Lancer Family,

I am very hopeful that we will have much more cooperative weather this week for practice and be able to see many more of you all on deck. Shout-out though to the swimmers who braved the colder water on Wednesday and Thursday last week.

Each Sunday you will receive important weekly updates from me as well as information regarding the upcoming meet. Please be sure to read all of the email carefully as this is the best way for us to share information with everyone.

Practice Schedule: Practice continues in the afternoon this week Monday-Thursday (schedule is below). No practice this Friday, June 5th. Looking ahead, we will not have practice Friday, June 12th.

With not being able to have Time Trials on Saturday, I am hoping to be able to run a small practice meet during practices on Wednesday (all age groups). If you are able to attend practice that day, it will be beneficial not only for the swimmers but parents as well. We are planning to use this time to help parents understand some of the meet details as well as timing and recording. Also, Tuesday evening we will have a brief “How to For Swim Meets” for all parents who are able to be on deck. We will offer two sessions for you to learn more to prepare for our meet on Saturday and ask any questions you may have about meets specifically. The first session will be at 5 pm and the second session will be at 6:15pm.

Home Meet vs Ashland on Saturday - Tuesday Commitment Deadline - *FOR COMPETITIVE SWIMMERS ONLY (NOT Lil' or JR Lancers) 

PLEASE remember to mark your swimmer(s) as attending/not attending by Tuesday morning for our meet this weekend. This is an extremely important step to allow me to complete accurate entries by my deadline. *If you have not downloaded the SwimTopia App - I HIGHLY recommend it. Here is a video on how to commit your swimmers. All meets are up for the team, so you can go ahead and do this for the whole season if you know your schedule. More specific info regarding the meet will come soon.

Swim Equipment: All Competitive Team Members will need to have a team suit or a red and black suit for Saturday swim meets. I am aware that many of you are still awaiting your order to arrive from Maving Waves (I am as well). I have been in contact with the company and if you ordered by the deadline at the beginning of May your order should arrive early this week. If you ordered after the deadline, it may be a bit later. It is okay, if your child does not have their team suit yet by Saturday. If they have another red or black suit to wear instead, that would be wonderful, but I understand if they do not because you were expecting the Team Suit to be here. I apologize for the delay.

If you have not yet ordered a team suit, at this point (and considering the shipping experience we have had) I would recommend just buying a red/black suit from SwimOutlet (free returns if you are unsure of fit).

GOGGLES AND CAPS: Please also make sure your child has a good pair of goggles (and a pack up pair) as well as a Lancer cap. If hair is short enough to be kept away from the eyes while swimming, caps are not required. The caps provided to each swimmer with registration have arrived and will be distributed at Team Meetings this week. We will have goggles that can be purchased on deck from Marie Kramek during practices.

All Jr Lancer and Competitive Team Swimmers should have swim fins which again at this point I would recommend either ordering from Amazon, or asking our Lancer Ladies to look through the “Fin Bin” for fins.

13 & Up swimmers: Please also have a pair of hand paddles as they are a wonderful training tool.

LANCER SWAG: I am excited to share that the rest of the Lancer Swag Shop is OPEN! Here you can get your Lancer tanks, shirts, pj pants, etc. These are all taken care of by a local Lancer Mom. All Lancer SWAG orders for this season should be placed no later than July 3rd.

Photo Opt Out: Throughout the season, I will take pictures of swimmers during practice/Friday Fundays/Lancers of the Week and share them to our Facebook page to share the wonderful things happening with our Lancer Family. I never share full names and pictures in the same post. If you would prefer that your child not be included in any pictures I may post, please send me an email requesting them to be opted out.

Phew! I know that beginning of the season is likely feeling chaotic and overwhelming, especially for new families. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions and reach out to me, Lancer Ladies Molly and Olivia ([email protected]), or an experienced family for help.

See you all this week!

Just Keep Swimming,

Coach Lauren