Our first meet is fast approaching on Saturday, June 2nd at our pool vs Chicopee. It will be very

important that your swimmer attend as many practices as possible leading up to the meet. Swimmers

must attend at least two practices prior to a meet to be eligible to swim. Also, please remember to sign

up for the meet by Tuesday, May 29th. It is very important to sign up so that our coaches can be sure

to schedule your swimmer for races. The day of the meet swimmers should arrive by 8:15AM sharp to

sign in with your coach. Warm-ups will begin promptly at 8:30AM. If you are running late or unable to

attend a meet last minute please contact Coach Brian ASAP @ 413-244-5381.

May 21, 2018 Web Site: www.wstorpedoes.org

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Jackets: Adult $41, Youth $37

Parkas: Adult $60, Youth $50

Sweatshirts: $22

T-Shirts: $10

FIRST MEET OF SEASON AT HOME VS CHICOPEE Important Dates & Info

May 23rd:

MOCK MEET-5:30PM

May 28th:

NO PRACTICE in honor of

Memorial Day

May 29th:

Practices resume and this is

also the last day to sign up

for Chicopee meet.

Volunteers needed too!

June 2nd:

1st meet of season at home

vs Chicopee.

8:15AM Sign In

June 5th:

Board Meeting, 6PM

Town Hall-2nd Floor

June 6th:

Team fundraiser event at

Uno’s at Holyoke Mall.

5pm-9pm.

June 9th:

Home meet vs Agawam

8:15AM Sign-in.

NUMBER OF MEETS LEFT BEFORE CHAMPS:

**Swimmers need to swim

in 4 meets in order to

compete at CHAMPS. How

many more do you need?

PARENT INFORMATION If you missed the mandatory parents meeting on May 16th it is important for you to pick up a copy of the

Parent Information sheet at practice or view on our website at www.wstorpedoes.com and then by clicking on the “Useful Links” tab and then “Important Parent Info Sheet”. Please review ASAP and any questions or concerns please talk to a Board Member at practice. The following topics are covered in the informational sheet:

- Governance Structure - Championship Overview - Swim Program Funding Model - Communications - Practices – Expectations - Volunteer Opportunities - Swim Meets – Process & Procedures - Swimsuits & Apparel

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR ALL INFORMATION ON THE WEST SPRINGFIELD TORPEDOES SWIM TEAM

www.wstorpedoes.org

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MOCK MEET SCHEDULED FOR MAY 23rd

We will be holding a mock meet for ALL swimmers on May 23rd at 5:30PM at the pool. Warm-ups will begin at 5:45PM. ALL swimmers are encouraged to attend and especially new swimmers to the program who have not experienced a meet. This will be great preparation for our 1st meet on June 2nd. Parents are also encouraged to attend and learn more about volunteer positions like timing, stroke and turn and more!

ATTENTION PARENTS OF SWIMMERS 10 & UNDER

ATTENTION PARENTS/GUARDIANS: WEST SPRINGFIELD PARKS & RECREATION NOW REQUIRES THAT ALL SWIMMERS 10 & UNDER MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY THIER

PARENT/GUARDIAN AT ALL SWIM PRACTICES & MEETS FROM START TO END. Your child will be unable to participate in swim practice if a parent/guardian is not in attendance or if that parent/guardian leaves the pool or lobby area. In the event of an emergency that causes you to have to leave the practice we ask that you please notify the Board Member(s) sitting at the check-in table and we can assist in getting your child out of practice ASAP. The safety of our swimmers is very important to us and if you have any questions or concerns in regards to this matter please talk to a Board Member at practice and not the coaches.

NO PARKING IN THE CIRCLE FOR PRACTICES OR MEETS

Please note going forward there will be NO PARKING in the CIRCLE (FIRE LANE) during swim

practices or meets! We have been told that moving forward this is a hazard and prevents First Responders from responding to emergencies at the school. This will also be communicated for other school functions happening during practice and meet times. This includes the circle near the pool and along entrance to school. Violators can and will be ticketed and towed.

TEAM FUNDRAISER – UNO’S IN HOLYOKE For the June 6th Torpedoes Dough Rai$er, come into UNO's and enjoy delicious meals, including Uno's Legendary Deep Dish Pizza, mouthwatering steaks, crisp salads, juicy burgers and other tempting entrees. Bring in the entire family for dinner on this night between 5PM-9PM and 20% of your check will be donated back to the Torpedoes Swim Team! Please pick up your flyer to bring to UNO's at the Torpedoes check-in table at practices and if you forget please be sure to mention to your server.

Date Location Team Warm-up Time Results

Sat. 6/2/18 Home Chicopee 8:30 am

Sat. 6/9/18 Home Agawam 8:30 am

Sat. 6/16/18 Away Montague 9:30 am

Sat. 6/23/18 Home Ludlow 8:30 am

Tues. 6/26/18 Home Westfield 5:30 pm

Sat. 7/7/18 Home Palmer 8:30 am

Tues. 7/10/18 Home South Hadley 5:30 pm

7/20 – 7/21/18 Away Champs – Smith College TBD

President: Tina Heinrich-

Stewart V. President: Josh Hettrick

Treasurer: Erica Decker Secretary: Pamela

Mathison

Member: Phil Caronna Member: Pete Lynch

Member: Marcie Aubin Member: Barbara Casey

Member: Erin Lyncosky

Head Coach Brian Cote

413-244-5381

Assistant Coaches Kaley Donovan Tori Eastham

Rachel Gagnon Sabrina Hettrick Zackary Kressler

SUMMER 2018 MEET SCHEDULE

*Please note that all times and locations are subject to change. Please check weekly at practice table to confirm. ** Please report to all meets 15 minutes before warm-up times to check in with your coach.

Calling All Volunteers!

Torpedoes Board Members

Please get involved. If you love the sport and want to see the program

strive, please speak with a board member. All are welcome to attend

our Board Meetings. See a Board Member for meeting dates.

The next Board Meeting is June 5th, 6PM-Town Hall-2nd Floor

Torpedoes Coaches

Thank you to all our sponsors: Balise Auto, West Springfield Record, Teddy Bear Pools and Spas, H.L. Dempsey, Little Georges Restaurant, Dick’s Sporting Goods, My Lawn Guy’s, Complete Restoration Solutions (CRS), Village Pizza, Interstate Kitchen & Bath, W.S. Park & Recreation.

If you visit any of these sponsors please thank them for sponsoring the swim team.

Practice will be cancelled because of the following:

Weather causes the schools to be closed for the day

School is closed for a holiday Practice is NOT cancelled on Professional Development Days or voting days. If practice needs to be cancelled for any other reason we will send out an email, have Park & Rec send out a cancellation message and post it on the team web site.

Your support is truly appreciated and we could not run these meets without your help. In saying that we need every family to please try

and volunteer your time in order to be able to run a successful meet. Signups will be in the meet book at the board table and a Board

Member would be happy to explain your responsibilities to you. Once you sign up to volunteer and arrive at a meet please check in with

Tina Heinrich Stewart or Pete Lynch as soon as you arrive so we are aware you are there and can provide you with next steps. Here are

some responsibilities we are looking to fill:

Timers & Back-up Timers to run the stop watches for each race, Bullpen support to help organize the swimmers before their events,

Stroke & Turn Officials to officiate the swimmers in proper swim strokes and turns, Runners to bring all timing sheets and stroke to the

scoring table and collect DQ forms from the Stroke & Turn officials to scoring table. (Home meets only), Concession stand support

(Home meets only), 50/50 Raffle to sell raffle tickets during the 1st half of the meet and Locker Room monitors to periodically check

locker rooms to ensure swimmers are not mistreating or misusing locker room facilities.

Directions for Montague Meet - June 16th

Turners Falls High School – 222 Turnpike Road - Montague, MA

91 North to Exit 24 US5/Rt-10 to Deerfield; take a right on State Road; take a sharp right on to Cheapside Street; take right on Turnpike

Road. The school should be on your right. GPS estimates it is about 45 minutes from West Springfield.