Meet deadline/Important updates
Greetings Pool Shark families,
This email has a lot of information for this week and upcoming events. I will also start sending out Tri-County Conference meet information this week. I apologize in advance for long and multiple emails that will be coming, but please be sure to read through all of them so you are informed. July is a VERY busy month for our team!
Congratulations on a GREAT meet against our defending Conference Champions! They are a tough team and we had some great races against some of the best in our conference! A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who volunteered to help make our meet run smoothly and effectively. Without you, meets would not be possible!
Individual and team results are posted on our website under "Meets and Events." Click on "Meet results." They will be posted here after each meet. If your swimmer finished in the top 3 of their individual event, or their relay got 1st place, they earned a ribbon at the meet! Ribbons are in your family folder in the Pool Shark Mailboxes at the outdoor pool. The mailbox will be placed on the bench by the concession stand during practices. If it is not there, you can ask a coach to for it. Parents or swimmers may access their mailboxes at anytime.
The registration deadline for the MEET @ Mt. Horeb (7/8/23) is TOMORROW NIGHT (7/3/23) at 11:59 pm. We are asking that you login to declare whether or not you're going to the meet if you have not done so already.
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. This is an away meet, so we will not need volunteers.
Practices this week- There will be NO PRACTICE on Tuesday, July 4th, and no morning practices (6:45am and High Performance) on Wednesday July 5th. We WILL have the 5:30pm practice on Wednesday July 5th. Monday, Thursday and Friday are all normal practice days.
One of our top fundraisers is right around the corner!
2023 Swim-a-thon
**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 11th - During regular practice times
Rain date: Wednesday, July 12th
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 11th (rain date: Wednesday, July 12th).
- 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 in the team mailbox. Please be sure to put your check(s) in an envelope labeled with the swimmer's name and age-group. Please do not just drop the check in the folder without an envelope and name.
**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.
We ask that only swimmers who are participating in the Swim-a-thon come to practice that day. (July 11th) 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.
CONFERENCE APPAREL INFORMATION
Below is the link to order your TRI-COUNTY MEET APPAREL!
https://simplyswimming.net/
Apparel Order Deadline:
Sunday, July 9th @ 11:59pm!
ALL ORDERS WILL BE PICKED UP BY A TEAM REPRESENTATIVE AND DELIVERED BEFORE THE MEET.
IN ORDER TO DELIVER IN TIME FOR THE MEET – WE CAN’T ACCEPT ANY LATE ORDERS!
When checking out, please make sure you enter both your billing and shipping address. Our system requires both to process your order. After checkout you should receive an e-mail confirming your purchase (it may end up in your junk e-mail). If you do not receive an e-mail confirmation please contact us to make sure your order processed in case your credit card declines or your billing address doesn’t match correctly the order will not process and you may not receive an error message via our website.
If you have any questions or problems with the website, please contact us either by e-mail ([email protected] ) or phone (608-836-6649). We are happy to
Mariah Habich
Simply Swimming Middleton LLC
Team Sales/Account Manager
608-836-6649
That is all for now. Tri-County Conference meet information emails will be coming this week. We hope you all have a safe and fun 4th of July!
The Sauk Prairie Pool Sharks Board