Hello SPAR Families,

It was so fun meeting new swimmers at our Swim Eval today. We have 23 new swimmers joining the team.

Swim practice begins tomorrow!

Mon - Thurs:

5:30 - 6:30 --- 10 and Under swimmers

6:30 - 7:30 --- 11 and Up swimmers

This week will be the only week we will have all 6 lanes available to us for afternoon practices.

Please remember to bring your goggles, water bottles, and towels. The pool water is cold, be prepared for afterwards. Even though the temperature is cold, I recommend not wearing a swim shirt during practice. They create a bunch of drag, making it a harder practice than it needs to be. Be sure to apply sunscreen before jumping in the pool.

In keeping with Covid Guidelines - swimmers will be assigned lanes. This is a first for us. The lane assignments are not permanent. As we see the strengths of our swimmers, adjustments will be made. (also, our lane use will change to 4 lanes next week)

We will use the lane assignments and attendance taking to help us in case we need to do Contact Tracing. During practice, you will see swimmers starting from both ends of the pool, this is to help spread out the swimmers.

This week, we will be working on Freestyle and Backstroke. The distances will be short and focused on quality. It has been a long time since some of us have been in the water. It is normal to feel a little awkward in the beginning.

Repeat Notes:

Swimtopia has a Mobile App. You can use the app for “upcoming events”, history of past swims, calendar of events, and a few more things. Please consider downloading it.

Remind: We use Remind to communicate in mass, for quick, short announcements.. It is super helpful for weather announcements/cancelations. To join the SPAR Remind: text to the number 81010, the message “@ sailfish”

See you at the Pool,

Kim Ashworth

864-322-3350 cell