Happy Saturday! This email is long, but it contains a lot of important information for the next week. It is a busy one for swim team, so please read to the end!

1. Sunday: Our first meet is fast approaching – Thursday, May 27^th at 5:00 pm at The Riverside Club. In order for the coaches to plan, you must declare your swimmer by Sunday at noon. Please login to streaks.swimtopia.com. Click on the Swim Meets tab and then the green box for Meet Entry next to the Mountaire listing. Please mark your child as attending or not attending this meet.  We also still need 5 volunteers for this meet – be sure to sign up!
2. Monday: Normal May practice schedule. Swimsuits and t-shirts will be handed out during practice, so please stop by the pavilion to pick up your items.
3. Tuesday: Team Picture Day! We will not have practice. Dress your swimmer in their Streaks swimsuit and t-shirt. If they do not have one, a solid navy or black suit will be fine! Individual pictures begin at 4:00 pm. We will begin lining up for the team picture at 4:45 pm, and the team picture will be held at 5:00 pm. Please see the attached order forms. If you plan to order pictures, please arrive with the forms completed to save time! There will be a brief parent meeting at 5:00 pm – we encourage all parents to attend! After the team picture, we will have popsicles for the swimmers.
4. Wednesday: Normal May practice schedule.
5. Thursday: Meet v. Mountaire! This will be a virtual meet, at the request of Mountaire. Concessions will be offered, so please come hungry! Swimmers should arrive by 4:15 pm, and the meet will begin at 5:00 pm. The theme for this week is blue and white, so encourage your swimmers to wear these colors!
6. Our second meet falls on June 1st at Hammond Hills, and we will be opening sign ups very soon! Be on the lookout!

*Junior Team: We have had an overwhelming response to swim team this summer, and we are thrilled! Our 6 & under group is unusually large, and in order to accommodate our swimmers and ensure safety of all participants, we have developed the Junior Team program for this season. Coach Hillard has contacted the parents of swimmers that will be participating in Junior Team.

*Summer Practice Schedule: We just finalized the summer practice schedule and posted it to the website. We have also included it below. Summer practices run Monday through Friday mornings at The Riverside Club and Monday and Wednesday afternoons at North Harbor. The sign up for afternoon practices will be posted by Monday. We must have a minimum of 5 swimmers signed up in order to hold afternoon practice.

Morning Practice Schedule at The Riverside Club, Beginning June 1^st:

8:30 am – 9:30 am: 7 & 8

9:30 am – 10:30 am: 9 & up

10:30 am – 11:00 am: 6 & under and Junior Team

Afternoon Practice Schedule at North Harbor, Beginning June 2^nd:

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm: 6 & under and Junior Team

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: 7 & 8

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm: 9 & up

*Tank Tops and Trucker Hats: In years past, we have ordered Tank Tops for moms and Trucker Hats for parents. We can do this again this year, if we have enough interest. Please complete the form below by Sunday (tomorrow) if you are interested in purchasing either item. We will place the order on Monday if we garner adequate interest.  The lead time is 2 weeks.  

T-Shirt Sign Up - Google Forms

*Reminder: No parents on the pool deck during practice. This ensures the safety of the swimmers and coaches and limits the number of distractions for our swimmers. Thank you for adhering to this policy.

*Behavior: Swim team is supposed to be a fun time to connect with friends and to make new ones. However, we have had some behavior issues in several age groups. Please talk to your children about the importance of respecting the coaches and listening to their instructions. Due to Covid and safety regulations, we need to limit the touching and close contact. Pushing in line and slapping teammates with kickboards is unacceptable.

Thank you for your support! We look forward to a fantastic season!

The Streaks Leadership Team