Important Updates for the week of July 4th

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

• Congratulations to Ben Gingher for a new Welch Team Record in the 15-18 year old boys 50 Butterfly with a time of 24.66! He took down the record of 24.82 by Chris Uhlig from 2000. Chris was also at the meet Thursday watching his son, Tyler, swim for Welch - I'm sure he saw Ben swim too! A great Welch Family moment!!
• Practice Schedule Changes
• Monday, July 4th - REGULAR PRACTICE / NO NIGHT PRACTICE
• Regular practice for all age groups
• No night practice for 13-18 year olds
• Tuesday, July 5th - FOURTH OF JULY ACTIVITIES
• 11 and up from 8-9am 
• 10 and under from 9-10am
• Wednesday, July 6th - REGULAR PRACTICE / NO NIGHT PRACTICE
• Regular practice for all age groups
• No night practice for 13-18 year olds (enjoy Sports Night at Welch!) 
• Thursday, July 7th - regular practice times for all age groups
• Friday, July 8th's schedule will be determined after the meet Thursday! 
• Sign-up for Thursday's Park Forest Meet - The sign-up boards will be available Monday and Tuesday during practice for Thursday's away meet against Park Forest. The sign-up deadline is Tuesday at the end of practice (9:45am).
• Arrive at 5:15pm for warm-ups
• Every Race Matters: We need all our swimmers there! It is going to be a close meet with many great races!
• Wear your tie-dye shirt we made at practice on June 17th!
• PARENT RELAYS - We will continue our annual tradition of parent relays between Welch and Park Forest. We will post sign-ups for any interested parents. Swimmers will swim 25 yards freestyle at the end of the meet.
• Parent Volunteer Sign-up - Our parent volunteers help with getting kids ready to swim, timing events, 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:
• 07.07.2016 - Welch at Park Forest

• Do you love to take PICTURES? We are looking for a few parents to capture the heart of our team at practice, activities and meets! Hoping for lots of fun shots for our slide show at the end of the year! If you are interested please contact our parent reps Nick and Mary Boyle or Dave Ulmer and they can get you some more details!
• Championships is Coming - Championships are an opportunity for all swimmers from all of the teams to compete together. They are for everyone! Each swimmer will be placed in heats with other swimmers who are at a similar ability. More details will be coming soon. 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.
• Great turn out for the Ice Cream Social! The kids had fun in the creek, and it was wonderful to see the Welch Family talking together and having a great time! 
• Spikes Tickets - We are looking forward to a great turnout for the Spikes game on the 10th! If you ordered tickets, they will be available at Will Call at the Spikes' stadium the day of the game! See you there!