Good Morning Gators!

First of all a great big thank you to Amy Bligh-Daniels and Christy Weikel for organizing our tie-dye night and to all of the parents who pitched in to help out!  We can't wait to see how they all turned out!

Yesterday the Gators attended our first league meet, it was a beautiful day for swimming. Thanks to all the parents who brought their swimmers to compete at the Relay Carnival  -- they did so well, many of them even "swam up" an age-group and had great success.  Thanks especially parents for your patience with the delayed start and (our hosts from Rose Tree Woods were running this meet for the first time), it is unusual to have SSL meets delayed other than for weather.  

Practices this week:

• Monday June 18 AM and PM Practice
• Tuesday June 19 AM practice
• Wednesday June 20 AM Practice
• Thursday June 21 AM and PM Practice
• Friday June 22 AM Practice 

All practices are at Plymouth Swim Club.

AM practice times are 8:30-9:30 for 8 & under swimmers, 9-10:30 for Ages 9 & up. Please remember that during morning practices pool staff are often working on grounds maintenance and for safety reasons, we are required to remain on the pool deck/paved areas and stay off the grass.

PM practice times are 6-7 PM for 8 & unders, 6-8 PM for ages 9 and up.  We must leave the pool grounds by 8:30 PM.

Meets:

• Please watch for an e-mail from Coach Dave, he will be confirming who is in the lineup for Tuesday and Wednesday. If your swimmer is not on the list but should be -- let him know. If they are on the list but should not be -- let him know.  The calendar sign-up is now closed on the website, so any changes need to go through Dave by email [email protected] It is vitally important information for the coaches to know who to expect so they can set up accurate line-ups for the meets. New and experienced swimmers are all welcome to participate in all meets.

• Tuesday, June 19th our meet is AWAY at Upper Merion Community Center, 431 W. Valley Forge Rd, King of Prussia, PA 19406 and warm up start at 5:30 pm the meet begins at 6 pm. This is an exhibition meet with a team from another summer league coaches will use the times from this meet to help with seeding upcoming league meets. If you signed up to volunteer, please check in with Sally upon arrival.  We need one more volunteer for this meet - a Stroke & Turn Judge.

• Wednesday, June 20th is a Varsity AWAY meet with Wallingford Swim Club, 501 S Providence Rd, Wallingford, PA 19086. Swimmers should arrive for the warmup at 5:15 pm and the meet gets under way at 6 pm. If you signed up to volunteer, just check in with Sally upon arrival.  Volunteer spots for this meet have all been filled -  thank you to everyone who signed up to help!

• The Suburban Swim League asked us to remind meet attendees that only a coach or League rep. may address issues with the officials during a meet. There are normally no issues, but if any concerns should arise, (regarding DQs etc). please direct them to a coach, Christy, or Sally, so they are handled through the proper channels.
• Please make sure you have declared your swimmer's meet availability for next week's meets by Friday of this week.  

Other information & reminders
PSC swim caps are available $10 each for the green caps with the gator, $5 for blue or green caps from previous years printed with PSC Gators . See Sally at practice or meets if you wish to purchase one. 

Gators Gear orders are ongoing, if you are interested, check out this link. 

Team suits are optional but if you are still planning to purchase one, contact information for Personal Best Swim Shop is on the website.

Team Pictures are next week on Monday June 25th at 5:30 for individual pictures, the team picture will be taken at approx 5:50pm.  If you would like an order form in advance, see Sally.

I know this is a ton of information - a very busy week for the start of our season! Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you all for all of your support - Let's make this a great Gators swim season for our kids! Happy Father's Day to all the Gators' Dads!

Gators Parents Committee