Congratulations on a wonderful swim meet yesterday with the Kirkpatrick Farms Krakens! Meet results have been posted online at https://greenwaygators.swimtopia.com/documents-and-links.

The Gators are starting the season strong! An individual team record was broken during Saturday’s meet! Congratulations to Eric Akers for his new Men’s 15-18 Breastroke record, previously set by Oliver Olsen in 2019! You can see our team records online at https://greenwaygators.swimtopia.com/team-records. We will be working to update the record board in the game room in the coming weeks.

Now for the week ahead…

• Regular Season Practices:
  • Regular season practices (morning and evening) begin tomorrow
  • Mini Gators practices begin tomorrow
• Evening Practices:
  • Practices will be held Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 6:00 and 6:45
• Reminder: Swimmers may attend one practice per day during the regular season. If your swimmer is interested in additional instruction, please reach out. Several Gators Coaches are available to provide private instruction.
• Treats This Week:
  • Mini Morsels Wednesday (for our Mini Gators)
  • Sweet Treat Thursday (for evening practices)
  • Donut Friday (for morning practices)
• Events:
  • Gators Tie Dye Party is TOMORROW (rain date Tuesday – we’ll see how the weather is tomorrow) after each age group practice (bring a white shirt!)
• Meets This Week:
  • Swim Meet Wednesday at Loudoun Valley Estates (Declaration deadline is tomorrow, Monday, June 16 at 7 PM)
  • Swim Meet Saturday at HOME (Declaration deadline is Thursday, June 19 at 7 PM)
• Final Notes:
  • Inclement Weather
  • Happy Father's Day!

Regular Season Practice Schedule

MORNING PRACTICE: Our schedule from June 16 through July 18 can be found below. Swimmers who earn a spot at All Stars will have an additional week of practice July 21 – 25. More details on that later.

EVENING PRACTICE: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at either 6:00 – 6:45 pm OR 6:45 – 7:30 pm. These sessions are for swimmers in need of evening practice due to day camp or childcare conflicts. Please email [email protected] with the day, time, name, and age of swimmers planning to attend.

Mini Gators Practice Schedule

Minis will practice Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 8:00 – 8:30 am. Coach Molly Graham will be in touch with all Mini Gators to determine interest and availability for the first Mini Meet which will be held on Monday, June 26.

Treats This Week:

• Mini Morsels after Mini Gators practice on Wednesday. Mini Gators families, this is being coordinated with you directly.
• Sweet Treat Thursday – Popsicles for our evening practice attendees on Thursday! Please sign up to help provide goodies
• Donut Friday – Donuts and juice for our morning practice attendees on Friday! Please sign up to help provide donuts to our third practice participants

Events: Gators Tie Dye Party!

Join us after morning practices in the grassy area outside the pool TOMORROW (rain date: Tuesday, we'll keep you posted in the morning!) to make your own tie-dye t-shirt (or shorts, or pants, or…)! All you need to bring is your own item to dye. We will provide the rest of the materials. Our swim meet theme on Wednesday is tie-dye. This is your opportunity to get your spirit ready!

Swim Meets This Week:

We have two swim meets this week!

IMPORTANT: If your Gator(s) would like to participate, you must declare your intent by the deadlines listed below. Changes absolutely cannot be made after the deadline.

Swimmers may sign up for a maximum of 3 events (Free/Back/Breaststroke/Fly/Individual Medley) and may be assigned to a team relay (the last events of the meet) by Coach Emma. Please be sure to indicate whether your swimmer is available/not available for relay events when you complete the Meet Entry form.

Wednesday, June 18: AWAY vs. Hartland Hurricanes

• Declare your swimmers by 7:00 pm Monday, June 16. We cannot adjust the roster after the deadline.
• Theme: Tie Dye!
• Please sign up to Volunteer.
• Pool location: 41245 Hartland House Lane, Aldie, VA
• Pool deck opens: 5:00 PM
• Greenway Gators Warm-up: 5:30 pm
• Officials briefing: TBD, around 5:30 pm (lifeguard office)
• Timers briefing: TBD, around 5:30 pm (start table)
• National Anthem: 6:00 pm
• Concessions – Info coming soon!
• Parking: Info coming soon!
• Swimmers must stay in their team area. Staying together will help ensure no one misses a race.
• More details will be provided separately!

Saturday, June 21: HOME vs. Belmont Sharks

• Declare your swimmers by 7:00 pm Thursday, June 20. We cannot adjust the roster after the deadline.
• Please sign up to Volunteer
• Theme: Hawaiian!
• Pool location: 55 Meade Drive SW, Leesburg, VA
• Pool deck opens: 7:00 am
• Greenway Gators Warm-up: 7:10 am
• Belmont Sharks Warm-up: 7:30 am
• Officials briefing: 7:35 am
• Timers briefing: 7:45 am
• National Anthem: 7:55 am
• The meet will begin at 8:00 am
• Concessions will be available – Cash only and come hungry for Anita’s Breakfast Burritos!
• Swimmers must stay in their team area. Staying together will help ensure no one misses a race.

Inclement Weather Reminder:

If the pool needs to be closed due to the weather – practices will be canceled. This could also mean practices may end early on occasion. Please keep an eye on the weather and your phones. Coach Emma will send a Swimtopia Text Alert and post to the Gators Facebook group whenever the weather impacts the team.

Hope everyone has been enjoying this Father’s Day weekend!

See you at the pool!