Hello Gators Families!

This season, we are going to try to send out a Sunday email with as much information as we can to try and avoid sending multiple emails throughout the week. Please know, we might forget things and still send multiple emails, but we are going to try!

The sign up came out on 5/3 for volunteer shifts. If you haven't done so yet, please look at those. You can find more information on the website about what each role involves. Every family will need to sign up for 3 shifts, so please make sure you find times that work for you.

Our swim season officially starts a week from tomorrow! We wanted to make sure that everyone knows that the first two practices, May 23rd and 24th, are evening practices and will only be for coaches training (5:00-6:00) and swimmers in the silver, junior and senior groups (6:00-7:00). There is no practice on the 25th, as that is the official first day of the pool opening. We will begin our first morning practices on the 26th, please see the schedule below, which is also posted on the website. There will NOT be practice on Monday the 30th for Memorial Day.

6:45-8:15: Seniors & Juniors

7:00-8:00: Silver

8:00-9:00: Green

9:00-9:40: Purple (Session 1)

9:40-10:20: Purple (Session 2)

Please remember that no swimmer will be allowed in the water until we have received the signed paperwork and the volunteer deposit check. You have received a separate email if we still need this from you. We will be available the first day of practice to turn this in, however if you wait until then, there may be a line. Feel free to reach out if you would like to connect and get that submitted before then.

We also want to make sure that everyone has the Buddy Picnic on their calendar for May 31st at 6:00 pm. We will be doing several things at this meeting, including getting to know your big/little buddy, tie-dying Gators team shirts, and holding a parent information meeting. Please plan on bringing a picnic for your family, or eating before since we won't be providing food. The Kona Ice truck will also be there, so plan on that as well! You can find the buddy list by going to the "Resources" tab on the website and selecting "Swim Buddies". Please let us know if you can be there by clicking on:_https://gvrgators.swimtopia.com/swim_meets_and logging in. Scroll down to "Big Buddy:Little Buddy/Tie-Dye Shirts/Parent Info Meeting" then click on "RSVP" and select who will be attending.

If you ordered team gear, we will have that ready to pass out the first day of morning practice on May 26th. If you would like to purchase a swim cap you can do that on the 26th as well, or during the first full week of practices (May 31-June3) during practice time. We will have them available for purchase with cash (exact change) or check. They are $5 for latex and $15 for silicone. 

We also want to make sure that you know that several teams are very large this year, including ours, so in order to ensure that our meets run efficiently, every swimmer must be able to swim the length of the pool unassisted by the coaches, in order to participate in the meets. Our coaches will assess this each week and we will communicate to parents if your swimmer is in this category.

We are so excited to start our 2022 season! Please reach out if you have any questions!