CHS Swim + Dive Weekly Newsletter 12-16-2024
December 16th
Greetings Team and Parents,
Thank you to the Almstedt family for hosting a wonderful pasta and holiday party this past Friday! A great way to end the year!
Great swimming at the Region Swimming & Diving Championship Meet this past Saturday! So proud of our team! We had a lot of swimmers make the finals! Here are the finishes in the top 3:
- Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay – 3rd place – Max Gricus, Garrett White, Marek Aplin, Alex Newara
- Boys 50 Yard Free – 1st place – Marek Aplin
- Boys 100 Yard Fly – 1st place – Marek Aplin
- Boys 100 Yard Free – 1st place – Max Gricus
- Girls 500 Yard Free – 3rd place – Anna Stiers
- Boys 400 Yard Free Relay – 2nd place – Max Gricus, Liam Ray, Alex Newara, Marek Aplin
- Girls 400 Yard Free Relay – 3rd place – Anna Almstedt, Skylar Ingram, Avery Iovino, Anna Stiers
Please go ahead and sign up for the Fulton County Championship Meet on January 9th. We will need to submit the entries over the winter break so take the time and do it this week!
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
- Thursday, January 9, Fulton County Championship Meet, West Gwinnett Park & Aquatic Center (4488 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Norcross), Diving 2:00pm, Swimming 4:40pm,
- Saturday, January 11, Centennial vs Northview (Senior Meet), Dynamo (5075 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek), 4:00pm
- Friday, January 24, Pasta Party, TBD, 6:30pm
- Saturday, January 25, Greater Atlanta Christian School Meet, GACS (1575 Indian Trail Lilburn Road, Norcross), 9:00am
- Tues-Thursday, February 4 – 6, GHSA State Championship, Georgia Tech McAuley Aquatic Center (750 Ferst Drive, Atlanta)
- Wednesday, February 12, End-of-Season Banquet, Country Club of Roswell
Meet information has been posted here: https://centennialswimanddive.swimtopia.com/swim_meets.
- RSVP to all meets by clicking the green ‘MEET ENTRY’ button
- Sign up for snack/drink donations and to volunteer during the meets by clicking the green ‘JOB SIGNUP’ button
- RSVP to team pasta parties by clicking the green ‘RSVP’ button
- Sign up to take part of the meal to the team pasta parties by clicking the green ‘JOB SIGNUP’ button
FULTON COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP MEET (Thursday, January 9)
- Bus departs from Centennial: 2:30pm (wear team gear)
- Warm-ups start: 3:45pm
- Start time: 4:40pm
- Diving warm-up: 1:15pm, start time: 2:00pm
- Location: West Gwinnett Park & Aquatic Center, 4488 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Norcross, GA 30071
- Timers and snacks/drinks needed! Sign up using the green ‘JOB SIGNUP’ button next to the meet information. If you sign up for snacks, please send them with your swimmer on the bus on meet day. https://centennialswimanddive.swimtopia.com/swim_meets
- FULTON
COUNTY QUALIFYING TIMES
- Swimmers must meet these qualifying times in order to participate in the Fulton County Championship
- Go to SwimTopia, click on the green ‘MEET ENTRY’ button, look for Session 2. You will only be allowed to sign up if you have a qualifying time in an event. Please note, currently Session 2 says that it’s on 1/10 with a note clarifying the 1/9 date. There was a file error and we are trying to fix it. All sessions are on Thursday, 1/9.
| BOYS | EVENT | GIRLS |
| 2:25.00 | 200 yard Freestyle | 2:40.00 |
| 2:35.00 | 200 yard Individual Medley | 2:55.00 |
| 27.50 | 50 yard Freestyle | 30.50 |
| 1:13.00 | 100 yard Butterfly | 1:25.00 |
| 1:01.00 | 100 yard Freestyle | 1:08.00 |
| 6:30.00 | 500 yard Freestyle | 6:45.00 |
| 1:15.00 | 100 yard Backstroke | 1:22.00 |
| 1:20.00 | 100 yard Breaststroke | 1:30.00 |
CENTENNIAL VS NORTHVIEW MEET (Saturday, January 11)
- This will be a special meet as we will be honoring our seniors!
- Bus departs from Centennial: 2:30pm (wear team gear)
- Warm-ups start: 3:30pm
- Start time: 4:00pm
- Location: Dynamo, 5075 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek, GA 30005
- Timers and snacks/drinks needed! Sign up using the green ‘JOB SIGNUP’ button next to the meet information. If you sign up for snacks, please send them with your swimmer on the bus on meet day. https://centennialswimanddive.swimtopia.com/swim_meets
GHSA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING TIMES
- Swimmers must meet these qualifying times in order to participate in the GHSA State Championship in February
| BOYS | EVENT | GIRLS |
| 1:51.00 | 200-yard Medley Relay | 2:07.00 |
| 1:55.00 | 200-yard Freestyle | 2:07.00 |
| 2:12.00 | 200-yard Individual Medley | 2:24.00 |
| 23.50 | 50-yard Freestyle | 26.50 |
| 58.00 | 100-yard Butterfly | 1:05.00 |
| 52.00 | 100-yard Freestyle | 58.50 |
| 5:20.00 | 500-yard Freestyle | 5:40.00 |
| 1:40.00 | 200-yard Freestyle Relay | 1:53.00 |
| 1:00.00 | 100-yard Backstroke | 1:06.00 |
| 1:07.00 | 100-yard Breaststroke | 1:15.00 |
| 3:44.00 | 400-yard Freestyle Relay | 4:12.00 |
SPIRIT WEAR
- All tops, bottoms and caps have been distributed!
- If you need extra caps, let Coach Salazar know (silicone $10, latex $7)
FUNDRAISER
- We are looking at doing a Football Playoff Board as a fundraiser in January. Be on the lookout for more information!
BOARD POSITIONS
- Interested in being on the CHS Swim
and Dive Board next season (2025-2026)? We have a position that fits you! If
you are interested in one of these positions, email Katie Stiers ([email protected]).
- Treasurer
- Meet Operations
- Spirit Wear
- Social/Fundraising
- Travel Coordinator (for one travel meet in November only)
PRACTICE SCHEDULE
- Practice Location: Swim Atlanta (SWAT), 795 Old Roswell Road
- Practice Time: Monday – Thursday, 7:45 – 9:00 pm
- Practice schedule for the winter break will be communicated soon! Tentative dates are 12/23, 12/26, 12/27, 12/30, 1/2 and 1/3.
Go Knights!!