August 18, 2017

August

Aug 21 - first day of Lesson Session I for Groups I, II, & III

Aug 21 - first day of Silver practice

Aug 22 - first day of Lesson Session I for Groups IV, V & VI

Aug 22 - first day of Prep practice

Aug 26 - Team Event - World Junior Championships

September 2017 Summer CW Divisional

Sept 13 - last day of Lesson Championship Highlights Session I for Groups I, II, & III

Sept 14 - last day of Lesson The summer Divisional Championships are conducted in short Session I for Groups IV, V, & VI course yards even though they represent the conclusion of the Sept 18 - first day of Lesson long course season. For this reason, the meet is a good Session II for Groups I, II, & III indicator of the improvements athletes have made over the course of the long course season, and improvements are what Sept 23 - No Practice - Team we saw. Event around Fall Festival Sophie Tabereaux turned 11 on the final day of the meet and she celebrated with a big drop of 4.51 seconds in the 50 Free after her first ever 50 yard breaststroke the day before. Not to be outdone by his older sister, Evan had similarly large improvements in the 50 Back (-:02.2), 100 Free (-:07.38), and 50 Free (-:04.36).

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July Attendance Kroger Community Rewards Leaders Thank you to all of our members who have linked their Kroger Silver - Hannah Sheese Rewards card with Agon Inc. Between 3/31/17 and 6/30/17 our members raised $48.71! For those who have not yet done so, directions for registering your Kroger Rewards card with Agon are attached in the email containing this newsletter. Instructions are also available on the “Support Us” page of the team website: agon.us

Prep - AiAi Liu, AnAn Liu, & Keaton Norris Team Event

Our next team event is Saturday, August 26th. We will be attending an autograph session with before watching that night’s finals of the World Junior Championships at the IUPUI Natatorium.

Suits & Goggles

A reminder that we have quality, low cost ($8-$10) goggles for sale at the pool. We also have a few USA Swimming is offering promotions to make tickets more older team suits that can be affordable: purchased at a discounted price. Promo code: SWIMFAN for 50% off of ticket price Promo code: BOGO for a buy one get one free offer

If you plan to attend, please RSVP on our Facebook event or by sending me an email.

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2017-18 Short Course Season Meet Schedule

2017-18 Short Course Season Meet Schedule

Date Meet Location Ages Qualifying Times

FRST October 6-8 Franklin, IN All No Meet of Fall

THT Halloween October 27-29 Terre Haute, IN All No Splash

CGAC Jingle Bell November 17-19 Greenwood, IN All No Classic

BSC Winter December 8-10 Bloomington, IN All No Invitational

FAST Mudsock January 12-14 Fishers, IN All No (Prelim/Final)

February 16-18 THT Arctic Blast Terre Haute, IN All No

CW Divisional March 2-4 TBA All Yes Championships

IN Senior State March 9-11 Indianapolis, IN 15 and over Yes Championships

IN Age Group March 16-18 Indianapolis, IN 14 & under Yes State Champs

FAST 10 & Under March 18 Fishers, IN 10 & Under No Splash*

*Participation in the FAST 10 & Under Splash depends on our participation in the State Championship meet.

We plan to offer a mock meet on Saturday, September 16th to introduce/remind our swimmers about meet procedures and to give them an opportunity to swim events they are considering for upcoming meets.

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IMR/IMX & Meet Participation Challenges

Last year we had three swimmers (Jenna Crosley, Evan Tabereaux, & Sophie Tabereaux) achieve the team goal of participating in at least six meets. With the new short course season comes a new year and a new chance to achieve this goal.

Not sure if meets are for you? If you are in the Prep, Silver, or Black groups, meets are for you! Not sure if you are ready? Lets talk. Shoot me an email or grab me after practice.

This season we have some incentives for our swimmers who are pursuing and achieving the team goals.

Prize #1: First meet attended earns a USA Swimming bumper sticker

Prize #2: Attend six or more meets over the course of the year and pick a 8.5” x 11” picture autographed by your favorite USA Swimming National Team Member. Choose from:

Cammile Adams Mya Dirado Sean Ryan Josh Schneider

Prize #3: Earn an IM Ready score from USA Swimming and get a certificate as well as your pick of a USA Swimming shirt, Arena bag, Agon team cap, or another signed picture of a USA Swimming National Team member.

Not sure how to earn an IM Ready score? Go to:

→USA Swimming home page (usaswimming.org) →Times →IMR/IMX Program and Virtual Club Championships (VCC)

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Web Updates

We’ve added some important new team policies that can be viewed on the team website. These policies pertain to coaches, parents, and swimmers so I encourage everyone to take a moment to read them.

The new policies include:

• Coaches Roles and Responsibilities • Parents Code of Conduct • Practice Group Assignment • Swimmers Code of Conduct • Meet Selection and Participation

To view the team policies go to: →Agon home page (agon.us) →About →Policies

A general outline of the practice group requirements have also been added as a subpage of the “Practice Groups” page.

Billing

The first bill you see this season will be larger than usual. This is because we are combining the last few days of August with the September dues. Also, we renew USA Swimming memberships in September so that will be on the bill as well.

Please remember, if you would like to take advantage of our 10% discounted seasonal payment, please contact me. Otherwise, members will be billed monthly.

2018 USA Swimming memberships are priced as follows:

Annual = $65 (good 9/1/17 - 12/31/18) Outreach = $5 (good 9/1/17 - 12/31/18) *Requires an up-to-date qualifying document Seasonal = $35.50 (only offered 4/1/18 - 8/31/18)

If you would like to register as outreach, please contact me to let me know and provide a qualifying document for this year. Otherwise, we bill members for an annual membership.

Finally, Silver swimmers who are new to the group will see a $20 charge for a snorkel. We will provide the majority of the swimming equipment but for hygienic reasons we are asking Silver members to purchase their own snorkel.

Thank you for being a part of the Agon family!

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