Hello Flying Fish families,

It has been so great to see everyone at practice over the first two weeks of season! From here the season is about to ramp up, so please read below for important news.

Wednesday, May 20th there is no practice due to the neighborhood hosting their end of school year party.

Summer Schedule: Starting on Thursday May 21st, we will transition to morning practices. The new schedule is here:

• 9:00-9:45 - 6 & unders
• 9:45-10:30 - 7-8 year olds
• 10:30-11:15 - 9-10 year olds
• 11:15-12:00 - 11 and up

Time Trials May 21st: Next Thursday we will have our first meet. This is an internal only practice meet for all our swimmers, coaches, and volunteers to prepare for the real meets that start the following week. This is an important event that gives feedback to the coaches on how everyone is progressing with their strokes and will give us baseline times for each swimmer to track improvement over the course of the season. Please plan to be at the pool by 5:30pm to prepare and do warmups. Races will begin at 6:00pm. 6 & unders will participate in this meet even if they require coach assistance in the water.

Meet RSVP: For all our meets it is very important that you RSVP yes or no for your attendance. This is crucial for our coaches to build the lineups and seed the races properly. In order to RSVP, please visit the website (link) and navigate to the "Schedule" tab. There you will see all the events of the season. Click on "Meet Entry" for the event. Near the bottom of the screen you click "edit." There you can assign your status for the meet as well as leave notes to our coaches. Please RSVP at least a week in advance for each meet. If you know your summer schedule already, I recommend RSVPing for all meets now.

How to Volunteer: Volunteers are very important for our meets to run smoothly. Our volunteer positions are fun and most offer an opportunity to be close to the action during the races. To sign up, please follow the same steps as you would to RSVP. Instead of clicking "Meet Entry" on the Schedule screen you will click "Job Signup." From there you can see all the needed positions and volunteer for a position. If you have any questions about how a job works, feel free to reach out to me or DeAnna McAleer.

SwimTopia App: I highly recommend downloading the SwimTopia app. The app will show all the information about your swimmers including times, scheduled events, etc. This will also be the primary method that I will use to communicate any weather-related delays during meets. Please use the same login information you used to register. The free version is sufficient, but there is a paid version as well with some additional features.

Merch Store: You can our store on website under the "Shop" tab here. Shirts, hats, and bags are available. Please get your orders in by May 18th.

T-Shirts: Our new T-Shirts are in! We've started handing them out at practices. As a reminder, all swimmers get a new shirt this year. Extra shirts for fans can be purchased in the Merch Store.  

Social Media: If you have not already done so, we encourage you to join our private Facebook group (link) and Instagram @northforestflyingfish. We will post lots of fun pictures, updates, and news.

GO FLYING FISH

Flying Fish Board Members:

Ryan Stewart

Dominic Thomas

Sarah Thalheimer

DeAnna McAleer

Kim Morris

David Gale

Meredith Earnshaw