Weekly Announcements for Week of 3/28-4/3

Dear SBSC families, 
Practice Schedule Here is the practice schedule for this week. Riley HS Group 1 next practice Tuesday April 13 G1 Elite next practice Monday April 12 Group 2 next practice Monday April 12 Group 3 next practice Monday April 12 New Prairie HS (only for NPUSC students) Group 1 next practice Monday April 12 Group 2 next practice Monday April 12 Group 3 next practice Monday April 12 Practice Notes: Enjoy your break! New Families Welcome to our several new families who have registered over the last two weeks. I am looking forward to meeting you and your athletes in person. We are planning a virtual new parent meeting for sometime in April. I am sure there are lots of questions and feel free to reach out to me anytime to ask. Age Group State Here is the final recap of AGS. We had a total of 18 swims and 16 were best times. 4 new team records and 12 others in our all-time top 10. With only 5 swimmers at the meet we ended up placing 46th overall. You can click here to see our results. Speedo Sectionals Our athletes are finishing the championship season strong. With 1 day and 4 swim lefts the SBSC athletes are re-writing our all time top 10 record board. We've raced 24 times had 22 best times, 19 in the top 10, and 3 of those were new team records. Spring/Summer Season 21 Our first practices will be the week of April 11th. If you are currently registered you do not need to do anything. When you registered in the fall you were signing up for an entire year. If you have family or friends who would like to join the club the spring/summer registration is open. Remember this is not for swimmers currently registered with the club during the fall and winter of 20/21. We have been given the clearance to increase our numbers at NP. We (Coach Ashley and myself) have decided in order to maintain quality control we are still going to limit our overall numbers at the NP site. While we are opening some spots it will still be, at least initially, limited. If you know of anyone who is interested I would let them know ASAP. At this time we have not set our schedule for the summer times at NP. We are waiting for some direction from the administration to what they will allow us to do. But, if we are anything like we were before we will have practices in the late afternoon, early evening. Practices for the spring in South Bend will return to Riley. We still have not been given an exact date as to when the pool will be ready but I was assured it will be ready by April 12. Due to several reason it looks like the updates on the the pool will be delayed until summer 2022. USA Swimming Guidelines-MAAPPUSA USA 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. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. -- John VanDriessche Head Coach South Bend Swim Club South Bend Riley High School (574)276-6057 www.southbendswimclub.com #SBSCForLife

Weekly Announcements for Week of 3/21-3/27

Dear SBSC families, 
Practice Schedule Here is the practice schedule for this week. Washington HS Group 1 next practice Tuesday April 13 G1 Elite next practice Monday April 12 Group 2 next practice Monday April 12 Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:15-5:45 New Prairie HS (only for NPUSC students) Group 1 next practice Monday April 12 Group 2 next practice Monday April 12 Group 3 next practice Monday April 12 Practice Notes: NP Group 3 swimmers still wishing to practice this week should report to Riley. Senior State Great meet for our club. We finished 17th in the state. Altogether, we had 50 individual swims (including the relay lead off legs) and these were our results. 5 new individual team records. 2 new relay records. 27 of the swims are now in the all-time top 10. 41 new best club times. 6 of those swims were even faster then their high school sectional times! Age Group State We may have only had a few swims so far but our kids are swimming very well. You can follow us today on your Meet Mobile app (2021 North SCY AGS) or on the Elkhart Aquatic YouTube page. I will post all the results in next week's email. Speedo Sectionals Elkhart Aquatic Center March 25-28 I have attached the overall psyche sheet as of last Thursday. The entry deadline is tonight so there will be some changes. The format for this meet is different then what we have experienced so far. The top 40 swimmers in each event will be competing in the evening "Championship" session. All other swimmers, male and female will be competing in a combined session that will start at 11:00 AM. Here are the pertinent times for each session: Thursday-Sunday Combined Session Warm-ups 9:30-10:50 Meet Starts 11:00 Thursday-Saturday Championship Session Warm-ups 5:00-6:20 Meet Starts 6:30 Sunday Championship Session Warm-ups 4:30-5:50 Meet Starts 6:00 I will speak with each athlete about their particular times they will need to be on deck. There is a coach's meeting tomorrow evening and I assume we will find out if we have specific warm-up/enter the building times. Most of our athletes received a packet of waivers they will need to fill out and return to me on Monday. If they haven't received it yet they will receive it on Monday and they should return it to me on Tuesday. Spring/Summer Season 21 Our first practices will be the week of April 11th. If you are currently registered you do not need to do anything. When you registered in the fall you were signing up for an entire year. If you have family or friends who would like to join the club the spring/summer registration is open. Remember this is not for swimmers currently registered with the club during the fall and winter of 20/21. We have been given the clearance to increase our numbers at NP. We (Coach Ashley and myself) have decided in order to maintain quality control we are still going to limit our overall numbers at the NP site. While we are opening some spots it will still be, at least initially, limited. If you know of anyone who is interested I would let them know ASAP. At this time we have not set our schedule for the summer times at NP. We are waiting for some direction from the administration to what they will allow us to do. But, if we are anything like we were before we will have practices in the late afternoon, early evening. Practices for the spring in South Bend will return to Riley. We still have not been given an exact date as to when the pool will be ready but I was assured it will be ready by April 12. Due to several reason it looks like the updates on the the pool will be delayed until summer 2022. Lifeguarding The best time to lifeguard is now! We need your help!! PEASE sign-up in any available spot. USA Swimming Guidelines-MAAPPUSA USA 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. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. -- John VanDriessche Head Coach South Bend Swim Club South Bend Riley High School (574)276-6057 www.southbendswimclub.com #SBSCForLife

Weekly Announcements for Week of 3/14-3/20

Dear SBSC families, 
Practice Schedule Here is the practice schedule for this week. Washington HS Group 1 Monday and Thursday 6:00-7:15 G1 Elite Tuesday 5:30-7:00 Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-7:00, and *Friday 5:30-6:30* Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 4:15-5:45 New Prairie HS (only for NPUSC students) Group 1 Monday and Tuesday 5:30-6:45 CST Group 2-NO PRACTICE SCHEDULED Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 5:30-7:00 CST Practice Notes: No practice at NP on Thursday due to a middle school meet. Swimmers attending New Prairie practices will continue to enter the building through door N17. Everyone entering the building will be required to wear a mask. Parents will not be allowed on deck. Each athlete will need to fill out the attached form and hand deliver to the coach when entering the high school. All swimmers should come dressed ready to practice. There may be limited use of the locker rooms after practice. If you have any questions regarding procedures for NPHS practices please email Coach Ashley at awojtysiak@npusc.k12.in.us RHS Group 2 swimmers should come to practice in dryland clothes over their suits. They should also be wearing quality workout shoes as well. Flip flops or Crocs are not acceptable options. Swimmers are encouraged to bring a yoga mat if they have one. Senior State Our athletes continue to swim well. A few new team records, Speedo Sectional cuts, Future's Championship cuts, and a whole bunch of new best times. After two days SBSC stands in place. I will post the results to all the pertinent pages early this week. You can follow all the action on your Meet Mobile app (meet names: 2021 SRS North and 2021 COMBINED SRS) or on the Elkhart Aquatics YouTube page. Age Group State Elkhart Aquatic Center March 19th-21st Our entry is attached here. Please check for accuracy. If you notice any errors please email me immediately. I have through tomorrow to make any changes. Here are the pertinent times for the sessions our athletes will be competing in for this coming weekend's meet. Friday Session #2 Warmup 5:15-6:15 Meet Starts 6:30 Saturday Session #5 and Sunday Session #8 Warm-ups 3:45-4:45 Meet Starts 5:00 We have not been assigned specific check-in times or warm-up times (yet) so plan on having your athlete at the facility 15 minutes prior to the start of warm-up. Practice Reminders Parents please make sure your athletes are arriving to practice in their practice gear (suits and/or dryland clothes). We want to limit the activity in the locker room. The locker rooms should just be for restroom breaks and changing after practice if necessary. When dropping your swimmer off for practice please make sure they leave your vehicle wearing a mask. We have a very limited supply of disposable masks and we hope to use those when the one's they have break or are no longer viable. Finally make sure to fill out our daily screening every time they attend practice. Here is that link. Last Day of Winter Season The last day of practice at NP for Group 1 and Group 3 will be this Wednesday March 17. The last day of practice for RHS Group 1 will be Thursday March 18th and RHS Group 2 will be Friday March 19th. The last day for Group 3 will be Thursday March 25th. Spring/Summer Season 21 If you won't be attending our spring and summer session please email me no later then March 18th to avoid being charged for any spring/summer fees. If you fail to alert me and you are billed you will either be charged a $25 administrative fee before your credit card is refunded or all fees charged will be credited to your swim club account to be used when you return in the fall. Our first practices will be the week of April 11th. If you are currently registered you do not need to do anything. When you registered in the fall you were signing up for an entire year. If you have family or friends who would like to join the club the spring/summer registration is open. Remember this is not for swimmers currently registered with the club during the fall and winter of 20/21. We have been given the clearance to increase our numbers at NP. We (Coach Ashley and myself) have decided to maintain quality control we are still going to limit our overall numbers at the NP site. While we are opening some spots it will still be, at least initially limited. If you know of anyone who is interested I would let them know ASAP. At this time we have not set our schedule for the summer times at NP. We are waiting for some direction from the administration to what they will allow us to do. But, if we are anything like we were before we will have practices in the late afternoon, early evening. Practices for the spring in South Bend will hopefully return to Riley. We still have not been given a date as to when the pool will be repaired. If not, we will almost certainly be practicing at Washington High School. Riley will be going through some major upgrades this summer starting on June 1st. A new air handling unit is being installed, the locker rooms are being gutted and the lockers will be replaced with more "pool environment" quality lockers and benches, and new carpeting will be installed for the seating gallery. This construction is scheduled to last the summer. The pool, I've been told, will be ready for us to return the first of September (fingers crossed!). During the summer months we will be at Washington High School. But, we enjoyed last summer being outside so much we will again be trying to have some of our workouts outdoors again. Stay tuned! Lifeguarding The best time to lifeguard is now! We need your help!! PEASE sign-up in any available spot. USA Swimming Guidelines-MAAPPUSA USA 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. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. -- John VanDriessche Head Coach South Bend Swim Club South Bend Riley High School (574)276-6057 www.southbendswimclub.com #SBSCForLife

Weekly Announcements for week of 3/7-3/13

Dear SBSC families, 
Practice Schedule Here is the practice schedule for this week . Washington HS Group 1 Tuesday and Wednesday 6:15-7:30 G1 Elite Monday 5:30-7:00 Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 5:30-7:00 Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 4:15-5:45 New Prairie HS (only for NPUSC students) Group 1 Monday and Tuesday 5:30-6:45 CST Group 2-NO PRACTICE SCHEDULED Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:00 CST Practice Notes: No practice on Friday for Group 3 swimmers due to the Senior State Championships. Swimmers attending New Prairie practices will continue to enter the building through door N17. Everyone entering the building will be required to wear a mask. Parents will not be allowed on deck. Each athlete will need to fill out the attached form and hand deliver to the coach when entering the high school. All swimmers should come dressed ready to practice. There may be limited use of the locker rooms after practice. If you have any questions regarding procedures for NPHS practices please email Coach Ashley at awojtysiak@npusc.k12.in.us RHS Group 2 swimmers should come to practice in dryland clothes over their suits. They should also be wearing quality workout shoes as well. Flip flops or Crocs are not acceptable options. Swimmers are encouraged to bring a yoga mat if they have one. Divisonals A very good first two days for SBSC. Several Age Group, Senior State, and Speedo Sectional cuts, numerous event winners, and dozens of swims in our All-Time Top 10. I will update all the pertinent pages early this week. Time Trial Munster High School Monday 3-8-21 Munster Swim Club is hosting a time trial for swimmers who are near state cuts. We will have a coach available to attend. If your swimmer is very close to a state would like to attend email me by noon tomorrow. If I have not heard by anyone at that time we will not be sending a coach. Parents will be allowed in the building but they will not be allowed in the spectator area. Families will be responsible for all fees when signing up. These will be cash only transactions. Sign-ups are 4:15 CST Pool Opens 4:30 CST Meet Starts 5:30 CST The cost is $9 per swimmer + $5 for every event. The meet letter is attached here and includes information for parking, entrance into the building, and MSC Covid guidelines. Please bring cash. Senior State Elkhart Aquatic Center March 12-14 Our entry is attached. If you notice any errors or if your swimmer made new cuts this weekend, please email me no later then 3:00 PM tomorrow ( Monday, 3-8). I will be updating our entry with any new cuts from the weekend but if you email me it helps eliminate any mistakes. As mentioned before, the last thing I want is to have a swimmer not be able to compete in a championship meet they qualified for because of an administrative error. I will be sending our updated entry sometime tomorrow evening after the time trial (if we have swimmers competing) or when I return home from practice. The meet letter is attached. Please be familiar with all of the protocols they are asking. Here are the pertinent times for this weekend's meet. Friday events 1-12 Session 1 (girls) warm-ups 9:30-10:45 meet starts 11:00 AM Session 2 (boys) warm-ups 3:30-4:45 meet starts 5:00 PM Saturday-events 13-26 Session 3 (girls)warm-ups 9:15-10:45 meet starts 11:00 AM Session 4 (boys) warm-ups 3:15-4:45 meet starts 5:00 PM Sunday-events 27-30 Session 5 (girls) warm-ups 9:15-10:45, meet starts 11:00 AM Session 6 (boys) warm-ups 3:45-5:15, meet starts 5:30 PM Practice Reminders Parents please make sure your athletes are arriving to practice in their practice gear (suits and/or dryland clothes). We want to limit the activity in the locker room. The locker rooms should just be for restroom breaks and changing after practice if necessary. When dropping your swimmer off for practice please make sure they leave your vehicle wearing a mask. We have a very limited supply of disposable masks and we hope to use those when the one's they have break or are no longer viable. Finally make sure to fill out our daily screening every time they attend practice. Here is that link. Last Day of Winter Season The last day of practice at NP for Group 1 and Group 3 will be Thursday March 18, this is of course dependent upon the middle school swim schedule. The last day of practice for RHS Group 1 and Group 2 will be Thursday March 18th. The last day for Group 3 will be Wednesday March 24th. Spring/Summer Season 21 If you won't be attending our spring and summer session please email me no later then March 18th to avoid being charged for any spring/summer fees. If you fail to alert me you want to stop participating and you are billed you will either be charged a $25 administrative fee or all fees charged will be credited to your swim club account to be used when you return in the fall. Our first practices will be the week of April 11th. If you are currently registered you do not need to do anything. When you registered in the fall you were signing up for an entire year. If you have family or friends who would like to join the club the spring/summer registration is open. Remember this is not for swimmers currently registered with the club during the fall and winter of 20/21. We are still operating under the premise of having size limits at NP. We only have a small handful of spots available at that location so if you know of anyone who is interested I would let them know ASAP. At this time we have not set our schedule for the summer times at NP. We are waiting for some direction from the administration to what they will allow us to do. But, if we are anything like we were before we will have practices in the late afternoon, early evening. Practices for the spring in South Bend will hopefully return to Riley. We still have not been given a date as to when the pool will be repaired. If not, we will almost certainly be practicing at Washington High School. Riley will be going through some major upgrades this summer starting on June 1st. A new air handling unit is being installed, the locker rooms are being gutted and the lockers will be replaced with more "pool environment" quality lockers and benches, and new carpeting will be installed for the seating gallery. This construction is scheduled to last the summer and the pool, I've been told, will be ready for us to return the first of September (fingers crossed!). During the summer months we will be at Washington High School. But, we enjoyed last summer being outside so much we will again be trying to have some of our workouts outdoors again. Stay tuned! Lifeguarding The best time to lifeguard is now! We need your help!! PEASE sign-up in any available spot. USA Swimming Guidelines-MAAPPUSA USA 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. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. -- John VanDriessche Head Coach South Bend Swim Club South Bend Riley High School (574)276-6057 www.southbendswimclub.com #SBSCForLife