Hello Rockshire Sharks!

A HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers who stepped up last minute to help out at the meet! Meets do NOT happen without volunteers; please remember to check your signups and if extra help is necessary, be willing to step in so the meet can start:)

***WE STILL NEED THE FOLLOWING VOLUNTEERS FOR SATURDAY MORNING:

• ASSISTANT HEAD TIMER
• AUTOMATION
• 3 TIMERS

PLEASE SIGN UP! We cannot start meets without all of the volunteers.

1. Friday FUNday: tie dye and BBQ!!
2. A meet AWAY Saturday June 22. At Olney Mill
3. B meet AWAY Wednesday, June 26 at Eldwick
4. Sign up for meets: how to RSVP for meets
5. Shark Gear and Swimsuit links
6. Meet Schedule
7. Have photos from the team? share them for the slideshow!
8. Looking for winter swimming options? Signups available now!
9. Yes, there will be an adult swim league this year!

1. FRIDAY FUN NIGHT! - This Friday, June 21 we will have our Annual Tie Dye Event!

Please bring one white t-shirt* (per swimmer) AND a gallon sized zip lock bag. Shirts need to be labeled with your swimmers first name/last initial.

Before tie dying (or after once the shirt is washed and dried), your swimmer is invited to decorate their shirt further using a permanent marker/Sharpie.

The activity will take place in the grassy area outside the pool entrance.

Drop off your shirts starting at 4:15.

*A limited number of white shirts will be for sale for $5. (Correct change ONLY)

Directions for care after shirts come out of the tie dye:

• Place t-shirt into a ziploc bag.
• Keep in bag for the next 24 hours.
• Remove from bag and rinse under cold water until the water comes out clear OR
• Put in washing machine (not with your whites!!!) and wash on cold.
• Dry and wear to the meet on Wednesday!

Please also sign up for the BBQ Dinner here.

Saturday, June 22- A meet AWAY vs Olney Mill. Theme: Western! Be on deck at 7:45am. Here are some notes from our hosts at Olney Mill:

Pool directions: The Olney Mill pool is located at 3611 Briars Road in Brookeville, Maryland. We are reserving parking in our lot for your team - the larger coned off section closest to the front gate entrance and guardhouse. Please enter the second driveway entrance close to front gate/pool-house. During swim meets, you enter the pool through the gate entrance, not the guardhouse.

Team area: Rockshire’s team area is on the grassy section closest to the baby pool/concessions area. There are some tables with umbrellas and chairs and loungers in your area, but you may want to have some swimmers bring chairs as well. Spectator seating is pool-side, on the pool deck, in rows of chairs between the backstroke flags in front of the guardhouse. We ask that spectators not try to set up their own chairs on the deck, in order to allow space for timers to pass when changing sides. They are welcome to set up chairs in any of the grassy areas of the pool, just not behind the starting end of the pool, the pool deck itself, or by the diving well. Concessions (We will be selling concessions, drinks and coffee, and breakfast items. We can take cash and electronic payments!) are in the baby pool area; please note, the baby pool itself is NOT open during swim meets. The pool-house locker rooms, including bathrooms will be open for use.

Rockshire Warm-ups: 8:20-8:40am

officials briefing at 8:25,

timers briefing at 8:30,

scratch meeting at 8:45am, and

anthem close to 8:55am

Meet start at 9am.

3. Wednesday, June 26- B meet AWAY vs Eldwick. Theme: Superheroes and Villains! Be on deck at 4:45pm. Please RSVP your swimmer by Tuesday, June 25.

4. 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!

5. 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

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

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

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

8. Thinking about keeping up and improving your swimming in the winter? Start looking now! Several options are already open for registration and fill up quickly. Here are some options already open:

Montgomery county Stroke and turn signup: https://www.mstcswim.com/indoor-programs---registration.html

Meets 1x per week, no tryouts, good way to keep up with and learn new strokes

RMSC tryout info: for those looking to swim competitively year around. Tryouts are a must. Info can be found here: http://rmscswimming.com/rmsc-20242025-season-tryout-information-montgomery-county-sites-copy

*if you have any additional club swimming or lesson announcements, please feel free to email them to me and I will include it on the next communication. Thank you!*

9. 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!

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

Go Sharks!

Your A-Reps,

Kat and Patrick Hussmann