Hello Rockshire Sharks!

Bring the pep for our first B meet this week! We also have the return of Friday fun-night and team photos this week. It will be a great week!

1. Preteam coaches meeting on Tuesday, June 11 at 6:30pm
2. First B meet on Wednesday, June 12
3. Team Pictures Thursday, June 13
4. Friday Funday! Friday, June 14 Week 1- Pasta Potluck!
5. First A meet on Saturday, June 15
6. Registration open! See below for details
7. Sign up for meets: how to RSVP for meets
8. Shark Gear and Swimsuit links
9. Team practice schedule
10. Meet Schedule
11. Have photos from the team? share them for the slideshow!
12. Yes, there will be an adult swim league this year!
13. Registration details

1. Tuesday, June 11- Preteam 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!

2. Wednesday, June 12- B meet at HOME vs Inverness. Theme: Wacky Wednesday! Be on deck at 4:45pm. ***If you have not RSVPed to the meet by tonight, we cannot include them in the program. Please be sure to RSVP to the meet on the website!

***Volunteers still needed to run the meet: 1 automation, 4 timers for beginning and end, and 1 person to help setup*** Please sign up on the website and make sure that your signup is accurate!

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

3. Preteam and Team Photos on Thursday, June 13 at 5pm!- we will have team photos and preteam photos starting at 5pm. We will end 11&U practice 10 minutes early to accommodate preparation for the photos. 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. ***Please be sure to pick up your team t shirt and bag tag at team pictures if you have not already picked them up***

4. FRIDAY FUN NIGHT! - Yes, oh yes, it is back! This Friday, June 14 we will have our first Friday night dinner at the pool after practice to help get ready for our first home meet. Both preteam and regular team are invited as well as al families. Coaches will be leading the team in a team spirited activity and dinner theme will be pasta night. Please sign up to bring something on the website by Thursday. Here is the link to sign up: Food and drink signup

5.  Saturday, June 15- A meet HOME vs Quince Orchard. Theme: Dress as a Dad! Be on deck at 7:45am. Please RSVP your swimmer by Tuesday, June 11. We will head to Chik-Fil-A on research Blvd after the meet for lunch. Please come and join us for lunch; it is a great time to bond with the team after a busy morning of swimming!

6. 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!

7. 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

8. 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]

9. 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

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

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

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

12. 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!

13. 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. The pool application can be found on the HOA website. 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