Good Afternoon, Burke Station families!

Wow...what a great time (and unbelievable weather) at time trials! We had a lot of fantastic swims and plenty of learning opportunities today. It's always great to get these times so we can see some of the serious time drops from week to week and by the end of the season. The coaches also now have lots of great info to take into this week as we prepare for our first B Meet (at home) this Monday and next Saturday's first A Meet at Annandale.

We have a busy week ahead with these two meets, practices, and a pep rally, so we're laying it all out for you below.

• Monday, June 10: B Meet - Home v. Parliament
  • The first meet of the season will be against our friends from Parliament Pool
  • Please arrive at 4:45 pm so swimmers are ready to start warmups at 5:00 pm.
  • The meet will start at 6:00 pm. We hope to be done by 9:00 pm, but sometimes our B Meets (especially those early in the season) can run a little long. IM will come at the end of this meet, as compared to other B Meets when it's often in the middle of the meet.
  • We need swimmer declarations in SwimTopia by Monday morning. Swimmers can swim any two strokes of their choice, plus IM.
  • Freestyle and Backstroke are almost always the two best options for newer swimmers. You must be legal (or close to legal) in all four strokes before swimming IM.
  • Please reach out if you don't know how to declare your swimmers!
  • Volunteers - you'll be seeing an email from Deirdre on that very soon.
    • 15-18 families will be asked to help with set up starting at 4:30pm
    • 13-14 families are being asked to help with tear down after the meet
  • We will have concessions, so come hungry!
• Friday, June 14: Friday Breakfast and Pep Rally
  • Friday morning breakfasts are back!
  • Please sign up on the link below to donate food (e.g., muffins, doughnuts, bagels), drinks, and paper products for the respective age group practices each Friday
  • Here is the link to the SignUpGenius
  • Pep Rally at Bowl America/Bowlero Burke!
    • Sign-up and details link is here on SwimTopia
    • Our pep rally activities are for swim team members only. Parents and other family members are more than welcome to come and bowl, eat, and drink on their own, but RSVPs and payments are for swimmers only.
    • Please RSVP by Tuesday, June 11 so we can confirm lanes!
• Saturday, June 15: A Meet at Annandale
  • All swimmers must be declared as Attending or Not Attending by 5:00 pm on Tuesday
  • If your swimmers will not be available, please list them as Not Attending in SwimTopia
  • Coaches will set the lineup on Wednesday at lunchtime. If your swimmer is not declared, the coaches will assume they are not available and the swimmer will not be considered for this meet.
  • Swimmers will be notified at Thursday morning practice if they were selected for the meet on Saturday.
  • An email with more details will be coming out later this week
• Don't forget MORNING practices start on Thursday. Please enter through side gate.
  • 8 & Under and Transition Group: 7:45 am - 8:30 am
  • 9-12s: 8:30 am - 9:30 am
  • 13+: 9:30 am-10:30 am

Whew! We know that's a lot of info, but it's a busy first week, especially with that first meet at home. As always, let us know if you have any questions (email, text, phone, track us down at the pool...whatever) and we'll be happy to help!

- Alexis, Deirdre, Mike, and Matt