Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
We have received some more unfortunate news about the NPHS pool. The heater is down and in need of some immediate repairs and/or replacement. The pool is currently too cold for our swimmers to practice. So for the time being we will only be able to offer practices at RHS. That is all the information I have now. Coach Ashley will better be able to answer questions regarding the timeline for repairs.
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:15
G1 Elite Tuesday 5:30-7:15
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 5:30-7:15
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 3:45-6:00
Group 3 AM Monday, Tuesday 5:30-6:45, and Wednesday 7:00-9:00
New Prairie High School
No practices scheduled
Practice Notes:
We will not be offering practices at Riley on Thursday or Friday.
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.
Upcoming meets: WAR Oct. 28/ NASA Nov. 4&5/ CON NOV. 3-5
Here is our WAR Monster Splash entry at Warsaw High School on October 28..
Here is our NASA Sprint meet entry at Northridge High School November 4 and 5.
Here is our CON Skypoint Invite entry at Elkhart Aquatic Center November 3, 4, & 5.
You can always login to your account on our website or by using the Sports Engine (or On Deck) app to see your swimmer’s entries. I will post all other pertinent meet info in the Sunday emails prior to those meets.
Swim-A-Thon
Thank you to all the families who were able to raise money and big thanks to those who gave up a couple of hours to help count laps yesterday. Our fundraiser officially ends on Saturday the 21st. We are still not quite to our goal of $15,000. As of this morning we are about $700 short. There is quite the battle between RHS training groups. Group 2 has a $100 lead over Group 1 and a $303 lead over Group 3.
Our top 5 fundraisers so far are:
Will Scarlett (G3)
RaeAnne Hasting (G2)
Kadison Berkson (G2)
Ava Bittle (G1)
Catalina Martinez-Stockskill (G1)
We now have 31 swimmers that have raised at least $200 and will be receiving a logo’d team suit. (See next section for more info on the suits).
Our training fees for our members have remained the same since we started in 2006 but our costs have grown exponentially. The Swim-A-Thon has helped keep our fees the lowest in the state (and possibly the country!).
If a swimmer did not raise $100 the family’s account will be billed.
Suits for Swim-A-Thon
If your swimmer is one of the 31 please email me their suit size and possibly their suit preference. 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.
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 before our first meet at the end of the month. 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 Wednesday, November 1. Checks should be made payable to the South Bend Swim Club. If you have any questions please let me know.
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.
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 Entry
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
#SBSCForLife
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