Good evening, WaveRiders!

Way to go on a great meet and a great win last Tuesday! Congratulations to our record breakers - Skylar Byerson, Peyton Clark, and Bella Pew - and setters - Ari Miller, Peyton Clark, Ashby Marchese, and Maddie Clark! 

As we prepare for our biggest regular season meet on Tuesday against Hallsley, remember this: We don’t just swim - we show up, stand tall, and race with everything we’ve got. Let’s make every splash count and have fun!

Please see below for this week’s updates and important reminders about Tuesday’s meet and volunteer commitments.

MEET #3 (AWAY): WAVERIDERS @ HALLSLEY 6/24

• Meet details are posted on the calendar page.
• Pool gate opens at 4:30PM
  • HighTides Warm-ups: 5:00-5:20PM
  • WaveRiders Warm-ups: 5:25-5:45PM
  • Timers and Strokes & Turns Meetings: 5:30PM
  • Strokes & Turns meet at Clerk of Course
  • BOTH 1ST AND 2ND HALF STROKES & TURNS OFFICIALS NEED TO BE AT THIS MEETING
  • Timers meet at Starter
  • Meet Start: 6:00PM
  • Meet is projected to end at 11:40PM. Prepare for a long night!
• Important details:
  • Parking is limited - see map; arrive early
  • Most of the seating is in grassy areas; bring bug spray
  • If you need ADA parking accommodations, please notify us via email ASAP
  • The forecast high is 101°F on Tuesday with a heat index of 105+°F and humid. 

PLEASE KEEP YOUR SWIMMER, YOURSELF, AND YOUR FAMILY HYDRATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND DURING THE MEET!

• Hallsley has vowed to take extra steps to ensure they are prepared for the heat and will communicate details once finalized.
• From CAL: "Be aware of the signs of heat exhaustion and stroke. Maybe this is a good one for grandma and grandpa to take a pass on attending."
  
  • CAL suggests families come prepared with tents, coolers, fans, etc. 
• Fact: You sweat while swimming just as you would with any exercise.
• Check out USA Swimming’s article, Summer Hydration Tips for Swimmers

MEET #4 (HOME): WAVERIDERS VS. SUMMERLAKE 7/1

• Deadline to RSVP is Wednesday, 6/25
• Meet details are on the calendar page and on our visiting team Meet Details page.
  • Theme: Patriotic
  • Will there be patriotic ducks for heat winner prizes!? Tell your swimmer(s) to swim fast to find out!
  • The pool gate will open at 4:45PM for swimmer and volunteer check-in
    • PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO CHECK-IN YOUR SWIMMER
    • We also need all first AND second half volunteers to check-in
    • WaveRiders warm-ups: 5:25-5:50PM
    • Visiting Team warm-ups: 5:50-6:15PM
    • Ripple Race: 6:25PM
      • Sign-up here if you would like your swimmer(s) to participate
    • Meet Start: 6:30PM

PRACTICE

• 4:00-4:45PM practice is open for ANY swimmer to come work on specific skills or strokes, i.e. diving, butterfly, breaststroke, etc.
  • Note: This is in addition to your swimmer’s regularly scheduled practice.
• Monday, 6/23: Coach Ted from Poseidon Swim Team will be leading PM practices (Note: This is a CHANGE).
  • Information on Poseidon and team evaluation dates can be found here.

VOLUNTEER REMINDERS

• Meet Math:
  • 186 registered swimmers x 2 volunteer jobs each = coverage for 372 jobs
  • The good news? We only need to fill ~345 volunteer jobs this season!
  • The better news? You can be the reason the meet doesn’t run on chaos and duct tape!
  • Please help our volunteer coordinator by fulfilling your volunteer commitment!
• VACATION season!
  • If you know in advance that your family will NOT be attending a meet, please RSVP your swimmer(s) as “Not Attending” so that you are not assigned any unfilled volunteer jobs.
• If you have a 9 or older swimmer, please consider signing up for 2nd half volunteer jobs as many of our 8 and under swimmers only swim in the first half.
• Please reach out to our volunteer coordinator at [email protected] if you have any volunteer-related questions or concerns.

WAVERIDERS MERCHANDISE

• If you ordered a visor from VA Swim Shop in May, they should be arriving soon! We will notify you when they are available with pick up instructions.
  • Everyone should have already received all other items ordered from VA Swim Shop in our May bulk order.
• If you missed the bulk order in May and still want to order team merchandise, you can order anytime via our new SwimOutlet Team Store.
• We also have these items on hand for sale.

SWIM CAPS

• If you have not yet picked up a swim cap, we will have them available at the check-in table on Tuesday.
  • All NEW-to-the-team swimmers receive a FREE silicone cap.
• Caps are $10/each for returning swimmers who need a new one for the season.
  • Cash or Venmo @Waveriders-SwimTeam2213 and specify swim cap.
• We have several latex caps available for free if a swimmer wants one.

SWIMTOPIA PRO APP UPGRADE

• We have received great feedback thus far from several parents who upgraded to the pro version of the app.
  • NOTE: The pro version is NOT required.
• The app offers a free 7-day trial if you would like to try before you buy.

We Need Your Help to Clean Up our Record Books!

With the transfer to the new SwimTopia system, we have access to WaveRider records going all the way back to 2008! But, while we have records of times, we don’t have all the swimmers names for relays. Please check the WaveRiders record books, and if you have any heat sheets or result sheets that might show what swimmers were in a relay, please send them over to us!

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