Dear NLU Families,

                We are pleased to announce our 2011 Summer Schedule.  There are a few changes to the schedule, changes that we believe to be for good.  We will still be practicing in a 50 meter facility at Tiffany Springs aquatic center.  We are offering some additional morning practices at Old Pike Country Club, a 25 meter facility.  We are hopeful that our members will make use of this opportunity.

                An additional practice facility does pose some problems to our members trying to be in two places at once.   If there is a request that we can accommodate for families we will do so. 

                The coaching staff views the additional number of practices as a way to offer some flexibility to our swimmers this summer.  We want to make sure that we ARE NOT pushing those younger swimmers too far.  If you have questions, please feel free to ask Coach Brian. 

                In the event of inclement weather, unless an announcement has been made and sent out through the website, assume practice is still on.  The website now offers you the ability to recieve text messages from the site.  If we are unable to get in, we may still be doing some dryland. 

SUMMER SCHEDULE BEGINS JUNE 6^th

A few reminders about Tiffany Springs and Old Pike pools, we are guests at their facilities and need to make sure to make a good impression while we are there.  A couple of notes about morning practices:

·          Swimmers must arrive at the facilities dressed in their swim suits as we are not to use their locker rooms. 

·          We need to be out of the pool, including the lane lines, by 9:00 am sharp.

·          Make sure that swimmers are arriving to practice 10 minutes early, so that we may get into the water on time. 

·          Swimmers will need to have their equipment with them for every practice including a water bottle.  We have had a number of people cramping up throughout the season, mostly due to dehydration. 

Brian Timpe and Steven Cooper