Hello, Winter Conditioning Swimmers and Families!

Hope all are doing well!

Week in Review:

The 8U, 9-12, and 13+ worked on their flipturns, open turns, breakouts, and IM transitions this week. The 8U worked on sprints, and played a few good games of sneaky statues! The 9-12 and 13+ had pace work, while the 13+ ended the week with a mock meet!

Swimmers of the Week:

Every week the coaches choose 2-3 swimmers who really went above and beyond in their practices in the past week to be recognized as the swimmers of that week. Without further ado, here are this week’s Swimmers of the Week!

Name: Eloise Kostal

Age: 8

Favorite stroke: Butterfly

Favorite thing about swimming: “To be with all my friends and my coaches.”

Favorite vacation: Lake Tahoe

Favorite food: “Spaghetti Carbonara!”

“Eloise has always been a very strong candidate for swimmer of the week, although this week I especially noticed her hard work during practice and ability to not let others distract her. It can be easy to get distracted and lose sight of why we’re at practice when other teammates aren’t taking it as seriously, but Eloise has impressed me immensely by still staying focussed and really utilizing her positive attitude and listening ears during practice! Eloise brings such a great energy to our practices and I’m excited to continue to watch her work hard and improve! Go Eloise!!” -Coach Malia

Name: Max Pinnell

Age: 11

Favorite stroke: Breaststroke

Favorite thing about swimming: “I like anything where we don’t have to stop; 100s, 50s.”

Favorite vacation: Skiing in France or Lake Tahoe

Favorite food: Japanese food or pizza

“Max has always been a hard worker, and an excited, passionate swimmer. What really impresses me about Max is that he takes responsibility for his team, and for the quality of practice time. When morale was lagging at a particular practice, Max stepped into a leadership role and roused the spirits of his teammates (and coaches). He is usually a quiet, diligent presence in our practices, but when he felt the team’s need for excitement and energy, he stepped up. I’m grateful for you, and proud of you, Max! Thank you for being a leader!” -Coach Tjasa

Parent Reminders:

Make sure to register for the second half of our winter season if you’re interested continuing through February and March! Your practice group spot will be held for you if you re-register in the next few days! ALSO: make sure to sign up for our January 30th Time Trials!

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.

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