EMC Eels families,

Great fight yesterday at Sand Creek! The scores were back and forth all morning. Despite a second place finish, the Eels set 25 new team records and had a 39% improvement rating. We have lots coming up as our season winds down, so let’s dive in!

June 1-5

M – Say CHEEE-potle! Picture Day and Chipotle Spirit Night (more info below)

T – regular practice, Open turns

W – regular practice, Flip turns

Th – regular practice, breaststroke

F – Pep Rally schedule with a special Fundraiser! More info below.

rEELy great swimmers

From Coach Isaiah:

Max A. – great all around meet for Max! Tied at the top for most points earned for the team today and even dropped time in one event.

Olive L. – her butterfly has really come a long way, and she improved in multiple events!

From Coach Micah:

Jaydon was swimming his heart out and cheering on his teammates. The 7-8 boys are showing a lot of improvement on backstroke technique.

Huge Congratulations to Micah W. and Billie B. for representing the Gulf team at the Dual in the Pool national meet in Chicago this weekend!

Picture Day

Swimmers can wear their team suits or team tshirts – however they are comfortable. They will not be in the water, so no need for caps or goggles. Pictures are done by Traditions Portraits. They will give you a QR code to scan to preview your images before you purchase. Pictures are shipped directly to your house.

• 5-5:45 Individual ten and under swimmers
• 6:00 Team Photo
• 6:15 11 and up swimmers, sibling photos

Friday Pep Rally Schedule and FUNdraiser

For our final pep rally of the season, swimmers will have an opportunity to pie their favorite coach in the face for $1. Tell your coaches thank you for all those extra laps all season with a nice, delicious pie.

• 5-5:30 6 and under
• 5:30-6 7-8s
• 6-6:45 PEP RALLY AND PIE THE COACHES
• 7-7:30 9-10s
• 7:30-8 11 and ups

Next Meet

Saturday is our last home meet of the season. We will host Bear Branch in a dual meet.

Divisionals

Saturday, June 13 is our Divisional meet at Kingwood High School. Swimmers must have swam in at least two dual meets in order to be eligible to participate, but there are not qualifying times. You will declare like normal on SwimTopia. Due to the size of the meet, there will be three separate volunteer shifts, rather than the normal two. If you have older swimmers, please sign up for later shifts. All set up will be indoors.

Volunteers

If you left Saturday’s meet with your volunteer badge, please return it to the pool ASAP. If you are worried about getting your six volunteer shifts in before the end of the season, please email [email protected] to receive information about other volunteer opportunities.

2027 Board Candidate Solicitation

We will elect our new Board of Directors at the awards night on June 15th. Each Director will serve a 2-year term. If you would like to be on the ballot, please fill out this form by June 13th.

Upcoming events

June 7 Summer Champs Invitational (if you are participating, you will receive a meet information email on Thursday)

June 13 Divisionals at Kingwood HS

June 15 End of Season Awards Night

June 19-21 End of Season Invitationals

End of Season Invitationals

If you have questions about which End of Seasonal invitational meet is the best fit for your swimmer, talk to a board member at the pool. These are all optional and have qualifying time standards. Any volunteer shift assigned to our team does not count toward your season requirement, and points earned do not count toward high point awards at the end of the season. Families pay for individual events via cash, check, or card ($10 minimum). The team pays for all relays.

• Red, White & Blue, June 19-21, Klein Collins High School, $11/individual event, 11+ swim Fri/Sat; 10U swim Sun, Time Standards
• Trinity Invitational, June 20-21, Conroe Natatorium, $11/individual events, 10U swim Sat; 11+ swim Sun, Time Standards
• Ponderosa Invitational, June 20-21, Cy-Fair ISD Natatorium, $13/event, prelims in the morning, finals in the evening, Time Standards

Private Lesson Opportunity

Northeast Houston Aquatics, EMC elite sponsor and pool roommate, is offering private lessons open to everyone 3 and up. See the attached flyer or visit nehaswimming.com for more information.

See you at the pool!

EMC Board of Directors

Fast. Ferocious. Family.