Swim Parents,

Good morning 😊

This has been a truly amazing year. The team is absolutely one of my favorite teams I’ve had in 20+ years of coaching. I hope your athletes had as much fun this year as I have.

Registration: If you received an email advising you that your time qualified you for Swim Gym next year, you will need to register again this summer. I will open the registration tab for next year by Wednesday evening. The registration tab will be on the bottom right side of the main page of the team website. www.waterpandas.swimtopia.com Hopefully your information will transfer over, and the process will only take a minute. I do need to capture your t-shirt and hoodie size.

August Tryouts: I hate that one of my classes was taken from me next year. It has meant a reduction of students that can be placed in Swim Gym. If your athlete didn’t make the cutoff, I will have tryouts before school the first week of August. Make sure they get some swimming in this summer so they can drop time and be ready to show me before school. I am holding 10 spots for swimmers who put in the work. If you aren’t able to make the Swim Gym class in August you can still be on the team. You just have to swim at least 2 days a week with a year-round team. For a list of year round swim teams and private lessons see my Resources tab on our team website: https://waterpandas.swimtopia.com/resources

Summer Swimming: There are several ways to get in the work this summer. Private Lessons - https://www.wolfiesswimschool.com/, The YMCA, and other locations. There is also Year-round swimming. https://www.texaseliteswimteam.com/, http://www.bridgebats.com/, https://www.dadsclubaquatics.com/, and https://www.teamunify.com/team/gura/page/home. These are just a few.

Physicals: Please, be sure to get your physical this summer. Students will not be allowed to swim until they have a physical. Physicals must be dated after June 1^st to be valid for the 22-23 school year. For a free physical with no appointment necessary just go to Bellaire ER - https://bellaireer.com/ or you can use your family doctor. Just make sure to use the current Houston ISD physical form, https://www.houstonisd.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=334524&dataid=332088&FileName=PrePhysFormRvsd2.21.pdf

Questions: I will be traveling this summer on photography trips and hiking the John Muir Trail. The JMT is a 223-mile hike from Yosemite Valley to Mt. Whitney. Wish me luck! But I will be checking my email when possible. If you have any questions or would just like to keep me up to date with your swimmer’s progress, please email me. I’ll respond when I can. I wish you a safe and fun summer.

Coach Snook