Hello Gator Families! 

We had an incredible meet yesterday at home! We won our meet, beating Grant Ranch and Woodbourne GVR:1248/GR:684/WB:408. Once again we had swimmers earning PR's and State and KCI qualifying times! Thank you so much to all of you who volunteered, we cannot run a meet like that without you! 

Our next meet is this Saturday, June 17th. We will be swimming at Columbine Knolls against Columbine Knolls and Bear Creek. The meet sign up is open, please make sure you submit the races your swimmer will be competing in by 7 am on Thursday in order to participate. To sign up: Go to "Schedule/Signup" tab and click on "Meet Sign-up Instructions" and follow the directions. If you will not be attending, please make sure to mark that.

Upcoming Events:

Our team Movie Night is this Thursday, June 15th at Grant (Ladybug) Park. We will meet at 7:30pm, please bring movie snacks and blankets or chairs. We will begin a family friendly movie as soon as it's dark enough. This is a really fun night to hang out with friends on the team outside of practice time, and we really hope that the weather will cooperate!

Team day at Water World is on July 11th. We will send out more information when it gets closer, but please add it to your calendar! There will not be practice this morning for our Green or Purple groups. Water World tickets can be purchased through our Calypso Club membership, which means you can get discounted tickets for your family anytime this summer. You can find this information under the "Resources" tab on our website. You can order and use these any time on your own and on the team day.

Keep your eyes out for an email about our Swim Across America Endurance Challenge on July 11th. We will be sending information out about what this is and why it is so important.

Photo Retakes: If your child missed getting pictures taken last week, there will be an opportunity for make ups this Wednesday at 9am. Please email Laurahatchphotography@gmail.com to let her know you want them, and fill out this Photo Form.

Team shirts: If you missed the Kick Off Picnic, and still need to make your team shirts, we will be doing them at practice from 8:45-9:15 am this Thursday.

Iron Man and Swim Goals: It can be important to set swim goals with your child. These goals vary by each swimmer and their ability. For some it might be to qualify for KCI or State, for some it could be to complete a particular stroke without disqualifying, or for our younger swimmers it might be just to participate in a meet! Talk to your kids about what their swim goals are this season, and help them set some realistic goals for themselves and work towards them. They can also tell their coaches at practice what their goals are so they can help them as well. We wanted to mention our Iron Man Award, which they can earn by completing legally (not disqualifying) every stroke available for their age group at some point during the season. This is a great way to try new events, and challenge themselves! Coaches Corner:

Gratitude

"The most powerful weapon against your daily battles is finding the courage to be grateful anyway." - Unknown

I believe that cultivating gratitude in our hearts may be one of the most important things we can do. Joy springs from gratitude. An attitude of gratitude has the ability to transform situations and lift up those around us. When our hearts are grateful we are better able to see the blessings and opportunities all around us. When we express gratitude for others, it deepens our connections and relationships. How can we show gratitude as a team and community? How would it impact our team if we made a habit of being grateful and expressing our gratitude?

Ongoing reminders:

• Sign up for volunteer shifts if you haven't yet, every family must choose 4.
• If you would like to purchase a swim cap they are $5 for latex and $15 for silicone. Please email Jillian if you want one, and we'll arrange a way to get it to you.
• Each week we will set out a box of folders at practice where you will find the ribbons your swimmer earned at the meet as well as anything else we need to get to you.

Please reach out if you have any questions!