Hello Storm families,

Hopefully you all enjoyed a relaxing weekend and are ready for the last two exciting weeks of the swim season. This week we have our last two regular meet at home, followed by A and B champs next week and then the Team Awards Party.

Swimmers must sign up for Champs by Friday, July 20^th. You sign-up for Champs by completing a Champs envelope for each swimmer. These envelopes will be in the family boxes starting tomorrow (Monday 7/16). Each swimmer may select two individual events. Some swimmers choose their events based on the TOP 30 list from the Liberty League.  This list is found under 2108 Result in the Meets and Events heading on the website.  It will be updated after the meet this Wednesday.  Others choose based on the events they most like to swim. The cost for each event is $3.00. Please write on the envelope if you are available for A or B Champs or both. It is possible for swimmers to qualify for one event at B Champs, one at A Champs or to qualify for just the relay at A Champs so we need to know who is available for each meet.

Please read below for more info about each meet.

B CHAMPS - Wednesday, July 25^th at Conklin Pool – swimmers arrive by 5:30pm

• -All swimmers are eligible for B Champs, including preteam with the requirement that the swimmer has participated in at least 2 regular meets
• -You may participate in 2 individual events of your choosing. (there are no relays at B champs)
• -Alternates can swim their events at B's but still must attend A champs in case of a scratch.
• -If you qualify for A champs in an event, you may not swim that event at B champs.

A CHAMPS - Sat, July 28th at Crestmont Pool – swimmers arrive by 7:30am

• -Individual Events: The top 12 ranked swimmers in the Liberty League qualify for A champs. A seed meeting amongst the coaches is held the Sunday before champs and during this meeting swimmers are placed in their preferable events, and scratched from others. Therefore, although you may not currently be in the top 12, you could still qualify depending on the number of scratches. (Please keep in mind that depending on the # of scratches, swimmers ranked in the top 30 may still qualify…it happens more than you think!).
• -Alternates are also selected (13th and 14th ranks). If someone were to scratch out of the meet either the week before or on the day of Champs, the alternates will fill those positions.
• -If you qualify and do not accept a position at A champs (scratch), you MAY NOT swim that event in B champs.
• -Each swimmer may swim 4 events maximum. 2 individual events and 2 relays.
• -This year, Liberty League has added a MEDLEY RELAY for each age group. These relays will be at the beginning of the meet. There is also a 6U mixed (2 boys and 2 girls) freestyle at A Champs only.
• -You must have swam in 2 meets to qualify for A champs.
• -Please indicate on your champs envelope if you are available for the relays at A Champs.

Swimmers will be notified after the scratch meeting, 7/22, of which meets (A, B, or both) they will be participating in.

Any questions - please feel free to ask Sharyn, Ryan or the coaches this week!! Again, it is very important to have these envelopes turned in by the end of this week. After the Seed Meeting on Sunday, July 22^nd you will not be able to be added to the Champs meets.