News and Announcements
6.26.19 Meet Info @ Pebble Creek
Hello Fins Families!
We will travel to Pebble Creek this Wednesday, June 26th. The meet will begin at 6:00 PM. Below is important information about the meet – please take a minute to read through everything.
Location
6069 Green Haven Dr. Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Meet Details
Check-in: 4:45 to 5:20 PM. All swimmers much be checked in by 5:25 PM or they may be scratched from the meet.
Fins warm-ups are from 5:25 to 5:45 PM.
Swimmer Check-in
• Check-in begins at 4:45 PM. Swimmer check-in will be under the verandah.
• Check-in must be completed by 5:25 PM.
• If you know your swimmer will not be at the pool in time for check-in, please have another Fins family check in your swimmer. It’s important that we know who is coming to the meet. If a swimmer does not check in, he/she may be scratched from the meet.
If you have a last minute cancellation or emergency where you will be unable to make check-in, please text Adam at 804.691.8257.
Volunteer Check-in
• Volunteer check-in is located under the verandah with swimmer check-in. All volunteers must check in by 5:40 PM.
• If you are working the 1st shift, please be at the meet, ready to work by 5:40 PM (except those noted with earlier starts).
• If you are working the 2nd shift, please check in, or have someone check in for you, by 5:40 PM.
• Timers, strokes and turns officials and the referee are required to attend a short meeting in the clubhouse at 5:35 PM.
If you are running late or have a last minute cancellation, please text Cathy at 804.402.1293.
Parking
There is parking available in the parking lot and on side streets.
Seating
Seating for the Fins is located immediately to the left as you enter the gate, and next to the diving well, but away from the clerk area. The diving well, shallow end and baby pool area are off limits during the swim meet. * Please bring deck chairs for your use.*
Concessions
A variety of food and drinks will be available for sale. Cash or card is accepted for concession purchases.
Swim Caps
Swim caps will be available for sale at check-in for $15. Please bring CASH to purchase.
Weather
Per GRAL guidelines, if lightning is sighted or thunder is heard, all participants must clear the pool deck. You may wait in your car or on the verandah until the meet is restarted. In the event of a delay, please take all of our belongings with you.
We will use Rained Out to send text and/or email messages in the event of bad weather. Please sign up for these notifications at https://www.rainedout.net/team_page.php?a=cb53160fc755244a347a.
Swimmer Attire
• GRAL STRONGLY recommends that swimmers wear their summer team suit. If not, they should not wear another team’s suit that bears another team name.
• GRAL STRONGLY recommends that swimmers use their team swim caps. Caps displaying names of other teams must be turned inside-out. Novelty caps are ok as long as they are tasteful.
• Only temporary tattoos that have the team name/logo are allowed.
• There is to be NO writing on the body other than on the arm of the swimmer stating the events and dive certification symbols (“X” for in water starts and “O” for side dives). Writing on the body with marker leaves marks on chairs and other pool belongings.
Pool Information
Clerk of Course: The Clerk of Course is located by the diving well.
Starter: Our starter is on the RIGHT side of the pool.
Pool Specifics:
• The pool is measured in meters and has 8 lanes.
• The start end of our pool is about 5 feet deep and the turn end of our pool is about 3.5 feet deep.
• SWIMMERS CAN DIVE IN THE START END, BUT SECOND AND FOURTH LEGS OF MITE RELAYS WILL START IN THE WATER.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact Adam Holloway (Parent Rep) at 804.691.8257 or foxhallfins@gmail.com.
GO FINS!
Hello Fins Families!
Our next meet is this Wednesday, June 19th at 6:00 PM! We will be hosting the Dominion Club Breakers. Below is important information about the meet – please take a minute to read through everything.
Meet Details
Check-in: 4:30 to 5:00 PM. All swimmers much be checked in by 5:20 PM or they may be scratched from the meet.
Fins warm-ups are from 5:00 to 5:20 PM.
Cathy, Volunteer Coordinator, will be reaching out to those families assigned to clean-up duty. Please stay after the meet is over to help with clean-up.
All families, please help clean-up go quickly by picking up after yourself/swimmers before leaving the meet.
Meet Theme
NEON!
Show your team spirit and wear your favorite neon attire!
Swimmer Check-in
• Check-in begins at 4:30 PM. Swimmer check-in is located just outside the pool entrance.
• Check-in must be completed by 5:20 PM.
• If you know your swimmer will not be at the pool in time for check-in, please have another Fins family check in your swimmer. It’s important that we know who is coming to the meet. If a swimmer does not check in, he/she may be scratched from the meet.
If you have a last minute cancellation or emergency where you will be unable to make check-in, please text Adam at 804.691.8257.
Volunteer Check-in
• Volunteer check-in is located just outside the pool entrance with swimmer check-in. All volunteers must check in by 5:40 PM.
• If you are working the 1st shift, please be at the meet, ready to work by 5:40 PM (except those noted with earlier starts).
• If you are working the 2nd shift, please check in, or have someone check in for you, by 5:40 PM.
• Timers, strokes and turns officials and the referee are required to attend a short meeting in the clubhouse at 5:35 PM.
If you are running late or have a last minute cancellation, please text Cathy at 804.402.1293.
Parking
Please do not park in the clubhouse parking lot. It’s reserved for the visiting team. You may park along Causeway or on neighborhood streets. When parking on Causeway, please DO NOT PARK between the clubhouse entrance and N. Gayton or you may be towed.
Seating
Seating for the Fins is located to the right of the diving well and near the starting blocks. You may also sit in the grassy area just outside the pool near the diving well. The visiting team will sit at the end of the pool opposite the diving blocks. Please bring deck chairs for your use.
Concessions
The Fins Frenzy Café will have a number of entrée and snacks available, including pizza, fruit, candy, sorbet, water, Gatorade and soft drinks. Swim caps will also be available to purchase at Concessions during all home meets for $15. Please bring CASH if you would like to purchase concessions or swim caps.
Playground & Clubhouse
For safety reasons, the playground will be closed during all home swim meets. Please help us keep all children and swimmers off of the playground during the meet. The clubhouse is off limits during the meet except for volunteers assigned to this area.
Weather
Per GRAL guidelines, if lightning is sighted or thunder is heard, all participants must clear the pool deck. You may wait in your car until the meet is restarted. Only Parent Reps, Meet Directors and Pool Management can stay in the clubhouse to make a decision about the continuation of the meet.
We will use Rained Out to send text and/or email messages in the event of bad weather. Please sign up for these notifications at https://www.rainedout.net/team_page.php?a=cb53160fc755244a347a.
Swimmer Attire
• GRAL STRONGLY recommends that swimmers wear their summer team suit. If not, they should not wear another team’s suit that bears another team name.
• GRAL STRONGLY recommends that swimmers use their team swim caps. Caps displaying names of other teams must be turned inside-out. Novelty caps are ok as long as they are tasteful.
• Only temporary tattoos that have the team name/logo are allowed.
• There is to be NO writing on the body other than on the arm of the swimmer stating the events and dive certification symbols (“X” for in water starts and “O” for side dives). Writing on the body with marker leaves marks on chairs and other pool belongings.
Pool Information
Clerk of Course: The Clerk of Course is located in the baby pool area.
Starter: Our starter is on the LEFT side of the pool when you’re at the diving blocks.
Pool Specifics:
• Our pool is measured in meters and has 6 lanes.
• The start end of our pool is about 4 feet deep and the turn end of our pool is about 4 feet deep.
• SWIMMERS CAN DIVE IN THE START END, BUT SECOND AND FOURTH LEGS OF MITE RELAYS WILL START IN THE WATER.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact Adam Holloway (Parent Rep) at 804.691.8257 or foxhallfins@gmail.com.
GO FINS!
MEET 1 RESULTS: Fox Hall 957 and Tuckahoe Valley West 696
Hello Fins!
Congratulations on not only a great first meet, but also our first win of the season! The final score for was Fox Hall: 957, Tuckahoe Village West: 696. The evening was filled with fast swims and hopefully a fun time for all! Before breaking down some of our accolades, I wanted to take a minute to thank our older swimmers who helped corral the 8 and unders for relays. They did an excellent job of organizing and encouraging, we couldn’t have gotten through the first event without them! Moving along, I would be remiss not to acknowledge that several of our teammates competed in their first ever meet. Well done to these kids (and their parents)! Along with these first-time experiences came a ton of first place finishes in the pool. The following swimmers were triple event winners:
Christopher Connors
Lane Francis
Claire Holloway
Finn Hubbert
Heidi Hubbert
Cassidy Miklos
Owen Miklos
Keira Reid
Claire Sandine
Hannah Thornton
This impressive accomplishment was exceeded by those who notched four wins:
Charlotte Barron
Ella Barron
Paxton Crank
Charles Ellison
Nora Francis
Hunter McAuliffe
Reece McAuliffe
Sanna Peterson
Sophia Rodriguez
Sam Sweetser
Christian Thornton
Finally, congratulations to the following swimmers who qualified for Champs:
Charlotte Barron
Ella Barron
Christopher Connors
Paxton Crank
Lane Francis
Nora Francis
Grace Marshall
Hunter McAuliffe
Peyton McAuliffe
Reece McAuliffe
Owen Miklos
Riley Miklos
Sanna Peterson
Henry Pietrantoni
Keira Reid
Claire Sandine
Jack Schardt
Sam Sweetser
Abigail Thornton
Christian Thornton
Hannah Thornton
For those new to the team, in order to qualify for Champs your swimmer must earn a JV, V, or SV time in an individual event. We are looking forward to adding to this list as our season progresses. Attached you will find this week’s meet results sorted by swimmer. DQ’s will be discussed with each swimmer individually at practice.
A few items of business as we finish out this week. Please get those RSVP’s in for the next two meets. If you are having trouble using the website, email me at foxhallcoaches@gmail.com whether or not your child will be attending. To aide in the RSVP process we would like to start sending out meet invitations via text message. If you haven’t done so already, please add your cellphone number to your contact info on the website. Moving forward, only athletes who have rsvp’d to the meet will be entered in relays.
Next week we will switch to our summer practice schedule, which is as follows:
4 – 8 yr – 10:00 to 11:00 AM (M – F) and 5:30 to 6:30 PM (M – Th)
9+ – 9:00 to 10:00 AM (M – F) and 6:30 to 7:30 PM (M – Th)
Morning practices are especially beneficial as we have use of the entire pool. Additionally, all our coaching staff will be offering private lessons this summer for those interested. Please contact each coach directly for their rates and availability.
Laurel: laurelreid6@gmail.com
Clark: chou8395@gmail.com
Charles: charlesce102@gmail.com
Sophia: sophiarodriguez32@gmail.com
Finally, there will be no practice this Friday, June 14th as there will be a “School’s Out for Summer” Party at the pool from 5:00-6:30pm.
As always, please reach out with any questions you may have!
Laurel
The document tvwatfh_meet_results.pdf was attached to this post.
Time to show our Fin spirit! Returning families if you have a yard sign please put it up. New families, we have you covered. Any returning families who know you need one, let us know !
Hello Fins Families!
Our first meet of the season is this Wednesday, June 12th at 6:00 PM! We will be hosting the Tuckahoe Village West Tiger Sharks. Below is important information about the meet – please take a minute to read through everything.
Meet Details
Check-in: 4:30 to 5:00 PM. All swimmers much be checked in by 5:20 PM or they may be scratched from the meet.
Fins warm-ups are from 5:00 to 5:20 PM.
Cathy, Volunteer Coordinator, will be reaching out to those families assigned to clean-up duty. Please stay after the meet is over to help with clean-up.
All families, please help clean-up go quickly by picking up after yourself/swimmers before leaving the meet.
Meet Theme
THE BEACH!
Show your team spirit and wear some breezy, beachy attire!
Swimmer Check-in
• Check-in begins at 4:30 PM. Swimmer check-in is located just outside the pool entrance.
• Check-in must be completed by 5:20 PM.
• If you know your swimmer will not be at the pool in time for check-in, please have another Fins family check in your swimmer. It’s important that we know who is coming to the meet. If a swimmer does not check in, he/she may be scratched from the meet.
If you have a last minute cancellation or emergency where you will be unable to make check-in, please text Adam at 804.691.8257.
Volunteer Check-in
• Volunteer check-in is located just outside the pool entrance with swimmer check-in. All volunteers must check in by 5:40 PM.
• If you are working the 1st shift, please be at the meet, ready to work by 5:40 PM (except those noted with earlier starts).
• If you are working the 2nd shift, please check in, or have someone check in for you, by 5:40 PM.
• Timers, strokes and turns officials and the referee are required to attend a short meeting in the clubhouse at 5:35 PM.
If you are running late or have a last minute cancellation, please text Cathy at 804.402.1293.
Parking
Please do not park in the clubhouse parking lot. It’s reserved for the visiting team. You may park along Causeway or on neighborhood streets. When parking on Causeway, please DO NOT PARK between the clubhouse entrance and N. Gayton or you may be towed.
Seating
Seating for the Fins is located to the right of the diving well and near the starting blocks. You may also sit in the grassy area just outside the pool near the diving well. The visiting team will sit at the end of the pool opposite the diving blocks. Please bring deck chairs for your use.
Concessions
The Fins Frenzy Café will have a number of entrée and snacks available, including pizza, fruit, candy, sorbet, water, Gatorade and soft drinks. Swim caps will also be available to purchase at Concessions during all home meets for $15. Please bring CASH if you would like to purchase concessions or swim caps.
Playground & Clubhouse
For safety reasons, the playground will be closed during all home swim meets. Please help us keep all children and swimmers off of the playground during the meet. The clubhouse is off limits during the meet except for volunteers assigned to this area.
Weather
Per GRAL guidelines, if lightning is sighted or thunder is heard, all participants must clear the pool deck. You may wait in your car until the meet is restarted. Only Parent Reps, Meet Directors and Pool Management can stay in the clubhouse to make a decision about the continuation of the meet.
We will use Rained Out to send text and/or email messages in the event of bad weather. Please sign up for these notifications at https://www.rainedout.net/team_page.php?a=cb53160fc755244a347a.
Swimmer Attire
• GRAL STRONGLY recommends that swimmers wear their summer team suit. If not, they should not wear another team’s suit that bears another team name.
• GRAL STRONGLY recommends that swimmers use their team swim caps. Caps displaying names of other teams must be turned inside-out. Novelty caps are ok as long as they are tasteful.
• Only temporary tattoos that have the team name/logo are allowed.
• There is to be NO writing on the body other than on the arm of the swimmer stating the events and dive certification symbols (“X” for in water starts and “O” for side dives). Writing on the body with marker leaves marks on chairs and other pool belongings.
Pool Information
Clerk of Course: The Clerk of Course is located in the baby pool area.
Starter: Our starter is on the LEFT side of the pool when you’re at the diving blocks.
Pool Specifics:
• Our pool is measured in meters and has 6 lanes.
• The start end of our pool is about 4 feet deep and the turn end of our pool is about 4 feet deep.
• SWIMMERS CAN DIVE IN THE START END, BUT SECOND AND FOURTH LEGS OF MITE RELAYS WILL START IN THE WATER.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact Adam Holloway (Parent Rep) at 804.691.8257 or foxhallfins@gmail.com.
GO FINS!