COACHES CORNER AND SWIMMER OF THE WEEK:

• From all coaches: Parents, as a reminder please make sure you are accompanying your swimmer(s) to practice if they are under the age of 10. This is a pool rule and we want to ensure the safety of all swimmers. We also ask that your swimmers check out with us (Hope or Mary) before they leave Tuesday, if they are going to be leaving early. We want to make sure everyone is there for their events and if they need to leave, we can find another swimmer to fill that spot.
• Coach Hope: This was a great week for everyone! There were very few disqualifications on Tuesday, so we can continue to build up anaerobic capacity. Going into this next week, we have no practice on Monday July 4th. However, I encourage everyone to attend Tuesday morning practice right before our meet. We are now in the second half of our season with three meets left!! I am so proud of how far everyone has come, and I can’t wait to see how we end the season. Thank you all again for another great week!
• Coach Mary: We had another great week! There were only a few disqualifications on Tuesday night, so this past week we worked on small details for each stroke. On Tuesday morning we will be practicing for our meet Tuesday evening. Have a great 4th, I am looking forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday!
• Swimmers of the week: Colton Young and Caroline Cassell for pushing themselves beyond their limits
• Meet Theme: Our meet theme for this week will be 4th of July - red, white and blue!

EXCITING UPDATES: Congratulations to Avery Edgerton for setting a new pool and team record in 6 and Under Girls Freestyle with a time of 0:11.83!! A huge thank you to Dave Delcambre and Tim Pelc for their work on getting the amazing record boards approved and hung to the left of the Swamp Shack. This has been a long labor of love that has finally come to fruition. What a great way to honor the history of our team. Also note the Team Records are displayed on our website as well now - thanks Jason Newton!

JULY 4TH POOL PARTY FUNDRAISER: Thank you to all the parents filling jobs and concession donations. Our team is a success because of YOU! Hope to see you enjoying the party between 12-4 on the 4th. 

AWAY MEET: Tuesday July 5 at Brookstone Barracudas!

• Brookstone is located at 6651 Lewey Drive Cary, NC 27519.
• The parking lot will be open for our team. They do ask that you don't park in the grassy area to the east of the parking lot. This area will be marked with cones. For those that need to park on the street, please use the pool side of Lewey Drive, or the west side of the streets near the pool (Milley Brook and Fryar Creek). This will make sense when you get to the pool.
• Food: They will have Chick-Fil-A sandwiches ($5), Snow Cones, and an assortment of cold drinks, chips and snacks available at our concession stand. CASH ONLY!
• Arrive by 5:15pm to get settled and numbered
• Warmups will begin at 5:30pm sharp.
• Meet will start no later than 6p
• Swim meet officials meeting at 5:45pm outside of pool entrance
• Swimmers should wear their team suit, swim cap, and goggles. Note: any swim cap you wear must be plain or an Oxxford Hunt team cap.

MEET VOLUNTEERS: We still have a few jobs that need parent volunteers on Tuesday. These include scorers, place judges, and a second shift ribbon writer. Please sign up for a parent job for Tuesday’s meet if you haven’t already: https://oxxfordhunt.swimtopia.com/swim_meets. Contact Diane Johnson ([email protected]) if you need to make changes to your job.

CARY CITY MEET! Deadline for Cary City Meet registration is/was TODAY! IF YOU ARE UNSURE IF YOU CAN COMMIT BY THE 3RD PLEASE CONTACT LIZ MILLER ASAP ([email protected] or 919-609-1692)

• Register via Swimtopia ASAP(to avoid double fee) at: https://oxxfordhunt.swimtopia.com/swim_meets/428612/swim_meet_entries
• You will be able to pay via our Square store or by check. We will communicate information when the Square store is ready. You can write a check and leave it in the Cary City Meet folder in the parent communication box as well.
• Those registered we will be communicating important information with you throughout the next few weeks, some needing quick response time (t-shirt orders). Please be on the lookout!

2022 TEAM SHIRTS: If you have not picked up your swimmer(s)’ team shirt yet for the 2022 season, please check the Swamp shack! All swimmer shirts are bundled by family and have your swimmer(s) name(s) listed. Email Katie Richards ([email protected]) if you have any shirt related questions.

We have a few extra shirts this year available for purchase. Shirts are $20 each and available first come, first serve. Check out the inventory and sizes available!

SINGER OR MUSICIAN NEEDED FOR THE LAST HOME MEET: We’re looking for Swampfoxx talent to sing or perform the National Anthem at our final home meet on Tuesday, July 12th. If you know of anyone ready to break out their star-spangled talents, please let us know!

LIVE ACTION PHOTOS AND FACEBOOK PAGE: You’ve probably seen the wonderfully talented Elena Movchan (Adam and Anastasia’s mom) taking photos at meets. Elena puts photos in the following album: https://evm-photo.com/disk/2022-oxx-swimteam. And don’t forget our private Facebook group for Swampfoxx parents.