Hello BKS families…

We hope you’re all having a great weekend! We wanted to send an email with a few reminders about the upcoming week and to start looking out to our first B Meet of the season in a little over a week.

• First Week of Practice Recap
  • Even though the weather didn’t cooperate, we had a great first week of practice. We saw plenty of familiar faces and LOTS of new ones and the kids all put in some great work whether it was in the pool or in the community room. Coach Kelly’s “Wheel of Fun or Torture” was a hit with the swimmers and made fun out of normally arduous dryland exercises! Also, a big thank you to Coach Charlie, Coach Andrew, Coach Eric, and Coach Adrian for leading dryland for the 10&Us Friday afternoon when the first rumbles of thunder closed the swim club!
  • We’ll continue with afternoon practices next week. It looks like we’ll finally see some warm weather, so practice should be MUCH more bearable by Tuesday

• Saturday, June 7: Time Trials at Burke Station
  • This meet is for all Destroyers. Transition & Juniors Swimmers do not need to attend this one (sleep in!).
  • You can declare now via SwimTopia
  • Warmups are at 7:30 am
  • Races will start at 8:00 am
  • If you cannot attend, no worries. We will get times at the first B Meet (see more info below) and at practices, as needed.
  • We are offering Volunteer Credits for Timing and Stroke & Turn
  • We need two Timers per lane
  • Stroke & Turn Judges
  • If you are brand new, please come out to get your first experience in a low-key environment
  • If you are a returning judge, please come out to shake off the rust and help mentor our new judges as well
  • Only one slot per family (e.g., the Brenholts cannot sign up and get credit for two slots

• Volunteers
  • This is another plug for NVSL officials training! The remaining dates are here on our website.
  • Volunteer positions for all meets (excluding Divisionals and Relay Carnival) will open on 6/4/25.
  • We’d love to see those volunteer slots fill up quickly! Besides, the sooner you sign up the easier it’ll be to get those cherished deck positions!
  • Instructions for signing up are here
  • For Destroyer families, the requirement is eight (8) slots. For Transition-only families, the requirement is four (4) slots. Junior Destroyers have no volunteer requirements.
  • If you have questions, please email us or ask at practice

• Meet Declarations
  • All meets will open for swimmer sign-up on 6/4
  • Instructions for signing up for A Meets can be found here
  • Make sure your swimmers are declared by 8:00 am the Wednesday prior to the meet. If not, Mike will find you…
  • Coaches will set the lineup on Wednesdays after practice. Swimmers will be notified at Thursday morning practice if they will be swimming in that week’s A Meet.
  • Instructions for B Meets can be found here
    • B Meets are open to all Destroyers. Reminder that a swimmer cannot swim in a B Meet any event they placed in (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) at the preceding A Meet. Therefore, it may be best to wait until after the A Meet to choose your swimmer’s events.
  • We will send out weekly reminders to sign up for both meets
  • For Relay Carnival and IM Carnival, please declare if your swimmer is available on that date; this will help with long-term planning. More information on those meets will come out at a later time.

• Monday, June 9: B Meet at Parliament
  • Our first B Meet will take place at Parliament Pool on Monday, June 9
  • Warm-ups will be at 5:30 pm. Please arrive by 5:15 pm
  • We realize this is a school night for most. Please make your event choices based on what works best for your family!
  • We will share any additional meet details from Parliament as they come in

• Friday, June 13: Bowling Pep Rally
  • Sign up now for our first Pep Rally of the Season at Bowl America in Burke!
  • Sign up here: https://burkestation.swimtopia.com/shop/175322

• Team Registration Fees and Volunteer Checks
  • If you have not paid yet, we need your checks by 6/9 (our first meet)
  • A reminder email will be coming from [email protected]
  • If you requested an invoice, please search your email for a Square invoice from BKS Swim Team

• SwimTopia App Reminder
  • Another reminder to download the SwimTopia app to receive timely alerts from the Coaches and Reps. The app is also a good way to declare for events and sign up for volunteer positions.
  • Instructions to download and log into the app can be found here

Looking forward to seeing everyone at a great week of practice!

- Deirdre, Mike, and Matt