Hey swim fam! Our swim meets run on volunteers. For those willing to help out during a meet as stroke and turn judges there are two trainings coming up this week!
GPSAswimming.org has the info and they ask you to register for the training. Rachel McBride is attending the one…
We will hold swim evals on Tuesday, May 26.
These will be "open-swim" evaluations. Swim group assignments will be finalized Tuesday night, although there is the possibility of shifts being made a bit later on an as-needed basis.
Swimmers can show up any time during their age group timeframe for…
Calling all active team members! We are looking for someone to be our Fundraising Coordinator. We would like to get started with fundraising for next season so please respond within the next week and the board will communicate current ideas and you can run with it how you would like!
🎉 Popcorn Fundraiser Success! 🍿
Our popcorn fundraiser has officially come to a close, and we’re excited to share the results!
Thanks to everyone who contributed, our team sold $2,610 worth of popcorn, earning $1,305 in proceeds. In addition, we raised $390 in direct donations.
💰 Grand total raised: $1,695!
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Hi Team,
As many of you know, the cancelation of our car wash fundraiser earlier this month left a gap in our budget. To help close that deficit, Coach suggested a new fundraising idea that worked well for her college swim team — and we’re excited to give it a…
🏖️🌊 You’re Invited! 🌊🏖️
Village Green Summer Swim Awards
Join us as we celebrate an amazing season of hard work, teamwork, and personal bests!
📅 Date: Monday July 28
🕕 Time: 630
📍 Location: Village Green Pool
🎉 Dessert • Awards • Fun • Team Spirit 🎉
Wear your swim…
Next Monday, we will hold our Team Awards Banquet, where every swimmer will be individually recognized.
During this event, we ask all swimmers and attendees to:
Congrats to Our Champ Swimmers!
For those looking to swim additional events at Champs (events they have not yet qualified for), there will be a Summer Awards Meet this Saturday.
If you're interested, please reach out to Coach Casey by tomorrow (Tuesday) with the events your swimmer would…
We desperately need a couple folks to step up to learn data entry and scoring for the team before next season. Right now Janelle is the ONLY one versed in the system. She would love for a couple volunteers to shadow her at the meet tonight to get a feel…
The address for tomorrow’s meet is 4820 Wellesley Blvd. Williamsburg, VA
Pool Address: 9701 Mill Pond Run, Toano, VA 23168
Pool Lanes: 6
Parking: Please fill the pool parking lot first. Overflow parking will be at the Stonehouse Golf Club (9700 Mill Pond Run) located across the street from our clubhouse. For your safety, please DO NOT use the golf cart…
Champs Qualifiers through meet #3
Additionally - you must swim in at least 1 event (splash) at minimum of 3 separate meets.
| Jack F | #5 100 Individual Medley — 1:05.00 #11 50 Freestyle — 25.63 #29 50 Butterfly — 26.71 |
| Blaise H | #35 100 Individual Medley — 1:37.41 #41 50… |
New families (and old) don't forget that you should be declaring in swimtopia that you are coming to the meet so coach knows who to put in the line up. Please Declare by Saturday afternoon if your swimmer will be in attendance. This helps the meet run smoother so we…
Hi all! There are some things we will need for future fun Tuesday crafts. I’ll try to get a tub out up at the pool as well but in the meantime, I have a tub on my porch at 756 VGP for any donations.
Items needed:
- CLEAN jar lids…
Practice tomorrow will be from 8-9 for Liberty and younger, then from 9-10 for the older kids with time for crafts in between! Good job tonight everyone! Go VG Patriots!!
As of right now the meet is still on despite the high heat index. The home team is taking precautions to help everyone participating and in attendance. They have stated that their pool is in a fairly shady area that is surrounded by tree cover to help with the deck…
With the heat index being so high today it is a good day to stay inside in the AC until it is time to head to the meet! Make sure you rest up and stay hydrated throughout the day!
Also, the meet is about a half hour away and with…
Information about tomorrow’s meet at Indigo park can be found
HERE, including gps friendly map
Communication remains a challenge, and the board is seeking a tech-savvy parent to serve as a Communications Lead to help keep families informed via the SwimTopia app. An example update for the upcoming Indigo Park meet (including directions, parking, and concessions) has already been posted, including map link for your…
Hey all!
Great job tonight swimmers, and thank you to all of our volunteers and parent cheerleaders for being there for the kids.
Practice tomorrow will be a fun practice from 8-10am- and there will be fun crafts!!
Additionally, I will be adding a method of communication open for all…
Practice is still on tonight, however, due to the lower temps and rain, it will be a coach meet and greet and dryland activities/games in the clubhouse. Hopefully we'll get some nicer weather for the rest of the week!
Monday July 29, the team will have our awards potluck dinner. We’ll eat together, swimmers will receive awards and then we’ll watch a team slideshow. Please find link to respond: RSVP and food signup
Congratulations to our champs qualifiers through tonight’s meet.
Don't forget to sign up for volunteer slots in Swimtopia for tomorrow's meet at WGP (there is a link in the app. Click on the meet and scroll to the bottom to see the button) . The Job Sign-up is a very helpful tool to get everyone organized, BUT it…
Congrats on making champs in freestyle
| Brody | Breaststroke — 31.21 |
| Emma D | Breaststroke — 49.28 |
| Izzy | Backstroke — 47.77 |
| MK | Individual Medley — 1:19.55 Breaststroke — 40.44 Butterfly — 35.72 |
| Abigail | Breaststroke — 42.59 |
| Joshua | Backstroke — 39.28 |
hi everyone!!
So sorry for any confusion, the sign up for items tonight for the potluck should now be up in the website and visible to everyone. Looking forward to celebrating this awesome season together tonight!
Congratulations Village Green on a wonderful meet tonight against Stonehouse Splash.
Final score: 256 - 210 Village green
We heard many compliments from the other team on our team spirit, our parents and our volunteers. Thank you everyone for showing what Village Green stands for.
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Hi Team!
Reminder we have an AWAY meet tonight that starts at 6pm. Please arrive by 515 for warms ups at 530. It is about a 30 min drive from VG, so allow for travel time! see you tonight!!
Thank you to the volunteers who came out this morning to support this years swimathon.
A special thank you to Phil and Candace for again feeding our team and manning the food station! And if anyone happen to capture a picture of that today, please send my way.
It was…
Great job to everyone that participated in this years Swim-A-Thon! An extra special thank you to the Phil Kraus for the delicious breakfast!
On Monday July 24th we will have our end of season party and awards celebration! This will be at the pool and clubhouse starting at 515pm with…
Our last team meet this season will be this coming Monday July 17 (please see the previous message regarding details for this away meet). There is NO fun practice on Tuesday July 18th. If you have qualified for Champs Meet practice starts for you on that date (July 18th) and…
Mondays Meet is against Stonehouse. Please see message sent from team regarding Meet details.
Pool Address: 9701 Mill Pond Run, Toano, VA 23168
Pool Lanes: 6
Timer Sheets: YES
Printer/Ribbon Labels: YES
Parking: Please fill the pool parking lot first. Overflow parking will be at the Stonehouse Golf Club (9700…
Morning!
We are looking forward to seeing everyone that can make it at 8am on July 15th for the swim a thon. The entire team will start at the same time. Pledges and money collected can be submitted via venmo @VGPatriotsNN. If you would like the QR code for…
From VPSU :
The CHAMPS t-shirt store will stay open for orders until 11:59pm on 7/13. If anyone from your team would still like to preorder, please do so before the extended deadline! https://www.storessimple.com/2birdsdesignstudio/groupproducts.php?prodgroup_id=12584&prodgroupbypass=true
Mckinley makes a clean sweep and picks up the 5th even for 50Fly
