Hi, 

We had a great swim meet yesterday! Thank you all for your help volunteering to make the meet run smoothly. The final score was LPAC 118 and Oaktree 108. We had 30 less swimmers than they did. We did a great job holding our own even with so many swimmers missing. The relays were so exciting to watch! Race results will be posted to the left of the boys bathroom. They are also uploaded on Swimtopia and will show up under your swimmer's name, as well as whole team results posted under the swim meet results tab. 

VOLUNTEERING AND RSVPs are open for our dual meet on 6/28 at Belwood. This is an AWAY meet. This is due by Monday 6/23 night. Reminder: This is a team sport and we need everyone in attendance to help us win!

• Coaches and Jr. Coaches gifts: Our coches give it their all! They have done a phenomenal job this season and have many more weeks to continue to help your swimmer's improve. Our coaches this year are Head coach Eric, Assistant coaches Andrew, Melanie, Lexi and Molly. They are ALL previous Oaktree swimmers and have really brought their knowledge, love for the team, and expertise to the team this year. We have 16 wonderful jr. coaches this year in the water with our 6 and unders and 7/8 swimmers. They have also been able to help our 9/10s a few times. They are imperative to getting our kids swimming better! They are the hands on help the kids need. 
• The coaches definitely work extremely hard for our kids. We like to thank them with a generous gift from the parents at the end of the season. Since this takes time for Fiona to create, we are asking now for the donations. We are asking for a $50 donation per swimmer. This will go to ALL of our coaches as a huge thank you for their time, energy, and dedication to our team. You can venmo Fiona (FionaEh), or Apply Pay (408-398-8505) or get her cash by the end of June. Along with our donation to the coaches Fiona always makes a wonderful handcrafted gift for each coach that we will present to them at awards night. Thank you for helping us show our appreciation to the coaches. 

Upcoming events:

• 6/23- Improved Time lollipops- We have a tradition at Oaktree that when the swimmers pick up their ribbons on Mondays after a meet, they will get a lollipop for every improved time. Remember our league not only counts top finishers for points, but EVERY improved time gains our teams points! If you are interested in knowing the scoring for a meet it is explained on our website under the scoring description tab. Lollipops and ribbons will be picked up AFTER swimmers' practice on Monday.

• 6/24 Stroke and Turn $25 12:00-1:00 RSVP on Swimtopia

• 6/24 Movie Day- See Danielle's team events emails for details

• 6/26 Bring a Tshirt -Starting the week of June 9th. 9/10, 11/12, 13/14 and 15/18 swimmers should bring an extra t-shirt and towel to practice on Thursdays. Thursdays will focus on dry land exercises and building leg strength— to be gained by wearing a t-shirt while doing kicking sets.

• 6/26 Stroke and Turn $25 12:00-1:00 RSVP on Swimtopia

• 6/26- Cardboard Boat Races 5:30-7:30 at Oaktree Bring your cardboard boat to race and your own dinner. See Danielle's events email for more details.

• 6/28 Swim meet at Belwood 100 Belwood Gateway Los Gatos “DOLPHINS”
  • Take Blossom Hill Rd. going towards Los Gatos. Go Past Camden Ave., past Harwood, turn left on Belwood Gateway. Pool on left.
  • Park in small parking lot or on street. Large grass area with trees and cement areas. Plenty of room for canopies. There are some chairs for spectators along side of pool and picnic tables under trees for lunch.
  • Snack bar has wide assortment of breakfast and lunch items.
    • Check in 7:00-7:30
    • Check in closes at 7:30
    • Belwood warm-up: 7:20 to 7:40am
    • Oaktree warm-up: 7:40 to 8:00am
    • First shift volunteers report to stations: 8:00am
    • Meet Start: 8:15am

Practice Every weekday June 3-July 18th

8:15-9:15 6u and 7/8

9:15-10:15 9/10 and 11/12

10:15-11:45 13/14 and 15/18

Private Lessons and Stroke and Turn:

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 12:00-12:30 or 12:30-1:00 for $35 per swimmer per 30 minutes during summer we will offer private lessons with our coaches. For liability and insurance we need you to book the dates and times with the coaches BUT pay via zelle or cash to the team at [email protected]

Every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:00-1:00 we will offer small group instruction via stroke and turn lessons. For liability and insurance we need you to RSVP through swimtopia and pay via Zelle or cash to the team at [email protected] These will max out at 40 swimmers per day. Please see dates on swimtopia and RSVP if interested in going!

Coaches will work on any strokes, turns, dives or individual swimmer needs for all of private lessons or stroke and turn lessons.

Oaktree Gear:

Swimsuits- The Team Suit can be ordered from Swimoutlet swimoutlet.com/collections/oaktree We are using the same pattern as last year.

Team Clothing- Clothing/spirit wear can be ordered from Swimoutlet swimoutlet.com/collections/oaktree

Swim Caps- You can still purchase the silicone Oaktree Sharks caps from the team during practice, swim meets or team events. They are $12 a cap and you can pay with cash or Zelle.

Yard Signs- I have yard signs for purchase! They are $10 and you can ask me anytime to get you one! I can even leave it with the coaches for you, if I am not at practice.

Oaktree Baseball hats- I also have black baseball hats for sale. Let me know if you are interested and I can pull them out for you. I believe we have 2 styles. $10 each.