In This Swim Meet Issue:

• 7/5 Meet Recap
• Swimmers of the Week
• A note about inclement weather rules & the spirit of summer swim
• Pick up Your Ribbons and Prizes
• Declare your swimmer for 7/12 Apex Breakers Meet (H)
• Sign up for Cary City Meet 
• Are you interested in Photography?

Hello Killer Whales,

We are thankful to the weather gods who smiled on us Tuesday night and allowed us to get through enough events to have an official meet after we completed all of the Breaststroke heats.

With dedicated hard work in practices, our swimmers are getting stronger and faster, but the Sea Lions got the better of our Killer Whales this week, with a final score of Sea Lions - 238, Killer Whales - 136. We are looking forward to returning to our home pool for our final two Tuesday night meets of this season.

Congrats to our Swimmers of the Week, Wynnie Synan (8) & Benny Robbins (5) who have earned a red swim cap! Click here for past winners and SOTW Criteria.

Congrats to our Double Winner (6/unders)

Wyatt Fink (6) - first in 15yd Freestyle & 15yd Breaststroke

Congrats to our Triple Winner (7/up)

Lauren Nance (16) - first in 50 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke & 50 Breaststroke

Swimmers with the Biggest Personal Best Time Drops:

Congratulations to those that beat their personal best!! Our swimmers are getting stronger and faster and they recorded a total of 131 personal best times at this week’s meet. Way to go!!

If your name is in red below, well done for having the biggest time drops in your age group this week! Please pick up your FRESH Local Ice Cream vouchers from your family ribbon folder at SV snack bar.

6/unders biggest drops

Freestyle:  Sydney Flynt (6)   -3.94 sec

Backstroke:  Jordan Freeman (6)   -9.67 sec

Breaststroke:  Sydney Flynt (6)   -7.92 sec

7-8s biggest drops

Freestyle: Wesley George (7)   -6.78 sec

Backstroke:  Hadley Meiburg (7)   -7.65 sec

Breaststroke:  Wesley George (7)  -11.34 sec

9-10s biggest drops

Freestyle:  Abigail Dickerson (9)  -2.53 sec

Backstroke:  Abigail Dickerson (9)  -3.68 sec

Breaststroke:  Harper Biggs (9)   -7.96 sec

11-12s biggest drops

Freestyle:  Parker Stealey (11)  -1.62 sec

Backstroke:  Grayce Synan (11)  -1.92 sec

Breaststroke:  Grace Richards (12)  -3.48 sec

13-14s biggest drops

Freestyle:  Ivy Nuss (14)  -1.40 sec

Backstroke:  Evan Dunbar (13)  -2.48 sec

Breaststroke:  Jackson Spencer (13)  -1.15 sec

15-18s biggest drops

Freestyle: Cameron Sheppard (15)  -0.58 sec

Backstroke:  Cameron Sheppard (15)  -1.69 sec

Breaststroke:  Jason Armbruster (15)  -0.91 sec

A Note about TSA rules for inclement weather:

When weather threatens to shut down a meet, it is always a balancing act between (1) trying to get through enough main events to officially call the meet and avoid having come back to finish the meet the next day, and (2) not disappointing kids and families who showed up excited to swim at the meet. We understand that swimmers in main events want to get on and score points for the team, and also that swimmers and parents who are not in main events are often deflated and disappointed that they didn’t get to swim and try to improve their times. As this is summer swim, both teams agreed to try to maximize participation for all swimmers on Tuesday night.

Thankfully, this is the first time we have had to deal with the threat of inclement weather this season. For those who are interested, here are some highlights of the TSA rules re inclement weather.

* It is the pool manager's responsibility to determine if the pool should be closed due to inclement weather. If the pool can be opened safely, the meet will be swum.  

We would like to assure everyone that the Scottish Hills pool manager was closely monitoring the location of the storm on Tuesday night to ensure everyone’s safety. The lightning flashes are bright at night, but the Scottish Hills pool team used their discretion to allow the meet to continue longer as the lightning was not close to the Scottish Hills area.

* A meet may not be delayed or interrupted for more than 60 minutes due to inclement weather. If the meet is interrupted more than once during an evening because of inclement weather, the meet will be stopped.

* If a meet is stopped due to the weather, it will be declared over, if on the originally scheduled evening, all breaststroke events have been completed, or if on the inclement weather day, all backstroke events have been completed. The winner is determined by the points accumulated at the end of the last completed stroke.

* If all breaststroke events have not been completed on the meet’s originally scheduled day, the meet will resume on the following day 

Coach Appreciation Lunch - Friday 7/8

Thank you for all of your generous donations of food and gift cards!

We do still need helpers for set up and clean up. Please sign up here to help out at 10:30am or 12pm if you have some time open tomorrow.

Thank you cards or hand-drawn pictures for the coaches are being collected through Friday morning. Please drop them off by 7/8 at the SV Snack Bar.  

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 weeks meet: 

We need your swim team photos for our Awards Night slideshow!! 

If you are a photography buff and would like to help us out with taking some specific pictures at meets please let us know!

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

Cary City Meet 

The deadline to sign up your swimmers is TOMORROW (Friday 7/8) at 6pm!!

Please declare whether your swimmer will or will not attend the Cary City Meet in Swimtopia just like you would a regular dual meet.

Swimmers CANNOT be added after the sign up deadline passes.

Meet Sign Up Calendar

Upcoming events:

• 7/8  Coach Appreciation Luncheon - set up & clean up volunteers needed!
• 7/8  Deadline to sign up for Cary City Meet (6pm)
• 7/10  Deadline to sign up for 7/12 Apex Breakers meet (noon)
• 7/12 Apex (Home Meet)
• 7/14 Papa Murphy’s Spirit Night at Apex store
• 7/16 Cary City Meet at Scottish Hills
• 7/19  Sunset Ridge (Home Meet) - Senior Night 
• 7/26  Awards Night

Look out for our Monday email for our next meet at HOME on 7/12 against the Apex Breakers. Meanwhile, don’t forget to go ahead and declare your swimmer (and double check your relays) for the 7/12 meet.

Go Killer Whales!!

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