Hi GMST Families!

We are nearing the start of our season and can't wait to see everyone at the pool! Below are some reminders for next week.

Registration: All swimmers must be registered online AND have their fees paid prior to participating in any practices. If you have chosen to pay for the season by check or cash, plan to have that with you on the first day you arrive for practice. 

Pancake Breakfast and First Day of Practice: Our first official day is Monday, May 26th and we'll be kicking off with our annual Pancake Breakfast. We'll have pancakes being served starting at 8:30 for our older kids practice. Come around your child's practice time to grab pancakes and hang out. We will be swimming/calling kids over around the normal practice times. For our meal to be amazing, we are asking that parents sign-up to bring something if possible. Visit our website and sign-up for an item for the Pancake Breakfast (Go to Swim Meets then click on Job Signups to see the list and sign up). Items can be dropped off at the pool over the weekend during pool hours or brought to the breakfast on Monday morning. Watch social media for any changes due to weather (and hope for sunshine!)

*For new kids on our team age 6 and under, we will not be getting in the water on Monday. We have found that it's overwhelming enough for the kids that first day, so we will call them over and introduce ourselves on land but will not be getting in the pool. The chaos dies down after the first few days, so we'd like to ease into the summer with our newest swimmers so that we don't overwhelm them!

Summer Schedule: Take a minute to visit our website and mark your calendar with our meets and fun events for the summer. You can go ahead and declare your planned attendance (whether coming or not coming) for all meets and events. You can also go ahead and sign up to volunteer. We do ask that if your swimmer is swimming at the meet, that you sign up to volunteer at least 1 shift at the meet as it takes over 80 volunteers to run the meet. We will also need volunteers for field day. We will have lots of opportunities upcoming to learn about the volunteer positions and ask any questions.

Practice Times: Quick reminder of our practice times:

Mornings Monday-Friday beginning on Monday, May 27th. Please try to come to morning sessions if possible:

• 8:30-9:45- 11 and older swimmers
• 9:45-10:45- Swimmers age 9-12
• 10:45-11:30- Swimmers age 7-10
• 11:30-12:00- Swimmers 6 and under/ Learn to Swim

Evenings Monday to Thursday, except for days we have meets. Evenings will begin on Tuesday, May 28th.

• 5:00-5:45- Swimmers 8 and under
• 5:45-7:00- Swimmers 9-18.

We can't wait to get the season started! Please reach out with any questions or feel free to ask anything at the Pancake Breakfast!