Good evening Flyers,

We had a fantastic first dual meet! It was awesome to see so many swimmers high-fiving and shaking hands with the other team’s swimmers at the end of the races. We encourage our Flyer Families to continue extending that kind of welcome to visiting teams throughout the season.

Here’s important about meets and some upcoming team events and fundraisers:

PRACTICE UPDATES:

• NO PRACTICE on the following dates:
  • Mini Flyers will not practice May 26 - May 30 as coaches have school finals.
  • Minis who have been designated as meet ready, still participate in Wednesday, May 28 meet.
  • May 26, June 2 & 3, No practices for any age group
• SUMMER Morning Practice Schedule begins June 4.
  • Click HERE to see the morning schedule and if needed, evening practice times.
  • No evening practice option for Mini-Flyers.

MEET UPDATES:

• See the meet line up for the season HERE. (Looking ahead, Wednesday, May 28, AWAY meet at Forest Hills)
• TOMORROW (Saturday, May 24) we swim at HOME, Forest Park (vs. Sun Valley)
  • Meet start at 9 am
  • FPST warm-ups: 7:55-8:25 am (make sure not to block driveways when parking)
  • BUDDY ACTIVITY: Bring your buddy their favorite snack.
  • Meet program will be posted by tomorrow morning to the individual meet tile on our calendar page, but upon arrival ALL swimmers/parents must check the Heat/Lane bulletin board (by the awning/covered area by pool) to confirm final assignments as they can change from the time the meet program is sent out to the start of the meet. Any last-minute changes will be reflected in the sheets on the bulletin board.
  • Family Seating: We need to make space for the visiting team. FPST should set up closer to the lanai side of the grass. See attached picture that shows our section.
  • Ages 8 and Under (including minis) should additionally have their name and age written on the back right shoulder. See attached photos.
  • 8 and Under Shepherding (including minis): Several events in advance, swimmers ages 8 and under should be brought by parents to the covered awning area next to the pool. Shepherds should not need to leave their station to find swimmers. The volunteer Shepherd will help swimmers line up in event lane order on the yellow circles and bring them each to their blocks/assigned lane.

MEET SIGN OUTS:

• If you missed the sign-out deadline and still need to sign out or there is another issue like your swimmer is missing from the meet program, please contact Coach Jeff asap, [email protected] or speak with him at the meet.

OPEN JOB ALERT: We have ONE Shepherd 7/8 Boys position still open for tomorrow’s meet. Click HERE, login, sign up, and earn some points! 

JOBS: For our home meet, all volunteers should check in at the Jobs Table at least 15-20 minutes in advance of their shift, so we know if there are positions we need to fill.

• Timers will need to check in by 8:40 am at the jobs table. Timers will be called to their seats 15 minutes ahead of the meet at 8:45 am.
• At 8:45 am, any runner and relief timers should meet at the Meet Desk. 

OTHER IMPORTANT INFO:

• SWIM-A-THON & PANCAKE FEED: Don’t miss one our biggest fundraising events of the season on June 7! Your participation matters! Make sure to check out the attached CORRECTED Swim-a-thon poster and flyer and get excited to show some spirit and earn prizes.
  • An email from 99 Pledges has been sent to you with a personalized giving link where you can update info about your swimmer and share an invite to donate with friends and family. Let us know if you did not receive it.
  • Sign-up for jobs and swimmer time slots: Let us know when your swimmer will do their laps and how you can help out. Many lap counters are needed for this important event! See the Swimathon event tile on our calendar to sign up like you would for a regular meet.
  • Schedule for June 7:
  • 8:15–9:15 am: Mixed Ages
  • 9:15–10:00 am: 8 and unders
  • 10:00–11:00 am: 9/10s
  • 11:00 am–12:00 pm: 11 and ups
• TEAM PICTURE DAY: Save-the-date, June 13, 7:45 am, Team Photo.
  • See flyer for info and to sign up for your individual/buddy slot (sitting fee of $20/slot–only one slot needed per family, but buddy pictures may require an additional time slot) or go to https://bit.ly/forestparkteamphoto to sign up.
• TEAM MOVIE DAY: Save-the-date, June 13, after photos, time TBD (Lilo & Stitch live action)

Find a board member with a purple lanyard during practices or meets if you have questions or need assistance.

FLYERS, FLYERS, FLYERS!

With appreciation,

-FPST Board of Directors