June 16, 2019

Hello, PW Families!!

A LOT of information – please read carefully!

Week 2 Information

The summer practice schedule begins Monday!

• https://potomacwoodsswimteam.swimtopia.com/practices

B Meet (All swimmers) - AWAY this Wednesday, June 19

• at River Falls Community Center, 7915 Horseshoe Lane, Potomac, MD 20854
• Please take a moment to declare your swimmer’s attendance, sign up for the events they would like to swim and then sign up to volunteer.
• Sign-ups CLOSE Monday, June 17 at 6 p.m. (You can declare and sign up for ALL meets for the entire season NOW)
• Remember, swimmers that are first or second on the ladder in an event are discouraged from signing up for those events at B Meets. This gives other teammates a chance to place in B meets and helps keep the meet from running too late.
• Arrive at River Falls by: 5:10
• Warmups: 5:25
• Officials and Timers Meetings: 5:30
• Meet Start: 6:00
• Parking Information: TBD (check the website)
• Meet Theme: Hippies/70’s
• King/Queen of the Pool: We have added King/Queen of the Pool to the end of all B Meets! Sign your 13 and Over up NOW! Fastest 25m Free is the Winner!

Parent Relay “Tryout”

• Wednesday, June 19 at the end of the B Meet
• At the end of A Relay (Monday, June 24) and B Relay (Tuesdsay July 16) carnivals, we always have a parents’ relay (or 2) versus the other teams parents.
• If you are interested in participating in the parent relay:
  • Email me at [email protected]
  • Bring your suit and goggles to the B Meet on Wednesday
  • Race in the 25m Free at the end of the meet – fastest will make up the Parent Relay(s)! (Moms versus Dads, anyone??)

Team Socials

• Tuesday – Tye Dye!
• Morning and Afternoon Practices
• Bring a white t-shirt – we’ll supply the rest
• Friday – Posters and Popsicles 6:00 p.m.
• Come help make posters for Saturday’s A Meet while enjoying a popsicle

Friday Morning Team Breakfast

• Join your teammates and coaches for our first Friday morning Team Breakfast this Friday, June 21 at 9:00 a.m. Breakfast foods will be served for a nominal fee. The coaches will announce the swimmers of the week and the A meet lineup. Thank you to Sarah Kerchner and Laura Raimond for coordinating the team breakfasts.

Friday Night Family Pizza Night – 6 p.m.

• Forget about cooking dinner! Come support our pool at Pizza Night!
• Please contact Susannah Alberino if you’d like to order a pie in advance [email protected]
• Piasano’s Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza
  • $15/pie, $2/slice

A Meet (Selected Swimmers) – HOME vs. Glenwood Saturday, June 22

• Please take a moment to declare your swimmer’s availability (Available/Not Available) by Thursday at NOON. Doing this helps Coach Jonny create the lineup with swimmers that we know are available. You can declare your swimmer’s availability for the entire season now if you know your schedule!
• Meet Lineup will be emailed Friday morning. Please let us know if your swimmer is on the lineup and cannot swim so we can fill the lane with another swimmer that can participate!!!

Team and Meet Photos

• The team photo along with all meet photos can be viewed here: https://pwdemons.smugmug.com/ Password: Demons
• Thank you to our team photographers, Will Hicks and Eric Kerchner for capturing these amazing memories!

Volunteers

• Thank you to all of our volunteers!! You all have been so wonderful about signing up and following through. We couldn’t have our meets without you!

As always, please don’t hesitate to email me if you have any questions,

Mara Csokmay

Go, PW!! Swim Fast!!