Hello Blue Heron Families,

This email is full of information.  Please read through the entire email.

Schedule Next Week:

No Practice on Monday, May 31st.  Memorial Day!

Normal Practice times Tuesday - Friday (including Flex Schedule)

• Friday, June 4th is the last day for "try-outs" for the younger swimmers who may not be ready for swim team, yet.  Coaches will do their best to communicate any concerns with parents.  Please be patient as we get to know your swimmers.
• FLEX Schedule Sign ups:
  There are 30 slots for the Flex Schedule practice. Please use the sign up genius link below to reserve a slot for the entire practice week of June 1-4.
  https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0c4aafaf29a5f8c34-flex1

Meet Prep:  (Action Required by ALL families!)

We were just notified that every family must register their swimmer(s) on the swimmingly app. We use the swimmingly app to run all of the meets. In the past, teams were able to transfer their rosters to the swimmingly app to create line ups and run the meets, however, due to their child protection policy, we are now required to have every parent acknowledge the signup of their own children.  Only the swimmers registered in the Swimmingly App roster will be entered in the meets.  We don't have the ability to add swimmers on our end.  Please make sure this gets done by Wednesday, June 2nd to ensure that your child is entered in the June 7th swim meet.

 Parent Instructions:

1. Sign-up for your Swimmingly Clubhouse account at   

https://clubhouse.swimmingly.app/app/landingPage

     2. Go to the Westhaven Swim Team sign up page at       

                  https://clubhouse.swimmingly.app/clubs/register/26...
 3. Choose the swim season you want to sign your children up for!
 4. Select your children. If you have any children that are new to the team or that   

       you don't see listed, you can click the 'Add Swimmer' button to add them.

       5. Click submit!
       6. The membership fee was included in your swim team fee.

COVID Waivers:

Williamson County Swim League requires that every family sign and submit a Covid Waiver prior to participating in a league meet.  These forms MUST be filled out and given to the coaches by Wednesday, June 2nd next week in order for your child to be entered in the meet on June 7th.  If you are currently out of town, you can scan and email your form to [email protected] 

Parent Volunteers:

Please make sure you take a minute to look through the volunteer positions available and sign up to help out.   Next Friday, during the normal practice time, we are going to have a "Mock meet" for each age group so the kids can hear what the starter sounds like and the parents who are willing and available can test out the timing software.   Please plan to participate if you would like to learn the system.  If you have any questions regarding any of the jobs, please reach out to Cat Aquino at [email protected]

HERON HIGHLIGHTS:  (from the Coaches!)

What a great first week!  We started the week with drylands.  Throughout the week, we learned a warm-up routine, got to know each other and the team, worked on flutter kicks and streamlines, and played team building games.  Today in the pool, we focused heavily on the kids strengths and learning about what we should work on.  It was a great practice, even if it was rainy.  We are so excited for this season and watching your kids become even stronger swimmers!!

Attached are a few pictures from the fun this week.

Swimmer of the Week:  

Each week, one swimmer from each age group will be recognized for going above and beyond in their training and/or enthusiasm at practice.  Their names will be shared on the Friday email and they will have the opportunity to sign their name on and use the special "Swimmer of the Week" kick boards (yellow) for the following week.

Swimmer of the Week for the week of May 24th:

6-under:  William Parrish

7-8:  Will Haymond

9-10:  Marley Piasecke

11-12:  Charlotte Blackburn

13-18:  Annie Russell

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please respond to this email.  

Thank you for your support and understanding as we continue learning!
~Your Swim Team Volunteers.