CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SWIMMERS OF THE WEEK: Our swimmers of the week are: Violet Edgerton (7U), Michael Dodson (6U), and Olivia Rivas Rivera (pup). Violet really stepped up this week and did an amazing job on her relays at Cary City! Michael is always ready to swim and has improved so much since the beginning of the season. Olivia always shows up to practice with a big smile on her face and stays until the end of practice, putting a lot of energy into every lap. Swimmers of the week receive a gift card in recognition for their hard work. Congratulations Violet, Michael, and Olivia!

COACH'S CORNER:

• Coach Allie: This week was so successful and I am so grateful to everyone who helped make it happen. We got another win for our last home meet of the season and our kids did amazing at Cary City keeping high spirits and swimming fast! With our last meet on Tuesday, I am excited to see everyone at the last couple practices and at the banquet on Friday. Each and every one of these kids deserves to be celebrated for their hard work this season! As always, feel free to reach out with questions or concerns at [email protected].
• Coach Sophia: Hello everyone! I want to start out by saying that I’m so proud of everyone who showed up to Cary City this past Saturday, regardless of if they were swimming or not. Everyone was in high spirits despite the heat and did a great job swimming. This upcoming week will be the last week of practice, with our last practice on Tuesday morning. I hope to see a lot of swimmers show up to our last swim meet and at the banquet on Friday. Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns at [email protected]!
• Coach Lilly: Hello parents! Our last practice will be Monday July 14th, and I invite everyone to participate, even if Mondays are not your designated days for practice. I also want to give a big shout out to Otis, Claire, Everett, and Lydia for participating in our swim meet last week, they did amazing! If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to [email protected]!

FINAL PRACTICES: Practices will be held Monday (am and pm) and Tuesday morning this week (July 14-15). The final swim meet on Tuesday is the end of the summer swim team practices.

NEXT MEET! Our sixth and final meet is this Tuesday July 15 at Haddon Hall Hammerheads. The Meet Theme is: Red and Black!

• Arrive by 5:15pm to get settled, swimmers numbered and meet volunteers sign in (even if you are 2nd shift).
• Address: 1101 Haywards Heath Lane, Apex, NC 2750. We will have access to the parking lot. Do not park on lake side of street; you will be ticketed by police.
• Concessions: pizza, Chick-fil-a, snacks, and drinks. Cash or card accepted.
• Seating for the away team is on the parking lot side of the pool deck, straight in front of you as you enter the pool area. Please bring chairs. There is 1 small canopy area but other than that there is no shade. Feel free to bring umbrellas or a pop-up canopy for shade.
• Check heat sheets for swimmer events, including relays.
• If your swimmer’s status has changed (especially if they planned to swim and no longer can), please let us know ASAP. Email Coach Allie ([email protected]) or Coach Sophia ([email protected]) and copy the board ([email protected]). Please communicate with a coach if you need to leave, or your swimmer can no longer participate in the meet.

MEET VOLUNTEERS: There are a few kid pushing jobs still open for this Tuesday's meet. Contact Katie Richards ([email protected]) if you need to change your volunteer position or have any questions. During meets, please check in for your job with Katie before the meet begins, even if you are working a 2nd shift job.

BANQUET: LET'S CELEBRATE THE SEASON! We look forward to celebrating the end of another amazing summer swim season on Friday, July 18 from 6pm - 8pm for the annual swim team banquet at the Senior Center in Bond Park (120 Maury Odell Pl, Cary, NC 27513). Alpaca Chicken is catering our banquet this year, and new swimmers will receive their Swampfoxx Swim Team Medal! Returning swimmers are encouraged to wear their medals to the banquet to be adorned with their new pin(s)! All swimmers and families are invited to attend, even our smallest Swamp Pups. Tickets are $14 per person to cover the catered dinner. Larger families, paid tickets are capped at 4 (meaning if you RSVP for 5+, you only have to pay for 4). Children ages 3 and younger do not need to pay. Be sure to visit the Signup Calendar to RSVP so we can have an accurate headcount. RSVPs and payment are appreciated by July 14 (TODAY)! More information, and payment link, is available on the website: oxxfordhunt.swimtopia.com/EOS-banquet

CARY CITY MEET RECAP: What a fun, hot day at Cary City Meet! Several of our swimmers broke (or tied) team records at the event, and many more scored personal bests at the event. While our Harry Potter themed tent did not win the spirit award, we had fun showing the NC Courage Mascot, Roary, our spirit with our cheering and our dancing. Shout out to the coaches and Jeannette Selvaggi for making the Cary City Meet such a success!

MEET RESULTS: You can find the meet results in the Swimtopia app, and a PDF report is also available on our website, under past events.

• 6U Teddy Schmidt 15.98 backstroke beat his previous record from 3 weeks ago at Tuesday’s home meet
• 7-8 Rebecca Lowther 22.65 breaststroke beat the 2014 record of Sophia Ungaro 23.07 at Cary City Meet and came in 4th place among 75 swimmers.
• 9-10 Lee Lowther 13.81 freestyle broke the pool record at Tuesday’s home meet, beating the 2016 record of Grayson Nye 13.98. Lee then beat his time from Tuesday at Cary City Meet (13.51), beating the 2019 record of James Duprey (13.54). Lee came in first place overall among 99 swimmers.
• 9-10 Lee Lowther 16.21 backstroke beat his previous record from the first meet at Cary City Meet and won 1st place among 76 swimmers.
• 11-12 Adam Movchan 27.98 freestyle tied his record from the first week at Cary City Meet and came in 6th place among 83 swimmers.
• 11-12 Taylor Weiner 29.57 backstroke beat her record from the second week (29.77) at Cary City Meet and won 1st place among 65 swimmers.
• 11-12 Taylor Weiner 34.92 breaststroke beat her record from last week (35.77) at Cary City Meet and won 1st place among 70 swimmers
• 11-12 Taylor Weiner 28.83 butterfly beat the 2008 record of Megan Owens (29.47) at Cary City Meet (after first breaking this record at the meet on Tuesday). Taylor won 1st place among 54 swimmers

SOCIAL COMMITTEE: Thank you to the social committee for a wonderful season, filled with popsicles, donuts, and a pizza fundraiser! Our pizza fundraiser on Friday July 11 raised $258! 

WEDNESDAY MORNING MOVIES WITH THE SWIM TEAM: Join us for our final $1 summer movies with your teammates at Regal Crossroads! We'll meet at the theater Wednesday July 16th at 10a for the 10:30a showing of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

PLEASE CHECK THE TEAM COMMUNICATIONS BOX: Ribbons from swim meets are all in the black Team Communications Box (usually on the pool deck during practices). Parents should try to check the box at least once a week during the season. 

LIVE ACTION PHOTOS AND FACEBOOK PAGE: You’ve probably seen the wonderfully talented Elena Movchan taking photos at meets. The link to her photos is on the team website and can be found directly here https://evm-photo.com/swampfoxxes-2025. Please be sure to credit Elena and her business when using photos.

YEAR ROUND SWIM OPTIONS: There are several year-round swim options including YOTA, Raleigh Swimming Association (RSA), Triangle Aquatic Center (TAC), Marlins of Raleigh (MOR), and New Wave Swim Team to name a few.

Please let us know what questions you may have or use other parents as a resource, either in person at the practice or via our FB parents forum!

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