***From the Booster Club***

From the Coaches

• Thank you to all the parents who drove kids to practice over the break and to all the kids who attended. It was a tough 3 days but the coaches are so proud! 
• Swimmer of the week will be added to next week as coach V forgot to hand it out. 
• Practice this week will be usual. M-W and Friday until 5:15.
• Thursday we will attend the meet in Bixby. It will be posted Monday what swimmers will attend the Bixby meet, as not all will be going due to entry limits. Those swimmers who are not going to Bixby will go to the cafeteria for study hall and be dismissed at 3:35.
• The bus to Bixby will leave at 2:30. Swimmers will be dismissed at 2:15 to meet at the pool. Please bring extra food to last all night. 
• Coach V finally received the correct color swim caps and will pass them out at practice on Monday. The list of how many each swimmer ordered was sent to her. 
• Coach Jenny is still working on getting the jackets straightened out. More info to come. 

From the Booster Club

• Every year during one week of the holiday break, the team will practice with intense sets to gear up for the 2nd half of the season, preparing for regionals and state. This is Hell Week. While not required it is highly encouraged for all / as many swimmers to attend as possible. This year, it will take place during the first week of the break, December 18 - 22. The week culminates with the annual 100 x 100 - where swimmers will swim 100 meters 100 times, 10,000 meters! Sign ups are open for lane counters on the Meets & Events page and we encourage all parents to come for the last hour or so to cheer on the swimmers.
• We have started using the 100 x 100 as a fundraiser to raise funds for equipment, training and other needs for the team. Funds raised have paid for new parkas, training head sets and more. Each swimmer will receive a custom link to their own fundraising page to share with family and friends. We'll also copy parents on that link if you would like to share with your colleagues, social media channels, etc as well. Swimmers, be on the lookout for your custom link and next week we will share some sample social media graphics that you can use. 
  • Our fundraising goal this year is $3,500!
  • The top three fundraisers will earn a prize
• Reminder that Senior Night has been moved to the Hornet Invitational on January 18th
• Last week we shared information from Swimtopia for those who have been having issues receiving the weekly emails in a timely manner. As a reminder, that message is below; Please email Ann Lloyd ([email protected]) if you are still not receiving the emails until late Sunday night or at all.
  • We recently discovered a malicious user had created a SwimTopia trial account and was using it to send spam messages through our platform on October 28, 2023. As a result of these messages, the reputation of our service as a sender of legitimate email messages was degraded.
    We have disabled this malicious account and have taken measures to ensure a similar incident does not occur in the future.
    We have also proactively reached out to multiple major email service providers to request expedited restoration of our good email reputation. In some cases, those requests have been granted but in other cases, we have been advised that we will have to wait for our reputation to build back up over the course of several days to weeks. Yahoo (which manages @yahoo.com, @aol.com, @att.net, among others) is one that is taking time.
    We are closely monitoring the deliverability of the emails we send and we can see that it is has increased significantly and continues to improve following the actions we have taken. At this time, the vast majority of emails are being delivered without issue. However, it may take several weeks for our sender reputation to fully recover, but we are hopeful the end is near.
• Spirit Wear Store is open! These items are being sold school-wide, including socks. In order for the socks order to happen we need at least 12 of each size sock (S, M, L and XL). These will make great stocking stuffers! Spread the word and encourage folks to purchase from our spirit wear store! Review items and purchase here: https://btwswimming.itemorder.com/shop/home/ We are going to close the store Monday, November 27th. Order today!
• Volunteer signups are open for the following: Home Meet December 5th, Holiday Party December 15th and Lane Counters for the 100 x 100 on Dec. 22
  • Meets & Events page
• To view photos for the year, visit the team Smugmug site:
  • Website: https://btwhornetsswimming.smugmug.com
  • Password: H2ornets
  • If you have high-res photos you think would be good for the year-end video, you can share them with Kevin Mitchell at [email protected]
• Upcoming Events
  • Bixby Invitational - Thursday, November 30, 5:30 pm at Bixby High School pool
  • Home Meet - BTW vs. Stillwater & Owasso - Tuesday, December 5, 5:30 pm at BTW pool
  • Away Meet - Bartlesville - Tuesday, December 12, 5:30 pm at P66 Pool Bartlesville
  • December Booster Club Meeting - Wednesday, December 13, 6:30 pm
  • Holiday Party - Friday, December 15, 6:00 pm at Gleason Home, 2606 W Apache St
  • Hell Week - Monday, December 18 - Friday, December 22 at BTW pool
  • 100 x 100 - Friday, December 22, 1:15 - 5:30 pm at BTW Pool