Good afternoon!

Welcome to the final week of our summer swim season! This summer has flown by for us, as we're sure most of you feel the same way. We want to thank all of our SYC swim family for an outstanding season. A special shout out to our big team coaches, Shelby and Joel, and our prep team co-head coaches, Vaughn and Sophie - what a fantastic season we have had under your leadership! We have grown as a team both in and out of the pool, and we look forward to many more fun summers to come! Finally, the board has some important reminders and information for a very busy upcoming week.

VOLUNTEERS

Thank you to those of you who have already signed up for volunteer jobs on our website! There are still quite a few opportunities open for the city swim meet (especially concession volunteer slots), which are still live on our website: https://sycaquatics.swimtopia.com/swim_meets. As a tip, it is much easier to view the open slots on the website vs. in the Swimtopia app. You can go to the link above and click on the green "JOB SIGNUP" button on the right side of the page for each day's events. That is where you find your volunteer profile with your name and you can click on "sign up for jobs."

As a reminder, Sycamore is responsible for all aspects of the concession stand for both weekends this year and we need your help! This responsibility rotates through each FWSSDL team in alphabetical order, so we will not have this fundraising opportunity for several more years. We need to fill all volunteer spots and we still have a lot of open positions available. Responsible youth ages 12 and up are able to volunteer for concessions slots. *If volunteering during a session that your child is swimming in, you are absolutely able to step out to cheer on your swimmer!* Please reach out to us if you have any questions or are able to help.

SPIRIT WEEK

This week (July 22nd-26th) is SPIRIT WEEK, the week leading up to the City Swim Meet. It is a wonderful week of fun and exciting events that help close out our summer swim season. Our spirit week committee has worked hard to plan some fun daily crafts and activities. Below is the list of daily themes/events:

Monday, 7/22 - Patriotic day

Tuesday, 7/23 - Anything but a swim cap day

Wednesday, 7/24 - Dress like your coach day

*Our 2024 banquet will be held on Wednesday, July 24th from 6-8:30pm. Please join us for dinner and awards. SYC will provide the main entree and a dessert (for prep and swim team members) from the Kona Ice truck. Please bring a side dish to share, potluck style!

Thursday, 7/25 - Inside out day

Friday, 7/26 - Hawaiian day/Car Decorating & Towel exchange activity

*This year we have decided to host our traditional pancake breakfast on Friday morning at the pool (instead of Sunday morning before finals), as this is the last day of practice for all of our swimmers. If your swimmer wants to participate in the towel exchange activity, please bring a new towel to exchange. We will also be decorating vehicles for the City Swim Meet during this time. All swimmers and families (prep and big team) are welcome. We hope you can join us!

CITY SWIM MEET

City meet entries are attached to this email. This is the meet our swimmers have been working hard for all summer. Let's show our proud SYC spirit and cheer on all of our swimmers this weekend!

Preliminaries: Friday - Ages 8 and under

4:40pm meet start time

Doors open at 3:00pm for spectators

Coaches and swimmers allowed on deck at 3:15pm

Preliminaries: Saturday - Ages 11 & 12 and 15 and over

8:20am meet start time

Doors open at 6:45am for spectators

Coaches and swimmers allowed on deck at 7:00am

Preliminaries: Saturday afternoon - Ages 9 & 10 and 13 & 14

The start time is 1 hour and 10 minutes after warm-ups start (dependent on morning session end time).

Sunday Finals: will not start before 1:00pm

Doors will open at 10:30 am

Parade will begin at 11:20am

Swimmers and coaches are allowed on deck following the parade.

POST-CITY MEET POOL PARTY

On Sunday, July 28th from 6-8pm, please join us at the Sycamore pool for a post-city meet party to celebrate the end of our 2024 summer season! We will have snacks and treats and swimmers can pick up their awards from the city meet. Let's end our season with a bang!

COMMUNICATION

Please watch your email and push alerts for any updates regarding events during the last week of our season.

As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the board with any questions. GO SYC!!!