Greetings Swimmers and Parents,

Thank you to the Webb family for hosting last Friday’s pasta dinner party! Great swimming at the 5-Way Meet on Saturday!

Make sure you register for this Saturday’s Holiday Eagle Invitational by Tuesday night (12/9). Also, RSVP and sign up to contribute to this Friday’s Pasta Dinner/Holiday Party (12/12) to be hosted by the Chaidez family. If you are planning to participate in the white elephant gift exchange, bring a wrapped fun gift valued at $15-$20. Wear your festive attire!

You can still order spirit wear through this Wednesday, 12/10! Get your CHS Swim & Dive Team gear just in time for the holidays! See pictures and pricing of what is available, and order via this Google doc: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBjgSDrHQYqoXMVL33GVeFsZBb9TSceBPQ__Y9OBbWC9OAoA/viewform.

We are continuing our Honey Baked Ham Co. fundraiser through New Year’s! 20% of every sale will come to our team (see below for details).

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

• Wednesday, December 10, Last Day for Spirit Wear Flash Sale
• Friday, December 12, Team Pasta Dinner / Holiday Party, Chaidez home, 6:30pm
• Saturday, December 13, Eagle Holiday Invitational, Cherokee County Aquatic Center, 1:00pm
• Saturday, December 20, Region 6-AAAA Swim & Dive Meet, Westminster Schools, 9:30am (prelims)
• Friday, January 9, Team Pasta Dinner, Stiers home, 6:30pm
• Saturday, January 10, Centennial vs Northview Meet, Dynamo, 3:30pm
• Thursday, January 15, Fulton County 2026 Swim & Dive Championships, TBD

Meet information has been posted here: https://centennialswimanddive.swimtopia.com/swim_meets.

• RSVP to meets by clicking the green ‘MEET ENTRY’ button
• Sign up 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

IMPORTANT NOTES

• Meet Attendance: If you signed up to participate in a meet, attend the meet. The team pays entry fees per athlete participating per meet. In addition, the relay teams will have to be reworked last minute and that has ripple effects to the other scheduled relay teams and may leave teammates without a relay to swim. If you are unexpectedly ill, contact Coach Salazar as soon as possible at [email protected].
• Bus travel on meet days: On swim meet days, the expectation is that all athletes will ride the bus to and from the swim meet. If a parent wants to drive their child, while discouraged, they may submit a written request at least 24 hours prior to the event to Coach Salazar at [email protected].
• Attire on meet days: Athletes should wear their team t-shirts and warm-ups on meet days, along with their team swimsuit or plain black swimsuit and CHS swim cap.

SPIRIT WEAR FLASH SALE (thru Wednesday, December 10)

• Just in time for holiday gift-giving, purchase your Centennial Swim & Dive Team spirit wear by this Wednesday, December 10!
• Order hoodies and pajama pants and receive in time for the holidays!
• Car magnets, silicone caps, water bottles, blankets, drawstring bags and a few t-shirts (size small) are also available
• Order here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBjgSDrHQYqoXMVL33GVeFsZBb9TSceBPQ__Y9OBbWC9OAoA/viewform.

HOLIDAY PASTA DINNER PARTY (Friday, December 12)

• This is an annual holiday celebration for the athletes. Tradition includes a white elephant gift game. If you are planning to participate, bring a wrapped fun gift valued at $15-$20.
• Wear your silliest holiday attire!
• Remember to RSVP on SwimTopia and sign up to contribute to the dinner
• Location/Time: the Chaidez home, 1695 Branch Valley Drive, Roswell, at 6:30pm

HOLIDAY EAGLE INVITATIONAL (Saturday, December 13)

• Sign-up for this meet is open until Tuesday, December 9
• Bus departs from Centennial: 11:15am
• Warm-ups: 12:20pm
• Meet start time: 1:00pm
• Location: Cherokee County Aquatic Center, 1200 Wellstar Way, Canton, GA 30114
• Note: This meet will charge a spectator entry fee of $6. You can prepay here: https://gofan.co/event/4316249?schoolId=GA4986

REGION SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIP MEET (Saturday, December 20)

• Sign-up for this meet is open until Monday, December 15
• Bus departs from Centennial: TBD
• Warm-ups: 8:00am (exact time to be given the week before the meet)
• Prelims start time: 9:30am
• Finals start time: 4:00pm
• Location: The Westminster Schools, 1424 W. Paces Ferry Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30327
• Timing volunteers are needed for this meet: 4 for prelims and 4 for finals

FULTON COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING TIMES

• Swimmers must meet these qualifying times to participate in the Fulton County Championship in January

• Congratulations to these swimmers who have qualified thus far:
  • Men 200 Yd Free
    • Tristan Ganson – 2:01.04
    • Chase Holcombe – 2:16.19
    • Reagan Lucero – 2:03.83
    • Liam Ray – 2:14.78
  • Women 200 Yd Free
    • Anna Stiers – 2:02.40
    • Mary Madeline Connelly – 2:10.88
  • Men 200 Yd IM
    • Tristan Ganson – 2:24.28
    • Chase Holcombe – 2:34.91
    • Reagan Lucero – 2:29.02
  • Women 200 Yd IM
    • Mary Madeline Connelly – 2:31.25
    • Anna Stiers – 2:21.44
  • Men 50 Yd Free
    • Joaquin Chaidez – 27.11
    • Chase Holcombe – 26.23
    • Etienne Hugoo – 26.80
    • Liam Ray – 25.13
    • Noah Seymour – 26.80
    • Noah Webb – 23.83
    • Garrett White – 25.78
  • Women 50 Yd Free
    • Alexa Chaidez – 30.36
    • Mary Madeline Connelly – 26.58
    • Avery Iovino – 26.80
    • Riley Maloney – 28.44
    • Meghan Schwenker – 28.92
    • Riley Ward – 25.83
    • Lucy White – 28.99
  • Men 100 Yd Fly
    • Tristan Ganson – 1:09.35
    • Chase Holcombe – 1:09.66
    • Reagan Lucero – 1:06.32
  • Women 100 Yd Fly
    • Meghan Schwenker – 1:16.79
    • Riley Ward – 1:00.31
    • Anna Stiers – 1:01.88
  • Men 100 Yd Free
    • Sheppard Finley – 53.61
    • Chase Holcombe – 1:00.79
    • Reagan Lucero – 55.95
    • Liam Ray – 59.46
  • Women 100 Yd Free
    • Riley Maloney – 1:06.07
    • Riley Ward – 1:00.20
    • Meghan Schwenker – 1:07.37
    • Skylar Ingram – 1:03.35
  • Men 500 Yd Free
    • Reagan Lucero – 5:29.86
  • Women 500 Yd Free
    • Anna Stiers – 5:28.75
    • Mary Madeline Connelly – 5:48.12
  • Men 100 Yd Back
    • Sheppard Finley – 59.05
    • Tristan Ganson – 59.79
    • Chase Holcombe – 1:12.40
    • Reagan Lucero – 1:06.93
    • Noah Webb – 1:04.67
  • Women 100 Yd Back
    • Sara Acevedo – 1:19.77
    • Eleanor Coburn – 1:21.87
    • Avery Iovino – 1:09.86
    • Riley Maloney – 1:16.64
    • Skylar Ingram – 1:11.73
  • Men 100 Yd Breast
    • Sheppard Finley – 1:11.81
    • Tristan Ganson – 1:17.76
    • Liam Ray – 1:14.42
    • Noah Seymour – 1:18.78
    • Garrett White – 1:14.63
  • Women 100 Yd Breast
    • Mary Madeline Connelly – 1:24.42
    • Riley Maloney – 1:24.17
    • Jillian Conley – 1:28.85
    • Skylar Ingram – 1:23.23

GHSA STATE FINALS QUALIFYING TIMES

• Swimmers must meet these qualifying times to participate in the GHSA State Championship in February

• Congratulations to these swimmers who have qualified thus far:
  • Men 200 Yd Medley Relay
    • Tristan Ganson, Sheppard Finley, Reagan Lucero, Noah Webb – 1:50.83
  • Women 200 Yd Medley Relay
    • Mary Madeline Connelly, Skylar Ingram, Anna Stiers, Riley Ward – 2:04.58
    • Avery Iovino, Mary Madeline Connelly, Anna Stiers, Riley Ward – 2:02.57
  • Women 200 Yd Free – Anna Stiers – 2:06.36
  • Women 200 Yd IM – Anna Stiers – 2:21.44
  • Women 50 Yd Free – Riley Ward – 25.83
  • Women 100 Yd Fly
    • Anna Stiers – 1:01.88
    • Riley Ward – 1:00.31
  • Women 500 Yd Free
    • Anna Stiers – 5:28.75
    • Mary Madeline Connelly – 5:48.12
  • Men 200 Yd Free Relay
    • Noah Webb, Sheppard Finley, Liam Ray, Reagan Lucero – 1:39.24
  • Women 200 Yd Free Relay
    • Mary Madeline Connelly, Riley Maloney, Riley Ward, Anna Stiers – 1:51.23
    • Avery Iovino, Meghan Schwenker, Mary Madeline Connelly, Riley Ward – 1:51.50
  • Men 100 Yd Back
    • Sheppard Finley – 59.05
    • Tristan Ganson – 59.79

SENIOR BANNERS

• Senior banners have been hung outside of the stadium. Go check them out! (picture attached)

HONEY BAKED HAM CO FUNDRAISER

• Just in time for the holidays, now through the end of the year, purchase a Honey Baked Ham gift card and 20% of every sale will go directly to the Centennial High School Swim & Dive Team!
• See the dedicated email on the fundraiser for a flyer that can be used to send to family and friends
• HOW IT WORKS:

1. Visit our fundraiser link: https://www.honeybaked.com/fundraising/Centennial_High_School_Swim__Dive_Team
2. Purchase any HONEY BAKED HAM GIFT CARD – usable online or in-store nationwide
3. Share the link with friends and family – every purchase makes a splash!

SWIMTOPIA

Take some time to check out SwimTopia at https://centennialswimanddive.swimtopia.com or download the app. You will find meet RSVP information, meet results, time standards, and sign-ups for meet volunteer opportunities. Archived newsletters and information emails can be found here as well!

Go Knights!!