We had a great first week of practice! Thank you for coming out and supporting the community and the sport! We are excited by your enthusiasm and looking forward to a great season. I've already seen swimmers celebrating accomplishments with the coaches, just in our first week!

A few important reminders:

• NO PRACTICE MONDAY, 1/16 (pools closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
• IMPORTANT : Please download the Swimtopia app to your phone and enable notifications (login with the email you used to register your athlete). We will send important alerts through Swimtopia, such as practice updates in case of inclement weather. These come through best on the app and notification on your phone. If you choose not to install the app, the system will send an email instead. If you're like me, you will not see the email in time to properly consume the alert and show up when practice may be cancelled. 
• Free Swim - Norfolk pools require swimmers under 8 to be accompanied by an adult during any free swim activities outside of their practice. Pool staff will start enforcing this beginning next week.
• As discussed during the parents meetings this week, please allow the coaches to coach. Do not follow your athlete up and down the pool. It interferes with their coaching. If you see something, the coaches most likely see it too and will educate ALL the swimmers. If you have a concern specific to your child, discuss it with me or Coach Deion before or after practice, not during. 
• Save the date! We are set for 2/18 and 3/18 intra-squad morning meets. More details to come.

Have a great weekend!

Matt Leech, President

434-841-9000 (Call or Text)