ATTENTION:  Meets begin this week!  Please note the following important information:

1) Volunteer training will take place on Monday, June 10th and Tuesday, June 11th at both 7pm and 8pm.  This is mandatory for families who signed up for Timer, Stroke & Turn, Bullpen & Runner and have never performed these roles before for Team Barracuda.  We will make an announcement and begin shortly after practice starts.

2) WTSA is holding a final Stroke & Turn Judge training session this Tuesday, June 11th at 6pm at the Burbage Grant Clubhouse (6815 Burbage Lake Circle, Suffolk).  If you have not already attended a training and are signed up to volunteer as a Stroke & Turn Judge, please attend this session.

3) The meet scheduled for this Wednesday, June 12th, originally against Elizabeth Manor Country Club, has been changed to a time trail for only Team Barracuda swimmers.  Our meet with Elizabeth Manor will be combined with another upcoming meet and we will use the time on Wednesday to update times for all swimmers and familiarize new swimmers and volunteers with their roles in a live meet setting.  PLEASE ATTEND even if you are not new to Team Barracuda, but especially if you are new.  We have a new coach and it will be very helpful for him to evaluate all swimmers prior to a meet that counts in the WTSA standings.  We will send out a separate message about arrival times and expected length for the Wednesday time trial.

4) We still need signed Sportsmanship Policies from most families.  If you have one, please sign it and return it to Jeremy Starkey by Wednesday night.  We need 1 per family and it must be signed by all swimmers and parents.

5) If your swimmer is new to Team Barracuda this year, we must age-verify them by Wednesday night.  Please bring a birth certificate and show it to Jeremy Starkey who has the list.  There are 24 swimmers remaining to be age-verified.  Thanks to everyone who has already completed this!

6) Special thanks to our sponsors for 2019.  They are:

East Coast Aquatic Team (Coach Art Anthony)

Freedom Street Partners (Rob Estes)

Riverfront Dentistry (Tony Elgohary)

The Jewell Family (Justin & Stephanie Jewell)

TowneBank (Jeremy Starkey)

Eastern Virginia Family & Cosmetic Dentistry (Clay Weisberg)

We look forward to seeing everyone this week!