🎄✨ Ho Ho Ho, Gregory’s Pond! It’s Meet Day at home! ✨🎄

Dust off your Santa hats, break out the red and green, and get ready for some festive fun—tomorrow’s theme is CHRISTMAS IN JULY! 🎅🏊♂️

📄 Heat sheets will be posted on our website when they’re ready. 🎄 We still need volunteers! (Be a holiday hero and help us out!). Please declare by 5pm Saturday.

🚗 Parking

Please help us keep things running smoothly by filling the parking lot behind the tennis courts first. Our volunteers will be available to direct parking. If the lot becomes full, parking is permitted only on the south side of Kingussle Lane so emergency vehicles can safely access the area if needed.

🪑 Seating

Please leave the area under the pavilion open for our visiting team, Walton Lake! Families are encouraged to bring extra chairs and blankets for seating.

🏊♂️ Special Monday Morning Practice Guest

SwimRVA will be at our pool on Monday morning to lead the Junior and Senior practices! They will have great information regarding their year-round swim offerings, so don't miss out.

⏰ Timeline of Events

• 5:30–5:50 PM: Gregory’s Pond Warm-Ups 🏊♂️
• 5:50–6:10 PM: Walton Lake Warm-Ups 🏊♂️
• 6:10 PM: Timers & Officials Meeting ⏱️
• 6:15 PM: National Anthem 🇺🇸
• 6:15 PM: Kickboard Race 🏄♂️
• 6:30 PM: Meet Begins! 💦

🌭 Concessions

Come hungry! We accept cash and cards. We'll have hamburgers, hot dogs, pulled pork, nachos, drinks, and 🐸🍧 Frog Snow Cones!

📢 Concession Donations: If you plan on donating items for Monday night's concession stand, please Sign Up Here by Saturday. We need to place our order for whatever items do not get signed up for by then! Donations can be dropped off at the snack shack and labeled “Swim Team” or brought Monday evening.

🏆 2026 CAL Championship Meet

• Dates: Monday, July 20th & Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
• Location: SwimRVA (5050 Ridgedale Pkwy, Richmond, VA 23234)
• The list of current swimmers who have qualified for individual events is on our Champs page on the website and you can still qualify Monday night, we have several swimmers on the bubble!
• Check out our Champs page for more information. This is where the most up to date information will be listed. It will continue to evolve over the next week.

🚨 Crucial Action Items for Champs (these are HARD DEADLINES from CAL not us):

1. Declare Your Swimmer: Please log in and declare whether or not your child will be swimming at Champs. Note: Swimmers can be placed in a relay even if they haven't qualified for an individual event, so if your swimmer didn’t qualify but they’re willing to swim in a relay, be sure to declare! Champs entries are $3 per entry. You may swim 4 individual events and one relay, 3 individual and 2 relays or just individual events. Relays will be set by the coach. There is also a volunteer sign up for the roles we must staff at Champs. Event fees may be paid right on the website or to PayPal: @DanaB6, Venmo: @Dana-Barrow-6 (Last 4 digits: x8320), or cash to Dana. If you have already qualified you must declare by 5 pm Monday. If you qualify Monday night you must declare by 10 am Tuesday morning.
2. Champs T-Shirts: Available until July 14th at midnight:Midlothian Swim Shop

> A follow-up email with specific Champs details will be sent out as soon as entries are finalized.

🥞 End of Season Celebrations & Coach Gifts

• Tuesday, July 14th: Our annual Pancake Breakfast will follow the last morning practice for all team levels, including tadpoles and preteam! Here is the sign up for donations for breakfast.
• Thursday, July 16th (7:00 PM): Join us at the pool for our End of the Year Celebration, immediately followed by our team Glow Party! We will have some glow sticks, but feel free to bring extra for the pool! 🌟
• Coach Gifts:Please show the coaches your appreciation with a handmade card! They are really meaningful. If you would like to contribute to the fund for our end-of-the-year coaches' gifts, you can send your contribution by Wednesday (July 15th) via:
  • Cash: text Dana to coordinate (804-514-8320)
  • PayPal: @DanaB6
  • Venmo: @Dana-Barrow-6 (Last 4 digits: x8320)

Let’s bring our holiday team spirit, cheer loud, swim fast, and race to victory! 🎄✨ See y’all at the pool!