Rams,

Congratulations! Way to kick off the season with a team win! A HUGE THANK YOU to each of you for volunteering this week, and a special shout-out to Jeremy Kliewer for attending EVERY training these past two weeks to ensure all positions were covered for our team! 

Here are our team stats for this meet:

• 10 country qualifiers in 16 events
• 7 state qualifiers in 7 events (3 relays, 4 individuals)
• 3 meet high point winners (2 girls tied, one boy)
• 42 Personal Best Times
• 15 first-time events swam
• 63% improvement rate for swimmers who had times last year

Here are some updates for this week and resources to have the best experience and track your swimmer's progress:

Heat Sheets, Results, and Instructions on how to RSVP/Volunteer

• You can find the weekly heat sheets and results once they are posted on our website's page Swim Meet Info
• Need help navigating Swimtopia to RSVP and Volunteer? Visit the Signup Instructions page on our website

Swimtopia App

Download SwimTopia Mobile to receive Team Alerts for weather delays/cancellations and to view upcoming meets, volunteer commitments, and swim results. You will use the email address you used when registering your swimmer. You can get the upgraded version of the app for full use of live updates at swim meets.

This is where you can see the events your swimmers are in once the coaches publish the events on Thursday/Friday.

*For our year-round swimmers, this is similar to Meet Mobile. The county made the switch to this system this year from the Meet Mobile platform*

RSVP and Volunteering:

Please RSVP and sign up to volunteer by Monday night so that coaches can set up the meet on time and our volunteer coordinator can ensure we are all taken care of.

Practice:

Attending practice (year-rounders, this includes your own practices with your club team) is vital to improve. Please make the effort to be there every day and put forth 110% effort. Our coaches are highly qualified and have ample experience with high school swimmers. All we ask for is a positive attitude, effort, and a willingness to try hard things.

Spirit Gear:

Our spirit gear should start coming in this week. We will hand it out as it comes in at each meet coming up, since that is when we see everyone. As a reminder, each swimmer gets a team shirt, team pullover, team cap, and team bag (team bag is for new swimmers only).

Social Media:

We post announcements, accomplishments, meet results, and updates on social media! Make sure to follow us and interact:

• Facebook: @graysonswimdive
• Instagram: @graysonswim_dive

As always, let me know if you have any questions.

Gio De La Pena