Hello MCC 2021 Swim Team Families!

We are so excited to start our swim season next Monday, May 17. This email contains info which will help you prepare for the first few weeks of practice and our first swim meet. Please read through this information as it will help you know what to expect!

Please note that all info is on our MCC Swim Team website at mccswim.swimtopia.com. The MCC website is the lifeline between the coordinators, coaches and swim team families. Please use it for swim meet signups, updates and alerts!

Please read this entire email. It has important info about: COVID policy, swim practices, swim meets, swimsuit orders through Swim and Tri, our pool policy at practice, volunteering at swim meets, new family info, spirit wear/swim caps/team t-shirts.

• COVID policy: We ask that everyone read our COVID policy which addresses social distancing and mask policy. We ask everyone to read it and agree to the policy before attending practice or a swim meet. You can read the COVID policy by clicking here.

• Social Distancing Reminder: We ask that immediate family members only attend practices and swim meets. This will provide the maximum space on the pool deck to allow social distancing for both the home and visiting team. A guardian/babysitter will be allowed to attend in place of the parent if needed.

Swim Team Practice Times: After school practices begin Monday, May 17th and will end Wednesday, May 26th We will not have practice on Thursday, May 27th or Friday, May 28th due to the Memorial Day party at MCC.

• Age 5-6 practice from 4:30-5:00 pm
• Age 7-8 AND 9-10 practice from 5:00-5:45 pm
• Age 11+ practice from 5:45-6:30 pm
• The more your swimmer swims, the more they will improve!
• As always, swim practice is not mandatory.
• Practice is not canceled for rain, only for thunder or lightning. You will be notified via email blast if there are any cancellations.

PRACTICE ON YOUR FIRST DAY

• All swimmers: Please check in with the coordinators on your first day of practice (your swimmer's first day only.)
• See below for team swim suit orders and swim caps
• Non-Members: If you are a non-member of MCC, bring your $100 deposit check to your swimmer's first day of practice when you check in. We must have this deposit before they can continue to practice. This check is only cashed if the volunteer requirement of 3 shifts this season is not met! (one shift equals one half of a meet.)
• Members: We will charge your MCC account if you do not meet the minimum 3 shift requirement.
• Our swim meets are 100% volunteer run! Thank you in advance for your help!

Morning Practice begins Tuesday, June 1st (First swim meet is that same night)

• Age 5-6 practice from 8:30-9:00 am
• Age 7-8 AND age 9-10 practice from 9-9:45 am
• Age 11+ practice from 9:45-10:30 am
• Early morning practices are offered at 7:30 a.m.
• Please let us know if your swimmers need the 7:30 a.m. time slot every day or a certain week where they have camp, VBS, etc.

Swim Meet Dates:

• Tuesday, June 1 (Away at Saddlebrook)
• Monday, June 7th (Away at Heritage Oaks)
• Monday, June 14th (Home vs Smyrna Hammerheads)
• Monday, June 21st (Home vs Arden Lake)
• Monday, June 28 (Home vs Vinings Estates)

We will be asking you to submit each of your swimmer's availability (we call it an RSVP) for each meet through the website. More info to come.

MCC Team Swim Suit Orders:

• If you ordered a team swim suit in the bulk order through Swim and Tri, the orders will be handed out the first day of practice at the Check-In Table.
• More info about swim suits can be found at our website under Team Store (click here)
• Read below for info on t-shirts, spirit wear orders and swim caps

Volunteering at the Meets - More Info to come the first week of practice

• A separate email with information about volunteering your 3 shifts will come out next week!
• The swim meet volunteer sign-up will be announced prior to going live. We will let you know in advance when the signup will go up!

New Family Meeting

• We will offer a New Family Meeting and it will take place the 2nd week of practice after the 5-6 age groups swim (TBA)
• If you are new to our swim team, we recommend you attend!!!
• We will go over what to expect at the swim meets, how to prepare your swimmer for swim meet day (do you ever see sharpie written all over kids in the summer? we will explain this!) and also how to volunteer for swim meets!

MCC Swim Team T-shirts:

• Every swimmer who registered prior to May 1 will receive a team t-shirt in the size they ordered.
• If you registered after May 1st, we have a few extra/limited qty of sizes
• Swim caps will be available before our first swim meet.
• T-shirts will be delivered at practice the week before our first swim meet on June 1st
• PLEASE label your t-shirt ASAP!

MCC Swim Caps:

• Every swimmer gets a free MCC Swim Team swim cap!
• Swim caps will be passed out at practice the morning of the first swim meet.

MCC Spirit Wear Orders:

• MCC Hoodies, crew neck sweatshirts and extra team t-shirts will be delivered the week before the first meet! They are super cute!
• We are no longer accepting online orders, but we will have a few extra MCC hoodies in limited qty to sell at practice (CASH only, sorry--no venmo at this time)

Jellyfish Swim Lesson Info & Schedule:

• Please see the separate email that will be going out shortly to our Jellyfish swimmers!
• Jellyfish swim lessons begin Tuesday, June 1st and end Monday, June 28th
• The jellyfish swim time schedule is created after our first week of swim team practice week so the coaches can evaluate all the swimmers.
• A google form will go out shortly giving you the opportunity to request your preferences for your time slot.
• We try to grant requests for practice times but many factors are considered when making the schedule. Thank you for understanding.

!!! Important POOL INFO !!!

• NO ONE IS ALLOWED IN THE POOL (shallow end of the pool or baby pool during practices or swim meet unless it is during their individual swim team lesson with Coaches).
• We know it is very hot for siblings during practice, but this is a safety issue and Marietta Country Club policy!
• PLEASE DO NOT TALK TO THE COACHES DURING PRACTICE. THEY NEED THEIR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION ON THE SWIMMERS BOTH TO PROMOTE SAFETY AND SUCCESS!

SAVE THE DATE - MCC Swim Team & Jellyfish End of Year Banquet:

• Tuesday, June 29th from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
• Awards Ceremony and Intersquad Swim Meet

Thank you for being a part of the MCC 2021 Swim Team!!

Go Man O' Wars!

Mandy Robinson & Kate Henderson, MCC Swim Team Head Coordinators

Coach Spencer, Head Coach

mccswim.swimtopia.com

[email protected]