Hello Team!
We are officially 4 weeks away from the start of our high school Swim and Dive season! We are so excited to get the team back together and to cheer on and support our kids! There is a lot of information in this email, so please read to the end!
First up, we would like to reintroduce the booster’s board for the 2023-2024 season:
Co-President: Katy Jopperi-Davis
Co-President: Christina Clodfelter
Membership: Suzanne Meyer
Treasurer: Brenda Tomsheck
Swim and Dive Coaching Staff
Head Swim Coach: Dave Schraven
Head Dive Coach: Andrew Halliwell
Assistant Swim Coach: Mike Densmore
Assistant Swim Coach: Megan Bilko
We would like to welcome our new freshmen athletes!
Claire Clodfelter (swimmer)
Nicholas Andrews (swimmer)
Cullen Moriarty (swimmer)
Danis Vakufac (swimmer)
Erin Wells (swimmer)
Carter Wells (diver)
Livia Tranquilli (diver)
We would also like to welcome the new assistant swim coach!
Coach Daniele Tirabassi is a two-time Venezuelan Olympic swimmer who has been coaching since his retirement from competitive swimming in 2016. He began coaching with PEAQ this past summer and we are so excited to welcome him to the USC Swim and Dive Team!
Below is the schedule of events that have been planned so far:
Apparel Fitting: Thursday, 10/26/2023
First day of practice: Monday, 11/20/2023
Team Pictures: Tuesday, 12/5/2023
Senior Recognition Night: Wednesday, 2/7/2024
* We are still finalizing dates for the pasta dinners, winter training breakfast, team poster painting, and team banquet.
Registration and Dues
Please get your swimmer and diver registered and pay dues ASAP! (Registration Link ) The Boosters depends on the dues to provide our athletes with team apparel, travel meet/WPIAL food and snacks, senior recognition gifts, WPIAL/States apparel and bags for qualifiers, transportation for out of district meets and allows us to hold a banquet at the end of the season for all coaches, athletes and their parents.
School District Athletic Fee
Please also visit www.uscsdathletics.com to pay the school district athletic fee online on or after November 17th. This one-time $75 fee supports the team suit and caps. It also contributes $50 back to you in a tech suit discount later in the season.
Athlete Physicals
Athlete physicals need to be completed before the first day of practice, Monday, November 20th. Those athletes whose physicals have not been done by November 20th, WILL NOT be able to attend practice! Healthy Roster can be accessed on the desktop at www.healthyroster.com or as an app on any smartphone. Please reach out to the Boosters if you have any questions regarding physicals/Healthy Roster.
Volunteering
It takes a village to run the team meets and events! With 17 graduating seniors, many of our chair positions will be open next year AND there will be a large loss of volunteers. All of our current committee chairs are ready and willing to train volunteers in their respective areas for next year’s season. We need underclassmen parents to step up now to ensure the success of future seasons. Committee descriptions and chair contact info are in the volunteer section on the new website. Besides committee chairs, there are many other opportunities to help, from the pasta dinners, winter training breakfast to home meet timers. Signup links will be sent out by the chairs and will be available on the website. All volunteers who have contact with the athletes must have up-to-date volunteer clearances. Information on obtaining and checking clearances can be found at www.uscsd.k12.pa.us/volunteer. Please forward your clearance information onto our Membership Chair, Suzanne Meyer at suemey@gmail.com.
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