Hello swim families!

Tonight, is our second practice, you can find our practice schedule from our website:

https://fightingturtles.swimtopia.com/practice-schedule

Coach/Parent Contact

We ask that parents refrain from making requests on the pool deck during practice sessions instead please e-mail Coach Taylor at [email protected]

 Coach Taylor and the Board ask that swimmers practice with their own age groups. If your swimmer has to miss practices it will be okay. We completely understand that other activities/camp may interfere with swim practice. Coach Taylor wants to be engaged and involved with parents, we just want to ensure that swimmer conversations happen via e-mail, over the phone or scheduled  (not during practice) Thank you for your understanding. Coach Taylor is amazing and wants to be there for your family and watch your swimmer succeed!

Practice Cancelations or Changes

In the event bad weather moves into our area during afternoon practices please make sure to check your email and also the team's FB page for posts notifying you of any changes in the practice schedule. https://www.facebook.com/FightingTurtles/

Swimmer Supervision

Friendly reminder that parents must stay with their swimmers for the entire length of their practice (for the entire swim season) no swimmer (siblings) can be left unattended. If you have to leave please let one of the board members know who will be responsible for watching your child. We must follow the CDD/Pool rules with age requirements and when swimmers can be left unattended.

Volunteer Update

We had to cancel a meet and another meet changed from Home to Away meaning we need less volunteers. You may find that where you initially signed up for 4 sessions, you now have 3 or even 2 sessions remaining. We are aware of this and will be adding additional sessions for champs and our banquet as these details become available. If you would like to check your volunteer sign ups go to

https://fightingturtles.swimtopia.com

After you sign in select "schedule", click on meet you want to look at and then "jobs".

This season Emma plans on locking the volunteer slots one week prior to each meet. If your plans change and you can't volunteer after the system is locked, please find another parent to swap with and then let Emma Cooksey know who will be volunteering in your place. If your child is sick or another unforeseen last-minute event happens and you cannot attend the meet to do your volunteer slot, please call or text Emma Cooksey at 904 864 8920, Theresa 201-600-8467 and Jenn 619-865-8213. We need to know of any changes as soon as possible to update the coaches and volunteers.

We still have many vacancies for Stroke and Turn Officials. If you are interested in taking the special training for this position, it is taking place on 10th May at Heritage Landing. Click this link to sign up...

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044baca72daafc1-officials

Should you have any questions about volunteering, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Emma Cooksey at 904 864 8920, by email at [email protected] or catch her at practice!

Meet sign up!

If you haven't signed up for the first swim meet on May 12th against Bartram Springs (and all of the other meets) please go to: https://fightingturtles.swimtopia.com/swim_meets

and click on the "meet entry" link to declare whether your swimmer(s) will be attending or not attending the meet.Please be sure to do this by Friday, May 4th as the coaches will use this list to begin entering all swimmers in their events for the meet. If your swimmer is not on the list he/she will not be placed into events for the meet and will not be able to compete

T-Shirts and Swim Suits will be here before our first Mock Meet! 

Thank you for your support, together we are going to make this a great swim season! Go Turtles!!