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Weekly Announcements for Week of 04/28-05/04
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday 6:00-7:00 and Wednesday 6:00-7:15
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, 5:30-7:00 Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-7:15, and Friday 5:00-6:30
Group 3 PM Monday 3:45-6:00, Tuesday 3:45-5:45, Wednesday 3:45-6:00, Thursday 3:45-5:45, and Friday 3:45-5:15
Group 3 AM Friday 5:30-7:15
New Prairie High School
Group 1 Monday 5:00-6:00 and Wednesday 5:00-6:15
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday 5:00-6:30, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-6:45
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-7:00
Practice Notes:
Here is the link for practices for Group 2 and Group 3. Please share this with your athletes.
Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area.
New Prairie families continue to use door N18. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
Group 1’s practices will last 1 hour and 15 minutes for the month of May. Group 2’s practice will now last 1 hour and 45 minutes for May. Group 3 practices at Riley will have different ending times on different days.
The tentative schedule for NP through April is on the website. The tentative schedule for Riley for the remainder of the season can also be found on the website.
NASA Off The Blocks Invite
We have not yet heard of the official timelines for next weekend’s meet. As soon I am sent the information I will forward it on to the families attending the meet.
CON BW3 Invite/Merrifield Pool/May 24-26
The deadline for committing to this meet is tonight, Sunday April 28.
Picking Up Swimmers
All swimmers should enter and exit Riley high school through door 22. We do this for several reasons, the most important is we can keep track of our swimmers. If athletes leave through another door we may not know they are still in the building when the last coach leaves. Let this also serve as a reminder parents need to be at the school no later than 15 minutes from the posted ending time of practice to pick up their athletes.
Another issue we have at Riley during the spring and summer months is vandalism in the building (trash cans knocked over, graffiti on the walls, displays disturbed). By only using door 22 and the adjacent hallway and stairs we limit any accusations against our club. Regardless of my affiliations with the school SBSC is a guest and we should always do our best to remember that.
Group 2 at Riley
I have set several goals for this group this season. The primary one we are addressing now is the swimmers in this group will take ownership and responsibility for their swimming. I am asking for the parents' help in facilitating this. Every time your athlete will miss a practice please require them to text or email me they will not be attending. Even if they will always miss on a specific day due to another activity. It can be as simple as “Coach, just a reminder I will not be at practice today because of tutoring.” It will take less than 30 seconds and will keep them connected. I am also aware this is a very easy thing for you to handle for them since as parents we essentially operate as our children's traveling secretaries and manage their schedules. If we want them to grow as athletes this is something they must learn to handle on their own. As with all electronic communication between coaches and athletes please have them include you on the text chain or cc you in the email.
The second part I see for them becoming more responsible with their swimming is to have them come prepared to practice. Athletes should arrive at every practice with a water bottle and appropriate dryland clothes. Athletes need to be wearing T-shirts, shorts, and gym shoes. Crocs and flip flops are not appropriate or safe. I will also be including a link to the daily workout so they can prepare properly and have clarifications questions ready. Please share this link with your children. If your swimmer has an email address you can add and verify them from your account page and they will receive the weekly emails. I can add their address but they won’t receive them until you initiate the verification process.
Finally, as with our Group 3 swimmers, Group 2 swimmers will only be allowed to wear SBSC caps at practice Monday - Thursday. I believe looking like a team is the first step into becoming a team. We do have Fun-Cap Friday and swimmers can wear any cap of their choosing. If your athlete has not received their cap included with the spirit wear fee for this season they will this week.
Goggles
Over the last few seasons there has been an epidemic of our younger swimmers needing to borrow goggles. After a suit a pair of goggles is the most important and individualized piece of equipment a swimmer can own. Not to be overly hyperbolic, but goggles should be just as important and specific to the individual as a baseball or softball player’s bat and glove are to them.
The club purchased around 20 pairs a couple years ago and we have none of those left. Starting on Monday, every time a swimmer needs to borrow a pair of our goggles your account will be charged $1, if they fail to return the goggles you will be billed an additional $9. This is not meant to be punitive. It is meant to show how important a swimmer’s goggles need to be.
There are multiple places where goggles can be purchased. I recommend Swimoutlet or A3 Performance Store for online purchases. If you want to buy local Milinkos Scuba and Swim Shop. All swimmers should have two pairs of goggles. One for daily use and one kept in their swim bag as a backup.
Group 1 Spring and Summer Practices at Riley
During April and May Group 1 at Riley will continue to practice on Monday and Wednesday. During the summer months Wednesday evening has been an off day for our club. We will continue with that this summer. Tentatively, we are going to schedule our Group 1 on Monday and Thursday.
Group 2 and 3 Summer Practices at Riley
As most of you know I am the primary coach for Group 2 and Group 3 this season. Since SBCSC has mandated we keep the doors locked it has become a logistical problem running back and forth from the pool deck to door #22. To help alleviate this Group 2 and Group 3 practices will both start at 5:30 PM beginning June 3. Practices for Group 3 will all be 1.5 hours in length ending at 7:00. Practices for Group 2 will be 2 hours long on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday ending at 7:30. Friday’s are the exception. Practice for both groups on Friday will start at 5:00 and will be 1.5 hours long ending at 6:30.
NP Schedule Adjustments May 6- May 16
Due to the requirement of Coach Ashley to provide swim lessons and with the NP pool being down during the summer months we need to make some adjustments to our schedule. During the two weeks mentioned above NP Group 1 will practice Monday and Wednesday 6:15-7:30 CST. Group 2 and Group 3* will be Monday-Thursday 6:15-8:00 CST. (Group 3 is now going to be the same time as Group 2. This is different than we had originally planned.) If those times are inconvenient NP athletes are always welcome to attend their corresponding groups practice at Riley.
USA Swimming Membership
As we are entering into week 4 all of our new athletes are now required to have this completed. If you have any trouble please let me know.
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
Birth Certificates
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. A requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Spring and Summer Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
This is our tentative meet schedule for the spring and summer. We may add meets if we find ones that fit our club’s needs There will be two different dates listed with each meet The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines will be based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Some meets will be marked with an * and those will require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
NASA Off The Blocks Invitational/Northridge HS/May 4/Entry Sent
CON BW3 Blazin Invite/Merrifield Pool/May 24-26/Tonight Sunday April 28
GSI Summer Splash/Goshen Aquatic Center/June 1/ May 5-Group 1 or new swimmers only
MSC Summer Splash/Munster HS/June 21-23/May 12
IA Summer Spectacular/Elkhart Aquatic Center/June 28-30/May 19
*IN Swimming SwimFest/IUPUI & Center Grove HS/July 11-14/June 16
SwimFest is now combined Age Group State and Senior State
*USA-S Futures Championships/University of Minnesota/July 24-27/July 7
*IN Swimming Summer Divisionals/Concord HS/Aug. 2-4/July 7
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
#SBSCForLife
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Weekly Announcements for Week of 04/21-04/27
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:00
G1 Elite Thursday 5:30-7:00
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-7:00, and Friday 5:00-6:30
Group 3 PM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday 3:45-5:45, and Friday 3:45-5:15
Group 3 AM Friday 5:30-7:15
New Prairie High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 5:00-6:00
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-6:30
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-7:00
Practice Notes:
Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area.
New Prairie families continue to use door N18. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
The tentative schedule for NP through April is on the website. The tentative schedule for Riley for the remainder of the season can also be found on the website.
Welcome to Our New Families/Swimmers
Thank you for choosing our club. We are well aware there are other options and we appreciate you picking SBSC. Every week you will receive an email very similar to this one. It will include all the information you will need to keep you up to date with everything happening with the club. If possible I would like to meet with you each individually for 5-10 minutes after an upcoming practice. Just send me an email with your availability and we can set up a time to meet.
Group 2 at Riley
I have set several goals for this group this season. The primary one we are addressing now is the swimmers in this group will take ownership and responsibility for their swimming. I am asking for the parents' help in facilitating this. Every time your athlete will miss a practice please require them to text or email me they will not be attending. Even if they will always miss on a specific day due to another activity. It can be as simple as “Coach, just a reminder I will not be at practice today because of tutoring.” It will take less than 30 seconds and will keep them connected. I am also aware this is a very easy thing for you to handle for them since as parents we essentially operate as our children's traveling secretaries and manage their schedules. If we want them to grow as athletes this is something they must learn to handle on their own. As with all electronic communication between coaches and athletes please have them include you on the text chain or cc you in the email.
The second part I see for them becoming more responsible with their swimming is to have them come prepared to practice. Athletes should arrive at every practice with a water bottle and appropriate dryland clothes. Athletes need to be wearing T-shirts, shorts, and gym shoes. Crocs and flip flops are not appropriate or safe. I will also be including a link to the daily workout so they can prepare properly and have clarifications questions ready. Please share this link with your children. If your swimmer has an email address you can add and verify them from your account page and they will receive the weekly emails. I can add their address but they won’t receive them until you initiate the verification process.
Finally, as with our Group 3 swimmers, Group 2 swimmers will only be allowed to wear SBSC caps at practice Monday - Thursday. I believe looking like a team is the first step into becoming a team. We do have Fun-Cap Friday and swimmers can wear any cap of their choosing. If your athlete has not received their cap included with the spirit wear fee for this season they will this week.
SwimFest 2024 July 11-14
On Friday Indiana Swimming announced Senior State and Age Group State will be a combined meet. This is due to two major events happening in Indianapolis the weekend AGS was planned, the Brickyard 400 and Eucharistic Congress. These events reserved 90% of the hotel rooms in Indy. The remaining hotel rooms downtown are going for $1200 a night. The finals every night will be held at the IUPUI Natatorium. Prelims for the Senior State portion of the meet will be at Center Grove High School and prelims for AGS will be at IUPUI. More information will be coming out soon and I will make sure anything pertinent gets passed along to you.
Goggles
Over the last few seasons there has been an epidemic of our younger swimmers needing to borrow goggles. After a suit a pair of goggles is the most important and individualized piece of equipment a swimmer can own. Not to be overly hyperbolic, but goggles should be just as important and specific to the individual as a baseball or softball player’s bat and glove are to them.
The club purchased around 20 pairs a couple years ago and we have none of those left. Starting on Monday, every time a swimmer needs to borrow a pair of our goggles your account will be charged $1, if they fail to return the goggles you will be billed an additional $9. This is not meant to be punitive. It is meant to show how important a swimmer’s goggles need to be.
There are multiple places where goggles can be purchased. I recommend Swimoutlet or A3 Performance Store for online purchases. If you want to buy local Milinkos Scuba and Swim Shop. All swimmers should have two pairs of goggles. One for daily use and one kept in their swim bag as a backup.
Group 1 Spring and Summer Practices at Riley
During April and May Group 1 at Riley will continue to practice on Monday and Wednesday. During the summer months Wednesday evening has been an off day for our club. We will continue with that this summer. Tentatively, we are going to schedule our Group 1 on Monday and Thursday.
Group 2 and 3 Summer Practices at Riley
As most of you know I am the primary coach for Group 2 and Group 3 this season. Since SBCSC has mandated we keep the doors locked it has become a logistical problem running back and forth from the pool deck to door #22. To help alleviate this Group 2 and Group 3 practices will both start at 5:30 PM beginning June 3. Practices for Group 3 will all be 1.5 hours in length ending at 7:00. Practices for Group 2 will be 2 hours long on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday ending at 7:30. Friday’s are the exception. Practice for both groups on Friday will start at 5:00 and will be 1.5 hours long ending at 6:30.
NP Schedule Adjustments May 6- May 16
Due to the requirement of Coach Ashley to provide swim lessons and with the NP pool being down during the summer months we need to make some adjustments to our schedule. During the two weeks mentioned above NP Group 1 will practice Monday and Wednesday 6:15-7:30 CST, Group 2 Monday-Thursday 6:15-8:00 CST, and Group 3 Monday-Thursday 2:30-4:30 CST. If those times are inconvenient NP athletes are always welcome to attend their corresponding groups practice at Riley.
USA Swimming Membership
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
Birth Certificates
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. A requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Spring and Summer Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
This is our tentative meet schedule for the spring and summer. We may add meets if we find ones that fit our club’s needs There will be two different dates listed with each meet The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines will be based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Some meets will be marked with an * and those will require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
NASA Off The Blocks Invitational/Northridge HS/May 4/April 21-Group 1 or new swimmers only
CON BW3 Blazin Invite/Merrifield Pool/May 24-26/April 28
GSI Summer Splash/Goshen Aquatic Center/June 1/ May 5-Group 1 or new swimmers only
MSC Summer Splash/Munster HS/June 21-23/May 12
IA Summer Spectacular/Elkhart Aquatic Center/June 28-30/May 19
*IN Swimming SwimFest/IUPUI & Center Grove HS/July 11-14/June 16
SwimFest is now combined Age Group State and Senior State
*USA-S Futures Championships/University of Minnesota/July 24-27/July 7
*IN Swimming Summer Divisionals/Concord HS/Aug. 2-4/July 7
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
#SBSCForLife
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Weekly Announcements for Week of 04/14-04/20
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:00
G1 Elite Thursday 5:30-7:00
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:00
Group 3 PM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 3:45-5:30
Group 3 AM Friday 5:30-7:15
New Prairie High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 5:00-6:00
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-6:30
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-6:45
Practice Notes:
Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area.
New Prairie families continue to use door N18. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
We will resume Friday PM Group 2 practices at Riley starting the week of 4/21. The tentative schedule for NP through April is on the website. The tentative schedule for Riley for the remainder of the season can also be found on the website.
Welcome to Our New Families/Swimmers
Thank you for choosing our club. We are well aware there are other options and we appreciate you picking SBSC. Every week you will receive an email very similar to this one. It will include all the information you will need to keep you up to date with everything happening with the club. If possible I would like to meet with you each individually for 5-10 minutes after an upcoming practice. Just send me an email with your availability and we can set up a time to meet.
Goggles
Over the last few seasons there has been an epidemic of our younger swimmers needing to borrow goggles. After a suit a pair of goggles is the most important and individualized piece of equipment a swimmer can own. Not to be overly hyperbolic, but goggles should be just as important and specific to the individual as a baseball or softball player’s bat and glove are to them.
The club purchased around 20 pairs a couple years ago and we have none of those left. Starting on Monday, every time a swimmer needs to borrow a pair of our goggles your account will be charged $1, if they fail to return the goggles you will be billed an additional $9. This is not meant to be punitive. It is meant to show how important a swimmer’s goggles need to be.
There are multiple places where goggles can be purchased. I recommend Swimoutlet or A3 Performance Store for online purchases. If you want to buy local Milinkos Scuba and Swim Shop. All swimmers should have two pairs of goggles. One for daily use and one kept in their swim bag as a backup.
Group 1 Spring and Summer Practices at Riley
During April and May Group 1 at Riley will continue to practice on Monday and Wednesday. During the summer months Wednesday evening has been an off day for our club. We will continue with that this summer. Tentatively, we are going to schedule our Group 1 on Monday and Thursday.
Group 2 and 3 Summer Practices at Riley
As most of you know I am the primary coach for Group 2 and Group 3 this season. Since SBCSC has mandated we keep the doors locked it has become a logistical problem running back and forth from the pool deck to door #22. To help alleviate this Group 2 and Group 3 practices will both start at 5:30 PM beginning June 3. Practices for Group 3 will all be 1.5 hours in length ending at 7:00. Practices for Group 2 will be 2 hours long on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday ending at 7:30. Friday’s are the exception. Practice for both groups on Friday will start at 5:00 and will be 1.5 hours long ending at 6:30.
NP Schedule Adjustments May 6- May 16
Due to the requirement of Coach Ashley to provide swim lessons and with the NP pool being down during the summer months we need to make some adjustments to our schedule. During the two weeks mentioned above NP Group 1 will practice Monday and Wednesday 6:15-7:30 CST, Group 2 Monday-Thursday 6:15-8:00 CST, and Group 3 Monday-Thursday 2:30-4:30 CST. If those times are inconvenient NP athletes are always welcome to attend their corresponding groups practice at Riley.
USA Swimming Membership
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
Birth Certificates
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. A requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Spring and Summer Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
This is our tentative meet schedule for the spring and summer. We may add meets if we find ones that fit our club’s needs There will be two different dates listed with each meet The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines will be based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Some meets will be marked with an * and those will require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
NASA Off The Blocks Invitational/Northridge HS/May 4/April 21-Group 1 or new swimmers only
CON BW3 Blazin Invite/Merrifield Pool/May 24-26/April 28
GSI Summer Splash/Goshen Aquatic Center/June 1/ May 5-Group 1 or new swimmers only
MSC Summer Splash/Munster HS/June 21-23/May 12
IA Summer Spectacular/Elkhart Aquatic Center/June 28-30/May 19
*IN Swimming Senior State/IUPUI/July 11-14/June 16
*IN Swimming Age Group State/IUPUI/July 19-21/June 23
*USA-S Futures Championships/University of Minnesota/July 24-27/July 7
*IN Swimming Summer Divisionals/Concord HS/Aug. 2-4/July 7
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
#SBSCForLife
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Weekly Announcements for Week of 03/24-03/30
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Next Practice April 8
G1 Elite Next Practice April 8
Group 2 Next Practice April 8
Group 3 Next Practice April 8
New Prairie High School
Group 1-Next Practice April 8
Group 2 Next Practice April 8
Group 3 Next Practice April 8
Practice Notes:
Spring/Summer Season
The spring/summer season will resume practice for all Groups on Monday April 8. If your athletes are currently registered with the club your membership will automatically roll over into the spring or summer season.
If you are not registered for this season the spring/summer registration is now open.
If you do not intend to swim in the spring or summer season you will need to notify me by tonight March 24. If you fail to inform me by that date and your account is charged you will not be issued a refund. If you inform me prior to our first practice you do not wish your athletes to continue into the spring your club account will be credited the fees charged.
USA Swimming Membership
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
Birth Certificates
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. A requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Spring and Summer Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
We are in the process of putting together our spring/summer meet schedule. Once it is determined it will be posted here. There will be two different dates listed with each meet The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines will be based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Some meets will be marked with an * and those will require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
#SBSCForLife
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Weekly Announcements for Week of 03/17-03/23
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Tuesday 5:30-7:00
Group 2 Monday and Tuesday 5:30-7:00
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday 3:45-5:30, and Wednesday 6:15-7:15 AM
New Prairie High School
Group 1-Monday 5:00-6:30
Group 2 Next Practice April 8
Group 3 Next Practice April 8
Practice Notes:
Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area.
New Prairie families are to use door N18 to enter NPHS. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
End of Winter Season/Start of Spring/Summer
Our last practices for each group (depending on coach availability) are as follows:
Group 1 Monday March 18
NP Group 2 Thursday February 22
RHS Group 2 Tuesday March 19
NP Group 3 Wednesday March 6
RHS Group 3 Tuesday March 19
The spring/summer season will resume practice for all Groups on Monday April 8. If your athletes are currently registered with the club your membership will automatically roll over into the spring or summer season.
If you are not registered for this season the spring/summer registration is now open.
If you do not intend to swim in the spring or summer season you will need to notify me by March 24. If you fail to inform me by that date and your account is charged you will not be issued a refund. If you inform me prior to our first practice you do not wish your athletes to continue into the spring your club account will be credited the fees charged.
Speedo Sectionals/IUPUI/March 21-24
Here are the pertinent times for this week’s meet. Our athletes will each be given specific times they are to be on deck for the preliminary session. If an athlete qualifies for finals they will need to be on deck no later than 60 minutes prior to finals starting. If one of our athletes qualifies all of our athletes are expected to be at finals
Prelims Thursday-Sunday
Warm-ups 6:00-8:20
Meet Starts 8:30
Finals Thursday-Saturday
Warm-ups 4:00-5:15
Meet Starts 5:30
Finals Sunday
Warm-ups 3:00-4:15
Meet Starts 4:30
USA Swimming Membership
We still have a few of our Group 3 athletes that have registered but will or already have turned 18. To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
Birth Certificates
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. A requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
Below is our fall/winter meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
Intrasquad Meet/Riley High School/Oct. 4/Oct. 3
WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw High School/Oct 28/Our Results
CON Skypoint/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov. 3-5/Our Results
NASA Sprint Meet/Northridge High School/Nov. 4 & 5/Our Results
ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 1-3/Our Results
IA TW Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 5-7/Our Results
CON IMX/Concord High School/Jan 19-21/Our Results
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb 23-25/Our Results
*IN Swimming Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Mar. 1-3/Our Results
*IN Swimming Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 7-10/Our Results
*USA Swimming Speedo Sectional/IUPUI/Mar 21-24/Our Entry
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
#SBSCForLife
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Weekly Announcements for Week of 03/10-03/16
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Thursday 5:30-7:00
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:00
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 3:45-5:30, and Friday 7:00-9:00 AM
New Prairie High School
Group 1-Monday and Wednesday 5:00-6:30
Group 2 Next Practice April 8
Group 3 Next Practice April 8
Practice Notes:
Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area.
New Prairie families are to use door N18 to enter NPHS. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/ March 7-10
I will be the coach on deck today. If you are running late or will not be able to attend please call or text as soon as you know. Here are the pertinent times for today’s meet
Please note daylight savings went into effect at 2:00 AM this morning.
Sunday Prelims
Warm-ups 8:00-9:15 – our athletes need to be on deck by 7:45 (this can vary by the athlete and their first event of the day)
Meet Starts 9:30
Sunday Finals
Warm-ups 3:15-4:15 – our athletes need to be on deck by 3:15 (this can vary by the athlete and the their first event for finals)
Meet Starts 4:30
End of Winter Season/Start of Spring/Summer
Our last practices for each group (depending on coach availability) are as follows:
Group 1 Monday March 18
NP Group 2 Thursday February 22
RHS Group 2 Tuesday March 19
NP Group 3 Wednesday March 6
RHS Group 3 Tuesday March 19
The spring/summer season will resume practice for all Groups on Monday April 8. If your athletes are currently registered with the club your membership will automatically roll over into the spring or summer season.
If you are not registered for this season the spring/summer registration is now open.
If you do not intend to swim in the spring or summer season you will need to notify me by March 24. If you fail to inform me by that date and your account is charged you will not be issued a refund. If you inform me prior to our first practice you do not wish your athletes to continue into the spring your club account will be credited the fees charged.
USA Swimming Membership
We still have a few of our Group 3 athletes that have registered but will or already have turned 18. To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
Birth Certificates
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. A requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
Below is our fall/winter meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
Intrasquad Meet/Riley High School/Oct. 4/Oct. 3
WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw High School/Oct 28/Our Results
CON Skypoint/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov. 3-5/Our Results
NASA Sprint Meet/Northridge High School/Nov. 4 & 5/Our Results
ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 1-3/Our Results
IA TW Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 5-7/Our Results
CON IMX/Concord High School/Jan 19-21/Our Results
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb 23-25/Our Results
*IN Swimming Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Mar. 1-3/Our Results
*IN Swimming Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 7-10/Our Entry
*IN Swimming Age Group State/IUPUi/Mar 15-17 No Entry Sent
ELK 8 & Under Superstar-CANCELED
*USA Swimming Speedo Sectional/IUPUI/Mar 21-24/Feb.11
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
#SBSCForLife
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Weekly Announcements for Week of 03/03-03/09
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Thursday 5:30-7:00
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:00
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 3:45-5:30, and Thursday 3:45-5:15
New Prairie High School
Group 1-Monday and Wednesday 5:00-6:30
Group 2 Next Practice April 8
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 5:00-6:45
Practice Notes:
Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area.
No practice on Thursday at NP due to a middle school meet. Due to numbers, Wednesday will be the last day we offer a Group 3 practice at NPHS. If any of those athletes want to continue to swim they are welcome to come to Riley
New Prairie families are to use door N18 to enter NPHS. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/March 1- 3
I will be the coach on deck today. If you are running late or will be unable to make it please text or call as soon as you know (574-276-6057). Here are the pertinent times for today’s sessions. All times are CST
Sunday 11 and over prelims
Warm-ups 6:45-7:45 CST – our athletes should be on deck by 6:30 CST
Meet Starts 8:00 CST
Sunday 10 and under timed finals
Warms-ups 11:15-11:45 CST – our athletes should be on deck by 11:00 CST
Meet Starts 12:00 CST
Sunday 11 and over finals
Warmups 2:15-3:00 CST – our athletes should be deck by 2:15 CST
Meet Starts 3:15 CST
Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/ March 7-10
Here is a rough draft of our entry. There are some mistakes regarding bonus events. Any new cuts made this weekend will not be added until tomorrow. The relays are not finalized and changes will be made. If you have questions or notice obvious errors or omissions please let me know as soon as possible. I am able to make changes through tomorrow night.
I will be the coach on deck for the entire meet. If you are running late or will not be able to attend please call or text as soon as you know. Here are the pertinent times for this coming weekend’s meet
Thursday (1500 Free)
Warm-ups 3:15-4:20 – our athletes need to be on deck TBD
Meet starts 4:30
Friday and Saturday Prelims
Warm-ups 7:30-8:45 – our athletes need to be on deck by 7:15 (this can vary by the athlete and their first event of the day)
Meet Starts 8:00
Friday and Saturday Finals
Warm-ups 3:30-4:45 – our athletes need to be on deck by 3:45 (this can vary by the athlete and the their first event for finals)
Meet Starts 5:00
Sunday Prelims
Warm-ups 8:00-9:15 – our athletes need to be on deck by 7:45 (this can vary by the athlete and their first event of the day)
Meet Starts 9:30
Sunday Finals
Warm-ups 3:15-4:15 – our athletes need to be on deck by 3:15 (this can vary by the athlete and the their first event for finals)
Meet Starts 4:30
End of Winter Season/Start of Spring/Summer
Our last practices for each group (depending on coach availability) are as follows:
Group 1 Monday March 18
NP Group 2 Thursday February 22
RHS Group 2 Tuesday March 19
NP Group 3 Wednesday March 6
RHS Group 3 Tuesday March 19
The spring/summer season will resume practice for all Groups on Monday April 8. If your athletes are currently registered with the club your membership will automatically roll over into the spring or summer season.
If you are not registered for this season the spring/summer registration will open no later than March 7.
If you do not intend to swim in the spring or summer season you will need to notify me by March 24. If you fail to inform me by that date and your account is charged you will not be issued a refund. If you inform me prior to our first practice you do not wish your athletes to continue into the spring your club account will be credited the fees charged.
USA Swimming Membership
We still have a few of our Group 3 athletes that have registered but will or already have turned 18. To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
Birth Certificates
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. A requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
Below is our fall/winter meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
Intrasquad Meet/Riley High School/Oct. 4/Oct. 3
WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw High School/Oct 28/Our Results
CON Skypoint/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov. 3-5/Our Results
NASA Sprint Meet/Northridge High School/Nov. 4 & 5/Our Results
ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 1-3/Our Results
IA TW Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 5-7/Our Results
CON IMX/Concord High School/Jan 19-21/Our Results
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb 23-25/Our Results
*IN Swimming Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Mar. 1-3/Our Results coming soon
*IN Swimming Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 7-10/Our Entry
*IN Swimming Age Group State/IUPUi/Mar 15-17
ELK 8 & Under Superstar-CANCELED
*USA Swimming Speedo Sectional/IUPUI/Mar 21-24/Feb.11
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
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Weekly Announcements for Week of 02/25-03/02
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Thursday 5:30-7:00
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday*, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:00
Group 3 Monday 3:45-5:45, Tuesday 3:45-5:15, Wednesday, and Thursday 3:45-5:45
New Prairie High School
Group 1-Monday and Wednesday 5:00-6:30
Group 2 Next Practice April 8
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-7:00
Practice Notes:
Tuesday’s Group 2 practice is tentative. Working on getting coach coverage. If we can arrange coverage for Tuesday the Group 3 practice for the non–Riley swimmers will last until 5:45. No practice on Friday due to Divisionals.
Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area.
New Prairie families are to use door N18 to enter NPHS. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
CON Last Chance Invite/Concord High School/February 23-25
Here is our entry. I (574-276-6057) will be the coach on deck today. If you are running late or will be unable to attend please text or call.
Due to check in closing for the afternoon session prior to the start of the 8 & Under warm-up the coaches will be signing in all our athletes in that age group. If you know you will not be attending on either day please let us know.
Sunday AM Sessions (9-12 year olds)
Warm-ups 8:45-9:30 – our athletes should be on deck by 8:30
Check in closes at 9:00
Meet Starts 9:45
Sunday PM Session (8 & Under and 13 & Over)
Warm-ups for 13 & O 12:30-1:15 – our athletes should be on deck by 12:15
Warm-ups 8 & U 1:15-1:35 – our athletes should be on deck by 1:00
Check in closes at 1:00
Meet Starts 1:45
They will be offering a time trial after the meet at the end of the afternoon session today. This is only for athletes who are very near a cut. Swimmers wishing to compete in the time trial are being limited to two events.
Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/March 1- 3
Here is our entry as of 2-18. I can make changes/additions through Monday.
This evening, after the Last Chance meet I will be putting together our best relays for each age group. If your swimmer is one of those athletes I will reach out to you to gauge your interest in attending.
End of Winter Season/Start of Spring/Summer
Our last practices for each group (depending on coach availability) are as follows:
Group 1 Monday March 18
NP Group 2 Thursday February 22
RHS Group 2 Tuesday March 19
NP Group 3 TBD
RHS Group 3 Tuesday March 19
The spring/summer season will resume practice for all Groups on Monday April 8. If your athletes are currently registered with the club your membership will automatically roll over into the spring or summer season.
If you are not registered for this season the spring/summer registration will open no later than March 7.
If you do not intend to swim in the spring or summer season you will need to notify me by March 24. If you fail to inform me by that date and your account is charged you will not be issued a refund. If you inform me prior to our first practice you do not wish your athletes to continue into the spring your club account will be credited the fees charged.
USA Swimming Membership
We still have a few of our Group 3 athletes that have registered but will or already have turned 18. To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
Birth Certificates
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. A requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
Below is our fall/winter meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
Intrasquad Meet/Riley High School/Oct. 4/Oct. 3
WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw High School/Oct 28/Our Results
CON Skypoint/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov. 3-5/Our Results
NASA Sprint Meet/Northridge High School/Nov. 4 & 5/Our Results
ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 1-3/Our Results
IA TW Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 5-7/Our Results
CON IMX/Concord High School/Jan 19-21/Our Results
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb 23-25/Our Entry
*IN Swimming Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Mar. 1-3/Our Entry
*IN Swimming Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 7-10/Tonight Sunday Feb. 25
*IN Swimming Age Group State/IUPUi/Mar 15-17/Feb. 25
ELK 8 & Under Superstar/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 16/Feb. 25
*USA Swimming Speedo Sectional/IUPUI/Mar 21-24/Feb.11
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
#SBSCForLife
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Weekly Announcements for Week of 02/18-02/24
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Tuesday 5:30-7:00
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and *Thursday 5:30-7:00
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 5:30-7:30 PM, and Thursday 5:30-7:15 AM,
New Prairie High School
Group 1-Monday and Wednesday 5:00-6:30
Group 2 Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-6:30
Group 3 Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-7:00
Practice Notes:
No practice on Friday due to the Last Chance Meet. We will offer a Group 3 Thursday morning workout at Riley. No practice on Tuesday at NP due to coach availability.
*Thursday’s Group 2 practice is pending. We are working on getting coach coverage.
Group 2 practices will now end at 7:00 through the rest of the season. All of those athletes will be tapering for our last meets.
Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area.
New Prairie families are to use door N18 to enter NPHS. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
New Prairie Group 2
This is the last week for Group 2 at New Prairie. Middle school season will start next week. Those athletes are still eligible to swim at Divisionals and Age Group State if they qualify.
CON Last Chance Invite/Concord High School/February 23-25
Here is our entry. Coach Carol (574-292-0553) will be the coach on deck on Friday and Saturday. I (574-276-6057) will be the coach on deck on Sunday. If you are running late or will be unable to attend please text or call the appropriate coach.
Due to check in closing for the afternoon session prior to the start of the 8 & Under warm-up the coaches will be signing in all our athletes in that age group. If you know you will not be attending on either day please let us know.
Concord did inform us the middle of last week they may push back the morning start sessions but we have not been told anything official as of yet. Here are the pertinent times for this weekend’s meet as we know them now:
Friday (Events #1-#12)
Warm-ups 4:00-5:00 – our athletes should be on deck by 3:45
Check in closes at 4:15
Meet Starts 5:10
Saturday and Sunday AM Sessions (9-12 year olds)
Warm-ups 7:30-8:15 – our athletes should be on deck by 7:15
Check in closes at 7:45
Meet Starts 8:30
Saturday and Sunday PM Sessions (8 & Under and 13 & Over)
Warm-ups for 13 & O 12:30-1:15 – our athletes should be on deck by 12:15
Warm-ups 8 & U 1:15-1:35 – our athletes should be on deck by 1:00
Check in closes at 1:00
Meet Starts 1:45
They will be offering a time trial after the meet on Sunday. This is only for athletes who are very near a cut. Swimmers wishing to compete in the time trial are being limited to two events.
Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/March 1- 3
Here is our entry as of 2-18. This is by no means set in stone. I can make changes/additions through Monday following the Last Chance Meet.
The deadline for this meet is tonight February 18. If you believe your athlete is close to making a cut and will attend if they achieve it at the Last Chance meet, please commit your swimmer.
We are also allowed to enter relays for each age group. If you would like your swimmer to be considered for a relay please commit them as well. Swimmers do not have to have individual cuts to swim on relays.
Sunday evening, after the Last Chance meet I will be putting together our best relays for each age group. If your swimmer is one of those athletes I will reach out to you to gauge your interest in attending. If you commit your swimmer prior to the meet it tells me you will go if chosen and saves a step.
End of Winter Season/Start of Spring/Summer
Our last practices for each group (depending on coach availability) are as follows:
Group 1 Monday March 18
NP Group 2 Thursday February 22
RHS Group 2 Tuesday March 19
Group 3 Tuesday March 19
The spring/summer season will resume practice for all Groups on Monday April 8. If your athletes are currently registered with the club your membership will automatically roll over into the spring or summer season.
If you are not registered for this season the spring/summer registration will open no later than March 7.
If you do not intend to swim in the spring or summer season you will need to notify me by March 24. If you fail to inform me by that date and your account is charged you will not be issued a refund. If you inform me prior to our first practice you do not wish your athletes to continue into the spring your club account will be credited the fees charged.
USA Swimming Membership
We still have a few of our Group 3 athletes that have registered but will or already have turned 18. To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
Birth Certificates
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. A requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
Below is our fall/winter meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
Intrasquad Meet/Riley High School/Oct. 4/Oct. 3
WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw High School/Oct 28/Our Results
CON Skypoint/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov. 3-5/Our Results
NASA Sprint Meet/Northridge High School/Nov. 4 & 5/Our Results
ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 1-3/Our Results
IA TW Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 5-7/Our Results
CON IMX/Concord High School/Jan 19-21/Our Results
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb 23-25/Our Entry
*IN Swimming Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Mar. 1-3/Tonight Sunday Feb.18
*IN Swimming Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 7-10/Feb. 25
*IN Swimming Age Group State/IUPUi/Mar 15-17/Feb. 25
ELK 8 & Under Superstar/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 16/Feb. 25
*USA Swimming Speedo Sectional/IUPUI/Mar 21-24/Feb.11
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
#SBSCForLife
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Weekly Announcements for Week of 02/04-02/10
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Thursday 5:30-7:30
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30
Group 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30
New Prairie High School
Group 1-No practice scheduled
Group 2-No practice scheduled
Practice Notes:
The pool at NP was up and running late last week. We are waiting for the NP administration/maintenance to give us the O.K. for our return. As soon as we are given the good news and can arrange appropriate coach coverage we will resume practice.
Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area.
When New Prairie opens back up families are to use door N18 to enter NPHS. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
CON Last Chance Invite/Concord High School/February 23-25
This is our last regular season meet. Concord posted their meet information on Friday. We are extending our deadline to commit to this Wednesday February 7. I will be working on the entry over the next few days. My goal is to place swimmers in events they are close to achieving Divisional/State cuts. If you notice I missed an event they are close to a cut time let me know prior to Wednesday.
End of Winter Season/Start of Spring/Summer
Our last practices for each group (depending on coach availability) are as follows
Group 1 Monday March 18
Group 2 Tuesday March 19
Group 3 Tuesday March 19
The spring/summer season will resume practice for all Groups on Monday April 8. If your athletes are currently registered with the club your membership will automatically roll over into the spring or summer season.
If you do not intend to swim in the spring or summer season you will need to notify me by March 24. If you fail to inform me by that date and your account is charged you will not be issued a refund. If you inform me prior to our first practice you do not wish your athletes to continue into the spring your club account will be credited the fees charged.
USA Swimming Membership
We still have a few of our Group 3 athletes that have registered but will or already have turned 18. To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
Birth Certificates
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. One new requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
Below is our fall/winter meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
Intrasquad Meet/Riley High School/Oct. 4/Oct. 3
WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw High School/Oct 28/Our Results
CON Skypoint/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov. 3-5/Our Results
NASA Sprint Meet/Northridge High School/Nov. 4 & 5/Our Results
ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 1-3/Our Results
IA TW Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 5-7/Our Results
CON IMX/Concord High School/Jan 19-21/Our Results
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb 23-25/WEDNESDAY February 7
*IN Swimming Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Mar. 1-3/Feb.18
*IN Swimming Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 7-10/Feb. 25
*IN Swimming Age Group State/IUPUi/Mar 15-17/Feb. 25
ELK 8 & Under Superstar/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 16/Feb. 25
*USA Swimming Speedo Sectional/IUPUI/Mar 21-24/Feb.11
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
#SBSCForLife
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Weekly Announcements for Week of 01/28-02/03
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Friday 5:00-6:30
Group 2 Monday, Wednesday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30
New Prairie High School
Group 1-No practice scheduled
Group 2-No practice scheduled
Practice Notes:
Unfortunately, the pool at NP is still down. We are hopeful a fix will be coming soon. As soon as the pool is up and running we will resume practice.
No practice at Riley on Tuesday or Thursday due to a high school meets.
Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area.
When New Prairie opens back up families are to use door N18 to enter NPHS. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
CON Last Chance Invite/Concord High School/February 23-25
This is our last regular season meet. The deadline to commit to this meet is today, Sunday January 28th.
End of Winter Season/Start of Spring/Summer
Our last practices for each group (depending on coach availability) are as follows:
Group 1 Monday March 18
Group 2 Tuesday March 19
Group 3 Tuesday March 19
The spring/summer season will resume practice for all Groups on Monday April 8. If your athletes are currently registered with the club your membership will automatically roll over into the spring/summer season.
If you do not intend to swim in the spring/summer season you will need to notify me by March 24. If you fail to inform me by that date and your account is charged you will not be issued a refund. If you inform me prior to our first practice you do not wish your athletes to continue into the spring your club account will be credited the fees charged.
USA Swimming Membership
We still have a few of our Group 3 athletes that have registered but will or already have turned 18. To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
Birth Certificates
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. One new requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
Below is our fall/winter meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
Intrasquad Meet/Riley High School/Oct. 4/Oct. 3
WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw High School/Oct 28/Our Results
CON Skypoint/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov. 3-5/Our Results
NASA Sprint Meet/Northridge High School/Nov. 4 & 5/Our Results
ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 1-3/Our Results
IA TW Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 5-7/Our Results
CON IMX/Concord High School/Jan 19-21/Our Results
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb 23-25/TONIGHT SundayJan. 28
*IN Swimming Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Mar. 1-3/Feb.18
*IN Swimming Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 7-10/Feb. 25
*IN Swimming Age Group State/IUPUi/Mar 15-17/Feb. 25
ELK 8 & Under Superstar/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 16/Feb. 25
*USA Swimming Speedo Sectional/IUPUI/Mar 21-24/Feb.11
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
#SBSCForLife
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Weekly Announcements for Week of 01/14-01/20
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite No practice this week
Group 2 Monday and Wednesday, 5:30-7:30
New Prairie High School
Group 1-No practice scheduled
Group 2-No practice scheduled
Practice Notes:
The pool at NP is still down. The original issue was thought to be fixed late last week but another problem was discovered.
No practice at Riley on Tuesday or Thursday due to a high school meets. No practice Friday due to CON IMX meet
Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area.
When New Prairie opens back up families are to use door N18 to enter NPHS. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
CON IMX Invite/Concord High School/January 19-21
Here is our entry. Coach Kelli (574-850-1336) will be the coach on deck on Friday and Coach Carol (574-292-0553) on Saturday. I (574-276-6057) will be the coach on deck on Sunday. Please call or text the appropriate coach if you are running late or will be unable to attend. Here are the pertinent times for this weekend’s meet.
Friday (events #1-#6)
Warm-ups 5:30-6:10 – our athletes should be on deck by 5:15
Meet Starts at 6:15
Saturday and Sunday AM Sessions (10 and under swimmers)
Warm-ups 9:00-9:35 – our athletes should be on deck by 8:45
Meet Starts 9:45
Saturday and Sunday PM Sessions (11 and over)
Warm-ups 1:00-1:50 – our athletes should be on deck by 12:45
Meet Starts 2:00
USA Swimming Membership
We still have a few of our Group 3 athletes that have registered but will or already have turned 18. To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
Birth Certificates
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. One new requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
Below is our fall/winter meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
Intrasquad Meet/Riley High School/Oct. 4/Oct. 3
WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw High School/Oct 28/Our Results
CON Skypoint/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov. 3-5/Our Results
NASA Sprint Meet/Northridge High School/Nov. 4 & 5/Our Results
ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 1-3/Our Results
IA TW Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 5-7/Our Results
CON IMX/Concord High School/Jan 19-21/Our entry
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb 23-25/Jan. 28
*IN Swimming Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Mar. 1-3/Feb.18
*IN Swimming Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 7-10/Feb. 25
*IN Swimming Age Group State/IUPUi/Mar 15-17/Feb. 25
ELK 8 & Under Superstar/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 16/Feb. 25
*USA Swimming Speedo Sectional/IUPUI/Mar 21-24/Feb.11
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
#SBSCForLife
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Weekly Announcements for Week of 12/31-1/06
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Tuesday and Wednesday 10:00-11:30 AM
G1 Elite Thursday 9:30-11:30 AM
Group 2 Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9:30-11:30
New Prairie High School
Group 1 Wednesday and Thursday 11:00-12:30 CST
Group 2 Wednesday, and Thursday 11:00-1:00 CST
Practice Notes:
No practice at Riley on Friday due to IA Meet. No practice at NP on Monday due to coach availability and no practice on Tuesday due to a home high school meet.
Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area.
New Prairie families use door N18 to enter NPHS. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
IA Tim Welsh Invite/January 5-7/Elkhart Aquatic Center
Click here to see our entry as 12/17. This is a prelim/finals meet for all 11 and over swimmers. The expectation for our athletes is if they qualify they will compete in finals. The time schedule according to the posted meet letter is as follows:
Friday (Events #1-#10)
Doors open: 3:45 – our athletes should be at the door when it opens
Warm-ups: 4:00-4:50
Meet Starts: 5:00
Saturday and Sunday Prelims – 11 and over swimmers
Doors open: 6:45 – our athletes should be a the door when it opens
Warm-up: 7:00-7:45
Meet Starts: 8:00
Saturday and Sunday 10 & Unders
Warm-up: 11:00-11:45 – our athletes should be on deck by 10:45
Meet Starts: 12:00
Saturday and Sunday Finals – 11 and over swimmers
Warm-ups 4:00-4:45 – our athletes should be on deck by 4:00
Meet Starts 5:00
I (574-276-6057) will be the coach on deck for Friday, Saturday finals, and all day Sunday. Coach Carol (574-292-0553) will be the coach on deck for Saturday prelims and the Saturday 10 and under session. If you will be running late or unable to make it please text or call the appropriate coach.
USA Swimming Membership
We still have a few of our Group 3 athletes that have registered but will or already have turned 18. To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
There are several returning swimmers who have yet to renew for 2024. If your swimmer is currently registered and does not renew prior to 12/31/23 they will be barred from competing or practicing until they are registered. This includes not being able to compete in the upcoming IA Meet.
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
Birth Certificates
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
CON IMX Meet/ January 19-21/Concord High School
This is our next-to-last regular season meet. The deadline to commit to this meet is tonight Sunday, December 31.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. One new requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
Below is our fall/winter meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
Intrasquad Meet/Riley High School/Oct. 4/Oct. 3
WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw High School/Oct 28/Our Results
CON Skypoint/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov. 3-5/Our Results
NASA Sprint Meet/Northridge High School/Nov. 4 & 5/Our Results
ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 1-3/Our Results
IA TW Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 5-7/Our entry
CON IMX/Concord High School/Jan 19-21/Tonight Dec.31
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb 23-25/Jan. 28
*IN Swimming Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Mar. 1-3/Feb.18
*IN Swimming Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 7-10/Feb. 25
*IN Swimming Age Group State/IUPUi/Mar 15-17/Feb. 25
ELK 8 & Under Superstar/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 16/Feb. 25
*USA Swimming Speedo Sectional/IUPUI/Mar 21-24/Feb.11
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
#SBSCForLife
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Weekly Announcements for Week of 12/24-12/30
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Tuesday and Wednesday 10:00-11:30 AM
G1 Elite Thursday 9:30-11:30 AM
Group 2 Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9:30-11:30
New Prairie High School
Group 1 Tuesday and Wednesday 11:00-12:30 CST
Group 2 Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 11:00-1:00 CST
Practice Notes:
No practice at Riley on Friday due to coach availability.
Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area.
New Prairie families use door N18 to enter NPHS. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
USA Swimming Membership
We still have some of our Group 3/High School athletes that have registered but will or already have turned 18. To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
There are several returning swimmers who have yet to renew for 2024. If your swimmer is currently registered and does not renew prior to 12/31/23 they will be barred from competing or practicing until they are registered. This includes not being able to compete in the upcoming IA Meet.
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
Birth Certificates
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
IA Tim Welsh Invite/January 5-7/Elkhart Aquatic Center
Click here to see our entry as 12/17. This is a prelim/finals meet for all 11 and over swimmers. The expectation for our athletes is if they qualify they will compete in finals. The time schedule according to the posted meet letter is as follows:
Friday (Events #1-#10)
Doors open: 3:45 – our athletes should be at the door when it opens
Warm-ups: 4:00-4:50
Meet Starts: 5:00
Saturday and Sunday Prelims – 11 and over swimmers
Doors open: 6:45 – our athletes should be a the door when it opens
Warm-up: 7:00-7:45
Meet Starts: 8:00
Saturday and Sunday 10 & Unders
Warm-up: 11:00-11:45 – our athletes should be on deck by 10:45
Meet Starts: 12:00
Saturday and Sunday Finals – 11 and over swimmers
Warm-ups 4:00-4:45 – our athletes should be on deck by 4:00
Meet Starts 5:00
I will be the coach on deck for at least part of each session. If you will be running late or unable to make it please text or call 574-276-6057.
CON IMX Meet/ January 19-21/Concord High School
This is our next-to-last regular season meet. The deadline to commit to this meet is one week from today Sunday, December 31.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. One new requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
Below is our fall/winter meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
Intrasquad Meet/Riley High School/Oct. 4/Oct. 3
WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw High School/Oct 28/Our Results
CON Skypoint/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov. 3-5/Our Results
NASA Sprint Meet/Northridge High School/Nov. 4 & 5/Our Results
ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 1-3/Our Results
IA TW Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 5-7/Our entry
CON IMX/Concord High School/Jan 19-21/Dec.31
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb 23-25/Jan. 28
*IN Swimming Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Mar. 1-3/Feb.18
*IN Swimming Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 7-10/Feb. 25
*IN Swimming Age Group State/IUPUi/Mar 15-17/Feb. 25
ELK 8 & Under Superstar/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 16/Feb. 25
*USA Swimming Speedo Sectional/IUPUI/Mar 21-24/Feb.11
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
#SBSCForLife
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Weekly Announcements for Week of 12/17-12/23
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Thursday 5:30-7:30
Group 2 Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 9:30-11:30 AM
New Prairie High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 5:00-6:30 CST
Group 2 Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-7:00 CST
Practice Notes:
No practice at Riley on Tuesday due to coach availability. No practice on Tuesday at NP due to a high school meet.
Friday’s Group 2 practice will be our first practice following our Christmas break schedule.
Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area.
New Prairie families use door N18 to enter NPHS. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
USA Swimming Membership
Thank you to those families who were able to get their swimmer registered. There are still a few that are not registered. These athletes will not be allowed to participate in practice. There will be no exceptions.
We also have some of our Group 3/High School athletes that have registered but will or already have turned 18. To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
There are several of our returning swimmers who have yet to renew for 2024. If your swimmer is currently registered and does not renew prior to 12/31/23 they will be barred from competing or practicing until they are registered. This includes not being able to compete in the upcoming IA Meet.
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
Birth Certificates
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
IA Tim Welsh Invite/January 5-7/Elkhart Aquatic Center
Click here to see our entry as 12/17. I will post all the pertinent time information in the weekly email the Sunday prior to this meet.
CON IMX Meet/ January 19-21/Concord High School
This is our next-to-last regular season meet. The deadline to commit to this meet is Sunday, December 31.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. One new requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
Below is our fall/winter meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
Intrasquad Meet/Riley High School/Oct. 4/Oct. 3
WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw High School/Oct 28/Our Results
CON Skypoint/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov. 3-5/Our Results
NASA Sprint Meet/Northridge High School/Nov. 4 & 5/Our Results
ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 1-3/Our Results
IA TW Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 5-7/Our entry
CON IMX/Concord High School/Jan 19-21/Dec.31
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb 23-25/Jan. 28
*IN Swimming Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Mar. 1-3/Feb.18
*IN Swimming Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 7-10/Feb. 25
*IN Swimming Age Group State/IUPUi/Mar 15-17/Feb. 25
ELK 8 & Under Superstar/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 16/Feb. 25
*USA Swimming Speedo Sectional/IUPUI/Mar 21-24/Feb.11
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
#SBSCForLife
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Weekly Announcements for Week of 12/10-12/16
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Thursday 5:30-7:30
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30
New Prairie High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 5:00-6:30 CST
Group 2 Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-7:00 CST
Practice Notes:
No practice on Tuesday at NP due to a high school meet.
Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area.
New Prairie families use door N18 to enter NPHS. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
USA Swimming Membership
An email was sent out Friday morning to the families of our new swimmers who have yet to register with USA Swimming. Thank you to those families who were able to take care of this. If your swimmer is not registered they will not be allowed to participate in practice. There will be no exceptions.
We do have some of our Group 3/High School athletes that have registered but will or already have turned 18. To be eligible to practice/compete with the club once they turn 18 swimmers need to complete the USA Swimming Athlete Protection Training.
There are also several of our swimmers who have yet to renew for 2024. If your swimmer is currently registered and does not renew prior to 12/31/23 they will be barred from competing or practicing until they are registered.
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
Birth Certificates
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
IA Tim Welsh Invite/January 5-7/Elkhart Aquatic Center
Click here to see our entry as 12/8. I will post all the pertinent time information in the weekly email the Sunday prior to this meet.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim. This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. One new requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
Below is our fall/winter meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
Intrasquad Meet/Riley High School/Oct. 4/Oct. 3
WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw High School/Oct 28/Our Results
CON Skypoint/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov. 3-5/Our Results
NASA Sprint Meet/Northridge High School/Nov. 4 & 5/Our Results
ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 1-3/Our entry
IA TW Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 5-7/Our entry
CON IMX/Concord High School/Jan 19-21/Dec.31
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb 23-25/Jan. 28
*IN Swimming Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Mar. 1-3/Feb.18
*IN Swimming Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 7-10/Feb. 25
*IN Swimming Age Group State/IUPUi/Mar 15-17/Feb. 25
ELK 8 & Under Superstar/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 16/Feb. 25
*USA Swimming Speedo Sectional/IUPUI/Mar 21-24/Feb.11
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
#SBSCForLife
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Weekly Announcements for Week of 12/3-12/9
Dear SBSC families,
Practice Schedule
Riley High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 6:00-7:30
G1 Elite Thursday 5:30-7:30
Group 2 Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:30-7:30, and Friday 5:00-6:30
New Prairie High School
Group 1 Monday and Wednesday 5:00-6:30 CST
Group 2 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5:00-7:00 CST
Practice Notes:
No practice at Riley on Tuesday due to a high school meet.
Riley families please use door #22. This is the door on the northwest corner of the building and faces Fellows Street. If you are planning to stay to watch practice there is a stairwell that is adjacent to this door, and this will lead you to the seating area.
New Prairie families use door N18 to enter NPHS. New Prairie swimmers are always welcome to attend their corresponding group's practice at Riley.
ELK Rudolph Romp/December 1-3/Elkhart Aquatic Center
Click here to see our entry. I (574-276-6057) will be the coach on deck today. Please call or text if you are running late or will be unable to make it. Here are the pertinent times for this weekend’s meet.
Sunday AM (13 and Over Sessions)
Doors open 7:45 -our athletes should be at the door when it opens
Warm-ups 8:00-9:00
Meet Starts 8:20
Sunday PM (12 and Under Sessions)
Pool deck access-not before 11:00 – our athletes should be at the door when it opens
Warm-ups 11:15-12:00
Meet Starts 12:10
IA Tim Welsh Invite/January 5-7/Elkhart Aquatic Center
Click here to see our entry as of this morning. Updates will be allowed. If there are any changes or mistakes please let me know as soon as possible.
Team Apparel
The local swim shop in town is Milinko’s Scuba & Swim (formerly Just Add H2O). This is a great place to find a good practice suit or pick up a spare pair of goggles.
We are also partnered with A3 Performance. You can purchase a logoed team suit directly from this site. Here is the link to the A3 Team Store. When your swimmer is old enough to purchase a tech suit (13 and over) this company is who I recommend purchasing from.
USA Swimming Memberships/Birth Certificates
All athletes need to complete the USA Swimming Registration. This should be a priority for all of our families. Any athlete that is found not to be registered with USA Swimming will not be allowed to practice.
Here is a link to the document with instructions on how to register with USA-S. A few of our members have had trouble adding their swimmers once they created their own account. If you have trouble after creating a parent account, try using this link. If your swimmer qualifies for the Outreach Membership (free/reduced lunch at their school) click on this link. Remember, if you use this link you will need to provide documentation to me that your athlete qualifies.
If your athlete has never competed in a meet for SBSC (or another USA Swimming club) you will need to send me a copy of their birth certificate. The preferred way is to electronically send a pdf. If that is not possible, please email a pic.
USA Swimming Guidelines - MAAPP/Safe Sport
USA Swimming issued a directive with regards to electronic communication and social media contact between coaches and athletes. Most of what is being implemented is common sense and falls in line with our club's policies. One new requirement we will need to adhere to is how your minor child communicates with all coaches. For several years we have asked swimmers in Group 2 and Group 3 to text/email their coach if they would be missing practice. Moving forward, swimmers will be instructed to include a parent on all communication with me or any of our coaches.
If you are the parent of a Group 2 or Group 3 swimmer, and have never sent me a text before, please text me so I have your contact info in my phone. This way if I need to contact your swimmer about missing practice I can be sure to include you. My cell phone number is 574-276-6057.
I encourage all parents and swimmers to read the full policy. We are required to keep this policy on our website, here is the link.
Fall and Winter Meet Schedule/Dates of Meet/Location/Deadline to commit
Below is our fall/winter meet schedule. The first date listed is the day(s) of the meet and the second date is the deadline to commit.
Swimmers wanting to compete will need to commit to those meets. The deadlines are based on deadlines that were set in previous years. They may change once the meet hosts posts the meet information. When committing to multiple day meets, if the option to select the days you want is not available, leave a message in the notes section stating the specific days you would like to attend.
Meets marked with an * require swimmers to meet minimum time standards. All pool locations can be found on our website under the "Pools" tab.
Intrasquad Meet/Riley High School/Oct. 4/Oct. 3
WAR Monster Splash/Warsaw High School/Oct 28/Our Results
CON Skypoint/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Nov. 3-5/Our Results
NASA Sprint Meet/Northridge High School/Nov. 4 & 5/Our Results
ELK Rudolph Romp/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Dec. 1-3/Our entry
IA TW Invite/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Jan. 5-7/Our entry
CON IMX/Concord High School/Jan 19-21/Dec.31
CON Last Chance/Concord High School/Feb 23-25/Jan. 28
*IN Swimming Divisionals/Valparaiso High School/Mar. 1-3/Feb.18
*IN Swimming Senior State/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 7-10/Feb. 25
*IN Swimming Age Group State/IUPUi/Mar 15-17/Feb. 25
ELK 8 & Under Superstar/Elkhart Aquatic Center/Mar 16/Feb. 25
*USA Swimming Speedo Sectional/IUPUI/Mar 21-24/Feb.11
As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
--
John VanDriessche
Head Coach
South Bend Swim Club
South Bend Riley High School
(574)276-6057
www.southbendswimclub.com
#SBSCForLife
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