Hello Pool Shark families,

**WE HAVE 2 REGISTRATION DEADLINES THIS WEEK!!**

The registration deadline for the HOME meet vs Mt. Horeb (7/16/22) is TONIGHT (7/11/22) at 11:30 pm. Please declare your swimmer if you have not done so already and sign up for a volunteer job as this is a home meet.

**We will be swimming our makeup meet vs Mazomanie next Wednesday night 7/20/22 at our outdoor pool.

The registration deadline for this HOME meet next Wednesday night vs Mazomanie (7/20/22) is this Friday (7/15/22). Please declare your swimmer if you have not done so already and sign up for a volunteer job as this is a home meet.

The process is simple. Login into your account and go to "Information" and scroll down to "Meet sign up instructions" to sign up for the meet. If you have a swimmer in the meet, make sure to sign up for a volunteer job to fulfill our volunteer requirements. We still have positions open that need to be filled!

2022 Swim-a-thon is TOMORROW 7/12

**Swim-a-thon information and pledge forms have been placed in your family mailbox at the pool. If you need more than one form, there are extras in the back of the Pool Shark mailbox.

When? - Tuesday, July 12th - During regular practice times

Rain date: Wednesday, July 13th

WHY HAVE A SWIM-A-THON? Our swim-a-thon is the Pool Sharks’ primary fundraiser. Kids are directly involved in raising money for their team and having FUN while doing it!

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Pool Shark swimmers will have one full practice to swim as many lengths as possible. One length is 25 meters (at the outdoor pool). Swimmers ask friends and families to support Pool Sharks by pledging a monetary amount prior to swimming. Some families choose to collect money before the event, while others get pledges per length and collect the money earned following the event.

Pledge Example:

Uncle Joe pledges 50 cents per length. You swim 100 lengths.

100 x $.50 = $50.00 OR Uncle Joe can pledge $50 as a flat donation.

WHAT HAPPENS AT THE SWIM-A-THON?

Swimmers are divided up into lanes and they have one full practice to swim any strokes, taking rests when needed. Parent volunteers sit at the ends of the lanes and count the lengths that each swimmer does. Prizes are awarded (at the end of year celebration) to swimmers with the most lengths for each age group (one for boys and one for girls) as well as for the top fundraiser (top girl and top boy overall).

• Swim-a-Thon will be conducted at the regular practices on Tuesday July 12th (rain date: Wednesday, July 13th).
• Turn in pledge forms on or before the event to the Swim-a-Thon mail folder, your age group coach, or at the Swim-a-Thon.
• Collect pledges, thank your sponsors for supporting Pool Sharks, and turn in a check payable to SPPS.
• Checks can be turned into the Swim-a-Thon mail folder.

**PARENTS** - We need your help with this! Sign up on Swimtopia to be a counter at your child’s practice. A chair will be provided for you to sit at the end of the lane and paper and pencil will be provided to keep track of pool lengths. Thank you to those of you who have already signed up! We are still looking for 4 more counters for the 6:45 am practice and 4 more counters for High Performance. Please sign up if you are able to help! Please report to Kippie Talmage and/or Coach Sydney when you arrive to practice and they will direct you. 

We ask that only swimmers who are participating in the Swim-a-thon come to practice that day. (July 12th) If your swimmer is not participating in the Swim-a-thon, they get the day off.

Swim-a-thon has been added as an event in Swimtopia, so if your swimmer(s) will be participating, please mark them as attending the event so we have an idea of how many swimmers we will have that day. 

See you at the pool!

The Sauk Prairie Pool Sharks Board