Swim/Dive Update 22 July 2015

Hello!
I hope everyone has been enjoying last minute summer vacations and had some time to do a little relaxing before we all start school in just a few weeks. I have a few notes:

• Thank you to all of you that showed up to dryland the last three weeks. It was awesome to start the season off with hard work and dedication! For the many of you that were not able to make it, I hope that you have been staying conditioned and are ready for training on August 10th! It's going to be a GREAT season! 
• I attached a "new" tentative meet schedule. All athletes will be attending the dual meets (weekdays) but the invites (weekends) will be a selected team based on academic performance, meet performance, and attendance. These are the state qualifying meets. **Please note that some of the dual meets are subject to change because of scheduling conflicts (they are noted on the calendar) . The AIA went through a new process of creating the master schedule this year and there are a few things that need some tweaking. 
• Our mandatory parent/athlete meeting will be WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19TH at the pool, right after our practice (around 6:30 pm). It will only take about 20-30 minutes to review expectations, fees, dates, etc. If you are new to the team, the coaches and I would be happy to stay a little longer and talk more details. I will go over fees closer to the start of the season but keep in mind that ALL (booster & AIA) will be due by August 28th. 

What to bring to the meeting:
If your last name starts with A-L:
a case of water for dual meets
 If your last name starts with M-Z:
a box of snacks for dual meets, preferably the costco size (i.e. nature valley bars, fruit snacks, pretzels, granola bars, etc.)

Lastly, I would like to congratulate the following swimmers that received All America standings in their events from last season. All-America rankings are the top 100 performances in every event across the country, from the 2014-2015 high school season.
Ally Yancy - 100 breast - 44th
Aaron Apel - 500 free - 42nd
Sam Fazio - 50 free - 47th
Sam Fazio, Ally Yancy, Zoe Rosin, Julie Gibson - 200 medley relay - 37th
Julie Gibson, Hayley Hill, Sam Fazio, Victoria Toris - 400 free relay - 30th

The coaches and I are really looking forward to this season and excited to see all of you continue to become better athletes and students! We can't wait for the Pioneer Swim/Dive family to be back together again! 

Coach Paige