Our home meet is tomorrow against KRC! See below for information. 

Before we go through meet items- There will not be any practices on Monday, July 4th. Please enjoy the day with your families and our coaches will take a day to rest and get re-energized for the 2nd half of summer! 

Team Pictures: Individual pictures will be from 3:00-4:00. The Team picture will be taken at 4:15. Please arrive at the pool and be ready for the team picture no later than 4:00. All swimmers on the team are invited for the picture. Please wear your swimsuit or a GMST t-shirt for the picture. Pictures can be purchased by filling out the order form that is hanging on the bulletin board. The photographer accepts cash or checks. 

Warm-ups: Warm-ups will begin at 4:30. Warm-ups will be for swimmers ages 7 and older only. Our younger swimmers don't benefit as much from the warm-up and we don't want to use all of their energy! Please be ready for warm-ups immediately following the team picture. 

Meet Theme: Our theme this week is RED, WHITE and BLUE. Please have your patriotic gear ready (but only after the picture!) 

Volunteers: We still need several meet volunteers. If you have not signed up to work, please do so. We cannot start the meet until the following are filled:

• Finish Judge & overcall Judges
• Announcer 2nd shift
• Computer entry 2nd shift
• Head Timer 2nd shift
• Placer 2nd shift
• Ribbons 2nd shift

Food Trucks: We will have 2 food trucks at the meet tomorrow-- REO Cheesewagon and Rocky Top Snowballs.

New Challenges: The coaches are introducing 3 new challenges this week for the KRC meet that will continue the rest of the season! See below for details as well as the bulletin board at the pool!

• No Breath Zone Challenge: Any swimmer that swims their 25/50 free event or free relay and doesn't breath within the "No Breath Zone" which is from the flags to the wall (5 meters) will get to sign their name to the No Breath Zone board. We are encouraging swimmers to sprint into the finish and get on the wall fast without breathing at the very end- so many swimmers pop that head up and breath as they are touching the wall! 
• Ironman Challenge: Any swimmer that masters all 4 strokes during the season by swimming each stroke without disqualifying will master the Ironman Challenge. This can be done by swimming an IM or by completing an individual race of each stroke over the remainder of summer (for example, swimming 2 strokes at KRC and 2 other strokes at another meet). 
• Personal Bests- Anyone that gets a personal best at the KRC meet in any individual event will get a DONUT on Fun Friday! Donuts can still be purchased for $1, but swimmers with personal best swims will get a free donut as their prize! 

Junior Coaches: There will be a pizza party this Friday for all Junior Coaches immediately after practice. The junior coaches have done an amazing job this summer!

T-Shirts: We have a small number of t-shirts for sale tomorrow night that were purchased as extras, mostly size Small and Medium. Shirts are $20 and will be available at the front desk. Old season t-shirts are $5 and will be available as well. 

Let's swim fast tomorrow night and Go Green Wave!