LPAC: Weekly update (5/14/18)

May 14, 2018

Yippee for Week 3!

  • We’re very excited to welcome 11 new penguins to our LPAC family: Olivia Sunderman, Isabel Nelson, Patrick and Sophie Nguyen, Kalila Nijmeh, Dylan and Nathan Doucette, Weylin Gaudy, Alina Morales-Seymour, Emily Dougherty, and Jacob Mendez. We’re glad to have you all on the team!
  • The first two weeks of practice have gone smoothly, with good attendance throughout. The coaches have focused mostly on freestyle so far as we work on conditioning, but with two weeks to go before time trials, we’ll be spending more time on the other strokes.
  • Penguin Madness is this Friday, May 18 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm.
    • If you haven’t already done so, sign up on the sheet posted at the pool or reply to this email TODAY if your child will be participating.
    • Swimmers will be assigned to “teams” and are encouraged to dress in the colors of their assigned team. Team rosters will be posted at the pool by Wednesday or Thursday.
    • Note that Penguin Madness is a dryland event; there will be no swimming. Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes that you can run in.
    • Parents are welcome to attend and can even join in the fun during some of the games! Bring chairs and blankets to sit on.
  • Time Trials will be on Saturday, May 26.
    • The SignUp Genius link for volunteer shifts went live this morning at 9:00 am; please sign up if you haven’t done so already.
    • If your child will have to miss all or part of the meet, please send email to coaches@swimlpac.org and also to volunteers@swimlpac.org.
    • If you do miss Time Trials, you must attend make-ups on Tuesday, May 29. Parents will be needed to serve as timers and recorders.
  • We are looking for a parent to serve as starter, which is a permanent trained position. Please email volunteers@swimlpac.org if you are interested.
  • There will be no regular practices on Memorial Day (Monday, May 28), but swimmers are invited to attend an optional Swim Clinic that morning from 9:00 to 10:30 am.
    • The coaches will be working with small groups of kids on diving from the blocks, backstroke starts, pulldowns, and all types of turns.
    • Swimmers who want to work on any of these skills are welcome to attend.
    • Swimmers do not need to stay the whole time. There is no cost for this event.
  • If you’d like to join “Wendy’s Warriors” in honor of Wendy Marley and other families fighting cancer, please support the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. There are many ways to give! You can sign up on Butch Marley’s donation page to purchase raffle tickets for an iPhone X and Apple Watch or tickets to a SF Giants game on June 6. You can join the relay team and walk in Campbell on July 14-15. Or you can just make a straight donation. Your support is greatly appreciated!
  • We’re looking for parent volunteers to take photographs throughout the year of swimmers in the 8 & under and 15-18 age groups that can be used in the end-of-the-year video. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Judy Seps.
  • The team Raft Trip will be held this year on Saturday, June 30.
    • If you’re planning to spend the night, you should make reservations now, as rooms are filling up quickly. See the web page for hotel contact information. Remember to say that you are with the LPAC Swim Team when you make your reservation at Motel 6 or Holiday Inn.
    • The cost for the Raft Trip is $30 per person. Each person must complete a Sunshine Rafting Waiver Form. Please turn these in with payment to the “Activities” folder ASAP to reserve your spot on the river!

 

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