Hello Swim Team Families, first I want to thank you for a great season of dual meets! I will send my season recap tomorrow, but I want to address some timely end-of-season items.

We will have normal practices the next 2 weeks with the exception of this coming Friday when we may cancel practice in preparation for Leagues. 

CVSL League Championships July 29-30

Please consider signing up your swimmer up for League championships, it is a ton of fun and we have a good shot at swimming some fast times and competing for first place at the meet! It's in Vergennes this year so a short drive. Volunteers are based on size of the team, so we'll also need plenty of volunteers to help with this meet :)

The swim team committee will be putting together goody bags for all swimmers participating in the League Championships this year. We are asking families who have a swimmer participating in Leagues to drop off donations. Here is a link to the donation sign-up sheet. There is a cardboard box on top of the refrigerator by the ping-pong table where you can leave your donation. The donation deadline is Wednesday, 7/27. If you prefer to donate money you can Venmo Emily McLean (@Emily-McLean-16; last four digits of cell phone are 4174). Make sure to note that your Venmo is for the goody bag donation.

For meet information about schedule and logistics refer to the : CVSL Swimmtopia Championship Meet Page. I have attached the meet and parent information packets below. There are no time standard requirements for this meet. Make sure to sign your swimmer up for the right age session; if you try to register a 11 & Over swimmer for the Saturday morning session it will tell you that you are ineligible for the meet because the morning session is for 10 & Under only.

The event schedule is in the meet entry packet but to briefly outline: 

• Friday has the distance events, 100IM for all age groups, and 100 of stroke (fly, back, and breast), 100 and 200 free, and 200 IM for 11&Over. 
• Saturday morning session is for 10&Unders it has the medley and free relays and all the traditional dual meet events, plus the 50 free for both age groups.
• Saturday afternoon session has the traditional dual meet events for the 11&Overs.

Please read over the meet packet. A swimmer may be entered in up to 5 total events (4 individual and 1 relay or 3 individual and 2 relays so long as no more than 4 individual events). The coaches will weigh individual preference and what is best for the team in making entry decisions. 

Please reach out if you have any questions. I will ask that you submit entries by Wednesday July 27th at NOON or sooner. 

BTC Apparel

The apparel order (sweatshirts, parkas, long sleeve t-shirts and sweatpants) has arrived. These are the items that you would have ordered on the BTC Swim Team page through K&B. Apparel items will be available for pick up during practices next week. Please make every effort to pick up your items as soon as possible. When you take your item(s) remember to cross your name off of the list. If your swimmer accidentally came home with an item that you did not order, please return it so we can get it to the correct person. Here is the order list for BTC Swim Team apparel.

BTC 2022 Swim Team t-shirts

You may have seen these royal blue shirts at the meets this week and during practices. All swimmers will receive a team t-shirt for their participation this season. These t-shirts are included with your swim team fee. Please make every effort to have your swimmer pick up their t-shirt next week.

End of Season Banquet: August 3

The end-of-season banquet is scheduled for Wednesday, August 3 with a rain date of August 4. We will start with a potluck dinner for all BTC Swim Team families which will be followed by an awards ceremony. We hope that everyone can attend. Make sure to sign up for your potluck dishes. In an effort to minimize waste, we ask that families bring their own reusable plastic plates, cups, and utensils. We will have a limited supply of paper products on hand. BYOB&C (Bring your own beverages and chairs).