2021 JCC Gators Summer Swim Team
Hi Gators,
I hope all are well!I am excited to send this email today to inform you of our upcoming 2021 Gators Swim Team season!I want to explain in some detail how practices will run and provide key dates for the season. Please note that The J’s top priority is the health and safety of all our members and staff.
If you are not interested in participating on the Gators Swim Team this summer, email me at [email protected] and I will remove you from the list.
Practice
Practice will begin on Tuesday, 5/18/2021.
While JCPS is in session we will offer practice at 4, 5 and 6 p.m. only. During this time, we believe pods will practice every other day. This will continue through Friday, 5/28/2021. Note, we do not offer practices on Saturdays or Sundays.
Beginning Tuesday, 6/1/2021, we will add a 3 p.m. swim practice to the schedule. This means that beginning on Tuesday, June 1st, we will offer practice at 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
We will group swimmers into “pods” for their practices. Each swimmer will practice with the same pod, at the same time, for the entire summer. When you fill out your registration form, on Swimtopia, we will ask you to rank your top 3 preferred practice times. We will try to put everyone in their preferred swim time, but cannot guarantee that will happen. When JCPS is out of school, we hope that everyone can practice each day, Tuesday-Friday, but that will be determined when we know how many swimmers we have. Your practice time may be slightly different while JCPS is still in school vs. when JCPS is out of school, but your pod will be the same for the entire summer. Practices will be 50 minutes in length this summer.
Camp Kids & Practice
If your children are participating in Camp J, they can be brought over to the pool by Camp J staff for the 4 p.m. practice. If your child is in Camp for some of the weeks, and you want to take advantage of staff bringing them over to practice, please put the 4 p.m. practice as your preferred choice and let us know that your child will be participating in camp. Please note, that if they are not participating in Camp J for some of the weeks, they will still need to attend the 4 p.m. practice time as that is the pod they will be in.
If your child is dropped off by Camp J staff, the child must be picked up by a parent when the practice ends at 4:50 p.m.
Parent Expectations at Practice
With Covid Guidelines continuing to limit the amount of people we have on deck and in the water at one time, we ask that only one parent for each swimmer attend practice. We ask that you sit in the grassy area by the lap pool during practice. Social distancing and mask wearing will be enforced, as needed. At this time, I will ask you to bring your own chairs, if you would like to have one to sit in.
Swim Meets
We will have swim meets this summer that will resemble meets we are used to seeing, with some differences. First, the only people that will be allowed on the pool deck will be participants, volunteers and J Staff. No spectators will be allowed on the pool deck. Our team area will not be in one large group. We will spread the swimmers out, by age group, in the grassy area on the far side of the lap pool. We may have different lane assignments for individual and relay events, as well. To make the above possible, we will need plenty of volunteers and appreciate your help. Please note that we are also working on ways for parents to be able to stream the meet over their phone.
Meet Schedule
June 7th JCC @ Woods of St. Thomas
June 14th Copperfield @ JCC
June 21st JCC @ Woodhaven
June 24th (Thursday) Wolf Creek @ JCC
June 28th Lakeside @JCC
The Qualification for Championship meets will be held during the week of July 5th. These meets will be “Time Trial” meets with JCC swimmers only.
The Championship meet is to be determined at this point.
Finally, we may schedule a Practice Meet before our first dual meet on June 7th.
Registration
Early Bird Registration begins Sunday, April 18th and will run through Sunday, April 25th.
Cost for Annual (monthly) JCC members during this time is $180.
Cost for Summer JCC members during this time is $220.
Once Early Bird registration ends, registration will continue through Sunday, May 9th.
Cost for registration for Annual (monthly) JCC members after Early Bird is $220.
Cost for registration for Summer JCC member after Early Bird is $260.
These fees are per child, but you do receive 10% all children after the first child.
Register at www.jccgators.swimtopia.com
Other Important Dates
Parent Virtual Kickoff Meeting Sunday, April 18th at 3 p.m. over Zoom.
Link to the meeting:
https://jewishlouisville-org.zoom.us/j/99480103189...
-I urge everyone to attend this meeting as this season will be different from previous seasons.We also will take a more in depth look at what the season will look like.
Swimmer Practice Pods release date
Tuesday, April 27th
-Swimmers will continue to be added to the pods after this date as more register and as space is allows.
Team Swimtopia website:www.jccgators.swimtopia.com
-The Swimtopia site where you will find information about the team including dates, times and guidelines for the team. It is also where you will register your children for swim team.
Team Facebook: Search for “JCC Gators” on Facebook and request to join the group.
Thank you for your interest in joining the Gators for the swim season. I appreciate everyone’s enthusiasm and their patience as we navigate what will be an unusual season. Ultimately, I know it will be another great season for the Gators!
Please let me know if you have any questions at all.
Johnny Kimberlin
502-238-2742
