Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
With Governor Holcomb's announcement we hope to back in the water the day they open the schools. As of today our plan is to be back at practice on May 1st.
Message To Our Athletes
I am sending out a plea to all of our swimmers. You need to stay active!!
I suggest everyone, if they haven't already, to download the Q swim App.
There is a small subscription fee but I believe it is well worth it.
If you are new to the app or it's been awhile start by going to the test
section and test your swim specific shapes. You can also follow them
on Instagram. They have promised to publish daily content during the
quarantine.
Another great account to follow on Instagram is Gain Swimming. They to have been posting content that swimmers can do at home.
Swimoutlet.com is also publishing daily workouts on their Instagram account.
GoSwimTV has also offered free memberships for their seemingly endless supply of videos. Here is the link.
I also sat in on a webinar this week on nutrition and the site host has agreed to let us share the entire webinar and notes with our members.
To help keep our swimmers motivated here is a link to one of my all time favorite races. It was the 2002 Nationals 400 IM between Michael Phelps and Erik Vendt.
Spring/Summer Registration
Swimmers that are currently registered for the fall/winter season do not need to register for the upcoming season. There memberships will automatically be renewed. The registration is for any new families or former families who were not part of the team during the fall or winter. Here is the link.
Spring and Summer Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
Below is our spring/summer meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and second date is the deadline to commit. Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set last year (or best guess for new meets). They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets if the option to select the days you want is not available, please leave a message in the available notes section of the specific days you would like to attend. Meets marked with an * are meets that require swimmers to meet certain time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab
IA May Invitational/May 8th-10th/Rolfs Aquatic Center, ND/Sunday, April 19th
CON BW3 Blazin' Invite/May 29th-31st/Merrefield Pool, Mishawaka/Sunday, April 26th
ELK United Splash Bash/June 12th-14th/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Sunday, May 3rd
NASA Summer Invite/June 26th-28th/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Sunday, May 17th
IA Summer Spectacular/July 10th-12th/Rolfs Aquatic Center, ND/Sunday, May 31st\
*IN Swimming Swim Fest/July 16th-19th/IUPUI/Sunday, July 12th
*IN Swimming Summer Divisionals/July 24-26th/TBD/Sunday July 12th
*USA Swimming Futures Championships/July 30th-August 2nd/Sunday July 19th
*USA Swimming Junior Nationals/August 4th-8th/Sunday July 19th.
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John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
Spring/Summer Registration
Swimmers that are currently registered for the fall/winter season do not need to register for the upcoming season. There memberships will automatically be renewed. The registration is for any new families or former families who were not part of the team during the fall or winter. Here is the link.
Families that are returning for the spring and summer will not see any additional charges on their accounts until May 1st.
I would ask all of our families who have a Facebook account to share our registration post. Thank you to those that have shared our club post or the post from my personal page. As of this morning the post has been shared 39 times. All post shares will be entered into a drawing for a $25 credit to their swim club account.
Spring Championship Meets
I heard back from USA Swimming and they said the Speedo Sectional fees will be refunded in the next 30 days. Also, for those interested in gear from Age Group State or Senior State meet you can purchase T-shirts and other merchandise by clicking here for AGS and her for Sr. State. There is also an opportunity to purchase gear from Speedo Sectionals. You purchase that gear by clicking here.
New USA Swimming Guidelines-MAAPPUSA
Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. One new requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with me. For several years I have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email me if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
I would ask all of our families who have a Facebook account to share our registration post. Thank you to those that have shared our club post or the post from my personal page. As of this morning the post has been shared 39 times. All post shares will be entered into a drawing for a $25 credit to their swim club account.
Spring Championship Meets
I heard back from USA Swimming and they said the Speedo Sectional fees will be refunded in the next 30 days. Also, for those interested in gear from Age Group State or Senior State meet you can purchase T-shirts and other merchandise by clicking here for AGS and her for Sr. State. There is also an opportunity to purchase gear from Speedo Sectionals. You purchase that gear by clicking here.
New USA Swimming Guidelines-MAAPPUSA
Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. One new requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with me. For several years I have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email me if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Spring and Summer Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
Below is our spring/summer meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and second date is the deadline to commit. Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set last year (or best guess for new meets). They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets if the option to select the days you want is not available, please leave a message in the available notes section of the specific days you would like to attend. Meets marked with an * are meets that require swimmers to meet certain time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab
IA May Invitational/May 8th-10th/Rolfs Aquatic Center, ND/Sunday, April 19th
CON BW3 Blazin' Invite/May 29th-31st/Merrefield Pool, Mishawaka/Sunday, April 26th
ELK United Splash Bash/June 12th-14th/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Sunday, May 3rd
NASA Summer Invite/June 26th-28th/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Sunday, May 17th
IA Summer Spectacular/July 10th-12th/Rolfs Aquatic Center, ND/Sunday, May 31st\
*IN Swimming Swim Fest/July 16th-19th/IUPUI/Sunday, July 12th
*IN Swimming Summer Divisionals/July 24-26th/TBD/Sunday July 12th
*USA Swimming Futures Championships/July 30th-August 2nd/Sunday July 19th
*USA Swimming Junior Nationals/August 4th-8th/Sunday July 19th.
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John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
