Happy Monday, Tiger Sharks!

I hope you all had a great weekend!

First off, congratulations to all of our swimmers who participated in the meet against Lake Norman this weekend -- everyone did an amazing job swimming in their events! I think I can speak for all of our coaches when I say we are so proud of each swimmer - we had so many kids beat their times from Time Trials, try new events, and even beat their nerves! Hats off to each and every one of you!

I have not received the results from the meet as of this afternoon - as soon as I have them, I will publish them on SwimTopia.

Parents - please keep in mind that when your swimmer does not show up to the meet with no warning or notice, it greatly impacts our team and our events. We had about a dozen swimmers that flat-out did not show up, with zero prior communication, that had to be scratched from events and relays, which is taxing on our coaching staff and on the swimmers who were supposed to participate in those relays. Aside from last minute illnesses and emergencies, please ensure you communicate any absences from the meets as soon as you possibly can going forward. If you know in advance you are going to miss a meet, I must know by 8:00 pm each Wednesday prior to the meet.

*All swimmers MUST check out with a Tiger Sharks Coach before they leave any meet!* A lot of swimmers also left the meet early this weekend that were in relays, and we had to scratch half of our relays. Again, this is a detriment to the kids who were excited and ready to participate in those relays that ended up being scratched. Please, please, ensure your child asks a coach before they leave so we can avoid this next time.

We will be holding a make-up meet this Saturday, 2/14, from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the FMAC facility. Warm-ups will begin promptly at 12:15 pm, please ensure you have your swimmers in the FMAC by 12:00 pm at the latest.

In an effort to combat the issues with Volunteer Matters we faced this past weekend, I will be opening jobs up at 1:00 pm on Tuesday instead of Wednesday. If you have not registered through Volunteer Matters already and plan to sign up for positions at ANY of the upcoming meets, please complete this registration by 1:00 pm on Tuesday. Volunteers without a completed Volunteer Matters profile will be removed from this job positions until it is complete. If you have any issues with registration or questions, please reach out to Shayna directly at [email protected].

Lastly, if you are still in need of team shirts please stop by the blue tables today and tomorrow to pick up your shirt!

As always please reach out with any questions or concerns. See you all shortly!

Coach Taryn