Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday 6:00-7:15 and Wednesday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Thursday 5:30-7:30
Group 2 Monday 5:30-7:15, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:30
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 3:45-6:00
Group 3 AM Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 5:30-6:45
New Prairie High School
Group 1 Monday 5:00-6:15 CST and Wednesday 5:00-6:30 CST
Group 2 Monday 5:00-6:45 CST, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-7:00 CST
Group 3 Monday Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-7:00 CST
Practice Notes:
We will not be offering practices at NP on Tuesday due to Halloween and only be offering a Group 3 at Riley on that day. We have offered practices on this day in the past and attendance has always been low.
Starting on Wednesday November 1, practices for Group 1, G1 Elite, and Group 2 will be extended. Group 1 practices will be 90 minutes. Group 2 and Group 1 Elite practices will be 120 minutes, with the exception of Friday practices which will remain 90 minutes long.
No practice at Riley on Friday due to the CON Skypoint 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 use door N18 to enter NPHS. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
Parent and Family Spirit Wear
The spirt wear order forms are in. You can download the form or you can pick up a paper copy at practice.
This is not for the T-shirt you paid for when you registered. Those shirts are for the athletes and coaches and will be delivered this week. This apparel was specifically designed so our parents and family members could all wear similar gear when attending meets.
A couple of new items were added including a license plate and a window decal for your vehicles.
The due date to have the form returned is this Wednesday, November 1. Checks should be made payable to the South Bend Swim Club. If you have any questions please let me know.
WAR Monster Splash
SBSC had a great season opening meet. We had 24 swimmers competing and posted 56 new best times. We had several heat winners and multiple swimmers competed for the first time in their careers. It was a great day! Here is the link to our results.
CON Skypoint Invite/Nov. 3-5/Elkhart Aquatic Center
Here is our entry. I will be the coach on deck for all sessions. If you are running late or will not be able to make it please let me know as soon as possible. Here are the pertinent times for this weekend’s meet
Friday
Session 1 (1650 Free)
Warmups: 2:15-2:55 – our athletes should be on deck by 2:00
Meet Starts: 3:00
Session 2 (Events #3-#14)
Warm-ups: 4:15-5:15 – our athletes should be on deck by 4:00
Meet Starts: 5:30
Saturday and Sunday Prelims
Session 3 & Session 6 (13 and over)
Warm-ups: 7:00-7:50 – our athletes should be on deck by 6:45
Meet Starts: 8:00
Session 4 and Session 7 (11-12)
Warm-ups: 11:30-12:05 – our athletes should be on deck by 11:15
Meet Starts: 12:15
Saturday and Sunday Finals
Session 5 & Session 8 (11 and over)
Warm-ups: 5:00-5:40 – our qualifying athletes should be on deck by 5:00
Meet Starts: 5:45
NASA Sprint Meet Plus/Nov. 4&5/Northridge High School
Here is our entry. Coach Brett (574-250-6358) and Coach Kelli (574-850-1336) will be the coaches on deck for both days. If you are running late or will be unable to make it please contact them ASAP. Due to low entry numbers NASA has decided to combine both the AM and PM sessions of the meet. The times listed in this email will be different from those listed in the meet letter. The projected timeline for each day is still under 3 hours. Here are the pertinent times
Saturday and Sunday
Warm-ups: 8:00-8:50 – our athletes should be on deck by 7:45
Meet Starts: 9:05
Suits for Swim-A-Thon
We still have several families who have not informed me of the suit type and/or size their swimmer needs. If you are one of those families there should be another email in your inbox. I can not place the order until I have received this information from everyone.
All Group 3 male swimmers will receive a brief. Any Group 1 or Group 2 male swimmer will receive a jammer unless you let me know they would like a brief. If you have a female swimmer they have one of three options.
Sprintback. This one has larger back straps. Our younger swimmers have preferred this one.
Xback. This one has thinner shoulder straps.
Flashback. This one also has thinner shoulder straps and more revealing lower back.
If you click on any of the links you will be able to see pics of the suits to help determine which suit is best for your athlete.
ELK Rudolph Romp/December 1-3/Elkhart Aquatic Center
The deadline for this meet is Sunday November 12.
Help Wanted
We are still looking for one more coach for our Group 1 this season at Riley. If you know of anyone who might be interested have them contact me at coachvandriessche@gmail.com
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim (formerly Just Add H2O). This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site (these will once again be offered as prizes for raising enough money during our Swim-A-Thon). Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Memberships/Birth Certificates
All athletes need to complete the USA Swimming Registration. This should be a priority for all of our families. I will be going through our roster this week. Any athlete that is found not to be registered with USA Swimming will not be allowed to practice.
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 have trouble after creating a parent account, 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, please email a
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 all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
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 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.
Intrasquad Meet/Riley High School/Oct. 4/Oct. 3
WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw High School/Oct 28/Our Results
CON Skypoint/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov. 3-5/Our Entry
NASA Sprint Meet/Northridge High School/Nov. 4 & 5/Our Entry
ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 1-3/Nov. 12
IA TW Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 5-7/Nov. 25
CON IMX/Concord High School/Jan 19-21/Dec.31
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb 23-25/Jan. 28
*IN Swimming Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Mar. 1-3/Feb.18
*IN Swimming Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 7-10/Feb. 25
*IN Swimming Age Group State/IUPUi/Mar 15-17/Feb. 25
ELK 8 & Under Superstar/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 16/Feb. 25
*USA Swimming Speedo Sectional/IUPUI/Mar 21-24/Feb.11
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
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