Hello OG Families!

We saw some great swimming last night, great volunteers and lots of great cheering!

We have a great ice cream sundae social for Thursday practice and we need some of YOU to help scoop ice cream! Scoops will be provided! Meet in the picnic area around 10:00 on Thursday for more info.

Looking forward to more great swimming this week at our meet on Thursday!

And speaking of the meet on Thursday, read ALL of the information below about the meet and even more!

First some info from Ballantyne

Welcome Olde Georgetowne swim team!

We are happy to host you at our Ballantyne Country Club - Family Activity Center for the swim meet on Thursday, June 20th^th. We wanted to provide you with some helpful information to make this meet run as smooth as possible.

Our physical address of the pool is

14801 Ballantyne Country Club Dr.

Charlotte, NC 28277

Seating for the Olde Georgetowne team and supporters will available on the side of the lap pool closest to the road - please remember to bring chairs if you have them! There is ample seating on the pool deck so please be sure not to block walkways for safety purposes.

Parking

Our parking lot is not very large so parking in the lot will be limited. However, we are located in the neighborhood so often there are spots on the street.

Please feel free to park on the CLUB side of Coyle Circle and NOT on the residential side in front of members homes. You may also find parking up and down Ballantyne Country Club Drive, we just ask that you be respectful of the space in relation to homes.

Food and Beverage

We will be running an all-inclusive picnic style buffet that will open at 5:30PM and will run for the duration of the meet. Please bring cash if you would like to eat off the buffet of hamburgers, hot dogs, BBQ chicken, fruit, cookies, chips and non-alcoholic beverages - the cost for this buffet is $13.00.

We will also have our Cabana Grill open with a limited menu available during the swim meet. You are welcome to make purchases from the poolside counter of the Cabana Grill if you would like as an alternate option to the buffet.

We look forward to hosting you for yet another great swim meet – see you Thursday!

Now, for some information from me:

MEET INFO FOR MONDAY

Please read ALL of the information below carefully and CHECK TO SEE IF YOUR NAME IS LISTED.

Please let the coaches ([email protected]) know if your swimmer(s) will not be at a meet - it's never too early to let them know!

Please be at the pool by 5:00 - warm-ups start at 5:15.

MEET VOLUNTEERS FOR THURSDAY JUNE 20

All 1st shift workers need to be at meet by 5:45 Meet starts at 6. First shift usually runs 6-7:45ish, 2nd shift from 7:45sh to end of meet. The following are volunteers for Thursday night. If you cannot work, please find someone to take your place and let me know by Wednesday evening if you cannot find a replacement Also let me know if I made a mistake on the list. Please read entire list to check for your name. 

We still need:

• Runner - First Half, Second Half
• Timers (2) - Second  Half

If you can volunteer as runner or timer - just reply to this email!

• Clerk of Course: Christy Watson (first half), Jill Akins (second half)
• Stroke and Turn Judge: Shannon Clendenen, Karen Foster (first half), Jon Duffy, Joe Person (second half)
• Runner: ?
• Meet Manager Beth Person, Ryan Gordon
• Ribbon Sticker: Amy Burton
• Timers 1st Half: Fisher, Greene, Hertlein, Kennedy, Land, McCheyne, Price, Soloman, Van Galen
• Timers 2nd Half: Constantine, Crymes, Dent, Hertlein, Pardue, Stephens, Weaver

Swimming opportunity after summer league

At the end of the season I will be sending a complete list of swimming opportunities for you to check out but I wanted to pass this one along now as the tryout date is coming soon.

TEAM Charlotte Swimming is having tryouts on June 26 from 6:00 - 7:00pm at their Matthews site (Matthews Swim & Tennis - 2110 Pleasant Plains Road, Matthews, NC 28105). More information about tryouts is attached.  More information about the team can be found here:

https://www.teamunify.com/Home.jsp?team=nctcs

SWIM TEAM CLINICS- One more left!

Coaches will be offering one last Saturday morning clinics for swimmers age 7-12 at the pool for a small additional cost. Clinics will start promptly at 9:00 and end at 10:00. Swimmers must be picked up at 10:00. Spaces available for this coming Saturday!

There will be 1 coach per 6 swimmers.

PAYMENT- Cash or check made payable to Peter Freije (he will be paying the coaches who assist with clinics). Payment due at beginning of clinic.

$15 per clinic per swimmer OR

$50 for 4 clinics per swimmer

June 22- Butterfly, Freestyle, Backstroke, Diving

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c48aaa72bab9-ogsaturday1

PRIVATE LESSONS

Coaches will be available for private lessons (for swim team families and non-swim team families) during regular pool hours. Please contact coaches individually about availability. Lessons will continue throughout the summer.

Peter Freije 980-226-6454

Alex Constantine 704-964-3699

Katie Freije 980-333-1377

Lucy Person 704-608-6072

Cody Constantine 704-497-4883

Grace Brashear 980-333-9649

CONGRATS!  You  made it to the bottom of the email! But have you double checked to see if your name is on the volunteer list?  And are you willing to fill in one of our empty positions?

Thanks!!