Hello, Fall Conditioning Swimmers and Families!

Week in Review:

A lot of sprint work for the 9-12 and the 13+ this week! The 8U worked a lot on butterfly, as well as some fun challenge hypoxic sets!

Swimmer of the Week:

Name: Arlo Rosoff

Age: 8

Favorite Stroke: “I’m gonna say a stroke I made myself, kind of like butterfly, the dragon stroke, because I go high up like a dragon.”

Favorite Thing About Swimming: “It reminds me like in a game, like in Minecraft where I can swim and see all the creatures. It’s like a level in a game, I can achieve it and be happy.”

Favorite Vacation: “I’m not really sure yet, I like the snow, I’m a snow person, I like the cold.”

Favorite food: “Kit Kats, they’re nice and crunchy, I’ll choose Kit Kats over any other candy!”

“Arlo has had so much improvement this season. He’s worked hard not only on his great swimming skills, but he’s also put in the work to become self-motivated, excited, and positive-thinking during swim practice. He is always very eager to contribute to team discussions, particularly during the quote of the day. I’ve also noticed how much he enjoys swimming, and how much pride he takes in his practice time. He is friendly, passionate, caring, and hard-working. I’m really proud of him for his positive attitude, and his newfound passion for swimming. Keep up the great work, Arlo!” -Coach Tjasa

Notes About Air Quality:

We will continue to assess the air quality day-by-day, considering each day whether it is safe to hold swim practice and, if not, canceling. The coaches will make our final call by 2 pm; If we deem it unsafe, parents will receive an email notification via Swimtopia canceling swim practices for the day. If it is safe, there will be no email sent out. In other words, the assumption will always be that practice is happening unless we cancel via email! We use many different air quality online measuring tools-- AirNow.gov and Purple Air most of all. If we see that the air quality has surpassed 150 (marked “unhealthy for all groups”) we will cancel practice. We will also cancel if the forecast shows the AQI surpassing 150 during the afternoon swim practice times. The pool will remain open unless the AQI reaches 190-200. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to me at here .

Practice Structure:

Here’s what you’ll need to bring to practice:

• Mask (make sure to always wear a mask on deck and to remember to walk one-way around the pool!)
• towel/flip-flops/clothes
• Goggles
• Cap (optional, but encouraged)
• Water Bottle (pre-filled, this is especially important due to the poor air quality) we’ve noticed that the majority of swimmers have not been bringing water to practice, this is essential! Imagine going to soccer practice, in this air quality, and forgetting water! Please make sure that your swimmers bring a pre-filled water bottle to practice.
• Kickboard (we can provide kickboards that we sanitize between groups, but it is recommended that you bring your own)
• Fins (encouraged)

Gear:

If you want to buy gear for the upcoming season, check out the Greenmeadow team store on Swimoutlet.com for everything from t-shirts to goggles to kickboards and fins.

Parent Reminders:

Parents, please make sure your swimmers are bringing water to practice! We’ve noticed that the majority of swimmers have not been bringing water to practice, it is so important to stay hydrated when you work as hard as our swimmers do in their practices.

Also: on Saturday, Nov. 21 we are having our final time trials of the season! Head to greenmeadow.swimtopia.com to sign up!

Contacts:

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to any of the coaches:

Coach Tjasa Kmetec [email protected]

Coach Caleb Fenner [email protected]

Coach Malia Jefferson [email protected]

Thank you, everyone!

Coaches Tjasa Kmetec, Caleb Fenner, Malia Jefferson