News from the Pool- Week of October 6

Marisa Cozort

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sat-Sun, October 11-12- QSS meet (Race Team, Gold, JV, JV+, Prep only)

Tuesday, October 14- last day to RSVP for the Block Party with GSMY at XG (all swimmers)

Tuesday, October 14- last day to RSVP for the 12/6-7 Zone 1 South Age Group Meet (all swimmers)

Sat, October 18- Block Party with GSMY at Crossgates (all swimmers)

Sat-Sun, October 18-19- Moraga Senior meet (Varsity/Senior only)

Tuesday, October 28- last day to RSVP for Clinic at Crossgates (all swimmers)

Tuesday, October 28- Winter Race Team registration opens to current members

Friday, October 31- no practice

Saturday, November 1- Winter Race Team registration opens to NEW members

*see more for next season here: 2025-2026 season events list with links

CROSSGATES (XG) PRACTICE SCHEDULE

	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
MW High School Prep	6-7pm		6-7pm		5-6pm at Crossgates	QSS meet
TTh High School Prep		6-7pm		6-7pm	5-6pm at Crossgates	QSS meet
JV+	4:45-6pm	4:45-6pm	4:45-6pm	4:45-6pm	4-6pm at WGM	QSS meet or 8-10am at XG
JV	4:45-6pm	4:45-6pm	4:45-6pm	4:45-6pm		QSS meet
MW Gold	4-4:45pm		4-4:45pm		4-5pm at Crossgates	QSS meet
TTh Gold		4-4:45pm		4-4:45pm	4-5pm at Crossgates	QSS meet
MW Race Team	4:00-4:45, 4:45-5:30, 5:30-6:15, 6:15-7pm		4:00-4:45, 4:45-5:30, 5:30-6:15, 6:15-7pm			QSS meet
TTh Race Team		4:00-4:45, 4:45-5:30, 5:30-6:15, 6:15-7pm		4:00-4:45, 4:45-5:30, 5:30-6:15, 6:15-7pm		QSS meet

WGMS PRACTICE SCHEDULE

	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
Senior	4-6:30pm	5:45-7:15am at WGH+ 4-6pm	4-6:30pm	No AM+ 4-6pm	4-6pm	QSS meet or 8-10am at XG
Varsity	4-6:30pm	4-6pm	4-6:30pm	4-6pm	4-6pm	QSS meet or 8-10am at XG
High School Prep	6-7pm		6-7pm		5-6pm	QSS meet
JV+	4-5:15pm or 6-7pm		4-5:15pm or 6-7pm		4-6pm	QSS meet or 8-10am at XG
JV	4-5:15pm or 6-7pm		4-5:15pm or 6-7pm		5-6pm	QSS meet
Gold	5:15-6pm		5:15-6pm		4-5pm	QSS meet
MW Race Team	4:00-4:45, 4:45-5:30, 5:30-6:15, 6:15-7pm		4:00-4:45, 4:45-5:30, 5:30-6:15, 6:15-7pm			QSS meet
TTh Race Team		4:00-4:45, 4:45-5:30, 5:30-6:15		4:00-4:45, 4:45-5:30, 5:30-6:15		QSS meet

PUMPKIN COLORING CONTEST: Get into the fall spirit with our Pumpkin Coloring Contest! Each week, swimmers can submit their colored/decorated pumpkins to be featured in the newsletter. Swimmers will vote on their favorites and we’ll announce the winners every week via the weekly news.

Prizes:

All participants will receive a small prize
Weekly winners (with the most votes) will earn a gift card!

How to Enter:

Swimmers can email a photo or scanned copy of their colored pumpkin to [email protected]

Encourage your athlete to participate and don’t forget to check the newsletter each week to vote for your favorite pumpkins!

RACING WEEKEND: We’ll be racing in Watsonville this weekend. For those attending the meet, look for the Meet Guide coming soon. We are just waiting to hear back from the meet host with details.

SEPTEMBER SWIMMERS OF THE MONTH: Congrats to our two swimmers of the month: Stanley Lung and Ivy Shank.

Stanley is in the Varsity group. Coach Adam describes him as endlessly positive. “He may have had a bad day or been low energy, but I’ve never seen it. He works hard at practice and makes the people around him better. When his parents couldn’t drive him to practice, he rode his bike a half hour to get to the pool.”

Ivy is in the Crossgates Gold group. Coach Spencer says “Ivy is a very coachable swimmer. He is always paying attention and asking questions about the things she knows she needs to do to improve.”

Congrats Stanley and Ivy! We have special swim caps for you to pick up from your coaches.

TEAM BACKPACKS: We have 3 brand new navy/white TYR backpacks embroidered with the team logo available for sale. $75 and billed to your team account. First come, first served. If you’re interested, email me here with where you’d like to pick it up. Perhaps it can be a holiday gift… (so we wouldn’t give it directly to the swimmer.)

SWIM BINGO: Keep checking those boxes! Once they get their first “bingo” (five in a row), they can show their coach (either their shirt or the printout) and pick a prize from the box. Just one prize for their first bingo. If they earn a “blackout” (complete all 25 squares), then can fill out the form (coming soon) to get some team swag! Swimmers can write directly on their shirts or use this printable to keep track of their BINGO throughout the season. We will be ordering the blackout team swag every few months so there is plenty of time for all to earn it!

SAFESPORT COURSES: The USA Swimming Safe Sport Club Recognition program allows a USA Swimming member club to demonstrate its commitment to creating a healthy and positive environment free from abuse for all its members through the development and implementation of club governance measures, Safe Sport policies and reporting mechanisms, Safe Sport best practices and training to athletes and parents. This resource is intended to provide guidance on the various remote Safe Sport Club Recognition training options available to athletes and parents while at home.

Training for parents:

Tuesday, October 21 at 5:00 p.m. – REGISTER

Tuesday, November 4 at 5:00 p.m. – REGISTER

Tuesday, December 9 at 5:00 p.m. – REGISTER

Training for 13-17 year old athletes:

Thursday, October 23 at 5:00 p.m. – REGISTER

Thursday, November 6 at 5:00 p.m. – REGISTER

Thursday, December 11 at 5:00 p.m. – REGISTER

If none of these classes work for you, please visit the following links to take the class when it works for you (athletes and parents.) Parents and swimmers should take this course every two years.

LINKS:

2025-2026 season events list

I joined the team, now what?

ACH for billing

Signup for SMS notifications

Team store (password: BAY) *

Swim Outlet Store *

Team suit orders *

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