In this Swim Meet Issue:

• 7/5 Tuesday Morning practice
• 7/5 Scottish Hills Away Meet Details
• Pre-Meet Warm-up+Volunteer Schedule
• Volunteer Needs
• Coach Appreciation Luncheon + Gifts

Happy 4th of July Killer Whales!

Tomorrow, Tuesday July 5th, we have our next AWAY meet and we're swimming against the Scottish Hills Sea Lions. We can’t wait to see your eager faces! As always, don't forget to represent our team well by showing good sportsmanship, and be respectful to the competing team as well as to the adult volunteers as they help run another awesome meet. Let's go Killer Whales!

Also, remember we also have a one-time, Tuesday morning practice tomorrow morning (normal times for practice groups) to replace our July 4th practice.

Emergencies after the sign-up deadline:

By now, you should have declared your swimmer for tomorrow's meet. If an emergency arises due to sickness, etc. after the Sunday noon deadline and a child will be missing all or part of the meet, please contact Coach Emma or Meg as soon as possible by e-mailing them at: [email protected] or [email protected]

Check the Relay List

When you arrive at the meet, please double-check the relay list to see if you're swimming. We've had people leaving before their freestyle relay, not realizing they've signed up for it. We know it's easy to forget to check for relays when you declare your swimmer but we can't do relays with missing kids. If you accidentally signed up and must leave early, please make arrangements with the coaches before leaving to make sure your spot is covered.

Pre-Meet Warm Up + Volunteer Schedule

Our SVKW Warm up times start at 5:25pm. Arriving by 5pm to get set up and ready to go right at 5:30pm is strongly advised. Here's the timeline for when you need to be where!

• Volunteers, check-in when you arrive.
• 5:25pm: 10&Under warm-up
• 5:40pm: 10&Up Warm Up
• 5:45pm: Volunteer Meeting at the pool entrance - close to ping pong table.
• 5:55pm: Team cheer with all swimmers.
• 7-8 relays line up immediately after cheer, all other relay swimmers should stay close by and be ready to go.

SV Volunteer Needs:

Please sign up for one of our empty volunteer roles if you’re able. Email Anne at [email protected] with any questions.

We still need: 2 Place Judges, 5 Second Half Timers, 1 Clerk of Course Assistant, 1 Data Entry (help enter swimmer times at the pool)

Scottish Hills Meet Information:

“The Scottish Hills Sea Lions would like to welcome Shepherds Vineyard for our TSA meet on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. We look forward to hosting your team and having a great time. Here are the details on the upcoming meet”

TSA Rep reminder: Make sure to find your SVKW TSA Rep if you have any concerns or issues that arise with the other team during our meet.

Location: 1423 Tarbert Drive, Cary, North Carolina 27511. Located off of Cary Parkway - between Lake Pine Dr and Old Apex Rd

Adult Relay: There will be a Coaches/Parent Relay after the completion of the Breaststroke. If you're interested in participating email: [email protected] and we'll sign you up!

Concessions: We will have concessions available including pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs, cookies, chips, fruit, soda, water, frozen treats, and of course candy.

Parking & Entrance: Our pool parking area is made fully available to you as our visitors but is limited in size. There is a Park across the street that has generous parking available, and we also use street parking on Tarbert Dr, the same side that the pool is located. I am including a file that shows the pool, and surrounding area, with parking defined by blue marks - Orange marks indicate NO PARKING.

Seating & Restrooms: The pool deck is reserved for your team. Chairs are limited and pool deck furniture is cleared from the deck, so we encourage you to bring portable seats/ folding chairs. Please feel free to also bring tents for your swimmers, given limited shade. In the file provided, all areas in green are available to your team and families. Yellow areas are walkways, and red areas are for meet officials/coaches/starting blocks. You will organize and load your swimmers from the shallow end of the pool - identified by the star.

Coaches Appreciation Luncheon

This Friday, July 8, we’ll be hosting a Coaches Appreciation Luncheon at the pool.

This lunch is just for the coaches - provided by families as a thank you to our current Coaching team. 

Please donate food or gift cards by signing up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0a4ca9ae23a46-coach

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 be collecting gift cards for the coaches. Please give gift cards to Rachel by Thursday July 7th by 7pm. Please email Rachel to schedule a drop-off time. Address: 1002 Old Carriage Ct, Apex 27502.

SVKW Poster Contest Winners

The votes are in!

Congratulations to the below winners of our SVKW Poster Contest. Your posters will be displayed at our next home meet and your prizes are in your Family’s swimmer folder.

Jarrett McKone Poster, #1

Olivia Sherer, Poster #2

Cate Stone & Greyson Snoke Poster, #3

Upcoming Dates to Remember

• 7/8 Coach Appreciation Luncheon
• 7/8  Deadline to sign up for Cary City Meet
• 7/12  Apex (Home)
• 7/14  Papa Murphy’s Spirit Night at Apex store
• 7/16  Cary City Meet at Scottish Hills
• 7/19  Sunset Ridge (Home) - Senior Recognition Night + Coach Margaret
• 7/19 FRESH Local Ice Cream truck 5-8pm
• 7/23 Beluga Whale mini meet/party
• 7/26  Awards Night at pool

Go Killer Whales!!

SVKW Board