Greetings Pool Shark families,

This is a busy week for us! Please be sure to read through the entire email to make sure you are informed. 

Congratulations on a big win against Mt. Horeb and for surviving the longest pool in the conference! 

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 our last HOME DUAL MEET vs Spring Green (7/15/23) is TOMORROW NIGHT (7/10/23) 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 a HOME meet, so please be sure to sign up for a volunteer shift if you have a swimmer swimming in the meet to meet our volunteer requirement. 

SWIM-A-THON is this Tuesday 7/11!

We are in need of volunteers to count laps for the swim-a-thon. If you are available, please sign up under the Swim-a-thon jobs in Swimtopia and RSVP your swimmer for the event.

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. 

July 9th Conference deadlines - Conference apparel orders, senior recognition forms and Conference program shout outs are all due TONIGHT July 9th at 11:59pm. They are each bulleted below with attached links and information.

• Senior recognition forms - ONLY for our graduating senior swimmers to be included in the conference program. Senior recognition form
• Swimmer shout outs to be included in the conference program. Swimmer shout out form Swimmer shout out prices are listed in a drop down menu on the form.
• Conference apparel order information -

Below is the link to order your TRI-COUNTY MEET APPAREL!

https://simplyswimming.net/sauk

Apparel Order Deadline:
Sunday, July 9^th @ 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

[email protected]

608-836-6649

That is all for now. Have a great week and we will see you at the Pool!

The Sauk Prairie Pool Sharks Board