First Day of Morning Practice

First day of morning practice is Tuesday! Please refer to the Swimtopia website and Coach Frankie’s email about practice times. Any questions, just let Frankie know.

We appreciate having all care givers and non swimmers staying off the pool deck during all practices. The west pavilion is open for use and offers a space for working. Care givers standing in the sun on those cool mornings north of the zero entry pool is also understandable. Please keep the east swim deck clear for coaches and swimmers. If you have questions for the coaches, save those until after all practices and send an email if needed.

The playground outside of the pool grounds is open for use and Normandy Pool appreciates us not bringing our dogs onto the pool grounds. Normandy Pool would also like to request that our swimmers not wear bandaids in the pool. We hear they are hard on the drains and filters.

Welcome Back Picnic

The Welcome Back Picnic will be Wednesday evening, May 29, from 5:30-7:00pm on the north side of the Normandy pool building. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic dinners. For dessert, HipPOPs will be onsite available for ordering. Out of Breath orders from the first store will be available for pickup.

Volunteer Shifts

Shifts for the upcoming week open at 7am on Sundays. Log in to Swimtopia, go to About, and Calendar Sign Ups (not RSVP). You can also get to the signups through the app by clicking on the event. Families are requested to fulfill five (5) volunteer shifts which includes one (1) special/post season shift. We need lots of help during home meets which will offer many more open shifts than away meets.

Volunteers need to check in with our Volunteer Coordinators, Meredith Haworth and Olivia Davis, by 6:45am during each Saturday meet. A timer and stroke and turn judge meeting will occur each meet at 6:45am.

First Meet - @ Columbine Knolls - June 1

The first meet of the season is at Columbine Knolls with Grant Ranch this Saturday, June 1. Coach Frankie, Coach Esha and Coach Hazel will be collecting all meet entries by the Welcome Back Picnic. The meet starts at 7am. The big kids warm up at 6am, the little kids warm up at 6:30am. Volunteers please check in by 6:45am and attend the meet’s timer and stroke and turn judge meeting.

The Weather

The weather has kept us all on our toes. PCST does practice and hold meets in the rain. Practices and meets would be canceled for weather threats (ie lightning) and extreme conditions (ie downpours and extreme temperatures). Mornings are usually chilly, but can feel even colder without sun and with rain. The pools are all heated, it’s getting out of the pool that can be hard. Along with towels, hoodies and blankets, socks or slippers go a long way for cold feet. Cancellations for any event would come via email, so watch your inboxes if you notice the weather may be a factor in our schedule.

Upcoming

The second meet is at Governor’s Ranch with Bear Creek on Saturday, June 8. Team photos and Pirates Cove are scheduled for the following Tuesday, June 11, starting at 7:30am. Individual photos will be used to composite a team photo. In lieu of practice that day, PCST will meet as a team at Pirate’s Cove at 10am. The first Home Meet is Saturday, June 15. The annual Mile Swim Day (and optional Swim A Thon) is Monday, June 24.

Swim fast!

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