Greetings Pool Shark families,

Congratulations on another great meet and win over Mt. Horeb! The final score was Pool Sharks 409, Mt. Horeb Gators 247. Thank you to all who volunteered! Meets would not be possible without you!

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. Since this was a home meet, all swimmers 10 and under who legally finished their individual races will receive a participation ribbon. We also give ribbons for 10 and under for earning 4th-6th places in individual events. Only 1st place gets ribbons for relays. The mailbox will be placed on a table between the lifeguard office and the concession stand at the outdoor pool during the 5:30 practices. If it is not there, you can ask a coach for it. Parents or swimmers may access their mailboxes anytime the outdoor pool is open by asking a coach or pool staff member to access it for you.

Since we do not have a meet this Saturday, our next meet deadline will be for the make up swim meet against Sun Prairie on Wednesday, July 10th. The registration deadline for the Meet @ Sun Prairie (7/10/24) is this FRIDAY night (7/5/24) at 11:59 pm. Our warm ups will be at 5pm, and the meet will start at 5:30pm. 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. Since this is an away meet, we do not need volunteers.

Team Records update - 10 team records were broken yesterday! Congratulations to the following swimmers on their new team records! 

8U Boys Medley Relay: Brandon Smith, Tristyn Parsons, Wilson Wuerger, Jordan Dent

15/18 Women's Medley Relay: Savannah Acker, Kaylee Oleson, Ava Flanagan, Katie Frey

11/12 Boys 50 Free: Donovan Wuerger

15/18 Women's 50 Backstroke: Savannah Acker

11/12 Boys 100 I.M.: Donovan Wuerger

15/18 Women's 50 Breastroke: Savannah Acker 

8U Girls Free Relay: Luna Robles, Brooklyn Krueger, Esme Gibson, Olivia Steinmetz 

8U Boys Free Relay: Cameron Johnson, Wilson Wuerger, Tristyn Parsons, Jordan Dent

11/12 Boys Free Relay: Max Mereau, Brian Smith, Basil Welch, Donovan Wuerger 

15/18 Men's Free Relay: Adam Kaukl, Caleb Gregg, Daniel Klein, Ethan Goodman

Practice schedule this week - Please see our Calendar on our website for all team practices and events.

Monday and Tuesday - Normal practice schedule

Wednesday - We will have the 6:45am and High Performance practices available. NO 5:30pm practice due to the swim meet in Spring Green.

Thursday and Friday - NO PRACTICE - HAPPY 4th of JULY!!

Coin War for Dells family - As some of you may, or may not know, the Wisconsin Dells swim team lost one of their 15 year old swimmers last week to a medical emergency. The Tri-county conference teams are rallying to help support the family who tragically lost their daughter. Last week, Mazomanie donated all of their Chuck-a-duck and concession stand proceeds to the Wisconsin Dells family. Many other teams are doing something similar for the family. 

Our team has decided to host a Coin War competition between our age-groups to help raise money. We swim against the Dells on 7/20. We will put out Coin War containers at the outdoor pool this week and next week, and at the indoor pool the following week to help raise funds. All coins put in the container will count as positive points towards that age-group, and any bills will count as negative points towards that age group. Simply stated, you want to put coins in your age-group container to get points, and bills in other age-group containers to take points away. There will be a prize for the age-group with the most points at the end of the Coin war. The coaches will be talking to the swimmers about this as well, and can answer any questions you or your swimmer(s) might have. 

We will also be donating all proceeds from the concession stand made during our swim meet against the Dells on 7/20. Thanks in advance for your support!

SWIM-A-THON - This is our team's biggest fundraiser! Our swim-a-thon is planned for Wednesday, July 17th. I have attached the information and sponsorship forms below. They will also be handed out at all practices this week and next week. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Tri-County Conference Meet information - Believe it or not, the end of the season is closing in. I will be sending out a very important informational email on our Tri-County Conference Championship meet this week. Please be on the lookout for the email. Also, this is a friendly reminder that your swimmer MUST compete in at least 3 dual meets to be eligible to swim in the Tri-County Conference swim meet. 

Facebook and Instagram - Our Sauk Prairie Pool Sharks have a Facebook and Instagram page. Please find, and follow us to see pictures from our meets and events, and for helpful information and announcements! Thank you to Carol Griggs for taking and sharing pictures from our meets and events!

Thanks for making to the end of a long update! Have a great "short" week this week, and enjoy the holiday weekend!

The Sauk Prairie Pool Shark Board