IMPORTANT Information regarding the Minto Minnows 2023 Swim Season!
Hello parents and swimmers!
I want to give a warm welcome to the new and returning swimmers joining us for the Minto Minnows 2023 swim season. Multiple new faces for this year!
Based on current registrant numbers, we will be running the practices similar to last year (i.e., we will be splitting up into Junior (ages 10 and under) practices and Senior (ages 11+) practices).
Junior practices will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:35-4:40 p.m.
Senior practices will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:35-4:40 p.m.
Our trial week for the program begins this week, July 3-6.
Swim team is a competitive swimming program and does require a certain level of swimming proficiency prior to the trial week; swimmers must be able to complete their age group's required distance in a recognizable stroke. For the juniors, this is one length of the pool, and for the seniors, two lengths of the pool. This summer we are incorporating an optional dryland warm-up for senior practices, this will begin at 3:00pm. We know that not everyone may be interested in this dryland warm-up, so a typical warm-up (swimming lengths) will remain as the main option.
MEET SCHEDULE:
| Date | Rain Date | Location | Warm Up | Meet Start |
| Saturday, July 8 | Sunday, July 9 | Harriston Pool 35 Raglan St E | 8:00 am | 8:30 am |
| Saturday, July 15 | Sunday, July 16 | Listowel Pool 440 Royal St E | 8:00 am | 8:30 am |
| Saturday, July 22 | Sunday, July 23 | Mildmay Pool 128 Elora St | 8:00 am | 8:30 am |
| Saturday, July 29 | Sunday, July 30 | Milverton Pool 40 Temperance St | 8:00 am | 8:30 am |
| Friday, August 11 FINALS | #1 Sat., August 12 #2 Sun., August 13 | Milverton Pool 40 Temperance St | 3:30 pm | 4:00 pm |
Since the first swim meet is the weekend following our trial week, we are requiring anyone who wants to compete in the meet to be registered and have paid for the season by Wednesday, July 5th.
Swimmers will be asked which strokes they would like to compete in for their first swim meet at their first practice. We will ask every swimmer for their selected events at practice but it is up to the parents to ensure their children are registered and paid for by this deadline.
NEW THIS YEAR!
This year we also have a new website that is incredible for seeing your child's scheduled events, track swim times, and confirm whether your swimmer will be attending the meets & select their events, etc. I encourage everyone to utilize this website and also download the app Swimtopia for tracking your swimmers heats and times!
https://mintominnows.swimtopia.com/
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
In order for our season to run smoothly, we are asking parents/guardians to volunteer as timers at each meet, we are in charge of filling a lane with timers for the duration of each meet - they are expected to run until 1 p.m. I have attached the volunteer sign up list and encourage all parents/grandparents/friends to help out! It takes many hands to run this season for our children.
This year we are seeing a shift to a parent run team and we can use all the help we can!