Central Pennsylvania Swim League
The
Welch Sharks Swim Team is a member of the Central Pennsylvania Swim League (CPSL). The CPSL Rule Book is available online: http://www.scswimdive.com/Summer/CPSL%20RULE%20BOOK%20Sept%2014.pdf
Other CPSL member teams
for the 2017 season include:
- Lewistown (Rec Park Pool)
- Park Forest Pool (Centre Region Parks and Recreation)
- Penns Valley (Millheim pool)
- Science Park Recreation Association (SPRA)
2017 Practice Times
Monday -Thursday
13-18 year olds 6:45-8:00am
MW
8-9pm
9-12 year olds 8:00-9:00am
5-8 year olds 9:00-9:45am
Fridays and all modified practices
11-18 year olds: 8:00–8:45am
9-10 year olds: 8:45–9:30am
5-8 year olds: 9:20–9:55am2017 Welch Swim Coaches
- Marion Ulmer (head coach) – welchcoaches(at)gmail.com
- Ben Gingher
- Gracee Tothero
- Fiona Vashaw
- Jake Witt
2017 Welch Swim Team Parents Reps
- Mary and Nick Boyle – welch.sharks.swimteam(at)gmail.com
- Priya Poehner and Gretchen Brandt
2017 Welch Swim Meets
- 06.17.2017 - Welch Black and Gold Meet - Welch Pool from 7:30-10:00am
- 06.20.2017 - Park Forest at Welch Pool
- 06.22.2017 - Welch and Lewistown at Penns Valley
- 06.29.2017 - SPRA at Welch Pool
- 07.06.2017 - Welch at Park Forest
- 07.13.2017 - Lewistown and Penns Valley at Welch
- 07.20.2017 - Welch at SPRA
- 07.25.2017 - Big Champs at Park Forest (11 and Up)
- 07.27.2017 - Little Champs at SPRA (10 and Under)
Home Meets:
- Swimmers need to arrive by 4:45pm
- Swimmers will enter the water for warm-ups at 5:00pm
Away Meets:
- Swimmers need to arrive by 5:15pm
- Swimmers will enter the water for warm-ups at 5:30pm
Swim Team Communications
Primary communications to parents will be through direct email and text messages. The team will be using a tool called Reminder to
send out messages to parents. Each
family must provide at least a primary email address and phone number for
urgent communications. Last minute schedule changes and important reminders
will be sent to parents. General team information can be found on the Welch
Team Blog. Announcements and event reminders will also be published on
Facebook.
- Welch Team Blog: http://welchswimteam.blogspot.com (all parents are encouraged to signup for email notifications from the Blog – available on the right hand side of the screen).
- Welch Team Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/welchswimteam
Parent Volunteers for Swim Meets
Volunteers are critical to the success of every swim meet and
our team! Paper signups will be available at the info session/parent meeting
and at the first two Saturday practices. Afterwards, a link to the online
volunteer signups will be available from the Blog. We ask that all parents volunteer for at least two meets to minimize
the impact on all families and to ensure that every enjoys our summer swim
team.
Swimsuits
Kathryn Witt is heading up our suit order for this year! Suits
will be available for try-on at the parent meeting and at the June 3rd and 10th practices (before swimmers enter the water)! The order deadline is June 10th to ensure that our suits
are ready for our first meet! Ordering early is important for getting suits in
before our meets begin, so please be on the lookout for next year’s order
process at the very beginning of the season. We receive over a 10% savings by
ordering as a team!
- Female TYR-splice suit = $50
- Male jammers = $35
- Male briefs = $28
Swim Team Apparel
Marcie Rockey will be coordinating the Welch Swim Team Apparel purchase. We will have a selection of Welch t-shirts and hoodies available for cash and carry purchase at the pre-season meeting and at the June 3rd and 10th practices.
Stroke and Turn Training
At each
meet, several volunteers serve as stroke and turn judges. A free training will be made available to any parents interested in volunteering as stroke and
turn judges. The date for this training will be announced. This is a great way to learn more about the strokes!
Becky Sherman coordinates the Welch concession
stand at home meets. This is THE major fundraiser for the
Welch Team. Concession sales help fund activities offered by the swim
team. Requests will be sent out periodically for concession food donations and
also to help with the sale of concession items. Have ideas or want to help?
Contact Becky at cookiemama94(at)gmail.com
Donations
- Food Donations – Each family is asked to donate food items that are sold in the concession stand at all home meets. Please drop off donations during practice times by Monday, June 19. Please refer to the list below for the food item you should purchase and donate (one item per family):
- Family Name A-C: 24 bottle case of water
- Family Name D-G: 12 count (12 oz.) bottle pack of Gatorade
- Family Name H-K: 24 cans of soda (Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, Sierra Mist)
- Family Name L-P: One large package of individually wrapped candy (M&M’s, Skittles, Starburst)
- Family Name R-S: Large box of individual chip bags
- Family Name T-Z: Large box of individual granola bars
- Activities Donation/Welch Car Magnets – Each family is asked to donate $10 per swimmer to cover the expenses of team activities and gifts (e.g., ice cream social, team brunch, coaches’ gifts). When a swimmer has donated their $10, they will receive a Welch Swim Team Car Magnet as a “thank you”!
Additional Fundraisers
- Sweet Frog – Head to Sweet Frog on July 6th before the Park Forest meet and mention “Sharks Eat Frogs”. 15% of your sale will be donated back to the team! Be on the lookout for fliers to share with friends!
We are looking forward to a great season!
