In This Swim Meet Issue:

• 6/28 Meet Recap and Recognitions
• Pick up Your Ribbons and Prizes
• Declare your swimmer for 7/5 Scottish HIlls Meet
• No 7/4 practice, special 7/5 morning practice
• Coach gifts (past and present)
• End of Season Awards Night
• photos, ribbons, upcoming events

Hello Killer Whales,

Our story this week is that Dragons beat Whales in the battle of the fittest on Tuesday with a final score of Sea Dragons-392; Killer Whales-122. We still have three more chances to pull out a win so practice hard and keep those personal bests rolling in.

Congrats to our Swimmers of the Week, Libby Austin (12) & Ryder Hofler (9). 

You have earned a red swim cap! Click here for past winners and SOTW Criteria.

Pool / Team Records:

This just in from the Prestonwood Meet on 6/21: Izzie Kohler set a new team record of 34.23 in the 11-12 girls 50yd Breaststroke.The previous record (34.62) had been held since 2017 by one of this year’s seniors, Sydney Smith. Congratulations Izzie!

We do not have any double or triple winners to announce this week but we want to give a special shout-out to Lauren Nance and Connor Nguyen who scored the most points for our team. Lauren scored a total of 15.5 points and Connor scored 10.25 points

Swimmers with the Biggest Personal Time Drops:

Congratulations to those that beat their personal best (a total of 117 swimmers)! If your name is in red below (most improved) pick up your FRESH Local Ice Cream vouchers from your family swim folder at the SV snack bar or check-in station. 

6/unders biggest drops

Freestyle: Luke Murray (6)-6.44 sec

Backstroke: Luke Murray (6)-9.17 sec

Breaststroke: Nate Marsini (6)-3.28 sec

7-8s biggest drops

Freestyle: Tres Whitehouse(7)-8.28 sec

Backstroke: Will Dunn (8)-10.20 sec

Breaststroke: Will Dunn (8)-20.83 sec

Butterfly: Parker Kline (7)-10.44 sec

9-10s biggest drops

Freestyle: Jack Beaver (9)-3.03 sec

Backstroke: Abigail Dickerson (9)-3.45 sec

Breaststroke: Harper Biggs (9)-9.08 sec

Butterfly: Marissa Hardin (9)-5.94 sec

11-12s biggest drops

Freestyle: Nasier Armstrong (11)-4.67 sec

Backstroke: Nasier Armstrong (11) -6.94 sec

Breaststroke: Evan Kline (11)-4.47 sec

Butterfly: Kilby McCoy (11)-7.44 sec

13-14s biggest drops

Freestyle: Aven Burgin (13)-0.87 sec

Backstroke: Addison O’Neil (13)-3.65 sec

Breaststroke: Addison O’Neil (13)-1.62 sec

Butterfly: Audrey Ehresman (13) -6.17 sec

15-18s biggest drops

Freestyle: Cameron Sheppard (15)-0.91 sec

Backstroke: Cameron Sheppard (15)-3.52 sec

Breaststroke: Olivia Burgin (17)- 0.06 sec

Butterfly: N/A

Shout Out to Our Volunteers!

Volunteer Highlight: Our Coaches and Kid Pushers had their work cut out for them the  past two weeks as illness caused quite a few kids to have to pull out of the last two meets. The team owes a major debt of gratitude to our Head Coaches, Kate Helmedag, and Richard Nuss for working fast and furiously to stay on top of the ever-changing line-ups of swimmers. The Kid Pushers were a great help as well as they stayed flexible to keep up as adjustments were made. They all shouldered the stressful parts so the rest of us could enjoy cheering our swimmers on. Give them a huge thank you next time you see them. 

Thank you to our wonderful parent volunteers for their help and donations for the Ice Cream Social and Breakfast. Both were great events and enjoyed by all! We truly have the best families! Thank you for helping to make summer swim so special, your help is appreciated so much. 

Gifts for Coaches, Past and Present.

This is the final call for donations towards a gift for our previous Head Coach, Margaret Geiger, before we purchase. You can send Venmo donations to @lesley-kohler or PayPal donations to @kohlercash (please make sure the payment is between "friends" rather than a business transaction so that we don't have to pay service fees.). 

Next week, July 8, we’ll be hosting a Coaches Appreciation Luncheon 

-Lunch for just the coaches is provided as a thank you to our current Coaching team. You can donate food by signing up here:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4ca9ae23a46-c...

-Thank you cards or hand-drawn pictures are being collected through Friday morning, 7/8 (drop them off at the SV Snack Bar).

-Gift Cards:  Rachel Levesque will also be collecting gift cards (for any amount) to put into a fun card for the coaches (deadline for gift cards is July 7th, 7pm).  Email her for questions and to arrange gift card drop-off at her home (1002 Old Carriage Ct., Apex 27502, in Shepherds Vineyard - email first, please don't just show up)

Picking up Award Ribbons after Meets

Don’t forget to frequently check your family folder whenever you’re at the pool to pick up your award ribbons and prizes for Personal Best (for ages 12 and under) and Meet Placement (all ages). If you think you’re missing a personal best ribbon, or have other questions, please contact Meredith Nance ([email protected]).

Link to submit photos from this week's meet: 

Photo Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Peoz2Rytcn1RWa2x7 Please submit photos that are clear. Click the link to access our album and then click on the “add photos” icon on the top right of the screen  

If you’d like to help with taking some specific pictures at meets let us know!

End of Season Awards Celebration (July 26th).

We're making plans for our end-of-season awards night on July 26th! Details are coming soon but first: we always enjoy making it extra special by raffling off some goodies. Our grand prize this year will be 1-FREE Killer Whale Registration for the 2023 swim season (you do not have to be present to win). We'd love to have other prizes to raffle off in addition to the big prize. If you would like to donate items, find local businesses that would be willing to donate items, or volunteer to collect and organize donations let us know! Some ideas for donations (but not limited to just these): Princess & Unicorns,  Sports & Superheros,  Fortnite & Gaming,  Kitchen & Entertaining, Around Town, Coffee and Books, and Lake/Pool Day fun. 

Other Upcoming Events:

• No practice 7/4: As there are no practices on Monday, July 4th due to the Independence Day holiday, 
• Tuesday morning, 7/5: the coaches will hold a special practice to prepare for the meet (please follow the usual morning practice schedule times).
• 7/5 Away meet at Scottish Hills
• 7 / 8 coaches appreciation luncheon
• 7/12 Apex (Home Meet)
• 7/14 Papa Murphy’s Spirit Night at Apex store
• 7/16 Special Cary City Meet at Scottish Hills (more details and registration coming soon).

Our next AWAY meet is on 7/5 against the Scottish Hills Sea Lions and we'll send the meet info out on Monday. Meanwhile, don’t forget to go ahead right now and declare your swimmer (and double-check your relays) for this meet.

Happy Swimming! 

SVKW Board