Summer Newsletter

Summer Newsletter

Hello Team,

I hope everyone has had an excellent summer so far! Here are the updates about our program. Please read all the way through as there is some extremely important information at the end. 

Blue vs Red Swim Meet

This Saturday is our Blue vs Red Swim Meet! Today through Wednesday we will have a check-in sheet on the table by the bleachers for the swim meet. Please notify us whether or not your child will be competing. Our swim meet will start at 10 AM and should only last 3-4 Hours. We are excited to get have a meet at home!

WV State Championships 

Speaking of swim meets please remember to register your child for our WV State Championship meet. This competition will be our final meet for most groups this summer. To compete in this meet you must have swam in at least 1 USA Swimming-sanctioned meet this year. The registration deadline is this Friday (June 23rd) We hope to see you there!

Club T-Shirts

Our second order of club shirts has arrived! If your child has not received their club shirt please have them ask one of the coaches for it. We also have extras if you would like to buy one for $20.

Transition

It is with a heavy heart that I bring this news. I recently accepted an assistant swim coach position at Purdue University. I was not expecting to leave this soon but it is an opportunity that is a big next step for my career. As many of you know this club team has been a big passion project for me this past year. I have learned so much and loved building relationships with the kids, parents, and staff on this team. It is hard to walk away from. This will be my last week with the program, Our Blue vs Red swim meet will be my final session with the team. 

With that said my biggest priority over the past 2 weeks has been ensuring that this club team is in a position to continue to grow and be successful. There have been multiple conversations with the board on how to move forward. We are in the process of adding new members to the board and coaching staff to ensure this program continues to flourish. Ian and Emily Randolph will oversee the month of July and make sure it continues as planned. More updates will be coming soon. 

As always thank you for your support and patience with our program as we continue to grow. When I took this program my goal was to build something that will outlast any one person. I am confident that things are heading in an exciting direction. The most important thing moving forward is parent involvement, the more support and investment this team has the more successful it will be. Thank you all for the support you have given me the past year, I am excited to keep up with the development of this program. 

Best Regards, James