Dear Families,

Thank you for your commitment to swim team so far! Our lanes are full of swimmers and everyone seems to be having fun! We are seeing a lot of progress at practice, and we encourage the swimmers to try to do the strokes the way we practice when they are at the meets.

Please pick up your ribbons from the bin at the pool deck (or pro shop).  Ribbons are awarded after every meet and show you your child's place in their heat and their time in the race.  No ribbon means you are disqualified - ask a coach if you don't know why.  Ducks are given to one girl and one boy in each group who has worked hard over the last week, has good listening, and does their best in the meet.  Ducks are given on Tuesdays after each practice.

Next week we have 2 swim meets.  Please check that you have registered your child as either Yes attending or No not attending.

1) Monday - Relay Meet -- This is a super fun meet that is all relays! It should last until around 7:30.  It is very important that everyone is signed up correctly on swimtopia - please check & declare your children asap.  Because they are relays, if one person is missing - the other 3 children will also have to miss the race.  I try very hard to include as many swimmers as possible in each event, which leaves very few subs.  

**We will be practicing relays with the 8&unders at practice on Monday.  If you can't attend Monday's practice, please explain relays to your child -- they need to wait until the coach tells them to go after the other swimmer touches the wall.  All 10&unders swim only 1 lap, so no one should be swimming down & back.

2) Wednesday Meet against Crestwood.  This is similar to the Brentwood meet and should end around the same time as last week's Neon meet (8:30ish).  Please sign your child up if they are available! If we need to limit entries, we will use times from last week and will contact parents separately.  We have not reached any limits yet - so please sign up!

As always, MAC will have a full bar & grill menu for the meets.  Remember your 2 towels, goggles, and extra tent if you have it!  We are super excited for both fun meets next week.  Thank you for your continued support of the MAC swim program.  Let us know if you have any questions!

-Lauren, Patrick, Lily, Madelyn, Tommy, Adam, Mary Ellen, John, & Ava Grace