Hello, Winter Conditioning Swimmers and Families!

Hope all are doing well!

Week in Review:

8U, 9-12, and 13+ all worked on breaststroke pull, freestyle arm sequencing/timing and reach, and sprints. Here are our quotes of the day from each day of practice this week! :

Day 1: “Somewhere behind the athlete you’ve become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little [kid] who fell in love with the [sport] and never looked back… play for [them].” – Mia Hamm

Day 2: “The principle is competing against yourself. It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.”

– Steve Young

Day 3: “One [person] can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one [person] cannot make a team. ”

– Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Swimmer of the Week:

Name: Tibi Shuler

Favorite Stroke: Freestyle

Favorite Food: Ethiopian

Favorite Colors: Red/Black

“Tibi has done a great job during Winter Conditioning. She comes and works hard every workout even though she’s in a group with much older swimmers. Great job, Tibi!” -Coach Caleb

Practice Schedule and Lane Assignments:

Please find our winter 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.

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!

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