Weekly News - August 30, 2021

Amy Parratto

Weekly News – August 30, 2021 

New Information

Practices begin on Tuesday, September 7th. The coaching staff is meeting this week to prepare for the upcoming season and is looking forward to seeing everyone back in the pool!

Lead coaches are running parents’ meetings via Zoom all this week to make sure everyone is up to speed with the start of the 2021-2022 short course season. Contact your swimmer’s lead coach if you have any questions (see the up to date contact list below).

We will be continuing our masking policy (see below) and no spectator / parent viewing policy until further notice. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this challenging time.

The coaching staff is working on a new and effective tiered clinic schedule that will be posted shortly. Any suggestions for clinic ideas can be sent to coach Maggie.

Group practices calendars are now loaded! See the practice calendar link on the front page of our team website and go to the “practices” tab then select your swimmer’s roster group.

Reminders

  • We still require masks while at BWAC. Fully vaccinated coaches may now remove masks while swimmers are in the water but will wear them during any interactions with the swimmers before or after practices. Thank you for your continued attention to these procedures.
  • Locker rooms are only available for swimmers to use the bathrooms.
  • Swimmers should continue to arrive and leave practice in their swim suit.
  • Vaccinated swimmers are required to follow any CDC guidelines regarding quarantine and exposures. They do not have to follow the 10 day unvaccinated quarantine procedures. More information will be provided in the days to come.
  • Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should swimmers exhibiting symptoms associated with Covid-19 and/or with a fever of 100.4 or higher attend practices. Please work together to reduce the risk of infection. If your swimmer has had close contact with a confirmed Covid-19 case, you must keep them away from the pool for 10 days. You may not test out of this quarantine. Please review the Standard Operating Procedures.
    • Stay home if you are not feeling well. Please err on the side of caution as one bad decision can impact numerous other swimmers and families.
    • Remember that family members sharing the same household are considered “close contact” when it comes to Covid exposure. Therefore, if a member of your family tests positive for Covid, you must quarantine from practice for 10 days. You may not “test out of quarantine”. In the event you must miss practice due to Covid exposure, please notify [email protected] and a credit will be arranged.
    • Please remind your swimmers to always wear masks at BWAC while not swimming. Send your swimmer with a small plastic baggie in which they may place their mask at the end of their lane. The mask may be taken off just prior to entering the water and must then be placed back on immediately after exiting the water.

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