Welcome 2025 River Otters!

Your coaches are super excited to get the season started! We have some amazing new things planned and can’t wait to share. As we get started here are a few things to help the first weeks to go smoothly.

New swimmers are new to competitive swimming. If you have swum for another team, please do not come this week. New swimmer week is for the new kids to acclimate to the vocabulary, learn to trust the coaches, and meet other new swimmers so they know they are not alone.

New to this team but have swum for another team swimmers start on 4/14.

Any questions - please ask a board member or you need to wait to ask either before practices or after practices end. Unfortunately, coaches MUST keep our eyes on swimmers just like lifeguards do as we assess the readiness of kids. Feel free to email otherwise.

You will see emails come out weekly from Coach Kaitlin with stuff we want your kids to watch before coming to practices. These are things for even returners to review. CU @ the pool!

New Swimmers - this week 4/7-4/10 practice times

   6 & Under - Refer to Coach Jamie’s email for assigned practice time

   7/8’s 7:00-7:15pm

   9/10’s 7:15-7:30pm

   11 & ups 7:30-8:00pm

• Please remember to have goggles adjusted before practice time starts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPgnzLUu6wY
• Practice how to put on a swim cap – check out this video https://www.instagram.com/liquidlifestyles/reel/C8MaIuuABuF/

For ALL Swimmers (new and returning) beginning on 4/14:

   Practice times

   6 & Under - Refer to Coach Jamie’s email for assigned practice time

   7/8’s 6:30-7:00pm

   9/10’s 7:00-7:45pm

   11/12’s 7:45-8:30pm

   13 & up’s 7:30-8:30pm

Bring swim fins beginning Wednesday 4/16!