Hello QG Families!

Welcome to the Winter 2026 season! Please read this entire email for important updates.

FIRST PRACTICE FEEDBACK
Feel free to send us feedback from today's practices or your swimmer's first practice. We'd love to know if:

• they know their coach's name
• their coach knows their name
• practice was too easy, too hard, or just right

PRACTICE ON MONDAY
We DO have practice on Monday, January 19, MLK day. See you then!

🚨🚨🚨 MANDATORY PARENT MEETINGS 🚨🚨🚨
Join us next Friday, January 23 from 4:35 – 5:10 p.m. or 5:20 - 5:55 p.m. in the HDE Activities Room as we review the team handbook, Swimtopia website, and discuss all things Winter QG!

QG APPAREL ORDERS
We have a team apparel store open until January 27 for orders which will be fulfilled by February 20. Follow the link here or see the attached flier for more info:https://quarrygatorspiritwear.itemorder.com/shop/home/

QG DAY @ UOFL V. CINCY SWIM MEET
Join us on Saturday, January 31, 12-3pm at the UofL Ralph R. Wright Natatorium (2216 South Floyd Street Louisville, KY 40208) for QG Day at the UofL v. Cincinnati swim meet! Gators and their coaches can sit together to cheer on the UofL Cardinals as they take on the Cincinnati Bearcats! Wear your tie-dye blue t-shirt! Swimmers must be accompanied by an adult. RSVP on Swimtopia by Tuesday, 11/27: https://quarrygators.swimtopia.com/calendar_events/790684/ calendar_event_rsvps/new

SWIMTOPIA
If you haven't registered for Swimtopia, please do so ASAP. You won't receive any emails after this one unless you have created your and your swimmer's accounts! Visit the link here to complete your registration: https://quarrygators.swimtopia.com/register/96928/main

CLINICS
You can now register for QG clinics online here: https://www.lakesideswim.com/aquatics/quarry-gators-swim-clinics/

PAYMENTS

• Quarry Gators swim team -- $325 per swimmer; $275 per additional swimmer from the same household
• Quarry Gators clinics -- $40 per clinic or all 7 clinics for the price of 6 -- $240
• Junior Gators -- $180 per swimmer; $150 per additional swimmer from the same household

Payments can be made with cash or checks made payable to “Lakeside Swim Club” with “Quarry Gators” on the memo. Either can be accepted by a front gate attendant at Lakeside during the changeover season (see website for hours), by a Lakeside supervisor, or by a head coach (William or Theresa) in person. You can mail checks to:

Lakeside Swim Club
ATTN. Quarry Gators
2010 Trevilian Way
Louisville, KY 40205

We hope everyone has a great season!

Coach William 🐊