The Rep Report - Week of 6/20
It was a beautiful and breezy day for Oakton’s first A meet of the season. The meet was close from the start! Oakton had sweeps in the girls 15/18 breast and girls 8&under fly. It all came down to the relays and the Orange Hunt Sharks squeezed out a win over Oakton (216 v. 203).
Today, the Otters host Little Rocky Run for our second B meet of the season.
ACTION ITEMS:
- Donate: Otters Giving Back food drive
- Declare availability for ALL A meets
- Undercover Otters
- Picture Day on Tuesday - ALL swimmers arrive at 7:15AM - NO practices
- RSVP for Field Day
- Sign up for TEAM PHOTO account
HOW IS A MEET SHEET CREATED?
Have you ever wondered how a meet sheet for an A meet is created? It takes hours for our coaches to plan and develop a meet sheet for an A meet. They look over our ladder and the competitor’s ladder, as well. They place our swimmers in the events that they feel give the Otters the best chance to win. The coaches are looking at your child’s availability to make the meet sheet. It is a challenge for our coaches to place a swimmer in an A meet and find out later they are not available. Our coaches want all of our swimmers to be available if they are called on for an A meet.
It is very important that you declare your swimmers’ availability for all A Meets. Even if you don’t think they have the “fastest times” to swim, you never know - we may need them if that helps the Otters! Please mark your child(ren) AVAILABLE or UNAVAILABLE. If you know for certain that your child is not available to swim, please enter “unavailable”.
ACTION ITEM: Please enter your child’s availability (available or unavailable) on SwimTopia for ALL Saturday A meets ASAP. Declare availability for Meets here.
OTTERS GIVING BACK - please send donations!
We are continuing our annual tradition of Otters Giving Back. This year we will be accepting non-perishable donations for Food for Others. Donations should be put in the social room in age group boxes by this Friday, 6/24. The age group that donates the most food gets a fun practice!
The most requested items: oil, cereal, canned tomato products, canned meats, canned fruit, dried or canned beans, pasta, 100% fruit juice
UNDERCOVER OTTERS - all week!
Undercover Otters begins today and lasts through this week. Participants should have received their Undercover Otter information. If you have any questions, please contact Perri: [email protected]
B MEET (Monday 6/20)
The Otters will host tonight’s B meet vs. Little Rocky Run. Remember, all B meet entries must be submitted on SwimTopia no later than 6pm on the Saturday prior to the B meet (there are no exceptions). Please read the entry restrictions before signing up. Call or text our B Meet Rep with questions: Devon Brinn @ 571-286-6423 or RSVP.
PICTURE DAY AND PANCAKE BREAKFAST (Tuesday 6/21)
All swim team members (including Pups) should plan to be at picture day on Tuesday no later than 7:15 AM. There are NO PRACTICES held on Tuesday, 6/21 (age group practices, Pups practice, or afternoon practices will be NOT be held). After the team and individual photos are taken, swimmers should plan to stay and enjoy a pancake breakfast with their teammates.
Wear your team suit and please be on time (arrive no later than 7:15 AM). Estimated time for pick-up is 9:00 AM.
TUESDAY & THURSDAY AFTERNOON PRACTICES
Afternoon practices are held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Please take note of a slight change - there will only be one practice from 5-6PM. Any 8&under swimmers who would like to attend will need approval from the coaches (RSVP.
*No practice on Tuesday, 6/21.
TEAM SOCIAL EVENT (Thursday, June 23)
Join the fun with your teammates for Field Day at OSRC! We will have loads of fun including an inflatable obstacle course and back by popular demand - the dunk tank!! Participants should have a bathing suit, towel, and sneakers. Participants must RSVP by Wednesday night and PREPAY $10 to Lara Kaplan (cash/Venmo preferred - Venmo @Lara-Kaplan). Checks payable to OSRC Swim. Please put in the KAPLAN family folder by Wednesday at 6PM.
SENIOR BREAKFAST (ALL SWIMMERS 13&OLDER)
Senior swimmers (age 13+) are encouraged to attend Senior Breakfasts. This week, they will be dining at Anita’s immediately following their practice.
PEP RALLY (Friday, June 24)
You won’t want to miss the annual (and most popular) pep rally theme: WILD THINGS! The fun and spirit begin at 5:30pm, we’ll be serving the swimmers subs for dinner at 6:00pm, and cheers and awards will wrap up by 7:00pm. Feel free to drop your swimmer(s) off, or stay and enjoy happy hour with other swim team families.
DUAL A MEET vs LEE GRAHAM (Saturday 6/25)
We will be hosting Saturday’s second A-meet of the season vs Lee Graham. Selected swimmers will be notified via email no later than Thursday morning. Come and cheer for your teammates - the meet starts at 9AM.
After the swim meet, please plan to stay after and have lunch at OSRC with your teammates. Stay tuned for further details!
Thank you for reading the Rep Report! The secret password this week is “blue & green.” Email the team reps the password and you will receive a fun surprise as a thank you!
TEAM SHIRTS
If your child has not gotten their team shirt or cap, please ask a coach to get it at the end of a practice. If you ordered a parent shirt, you can reach out to any team rep (Lauren, Heather, Maggie, Devon, or Becky) to make arrangements, or grab it at the Pep Rally on Friday.
If you missed out on ordering a parent t-shirt, we have one adult men’s XL and one ladies fit LG available for $15. Contact the team reps if you’re interested.
RESULTS
The results from all A meets can be found here each week. The swim team ladder for all swimmers can be found in a binder in the pool lobby. It is updated by Wednesday each week.
PHOTOGRAPHY
We have a talented team of photographers. If you haven’t requested access to the team Shutterfly account, please do by clicking TEAM PHOTOS. They get some amazing shots of our kids! If you have any great photos to share throughout the season, you can also upload them to the shared site.
SWIM LESSONS
If you are looking for private swim lessons for your child, please contact one of our coaches. You can read their bios and get contact information here. Any OSRC members can arrange for lessons with our coaches.
VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK
For our first full week of volunteering, our Otter parents looked fantastic in their blue & white! A huge THANK YOU to everyone for helping to make our meets run smoothly. Our volunteer of the week is Andy Souders - who stepped in at the last minute to time at Saturday’s A meet. Thank you for always helping out when needed - there will be something special in your team folder this week as a token of our appreciation.
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