Week 3 is in the books! I can’t believe the phenomenal job that was done at our last meet. lose or win our swimmers came out and showed off. Parents please have a talk with your children as my main focus is on personal Improvement, having fun and beating their entry time. Winning is the cherry on top.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Monday - Wednesday Morning and Evening Practices

We will continue to work on breast and fly. Transitions for IM and starts and turns. For the novice/new swimmers really working on form and efficiency of free, back and breast. For the experienced swimmers working on race pace for their upcoming events. Also efficiency, speed and endurance. Please bring a t-shirt to use for drag on Monday and Tuesday practices.

Meet Information BE THERE AND READY BY 5:00 PM

The Hopyard Hammerheads are looking forward to hosting the Caroline Orcas this coming Thursday, June 20th. Below is important meet information.

Meet Location:

Hopyard Farm Pool

5888 Coakley Drive

King George, VA 22485

Facility:

The Hopyard Farm pool is a six lane, 25 meter pool.

Parking at the clubhouse is plentiful, however if parking fills up, please feel free to have your team park on the surrounding streets (being mindful of driveways, mailboxes, and hydrants).

Warm-up:

The Orcas will have warm-ups from 5:15 to 5:45 p.m.  
Group 1 5:15 - 5:30
Group 2 5:30 - 5:45 pm

Our referee requests that all swimmers are out of the pool by 5:50 p.m.

General Information:

-Both teams will have space on the pool deck. The space for Caroline's team is on the side of the toddler pool closest to the tennis courts. We recommend your team enter on the path that is nearest the tennis courts. Restrooms and showers are located in the gym area separated from the main clubhouse. We ask that all swimmers and spectators remain out of the clubhouse and only utilize the gym restrooms.

-Our HOA does not allow use of the pool deck furniture for either team during swim meets. Please feel free to encourage your team to bring camping chairs and canopies.

-The toddler pool and zero-entry pool area are not to be used during the swim meet.

Concessions:

Cash and credit cards are accepted (credit cards have a small convenience fee). Concession menu below.

***The Hopyard concessions team would appreciate an estimated headcount of your swimmers attending by Wednesday morning to allow us to better prepare the amount of food needed in the concession stand***

Coaches will be provided a ticket for a complimentary meal. A head count of coaches can be included in the email with the estimated number of total swimmers.

Our concessions team member is out of town this weekend. Please be on the lookout for an email Monday as I will be sending you our menu offerings.

Raffle:

Our team will be offering two raffles this swim meet. The first is for a set of 4 Urban Air tickets (valued at $140). The second raffle is for a $20 Krispy Kreme voucher. The Urban Air raffle is $5 per entry and the Krispy Kreme is $1 per entry. We’d love to invite your team to participate as well. Cash only for the raffle.

See you at practice tomorrow! Enjoy the rest of your evening,