Weekly Updates
Alcatraz entries close … Zone Championships entries due … Spring break workout schedule … swim clinics at the J … Kids swim classes …
Alcatraz Swim entries are now closed. We have 17 people registered! For those going, you can bring family and friends to watch. It’s pretty cool watching all the yellow headed fish swim to shore. More details to the group will be sent out shortly.
Zone entry forms are due in 3 weeks. Print and either bring with you to practice or just check it out yourself what events you would like to swim. I am happy to help with entry times or event selection. The meet is Friday night, Saturday and Sunday. The meet will generally be over between 3:00-5:00 p.m. depending upon the amount of people swimming. You can just enter the early events or enter one day only, whatever schedule works for you. Count on swimming on at least one relay each day. Ronda has offered up her home on Saturday night for a team gathering and dinner, so be sure to mark that now on your calendars.
In the past, the Davis pool has been closed during Spring Break. This is the week of March 17-21. David has been kind enough to open up the pool for us in the morning, so we don’t miss a whole week right before Zones. For that week only, we will offer the 8:30 a.m. workout in the Davis pool, not the JCC. There will be no noon workout. The pool will be set up for yards and we can practice off the blocks while we are there. This will be great opportunity to see the walls and turns as you will at the meet. Anyone is welcome to come to these practices.
I am offering free swim clinics on Tuesdays and Thursdays (March 4th, 6th, 11th, 13th) at the JCC starting at 9:30 a.m. These are for anyone you know that may be entering Senior Games, who does not swim with any group or coach and would like some extra help as they prepare for the meet on April 12. They do not have to have any skills other than somehow get down the pool. These are very basic swim instruction times so that novice swimmers can learn to do a better turn, breathe easier, or clarify any swim questions.
Kid’s after school classes will begin next week. Check with the JCC Sports Desk for details and prices. 3:45-4:15 for ages 7-9, 4:15-5:00 for ages 9-11, and 5:00-6:00 for ages 11 up.