Hello Sharks Families and Friends,

Please take the time to review all of the below. And please take special note of how to reclaim items left behind at the pool.

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to Jayne Willey for organizing the Adult-Only Social on May 20. It was a great evening and a wonderful way to kick-off our 2023 season!

Fun Fridays!

A special thank you to the Zhao and Chivakula Families for hosting our Fun Fridays on May 12 & 19! It’s always great to see our Sharks parents mingle and our swimmers enjoying a nice treat after a hard week in the water.

Great Time Trials Meet on May 20

Thank you to all who attended and volunteered for our Time Trials meet this past weekend. It was so nice to see the pool back in action and a great way for our new families (& veterans too) to see and experience the expectations of how our dual meets are run.

For those with any remaining questions or concerns about our dual meets or roles and responsibilities when volunteering, please see Katie or Valerie on deck or email us at [email protected].

Have Sharks Photos You’d Like to Share?

Go to the "Shadow Brook Sharks Pictures 2023" Google Drive folder at:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1v54-wE8lED0DOCJHT4BZ1R7e9yupQbBV?usp=sharing

• Open the folder for the event that you have pictures of. Make sure that you are within a sub-folder, please do not upload pictures into the main "Shadow Brook Sharks Pictures 2023" folder. If your pictures do not fit in one of the sub-folders, put them under "Events at the Pool"
• Once in the correct folder, click "New" on the menu on the left. Then click "File upload." Select the files you want to upload and then click "Open." The photos should appear in the folder.
• Repeat the process of uploading files to each of the folders where you want to contribute. If you are in a sub-folder, you can return to the top level folder by clicking the "Shadow Brook Sharks Pictures 2023" heading at the top.

Attendance for Dual Meets & Champs

You must mark your attendance for every meet in SwimTopia

Attendance for our Dual Meet with Almaden must be completed by Wednesday, May 24, at 5:00 PM at: https://shadowbrooksharks.swimtopia.com/calendar-and-meets

When signed into your account, please click the green “Meet Entry” button next to Time Trials

Select from the drop down box if your swimmer(s) will or will not be attending Time Trials

If special notes are needed, please provide in the “Notes to Coach” section

If you already know your schedule for the summer, please feel free to mark your attendance for every Dual Meet and Champs

Swimmer's Ribbons

If your simmer does not want to receive Participation or Personal Best Ribbon(s) (Shark Kash will still be awarded, just without the ribbon), please provide the requested information at: Ribbon Recognition Withdraw Form. Please note, Personal Best Ribbons and Shark Kash will be awarded following our Dual Meet on June 3 and will be based on your swimmer’s times from our Dual Meet on May 27, not Time Trials.

Equipment

All swimmers are now required to bring their own long floating fins to their practices. Additionally, any fins, goggles and caps left on deck will be collected by the coaches at the end of practices. As the coaches have been telling the swimmers since our practices began on April 17 and as noted in our Team Handbook, to reclaim your swimmer's fins, goggles or caps, a fee of $1.00 per item will be requested (for example, a pair of fins = $2.00). This past week, the coaches have collected numerous pairs of fins and goggles. It is your swimmer's responsibility to look after their items - not the coaches. Please have your swimmers clean up after themselves by collecting their gear and personal items.

Swim Cap Orders

We have a limited amount of non-personalized silicone Sharks swim caps that are available for sale for $15/each (cash only). Please see Katie or Valerie on deck to purchase.

Calendar

Please be sure to check our Calendar for upcoming events and activities. We hope to see you at the Memorial Day BBQ with our BBQ and Potluck beginning at 5:00 PM on Monday, May 29, and activities at the pool beginning at 11:30 AM.

We would like to wish all of our graduates a big congratulation! Whether you are graduating from kinder, grade school, middle school or high school, we wish you nothing but the warmest of wishes and much success on your next adventure.

Go Sharks!