How do I communicate to the coach if my child will miss a swim meet? What if my swimmer can swim only part of a meet? How do we know if the evening swim practice has been cancelled? How do I know if my swimmer is eligible to swim at Championships or in the All Star meet? Who do I contact to sign up for a volunteer position? I would like a photo I took on the website. How do I do this? Do you think my child should swim prelims, especially if they are seeded low and probably make finals? Should my child still come to Championships even if they didn't make it? Do we still have practice while prelims are going on? Does my child go to practice after prelims for the remainder of the week if they didn't make championships? How do I enter All-Stars? How do I find out if practice is cancelled?

How do I communicate to the coach if my child will miss a swim meet? When your swimmer signs the Attendance Sheet at practice on the Monday or Tuesday prior to the meet he or she will miss, make sure “no” is checked in the meet column. If you know ahead of time that your swimmer will miss a future meet, please tell the coach. What if my swimmer can swim only part of a meet? It’s fine that your child participates in only part of a meet. It’s important, though, to let the coach know this ahead of time. On the Attendance Sheet at practice, please note by what time your child must leave, next to the meet column. How do we know if the evening swim practice has been cancelled? This is tricky sometimes, because the weather can delay such a decision to the last minute, and because we don’t have control over whether the pool remains open or not. However, we’ll make every attempt to update the hotline, 303/699-1429, and we will attempt to put something on the website. How do I know if my swimmer is eligible to swim at Championships or in the All Star meet? In mid July, there’s a preliminary meet, “prelims,” in which all swimmers participate. The top 16 finishers in each age group for boys and girls, across all teams, will qualify for Championships. All Stars is a separate meet requiring that swimmers have qualifying times in order to compete. A swimmer can secure a qualifying time at any of the meets during the season. Who do I contact to sign up for a volunteer position? The easiest way to volunteer is by going to our volunteer sign up page and filling out all the information. Click here to go to the sign up page. Or you can  Contact Tami Smith at 303/693-6906. I would like a photo I took on the website. How do I do this? Simply email your photos to Don Beck and they will be put in our photo album. Prior to sending the photos please resize them so that they do not exceed 640x640. Almost all photo editors can resize pictures. There are plenty of free resizers on the internet. Please keep in mind that we may receive so many photos we run out of upload space. If that happens we will begin rotating photos. Send Away! Do you think my child should swim prelims, especially if they are seeded low and probably make finals? Yes, prelims are a valuable experience and a culminating activity to their season of hard work. It is not just about making finals, but improving their best time. Prelim results help determine who swims on the relay's at Championships! Should my child still come to Championships even if they didn't make it? Yes, they can learn a lot by watching, feel part of the team, and help cheer their teammates on. Do we still have practice while prelims are going on? Yes, we have divided the coaching staff up so some are at practice and some at the meet. Does my child go to practice after prelims for the remainder of the week if they didn't make championships? No, if they didn't qualify for Championships, then they are done with practices. How do I enter All-Stars? All Star entries are posted at the pool with entry forms. You must enter your child if they intend on swimming in the meet and have qualified. Entries are due on the 7/23. An updated list will be posted after prelims and then again after Championships. The cost is $15.00. How do I find out if practice is cancelled? If practice is cancelled due to weather conditions, in most cases we will post a sign on the gated entrance to the pool. We will also attempt to send out an email notification to all member families as quickly as we can. We may not always be able to do this. Sometimes weather conditions worsen after practice has started, and the decision to cancel practice is made part way through practice.

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