Swim Team Calendar
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Sun Jul 31 2022 |
Farewell Dinner & Team Awards
RSM Pool
Start: 6:00 PM
End: 9:00 PM
Let's celebrate this season's many victories at the Farewell & Awards Dinner on Sunday, July 31 at 6PM @ RSM Per tradition, dinner will be catered by Taqueria Los Gallos! Vegetarian option will be served. Swimming, SURPRISE dessert, slideshow, awards, and team spirit will be on repeat! Cost is $20/adult and $10/child (kids 5 yr and under free) Kindly buy tickets via the RSM Store by Wednesday, July 27th. **No money will be taken at the event. All families must pre-pay** Also, LAST chance to get your job credits! We need many hands on deck to help make this event a success as we're expecting over 350 people! If you need more credits, please visit the jobs page on the RSM website and sign up to help at the Farewell Dinner. Questions? Please contact Cole Portocarrero at [email protected] |
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Sat-Sun Jul 30-31 2022 |
County Championship Meet
1200 Pleasant Hill Road, Lafayette, CA
Start: 9:00 AM
End: 4:00 PM
(estimated)
This is a qualifying meet. See qualifying times on the "Records" tab on our website. Events are as follows. Trials are in the morning and the top 20 qualify for Finals in the afternoon. IM and Relays are timed finals only. Also see the County website: https://contracostacountymeet.com/home for more information. Saturday July 30st, 9am start Freestyle Finals Sunday July 31st, 9am start Warm ups are 7:15-8:30am for all swimmers and 8:30-8:50am for 8&Under only. Please follow instructions from meet officials and lifeguards during all warmup periods. There are no assigned lanes for teams during any warmup periods. County will follow 12&Under tech suit regulations like the other recent Invitational meets. Click here for more information and a list of approved suits for 12&Unders. VIP parking will be available to purchase beginning at 8pm on Monday, July 25th on the website, under the VIP Parking tab. Parking typically sells out very fast, so please be prepared. |
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Fri Jul 29 2022 |
County Ice Cream Social
RSM Pool Deck
Start: 11:00 AM
End: 1:00 PM
Stay after practice for a sweet treat with your fellow County swimmers! |
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Thu Jul 28 2022 |
County Dinner
RSM Pool Deck
Start: 6:00 PM
End: 7:30 PM
(estimated)
All County swimmers and their families are invited for a special celebration dinner at RSM. There will be **NO SWIMMING** at this event so our swimmers can save their strength for the big weekend! Kindly RSVP by TBD (we will let you know shortly!). Pasta Dinner is $10 per each family member attending. |
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Wed Jul 27 2022 |
County Swimmers' Breakfast
Buttercup Diner; 660 Ygnacio Valley Road
Start: 10:15 AM
End: 11:00 AM
(estimated)
Please drop off your County swimmer(s) by 10:15 am at Buttercup Diner and return by 11:00am to pick them up. The older swimmers, coaches and a few Polar Bear moms will be on site to help your younger swimmers. Kindly RSVP by TBD (we will let you know shortly!) Breakfast is $17.00 per swimmer (inclusive of tax and gratuity). ***Please RSVP and pay for your County swimmer only; we are not able to accommodate siblings at this event due to space restrictions. NOTE: County practice schedule for this date only is: 11&ups from 8:00-9:00am; 10&unders from 9:00-9:40am. |
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Mon-Fri Jul 25-29 2022 |
County Practice Schedule
RSM
Practice July 25-29 is for County qualifiers only. The County practice schedule is as follows: Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri:
Weds (July 27) Only:
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Wed Jul 20 2022 |
Last Chance Meet-RSM @ Livorna
2533 Trotter Way Walnut Creek
Start: 5:30 PM
Warm-up: 5:00 PM
End: 9:00 PM
(estimated)
This is a post-Championship dual meet with Livorna Swim Team. Swimmers will have one last chance to race and beat their times for the season, maybe even qualify for the County Meet, and have fun. Sign out by July 13. |
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Sun Jul 17 2022 |
HOX Last Chance Swim Meet
599 Blackhawk Club Drive Danville, CA
Start: 3:00 PM
Warm-up: 1:30 PM
End: 7:00 PM
(estimated)
This is an opt-in "Last Chance" meet for swimmers to choose any events to swim in. There is a fee to pay for each event. Families must enter their swimmers individually for this meet; RSM will not be organizing a team entry, nor sending coaches. More information can be found on HOX's website here (choose the "individual swimmer" registration option if you plan to attend). |
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Sat Jul 16 2022 |
DCSL Championship Meet
Northgate High School 425 Castle Rock Road Walnut Creek, CA
Start: 9:00 AM
Warm-up: 8:00 AM
End: 4:00 PM
(estimated)
End of regular season championship meet with the other DCSL teams. All swimmers swim at least 2 events. Sign out by July 6. RSM warm-ups will be in Lanes 9-12 from 8:00-8:20. 12&Under will go from 8-8:10 and 13&Up will go from 8:10-8:20. Swimmers may not enter the pool until 8:00am sharp. We will need to exit the pool at 8:20am for the next group to enter, so please be on time to warm-ups. |
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Fri Jul 15 2022 |
Spaghetti Dinner
Start: 5:30 PM
End: 7:30 PM
Join us for our annual Spaghetti Dinner on Friday, July 15 at 5:30pm at RSM, for some team bonding and to carb-load before DCSL! We'll also announce the Swim-a-Thon winners (most laps and most $ raised, by age group). Please RSVP (by Tuesday night) and then sign up to bring food to share. Choose to bring spaghetti noodles, bread, sauce, or salads (enough for 10-15 ppl per item). It takes a lot to feed Polar Bear families! Don't forget to LABEL your crock pots, utensils, serving bowls and trays so we can get those back to you. Please check in with Amy Golan on Friday to get your job credits if you are working a setup, serving, or cleanup shift. Sign-ups are now OPEN; RSVPs are due by Tuesday night for planning purposes. If you're planning to come, please do sign up to contribute food or a job shift. The event starts on Friday at 5:30pm. and ends by 7:30pm. Plan to bring your own chairs and get comfy picnic-style around the deck. We will feed swimmers first, then adults. There is NO SWIMMING! Questions: Please contact spaghetti dinner coordinator Amy Golan [email protected] |
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Thu Jul 14 2022 |
Night Riders - Shhhhhh
Start: 6:00 PM
End: 9:00 PM
Night Riders is a top-secret tradition for those 8 & under swimmers who are attending the DCSL meet! Coaches and older swimmers will visit our younger Polar Bears at their homes to get them psyched for the big DCSL league meet! Sshh...don't tell your kids; this is such a fun surprise! |
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Mon-Fri Jul 11-15 2022 |
Spirit Week!!
Get excited for Spirit Week, July 11-15th! Can you believe it’s already time for DCSL, Saturday July 16th? Let’s get our Polar Bear Spirit on and gear up for the BIG League Championship Meet! Monday: Stay after practice to make a customized Polar Bear keychain to hang with pride on your swim bag. Tuesday: Make signs to be hung around the pool and along the way to Northgate for the big meet! Mister Softee will also be in the RSM parking lot from 11:00-12:30pm selling the best Ice cream and frozen treats. Please bring $5 cash or credit and apple pay will also be accepted. Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday! Stick around the pool to color your hair and paint your nails. (Special assignment for the 11/12 year olds: help us prep the goodie bags for our night riders after your practice!) Thursday: Airbrush Tattoos - back by popular demand!! Special airbrush tattoo artist giving individual tattoos from 10am-1:00pm. Tattoos will be $5 each – cash and Venmo will be accepted. Also... sssshhh... special night for our 8 and under swimmers. The coaches and older swimmers will visit our younger Polar Bears to get them psyched for DCSL! Don't tell your kids! Your swimmers MUST be signed in to the DCSL meet to receive a visit. Friday: Tag your ride! We will have all the supplies for decorating cars and spreading our RSM pride around town! Please come back to the pool from 5:30:00-7:30pm to carb-load at our Spaghetti Dinner! WE NEED YOUR HELP to make this event a success… please RSVP by Tuesday, July 12th and visit the swim team calendar to sign up to bring food or volunteer to help. * DCSL Shirts will be distributed at practice Monday-Wednesday. If you have not already, please pay for any additional shirts you ordered via Venmo @RSMSwimTeamTreasurer, $13/each. ** Mama Bears - bring a wallet sized photo of your swimmer to make a button pin to be worn at DCSL. This will be happening all week during 6&U practice. *** If you will be around the pool during these activities, please feel free to help out!! You swam hard all season, now it’s time to really shine!! Go Polar Bears!! |