Welcome to the 2014 swim season! Our first meet will take place on June 11 at Forest Lakes. More information about the meet will come be sent closer to time. Meanwhile, know that usually you need to have your swimmers at the pool ready to swim at 5 for away meets and 4:30 for home meets. (By convention, the home team warms up first). All meets begin at 6 pm. Below are some answers to questions that have been coming in.
How do I know practice is cancelled?
Practice is rarely cancelled ahead of time, even if the weather looks ominous. The coaches and lifeguards take safety very seriously, so at the first rumble of thunder, everyone must leave the pool. Lightening requires everyone to clear the deck. If this occurs during or just before practice, the coaches will work with the swimmers on dry land exercises or conduct a short teaching session until they can return to the pool. If you want to know what the status of practice is, please call the pool 434-977-2607. Through June 6th, the phone will not be answered until 4 pm, because the pool is only open for practice. If you need to make a decision and are worried about the weather, use your best judgment. NOTE: Please don't email to find out the status of practice. The swordfishswimteam@gmail.com email is answered by parent volunteers! Emails may not be answered immediately, and we may not know the status of practice ourselves!
Why hasn’t the team website been updated?
This website (really a blog) is also run by a parent volunteer. The parent who was kind enough to set it up and maintain it is no longer able to do this, as his children aren’t swimming with the team this year. There were some logistical difficulties in having the information transferred to another person. We are working on getting the information updated there. It should be fully updated soon. Meanwhile, the links on the right hand side of the page (including a link to the 2014 Parent Handbook) are up-to-date.
What can I do to help?
So glad you asked! Did you know that a home meet requires about 95 parent volunteers? And that the Jefferson Swim League meets year-round to plan the season, so that there are parents working on swim team throughout the year? (Thanks Claude and Gerry!) There are still jobs open, so take a look (see the link to the right). Many of those left are in the second half. Remember that the second half of the meet is usually somewhat shorter and an awful lot COOLER than the first. If you have questions about what to do, just ask! Also, we could use some parents for the parent’s committee, to help organize coaches’ gifts, and a few other non-meet jobs. Let us know if you want to help out. Meghan Eddy is our crackerjack volunteer coordinator.
Are there any used suits?
The suits we are currently using are holding up well – so well that many are still in quite good shape even though our kids have outgrown them. We will be putting a box at the pool for you to donate your clean, outgrown team suit.
How can I keep up with JSL news?
JSL is on Facebook (Just search for and like "Jefferson Swim League") and Twitter "@JSLchamps." You'll find news about teams and updates on Champs.
Go Swordfish!!
