Dinner plans for Tuesday's Intrasquad meet?

Coach Hilary has been planning for this coming Tuesday's Intra-squad meet - dividing the kids into teams and masterminding a fun relay. But have you made your dinner plans?

If not, let us deliver your dinner to the pool! Stop by the shelter adjacent to the practice lanes at tonight's practice or the Concession stand on Saturday to place your order. You can also just stop Megan, Lori, Belinda or Robin when you see them. Pizzas will be delivered at $10 a pie (prepaid please!).

All proceeds will benefit the Kitts Creek Swim Club's equipment fund!

The Intrasquad Meet is planned for Tuesday June 28th @ 5:30.

Pre-order Pizza for the Intrasquad Meet

Want one less thing to worry about the night of the Intrasquad meet?

Let us deliver your dinner to the pool!

Stop by the shelter adjacent to the practice lanes at Tuesday and Thursday night's practices to place your order.

Pizzas will be delivered at $10 a pie (prepaid please!).


All proceeds will benefit the Kitts Creek Swim Club's equipment fund!

The Intrasquad Meet is planned for Tuesday June 28th @ 5:30.

Time Trial Results Posted!

Time Trial Results for Saturday have been posted, to see those visit the Meet Results tab.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered and/or came out to support the team yesterday.  Things were a bit more hectic with the addition of backstroke and concessions but everyone really stepped up to keep things running smoothly.  Thanks to the concession sales we should be able to replace the faulty stop watches. Thank you! Thank you!

Each week an new stroke will be added so the trials will continue to get a bit longer and more complicated.  With 2 weeks of time trials under our belt, we would like to get some feedback on how things are going.  There was a lot of good feedback coming from the volunteers and we want to make sure we capture it all so we can get better each week.  You will get a survey in your email early this week to share your thoughts.  Please complete it as soon as you can so we can try to make adjustments for Saturday.

Also, if you are interested in morning practices please send email to kittscreekswimclub@gmail.com.

Information will be coming shortly about an opportunity to pre-order dinner for the Intrasquad Meet June 28th.  An end of season Awards Banquet is in the works for Thursday June 30th at 7pm, please Save the date!

What it Takes to Go Competitive aka Why Swim Teams Fundraise

Kitts Creek Swim Club was founded under a plan to become a competitive swim club by it's third season.  There are seven major elements to becoming a competitive swim club: swimmers, coaches, membership in a swim association, equipment, insurance and swim club organization. The swimmers put in sweat equity and giggles, but the rest of it does require financial funding.

Based upon these major elements, preparation for this years "clinic" season included the following items which were purchased in part by a funding grant from Preston and by swimmer registration fees:

1. Lane lines & reel
2. Kick boards
3. Insurance
4. Business registration fees
5. Miscellaneous items (nametags for meets, markers to mark swimmers, etc.)

The Club has been working with Ryan homes to secure funds to acquire items for our coming swim seasons.  In addition, some fun team fundraising elements are in the works, including time trial & meet concessions and a movie night.

The big outstanding list that will need to be filled for the team to become competitive include:
1. 4 Lane Ropes ($400 ea.)
2. 8 Starting Blocks (~$500 ea.)
3. 4 Backstroke Flag Poles ($400/pole)
4. TSA Membership Fees* (annual)
5. Coaches Fees** (~$1500-$3000) (annual)
6. Insurance (~$1000) (annual)
7. Non-profit status for the swim club (~$300) (one time)

If you have any ideas around fundraising, please send them to kittscreekswimclub@gmail.com. 


*Private swim clubs within Wake County become competitive by joining the Triangle Swim Association (http://www.tsanc.org/).  TSA coordinates meets and sets ground rules around meet standards and participation.   These rules include equipment standards, coaching guidelines and meet rules.

**Your neighbor Coach Hilary volunteered her time this year to get the team off on the right foot.  Traditionally, teams pay a coach and assistant coach and next year we would look to hire out this position.