Hello Rockshire Sharks!

Great job cheering and staying spirited through the heat last night! And great job to all of our preteamers who completed their first kickboard race! We have a double meet weekend with relay carnival so keep those cheers going!

1. Friday FunNight: June 27
2. A meet at Waters Landing : Saturday, June 28
3. Relay Carnival at Norbeck Grove: Sunday, June 29
4. B meet HOME vs. Old Farm: Wednesday, July 2
5. Summer meet schedule (and themes!!)
6. Shark Practice Summer Schedule!
7. Team trip to Hershey Park- Mark your calendars for July 6
8. Need reminders for volunteering and events? Sign up for our WhatsApp messaging service
9. Become a sponsor for the Rockshire Sharks!
10. Shark Gear and Suits links
11. Share your photos for our slideshow!

1. Friday FunNight June 27- at 6:45pm after 8&unders are done. This week is Potluck; bring a main dish, side or dessert to share! Please sign up on the website for more info. Also, we will be decorating our tie dye shirts from last week. Please bring your tie dyed shirt to sign, decorate, and get ready for relay carnival on Sunday!

2. Saturday A meet away at Waters Landing on June 28. Be on Deck at 7:45am. Lunch afterwards will be a Potomac pizza in Traville Plaza. 

Notes from the reps: Our street address is 20000 Father Hurley Blvd, Germantown, MD 20874 but please use 21000 to put into your GPS. The clubhouse is set back from the road and the pool is behind the clubhouse. Therefore, it may not be immediately visible. Please keep an eye out for Churchill Senior Living Center which is right past Waters Landing Dr. We are directly beside this complex.

Parking: We have limited pool parking spaces but there is plenty of parking in the field just past the clubhouse and tennis courts. Drive between the pool and senior living building to the end of the parking lot and the field entrance is on the left. We’ll have parking attendants to assist. Please let us know if you need handicap or reserved parking.

Our visiting team area is partially shaded, so you are welcome to bring canopies for extra coverage. We are likely going to do a couple short extra breaks to cool off and get water.

Timeline:

8:00-8:20 am......Thunder warm-ups

8:15 am...............Stroke & Turn/Starter briefing @ the baby pool

8:25-8:45 am......Visiting team warm-ups

8:30 am...............Timers briefing under the flag

8:45 am...............Scratch Meeting @ table near baby pool

8:55 am...............Star Spangled Banner

8:57 am...............All timers and officials report to positions

9:00 am...............Meet begins

We will have our café open with full concessions including hot breakfast sandwiches, bagels, donuts, waffles, coffee and other drinks. We take cash or credit.

The baby pool is closed during the meet. Noise restrictions apply until 9:00 am.

3. Relay Carnival at Norbeck Grove Sunday, June 29. Be on deck by 7:45am. Lunch afterwards is at Cava off of Shady Grove road (on the way back from Morbeck grove, on the left across from Home Depot)

Details from the reps are as follows:

Team Areas The following were decided for team areas Team Area Map

Parking: You can park in the neighborhood (green lines), but please follow signs. The attendant will be working from 7:00am-9:00am and parking will be open after 9:00. Parkingmap.pdf

Concessions: We will have concessions for sale. We accept cash, cards, and digital wallets. We will have pre-packaged candy and chips, donuts, bagels, Gatorade, Prime water, water and Starbucks Frapuccinos. We will have Plan B Sausages food truck for breakfast orders and likely another food truck!

Schedule:

7:45am Referee arrives at pool

8:00-8:15 Warm ups (1) Norbeck Grove & New Mark Commons

8:15-8:30 Warm ups (2) Rockshire & Willows of Potomac

8:30-8:45 Warm ups (3) Lakelands & Waters Landing

8:45 Late warm ups (all teams)

8:20 Stroke and Turn Briefing (at baby pool)

8:40 Timers Briefing(Lifeguard stand)/ TO Judges Meeting (baby pool)

8:50 Referee meets with team reps & coaches/ scratch meeting (deep

end under red officials tent)

8:52 Timers go to lanes (shallow end)

8:55 All swimmers out of the pool/time check

8:58 Star Spangled Banner (performed by Rockshire & Waters Landing)

9:00 Start of meet

What to Bring:

• Canopies/chairs as needed- we will need them for all areas. Bring chairs!

Programs will be sent out to team reps to print. We will have 7 meet programs, 3 clerk and ref charts, and name tags for volunteers for each team at the meet.

Reminders- the baby pool and zero depth areas are closed during the meet. Please limit the noise makers as it is distracting to our younger and sensitive swimmers. Please have your volunteers be there on time!

4. B meet HOME vs Old Farm: Wednesday, July 2. Theme: USA! Be on deck at 4:45pm. Preteamers be on deck by 5:45. We will start with kickboard races!

5. Summer meet schedule:

June

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

6. Shark Practice Schedule:

June 16-July 19:

Mornings (Every morning, M-F):

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

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

Afternoons (M, T, Th, F ):

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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

11. Share your memories from this season by sharing your photos for our slideshow! Please upload all team photos into this folder: Shark Team Photos 2025

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

Your A-Reps,

Kat and Patrick Hussmann