Vortex Families,

Welcome to the 2020 Summer Swim Season! We are so excited and look forward to a great season. Thank you in advance for your patience as we navigate this unprecedented season.

We will begin practice on Monday, June 15. The last day of the season will be Friday July 24. We practice every weekday morning at Provost Pool (12545 Meeting House Road).


Lane Assignments

In order to adhere to social distancing guidelines outlined by the Indiana State Department of Health, we have assigned each of our swimmers to a practice time and a designated coach and lane. Find your lane assignment attached at the bottom of this email. Please be patient with us as we may need to make changes to these assignments as we evaluate the first week.

Attendance

Although you will see our coaches taking attendance, please know that we don’t have any attendance requirements. We enjoy giving our swimmers the freedom to come to practice when it works for their schedules. There is no need to let us know if you will miss practices.

COVID-19 Rules and Procedures

Our VWC Swim Committee is making it a priority to strictly follow the safety guidelines due to COVID. We cannot allow any swimmers or parents at practice if they do not adhere to the following:

• A parent or guardian over 18 will be required to stay ON DECK for the duration of their swimmers’ practice times.
• Parents will need to be accountable for their swimmers’ behavior on deck. This is pertinent to social distancing plus the respect given to coaches and other swimmers.
• All swimmers/parents/siblings need to have a face mask with them in order to enter the pool area.
• Do not wear a mask in the pool when swimming
• Keep swimmers home if they have a fever, cough, etc. We ask that you please err on the side of caution on this matter.
• Everyone entering the pool area will be required to complete a Waiver and Release Form. If you already have one on file with our HOA, you are good to go. If you need to print and complete, you can find it HERE.

Baby Pools Open

Our baby pools will be open during our practice time for siblings of our swimmers to use. There is no lifeguard on duty at the baby pools so it is swim at your own risk.

Weather Related Cancellations

We will check the weather around 7:00 each weekday morning. We will only practice if the air temp is going to be at least 65 degrees for most of our practice. If it is too cold, we will run a dry land practice. Please be sure to check your email before sending your swimmers to practice each morning for any cancellations. Only send your swimmers to practice if you are comfortable with the weather conditions.

Team Suits/T-Shirts

Due to the unique challenges this year we are not able to provide a team suit or team T-shirt this year. Your swimmers are welcome to wear any one-piece suit that doesn’t need to be tied or won’t fall down when diving/jumping in. BRING GOGGLES!

VWC Swim Committee Members will always be at practice to help with any questions. If you have questions or concerns and cannot find a Committee Member at practice, please email us at [email protected] or call Ally Domke at 317.507.9275. We look forward to another fun swim season!

VWC Swim Committee