Good morning, Sharks Families!

We couldn't pull out a win last night but we are EXTREMELY proud of all of our Sharks, both in and out of the pool. Our focus on team spirit and sportsmanship was on FULL display and many people took notice. More important than our performance in the water is our behavior outside of it and you all put on a clinic :-)

If you thought that the Holmdel pool looked longer than ours YOU WERE RIGHT! Holmdel has a METERS pool which is a bit longer than our YARDS pool. We had MANY personal bests last night so be sure to have your swimmer check his or her folder after practices this evening.

MANY swimmers were missed at check-in last night! If your swimmer does not have his or her name written on his or her arm THEY HAVE NOT BEEN CHECKED IN!! Please send your swimmer BACK to a coach to be properly checked in. We also had swimmers miss their races! PLEASE listen for the marshallers and keep your swimmers CLOSE to the Shark Tent (our mobile version of the Shark Tank).

IMPORTANT INFO

1. Our next meet is Saturday, July 12th at the Marlboro Swim Club, located at Masepe Trail, Marlboro NJ. We will be swimming against the Marlboro Marlins. Please arrive by 7:15 AM so that check-in can go as smoothly as possible. We will, again, have our SHARK TENT set up for marshalling!! We have 20 swimmers still undeclared as of this email. Please declare your swimmer as attending or not attending ASAP. If you need help with this, see a parent rep at practice. We will be more than happy to give you a tutorial :-)

2. There are just a few families who still owe a workbond check. YOUR SWIMMER WILL NOT BE ENTERED INTO THE NEXT MEET IF THIS REQUIREMENT IS NOT MET! You will receive a separate email if you are one of the families who owe a workbond.

3. There are MANY jobs still available for the remaining dual meets and the championship meets. If you have already earned your required 2 or 3 points, please wait to sign up for more jobs. We will send out an all call as we get closer to the event and then ANYONE can sign up for those jobs. We'd like everyone to have an opportunity to earn their workbond back :-)

4. SHHHHH!!!!! We are collecting for our annual coaches' gift! The amount that your family donates is 100% up to you. We have 10 amazing coaches this year who dedicate so much time, love and attention to your swimmers... half of them are volunteers! You can give cash, check made payable to cash or Venmo Nicole (@nmidura). Just make sure you note that the Venmo is for the coaches' gift!

5. If you haven't already, PLEASE SHARPIE HIS OR HER NAME ON YOUR SWIMMER'S TEAM TSHIRT! I have found thatinside the back, bottom hem is the best spot to do this :-)

6. Tryouts for the Jersey Shore YMCA (formerly GMNY) have been scheduled and posted! There are 2 tryout dates available... August 16th and 23rd. Both dates will take place at Camp Zehnder YMCA location in Wall, NJ. There is a flier attached to this email with all of the details. Come see a parent rep or coach if you have any questions!

See you at the pool!