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URGENT! Committee Members Needed!

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:11:00 +0000

Wow! We are in the dead of winter now, but it's time to start planning for summer swimming. We still have several committee positions open for the upcoming 2013 season. It is imperative that we fill these positions before the end of February. Open positions include, volunteer coordinator, treasurer and concessions. Please help ensure another season of Waterstone summer swim team. If you are a Waterstone resident please consider taking a position on the swim team committee. Interested candidates should contact Anne Nichols at annernichols@yahoo.com or 437-1021.

We're looking forward to another great season of swimming and fun!!

Merrimac Meet

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:38:00 +0000

View/Download Heat Sheets

Swim Meet Today at Merrimac

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:08:00 +0000

Today we will swim our last meet of the season. The meet will take place at Merrimac. Please see the map on the web page for location and directions. All swimmers need to be at the pool no later than 4pm. 6 & under swimmers need to arrive no later than 5pm. Volunteers, please check in with Susan Woodhouse by 4:30pm. The swimmer line up will be available online later this afternoon. Please write down swimmer events, heat and lane prior to arriving at the pool.

The parking at Merrimac is limited. While street parking is available, the roads are narrow so please make sure to park on only one side of the street. Merrimac will offer a full concession stand this evening which supports Merrimac's team in our league. Please consider having dinner at the pool.

Finally, if you have not had the chance to sign up for the "end of season" party, please do so no later than 10pm this evening. You can RSVP by replying to this message. Please indicate family name and number attending. We look forward to seeing everyone there.

See you at the pool!

End of Season Party

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:19:00 +0000

Great meet last night and fabulous swimming from all! We are winding down this week with one more meet on Thursday and our end of season party scheduled for Friday evening from 6:00 - 8:00pm. At the end of each season we like to celebrate by providing dinner and fun for the whole family. In order to get a head count, we will need all families to sign up for the party and let us know how many family members will be attending. There are two ways to sign up for this; you can reply to this message with your family name and number attending, or sign up at the pool on a sign up sheet. Please make sure you have signed up no later than Thursday evening by 10pm. We hope to see all of our families and swimmers at the party.

See you at the pool!!

Woodgate Meet Tonight at Waterstone

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:15:00 +0000

Heat sheets are posted for you to View/Download

We'll see your swimmers at our pool at 3:45, volunteers check-in at 4:30 and 6 & Unders come at 5.

Practice Resumes Friday, July 6th

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:34:00 +0000

Just a friendly reminder that practice returns to the regular scheduled times tomorrow, July 6th. Don't forget that we have two meets next week as well as our end of season party next Friday, July 13th. If you haven't yet signed up for the meets, please be sure to do so by Monday, July 9th.

See you at the pool!

Practices the week of July 2nd

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 21:41:00 +0000

In light of the holiday week, we will only run practices on Monday and Friday of this week. Practices will run at their regularly scheduled times. We have two remaining meets the week of July 9th and our end of season party on Friday, July 13th. The meet sign up book will remain at the pool this week so if you haven't yet, please make sure to note whether your swimmers will swim those meets.

We wish everyone a wonderful and safe 4th of July!

Donut Practice Friday Morning

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:33:00 +0000

Wow! Temps were just too high this evening to complete the meet. Thank you to all of our volunteers, coaches, spectators and swimmers for doing such a great job braving the heat. Also a special thanks to Brookshire for working really hard to host the meet and keep people safe despite such high temps.

To celebrate a great meet, we will have a donut practice tomorrow morning. All swimmers 7 & older should come to morning practice beginning at 9:15am. The swimmers will have practice until 10:00am. At 10:00 we will enjoy donuts and ribbons with our 6 & under swimmers. Each family should bring 4-6 donuts. 6 & under swimmers will practice from 10:15 to 10:30.

Come celebrate the accomplishments of the week.

See you at the pool!!

Meet at Brookshire Today ~ Heat Sheets Available

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:52:00 +0000

Today we will swim at Brookshire. Swimmers need to arrive at Brookshire no later than 4:15, warm ups will begin at 4:30 sharp. Swimmers 6 & under need to arrive no later than 5:00. Swimmers need their caps, goggles and t-shirts. Volunteers need to report to Susan Woodhouse no later than 4:30.

The forecast is calling for temps near 100* so please plan accordingly. Waterstone will supply several canopy's to provide some shade areas. Spectatators are encouraged to bring umbrellas or canopy's in addition to what we are bringing. Brookshire will also provide a sprinkler in the grassy area behind the pool to allow people to cool off, as well as possibly halting the meet at times in order to let EVERYONE take a quick dip in the pool. So spectators and volunteers may want to wear swim suits today. We are planning on running this meet as quickly as possible. Brookshire will offer a full concession stand with plenty of cool drinks, so please consider helping support Brookshire's swim team by having cool drinks and dinner at the pool.

The heat sheets are available by clicking the link below. Please have your swimmer write their events and name on their arms and shoulder prior to arriving at the meet. This helps ensure all swimmers have the opportunity to warm up.

View/Download Heat Sheets

See you at the pool!!

Ice Cream Sundae's at practice tonight!!

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:05:00 +0000

What an outstanding job by all of our swimmers last night! They swam fast and often! Tonight at practice we will enjoy ice cream sundae's to celebrate another awesome meet.

Each family should bring one topping for ice cream sundaes. Waterstone will provide the ice cream, bowls, spoons and napkins. 6 & unders will report to practice at their regular scheduled time of 6:00. All other swimmers should report to practice at 6:30. At that time we will enjoy, as a team, ice cream. The swimmers can build their own sundaes. At 7:00 a shortnend "game" practice will begin for all swimmers 7 & older, and run until 7:30.

The temps will be warm and perfect for ice cream, swimming and fun with friends. Hope to see everyone at the pool!

Heat Sheets for Today's Meet

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:24:00 +0000

View/Download Heat Sheets for today's meet with the Ponds

Swim Meet tonight, June 26th

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:38:00 +0000

Tonight we will host the Ponds swim team. Swimmers 7 and older need to be at the pool no later than 3:45 as warm ups will begin at 4:00. Six and under swimmers, please arrive at 4:45. Please have swimmers bring their cap, goggles and t-shirt. Our swimmers will gather just outside the entry gate into the pool.

Volunteers need to check in with Susan Woodhouse by 4:30. She will be stationed in the far southeast corner of the pool deck.

We will have the meet program posted on the website after 2:00. Please take a moment to check this prior to arriving at the meet. It helps swimmers and coaches immensely for swimmers to have their events written on their arm prior to arriving at the meet. The following is an example of what information to include on your swimmers arm.

EV     Ht    Ln
1         3      1
17       2      1

We will offer a full concession stand this evening, serving pizza, walking tacos, burgers, snacks, cold drinks and candy. Please consider having dinner at the pool this evening and help support the Waves.

The meet will start promptly at 5:00. See you at the pool!!

Breakfast Cereal Practice - Friday, June 22nd

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:38:00 +0000

Tomorrow morning we will have our infamous breakfast cereal practice. Each family should bring one box of their favorite cereal. Waterstone will provide bowls, milk, spoons and napkins. We will have one practice for ages 7 & up from 9:15 to 10:00 and 6 & unders will practice at their regularly scheduled time, 10:00 to 10:30. Swimmers will start with some swimming and then share breakfast with the coaches and receive their ribbons from the meet on Tuesday night. This is a fun event and a great chance for celebration and team building.

See you at the pool!!

Practice Cancelled

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:35:00 +0000

Practices are cancelled for tonight, June 21st due to rain and thunder.

Great Swimming Waves!!

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:27:00 +0000

Fantastic job Waves!! What a great meet last night. We won by a very narrow margin but most importantly it appeared that the swimmers all had a really good time and swam their little hearts out!

A big "Thank You!" goes out to all the volunteers. Truly without each of you, an event like this would not be possible. Last night we swam against a HUGE team with lots of spectators and deep heats in most events. Moving forward our meets should not be quite as long.

We would also like to note that our coach Mike Vinyard's last day with us will be today as he heads to Omaha Nebraska for the Olympic Time Trials. We'd like to thank him for the wonderful coaching he provided while here and wish him the best of luck moving forward. Replacing him will be his younger brother Jim, who just returned from a senior trip to Germany. Welcome back Jim!

Finally, we will celebrate this week's accomplishments by having our infamous breakfast cereal practice on Friday. We will have one practice from 9:15am to 10:00am for ages 7 & older and regular scheduled practice for 6 & unders. Please bring one box per family of your favorite cereal. Waterstone will provide milk, bowls and spoons. Each group will enjoy breakfast after each practice together. This is typically a fun time for coach and team bonding. We hope all are able to participate.

Have a wonderful week, we'll see you at the pool!

Village of West Clay Meet

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:24:00 +0000

Heat Sheets are available online for tonight's meet. Click here to view/download.

Heat Sheets Posted Shortly

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:42:00 +0000

Due to technical difficulties, we were not able to get heat sheets posted by 2 p.m. We should have them posted shortly. Thanks for your patience.

Swim Meet Tuesday, June 19th

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:14:00 +0000

Tonight we will host the Villages of West Clay for our first official meet of the season. It is important that swimmers arrive on time this evening as the warm up times are tightly scheduled. All swimmers 7 and older need to be on the pool deck no later than 3:45pm. Warm ups begin at 4:00pm. 6 and under swimmers will not warm up and will not need to report to the pool until 4:45pm. Swimmers will need to have their cap, goggles and t-shirt. Tonights meet line up should be posted on the website by 2:00pm. Checking this and recording swimmer event numbers and heat and lane assignments prior to arriving at the pool will help ensure swimmers and coaches are ready for warming up at the scheduled time.

Volunteers for tonight need to check in with Susan Woodhouse no later than 4:30pm. Our meet will begin at 5:00.

The forecast predicts a steamy afternoon, however as a gentle reminder, all other pools are closed during the swim meets. Siblings and spectators are not permitted to use these pools during the meet as directed by the pool management company.

Concessions will serve burgers, pizza, walking tacos, snacks, cold drinks and candy tonight. Please consider having dinner at the pool and help support the swim team.

See you at the pool!

Swim Meet - Tuesday, June 19th

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:17:00 +0000

Great job to all swimmers, volunteers and coaches last night at our intrasquad meet. On Tuesday we will host our first official meet of the season. Parents, it is critical that you have filled out the meet book no later than Friday indicating whether or not your swimmer will attend that meet. The meet book is located at the pool and is accessible during regular pool hours. If you are not sure where to find the book, ask any coach and they will assist you. The meet program will be completed by Monday and changes will not be allowed after that point. Thank you for your assistance with this.

Volunteer Update:
At this time everyone should have received an email regarding the specific volunteer shifts they will work this season. If you have NOT received an email, you need to contact our volunteer coordinator, Susan Woodhouse at swoodhouse@indy.rr.com as soon as possible.

The season has gotten off to a fabulous start and we are looking forward to having another amazing season. A huge "THANK YOU!" goes out to all of our parent volunteers. Without you we wouldn't be able to provide this wonderful experience for our kids.

Have a great weekend. We'll see you at the pool!

Heat Sheets Posted

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:05:00 +0000

Heat sheets for the intrasquad meet are now posted on the website. Click here to view or download tonight's heat sheet.

Intersquad Meet Today

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:50:00 +0000

Today we will have our intersquad meet. Please have swimmers at the pool no later than 4:15. Warm ups will begin at 4:30. Volunteers for tonights meet will need to check in with Susan Woodhouse no later than 4:30. Swimmers will need their cap, goggles, t-shirt and sharpie marker. If your swimmer has not received their t-shirt and cap, we will have them at the pool.

We will have concessions as well this evening and all proceeds go to support our team. Please consider having dinner at the pool tonight.

See you at the pool!!

Swim Team Committee Openings

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:30:00 +0000

There are two openings on the swim team committee for the 2013 swim season. Please consider volunteering for one of these positions and help keep the neighborhood swim team organization alive. Those who are interested please email Anne Nichols.

The Pool is Open

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:44:00 +0000

The pool has been re-opened and practices will take place tonight as regularly scheduled.

See you at the pool!!

Practice Information for Monday June 4th

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 02:16:00 +0000

The pool will remain closed on Monday, June 4th. Morning practices will run on the same schedule as they did on Friday. There will be a dryland practice for all swimmers over 6 years of age beginning at 9:15am until 10:00am. Beginning at 10:00am 6 & unders will have a dryland practice until 10:30am. Practices will take place in the parking lot or grassy area next to the pool. Please make sure swimmers wear tennis shoes and bring a water bottle.

There will not be an evening practice on Monday. However, if it is raining in the morning, we will postpone the dryland practices to the evening. If that occurs detailed information will follow. Thank you for your continued patience. The pool is expected to be operating on regular schedule on Tuesday, June 5th.

Practices cancelled tonight ~ Thursday May 31st

noreply@blogger.com (Waves Staff) — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:57:00 +0000

Unfortunately our pool experienced some vandalism over night which resulted in glass bottles being shattered on the pool deck and in both pools. For the safety of all swimmers the pools will be closed and completely drained, vacuumed and refilled. This of course will take several days to accomplish. So for tonight, there will be no swim practices. Tomorrow morning, we will have a combined dryland practice for all groups ages 7-14 and a dryland practice for 6 & under only. This will take place at the grassy area or parking lot at the pool and will include exercises and games for all swim team members. Swimmers 7-14 will meet from 9:15-10:00 and 6 & unders will meet at their regular scheduled time. Please make sure swimmers wear tennis shoes and bring water bottles.

Thanks for the flexibility. More information will be posted as it is available.