Neptune News, Volume 4

6/19/22

Good Morning Neptune Nation,

The Hurricanes came to town but they were no match for the mighty Neptunes who ruled the water. A big thank you to swimmer and junior coach William Cuthbert for performing the national anthem for us at all our home meets. We are so lucky to have such a talented young performer as a part of our community.

**Looking for a few good reps! As Amy and Laura finish their volunteer duties as parent reps we are looking for two amazingly brave parents to step up and take their places. If you don’t already know our other parent rep Katie Hess, you want to! She is a dedicated swim parent who needs your help, the team needs your help. Hesitant about doing it? You didn’t know how to be a parent before you became a parent, you just did it. It’s the same thing AND we’re here to hold your hand. Find a friend or make a new one and contact us [email protected]

Before moving on to the business portion of this newsletter we want to acknowledge that some of you have been disappointed when your swimmer’s relay has been scratched at the last minute, this is unlucky and happens to all of us. Please remember we are still living through a pandemic. It is best to have swimmers stay home if they are sick or stay home if they are injured for their safety. This is summer swim league after all and it is best to keep things in perspective. The main goal is FUN!

Meet Results: HH @ CK

New & Old Business:

• Tuesday June 21st-Take Out Tuesday with Panera Bread Greenwood Village 4-8pm Who doesn’t love a sandwich?
• Tuesday June 21st-Swim Clinic- focus on improving skills related to breaststroke @7pm-8pm. $20 cash per swimmer. This clinic is for experienced swimmers ONLY sign up here.
• THERE WILL BE NO PRACTICES ON WEDNESDAY June 22nd Due to Swim a Lap and Pirate’s Cove Fundraisers!
• Wednesday June 22nd morning-Our biggest fundraiser of the season! Come ready to swim and have fun challenging yourself as you try to swim as many laps as you can in one hour to raise money for our team. Swim in your age group and stay (if you can) to cheer your teammates on - breakfast will be served!
• 6:45am-7:45am - Ages 11-18
• 7:45am - 8:45am - Ages 9-10
• 8:45am- 9:45am - Ages 7-8
• 9:45am-10:45am- Ages 6 & under
• Wednesday June 22nd evening-Come out to Pirate’s Cove for some slipping, sliding and an all around good time with our friends in The Knolls, 6-8pm. Wristbands are $12. Please tell your friends and family!
• Team Slideshow: Submit two photos of your swimmer to the google drive CKST Slideshow 2022 by June 30th
• Looking for private lessons? https://ckswimteam.swimtopia.com/private-lessons
• Picture day is in the books! If you ordered pictures, Imagetek has told us they will be ready in about three weeks i.e. July 5th. Look for your pictures in Family Folders around that time.
• Rocky Mountain Swim League Finals T-Shirt-If you are interested in ordering a shirt, please visit the online store. Order deadline June 28th RMSL Finals Online Store Parent Reps will pick up at the store and get shirts to families.
• 4th of July- It’s baaaaacccccckkkkkk at the pool and we are still looking for volunteer help. Thank you! 4th of July Sign Up
• You can earn two certificates at the end of the season banquet:

1) All Events Award: Butterfly, Back, Breast and Free (for successfully swimming every event in their age group).

2) IM Awesome Award (for successfully swimming the IM for the first time).

Reminders: Set an alarm on your phone!!!

• Meet entry opens today at 12pm and closes on Tuesday, June 21st at 10pm (firm deadline-no late entries will be accepted!) for our fourth meet of the season on June 25th Heritage Greens & CK @ Homestead.
• STEP 1) Please log on to Swimmingly ON YOUR DESKTOP COMPUTER (there may be possible issues doing it on your phone) https://clubhouse.swimmingly.app and declare whether your swimmer is attending or not and choose up to 3 races for your swimmer. How to complete meet declarations: https://support.swimmingly.app/how-do-i-complete-meet-declarationsPlease note: Swimmingly is set up so that any changes or selections made just “stick”. There is no confirm or save because Swimmingly wanted to eliminate the issue of parents or admins forgetting to hit that button.
• *NEW THIS YEAR! We will assume all swimmers registered for a meet are also available for both early AND late relays. Thank you for your participation and attendance at the entire meet. If they are NOT, please send an email to Coach Mack letting her know: early relays only, late relays only, or no relays. [email protected].
• STEP 2) Sign up for your meet job. Please see descriptions of meet volunteer positions: https://ckswimteam.swimtopia.com/volunteer-duties Sign up for your Swim Meet Job
• *NEW* STEP 3) After meet entry closes on Tuesday night, we will publish the Swimmer Lineup report in Swimtopia by 9am Wednesday morning. This report will show all entered swimmers and their individual races. Take a moment to review this report to ensure Swimmingly captured the correct events for your swimmer(s). Please inform Jeni Finnigan ([email protected]) by 12pm on Wednesday if Swimmingly did not capture the correct entry for your swimmer(s). We have added this step due to glitches some families experienced during last week’s meet entry.

A thank you goes out to Kelly Kizzier for chairing the full moon practice. It was a blast and certainly the most fun practice of the year for the kiddos.

Lastly, one last thank you to all those who participated in the Chick-Fil-A fundraiser on June 14th. We appreciate your support.

It was a long one but you stuck with it, cheers to you!

Sincerely,

Parent Reps