Hope everyone is enjoying this rainy week :) Reminder that tonight is our county dinner. ALL athletes (not just county qualifiers) are invited to dinner. Please plan to send your child. It will be a lot of fun.  See below for details!

Also, today is Coach Cathy's birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Coach Cathy!

Message from Coach Eric

Wow! Fantastic meet Friday night for the Panthers! It was a big team win and individually we had loads of best times. 

Shout out to Laila Sloggy and Ethan Kruger who were our athletes of the meet. 

Ethan Kruger and Emily Atkins both added STATE CUTS!

Henry Boltin, Kevin Kruger, and Payton Swinson all got their first COUNTY CUTS!

There were many more great swims and dives! Meet results, including a file that shows improvement, are posted on our website.

Team Dinner to Support our County Swimmers & Divers; TONIGHT! 

• Who: ALL swimmers, divers, and coaches are invited to this dinner!! (even if you are not competing at county, please come help make posters and support the team!)
• When: Tuesday evening, Jan 17th, at 6:30 pm
• Where: Lake Lucerne Clubhouse: 1989 Lake Lucerne Rd SW Lilburn
• Hosted by: The Loew, Xu, Lin, Swinson Families

County Meet Info: Location West Gwinnett Aquatic Center

Diving: Boys Wed 1/18 warm up 3pm starts 4pm;  Girls Sat 1/21 warm up 8am starts 9am

Swim: Boys Prelims are Thursday 1/19; Girls Prelims are Friday 1/20

• On their day, swimmers will meet after 4^th period in the Pro Room of the New Field House (this is the building with the blue roof by the football field).
• They will eat together. PLEASE order your athlete's lunch at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6BY33uA00TL0FrrZU56oQGCFV1BoG3lTVcgxNvaiBjNbL7w/viewform?usp=sf_link
• Bus will leave from school

Finals for swimming are Saturday night 1/21

For each session:

• Bus departs Parkview at 2:15pm
• Warm-up: 3:00pm
• Start: 5:00pm

County Meet Info for Parents and Spectators

• Admission Doors will not open for parents until 3 PM
• NO folding chairs are permitted
• No food tables - water/ gatorade only on the deck - no snacks/food on the deck
• Cash only at the door - or GO FAN in advance at https://gofan.co/app/school/GA87717. 
• COST:   $5.00 for adults;   $5.00 for heat sheet;   $3.00 students k-12 
• Visit this website for more info on the county meet! https://gwinnettswimdive.org/county-championship-i...
• Our team will be responsible for four volunteer slots each day: One Timer, Traffic/Security Person, Heat Sheet/ Admission, and Worker Coordinator. Please contact Lorri Beeney at [email protected] if you can do one of these shifts. Parents of county swimmers should plan to do one.

Old (but important!) News from Previous Emails:

Board Positions are OPEN for next year!

Hey underclassmen parents.... Next year, the following positions are open: President, Social Chair, and Treasurer. There may be other openings also as current board members shift around. Please contact me (Kelly: [email protected] or text: 404-547-5114) or Eric if you would consider taking a role on the board. We just need to know who is interested, so we can pair everyone with the right job. Thanks!!

State Meet Info

Many of our athletes have state cuts - and some are close! The State Meet looks a little different this year, so please note the following on your calendar:

• Tues Jan 31 : Diving Events - 6-7A Schools AM, 1-5A Schools PM @ Westminster (Parkview is 7A, so morning. We will get more specific info closer to the event.)
• Wed Feb. 1 : 7A Swimming (Prelims at 9 am, Finals at 6 pm) @ Georgia Tech

That is it for now! GO PANTHERS!!

Kelly Hart

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