News from the Pool- Week of April 29
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday, May 5- Post CCS meet (Varsity/Senior only)
Monday, May 6- Custom towel orders close at 11:59pm
Tuesday, May 7- last day to RSVP for Moraga Meet (Varsity/Senior only)
Tuesday, May 7- last day to RSVP for Dive & Turn Clinic (all swimmers)
Saturday, May 11- Dive & Turn Clinic (all swimmers)
Tuesday, May 14- last day to RSVP for Friday Night at the Races (all swimmers)
Friday, May 17- Friday Night at the Races (all swimmers)
Fri-Sun, May 17-19- Gunderson Meet
Tuesday, May 21- last day to RSVP for the July 12-14 Silver State Championships (aka Reno meet) (all swimmers)
Wed-Thurs, May 22-23- last day of Spring Race Team at WG
Sat-Sun, May 25-26- Fitter and Faster Clinics (free & back)
Monday, May 27- no practice
Sat-Sun, June 1-2- CROW meet (Varsity/Senior only)
Monday, June 10- Summer Schedule and Summer Race Team begins
Sat-Sun, June 15-16- Fitter and Faster Clinics (fly & breaststroke)
Sat-Sun, June 22-23- Moraga meet (Varsity/Senior only)
Monday, June 24- Fall registration opens to current members
Monday, July 1- Fall registration opens to the public
Thursday, July 4- no practice
Sunday, July 21- Team Awards Celebration and last day of the 2023-24 season
WGHS/WGMS PRACTICE SCHEDULE
RACE NIGHT RESULTS: Check them out here. Reminder- this is not an “official” meet where times go into the USA Swimming database, nor does it count towards the one required meet each quarter for the Gold, JV and JV+ group. These meets are just fun ways to practice racing in a low key setting and have fun with friends!
CUSTOM TEAM TOWELS NOW AVAILABLE: We have custom towels available through our ordering link. They have the option to be personalized (for when your swimmer accidentally leaves it at the pool.) It’s been a few years since we’ve had these offered and these towels are great quality! All orders will be shipped together and distributed at the pool. The link will close on Monday, May 6 at 11:59pm. https://swim-south-bay-towel-order.cheddarup.com
ATTENTION GOLD, JV, JV+ AND PREP SWIMMERS: All of your practices have shifted to the HIGH school pool starting this week. If you arrive at the wrong pool, not to worry! The Race Team coaches will send you over to the HIGH SCHOOL pool.
We will keep our current schedule until Saturday, June 8th. Starting the week of June 10, we will switch to our "summer schedule". Please help us by filling out this form by Tuesday, April 30th to select your practice time for 6/10-7/21. If we do not hear back from you, a group will be assigned.
CALLING ALL GRADUATES: We'd like to highlight our Class of 2024 high school graduates on the BAY instagram. If you'd like to be included, please fill out this form AND email a photo for us to use. Please submit by May 15. We will start highlighting our grads on May 20.
FITTER AND FASTER CLINICS RETURN!: I am very excited to announce we will be welcoming back our friends from Fitter & Faster All Four Strokes Technique Camps on May 25 & 26 and June 15 & 16 at Willow Glen High School. The May clinics will be led by Olympian Santiago Grassi. We are still finalizing June’s clinician. Please keep in mind, our last Fitter & Faster camp sold out; we anticipate this camp will as well. I highly recommend signing up sooner than later to ensure your spot at this event.
There will be two sessions each day; one for 12 & unders and the other for ages 13 & over. The curriculum each day will be:
May 25: Fast Freestyle
May 26: Fast Backstroke
June 15: Fast Butterfly
June 16: Fast Breaststroke
12 & under: CLICK HERE for details and registration
13 & over: CLICK HERE for details and registration
If you have any questions about the clinic, email Michael Plantamura at [email protected].
SUMMER INFO: Our Summer Race Team registration is open for the 6/10-7/21 session at Willow Glen (with classes on MW, TTh or M-Th at 9:15-10am, 3:15-4pm, 4-4:45pm, 4:45-5:30pm and 5:30-6:15pm.) Do not delay to get the first choice of classes!!!
SUMMER CAMPS AND LESSONS: Our summer programming is open and ready for registration. Besides private lessons, we also offer swim camp and junior lifeguard camp. Check out our programs here (also on the “swim lesson & camp” tab of the website.) There are many ways these programs can align with your regular swim team practice.
RENO MEET: Looking for a great meet to attend this summer? Come join us in mid-July at the July 12-14 Silver State Championship meet in Reno. This is a team travel meet for the JV+, Prep, Varsity and Senior swimmers (meaning they are chaperoned, work with coaches/chaperones to get their meals, have lodging, transportation and team apparel provided.) All Race Team, Gold and JV swimmers are welcome to attend with parent supervision. It is ok to have JV+, Prep, Varsity and Senior swimmers also attend with a parent and not be in the chaperoned “team travel” group. To learn more, check out the events page.
SAFE SPORT: USA Swimming Safe Sport staff is hosting Zoom trainings for parents, minor athletes in order for families to know about SafeSport and keeping our sport safe. These are optional, but important to keep everyone on the same page about safety and boundaries. All participants will need to register to attend training.
Parent Trainings:
· Wednesday, May 8 at 8:00 p.m. ET – Register
· Wednesday, June 5 at 8:00 p.m. ET – Register
Athlete Trainings (12-17 years old):
· Thursday, May 9 at 8:00 p.m. ET – Register
· Thursday, June 6 at 8:00 p.m. ET – Register
PRIVATE LESSONS: We have opened a lot of individual lessons over the next few weeks at WGHS. Check out the events page under “job signup”. Your account will be charged directly for the lessons. These are only for independent swimmers who are already on the team or joining soon. The coach is OUT of the water leading the lesson.
LINKS:
Team store (password: BAY)
