Hello, Winter Conditioning Swimmers and Families!

It was so great to see all of you this past week!

Week in Review:

8U and 9-12 mostly worked on freestyle and backstroke this past week-- easing into the season with some simple drill progressions and some opportunities to apply what they learned to some longer workout swims. We also worked on turns/flipturns with this group. Our youngest 8U worked on mastering the basics of freestyle-- we will be continuing this next week with some more side-breathing work! 13+ did a lot of drill progressions as well, starting with freestyle as a way to get back into the new season, then with a lot of IM work, particularly butterfly, where they also applied what they learned to sprints. Great job, everyone!

Practice Schedule and Lane Assignments:

Please find our fall conditioning practice schedule here (effective Monday, December 7th)

What to bring:

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)
• Kickboard (we can provide kickboards that we sanitize between groups, but it is recommended that you bring your own)
• Fins (optional, but encouraged)
• Pull buoy (optional)

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.

Arrival:

Please try to arrive 5 minutes early for your practice time, as we will need to line people up outside before they enter the pool in order to maintain social distancing (and we want everyone to get the most out of their pool time!). Please wait for the coaches or staff to let you in the facility before practice.

Parent Reminders:

Parents, a reminder: due to county regulations regarding the number of people in the pool area/on the pool deck in order to maintain effective social distancing, we ask that only one parent/guardian accompany 8 and under swimmers on deck. Unfortunately, parents of older swimmers will not be allowed on deck during practice times. I know this is frustrating (my parents always loved to watch my swim practices growing up!), but, unfortunately, for this very bizarre year, it is a necessary precaution for our team to be able to continue practicing.

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