Hello Sharks Families! 

Week 3 (June 2-5) Announcements: 

• Weekly Message from Coaches: It was a chilly start this week! The Sharks had fun with some dry land practices, volleyball, and games. When it warmed up, we started working on breaststroke and will continue next week.

• Time Trials Meet this Tuesday June 3! Please log in and declare your swimmer as YES or NO by THIS June 1 SUNDAY at 10PM. This ensures that your swimmer has a heat & lane assignment. If you don’t declare a YES, then you won’t be able to swim. See “Meet Entries are Live” bullet below on how to declare.
  • Swimmers Arrive: 5:00 PM, Warmups: 5:15PM
  • Timer/Volunteers meeting near the starting blocks/showers: 5:40PM
  • Meet starts: 6:00PM (estimating we will be done by 7:30/8:00PM)
  • This practice meet is an important event for the Bedford Sharks! It allows our coaches to get updated times for each swimmer in all events—important for preparing for our first dual meet of the season. It’s like a regular meet, only faster (individual events only, no relays, and only Bedford Sharks swimmers participating).
  • We’re also excited to welcome our Bedford Sharks Sponsors, who will be on the pool deck sharing information about their businesses. Be sure to stop by and learn more about the local businesses that proudly support our team!
  • Bedford Sharks T-Shirts and Caps will be distributed at the June 3 Time Trials Event.
  • Frostbites will be in the parking lot & Bedford Sharks will sponsor 1 treat for each swimmer in the meet.

• Volunteers Needed: We still have some open Volunteer Spots for Time Trials (and other meets). Please log in and fill the spots. If you have any last-minute changes to your volunteer availability, please notify Ally Patterson (Volunteer Coordinator) [email protected] (and if after 3PM on Tuesday, text 908-902-4030)

• Mark your Calendars for the 2025 Bedford Sharks Stroke Clinics with Year-Round Team Coaches + Bedford Sharks Coaches. This is a great opportunity where year-round coaches join our Bedford coaches during your regularly scheduled practice time. It’s a great opportunity to learn more about the year-round swim programs in our area, learn some new drills, and have fun. No need to RSVP, just show up!
  • MOR- Coach Billy/Mike- Thursday, June 12 (6-8PM)
  • Wave- Coach Tia- Monday June 16 (6-8PM)
  • MOR – Coach Cara- Thursday, June 19 (8AM-10AM)
  • Granite Falls Mako- Coach Carter- Monday June 23, 6-8PM
  • YOTA- Coach Blake- TBD

• Dues Payment Reminders: Checks can be dropped off at the clubhouse. If anyone isn’t sure whether they paid or not, please email [email protected]. Reminders for anyone who has not paid will be sent out next week from the treasurer email address.

• MEET ENTRY Buttons are live! The “MEET ENTRY” Button for all of our Meets & Events are now OPEN. Please log-in to our website to update the status of each of your swimmers at each meet & event from “undeclared” to your reply of YES or NO for each Meet & Event.
  • 1.Click on the “Meets and Events” Tab on our website Meets & Events - Bedford Sharks
  • 2.Click on the green “Meet Entry” button, Click “Edit”, and select from the dropdown menu YES “Attending this Meet” or NO “Not attending this meet” and hit “SAVE”.
  • 3.NOTE: There is a field where you can add comments for each swimmer. Please only add a comment if necessary (e.g. if you will be arriving late or leaving early and your child may not be able participate in the relays) because it is a lot of information for coaches to read if there are comments for all 150+ swimmers.
  • 4.Please declare your swimmers by 10PM on Sunday prior to each Tuesday Swim Meet. If you know your summer schedule now, please Declare YES on NO for all the meets & events (you can always change your reply up until the Sunday 10PM deadline). If you do not declare your swimmers by the deadline, the coaches will not be able to add them to the meet and they will not be able to swim.
  • SwimTopia also has a Mobile App you can download !

GO SHARKS!