Hello Rockshire Sharks!

Again, a HUGE thank you to all volunteers who stepped in on Saturdays meet and congratulations to all swimmers! Please read about this week’s events and bring your SPIRIT to our meets this week!

1. B meet AWAY Wednesday, June 26 at Eldwick
2. Friday FUNnight-Ole’ fashioned potluck
3. A meet AWAY Saturday, June 29 at Daleview
4. A Relay Carnival Sunday, June 30 at Olney Mill
5. Sign up for meets: how to RSVP for meets
6. Shark Gear and Swimsuit links
7. Meet Schedule
8. Have photos from the team? share them for the slideshow!
9. Looking for winter swimming options? Signups available now!
10. Yes, there will be an adult swim league this year!

1. Wednesday, June 26- B meet AWAY vs Eldwick. Theme: Superheroes and Villains! Be on deck at 4:45pm. Rockshire warmups will be 5:25-5:45pm. Kickboard races will occur after the national anthem.

Address: 11130 Broad Green Drive, Potomac, MD 20854.

Parking: you can park in the pool lot or along Broad Green drive or neighboring streets. Please do NOT park along Eldwick Way (street with a double yellow marking), as this creates traffic and safety issues.

Team area: Our team area is a large grassy area. Please bring chairs, as not many chairs will be available.

Concessions: Concessions will be available for purchase.

****We are still in need of a computer verifier, two timers for the second half, and an assistant head timer. Please sign up!***

2. Friday, June 28- Friday FUNnight- please sign up to bring a dish to share here. We will have dinner followed by a team bonding event. All swimmers, preteamers, and swim team families welcome!

3. Saturday, June 29- A meet AWAY at Daleview. Theme: Olympics!! Swimmers be on deck at 7:45am. Team lunch afterwards at Ledo’s in Traville shopping center. Come join us after the meet! ***We are still in need of a starter, computer verifier, and timer for this meet. ***

4. Sunday, June 30- Relay Carnival at Olney Mill! Theme: Tie Dye! Swimmers be on deck at 7:45 am. Team lunch afterwards at Poyoteca in Fallsgrove plaza. Come join us for lunch after relay carnival!

5. 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!

6. 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

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

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

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

9. 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!*

10. 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