Happy Summer, GMST Families!

The coaches are so excited to kick off the 2026 season Monday! We'll get started with a pancake breakfast—grills will begin flipping pancakes at 8:30 AM. If you are planning to attend, please come around your regularly scheduled practice time for a Monday.  After we let the kids eat some pancakes, we'll have a brief practice to get our feet wet and ease into the season. Watch social media for any changes due to weather (and hope for sunshine!) We will be swimming/eating if it's just rainy or gloomy. 

There will be NO evening practice on Monday (Memorial Day). Evenings will start on Tuesday. 

Warning: Long email with lots of information ahead. Please read through! 

Breakfast Help Needed: We’re still missing a few breakfast items. 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. 

For New Swimmers Age 6 & Under: On Monday, these young athletes will not be getting into the water. We’ve found it’s best to ease them in slowly. We’ll introduce ourselves and do a quick meet-and-greet on land to help them feel comfortable. The first day can be a bit overwhelming, and we want to make their introduction to the team as smooth as possible!

Registration Reminder: Swimmers cannot participate in practice until their online registration is complete, including payment. If you’re paying by check or cash, please bring it with you on your first day. 

Junior Coaches Meeting: A quick reminder that we'll have a junior coaches meeting Tuesday at noon, right after practice. We hope to see you there!

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. Please do NOT sign up to volunteer until you are sure you will be there to work. We have had a lot of people forget that they signed up in the past and it puts us in a scramble to find volunteers. 

Parent Information and Volunteer Information Meetings: Mark your calendars for Monday, June 1st where we will host multiple rounds of information meetings to answer any questions and provide information on the team and volunteering. We will hold 7 sessions in total, 1 at each practice session (8:30, 9:45, 10:15, 11:15, 5:00pm, 5:30pm, 6:00pm). Meetings will begin approximately 5 minutes after practice starts, so that you can get your kids in the water and then come join us. If you have questions you'd like answered, please submit them here--> Parent Questions If you are unable to attend a meeting on June 1, please reach out and we can get you the information electronically or can find additional times. 

Team Suits: We do have a team suit, which is the same suit as last year. Visit our team store with Swim Outlet (Team Store)  to view the suit or order it online. Team suits are NOT required, but are a fun item to unify our team at swim meets. Swim Outlet is also a great resource for any other items your kids may need such as goggles. Remember, we don't require anything specific, but ask that your swimmer wear a swim suit that they can jump into the pool with (doesn't fall off) and goggles that they are comfortable using. 

Sponsorships: Last call for any sponsors for the season! We try to keep our fees as low as possible, and one way we can do that, as well as to provide extra fun items and equipment for the team, is by having sponsorships. We have multiple sponsorship levels available starting at $250. If you are interested or want further information, please email us at [email protected]. It's a great way to advertise to hundreds of families as well!

Practice Times: Quick reminder of our practice times- Please attend in the mornings if possible. 

Mornings

8:30-9:45 – 11 and older (swim until 10:00 on Wed/Fri)

9:45-10:15- Learn to Swim & 6 and under (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Only)

10:15-11:15- 9-12 year olds

11:15-12:00- 8 and under

Late Practice Schedule on Days after Dual Meets (June 19, June 26, July 8, July 15):

10:00-11:00- 11 and older

11:00-12:00- 10 and under (No learn to swim)

Evenings:

(For swimmers and parents who have school, work, camp, etc. in the morning)

Monday/Wednesday

5:00-5:30 8 and under (no learn to swim)

5:30-6:00 Learn to Swim

6:00-7:00 Ages 9-18

Tuesday/Thursday

5:30-6:30 Ages 9-18

6:30-7:15 8 and under (no learn to swim)

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 or at our practices!