Kigoos Swim Club

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Good Evening Kigoos!

It’s hard to believe that we have reached the final week of the 2023 swim season! It always seems to fly by once we get into the swim of things. Please watch your email this week as there will be many important messages about Regionals, and about end-of-year activities.

It was another great weekend of racing at Bear Creek. A big thank you to our volunteer coordinator, Rosalind Poon, who rounded up volunteers for our timing shifts at Surrey this weekend. Thank you also to the families who stepped up and helped out where needed.

Some important reminders for the week ahead:

1. This is the final week of regular season practices. We will continue to use the July schedule with a few adjustments:

Tuesday Junior PM practice at Watermania – ALL Juniors are welcome to attend
Thursday, August 3rd Alternate Practice Schedule at Steveston Pool (see Pasta night schedule below)
Friday am practice – only for those swimmers not competing in IM on Friday
6:45-8:00am – Senior
7:45-9:00am – Junior

2. Regional Entries – An email with Regional entries was sent out on Saturday night. Please check over your swimmers entries CAREFULLY and email any errors or omissions to Coach Megan and your group coach by 9pm tonight! There are NO changes to regional entries after the due date so it is important to make sure everything is correct.

3. Stroke Clinic with Luke Reilly – We have another amazing Kigoos alumni who has volunteered to come and do a stroke clinic with our Juniors and Technical Training Group. Luke Reilly started his swimming career with the Kigoos and went on to compete for Canada at numerous competitions, including winning a silver medal at the Pan Am games.

TTG Clinic with Luke Reilly – Tuesday, August 1st 6:15-7:30 pm
Juniors Clinic with Luke Reilly – Wednesday, August 2nd 4:45-6 pm

4. Kigoos Traditional Pasta Night – Thursday, August 3rd. A Kigoos tradition! Chef Robin will be serving our swimmers a delicious pasta dinner at Steveston Pool to get them ready to swim fast at regionals. Club executive members will be on hand to answer any questions families may have about the regional meet. Here is the alternate practice schedule for the evening:

4:45-5:30pm JD Practice (Pasta dinner at 5:30pm)
5:15-6:00pm Junior Practice (Pasta dinner at 6:00pm)
5:45-6:30pm TTG Practice (Pasta dinner at 6:30pm)
6:15-7:15pm Intermediate Practice (Pasta dinner at 7:15pm)
7:00-8:00pm Senior Practice (Pasta dinner at 6:15pm)

5. Kigoos Tackle the Grouse Grind: Tuesday, August 8th @11am. A Kigoos Tradition – All club members are invited to come climb Grouse Mountain. JD and Junior swimmers MUST be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Swimmers should arrive by 10:45 am. They should wear proper footwear and bring a water bottle, a small snack, and have $20 to take the Skyride down the mountain. Please sign up at the link here by Sunday, August 6th: Grouse Grind

6. Kigoos Year-End Wrap Up Swim Party at South Arm Pool: Wednesday, August 9th, 6:00-9:00pm. Pizza and drinks will be provided for the swimmers, and available for purchase for family members at a nominal cost. Please help us plan for the correct amount of food by signing up at the following link by Friday, August 4th: Wrap-up Party

See you at the pool!
The Kigoos Board of Directors

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Happy Monday Kigoos!

This was a great weekend of racing, with only our regional clubs. It allowed us to see so many Kigoos in finals, and we are excited to see what Regionals will bring! Thank you again to our coaches for supporting our swimmers, and to all the volunteers who helped with officials or timing shifts.

Another reminder about volunteer hours. We have reached the point in the season where many families have completed their required volunteer hours; however, we still need to provide volunteers at each swim meet we attend in order for the meet to run. Please help out whenever you can, regardless if your family hours are finished. Our club is completely run by volunteers, and we greatly appreciate your help and support.

Please find some important information for the week ahead:

1. Grouse Grind – POSTPONED Thankfully we are finally getting some much needed rain; however, it is supposed to rain tomorrow on our scheduled Grouse Grind day. Out of an abundance of caution that conditions will be wet and slippery and could lead to someone getting injured, our coaches have decided to POSTPONE the Grind until after Regionals. Apologies for any inconvenience that this causes.

2. Alternate Practice Schedule – Wednesday, July 26th
We are excited to welcome back Kigoos Alumni, Noemie Thomas, who will be hosting a butterfly clinic for our Intermediate and Senior Swimmers. There will be an adjustment to our practice schedule that day as follows:

4:45-6:00 pm – Intermediate Fly Clinic with Noemie
5:45-7:00 pm – Senior (1&2) Fly Clinic with Noemie

6:45-8:00 pm – Junior Regular Practice

3. Olympian Suit Sale Fundraiser – As sent out in a notifier last week, Noemie has graciously donated Women’s Speedo racing suits to our club for swimmers to purchase as a fundraiser. There are still a few suits available to purchase, and “the shop” will be set up TODAY at Steveston Pool from 5:30-6:30 pm.

4. Expense Reimbursement Cheques – Our wonderful club Treasurer, Kate Wighton, will be at Steveston Pool TODAY from 5:00-5:15 pm to distribute reimbursement cheques for all expenses submitted up to and including Friday, July 21st. Cheques not picked up today will be left in Family Folders at the pool. Families can check in with coaches to access Family Folders.

5. Fraser South Regionals – August 4-6 – Watermania. The countdown is on to the championship meet, and the final meet of the season for many of our Kigoos. This meet has heats and finals, and the top 3 individual finishers in each event will qualify for the provincial championships. The top 2 relay finishers will also qualify for provincials. Our club Regional Relay policy will be sent out later this week to all club members. Please watch out for more information about this exciting swim meet!

Important Upcoming Dates
July 26th – Fly Clinic with Noemie Thomas (Intermediates/Seniors)
July 29&30 – Surrey Sea Lions Meet
August 4-6 – FS Regional Meet
August 8th – Grouse Grind
August 9th – End of Season Pool Party (South Arm Pool)
August 18-20 – BCSSA Provincials (for qualifiers only)

Have a great week! See you at the pool!
The Kigoos Board of Directors