Hello Rockshire Sharks!

Great job at the meet Saturday! It was fun to see everyone arrive in their togas and have some fast swimming! We have a lot of fun events slated for this week, so please be on the lookout for announcements and stay hydrated. Keep up the great swimming Sharks!

1. B meet HOME vs Quail Valley Wednesday, July 1
2. Save the date-Movie Night July 2- Minions and Monsters!
3. Firecracker relays- July 3 at 10 am!
4. Concessions for sale during Friday Funnight on July 3
5. A meet HOME vs West Hillandale on Saturday, July 4 **Senior meet!**
6. Relay Carnival Sunday, July 5 at West Hillandale
7. Divisionals Tshirt preorders!
8. Love summer swim and want to get stronger in the winter? Check out these options!
9. WhatsApp group for Shark communications
10. Meet Schedule and Lunch spots

1. HOME meet 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

2. 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

3. Firecracker relays- Friday, July 3 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).

4. Friday FUNight- Friday July 3-Team activity and Concessions sale. 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.

5. HOME A meet vs. West Hillandale Saturday, July 4 ***Senior meet*** Theme: USA Lunch afterwards at Potomac Pizza. Arrive on deck by 7:45am. Meet details are as follows:

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

West Hillandale warm-ups: 8:20-8:40 AM

Officials’ meetings: 8:30 AM

Timers meeting: 8:35 AM

Scratch meeting: 8:45 AM

Meet starts: 9:00 AM

***Seniors will be celebrated at halftime!***

6. Relay Carnival at West Hillandale on Sunday, July 5. YOU MUST RSVP FOR THIS BY TONIGHT! Arrival time: 8am. We will have more logistics details on Thursday. This meet is a meet of just relays and is a very fun meet. We will wear our tie dye shirts. Winners of all of the events qualify to swim in the relay carnival all stars on July 25. Please be prompt and on time to the meet; every race 3 other swimmers are depending on you to arrive ready to go!

7. Divisional shirt preorder: Want to purchase a divisionals shirt? Please fill out the preorder form here by July 4 to get the preorder price. We will also have a limited number of additional shirts for sale at the divisionals meet on July 18.

8. 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

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. Rockshire Sharks Swim Team Meet Schedule 2026

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