Important Updates for the Week of June 26th

We've got a great week planned for the Welch Swim Team! Join us for some fun activities and another home meet.

• Sign-up for Thursday's SPRA Meet - The sign-up boards will be available Monday through Tuesday during practice for Thursday's home meet against SPRA. The sign-up deadline is Tuesday at the end of practice (9:45am). IMPORTANT: Only swimmers who have registered through CRPR are eligible to participate in the meet.
• Arrive at 4:45pm for warm-ups
• Team Pictures will follow warm-ups at 5:35pm on the hill behind the pool
• Parent Volunteer/Concessions Sign-up - Unlike many other sports, swim meets would not be possible without most parents taking an active volunteer role at each event. Our parent volunteers help with getting kids ready to swim, timing events, helping with concessions, and more. Please sign-up to help with the SPRA meet using the links below. A description of each volunteer position is available on the blog:
• Volunteer Sign-up for the SPRA Home Meet (6/30/2016)
• Concession Donations for SPRA Meet (baked goods, etc.)
• Ice Cream Social (Monday night) - Monday, June 27 from 6-8pm at Spring Creak Park. We will gather to enjoy ice cream together and play some games! The team will provide the ice cream -- please bring some outdoor games. Sign up here.
• Spikes Baseball Game - Our swim league (CPSL) coordinates an evening at the Spikes! This year we will be going to the game on Sunday, July 10 at 6:05pm. 
• Tickets are $7 and include admission and a meal voucher. 
• The deadline to sign up is this Friday (July 1). 
• Checks should be made out to Welch Swim Team. Please put your money in an envelope, mark the number of family members attending the game on the envelope, and place your envelope in the team drop box. 
• Tickets will be available at Will Call on the day of the game. 
• We need lots of Sharks to outnumber the Frogs, so bring the family!!

• Parking Changes - All parking at the State College High School South Building will be closed for the rest of the summer. Please park in the lot across Westerly Parkway (North Building). The drop-off in front of Welch Pool will remain open with two-way traffic. Details available here.
• Championships - You'll start to see some communications about Championships. They are for everyone! All swimmers are invited to participate. Please mark your calendars for Tuesday, July 26th (11 and up) and Thursday, July 28th (10 and under).
• Welch is responsible for this year's Champ shirts. Order forms are due July 7th.

Meet Results - Penns Valley and Lewistown (06.23.2016)

Meet results have been posted for the meet at Penns Valley: Meet Results

Important Updates for the Week of June 20th

This week at Welch Pool....But first a note about last week..

Thanks for coming to practice, bringing in donations for the meet, heading to Sweet Frog, being a part of tie-dye day, and for swimming fast, cheering and volunteering for our team at the meet! We had a great week! Now on to week two...

• Sign-up for Thursday's Penns Valley Meet - The sign-up boards will be available Monday and Tuesday during practice for Thursday's away meet against Penns Valley. The sign-up deadline is Tuesday at the end of practice (9:45am).  IMPORTANT: Only swimmers who have registered through CRPR are eligible to participate in the meet.
• Directions to Penns Valley Pool in Millheim - Directions are available to all league pools here (including GPS coordinates). Plan to arrive at 5:15 for 5:30 warm ups. 
• Parent Volunteer Sign-ups - Unlike many other sports, swim meets would not be possible without most parents taking an active volunteer role at each event. Our parent volunteers help with getting kids ready to swim, timing events, helping with concessions, and more. Please sign-up to help with the Penns Valley meet using the links below. A description of each volunteer position is available on the blog:
• 06.23.2016 - Welch and Lewistown at Penns Valley
• Bagel Day at Practice - The team will supply bagels for all the swimmers after their practice time on Thursday! See you then!
• Ice Cream Social Sign Up - Monday, June 27th from 6-8pm at Spring Creek Park, we will gather to enjoy ice cream together and play some games! Please sign up using this link - Ice Cream Social Sign Up 

Meet Results Available

Thank you to our volunteers and swimmers for making tonight's meet versus Park Forest a success!

After meets, detailed results are available on our blog site here: http://welchswimteam.blogspot.com/p/meet-results.html - You can view each event and see the times for our swimmers.

We will have a modified practice schedule tomorrow morning (6/17):

• 11+ will meet from 8:00-9:00am
• 10 & under will meet from 9:00-9:45am

We will be working on our tie-dye shirts tomorrow, so please bring your t-shirt to practice!

Important Updates for the Week of June 13th

Thank you to everyone for a successful Black & Gold Meet! We are looking forward to our first full week of practices, and we wanted to provide an overview of this week's activities/announcements. There are several important announcements, so please read through the items below:

• Sign-up for Thursday's Park Forest Meet - The sign-up boards will be available Monday through Wednesday during practice for Thursday's home meet against Park Forest. The sign-up deadline is Wednesday at the end of practice (9:45am). This is an important meet, and we want to make sure that all swimmers are signed-up. IMPORTANT: Only swimmers who have registered through CRPR are eligible to participate in the meet.
• Parent Volunteer Sign-up - Unlike many other sports, swim meets would not be possible without most parents taking an active volunteer role at each event. Our parent volunteers help with getting kids ready to swim, timing events, helping with concessions, and more. Please sign-up to help with the Park Forest meet using the links below. A description of each volunteer position is available on the blog:
• Volunteer Sign-up for the Park Forest Home Meet (6/16/2016)
• Concession Donations for Park Forest Meet (baked goods, etc.)
• Show Your Welch Pride with Posters - Our swimmers did a great job last year of making posters/banners to support our team and decorate Welch Pool, and we are going to do it again! Please help your swimmers make posters and bring them to our Wednesday or Thursday practice, so they can be hung prior to the Park Forest meet. Let's show our Welch pride!
• Drink Donations Due on Tuesday - Each family is asked to donate drinks that are then sold in the concession stand at all home meets. Please label your drinks with your name and drop them off at the pool by Tuesday, June 14. Please provide one donation per swimmer. Refer to the list below for what drink type you should purchase and donate:
  • Last Name: A-H – 12 count (12 oz.) bottle pack of Gatorade
  • Last Name: I-P – 24 bottle case of water
  • Last Name: Q-Z – 24 cans of soda (Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, Sierra Mist)
• Sweet Frog Night: Sharks Eat Frogs - We have partnered with Sweet Frog for a fundraising event this Thursday, June 16. Anyone who visits Sweet Frog on Thursday and says they are part of the "Sharks Eat Frogs" fundraiser will help us raise money for the team. 15% of all "Welch Sales" will support our team. A printable flier is available. This is open to anyone, so please invite your family, friends, and neighbors to visit Sweet Frog on Thursday for the "Sharks Eat Frogs" event.
• Monday/Wednesday Evening Practices for 13+ - Evening practices are available for swimmers ages 13 and over on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 8:00-9:00pm. These practices will begin this Monday (6/13).
• PSU Nutritionists to Visit Tuesday Practice - We are working with Penn State Athletics to have two nutritionists visit our practices on Tuesday to discuss healthy sport eating habits. They will be meeting with each age group.
• Tie-Dye on Friday - Swimmers have an opportunity to make a tie-dye t-shirt at practice on Friday. Swimmers can bring a white or all yellow cotton t-shirt to practice. Welch Swim Team will provide all of the additional materials and aftercare instructions.

Important Reminders for this Week!

We have several Welch team events scheduled this week:

• Monday at 7:30pm - Stroke and Turn Training for Parents (at Welch)
• Friday - Regular practice begins:
• 6:45am-8:00am: 13+
• 8:00am-9:00am: 9-12
• 9:00am-9:45am: 8 and under
• Saturday at 7:30am - Black and Gold Sprint Meet for all swimmers!

So good to see our swimmers at practice on Saturday. Looking forward to great summer! Go Sharks!!