Congratulations to our swimmers of the week for setting an excellent example, working hard, and supporting their teammates. When you see these swimmers give them a high-five, fist, or elbow bump, and congratulations!

Week 5:
Cameron Luca
Gideon Bissell
Jane Woloszynek
Suraj Pinney

Week 4:
Alexa Kaczor
Josh Yankello
Kyla Kaczor
Mason Busser

Week 3:
Aleksandar Heipp
Colin Biller
Kaylee Corsi
Lucia Carbone

Week 2:
Brooklyn Hullibarger
Dominic Carbone
Luke Trzebuckowski
Melina Haber

Week 1:
Austin Bringman
Autumn Aukerman
Caanan Aukerman
Parker Zwick

Hi Barracuda Families,

The swim team runs on volunteers, and we ask that families volunteer for a certain number of meets each year. With all of the craziness this year, we have fewer volunteer positions to fill than in years past. So, we are asking families to sign up for 1 volunteer position this season.

Your position will require you to “work” the entire meet, so if you have a little one, it’s best to volunteer at a meet where another parent or grandparent can be there for the swimmer while you are volunteering.

If you are no longer able to fulfill the job you signed up for it is your responsibility to find a replacement.

Here is a brief description of the jobs:
Timer – stands behind the blocks and times the swimmers, then writes times on lane sheets (requires a bit of concentration and standing behind the blocks the entire meet)
Backup Timer – this is a backup timer for the lane timers above (requires a bit of concentration and standing behind or next to the blocks the entire meet)
Runner – picks up timing sheets from the lane timers and delivers them to the scorer
Heat Winner – finds the winner of each heat and gives them a ribbon
Clerk of Course – lines up swimmers for upcoming events, and walks them to their designated lanes (requires organizational skills, good communication skills with children under the age of 10, and patience)
Scoring – reading times from the lane sheets to a person who enters the scores (requires a bit of concentration and sitting at a table, people are afraid of this job, but it’s pretty easy at away meets). We need volunteers to step up to learn this!
Announcer – announces the events of the meet (requires a bit of concentration, a calm voice, a little training on what to say and when, we would help with this).
Photographer – Take pictures throughout the meet (doesn’t need to be with a fancy camera). These photos will be uploaded and shared.

Here is the link for the form:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4BADAA29A5FF2-2021

Thank you without your help the meets would not be possible.

Welcome to the 2021 West Ledge Barracudas Swim Season!

I hope this message finds you all well and enjoying the beautiful weather! Tomorrow begins our 2021 season!

We will continue to use the team web page for information and most communications will be posted for reference.

Items to know

1. Meet our Coaches slide show 2021 Coaches Bio

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19VmpXn4mxAkCemBpVlmjP3u7Kg26-PNiD1JT3WKnAYU/edit?usp=sharing

2. Practice:

Swimmers should bring a towel, water bottle, and goggles.
8:45-9:45 am— 9 and up
9:45-10:30 am— 8 and under

We have added an additional meet up (unofficial practice) ONLY ONLY ONLY for swimmers who are still in school or are attending the SCS summer school options for June 2, 3, 4, and 7. Starting June 8, this will no longer be an option

Wednesday, June 2- Friday, June 4, and Monday, June 7— 5:45-6:45 pm- as long as the pool is open.

Practice will be a go regardless of outside temp unless we have inclement weather. If this is the case and practice needs to be canceled due to weather, I will post it on the team page by 8:30 a.m. and both practices will be canceled unless otherwise stated.

3. Meet Volunteers:

Sign Ups for Meet Jobs will be posted on Wednesday at 8 am. We are asking that each family sign up for 1 job. Please make sure you sign up for the correct meet. For example, if your swimmer is 12, do not sign up for a job for the 10 and under meet.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

If you did not get the registration email to our team webpage and would like to create an account please follow these instructions below. You can also double-check your spam folder.

1. Go to our site: https://www.teampages.com/teams/1931583-WL-Westwood-Farms-swimming-team-website
2. Top right corner select Login in to teampages
3. Click the Sing up Now button
4. Check I am trying to find my team on TeamPages
5. Enter the same email address that you entered on the registration page.

Do you have a business or organization and want to make a splash? Dive into our swim team’s webpage and have an advertisement displayed for your organization. We have four levels of sponsorship.

Levels:
Platinum $50 or higher – Includes: Name, Website, Description, and Logo
Gold $25 – Includes: Name, Website, Description
Silver $15 – Includes: Name, Description
Bronze $10 – Includes: Name

If you would like to see an example of four levels you can see them from the two pages this would be posted.
Examples:
Website Home Page (bottom right)
Sponsorship Page

If you are interested, please submit the necessary information on this Google form.
https://forms.gle/Y6388BuiQDUR6TEo7

The order of the logos (platinum only) on the website will be based on dollars paid or the email submission date.
Ready, Set, Go!