Hello Rockshire Sharks!

Time trials on Saturday and next week lots of events next week means swim season is in full swing!

1. Officials training meeting at 7pm on Thursday, June 6- TONIGHT
2. Officials clinics- we need officials- ESPECIALLY referees AND S&T ! PLEASE sign up!
3. Time Trials This Saturday, June 8
4. Preteam meeting on Tuesday, June 11 at 6:30pm
5. First B meet on Wednesday, June 12
6. Team Pictures Thursday, June 13
7. Registration open! See below for details
8. Sign up for meets: how to RSVP for meets
9. Shark Gear and Swimsuit links
10. Team practice schedule
11. Meet Schedule
12. Have photos from the team? share them for the slideshow!
13. Yes, there will be an adult swim league this year!
14. Registration details

1. Officials training: There will be an officials training meeting TONIGHT, Thursday, June 6 at 7pm at Rockshire. If you have signed up to be an official this year, you must come to this meeting. We will be going over any questions you may have about being an official this season!

2. Officials Clinics: Yes, we need more officials! Especially referees for B meets! If you are thinking about getting certified as Stroke and Turn, Referee, Starter, or Automation, please find registration information HERE. ***We really need these volunteers to run meets, and if you have done two years of stroke and turn, please consider training as a referee. We CANNOT run meets without these officials. If we do not get people to step up, we will need to ask people to individually; no officials=no meets:( You will get volunteer points for attending the clinics as well. Please consider completing a clinic to help with volunteering this summer:)***

3. Time trials this Saturday June 8 at 7am at Rockshire! Swimmers arrive at 6:30am. Theme will be: Green and Yellow- team colors! Concessions will be available. Please join us at Panera in Fallsgrove plaza for brunch after the meet! Here is a general time frame for how the meet will flow:

TIMELINE

6:30-6:45 am ...... warm-ups for swimmers, volunteer sign in by hospitality

6:45 am .............. Stroke & Turn/Starter briefing by poolhouse, in front of the automations table

6:45 am .............. Timers briefing

6:50 am .............. Scratch Meeting

6:55 am .............. All timers and officials report to positions

6:57 am ............. Star Spangled Banner

7:00 am .............. Meet begins

All volunteers will receive an email on Friday as a reminder of their duties and will need to check in before they begin their duties on Saturday morning.

4. Tuesday, June 11- Preteam coaches and junior coaches meeting in the poolhouse at 6:30pm. This will provide training for our coaches for the season. There will be pizza and cookies provided!

5. Wednesday, June 12- B meet at HOME vs Inverness. Theme: Wacky Wednesday! Be on deck at 4:45pm. Please RSVP your swimmer by Sunday, June 9.

Schedule:

5:00-5:20 Home team warm up

5:20 Stroke and Turn Officials Briefing with the Referee

5:20-5:40 Visiting team warm up

5:30 Timers Briefing with the Head Timer and Starter

5:55 IMs called to the blocks/National Anthem

6. Preteam and Team Photos on Thursday, June 13 at 5pm!- we will have team photos and preteam photos starting at 5pm. Regular team will go first at 5 followed by preteam at 5:30pm. There will be a short preteam parent meeting after the picture with a chance to meet the coaches and any questions about preteam.

7. Did you know: you can sign up for all of the meets you are attending NOW? You MUST RSVP to all meets whether or not you are attending. You MUST RSVP for ALL A meets on the TUESDAY prior to the meet, and ALL B meets on the SUNDAY prior to the meet. Here is a quick how-to:

1. Go to the “Meets and events” tab on the task bar. Or simply click on the event on the homepage that is on the right
2. Click on the green button that says “meet entry”
3. Fill out your availability for the meet
4. Leave any notes you need to for coaches
5. Repeat for every meet!

8. Shark Gear and Suits! Don’t delay! In preparation for summer, we have shark gear available via squadlocker here. The team swimsuit is the same as the past two years and can be purchased through swimoutlet found here

9. Registration is open on the team website! Please remember that in order to participate in the swim team, your family needs to be a registered member of the pool. All Rockshire members who pay HOA dues can register for free, as it is included with the HOA fees, and outside memberships this year will be posted on the Rockshire HOA website HERE.

***A reminder about registration: You will be required to fill out your volunteer hours prior to completing registration. All swim team member families are required to volunteer for at least 18 hours. If you cannot fulfill the hours during swim meets, please consider the volunteer positions listed below! For preteam families, volunteering is optional (but highly encouraged for our fun Friday night events!)***

As a reminder: You may register for the regular team if your child is able to swim unassisted the length of the pool in one stroke.

Preteam is completely full currently and anyone wishing to register will be placed on a waitlist

Have a question about registration fees or finances? Contact Elena Belyaev, the Rockshire Sharks treasurer, at [email protected]

10. Team practice schedule:

Swim Team practice will switch to its summer schedule on Monday June 17 2024.

Shark team practice Schedule

May 28-June 14:

11 & Up: 4:15 - 5:00PM

9-10: 5:00 - 5:45PM

8 & Under: 5:45 - 6:30PM

Shark team practice Schedule

June 17-July 19:

Mornings:

11 & Up: 8:45-10:00AM

10 & Under: 10:00 - 10:50AM

Afternoons:

11 & Up: 4:15 - 5:15 PM

9-10: 5:15 - 6:00 PM

8 & Under: 6:00 -6:45 PM

Pre-team practices will begin on Monday June 17, 2024

11. Meet Schedule: *for a full schedule of all events and meets, please see the website*

Saturday, June 8- HOME- Time Trials!

Wednesday, June 12- B meet HOME vs Inverness

Saturday, June 15- A meet HOME vs Quince Orchard

Wednesday, June 19- B Meet HOME vs Montgomery Square

Saturday, June 22- A meet AWAY at Olney Mill

Wednesday, June 26- B meet AWAY at Eldwick

Saturday, June 29- A meet AWAY at Daleview

Sunday, June 30- Division H Relay Carnival at Olney Mill

Wednesday, July 3- B meet AWAY at Old Farm

Thursday, July 4- Firecracker relays at Rockshire

Saturday, July 6- A meet HOME vs Garrett Park

Wednesday, July 10- B meet away at Tally Ho

Saturday, July 13- A meet AWAY at Potomac Woods

Sunday, July 14- B meet relays at Tally Ho

Wednesday, July 17- Makeup date for B meets

Saturday, July 20- Divisionals at Potomac Woods

12. Have photos from the team? share them for the slideshow! Please put them in the shared folder here

13. It’s back! Grownupswimming in the MCSL: By popular demand, there will be a swim team for grownups! Details on registration will follow and meets will be on Sundays. We have had several grownup members of the Rockshire community participate and looking forward to another fun season!

14. Registration instructions:

To register, please visit: https://rockshiresharks.swimtopia.com/

Please read through the step-by-step instructions below, as they contain important information / updates about registration for 2024 (key points are in bold and underlined).

Fees for 2024 are as follows:

$230 per swimmer on the regular team or preteam

$220 for each additional sibling on regular team or preteam

**Fees are non-refundable**

In order to participate on the swim team:

Each family must have a current, paid membership to the Rockshire Pool. Attached is the PDF to the application for non-HOA members from the previous season. The HOA has not yet updated the website with this year’s application. Please note that you can still register for the team while waiting on the HOA application. Note that the swim team does not manage memberships to the pool itself. If you have any questions about pool membership, please contact Laura Etchison at IKO Community Management ([email protected]).

Each swimmer on the regular team must be able to swim one (1) length of the pool, legally and unassisted, in 1 of the 4 swim strokes (i.e., Freestyle, Back, Breast or Butterfly). If you are uncertain about this requirement, please contact the A-Reps at [email protected] prior to registering.

Each swimmer on the pre-team must be at least four (4) years of age but not older than eight (8) years of age by June 1.

If you know of a new family that is interested in joining the team, please give them our email address so that we can walk them through the registration process ([email protected]).

IMPORTANT NOTE: Sessions of Pre-Team fill up very quickly. Also as it relates to Pre-Team, we cannot accommodate requests to switch your child between sessions. The one you sign up for is the one your child must attend.

Step by step instructions:

1 . Access the Rockshire Sharks website (here’s the link.)

2 . Click on “Registration” underneath the “Home” tab, or on the homepage. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CLICK THE CORRECT LINK- preteam has its own registration form!

3 . Read the welcome message and note the participation requirements (also listed above). You will need to enter in your email, create a password, and enter in all athlete information. On the first page, scroll all the way down to read all of the release forms and check all of the boxes. This will include: Medical Release & Liability Waiver, Membership & Ability, Swimmer Responsibility Agreement, and the Parent Responsibility Agreement.

At the very bottom, Click “Next step”. If you do not get brought to the next page, check the above for any errors you may have made in entering your information.

4 . You will be brought to the athlete groups page. Verify the information that you see is correct for your swimmers you are signing up, and click “next step”.

5 . Volunteer hours! You must sign up for a minimum of 18 volunteer hours before going to the next step. For more information on volunteer roles, please go to the website under the “meets and events” tab, there is a subsection labeled “volunteer roles”. Please make sure to RECORD all of the roles you have volunteered for throughout the summer. You will be held accountable for all of your signups. When you fulfill the requirement, scroll to the bottom and click “Next step”.

6 . If you are registering more than one swimmer, make sure to enter the promotional code “SIBLING” for each additional swimmer to receive the $10/swimmer discount. Click on “Checkout.” Payment may be made via Venmo @Rockshire-Sharks. You may also send a check. Checks should be sent via US Mail to Elena Belyaev at the following address:

2305 Sherbrooke Way

Rockville, MD 20850

If you wish to drop off your check at Elena’s house instead, please DO NOT place the checks in the mailbox. Use the cooler by the front door. Registration is not complete until Elena receives your check. It usually takes a few days for Elena to activate your account once payment is received.

Registration is not verified until your payment has been received.

Any questions? Please contact us at [email protected].

Go Sharks!

Your A-Reps,

Kat and Patrick Hussmannk