE

• The neighborhood will be hosting an event at the pool on Wednesday night, so the pool will not be available for practice.

Thursday, 5/21 - Mock Meet

• Please see How to Survive & Swim Meet and the 2026 Parent Guide attached for information about meets and volunteer role descriptions.

• Please arrive by 5:30PM (Bubbles can arrive at 5:50 if they want to swim in the first lap to start the meet).

• If you can volunteer for setup during home meets (arrival time 4PM), please arrive at the mock meet at 5:00PM to see what needs to be done during setup.

• PLEASE RSVP your swimmer YES OR NO in the Swimtopia App for the mock meet BY MONDAY, 5/18 (Bubbles do not need to RSVP). You do not need to choose events for them to swim in. The coaches will place them in events based on the RSVP (Amanda and I will be at practice Sunday if you need help RSVPing your swimmer).
• Here is an article that also explains how to RSVP Swimtopia RSVP Article

• While we won't have parents sign up for volunteer duties, we need everyone who can to attend. The seasoned families will help show the new families how the meets are run. This is an excellent opportunity to get a feel for the meets and have some real-life practice with the volunteer duties. We will have parents help with the bullpen, staging, timing, and other volunteer duties.

• We will have a short warm-up, do a Bubble Heat, and then start meet events after that.

• There will NOT be concessions at the mock meet.

Sunday, 5/24 & Monday, 5/25 - NO PRACTICE

• Practice will be canceled these evenings for the Memorial Day holiday

Donations – $10 Donation per Family

To help fund coaches’ salaries and swimmer treats like Heat Winners, Swimmer of the Week awards, and the End of Season party awards, we are requesting a $10 donation per family (instead of drink donations).

• Donations can be dropped off to Rachel or Amanda during practice, or you can Venmo to @rs-sharks. Please include swimmer(s) name if you donate via Venmo.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks,

Rachel

770-757-6445