Vikings Sunday Update: Declare for upcoming meets, Wednesday night clinic, + more!
Happy Sunday, Vikings Families!
We all survived our first full week of morning practices! We had some bad luck with the weather on Monday and Friday nights and had to cancel our first B meet of the season and our pep rally/grill night. On Wednesday night, however, we lucked out with perfect weather for our first clinic of the season, hosted by the Fairfax Foxes. Thanks to everyone who came out! On Saturday morning we earned our second win of the season! Congratulations to all of our swimmers!
This week, we have our regular schedule of practices. Amy Meli (Coach Jack’s mom!) will lead our second clinic of the season on Wednesday night at 8PM. All Big Vikings are invited to attend!
Please take note of all the upcoming declaration deadlines; we are hitting the point of the season where things start to get even busier.
Action items: A number of declarations are due soon. Log in now and knock them all out!
- Declare for 6/29 B Meet by noon today (6/28)
- Declare for 7/4 A Meet by 6/29 @ 9PM
- Declare for 7/6 B Meet by 7/5 @ noon
- Declare for 7/8 Relay Carnival by 7/5 @ noon
Practice Schedule this Week:
- Morning practice all week:
- 13 and Up: 730AM - 830AM
- 9 - 12: 830AM - 930AM
- Little Vikings: 900AM - 945AM
- 8 and under: 930AM - 1030AM
- Tues (6/30) & Thurs (7/2) evening practice:
- Little Vikings: 615PM - 7PM
- Mixed Age Big Vikings: 7PM - 8PM
- Wednesday Night Clinic (7/1) - Amy Meli
- Big Vikings: 8PM - 9PM
- Parents, sign up here to help out with Bagel Cafe! Signups have been a little low - please grab a shift! Bagel Cafe Volunteer SignUp
*As a reminder, Bagel Cafe closes before the 8U practice ends!
Declare for Monday (6/29) Away B Meet by TODAY at NOON!
If your swimmer did not make it into this Saturday’s meet, never fear! We look forward to seeing all of our swimmers at Monday’s Away B meet as we visit Rolling Forest. Please select two strokes that your swimmer is most likely able to swim legally. (Remember - it can’t be the same strokes they swam on 6/27).
Declare for Saturday (7/4) Away A Meet v. Ilda by MONDAY (6/29) @ 9PM!
Log in to SwimTopia and tell us if your swimmer is available for the 7/4 meet at Ilda by 9PM Monday night. Times from the 6/29 B meet will be used in seeding this meet! Please remember that this meet is competitively seeded and not all swimmers will be selected. You will find out later that week if your swimmer has been selected or not. Please note that this meet starts early, at 8AM (instead of 9AM), so we will all be out the door pretty early that day.
Wednesday Clinic with Amy Meli - 7/1 at 8PM
All Big Vikings are invited to a Wednesday night clinic with Amy Meli (Coach Jack’s mom!). Come hang out after the pool closes for a special technique clinic.
Friday Night (7/3) Pep Rally (645PM) and Grill Night (6PM)!
Join us at the pool Friday night for dinner and a pep rally to cheer on the Vikings ahead of our meet on Saturday with the Ilda Clippers! Activity and menu TBD.
Coming soon…
Declare for July 6 B Meet at Rolling Valley by Sunday (7/5) at NOON!
Log in to the SwimTopia app and tell us if your swimmer is available for the July 6th B meet at Rolling Valley by noon on 7/6. Please remember to select different events than those swam on 7/4. We hope to see all Big Vikings at this meet!
Declare for July 8 Relay Carnival by Sunday (7/5) at NOON!
Log in to the SwimTopia all and tell us if your swimmer is available for the Wednesday night Division 16 Relay Carnival at Long Branch. Like an A meet, this Relay Carnival is competitively seeded, so not all swimmers will be selected. You will find out on Tuesday (7/7) if your swimmer has been selected. The Relay Carnival is an extra-fun meet where each age group will compete in a free relay and a medley relay in addition to the mixed age free relay in an attempt to win points for Village West!
Village West Pool Relay Rally
Sunday, July 12; 4:30pm @ Village West
Join us for a splash-tacular, all ages relay race! Please see below for complete details and register your team today!
- This is a just-for-fun race - the goal is to laugh and have some family splash time!
- This event is open to all pool members (adults and kids) as long as you can swim a length of the pool! (The wee ones can join in if accompanied by a swimmer age 16+)
- Rally your family to form a team of 4 (or put together another group of 4)
- Each team member will swim 25 meters - any stroke is allowed for any part of the relay (even doggy paddle)
- All swimmers must start in the water - no diving is permitted!
- Pizza and drinks will be available for sale after the race!
- Registration is required by Thursday, July 9- use the link below to register your team today and/or check out our volunteer needs!
- Advance registration is required, and no on-site registration will be available!
Relay Rally Registration / Volunteer SignUp
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