Hello Rockshire Sharks!

Great job at the meet last night! Please remember to sign up for our Friday Funnight (the weather looks like it will hold out!) - tie dye (also, a great way to earn extra volunteer and SSL hours!)-and we have our 3rd A meet at Kenmont Saturday. Keep up the great swimming Sharks!

1. Shark Practice Schedule
2. Friday FunNight- Tie Dye!!- Friday, June 26
3. A meet AWAY @ Kenmont Saturday, June 27
4. B meet HOME vs Quail Valley Wednesday, July 1
5. Save the date-Movie Night July 2- Minions and Monsters!
6. Firecracker relays- July 3 at 10 am!
7. Love summer swim and want to get stronger in the winter? Check out these options!
8. WhatsApp group for Shark communications
9. Shark Gear and Suits links
10. Meet Schedule and Lunch spots

1. Shark Practice Schedule:

***A friendly reminder that morning practice has started and we are officially entering the summer swim schedule. Preteam still meets at the same time and there are no changes***

June 22-July 18:

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

2. Friday FunNight June 26- Pasta night! Thank you all for bringing food for our grill out; especially to our grillers for working hard at the grill! Everything was amazing! Join us for our Friday dinner this week after practice. We will be having pasta night and our fun team tradition of Tie Dye!!!. A reminder that you MUST bring something to participate in dinner, and to please sign up on the website ahead of time for what you will bring. There are details when you sign up on quantities etc. For our 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 or Venmo 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 relay carnival meets!!

3. A meet AWAY @ Kenmont (2900 Faulkner Pl, Kensington, MD 20895 ) Saturday, June 27. Theme: Togas Lunch after @ Cafe Rio! See below for meet details from the Kenmont reps:

Parking: We have a large parking lot with room for visitor cars. If the lot fills up, there is street parking in the neighborhood. We do not have expressed permission to use the Westfield Wheaton Parking Lot for this particular event. Do so at your own risk.

Schedule:

8:00 - 8:20 – Kenmont Tsunami warm up

8:30 – Stroke and Turn Officials Briefing with the Referee (gate shack)

8:20 - 8:40 – Rockshire warm up

8:45 – Timers briefing with the Head Timer and/or Starter (diving board)

8:50 - Scratch meeting under the clubhouse awning where automation will be set up

9:00 – Start First Event

Team Area: The designated team area for you is on the grass by the grills and picnic tables. The area is shaded but feel free to bring tents if you'd like.

Concessions: We will have a concession stand inside our clubhouse selling fresh fruit, yogurt, donuts, bagels, and treats as well as coffee, Gatorade, water and soda.

4. B meet HOME vs. Quail Valley Wednesday, July 1- Be on Deck at 4:45pm. Theme: Green and White! Here is the meet schedule:

Rockshire Warmup: 5:00pm-5:20pm

Quail Valley Warm up: 5:20pm-5:40pm

Officials meeting: 5:35pm

Timers meeting: 5:40pm

Preteam races: 5:55pm

Meet start time: 6:00pm

5. Save the date-Movie Night July 2- Minions and Monsters! We will head to Regal Cinema in downtown Rockville for the Minions and Monsters movie! We will go to the 7pm show. We will combine 8&under and 9-10 practice to make sure everyone can make it on time. You can get tickets in advance here: Monsters and minions 7pm Thursday, July 2

6. Firecracker relays- July 3 at 10 am at the pool . Because July 4 & 5 we have meets, we will do our Firecracker relays in the place of morning practice on July 3. Swim team members will participate in a series of fun races and games, and all families and swimmers are welcome for a light breakfast afterwards (donuts and fruit). We will have normal afternoon practice on July 3 as well as preteam and our team event to prepare for our senior meet. In lieu of a potluck dinner, we will be selling hamburgers, hot dogs, and concessions for the whole community.

7. Looking for more swimming in the offseason? Check out these options!

Tollefson Swim- offers a range of options from lessons to competitive teams

RMSC- Lots of local sites for swimmers looking to swim and compete in the winter

Quince orchard swim academy- offers lessons and swim team options in the area

Montgomery Country Stroke and Turn Clinic- Sunday afternoon swim clinics to help swimmers keep up with their strokes

FINS- lots of options from swim lessons to teams in various areas

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. 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

10. Rockshire Sharks Swim Team Meet Schedule 2026

June

6/27 Away @ Kenmont (A meet) (Lunch @ CafeRio)

Theme: Togas

July

7/1 HOME vs Quail Valley (B meet)

Theme: Green team & White team/color wars

7/3 Firecracker relays!

7/4 HOME vs West Hillandale (A meet) (Lunch @ Potomac Pizza)

Theme: USA

7/5 Relay Carnival (A meet) @ West Hillandale (Lunch @Chipotle four corners)

Theme: Tie Dye

7/7 Long Course Meet

7/8 HOME vs Inverness (B meet)

Theme: Dynamic duos

7/11 Away @ Glenmont (A meet) (Lunch @ Cava at Shady Grove)

Theme: Country Club/Golfers

7/12 PIRC relays @ Tally Ho (B meet) (Lunch @ CalTor)

TBD by host pool- likely Outer Space!

7/18 Divisionals @ Kenmont (Lunch @ TBD)

Theme: GREEN OUT & Rockshire Gear

7/25 Relay All Star meet

7/26 Individual All Star meet

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

Congrats on making it to the end:) Have a wonderful week! Spread the word and help grow our Shark family!

Your A-Reps,

Kat and Patrick Hussmann