Shark Alert

July 7, 2010

Colgate Long Course District Championships (July 23-25) are a little more than 2 weeks away! All swimmers registered for the summer session in Groups 1-SR have been entered in this Championship meet, unless an opt-out notice was timely received (by the opt-out date of June 27th) by Coach Jerry at meets@schenectadyswimclub.org.   Meet entries for this meet will be posted on the SSC website by the end of this week. Any changes or corrections to those entries should immediately be communicated to Coach Jerry via e-mail. Any SSC swimmer who is not registered for the summer, but is training with a summer league swim team, is welcome to swim in this meet. Contact Coach Jerry to make arrangements.
We have reserved on-campus housing for our families at Colgate for the LC District Championship meet. It is our tradition to stay together as a team. Please make your reservations through the Club. Housing reservation forms for LC District Championships have been posted on-line as well as distributed through the family folders. Please get your housing forms in early as on-campus housing may become limited-first come, first served. Keep in mind that we will have a practice for SSC swimmers at Colgate on Thursday evening at 6:30 with 13-over prelims on Friday morning.  12 & under swimmers do not swim prelims until mid-day on Friday, so they may travel out to Colgate Friday morning.  8 & under swimmers only swim prelims on Saturday & Sunday.
We will once again be having our traditional team dinners Friday and Saturday nights at LC Championships at Colgate. Team family dinner forms for LC District Championships have also been posted on-line as well as distributed through the family folders. All family members are welcome to sign-up for the team dinners. Dinner forms and payment should be returned by Thursday, July 15th. Don’t miss Saturday night’s annual talent show (it was a blast last year)!

Remember to check your Shark suits and caps prior to Championships!  Equipment order forms can be found using the tab at the top of the SSC web page. If you are in need of new equipment, please contact our Team Equipment Managers, Bryce & Ellie Colby (e-mail address: bcolby@nycap.rr.com.).

Summer Zones Applications are due July 14th.  Applications are available through a link on our website to the Adirondack District Website.  If you have questions about Summer Zones or are unsure about applying, please see your Group Coach.   
 
All swimmers returning for the fall/winter season will again be expected to register by mail this year. Registration forms for the fall/winter season will be mailed to all SSC-registered swimmers following Long Course District Championships and must be timely returned by mail by the deadline in mid-August.  Try-outs for new swimmers for the fall/winter season will be held at the Skidmore College, Union College and Burnt Hills High School pools in September, with a try-out to also to be scheduled at the Woodlin Club in August. Dates and times for new swimmer try-outs will be posted on the SSC website.