Hey Hammerheads!

This is our FIRST Heads Up, Hammerheads Newsletter! While this particular newsletter has a LOT of information, most of these will contain brief updates for the coming week. 

Our first two weeks of practice were GREAT! We are so happy to be back at the pool, seeing familiar faces and meeting new families. We are looking forward to an awesome season.

We have a nice long weekend ahead of us, but we come right back to a full week of morning practices, a mock meet and our FIRST meet of the season at home against Sugar Mill (details below).

Here are some details/reminders to help as we get the season started:

PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Morning Practice (starts Tuesday, 5/26) M-Th only
9:00 - 9:30am - 6 and Under
9:30- 10:15am - 7 & 8's
10:15 - 11:00 - 9 & 10's
11:00-11:45 - 11 & Up

Afternoon Practice: (starts Wednesday, 5/27) for kids in day camps ONLY:
Mon 5pm - 5:40pm (all ages practice together)
Wed 5pm - 5:40pm (all ages practice together)Fun Fridays: 10am-11am Fridays (no regular practice on Fridays) During Fun Fridays, we hand out ribbons from the night before, celebrate our Hammerheads of the Week and enjoy a donut hole or two!

MOCK MEET
Tuesday, May 26th at 5:30pm

Please arrive by 4:00pm to start warm ups by 4:30pm. The meet will begin at 5:30pm. 

Swimmer registration closes Sunday 5/24 at 5pm.

*Please mark your swimmers availability for each meet ASAP so that they can be entered in events. Only swimmers marked "Attending" can be entered in meets (including the Mock Meet).

What is Swim 2 Serve?

Swim 2 Serve is the Hillbrooke Hammerheads service organization, created by our coaches. Coach Grant has been our Team Lead on this and we are so grateful for all of the time and energy he has put into this service opportunity. Swim 2 Serve allows our swim season to be more than just fun in the pool. We want to find ways to give back to our community in meaningful ways. This summer, we will be supporting North Fulton Community Charities, CURE Childhood Cancer and Operation Gratitude. We will send out details for each collection the week before our home meets. Thank you for making a difference! 

Mark your Calendars for the FIRST Hammerheads Swim-a-thon!! 

We are going to have a Swim-a-Thon on Monday, June 8th during regular practice times. Using a simple fundraising platform through TeamFi, each swimmer will have the opportunity to raise money for the team. They will provide a realistic estimate of the number of laps that they will be able to swim during their practice time (30 minutes for 6and under, 45 mins for everyone else). Supporters will be able to make a single donation or pledge per lap. We will play music, swim and have some fun. Prizes will be awarded to the top raisers in each age group. 

These funds will help us with immediate, as well as future needs. We would like to purchase an Electronic Starter System ($1500-$1700) for our home meets this season. This system will help streamline (pun intended) our meets by assisting our Starting Official and will provide a simpler race start for our swimmers. To plan for the future, we would like to raise money for NEW LANE LINES ($5000). Our current lines are definitely near retirement, so we need to plan for replacements now. 

We will send a separate email out with details on getting started. It's easy and will be a lot of fun! 

We hope that everyone has a wonderful Memorial Weekend. See you Tuesday!!!