Hello Killer Whales!

We’re seeing signs of the weather warming back up again and you know what that means: Summer swim is RIGHT around the corner. Your SVKW Swim Board has already been reminiscing about last year’s fun, ordering spirit wear, attending TSA update meetings, meeting with coaches, and dusting off our to-do lists to kick off this year’s season.

In this newsletter:

• Volunteer Full-Season Needs
• Registration News
• Pool Work Day: This Saturday 4/20

SVKW Needs YOU! Can you volunteer to help fill one of these vital season-long roles?

Reminder: SVKW is 100% VOLUNTEER run. Please CAREFULLY consider your willingness and ability to volunteer at meets before registering for SVKW. Each SVKW family is required to earn a specific number of volunteer credits to be qualified to attend practices and swim at meets. Additionally, we have some season-long roles that fulfill all your volunteer credits: both at meets and outside of meets. Running the swim team takes a whole village (or two!). At each meet we have dozens of parents that step into roles to help make it a success. We cannot thank you enough for serving the kids in this way! We mean it literally when we say we could not run a meet without you. For our 2024 Season, we need to fill the below positions. These full-time roles listed below are ones we must have filled to qualify our team to swim at meets.

We did our best to provide an accurate job description for each role (linked here) but don’t hesitate to email questions to: [email protected]

 Season-long- Training Provided!

1. Volunteer Coordinator Co-Chair
2. Stroke and Turn Judge
3. Order of Finish Judge
4. Ribbons Assistant
5. Meet Administrator & Assistants
6. Social Co-Chair

Home meets only- Training Provided!

1. Starter
2. Clerk of Course Assistant- 10&U only events
3. Time Drop Managers 

Registration News

Our 2024 SVKW and Beluga Online Registration will open on May 1, 2024. Here are some To-Do reminders as we start to gear up for the season to help your registration go smoothly.

1. SV Pool Dues: Don’t forget to join the SV pool and pay the membership dues prior to May 1st. Per TSA Rules, we cannot allow a child to attend practices or participate in meets until pool dues are paid.SV Membership Info:
   
2. SVKW Team Dues: Our 2024 team dues are $115 per swimmer this year. This covers the cost of running the team as well as all social events.
   
3. Team Newsletter: Starting May 2nd we’ll be emailing these updates to only those that have registered. You can find copies of these emails under About-News on the SVKW Swimtopia website (linked here)
   
4. Family Volunteer Credits: Grab your calendar before May 1st and think through what jobs you can sign up for to fulfill your volunteer credits. Popular jobs fill up fast once registration opens. You will need to select shifts during registration in order to complete your swimmers registration. You can look up deck volunteer jobs and shifts here (Most volunteer jobs will be split into first and second half positions). Email the Volunteer Coordinator, prior to May 1st, if you have questions about a specific role. 
   
5. Beluga Whales: We’re excited to offer our Beluga starter swim team program once again for our youngest swimmers ages 4-6.  Rosemary Helmedag will be coaching this summer. Contact Julie before May 1st to discuss your swimmer's qualification if you are unsure of which team to join (requirements+schedule+FAQ).

Save the date for the start of the season activities:

• SV Pool Work Day 4/20 9am - 3pm (bring work gloves and come for as long as you can)
• New Family Q&A 5/4 10am - 11am @ SV Pool
• 5/1: SVKW and Beluga Online Registration opens
• 5/20: First day of evening practice
• Welcome back party (Date TBD).
• 6/4: Red/White Team Meet
• 6/13: Morning Practice begins
  
  We hope to see you on Deck again this summer!
  
  Your SVKW Swim Board