Happy Sunday Barracudas,

Welcome to the last week of our regular season. We have our big fundraiser on Tuesday morning and our league meets are this Friday/Saturday. There is A LOT of information in this blast. Do not hesitate to reach out to a parent committee member or Coach Maddie for clarification.

Barracuda-a-Thon

Tuesday AM during practice times

We are trying something new this year with our fundraising and hoping to raise $5,000 for our swim team. These funds will pay for all of our events and supplies outside of basic operating costs which are paid for by our registration fees. Our end-of-season banquet is the largest ticket item and will cost the team around $3,000 this year. This cost includes food and the awards that are given to each swimmer every year. The excess funds we raise beyond $3000 will be earmarked for Pirate’s Cove, social events, replacing stop-watches, upgrading our starter’s equipment, and miscellaneous needs such as printer paper and caution tape.

We are at $970 dollars raised as of this email (does not include pledge amounts)!

Team Fundraising page: https://go.rallyup.com/barracudas

You can also have friends text ‘barracudas’ to 33100 to get the donation link

Please help us reach our goal by texting your swimmer’s donation page to friends and family. Every swimmer can be found by visiting the Participant Center and then selecting, Participants. From there, you are able to search and select your swimmer. Each swimmer has a link share button to their own personal donation page.

League Theme

This year the theme for league is the same for all teams and there will be no judging. The theme will be “Team Spirit”. We will be celebrating the barracudas and our fellow league teams during both Silver and Gold meets. Parents, please wear barracuda gear or our team colors to the meet.

To support this theme, we are asking parents and swimmers to join us poolside on Wednesday at 5:30 to make inspirational clothespins to ‘clip’ to swimmer’s bags from other teams. See you there!

Gold/Silver League Information

Congratulations on an amazing season so far Barracudas! We are quickly approaching leagues and there are a few things for you all to know going into this weekend.

MEET DECLARATION IS MANDATORY AND DUE TUESDAY AT 8PM!!!

Silver League is Friday at Bear Creek starting at 7:45 am. We will be warming up at 7:20, so please arrive no later than 7:10.

General Order of events for Silver (and Long-distance Gold events):

200 m Freestyle*—9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 15-18 (Gold distance event)

25/50 m Freestyle—8 & under, 9 & 10, 11 & 12

25/50 m Butterfly—8 & under, 9 & 10, 11 & 12

25/50 m Backstroke—8 & under, 9 & 10, 11 & 12

100 m Freestyle*—8 & under (Gold distance event)

400 m Freestyle*—13 & 14, 15-18 (Gold distance event)

50/100 m Freestyle—8 & under, 9 & 10, 11 & 12

25/50 m Breaststroke—8 & under, 9 & 10, 11 & 12

100 m IM—8 & under, 9 & 10, 11 & 12

100/200 m Freestyle AGE GROUP Relay— 8 & under, 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 6 & Under Freestyle Relay

*Please note that for the 200 Free, the 400 Free and the 8U 100 Free our 12 & Under swimmers must have qualified with a Gold time in order to swim, but these events will be swam at the Silver meet. If your child is wanting to swim one of these but you are unsure if they meet the criteria, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Coach Maddie and ask!

Gold League is Saturday at Governor’s Ranch starting at 7:00 am. We will be warming up at 6:30, so please arrive no later than 6:20.

General Order of events for Gold

NOTE: 8&U 100m, ALL 200m or 400m Freestyle will take place on Friday during the Silver Meet 

100/200 m Medley Relay-- 8 & under, 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 15 & 18

25/50 m Freestyle—8 & under, 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 15 & 18

25/50 m Butterfly—8 & under, 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 15 & 18

25/50 m Backstroke—8 & under, 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 15 & 18

50/100 m Freestyle—8 & under, 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 15 & 18

25/50 m Breaststroke—8 & under, 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 15 & 18

100/200 m IM—8 & under, 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 15 & 18

100/200 m Freestyle Relay-- 8 & under, 9 & 10, 11 & 12, 13 & 14, 15 & 18

IMPORTANT: Lastly, your swimmer may only swim in one of these meets. If you swimmer has one Gold time and the rest Silver, they may choose to either swim their one event at the Gold meet OR any other events at Silver but may NOT swim at both meets. If your swimmer has a Gold time in 2 or more events then they MUST declare for the Gold meet and are not eligible to swim in Silver.

Again, if you have any questions please reach out to Coach Maddie!

Save the Date: End of Season Banquet

Tuesday, July 29 5:30 - 8:00 pm at the Grant Ranch Village Center

This is our opportunity to celebrate the season by recognizing the amazing accomplishments of our swimmers and thanking our parents and coaches for their involvement and support. More details on logistics for the event will be forthcoming.

We will be sure to set out baskets/containers for each coach for families to leave a thank you. While this is voluntary, let us show our coaches some love as we wrap up the season. Below are gift card recommendations for each coach.

Coach Maddie: Taco Bell, Jimmy John’s, McDonalds, Dairy Queen, Chick-fil-a, Angelo’s

Coach Jim: Q’doba (yup, that’s his only request)

Coach Jenna: Target, Amazon, Starbucks, Chick-fil-a

Coach Griffin: Target, Chipotle, Chick-fil-a

See you at the pool!