After a crazy swim meet schedule last week, it will be nice to have a week with only one meet, but it will still be a busy week heading into the home stretch!

MANHEIM FAST AND FURIOUS (NEW) 

I think they need to rename this the Manheim Slow and Scorching Hot! Skyline swimmers did great though and took second place behind Adamstown. We had 14 1st place, 8 2nd place, and 10 3rd place ribbons. Congratulations to the following 1st place swimmers: 

• Delaney Connors - 13-14 fly, back, IM
• Maddie Groff - 11-12 fly
• Marco Torres - 11-12 fly, IM
• Julie Chang - 8 and under fly, IM
• Rowan Yingst - 13-14 breast
• Ellis Newman - 8 and under breast, IM
• Parker Newman - 13-14 back
• Mixed 13-14, 11-12, and 8 and under relay teams 

SAVE-A-LIFE SWIM PROGRAM - TUESDAY, JULY 16 (REMINDER)

• Only swimmers who raise money for the Save-a-Life Swim Program should come to practice.
• Swimmers can request donors to pledge per lap or make a flat donation. Ask your parents, older siblings, grandparents, neighbors, and friends to donate. WE ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO COME TO PRACTICE TO HELP COUNT YOUR SWIMMER'S LAPS IF ANYONE CHOOSE TO PLEDGE PER LAP.
• The Pledge Form is attached. You can download and print. There are a few in a folder in the top drawer of the filing cabinet.
• Online donations can be made here: Relay For Life of Lancaster County Presented by Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health: Skyline Sharks Swim Team | (acsevents.org)
• Come during your normal practice time.
• The team will provide snacks when swimmers are done swimming. There will be drawings for prizes too. 

BANQUET - SUNDAY, JULY 21 (REMINDER - TODAY IS LAST DAY TO SIGN-UP)

Where: Eden Resort Courtyard

When: Sunday, July 21 5-9 PM

Cost:

• $15 for swimmers
• $25 for non-swimmers 11 and under
• $33 for non-swimmers 12 and up

Payment: Cash, Check (payable to Skyline Swim Team -put in Damm mailbox) or Venmo (@skylinesharks) PLEASE ADD AN ADDITIONAL $1 PER PERSON IF PAYING BY VENMO due to Skyline by July 14

Register: In Swim Topia, go to Meets and Events and scroll to Banquet and click the RSVP button. RSVP for only those listed in your family who are attending. If you are bringing additional guests, please choose how many and list their names (and age if a child) in the Comment Section. Also, in the comments section – please list your total amount and payment method. If you have not registered and paid when the signup closes on the 14th, you will not be counted in the final count and will be unable to attend the meal portion of the banquet.

Other information:

• 8 and under swimmers will be sitting with their families
• Children ages 12-years-old and below must be accompanied by a responsible adult
• For safety purposes, Skyline Swim Team and families are only permitted in the courtyard and lobby areas of the Eden Resort. Parents/Guardians need to know children's whereabouts at all times.
• Any questions, contact Shawn Robbins (Banquet Coordinator) [email protected]

RED DIVISIONALS - ADAMSTOWN - JULY 20 (NEW)

• The meet will start at 9 am and run as ONE SESSION. There will be a short break after backstroke to switch volunteers and provide meet volunteers a break. No swimmers are permitted in the water during the break. We will let you know arrival and warmup times after we receive them on Wednesday. 
• All volunteer timers will be given free admission to the event. WE STILL NEED 3 TIMERS FOR THE SECOND HALF!  Please use their sign-up link here: Red Divisional Timer Sign-up-Skyline — Signup Sheet | SignUp.com
• Parking/Directions: Please refer to parking map. Primary parking is available in the Adamstown pool lower lot (#1), the ball field behind Adamstown Elementary School, weather permitting (#1) (access to ball field is from Adamstown Rd) or Adamstown Elementary School parking lots (#1). Other parking options are: street parking along Main Street heading towards the pool (#2) and overflow parking behind IronSpire Shoppes. There is a walkway through the trees to the pool. Please note: Main Street after the pool entrance is ONE-WAY out of town, so if coming 272 North you will need to drive past the pool on your left and take the left onto Popular Street. Then make a left onto Main Street.
• Admission: Cash only. $5/person 6+
• Concessions: Cash only. A variety of hot food, fruit, baked goods, and drinks available.
• Senior Recognition: Adamstown would like to invite all 2024 Seniors in the Red Division to come to the pool deck to be recognized prior to the National Anthem.
• Apparel: Reminder that the deadline for t-shirts has passed. There will be no extras available on event day. If you did pre-order shirts, they will be delivered to the team on event day.
• Awards: Team trophies awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Individual events: 1st-3rd earn trophies and 4th-8th earn medals. Relays: 1st-3rd earn medals and 4th-8th earn ribbons. Heat winner awards will be awarded to the 1st place finishers of each heat.

LSSL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP - FRIDAY, JULY 26 AND SATURDAY, JULY 27 - MANHEIM (REMINDER)

IF YOUR SWIMMER HAS QUALIFIED FOR LEAGUES - PLEASE GO IN AND DECLARE YOUR SWIMMER'S AVAILABILITY FOR SATURDAY, JULY 27 - IT IS NOW OPEN. 

I'VE ALSO OPENED TIMER VOLUNTEERS (WE MIGHT ONLY NEED YOU FOR A PORTION OF THE TIME - YESTERDAY WE ONLY HAD TO TIME THE SECOND HALF) 

• Swimmers have 1 more meet to qualify- July 20 at Adamstown. 
• The RELAY session is held Friday July 26 in the evening. There are NO qualifying times. We may enter 2 relays in each relay event (free and medley relay). The medley relay begins with backstroke, then breaststroke, next is fly, and last is free. Anyone can swim in the relay session so if your swimmer is available, and interested in swimming, please mark them as available for the relay portion of the meet. This does not guarantee your swimmer in a relay, but it will give them a chance. Coach Barb will choose the relays based off of best times. If there are at least 8 swimmers interested, 2 relays will be entered. We need at least 4 to enter one relay. We love taking 2 relays, if we have enough swimmers available.

Practices - July 22-26 (NEW)

For those who will be swimming in the relays and individual events for All League Championships, practices will run on a modified schedule: 11 and over at 9 AM 10 and under at 10:00 AM

Recap:

• TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SIGNUP FOR THE BANQUET
• Save-a-Life Swim - Tuesday - Pledges due by Sunday, July 21 - Piper Mailbox
• Red Division Championship at Adamstown on Saturday
• Banquet - Sunday 5PM Arrival
• All-Leagues - Declare swimmer availability for relays and individuals (if your swimmer qualifies)