Meet is on for tonight!

Senior night will be happening tonight at Calvin Colleges Venema Aquatic Center.  

The meet will start at 6:30pm.

Athletes be there at 5:30pm.

Weekly Schedule (January 27 - February 1)

Monday:
- Mandatory morning workout with Coach Dixon 7:15am
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00pm-8:45pm

Tuesday:
- Meet vs. Northview @ Calvin College 6:30pm
- No Bus, Athletes be there at 5:30pm

Wednesday:
- Mandatory morning workout with Coach Dixon 6:15am
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00pm-8:45pm

Thursday:
- Meet vs. Holland @ Holland Aquatic Center
- 2-way bus leaves at 4:15pm

Friday:
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00pm-7:45pm

Saturday:
- Practice @ Calvin College 10:00am-12:45pm

Saturday Practice Still On! Pushed back to 11:00-1:45pm

Practice this morning is from 11:00-1:45pm @ Calvin College is still on.  Please drive safely and leave yourself enough time to drive slower and still make it on time.

If you are a parent and you do not want your kid going to practice today, please let me know asap.  If there is a local pool that is closer, I can send you a workout.

Weekly Schedule (January 20 - January 25)

Monday:
- Morning workout with Coach Dixon 7:15am
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00pm-8:45pm

Tuesday:
- Conference Dual Meet @ Calvin College vs. Jenison 6:30pm
- No Bus, athletes should be on deck by 5:15pm

Wednesday:
- Morning workout with Coach Dixon 6:15am
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00pm-8:45pm

Thursday:
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00pm-8:45pm

Friday:
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00pm-7:45pm

Saturday:
- Practice @ Calvin College 10:00am-12:45pm

2013-14 Photos

Photos from the Zeeland meet are now online.  From now on, we will be posting photos following every meet.  Go to the link below to view them.  If you are asked for a username is pliverance@grcs.org and password, it is eagles2014.  You can download some photos or post them to Facebook if you like.  (Note:  2 albums from last season are still at this site - marked 2012-13)

http://www.shutterfly.com/lightbox/view.sfly?fid=e5752857338458889a16dcf07a6807f9#1389921536256 

Swim Gear Ready to Order!!

We are offering 3 options for gear - black shorts with swim logo (available for swimmers, divers, coaches only), white t-shirts with logo on front and special picture on back in honor of Pype's 30th year as swim coach, and charcoal gray 1/4 zip pullover with swim logo.  T-shirts and pullovers can be ordered for team as well as family members.  

GEAR

To order items, go to the google doc link below and fill in your order.  Note that the mens' pullovers are available in tall sizes for L and XL. Youth sizes are available for t-shirts only.  Please fill in your order on the google doc before Monday.  

We will place the order Monday and will get them by the end of the week. 

You can pay for your items when we pass them out. Cash or checks - checks made out to Holwerda-Snoap.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjU7VlMmzeNzdHZkMC1kcE1CTWcySHpHalJXSmlrLUE#gid=0 

We raised $500 by volunteering at New2You.  That $500 will be split between the 28 swimmers/divers and 4 coaches to reduce each gear order by $16.  (That's $32 for the Bells!)  Thanks to everyone who volunteered!

Practice Saturday now at 8:00-10:30am

Practice Saturday has been changed.  The correct location is at Calvin College and the time will be from 8:00-10:30am.

Timers for meet tonight

Tonight we need timers for our first home meet.  Timers will be allowed free admission to the meet.  

Weekly Schedule (January 12 - January 18)

Monday:
- Morning workout with Coach Dixon 6:15am @ Quest Center
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00pm-8:45pm

Tuesday:
- Conference Dual Meet vs. East Grand Rapids @ Calvin College 6:30pm
- No bus, athletes must be at the pool at 5:15pm.
- Food for athletes will be provided after the meet.

Wednesday:
- Morning workout with Coach Dixon 6:15am
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00pm-8:45pm

Thursday:
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00pm-8:45pm

Friday:
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00pm-7:45pm

Saturday:
- Practice @ Ottawa Hills High School 10:00am-12:45pm

Psych Sheet for D3 Invite

Here is the Psych Sheet for the D3 Invite

Food Sign-Up

We will be feeding our team and the opposing team for the next 3 Tuesdays (1/14, 1/21, 1/28) after the home meets.  Casey Bell (father of Joe and Ben) is graciously providing the main course.  

Please sign up for sides and drinks.  
You can click here to type your name into a slot.  

As you look through the details on the google doc, notice extra sign-up slots for desserts on the 28^th.  That is Senior Night and families (ours and Northview’s) are invited to stay and enjoy dessert after the meet.  

Contact Patty Liverance at pliverance@grcs.org with any questions.  Thanks for all your help!

Optional Team Gear

You will have the opportunity to order team gear for your son and your family if you choose to do so.  The list of items and prices will be available next week.

Team Dues - Bad News/Good News

The bad news is it’s time for team dues.  The good news is we are collecting $25 (formerly $35) for each swimmer/diver.  This covers the senior night cake, hair dye, conference snacks, a pizza party, and the end of the year banquet expenses.  

Please give the money to Liesl or Dirk Pruis or Susan Matheson or mail to:  Liesl Pruis 1211 Old Lake Court SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546.  Please let Jeremy Pyper know if you have a special circumstance and need to waive this fee.

Informal Get-together Saturday after the D3 Invitational

After the meet this Saturday in Holland, any swimmer or diver who would like to hang out at the Liverance's house is invited to do so.  The address is 1023 Harvester SE (near the exit of M-6 and Kalamazoo Ave.)
- Pizza, drinks and Super Smash Bros. provided.

Practice Friday will be 6:30-9pm at Ottawa

Due to the days off this week and another group practicing at Ottawa, we've decided that it will be best for our team to have practice from 6:30-9:00pm at Ottawa on Friday.

Practice Wednesday/Tomorrow

Practice tomorrow will be from 6:00-8:30pm at Calvin College.

No morning workout, Practice tomorrow, and meet has been rescheduled to Thursday

Wednesday's morning workout with Dixon has been cancelled

Wednesdays practice will be either from 3:30-6:00pm or normal time 6:00-8:30pm
- We are waiting to hear whether Calvin's team will be back tomorrow or not, if they are not then we will be able to practice early, if they are not, then we will practice, normal time.
- Make sure you have what you need for practice at school, just in case we do practice 3:30-6:00pm

Thursdays meet @ Zeeland will start at 6:30pm (we will just be swimming Zeeland now)
- 2-way bus will leave school at 4:30pm
- Park in the back of school, that's where we will be picked up

Tomorrow's Meet has been cancelled

We are also not able to practice at Calvin or Ottawa tomorrow, if you are able to get to a pool, please let Jeremy know, and he will get you a workout.  The Kroc Center, may be open.  It's important to get in a pool if possible, drive safely if you are able to go somewhere to get a workout in.

Calvin will be closed at 2pm today, practice is cancelled.

Do Not come to practice today as it has been cancelled due to Calvin closing at 2pm.

We will hear about the meet tomorrow hopefully before noon tomorrow.  If Calvin is still open we will try to have practice tomorrow if we don't have a meet.

Practice @ Calvin College 3:30-6:00pm

Parents, if you would like to keep your kid home, please let me know, I understand that conditions may vary depending on where you live.  It is your decision to have your kids attend or not attend practice tonight.

If you do come to practice, make sure you leave earlier because of the visibility and drifts that may be over the roads in some spots.  Make sure you dress warmly with wind chills around -15 degrees.

If tomorrow's meet is cancelled we will still hold practice at Calvin as long as Calvin is still open.

If you have any questions, please let Jeremy know.

Snow Day Update (Monday - January 5)

Monday workout with Coach Dixon Cancelled because of no school.

Practice is still on @ Calvin College 3:30-6:00pm

At some point tomorrow we may get the word that Calvin is closed, or that the roads are just too unsafe.
We will either make the practice optional or cancel it all together, please stay tuned.

Weekly Schedule (January 6 - January 11)

Monday:
- Morning workout with Coach Dixon 6:15am
- Practice @ Calvin College 3:15-6:00pm

Tuesday:
- Meet @ Zeeland vs. Zeeland and Grand Haven 6:00pm start time
- 2-way bus leaves at 4:15pm

Wednesday:
- Morning workout with Coach Dixon 6:15am
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00-8:45pm

Thursday:
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00-8:45pm

Friday:
- Practice @ Ottawa Hills 6:00-7:45pm (may be changed to 7:00-8:45pm)

Saturday:
- Division 3 Midseason Invitational @ Holland Aquatic Center
- 1-way bus leaves at 8:15am
- Meet will begin at 11:00am (Diving will run the same time as swimming)