Hello Rapids families. We have some very important reminders!

1) Meet signups! Signups are due the Wed before Sat meets and the Sun before Wed meets. This allows our coaches time to review entries, make necessary adjustments, and form relays before we send the meet file to the host team. 

• Our first meet will be Sat, July 1st at Rhinebeck (time and location available on the website). 
• Deadline to sign up is Wed, June 28th at 5:00 PM! Please indicate if you are attending and select your events (3 individual events, only 1 freestyle event per DUSO bylaws). 
• Please also let us know if your swimmer CANNOT attend in the signup calendar. 

2) Volunteer slots for meets. Just a reminder that families are required to work four meets per season. 

• Please remember, we are a small team, and we are hosting four home meets this year, which requires more volunteers. 
• We are still looking for a few volunteers for our first meet, so please sign up if you haven't already done so. 
• We are also still looking for a few parents to volunteer for one hour on Sunday for the can shake fundraiser. 

3) Breakfast committee chair needed

Friday breakfast is a super fun tradition for swimmers, coaches and parents! It is not only a time to enjoy a nice meal after working so hard all week, but an opportunity for swimmers to bond with their teammates outside of the pool and for families to get to know one another as well. The Rapids have had this tradition for years and we need someone to take this on. We have plenty of parents to donate items and pitch in, but we need a chair to coordinate and oversee Friday breakfast or it cannot happen this season. Please reach out if you are interested or want more information.

4) Practice time reminders

Wed, 6/21 and Thurs, 6/22 are the last two evening practices. There is no practice Friday due to KHS and RVHS graduation. Congratulations to our Seniors!

Please ensure that you swimmer attends the correct practice for their age group:

• 5:00-6:00 - 12 and under swimmers
• 6:00-7:00 - 13 and older swimmers
• Swimmers should not be attending a different practice time unless invited to do so by Coach Natalia. 

Day practices begin on Mon, 6/26 (Monday through Friday):

• 8:00-9:30 AM (10 and under ends at 9:00)
  ***This practice slot is for prioritized for campers and swimmers who have to work.
• 9:30-11:00 AM (10 and under ends at 10:30)
• Pre-team swimmers will attend practice at either 8:00-8:30 OR 8:30-9:00, Tues, Thurs and Friday beginning 6/27.

5) Officials training

Please let us know if you are interested and we will connect you with Jason Young, DUSO Head Official and send you the links to the training videos.

• New officials will watch attached videos and attend one online (zoom session) to go over rules and requirements. This should only last about 1 hr. 15 minutes. You will only need to attend 1 of these meetings. Link will be the same for both meetings. This is the link you will use https://ulsterboces.zoom.us/j/2277319503

Meeting 1 June 24th 6 pm
Meeting 2 June 27th 8 pm

After the class you will get a link to the exam which you will have a few days to complete.