February 22, 2010 - February 28, 2010
Practice Changes
Senior Group: Follow the Normal Practice Schedule through Thursday. There will be no Senior Group practice Friday through Sunday due to the A/BB Championships being held in Lynchburg, VA. Swimmers not participating in the meet but preparing for Senior Championships or another meet should consult with Scott for guidance on workouts during this weekend. PLEASE READ THE SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING BLACKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL ADJUSTED SCHOOL HOURS.
Junior Group: Follow the Normal Practice Schedule through Thursday. There will be no practice Friday through Sunday due to the A/BB Championships being held in Lynchburg, VA.
Gold & Silver: Follow the Normal Practice Schedule through Thursday. There will be no practice Friday through Sunday due to the A/BB Championships being held in Lynchburg, VA.
HS Prep: Follow the Normal Practice Schedule through Friday. There will be no practice on Sunday due to A/BB Championships. PLEASE READ THE SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING BLACKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL ADJUSTED SCHOOL HOURS.
Level 1, Level 2, & Bronze: Follow the Normal Practice Schedule through Saturday. There will be no practice on Sunday due to the A/BB Championships being held in Lynchburg, VA. Don't forget to sign up for the Stroke School Meet. More information below under Upcoming Meets.
SPECIAL NOTE FOR BLACKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS:
Blacksburg High School students affected by the new Blacksburg High School afternoon school hours being held at Blacksburg Middle School should expect an email and information to be available on the website by Monday evening at the latest. We are working on arrangements for practice time to be offered sometime between the hours of 8:00 AM and Noon on certain mornings during the week. We are not yet sure which facilities we will use, but information will be available very soon.
Other Upcoming Meets and Special Events
Stroke School Meet: We will have our last Stroke School Meet of the Short Course season on Friday, March 12th at Blacksburg Aquatic Center. An Online Meet Signup has been added under the Stroke School Page and the signup deadline is Friday, March 5th. Please signup as soon as possible. We are planning on making this meet a fun affair for all the Stroke School swimmers. The swimmers will be divided into teams and the meet will be scored and will have a team winner. More information to follow.
B/C Champs went great this past weekend with many swimmers achieving new qualifying times and fast swims all around. Check our results when they are posted early this week under the 'Meets' page and be sure to congratulate the swimmers that did participate and do so well.
Updated entries for A/BB Champs will be available on Monday evening. Please contact your child's coach as early as possible if your swimmer has partiuclar requets.
Specific Warm up times for A/BBs will be posted on the home page of the website on Wednesday. Please arrive 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of warm ups.
Additional Information
Check out pictures that Caisy Ho, our Live Action Swim photographer, took at the Gator Meet this past weekend. The gallery is available at his website, but it is password protected. The password is located in the email sent out each week announcing the weekly newsletter availability, or ask a coach or parent at practice. Click to see Gator Meet Photos and for Information on Ordering. Caisy is available at most swim meets to photograph your swimmer, and when you use his services, about $5 goes to the team.
Virginia Tech Swim Camp registration has opened for their stroke camp, held June 20-24, and their sprint camp, held July 18-21. Both camps will be held at War Memorial. Virginia Tech Swimming and Diving is a huge supporter of H2okie Aquaitcs and one of our Team Sponsors. We encourage our swimmers to attend either Virginia Tech swim camp if they are interested. It is a lot of fun for the kids! Reserve your spot now.
Use SCRIPS to fulfill your fundraising obligations and to support our team. It is easy and it helps you plan your spending. Please call or email Brenda Whitesell with any questions. Click here for more information about SCRIPS.
Question of the Week
Question of the Week (Submitted By: Anonymous User): All this championship meet stuff is so confusing! The Championship Meet Eligibility Page is a mile long and whoever does that website stuff is straight crazy if he thinks I am going to read all that. Can I just sign up my child for all the meets and let the coaches decide what is best?
Yes and No. The decision to travel to and participate in a swim meet is an important decision that you should fully consider before you decide whether to sign up for a meet or not. If you sign up for a meet and the coaches enter your child in the meet, you are responsible for any entry fees associated with that meet, even if you later decide not to go. While the coaches can recommend which meets your child should attend, if we were left to decide which meets to enter swimmers in, we may end up entering your child in a meet that you were not expecting to go to.
Second, although the information is long, understanding qualifying procedures for swim meets is a very important part of being a knowledgable swim parent and helping your swimmer achieve success. So there may not be an absolute necessity to learn the information, but it will help you understand our sport better.
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