Hello Rockshire Sharks!

Awesome times on Saturday! Great to see all the swimmers on deck cheering each other on! The summer 2 a day schedule starts this week. See below for details!

1. Shark Practice schedule- Summer style!
2. Preteam starts TODAY
3. B meet at Montgomery Square: Wednesday, June 18
4. Friday FUNnight: Friday, June 20- Tie Dye night!!!
5. A meet HOME: Saturday, June 21
6. Join us for movie night June 24th at 7pm!
7. Summer meet schedule (and themes!!)
8. Team trip to Hershey Park- Mark your calendars for July 6
9. Need reminders for volunteering and events? Sign up for our WhatsApp messaging service
10. Become a sponsor for the Rockshire Sharks!
11. Shark Gear and Suits links

1. Shark Practice Schedule:

June 16-July 19:

Mornings:

**June 16 and 17 only 1 morning practice will be offered and is for all swimmers from 10-11am**

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

2. Preteam starts TODAY, June 16! We can’t wait to see all our preteamers on deck!

3. B meet AWAY @ Montgomery Square Wednesday, June 18. Be on Deck at 4:45pm. Theme: Decades 

Info from the team reps:

LOCATION

Montgomery Square Copenhaver Swim Club is located at 12300 Falls Road, Potomac, MD, 20854.

PARKING

Parking is available in our pool lot. Overflow parking can be found in the neighborhood across Falls Road. Note that this is a busy road. There is a pedestrian crosswalk. We do ask our members to limit their vehicles to one per family or walk to the pool.

LOGISTICS

• Team Area: Your team area is by the sports courts, behind the diving boards.
• Clerk of Course: Located near the diving board/slide, near the well.
• Automation and Awards: Located underneath the deck, near our entrance.

MEET SCHEDULE

5:00 MSCSC warm-ups5:20 MSCSC clears the pool5:25 Rockshire warm-ups5:25 Referee meets with Starter

5:30 Referee conducts Stroke & Turn briefing (baby pool)

5:35 Head Timer and Starter conduct timers (near deck/right of concessions)

5:45 Rockshire clears the pool5:55 Announcer calls timers to lanes/first group of swimmers (IM) to Clerk of Course

5:57 Timer check

5:58 Kickboard Races6:00 National Anthem and Referee begins meet

TIMER LANE ASSIGNMENTS

Please assign two of your timers to Lanes 1, 3, and 5 and one of your timers to Lanes 2, 4, and 6.

PROGRAM

We will send you the final meet program by Wednesday afternoon to distribute to your parents. QR codes will be posted on deck. We will provide hard copies for coaches, reps, officials, and key volunteers.

CONCESSIONS

Concessions will be available on Wednesday evening offering water, Gatorade, sodas, pizza, and a few other light snacks.

VOLUNTEER HOSPITALITY

There will be refreshments for meet volunteers during halftime. Please ask your volunteers to bring a refillable water bottle to use during the meet. Our water fountain has a bottle filling station.

***Join us for ice cream at Baskin Robbins in Park Potomac plaza next to Walgreens after the meet!

4. Friday FUNnight! Friday, June 20 at 6:45pm. Tie Dye Night!!! A fun night of team activities returns! We invite you and your family to join us after practices for dinner at the pool. Please sign up on the website under the Friday FUNight event for what you are bringing; drinks, dinner, dessert-its all there and needed for our hungry swimmers and families! It is our tie dye night and instructions are as follows:

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!

5. A Meet HOME vs. Willows of Potomac. Theme: Pajama Party. Be on deck at 7:45am. Lunch afterwards will be at Poyoteca in Fallsgrove Plaza.

The timeline for the meet is as follows:

Rockshire warm-ups: 8:00-8:20 AM

Willows warm-ups: 8:20-8:40 AM

Officials’ meetings: 8:30 AM

Scratch meeting: 8:45 AM

Meet starts: 9:00 AM

6. Join the team for a movie outing on June 24th at 7pm! We are going to see How to train your Dragon at the Regal Cinemas in downtown rockville. You can purchase tickets ahead here: How to Train Your Dragon

7. Summer meet schedule:

June

6/18 Away @ Montgomery Square (B meet) Theme: Decades

6/21 HOME vs Willows (A meet) Theme: Pajama Party

6/25 HOME vs Eldwick (B meet) Theme: Dynamic Duos

6/28 Away @ Waters Landing (A meet) Theme: Country Club/golfers

6/29 Relay Carnival (A meet) @ Norbeck Grove Theme: Tie Dye

July

7/2 HOME vs Old Farm (B meet) Theme: USA

7/4 Firecracker relays!

7/5 HOME vs New Mark Commons (A meet) **Senior meet** Theme: Senior Citizen

7/8 Long Course Meet

7/9 HOME vs Tally Ho (B meet) Theme: Togas

7/12 Away @ Lakelands (A meet) Theme: Royalty/princes/princesses

7/13 PIRC relays @ Tally Ho (B meet) Theme: Minecraft

7/19 Divisionals @ Waters Landing Theme: Green Out!!

7/26 Relay All Star meet

7/27 Individual All Star meet

8. Looking for something fun to do during the long weekend? We will be taking a team trip to Hershey Park on July 6! If you haven’t yet bought your ticket through the team, additional tickets can be bought here: Hershey Park trip link. Families will be responsible for their own food, parking, and accommodations if desired. Further details will be forthcoming. ***If you bought your tickets prior to May 30th through the team, we will be printing out your tickets for your family and have them for you on June 27 at Friday FunNIght.

9. Sign up for our WhatsApp messaging service! The link to join the group is here: Rockshire Sharks WhatsApp we will be using this messaging for volunteer reminders as well as any last minute needs for volunteers and events. Biweekly emails will still be sent and should be checked for most thorough information.

10. Become a sponsor for the Rockshire Sharks! Own a business or know someone who does? Consider a sponsorship for the Rockshire Sharks! Sponsorships keep our registration fees low and our coaches salaries competitive, and we are looking for sponsors! Here is the form to fill out as a sponsor: Sponsorship Form

11. Shark Gear! Don’t delay! In preparation for summer, we will have the same suits as last year. You can buy them HERE. we also have shark gear available via squadlocker here

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

It’s so great to see all the swimmers having fun in and outside of the pool, especially on Friday nights! It's supposed to warm up a lot more this week so summer will be in full swing! What a great start to the season!

Your A-Reps,

Kat and Patrick Hussmann