Venetian eSplash 27 February 2019 – Dues Deadlines, Swim Team Practice Schedule

In this Esplash:

  • Dues Deadlines
  • Swim Team Practice Schedule & Announcements

Dues Deadlines:

Friday, Mar 1: Dues Deadline
Friday, Mar 15: Late Dues/Lapsed Membership Deadline

Swim Team Practice Schedule & Announcements

Here are the proposed practice times for Venetian pool sharks for the swim team this season.
We wanted to get this information out as early as possible so that if anyone has concerns we encourage them to attend the next board meeting on March 11th. The details for that meeting, including the location, will be shared the week prior to the meeting.
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The swim team season runs from May 1 to June 29. For our practices, we will have 8 short course lanes set up. This year the PoolSharks will hold practice during the times below:  
 May 6- 30 (afternoon practices only)

  • 4:30-7:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday
    • This is 45 minutes longer than last year

 June (morning/afternoon practices)

  • 8:15-11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday
    • This starts earlier and ends earlier than last year.
  • 1 long course lane from 5:45 – 6:45 p.m. 3 afternoons a week (Monday, Wednesday and Thursdays) for the first 3 weeks in June (not the last week) for our swim team members who aren’t able to make it to morning practice. 
    • This is one less lane than last year. 

In May, lap swimmers will have long course lap swimming from: 

  • 2 – 4 p.m., 7:30-9 p.m. Monday – Thursday
  • 2 – 9 p.m. on Fridays
  • 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. on Saturdays
  • 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sundays
  • One short course lane during swim practice from 4:30-7:15 p.m. Monday-Thursday. 

In June, lap swimmers will have long course lap swimming from 

  • Monday through Friday 6 – 8 a.m., 11:45 a.m. – 9 p.m. except 3 Home swim Meets 4- 10 p.m.
  • Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. except for 2  Pro-clinics for swim team which would delay start to 9 a.m.
  • Sundays from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. 

We expect that as in past years, home meets will take place the first three Tuesdays of June from 4-10pm, and the last Monday of June 4-10pm. The official meet dates have not yet been assigned by the swim league coordinating committee, but will be posted as soon as they are available.

We would like to offer a unique opportunity to interested swim team members by scheduling two, one-hour swim clinics, both in June.  The first is scheduled for June 8th from 8-9 am and will feature Coach Stephanie Williams Moreno, the current coach at UGA and a US National Team member. We are hoping to secure another US National Team member to host a second clinic and will share details if this becomes possible.

The proposed swim clinics would delay the start of lap swimming by one hour on the clinic date. If possible, we would like to coordinate a Swim-A-Thon, together with the lap swimmers for a date and time to be yet determined.  This idea is still being developed and details will be shared as plans progress.

Future Events & Important Dates:

Friday, Mar 1: Dues Deadline
Monday, Mar 11: VPCA Board meeting, 7 pm
Friday, Mar 15: Late Dues/Lapsed Membership Deadline
Monday, Apr 11: VPCA Board meeting, 7 pm
Saturday, Apr 13: Spring Work Day; Rain Date Sunday Apr 14
Saturday, May 4: Opening Day

Submitted by Nick Cortese, communications@venetianpools.org

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