Hello Hammerheads, 

I want to start off by saying THANK YOU- thank you to all the parents who stuck around and made the best of a difficult meet, thank you to the volunteers who worked hard and were ready to step in if/when we were back on deck, thank you to all of our awesome swimmers who continued to be great sports through hours of waiting around. It wasn't what we hoped for out of our meet, but I am so proud of our team for the way we handled a challenging evening.  

Crozet is working with our coaches about a possible Plan B since our meet was cut so short.  Stay tuned.  I will share information as soon as I have it, if they are able to make arrangements.  Thank you to Crozet for being so helpful and understanding.  We are so lucky to have such wonderful teams in our league. 

Now onto a lot of important topics. Please read carefully. 

CHAMPS 

Declaring Your Swimmer

The deadline for Champs is Wednesday July 17 at NOON.  There are no exceptions and you MUST declare yes or no.  Please do so now through Swimtopia. 

Schedule 

I am attaching a document with schedule information for Champs. Please see arrival and start times below, but understand we may need to adjust arrival time once we have warm up schedule and entries. 

• 11/12 years - Friday Start Time 11am: swimmers arrive by 8:45am, parent volunteers need to check in by 9:00am 
• 13 & over - Friday Start Time 315pm: swimmers arrive by 1:00pm, parent volunteers need to check in by 1:00pm
• 8 & under - Saturday Start Time 915am: swimmers arrive by 7:15am, parent volunteers need to check in by 7:15am
• 9/10 years - Saturday Start Time 145pm: swimmers arrive by 12:15pm, parent volunteers need to check in by 11:45am 

Volunteers 

We MUST fill our volunteer positions for Champs or else we will be penalized. Please consider signing up... but please also understand that you MUST show up for your position. We have several parents who are volunteering for key positions for the entire Champs already (thank you!!), but we still need more.

• View positions for each session and sign up here. 
• View Volunteer descriptions here. 

BANQUET 

Our End of the Season Celebration will be on Saturday July 27 at 630pm at the Hollymead Pool. We will have awards, swim, eat, and make some great memories together! 

YOU MUST RSVP and Pre-Order any food here by July 23.  Please RSVP Yes OR No - either way - as we need a clear head count. 

Cupcakes will be provided, but please plan on drinks, sides, and food (either pre-ordered and purchased the night of or bring your own).  If you have food allergies in your family, please plan your food accordingly. 

SPIRIT WEEK

Please review the Spirit Week Sign Up Genius  for volunteering and items needed.  Thank you for helping make this a fun week for all of our swimmers.  

• Monday July 22 Kick Ball  630pm at Hollymead Elementary School Fields (normal morning practice)
• Tuesday July 23 Pancakes and Posters during your normal practice time 
• Wednesday July 24 Talent Show 630pm-8pm on the pool deck. Please SIGN UP! Bring chairs and water. No food provided and no swimming during talent show.  (normal morning practice)
• Thursday July 25 Pep Rally at 830am - 11am 

PM PRACTICE CHANGES for week of July 22 

• Monday July 22- all ages together 5:00-6:00- only for those who can’t attend morning practice- it will be a start and turn practice. 
• Tuesday July 23- normal PM practice times
• Thursday July 24- No PM practice