Weekly Announcements for Week of 12/25-12/31

Dear SBSC families, Practice Schedule Riley HS Group 1 Monday and Thursday 10:00-11:30 AM G1 Elite Wednesday 9:30-11:30 AM Group 2 Monday 9:30-11:30 AM, Tuesday 8:00-10:00 AM, Wednesday, Thursday 9:30-11:30 and Friday TBD New Prairie HS Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CST Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST Practice Notes: Tuesday’s practice for RHS Group 2 is earlier due to our coaches being at an out of town high school meet later in the day. RHS Group 2 Friday is a similar situation and we will be working out the details early this week. Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area. New Prairie families continue to use door N18. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley. Entering Riley If you arrive at Riley and there is no one at the door please call the lead coach of your swimmer’s practice group. If your athlete is in Group 2 call Coach Brett (574-250-6358) and if they are in Group 1 call Coach Carol (574-292-0553). If you arrive once practice has started please be patient. Our priority will always be our athletes in the water and it may take a few minutes to either hear our phones or make our way to the door. I am aware this has upset some of our parents. We are guests at Riley High School and we have been directly told we are not allowed to prop the door open. I do not want to jeopardize our relationship with SBCSC so until I am told otherwise we will be following this directive. DUNE Rumble in The Region Click here to view our results. USA Swimming Memberships If athletes are not registered by the end of the week they will not be allowed to attend practices or meets. This is a directive from USA Swimming. There is 1 week until the end of the calendar year and we need all of our athletes to complete the USA Swimming Registration. Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you are having trouble, after the parent account is created, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies. If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible you can email a pic or bring a hard copy to the practice. Volunteer Hours For Group 3 Athletes We are in need of several lifeguards this month at Riley. If you have not volunteered yet please do so. The job sign-up for all volunteering has been set up for Riley. All athletes in this group will be required to volunteer 4 hours between now and the end of the winter season. Due to practices at NP running simultaneously we may not be able to offer volunteer opportunities at that site until high school season begins. USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport 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. Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit Below is our fall/winter meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the 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 in previous years. 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, leave a message in the available notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend. Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab. Intra-Squad Meet/Riley High School/Tuesday October 4/ Swim-A-Thon/Riley High School/Saturday October 15/ WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw Community High School/Saturday October 29/Our Results NASA Sprint Meet (10 & Under ONLY)/Northridge High School/Nov. 5 & 6/Our Results CON Skypoint Invite (11 & Over ONLY)/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov 11-13/Our Results ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 2-4/Our Results DUNE Rumble IN the Region/Chesterton High School/Sat. Dec. 17/Our Results IA Tim Welsh Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 6-8/Entry Sent CON IMXtreme Challenge/Concord High School/ Jan. 20-22/ CON Last Chance Showdown/Concord High School/Feb. 24-26/Sunday January 29 *IN Swimming Divisional Championships/TBD/March 3-5/Sunday February 19 *IN Swimming Senior State Championships/TBD/March 10-12/Sunday February 26 *IN Swimming Age Group State Championships/IUPUI/March 17-19/Sunday March 5 ELK 8 and Under Super Star Championship/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Saturday March 18/Sunday March 5 *USA Swimming Speedo Sectional Championship/IUPUI/March 23-26/Sunday March 5 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 12/18-12/24

Dear SBSC families, Practice Schedule Riley HS Group 1 Monday and Thursday 6:00-7:30 G1 Elite Wednesday 5:30-7:30 Group 2 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 9:30-11:30 AM New Prairie HS Group 1 Monday and Tuesday 5:00-6:30 CST Group 2 Monday, Tuesday 5:00-7:00 CST, Wednesday, and Thursday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST Practice Notes: No practice Tuesday at Riley due to a high school meet. Starting Friday at Riley and Wednesday at New Prairie our practices will be in the AM. We will continue morning workouts through the end of each school’s Christmas break. NP Group 1 will be on Monday and Tuesday this week due to coach availability. Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area. New Prairie families continue to use door N18. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley. Entering Riley If you arrive at Riley and there is no one at the door please call the lead coach of your swimmer’s practice group. If your athlete is in Group 2 call Coach Brett (574-250-6358) and if they are in Group 1 call Coach Carol (574-292-0553). If you arrive once practice has started please be patient. Our priority will always be our athletes in the water and it may take a few minutes to either hear our phones or make our way to the door. I am aware this has upset some of our parents. We are guests at Riley High School and we have been directly told we are not allowed to prop the door open. I do not want to jeopardize our relationship with SBCSC so until I am told otherwise we will be following this directive. DUNE Rumble in The Region I will post the results to our website early this week and they will be in next week’s email. CON IMXtreme Challenge – Jan. 20-22 – Concord High School The deadline to commit to this meet is tonight, Sunday December 18. USA Swimming Memberships There are 2 weeks until the end of the calendar year and we need all of our athletes to complete the USA Swimming Registration. Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you are having trouble, after the parent account is created, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies. If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible you can email a pic or bring a hard copy to the practice. Volunteer Hours For Group 3 Athletes We are in need of several lifeguards this month at Riley. If you have not volunteered yet please do so. The job sign-up for all volunteering has been set up for Riley. All athletes in this group will be required to volunteer 4 hours between now and the end of the winter season. Due to practices at NP running simultaneously we may not be able to offer volunteer opportunities at that site until high school season begins. USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport 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. Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit Below is our fall/winter meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the 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 in previous years. 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, leave a message in the available notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend. Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab. Intra-Squad Meet/Riley High School/Tuesday October 4/ Swim-A-Thon/Riley High School/Saturday October 15/ WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw Community High School/Saturday October 29/Our Results NASA Sprint Meet (10 & Under ONLY)/Northridge High School/Nov. 5 & 6/Our Results CON Skypoint Invite (11 & Over ONLY)/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov 11-13/Our Results ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 2-4/Our Results DUNE Rumble IN the Region/Chesterton High School/Sat. Dec. 17/Our Results coming soon IA Tim Welsh Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 6-8/Entry Sent CON IMXtreme Challenge/Concord High School/ Jan. 20-22/Tonight Sunday December 18 CON Last Chance Showdown/Concord High School/Feb. 24-26/Sunday January 29 *IN Swimming Divisional Championships/TBD/March 3-5/Sunday February 19 *IN Swimming Senior State Championships/TBD/March 10-12/Sunday February 26 *IN Swimming Age Group State Championships/IUPUI/March 17-19/Sunday March 5 ELK 8 and Under Super Star Championship/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Saturday March 18/Sunday March 5 *USA Swimming Speedo Sectional Championship/IUPUI/March 23-26/Sunday March 5 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 12/11-12/17

Dear SBSC families, Practice Schedule Riley HS Group 1 Monday and Thursday 6:00-7:30 G1 Elite Wednesday 5:30-7:30 Group 2 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30 New Prairie HS Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 5:00-6:30 CST Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-7:00 CST Practice Notes: No practice Tuesday at Riley due to a high school meet. Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area. New Prairie families continue to use door N18. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley. Entering Riley If you arrive at Riley and there is no one at the door please call the lead coach of your swimmer’s practice group. If your athlete is in Group 2 call Coach Brett (574-250-6358) and if they are in Group 1 call Coach Carol (574-292-0553). If you arrive once practice has started please be patient. Our priority will always be our athletes in the water and it may take a few minutes to either hear our phones or make our way to the door. I am aware this has upset some of our parents. We are guests at Riley High School and we have been directly told we are not allowed to prop the door open. I do not want to jeopardize our relationship with SBCSC so until I am told otherwise we will be following this directive. ELK Rudolph Romp Here are our results from last weekend’s meet. DUNE Rumble in The Region -- Dec. 17 -- Chesterton High School You can see your swimmer’s entry by clicking here. You can always view their events by logging into our website or by using the OnDeck app. Coach Brooke (574-400-3714) and Coach Brian (574-404-1290) will be covering the meet this Saturday. If you are running late or will not be able to attend please text or call one of these coaches. Here are the pertinent times for Saturday’s meet. Please note the times listed are CST. We will always post meet times of the host team/city. Session 1 (Event #1) Warm-ups 6:30-6:50 AM CST — we have no swimmers entered in this session Meet Starts 7:00 Session 2 (10 & Under) Warm-ups 8:00-8:50 AM CST – our swimmers should be on deck by 7:45 AM CST Meet Starts 9:00 AM CST Session 3 (11 & Over) Warm-ups 1:00-1:50 PM CST – our swimmers should be on deck by 12:45 PM CST Meet Starts 2:00 PM CST IA Tim Welsh Invite -- Jan. 6-8 -- Elkhart Aquatic Center Our entry has been sent. You can view your swimmer’s events and the meet letter by clicking here. You can also log into our website or by using the OnDeck app. Other relevant meet info will be posted in the weekly email prior to the meet. CON IMXtreme Challenge – Jan. 20-22 – Concord High School The deadline to commit to this meet is one week from today, Sunday December 18. USA Swimming Memberships There are 3 weeks until the end of the calendar year and we need all of our athletes to complete the USA Swimming Registration. Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you are having trouble, after the parent account is created, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me your athlete qualifies. If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible you can email a pic or bring a hard copy to the practice. Volunteer Hours For Group 3 Athletes We are in need of several lifeguards this month at Riley. If you have not volunteered yet please do so. The job sign-up for all volunteering has been set up for Riley. All athletes in this group will be required to volunteer 4 hours between now and the end of the winter season. Due to practices at NP running simultaneously we may not be able to offer volunteer opportunities at that site until high school season begins. USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport 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. Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit Below is our fall/winter 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 in previous years. 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, leave a message in the available notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend. Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab. Intra-Squad Meet/Riley High School/Tuesday October 4/ Swim-A-Thon/Riley High School/Saturday October 15/ WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw Community High School/Saturday October 29/Our Results NASA Sprint Meet (10 & Under ONLY)/Northridge High School/Nov. 5 & 6/Our Results CON Skypoint Invite (11 & Over ONLY)/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov 11-13/Our Results ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 2-4/Our Results DUNE Rumble IN the Region/Chesterton High School/Sat. Dec. 17/Entry Sent IA Tim Welsh Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 6-8/Entry Sent CON IMXtreme Challenge/Concord High School/ Jan. 20-22/Next Sunday December 18 CON Last Chance Showdown/Concord High School/Feb. 24-26/Sunday January 29 *IN Swimming Divisional Championships/TBD/March 3-5/Sunday February 19 *IN Swimming Senior State Championships/TBD/March 10-12/Sunday February 26 *IN Swimming Age Group State Championships/IUPUI/March 17-19/Sunday March 5 ELK 8 and Under Super Star Championship/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Saturday March 18/Sunday March 5 *USA Swimming Speedo Sectional Championship/IUPUI/March 23-26/Sunday March 5 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 12/04-12/10

Dear SBSC families,   Practice Schedule Riley HS Group 1 Tuesday and Thursday 6:00-7:30 G1 Elite –Wednesday 5:30-7:30 Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30 New Prairie HS  Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 5:00-6:30 CST Group 2 Monday and Wednesday 5:00-7:00 CST Practice Notes:  No practice Tuesday NPHS due to scheduled pool repairs. Also, no practice at NPHS on Thursday due to a high school meet. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.  Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area. New Prairie families continue to use door N18.  ELK Rudolph Romp I will post the results to our website later this week and share in next week’s email DUNE Rumble in The Region -- Dec. 17 -- Chesterton High School Our entry has been sent. You can view your swimmer’s events by clicking here, logging into our website, or by using the OnDeck app All meet info can be found in the meet letter. Other relevant meet info will be posted in the weekly email prior to the meet. IA Tim Welsh Invite -- Jan. 6-8 -- Elkhart Aquatic Center Our entry has been sent. You can view your swimmer’s events and the meet letter by clicking here. You can also log into our website or by using the OnDeck app. Other relevant meet info will be posted in the weekly email prior to the meet.   CON IMXtreme Challenge – Jan. 20-22 – Concord High School The deadline to commit to this meet is in two weeks, Sunday December 18. This is our next to last regular season meet. If you are available please commit your swimmer to this event. USA Swimming Memberships There are weeks until the end of the calendar year and we need all of our athletes to complete the USA Swimming Registration. Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you are having trouble, after the parent account is created, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me your athlete qualifies. If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible you can email a pic or bring a hard copy to the practice. Volunteer Hours For Group 3 Athletes We are in need of several lifeguards this month at Riley. If you have not volunteered yet please do so. The job sign-up for all volunteering has been set up for Riley. All athletes in this group will be required to volunteer 4 hours between now and the end of the winter season. Due to practices at NP running simultaneously we may not be able to offer volunteer opportunities at that site until high school season begins. USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport 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. Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit Below is our fall/winter 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 in previous years. 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, leave a message in the available notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend. Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab. Intra-Squad Meet/Riley High School/Tuesday October 4/ Swim-A-Thon/Riley High School/Saturday October 15/ WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw Community High School/Saturday October 29/Our Results NASA Sprint Meet (10 & Under ONLY)/Northridge High School/Nov. 5 & 6/Our Results CON Skypoint Invite (11 & Over ONLY)/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov 11-13/Our Results ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 2-4/Our Results coming soon DUNE Rumble IN the Region/Chesterton High School/Sat. Dec. 17/Entry Sent IA Tim Welsh Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 6-8/Entry Sent CON IMXtreme Challenge/Concord High School/ Jan. 20-22/Sunday December 18 CON Last Chance Showdown/Concord High School/Feb. 24-26/Sunday January 29 *IN Swimming Divisional Championships/TBD/March 3-5/Sunday February 19 *IN Swimming Senior State Championships/TBD/March 10-12/Sunday February 26 *IN Swimming Age Group State Championships/IUPUI/March 17-19/Sunday March 5 ELK 8 and Under Super Star Championship/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Saturday March 18/Sunday March 5 *USA Swimming Speedo Sectional Championship/IUPUI/March 23-26/Sunday March 5 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